Give Me the Banjo Page #8

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THIS WHOLE WIDE WORLD

DOWN TO MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE

THIS WHOLE WIDE WORLD

DOWN TO MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE

Rorrer:
ONE DAY IN 1925,

DOWN TO MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE

Rorrer:
ONE DAY IN 1925,

CHARLIE AND POSEY CAME IN TO

Rorrer:
ONE DAY IN 1925,

CHARLIE AND POSEY CAME IN TO

COLLECT THEIR PAY.

CHARLIE AND POSEY CAME IN TO

COLLECT THEIR PAY.

HE SAID THEY WERE GOING TO

COLLECT THEIR PAY.

HE SAID THEY WERE GOING TO

NEW YORK AND TRY THEIR HAND

HE SAID THEY WERE GOING TO

NEW YORK AND TRY THEIR HAND

AT MAKING RECORDS.

NEW YORK AND TRY THEIR HAND

AT MAKING RECORDS.

HIS BANJO WAS HIS TICKE AT MAKING RECORDS.

HIS BANJO WAS HIS TICKE OUT OF THE MILLS.

HIS BANJO WAS HIS TICKE OUT OF THE MILLS.

Martin:
WHEN HE FINALLY GO OUT OF THE MILLS.

Martin:
WHEN HE FINALLY GO TO THE COLUMBIA OFFICES

Martin:
WHEN HE FINALLY GO TO THE COLUMBIA OFFICES

IN NEW YORK, ALL IT TOOK WERE

TO THE COLUMBIA OFFICES

IN NEW YORK, ALL IT TOOK WERE

A FEW BARS OF "DON'T LE IN NEW YORK, ALL IT TOOK WERE

A FEW BARS OF "DON'T LE YOUR DEAL GO DOWN" AND HE HAD

A FEW BARS OF "DON'T LE YOUR DEAL GO DOWN" AND HE HAD

A RECORDING CONTRACT.

YOUR DEAL GO DOWN" AND HE HAD

A RECORDING CONTRACT.

Rorrer:
THAT FIRST RECORD

A RECORDING CONTRACT.

Rorrer:
THAT FIRST RECORD

SOLD 102,000 COPIES.

Rorrer:
THAT FIRST RECORD

SOLD 102,000 COPIES.

IT WAS RELEASED IN SEPTEMBER

SOLD 102,000 COPIES.

IT WAS RELEASED IN SEPTEMBER

IT WAS RELEASED IN SEPTEMBER

NOW, WHAT YOU'VE GOT TO REMEMBER

NOW, WHAT YOU'VE GOT TO REMEMBER

IS, AT THAT TIMEANY RECORD

NOW, WHAT YOU'VE GOT TO REMEMBER

IS, AT THAT TIMEANY RECORD

THAT SOLD OVER 5,000 COPIES WAS

IS, AT THAT TIMEANY RECORD

THAT SOLD OVER 5,000 COPIES WAS

CONSIDERED A HIT.

THAT SOLD OVER 5,000 COPIES WAS

CONSIDERED A HIT.

ANYTHING THAT SOLD 20,000 -- AND

CONSIDERED A HIT.

ANYTHING THAT SOLD 20,000 -- AND

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EVEN

ANYTHING THAT SOLD 20,000 -- AND

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EVEN

THE POP SINGERS -- IF IT SOLD

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EVEN

THE POP SINGERS -- IF IT SOLD

20,000, IT WAS A MAJOR HIT.

THE POP SINGERS -- IF IT SOLD

20,000, IT WAS A MAJOR HIT.

WELL, FOR A COTTON MILL WORKER

20,000, IT WAS A MAJOR HIT.

WELL, FOR A COTTON MILL WORKER

FROM SPRAY, NORTH CAROLINA, TO

WELL, FOR A COTTON MILL WORKER

FROM SPRAY, NORTH CAROLINA, TO

COME IN AND RECORD A RECORD THA FROM SPRAY, NORTH CAROLINA, TO

COME IN AND RECORD A RECORD THA SOLD 102,000 COPIES

COME IN AND RECORD A RECORD THA SOLD 102,000 COPIES

WAS PHENOMENAL.

