SKB - THIS OLD HOUSE - 1st TNN 1987

Thom Schuyler, J Fred Knobloch and Craig Bickhardt: Their first appearance (with Craig) on Nashville Now (TNN) in 1987.

[@markplays6278]

This should have 10 million views. What a song......

[@jfredknobloch]

I don't think that's the first time we played on the show but maybe it was the first time with Craig Bickhardt...Craig is such a fine player and singer and a funny guy as well! Thom did a great job! And it's always sad and wonderful to see/hear Mitch Humphries again. Good gosh he was such a great guy and musician! I miss him!

[@udaman1952]

I stand corrected sir. Yes I see Craig every summer at a friend's house concert.

[@jfredknobloch]

rainwolf034 well now you finally understand it. Thanks for that because I never did until now as well! LOL! Thanks for digging the music!...

[@colbrt]

if you can't find one on eBay, check out a bigger newstand for an issue of Goldmine magazine. I've found several there through the years, I sometimes give them as gifts. Hard to find, but not impossible with patience.

[@cherixbiggs5819]

Fred...There are a handful of songs that directly influenced my life. This is the one that I would play when I thought I needed a bigger, better house. 41 yrs now in same home as when we married. No regrets. Thanks, Man! My wife introduced me to your music. She really didnt want to move...

[@DaveWollenberg]

So, Fred, who sang lead on it? Please say. Also, liked your duet with Miss Anton!

[@MrDHiland]

A beautiful song, beautifully performed. Any person, who has ever been sentimentally attached to a family home, will probably not make it through this song without shedding a few tears. I guess that says it all. THANK-YOU to whoever posted this video. I remember watching it, over and over, years ago when I taped 101 videos from CMT onto a VHS tape. Haven't heard this for years, but have never stopped looking for it. Pass the Kleenex....please.

[@jerryrideout3045]

My sisters and I feel the exact way you described this song. Our first home was this song.

[@millardbradley1876]

Love this song. Makes me wish I was a kid again and could go back to my grandmother’s house and hug her once more.

[@donbunch3560]

I cannot stop listening to this song - makes me remember the old house I was born in and the memories created there!

[@dougb2436]

This is just beautiful, one of my favorite songs by SKB. I'm glad you saved it, thanks for posting!

[@colbrt]

This song still moves me to tears at the drop of a hat...30+ years after I first heard it.

[@MrDHiland]

For anyone who has ever had a particular home that still exists in their memories and hearts...this beautiful song says it all. I wish I could once again watch the original CMT video for it.

[@rmeyer4066]

this song always makes me cry.

[@cherixbiggs5819]

Song makes me cry. We almost sold our house...but never was the right time. Now I am glad we are still in this old house. Things happen for a reason.... Thank God. 🙏🏻❤️

[@BobMarshall1952]

My father passed away in March. We just put his house on the market. He lived there for 53 years. So many memories. This song pretty much wraps it all up. Yes, the house was strong and sturdy for us kids for many years. Now it has "a sign out in the yard that reads 'For Sale'". Very melancholy moment.

[@gloryroad0626]

Beautiful. As a native of Eastern Kentucky, I can feel this in my heart.

[@jandeband]

this song is perfect, its like a movie or a book, it penetrates your very soul

[@jeanbob3818]

21 Years ago my aunt and a family friend did a project and went around my mom’s hometown: population of 300 people and found old family home. They found out the stories of the family homes that have been passed down for generations. All the farms surrounding were settled on by Irish settlers when they came over during the famine. At that time, my family tore down the original farm house that my great-great-great-great grandfather settled on in 1847. After the finished finding out all the stories from the families, some of my aunts and uncles and family friends sang this song at a church concert a few months later in honour of my aunt who did this project as she was suffering from cancer. A few days ago, it was the 20Th anniversary of her death. This song still makes me think of her every time I listen to it. It still has ALOT of meaning to our family. It is sung at almost every family function.

[@usmclee65]

When this song first came out mom and I would lisyen together and cry through the whole song. Brought so many memories. Now she's gone and I'n cleaning out her house. Our home. I ran across a CD with my name on it. When I played it to see what was on it, it was this song. I crumbled with all the memories of her and me listening to it. We had to do alot of research to find out who write it and why it never made a hit with the world but to us it was the best belonging at the top. I will treasure my CD forever along with my memories of my mom.

[@alphagrendel]

Thank you for this. This is amazing music by musicians, not people who only look good on camera. These guys were amazing. I have a copy of this from Craig Bickhardt's website, and it's the fist song that get's loaded on any new device.

[@shballard]

My old friend the late Mitch Humphries on piano. I remember he gave me a copy of the album after he had recorded with them, he was so proud! And spoke highly of SKB. RIP.....

[@jfredknobloch]

Steve Ballard I miss Mitch as well....brilliant guy!

[@aaroncoffman88]

I just bought my first house but I've lived in this apartment for 10 yrs and it is like they say: Home is where your heart is and while I'm excited to be moving it still makes me shed tears as I walk these rooms that I've spent so many yrs in one last time. I'm going to miss this old place no doubt. Thank you for posting this song. It makes saying good-bye a touch easier.

