Raymond Fairchild & The Crowe Brothers at Everett Brothers Music Barn 05 30 87

One of the first performances by Raymond, Josh, and Wayne at the little music barn in Suwanee, GA. The Barn would have been 17 years old at this time, since it opened in 1970.
Prior to that, music was played in the Everett Home Place, just across the yard from where The Barn would be built. The music started in 1964...
Raw and unedited. It is what it is. Footage may be courtesy of Joel Aderhold or Art Stringer.

[@KennyHaney-iy3ob]

always loved it when raymond would let me play his old Gibson .I'll never forget it.

[@hardluckchuck326]

Old Ray was a BEAST ! More machine than man !

[@Firekeeper61]

I send my prayers TO ALL MY OLD FRIEND S AT THE OPRY HOUSE MAN I MISS THE WONDERFUL TIME 'S WE HAD! GARY JUSTICE "CHARLIE" OLDFIREKEEPER 61 GREAT SMOKEY MOUNTAINS N.C

[@bigmrclean]

With all the different licks, riffs, single/double string/flat pickin' that he put in that banjo, through it all....His timing was dead on. Crazy.

[@keithclark486]

Raymond was the best Any who knows anything about music Would have to agree.

[@appliancerepair1942]

One of the best performances that you'll ever hear. Unreal sound they had for just a 3 piece band. Where is IBMA on inducting this into the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame of Owensboro KY??? Give them the recognition they deserve.

[@neplatnyudaj110]

25 likes after a year? This is one of the biggest treasures on youtube!

[@jackposton9403]

neplatny udaj It is, isn't it? Cat videos get 2 million views in a month! Thank you!

[@uncleericrocks]

Amen to that!

[@Firekeeper61]

Great presentation! Prayers to each of you 🙏 Oldfirekeeper 61 Great Smokey Mountains N.C

[@ericwood9046]

RIP Raymond Fairchild, the Best Banjo Player to ever live.

[@PLINKER]

Talk about a master of the 5-string banjo and up comes Raymond Fairchild!

[@MsCassieCrowe]

Man this really really makes me miss all those shows I attended as a kid. I can close my eyes and it's almost like I'm back at the Maggie Valley Opry house at one of their reunion shows

[@michaelangelo9024]

Never was another like him. Rest in Peace and God Bless your family!

[@jdfixit1]

I grew up for a time n the area spent many a Saturday night at the little music barn in Suwanee, GA. that is some great music

[@johnholland723]

I met Raymond St Thomas Point Beach and tho I am a guitar player, I sensed his genius immediately. He is indeed the king of banjo! He was playing with a Gospel singer who was also wonderfully. I owe Raymond big time for my own unique style of playing guitar. He was old when I met him but he must've been a hellion when he was younger... On banjo I mean. Thanks Raymond .

[@curtvaughan2836]

How amazing - watched a Lomax Appalachian Journey documentary which featured Raymond Fairchild early in the film. First I'd ever heard of him, then surfed on youtube to discover stuff like this. Wow! I've been flirting with the 5-string for 20 years and never heard of Raymond. What a great find!

[@eifnhoj7722]

Watched him as a kid he played on the side of the road with a can and a sign donations please in Maggie NC, I watched hard core bluegrass fans run the first time he played Glory land Park in Bear De, they ran from the camp grounds to see who was playing that banjer, Raymond was the cleanest picking son of a gun ever, Rip Raymond there are those who knew the talent you possessed including but not limited to Bill Munro the father of Bluegrass bill came to Raymond and encouraged him to be a professional and said he had a God given talent and was very impressed by Raymons playing

[@brisly]

NICE

[@KennyHaney-iy3ob]

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[@jordanstrong1962]

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[@04granada]

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