SOLD 102,000 COPIES

WAS PHENOMENAL.

HE BECAME UNBELIEVABLY

WAS PHENOMENAL.

HE BECAME UNBELIEVABLY

POPULAR BECAUSE OF HIS ABILITY

HE BECAME UNBELIEVABLY

POPULAR BECAUSE OF HIS ABILITY

TO GIVE HIS AUDIENCE A SENSE

POPULAR BECAUSE OF HIS ABILITY

TO GIVE HIS AUDIENCE A SENSE

THAT THEY WERE HEARING STUFF

TO GIVE HIS AUDIENCE A SENSE

THAT THEY WERE HEARING STUFF

THAT WAS NEW AND NATTY AND

THAT THEY WERE HEARING STUFF

THAT WAS NEW AND NATTY AND

EXCITING, BUT ALSO IN A TONALITY

THAT WAS NEW AND NATTY AND

EXCITING, BUT ALSO IN A TONALITY

THAT WAS INCREDIBLY FAMILIAR.

EXCITING, BUT ALSO IN A TONALITY

THAT WAS INCREDIBLY FAMILIAR.

[ SPINDLES CLICKING

THAT WAS INCREDIBLY FAMILIAR.

[ SPINDLES CLICKING

RHYTHMICALLY ]

Rorrer:
THE NORTH CAROLINA

RAMBLERS HAVE BEEN COMPARED TO

LIKE A STRING ORCHESTRA.

RAMBLERS HAVE BEEN COMPARED TO

LIKE A STRING ORCHESTRA.

THEIR MUSIC IS ALMOST LIKE

LIKE A STRING ORCHESTRA.

THEIR MUSIC IS ALMOST LIKE

A METRONOME.

THEIR MUSIC IS ALMOST LIKE

A METRONOME.

THE CLICKING BACK AND FORTH.

A METRONOME.

THE CLICKING BACK AND FORTH.

THE TIMING IS IMPECCABLE.

THE CLICKING BACK AND FORTH.

THE TIMING IS IMPECCABLE.

IT'S LIKE A SPINDLE IN

THE TIMING IS IMPECCABLE.

IT'S LIKE A SPINDLE IN

THE LOOM FLYING BACK AND FORTH.

IT'S LIKE A SPINDLE IN

THE LOOM FLYING BACK AND FORTH.

THE OLD LOOMS MAKE

THE LOOM FLYING BACK AND FORTH.

THE OLD LOOMS MAKE

A "CLICK-CLACK, CLICK-CLACK,"

THE OLD LOOMS MAKE

A "CLICK-CLACK, CLICK-CLACK,"

AS THE SPOOLS GO BACK AND FORTH,

A "CLICK-CLACK, CLICK-CLACK,"

AS THE SPOOLS GO BACK AND FORTH,

THE YARN SHOOTS BACK AND FORTH

AS THE SPOOLS GO BACK AND FORTH,

THE YARN SHOOTS BACK AND FORTH

LIKE OUT OF A CANNON.

AND YOU GET THIS KIND OF,

YOU COULD PAT YOUR FEE TO THE SOUND, THE METRONOME

YOU COULD PAT YOUR FEE TO THE SOUND, THE METRONOME

SOUND THAT THE LOOMS ARE MAKING.

TO THE SOUND, THE METRONOME

SOUND THAT THE LOOMS ARE MAKING.

I MEAN, EVERYTHING FLOWS AND

SOUND THAT THE LOOMS ARE MAKING.

I MEAN, EVERYTHING FLOWS AND

INTERLOCKS, ALMOST LIKE

I MEAN, EVERYTHING FLOWS AND

INTERLOCKS, ALMOST LIKE

A DOVETAILING.

INTERLOCKS, ALMOST LIKE

A DOVETAILING.

