DJ SUNSHINE!
These songs are posted in memory of
Jimmy Martin,
a bluegrass legend who passed away today.
Genre: Bluegrass
Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys - In The Pines
Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys - Orange Blossom Special
Jimmy Martin - Sunny Side of the Mountain
Thanks for the links! The version of "Sunny Side of the Mountain" with which I am familiar is the one on the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album "Will the Circle Be Unbroken," where they have assembled many great Opry stars. It was this record that turned me (and a lot of other young people) on to bluegrass in the 1970s. Jimmy's vocals on that record were (and are) a revelation. Saw him once in Frisco, about 10 or 12 years ago. He was fantastic. The plaid suits were worth the price of admission alone. He was so funny! He was totally out of his element, knew it, and didn't care a whit. He just put on the charm, and the show, and let the chips fall. He invited us all to come visit him if we were ever in his hometown. It seemed like he meant it and I always wanted to take him up on it, but never had the opportunity. He said "My number's in the phone book, you can just look it up. I don't have to hide from anybody. I always pay for my dry cleaning when I pick it up." He told a couple of jokes that involved race, but were not at all belittling or derogatory, but still ran afoul of the hyper-sensitive mores of the locals. Made me love him all the more for being either unaware or unconcerned, whichever. There was only one Jimmy Martin. May God bless and keep him.
ty for posting the songs...
Thanks for posting the songs, especially, "In the Pines."