JD Crowe & New South McCabe's Aug 14, 1975

[@jamessavatgy9846]

I was 15 years old and sitting in the front row with my brother, absolutely one of the best nights of music I’ve ever heard. These guys were in my opinion in their prime 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@kent9311]

It almost makes me cry to hear this great version of J.D.'s New South Band. He always had good bands but this was my favorite group. So much talent!!! They sound sooo good but sadly they and many other great bluegrass bands are now playing with the great Angel Band. I miss them and I sometimes get a lump in my throat listening and remembering. Rickie and Jerry, from this group, are still with us carrying the torch and for this I'm greatfull. I'm 77 yrs old and so thankfully for all the great B.G. music I've been blessed with during my life here on earth. Thank you for all your postings.

[@gordonbrackett7220]

Wow. Just WOW!

[@jarchhhh]

THE band of its time and in their prime. Thanks! -Jim

[@MoonbaseEagle1]

This has fulfilled my life long dream of “being” on stage with JD Crowe and the New South! Amazing.

[@floyddarmody81]

Thanks for all your contributions Jan!

[@elizabethfreedman2757]

This is wonderful. Thank you for this musical gift. JD and the New South were the best ever. This brings back so many memories of my time living in Kentucky back in the early '70's. My friends and I would drive from Louisville to Lexington every weekend to live the experience. The tight harmonies and instrumental virtuosity are so beautiful, it's almost painful. RIP Bobby and Tony. JD, keep on keepin' on.

[@tomkeeney]

The instrumental at 15:05 is called Sledd Ridin', written by Dale Sledd who played with the Osborne Bros. Crowe would later record this song on the Flashback album w/The New South. This is such a FINE recording, wow!

[@tommytwomommy]

Crisp

[@nicolmicah]

00:00 Intro & Tuning 00:55 You Can Have Her 03:30 You Don't Know My Mind 07:30 Salt Creek 11:40 God's Own Singer 15:05 Instrumental (Slither....?) 19:00 I'll Stay Around 22:04 Flint Hill Special 25:45 Devil In Disguise 29:00 Nashville Skyline 32:33 Flying South to Dixie 35:21 Foggy Mountain Breakdown (Banjo Duet ft. Doug Dillard) 38:34 This Morning At Nine 41:51 I'm Walking 45:12 Freeborn Man 49:15 Banjo Tune 52:50 Fire On The Mountain 53:11 Fire On The Mountian (for real) Feel free to add to the description to add chapters to the video ;) If anybody can fill in my tune knowledge, please contribute.

[@tonyricebutwithahangover856]

I’ll contribute real quick 15:05 Sledd Ridin 49:15 Train 45

[@LoveTheLostVideo]

Wow! Just WOW!! So much history beautifully preserved here. Thank you!

[@richardcrowson9265]

Man. What a classic moment, Thanks, Jan, as always. So much greatness preserved here. Band's vocals are soooo tight. Tony's voice has that strange quality of his early singing days. Just slips wonderfully sideways into your heart. Amazing. And JD's backup. Holy crap. Clear as day. Love this. Ricky's great adventurous breaks (and usual thin sound) and early Jerry being jerry. Nobody could put a ban together like JD. CLASSIC!!!!

[@jonathanlynch8819]

There's great separation between left & right speaker if you listen to this through headphones, Tony & Ricky's voices respectively, crystal clear. Great for learning the harmony parts. Jan, Tony's voice at 6:12.

[@elizabethfreedman2757]

You don't even need headphones. The tracks are coming through clearly and distinctly through my Elitebook speakers. It's almost like being there.

[@rijden-nu]

Well, I for one don't care for the uneven, badly balanced stereo separation, makes it really hard to listen to through quality headphones. Luckily, some awesome person wrote a great little Chrome plugin called "toMono", which directly translates the audio to mono. I use it a lot.

[@94757598494309438]

Its a beautiful thing. Thanks Jan!

[@kevincroom394]

Lawdy, this is gold!

[@tb40ford]

I appreciate your efforts and your kindness for sharing this.

[@jblflatpicker]

I am thrilled to hear Tony play some licks I’d never heard him play. Son!

[@markthatcher6844]

Who the hell could put a thumbs down on this?

[@JanJohanssonmusic]

I was thinking the same, Mark

[@redlinemando]

@@JanJohanssonmusic Their choice of music probably consists of Lady GaGa, Brittany Spears, Lil Wayne & Eminem.

[@elizabethfreedman2757]

A tone-deaf troll.

[@tonewoods]

Somewhat who thought that Skagg's fart solo over Tony's guitar solo on "Nashville Skyline Rag" was pure disrespectful shit? Fuck that guy...