[@Rbyrd77]

After listening to this,I overheard some modern "country" on the downstairs radio, by little big town (rolling eyes) and I thought wow what a contrast. There is just no comparison.Thanks for this!

[@johnallison1091]

Thank you Craig and crew

[@jray5363]

So many memories tied to one place. It’s a beautiful thing! And a beautiful song.

[@one2onefan]

Thanks for sharing this video!!This is one of my all time favorite songs and love how poignant it it.SKB does a fine job as always!!

[@kathymckinney7701]

I have always loved this song. We moved into "this old house" over 18 years ago. I tried to find this then, but couldn't. It's been a good ol' house, but it's almost time to go smaller. Our younger family lives a couple of hours away, so I think it's time to go that way, and make new memories. This song is so precious, so bittersweet. Very nostalgic.

[@lateforthesky2]

Oh, my gosh! Tell him thank you for me! I heard this song once, and only once, as a thirteen-year-old, when my family was moving out of my house in 1991 to go start a life across the country, and I've been actively looking for it ever since! The images were so strong; the broom, the tears, the memories -- I actually remembered these elements, but didn't have the exact lyrics and I couldn't find it anywhere. Thanks SO so SO much for posting this!!

[@KeatingChick]

I cry every time I hear them sing this song. From beginning to end.....

[@slingoat]

awsome song thankyou

[@ChrisCurtisFan]

We came dangerously close to leaving our house, but this song came out and I couldn't do it. So glad, now, we never left. Thank you, SKB.

[@landrykkb]

This is a beautiful song!A good family friend Hughie MacPhee will always connect me instantly to this song because he can sing it so beautifully,like everything he sings and plays.

[@oscarlyons1162]

the rhyming patterns are fabulous. so unique. i love this songl great writers

[@themusicman.fromcanada.9550]

A song written for the times we live in one of the best.

[@jerhiaddupuy6456]

love this song brings me back to when I was a young kid

[@jajvick]

one of the best tunes of the 80's

[@stomperrob]

I have moved 4 times since this song came out - each time I played this as I was leaving. Incredible song!!!

[@ChrisCurtisFan]

@professordumbledorf It's amazing how powerful a song can be, isn't it. I remember when it was released. We were 'shopping' for a new house. Having been here since day one of my marriage, I couldn't let go of this old house! Glad we did't. I wish these guys were still recording together. Everything they did was beautiful.

[@katetroyer9204]

All the feels. ❤

[@udaman1952]

I felt the same way and I was 35. It is still some of my favorite music!

[@bethjames8387]

This is the first time I have heard this song. I love it.

[@charlesblevins6305]

Check out The Rice Brothers' version.

[@tomte1978]

I love this song. My first experience with it was from a bluegrass album that came out in 1990, and it opened my mind to the idea of perspective in songwriting.

[@surfrider1973]

such sad words, my house is 1947, just imagine how many have lived here and loved my house .not as much as i have since 1983 though. it was 350 tor rent i 1983, right down the street from where i married my now ex of 30 years, got rid of him happily in 2011. let him keep most of his money because he never loved me or our two daughters. sad 4 him, not us,.

[@udaman1952]

VHS from tv in 1987. It was in a box in storage for over 20 yrs. Met J Fred & Thom at the Bluebird in 07. Fred said to post them.

[@heytruckdriver]

In 1967, in eastern Kentucky, construction on the Cave Run Lake was started by the U.S. Government.. Many, many families lost their homes and farms. We were forced to leave our home and go where we didn't want to live. It crushed our soul and tore away a piece of our being. Our home was destroyed by a huge bulldozer that never slowed down on it's way to the next families home. We looked back when we left for the last time. All of the memories. All of the love that our house knew. Our Home.

[@KeatingChick]

I cry every time I hear this song.

[@TucsonTerpFan]

I used this song over several years in class as part of a poetry unit to illustrate the concept of "personification." It's the "Old House" doing the singing!

[@acahill1962]

I have the original video on VHS, but I haven't converted it yet. I'll have to do that now that I've listened to this beautiful song again.

[@One2blue4you]

LOVE!!!!!!

[@slingoat]

moved to Washington 8 years ago sang this song as I made one last round before I left the house that I had lived in from birth. Did'nt have to go and would give anything if I hadn't

[@RCROSSH]

What a great Craig´s song !

[@BobMarshall1952]

Followup. The sign in my dad's yard no longer reads "For Sale", it says "Sold". I have mixed feelings. On the one hand I will inherit over $300,000 (he bought the house for $23,000, we listed it at $1,125,000, it sold for $1,385,000), but on the other hand my childhood home is no longer part of the family. The money is nice, but I'd rather still have that old house.

[@jessestewart169]

Money can not replace memories, love or that old house.

[@hirightnow]

This is the bestest song of it's type, EVAR!