CHARLIE IS PICKING THE BANJO THE

A DOVETAILING.

CHARLIE IS PICKING THE BANJO THE

WAY ROY HARVEY IS PICKING

CHARLIE IS PICKING THE BANJO THE

WAY ROY HARVEY IS PICKING

GUITAR, AND THEY'RE MAKING

WAY ROY HARVEY IS PICKING

GUITAR, AND THEY'RE MAKING

BASICALLY THE SAME RUNS,

GUITAR, AND THEY'RE MAKING

BASICALLY THE SAME RUNS,

THESE BASS RUNS.

BASICALLY THE SAME RUNS,

THESE BASS RUNS.

AND SO THEY'RE RIGHT TOGETHER.

THESE BASS RUNS.

AND SO THEY'RE RIGHT TOGETHER.

BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM

AND SO THEY'RE RIGHT TOGETHER.

BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM

AS THEY GO THROUGH THE RECORD.

SO, WHAT YOU ENDED UP WITH

WAS THIS BEAUTIFUL OVERLAP OF

ARPEGGIATED CHORDS, CREATING

WAS THIS BEAUTIFUL OVERLAP OF

ARPEGGIATED CHORDS, CREATING

A KIND OF LITTLE CHAMBER TRIO.

ARPEGGIATED CHORDS, CREATING

A KIND OF LITTLE CHAMBER TRIO.

Martin:
CHARLIE'S NEW

A KIND OF LITTLE CHAMBER TRIO.

Martin:
CHARLIE'S NEW

CONTRACT WITH COLUMBIA GAVE HIM

Martin:
CHARLIE'S NEW

CONTRACT WITH COLUMBIA GAVE HIM

THE MONEY TO BUY ONE OF THE NEW

CONTRACT WITH COLUMBIA GAVE HIM

THE MONEY TO BUY ONE OF THE NEW

GIBSON RB4 MASTERTONES, ONE OF

THE MONEY TO BUY ONE OF THE NEW

GIBSON RB4 MASTERTONES, ONE OF

THE MOST COVETED BANJOS

GIBSON RB4 MASTERTONES, ONE OF

THE MOST COVETED BANJOS

OF THE TIME.

THE MOST COVETED BANJOS

OF THE TIME.

BUT INSTEAD OF GIVING POSEY HIS

OF THE TIME.

BUT INSTEAD OF GIVING POSEY HIS

SHARE OF THE MONEY, CHARLIE

BUT INSTEAD OF GIVING POSEY HIS

SHARE OF THE MONEY, CHARLIE

APPARENTLY DRANK UP THE RES SHARE OF THE MONEY, CHARLIE

APPARENTLY DRANK UP THE RES OF THEIR ROYALTY PAYMENTS.

APPARENTLY DRANK UP THE RES OF THEIR ROYALTY PAYMENTS.

THE FALLING OUT DESTROYED

OF THEIR ROYALTY PAYMENTS.

THE FALLING OUT DESTROYED

THEIR MUSICAL PARTNERSHIP AND

THE FALLING OUT DESTROYED

THEIR MUSICAL PARTNERSHIP AND

THE TWO NEVER SPOKE AGAIN.

THEIR MUSICAL PARTNERSHIP AND

THE TWO NEVER SPOKE AGAIN.

BY 1930, THE DEPRESSION WAS

THE TWO NEVER SPOKE AGAIN.

BY 1930, THE DEPRESSION WAS

HAVING A DEVASTATING EFFEC BY 1930, THE DEPRESSION WAS

HAVING A DEVASTATING EFFEC ON THE RURAL SOUTH.

HAVING A DEVASTATING EFFEC ON THE RURAL SOUTH.

RECORD SALES PLUNGED.

ON THE RURAL SOUTH.

RECORD SALES PLUNGED.

AND AFTER A FINAL RECORDING

RECORD SALES PLUNGED.

AND AFTER A FINAL RECORDING

SESSION IN NEW YORK, COLUMBIA

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