[@jamescastle1287]

@@JanJohanssonmusic thanks!!! Dandy video

[@francoisvola3611]

Great thanks Jan!

[@swingmaster02]

Mighty fine show. Ricky was having too much fun!

[@thefilbilly]

Love this!!!

[@JohnHicksPicks]

It’s pretty rare that your favorite singer is also your favorite guitar player. But come on, T. Sing itttttt

[@tonyricebutwithahangover856]

7:29 Salt Creek 15:07 Sled Ridin 19:03 I’ll Stay Around 25:48 Devil in Disguise 29:00 Nashville Skyline Rag 35:21 Foggy Mountain Breakdown (JD and the banjo player from the Dillards) 38:33 This Morning at Nine 45:28 Freeborn Man 49:11 Train 45 Timestamping so I can listen

[@jeffrichardson1197]

Ive replayed Tonys break on honey you don't know my mind over and over again makes me wanna put my face through a car windshield lol god it's tough R.I.P. Mr. Rice

[@cadobroman]

I learned that break from the record (roughly) but when he does those machine gun triplets at the end that left me in the dust

[@jeffrichardson1197]

@@cadobroman I know same here lol

[@redlinemando]

Awesome video!! Ricky Wasson told me he had a live set from McCabe's. I wonder if this is the one? They apparently played there on the 13th of August as well. This is about the cleanest recording of one of their live sets I've heard.

[@KeithKreider]

They also played the 15th and 16th. I'm transferring the cassette now.

[@cajunguitarman]

@@KeithKreider have you uploaded those recordings?

[@KeithKreider]

@@cajunguitarmanYes, I posted these on Archive.org here: archive.org/details/spps-anon001-C349

[@michaelmenet2712]

@@KeithKreider Wow, thanks so much, Keith! Truly a fantastic upload. Happy New Year!

[@brandonhenson656]

Who's making the fart noises during Tony's break on Nashville Skyline Rag???

[@tonewoods]

If it's Skaggs (and i think it is), he can go fuck himself...

[@JanJohanssonmusic]

Ricky

[@brandonhenson656]

A friend of mine said that kind of effect comes through when stuff is transferred from DAT format, so it may be a residual from that.

[@JanJohanssonmusic]

@@brandonhenson656 thanks for pointing that out. I had no idea...

[@joshuahymer15]

I see one deaf person has listened to this video

[@JanJohanssonmusic]

joshua hymer - no doubt

[@redlinemando]

@Joshua hymer Yeah, deaf & probably very ignorant. No doubt a rap fan. I'm just glad they didn't leave a negative comment for all of us to dog pile on. lol

[@banjosforbreakfast6086]

And one dumb person, too

[@sandyrothman2430]

Jan, Bobby;s last name is spelled "Slone."

[@JanJohanssonmusic]

Hey Sandy, thanks for pointing that out... I've been meaning to call you and check in on you... How ya holding up?

[@sandyrothman2430]

Good as any of us can be, and I hope the same for you, Jan. The last time we played out was February 25th, so I hope the fingers still "know each other" when we can finally get back to it! Thanks for posting the show, and take care.

[@johnrsavel]

Who's playing the second banjo?

[@redlinemando]

Billy Ray Lathum is playing the 2nd banjo. Sorry if I misspelled his name. If I'm not mistaken, Billy Ray played with Tony's dad way back in the 60's as well as being a part of the Kentucky Colonels with Clarence White, Roland White, & Leroy Macknees. I don't recall the bass player's name, but they were on an episode of the Andy Griffith Show called (Mayberry on Record), or something like that. Clarence was playing the famous 1935 D-28 that Tony would later buy from a liquor store owner Clarence had pawned it to. He pawned it just before he left to play electric guitar for the Byrds. Tony is playing that same guitar on this set. The guitar that he would play almost exclusively for his entire career. I'm sure it was a sentimental moment for Billy Ray seeing that guitar again so soon after Clarence had been hit & killed by a drunk driver.

[@collectiques1]

3 thumbs down????? are shittin' me????

[@wendellbarrett7752]

Please excuse all the flagellants before they went on stage but that damn Ricky Skaggs just had to have Taco Bell for lunch while we watched blazing saddles. It was like a before show ritual 😆

[@JanJohanssonmusic]

Flatulence?

[@wendellbarrett7752]

@@JanJohanssonmusic I was merely making a funny from all the microphone stand adjusting at the beginning. I didn't mean anything by it, it's a fantastic session.

[@gilthethrill9179]

Decent sounding recording

[@jburleson123]

: 53:09

[@jamescastle1287]

White soul.

[@CAROLUSPRIMA]

Whoever was on the soundboard was deaf. Once again, legendary performance hogtied by an incompetent sound man. Horrible mix.