Posted on 09/10/2007 2:06:36 PM PDT by stainlessbanner
With great sadness, we must announce the passing of our friend, Hughie Thomasson. Hughie died unexpectedly late Sunday night of an apparent heart attack at his home in Brooksville, Florida.
RIP.
Listened to that “Green Grass and High Tides” song all the time in high school.
It rocks pretty good, even 30 years later.
Hughie was a Florida boy and Southern Rock Legend. We'll miss him!
Dang, nobody has heard of The Outlaws, I don’t think!
Can’t you see
Can’t you see...
A great song that captured the wailing of a wounded soul!
OOPS!!!
Scratch my post 5.....I had a “senior moment!”
Gypsies danced around the campfire, shook their tambourines
They were waiting for ghost of an outlaw, Sundown was his name
As the midnight hour drew closer, and the sky began to fall
You could see his shadow in the light of the moon
You could hear the Gypsies ca--------ll
She had hair as black as darkness, her eyes a cold blue green
Oh her voice was soft and tender oh, She loved to sing
She will sing no more or dance again, and shake her tambourines
They have taken her away she's dead and gone, hear the Gypsies sing
Ooh!! Ooh!! Hurry Sundown the Gypsies called
Ooh!! Ooh!! Hurry Sundown
Ooh!! Ooh!! Hurry Sundown the Gypsies cried
Hurry Sundown
Ooh!! Ooh!! Hurry Sundown the Gypsies call Ooh!! Ooh!! Hurry Sundown Ooh!! Ooh!! Hurry Sundown the Gypsies cried
Silver doubles in his holsters, stars stuck to his heals
There was fire in his eyes they say, he was dressed to kill
He had hands as fast as lightning, eyes as cold as steel
He came for the one that took her life, lying in boot hill
Gypsies danced around the campfire, shook their tambourines
They were waiting for ghost of an outlaw, Sundown was his name
As the midnight hour drew closer, and the sky began to fall
You could see his shadow in the light of the moon
You could hear the Gypsies ca--------ll
Ooh!! Ooh!! Hurry Sundown the Gypsies call
Ooh!! Ooh!! Hurry Sundown
Ooh!! Ooh!! Hurry Sundown the Gypsies cried
Who knew this year's Jam was going to be one last ride?
I saw them once back in the late 70's. We will miss him.
Hey weegee - one for the R&R ping list
Hughie, Tommy Caldwell, Billy Jones, Toy Caldwell, Ronnie VanZant, Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines, Danny Joe, Duane Allman, Allen Collins.
RIP...I saw him with Lynyrd Skynyrd a few years ago.
bttt
Sad. Old style rock. I’m more of a prog rock fan than a southerner, but hey, theres tons of stuff out there that makes todays rap and pop diva crap sound like the crap it is.
100 years from now, people will be getting their Doctorate in Music analyzing this stuff.
Makes me wanna put on “Blue Sky” and listen to Duane and Dicky duke it out!
It's real easy to make that lip-synch, computerized stuff look bad nowadays. At this years Jam, Dave Muse from the MTB played keyboard, flute, and sax - in ONE SONG. Really amazing stuff - such talent.
There are some great guitarists carrying on the tradition like Chris Hicks, D Trucks, and Warren Haynes
Thanks for the heads up. I still listen to the Outlaws real regular. Hat’s off to one more Ghost Rider In The Sky.
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