[@kiethbauserman1360]

awesome awesome song

[@udaman1952]

No, it was written by Thom Schuyler and Craig Bickhardt

[@lawrencespeck2981]

Great lyrics

[@JoanneGostick]

soothing

[@markrobinson8275]

The Rice Brother's recorded this. Someone today told me that the late Larry Rice wrote this. no citation as of yet. Their version highlights Tony Rice exquisite guitar work.

[@jfredknobloch]

Mark Robinson it was written by Thom Schuyler and Craig Bickhardt.

[@colbrt]

Yeah, I see Fred already responded, but it's Thom and Craig. I've loved this song from the first time I heard it... back when it was new.

[@elvisinky]

Awesome trio and album. I had just gotten out of Basic Training. USAF 87 to 91, Storm and Shield Vet. Three of the greatest songwriters to ever take a breath. Back in the day I bought the cassette. I wanna buy the CD. Skip Ewing comes to mind. This is when the neighbor boys ( The Kentcky Headhunters ) dropped Pickin on Nashville. I was stationed at Scott AFB and a local country DJ named Frank O. Pinion and I disagreed about everyone mentioned here. He said they all were over rated and none of you all would last 12 to 16 months. I told him he was nuts and full of shit. He said aren't you from Kentucky and said yes. He said stick to fat girls and leave music to the professionals. I replied that he should consider I'm a good 8 inches taller and 100 pounds heavier. He just walked away. 100 percent Asshat.

[@dtim3093]

dev·as·tat·ing song !

[@airbearsgt1]

Great, Great song! Been there! Does anyone have "Years After You" by Schuyler, Knobloch, Overstreet & Bickhardt? It's also a great song by this group. Like "This Old House" it's hard to find. Thanks in advance if anyone posts it. Again: THANKS FOR THIS ONE!!!!

[@dougb2436]

@airbearsgt1 - I just saw your post, in case you haven't found it yet, kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4etq6N6pZqCa7M

[@sharoncort8719]

Me too

[@Seastorm02]

To Life

[@opie1956]

Great song! Hello type in "Ron Howard Cover" listen to Opie sing "The Dance"!

[@JustCallMeLoathesome]

If ever there was a story where there are more questions than answers, it's the saga of Schuyler, Knobloch, & Overstreet (later Bickhardt). Easily the most talented trio of songwriters to ever perform/record together, Overstreet ditches just as their 2nd single goes #1, leaving S. & K. to promote a hit record as their group has just collapsed. Bring in Bickhardt, the group proves that they lost nothing when they lost O., they regain their stride, and BAM, their record label collapses. So many "why's" and "how's", and we'll likely never know the full story.

[@jfredknobloch]

JustCallMeLoathesome well here are your answers... It's true Overstreet left the band but he'd just won a Grammy for a Randy Travis song and had lots of reasons to leave us to his benefit. Craig Bickhardt and Thom had been writing together and Craig had had some Judds cuts, was a great singer and musician and a dedicated guy as well. We were all in the same place and asked Craig to join and take Paul's place and he said yes. The demise of MTM was at least 18 months later and it was hard on us but we've all survived so far. It's a much simpler business than you might imagine... if there is no momentum in the marketplace you are quickly replace by the next big thing and we lost momentum, both as artists and the label support necessary to make things move forward. Hope this helps you understand... peace J Fred

[@JustCallMeLoathesome]

J Fred Knobloch Hey man, thanks so much for replying! What an honor to hear from one of the men behind this wonderful song. Looking back, it's just difficult to believe there wasn't another label ready to sign SKB on the strength of their SKO resume and the proven songwriting power displayed here. Either way, fantastic work over the years, Fred, and I'll close by saying that "Bitter Pill To Swallow" is a real favorite.

[@BobMarshall1952]

+JustCallMeLoathesome I never thought of Paul Overstreet as "ditching" the band. I always thought it was just God calling him to go in a different direction. Paul's huge success and following God's plan is just evidence that God knew what He was doing. When it comes to songs about family values there is no one better than Paul.

[@jfredknobloch]

+Bob Marshall ...."God calling him..." Screw that!...he had two Randy Travis cuts that sold well...and didn't need us anymore..."God calling him!"....you must be kidding me!!....God is the only being that doesn't know what she's doing!....that is what makes her God!....

[@jfredknobloch]

+Bob Marshall FYI, Paul told me that he prayed that "Baby's Got A New Baby" would not go #1....he thought it was an evil song. Now how fucked up is that? He also asked me one time if "Catholics teach Jesus?" That's how stupid this guy is while being so talented!...makes me shake my head every night....

[@trotptkabasnbi6655]

Great songs only need great people to sing them.Preserve this song for posterity

[@udaman1952]

Yes, i agree!

[@lakeshaporter1992]

lil tecca

[@gypsy269]

the video was awsome but this is not it wish i could find it,,,it was all in sepia tones,,you know brown an white instead of black and white,,, they sang it een better in that video

[@landrykkb]

Zac Brown is super talented,don't get me wrong,but he couldn't write lyrics as poignant as these and besides,he appeals more to a pop audience.

[@I_Palaver]

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