His original band mate Charlie Waller( The Country Gentlemen) wasn't too bad either...or was Doyle Lawson...or John Starling. It was great growing up around DC...one time Bluegrass capitol of the country
John Duffy and the Seldom Scene. The best modern day Bluegrass band. I Miss John's wonderfull mandolin and high lonesome voice and sense of humor. I first herd the Seldom Scene in 1984 and have loved their sound so much. Ben Eldredge and Lou Reed is still holding the group together. So great, Thanks.
John Duffey was a great influence on me as a musician. He was an institution. His music lives on. This video from '96 was the same year he passed away. Sadly, his declining health shows in his eyes here... RIP John Duffey!
I got to hang out with John and the Seldom Scene backstage once after a show in San Francisco. He liked his liquor and cigarettes and was cutting it up with the folks in a most friendly and jovial way. A real class act and a sweetheart of a man. RIP
Many great versions of this song but nobody done it like John... In 1996 Duffey made it cool for a 15 year old kid to like and listen to Bluegrass!!!! We miss you John!!!!
I saw Seldom Scene perform this tune on a PBS bluegrass special about 40 years ago. I tried to find this song a few weeks later, but friends and local record store employees were not familiar with it. A link to this video appeared on a UA-cam page with a "recommended for you" notation last night. It's as beautiful as I remember it. Thank you, UA-cam.
I was very privileged as a young girl with my dad and the band we traveled to all the bluegrass festivals and played and this group has always been one of my favorites !! miss the good old days!!
I was fortunate enough to see The Seldom Scene live several times, along with many of the great first and second-generation bluegrass legends, in the '60's, '70's, '80's, yet I'm still struck by the beauty of their vocals. It's almost a surprise every time I hear them. Mike Auldridge's dobro playing really had heart, and John Duffy's zany sense of humor added a wonderful sparkle to their performances - what a great combination. The band I played with opened for them once in a concert in Boston, and it's a treasured memory. Great times.
@@captsorghum Right; it's not Auldridge nor is John Starling in this clip, but they were both with the band when I first heard them. Somehow, they managed to keep (almost) the same sound through all their personnel changes.
i 1st tried to get in to see the Scene at the old Birchmere, in a run down shopping center off Walter Reed Road in Alexandria, VA in the late 70's.....we got there too late and it was sold out but i remember seeing & hearing Duffy doing this song thru the glass door and was mezmerized....turned into a huge scene fan over the next twenty years or so. Incredible band, but what always got to me was Duffys beutiful, pure tenor. RIP JD
I've been listening to the Seldom Scene for 30 years but don't keep up with who's who in music. So sad to learn that John Duffey died. Ouch. If there's a bluegrass heaven, he's there. I wouldn't mind getting there myself. What a magnificent musician he was. The Seldom Scene is my favorite bluegrass band. I love the numbers they did with Linda Ronstadt!
Man I really love this song I use to work on the road .and it reminds me of leaving for 2 weeks at a time. Leaving my sweet wife Brenda. Lee iv had her since she 15 and I was 18 been together 25 year this June 25 and I missed her so much when I was on tthe road I saw her every mile but I dedicate this song to her .i will always love her
My dad inherited one of two Ducks. I’ll inherit it from him when he passes. It will never be sold. What an amazing band, an amazing mandolinist John Duffey was, and a legacy that will never be forgotten! They did more for bluegrass than any other band possibly could! RIP John and Nancy
John Duffy is the reason I got into bluegrass, and realized what I could do with this super high tenor voice I was given. The man is literally my bluegrass totem spirit! Thanks John!
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I was hardcore metal - punk , lived in concert 14 yrs... I knew I had to come to terms with life and go back to my shop ,there I heard Seldom-Scene on a Saturday night program that changed my world !!!
John Duffy’s declining health was sad to see at the very end when he bends over and seems to be coughing or struggling for air. What a treasure he was.. perhaps the greatest bluegrass singer of all time.
watch john at the end of this song. something happened to him. Ben Eldridge was the first to show concern and then the rest of the band. john died of a heart attack 12/10/96, very shortly after this performance. i'm guessing that the beginning of the end was captured on this video. john didn't look too healthy here but his singing was great as always. wait a minute was wonderfully performed. it breaks my heart to see this and remember john and so many other great musicians who are no longer with us. life rolls on so hug someone today and everyday.
It seems unkind to mention that John Duffey was reputed to be a heavy smoker & 62 yo when he passed. He never liked flying & that's why he quit Country Gentlemen before they flew to a performance in Japan. Playing fast bluegrass & keeping late, erratic hours can't have been good for a man in failing health as he obviously shows in this video. I'm so glad we still get to hear that wonderful voice.
They are going to be playing at Poppy Mountain this year September 18, 2015. We won't be there but ya'll go out and enjoy the beautiful sounds upon the one and only Poppy Mountain Bluegrass Festival.
I seen them a couple time back in the late 1970.s up at gettysburg pa. Campground snd at granite hill pa. Campground. What a time they were..cant find day.s like that no more in today.s world. Best rock band.s also.
I was there at the festival if the bluegrass when this was played. This song will always be a tribute to the great John Duffy , no matter who plays it . I still miss you John.
Thanks John although i was only a baby you left a lasting impression on me through your music. Miss You spaceman. Tell Poppop hes still singing a bit off key and Give ol Charlie a hug for me too. I'll see you on that big stage in the sky one day brother
Had the privelidge to jam back stage with duffy and eldrige back in the day , the band i played in was on the same show with the scene at the coliseum in lt. Rock ark . 1980 . . .iconic
I worked in dc 7 years I went to the birchmere many many time I know all the guys he was great I was there on new years eve for the first show without him Don Rigsby sit in it was a great show as they are were
It’s 2024. Who else is still coming back to this song?
I am late to the party, I saw Billy strings tribute and I am blown away by this band. Phenomenal
Always!
Not us #BronSleptHere
ME !!!
billy brought me here as well
A voice in bluegrass that has never been replaced.
Very true
John Duffy had the most beautiful voice in bluegrass music. He is sadly missed.
Great sense of humor too.
His original band mate Charlie Waller( The Country Gentlemen) wasn't too bad either...or was Doyle Lawson...or John Starling. It was great growing up around DC...one time Bluegrass capitol of the country
John Duffy and the Seldom Scene. The best modern day Bluegrass band.
I Miss John's wonderfull mandolin and high lonesome voice and sense of humor.
I first herd the Seldom Scene in 1984 and have loved their sound so much. Ben Eldredge and Lou Reed is still holding the group together. So great, Thanks.
John Duffey was a great influence on me as a musician. He was an institution. His music lives on. This video from '96 was the same year he passed away. Sadly, his declining health shows in his eyes here... RIP John Duffey!
Very powerful and moving song, beautifully done by the Seldom Scene. Brings tears to my eyes...
I got to hang out with John and the Seldom Scene backstage once after a show in San Francisco. He liked his liquor and cigarettes and was cutting it up with the folks in a most friendly and jovial way. A real class act and a sweetheart of a man. RIP
It just doesn't get any better than this!! There will never be another "Duffy"!! RIP John Duffy & Mike Audridge!!
Sure it does, with John Starling, Tom Gray, and Mike Auldridge.
Many great versions of this song but nobody done it like John... In 1996 Duffey made it cool for a 15 year old kid to like and listen to Bluegrass!!!! We miss you John!!!!
Is it just me or does this make anybody else's eyes well up with tears?
YES YES YES YES YES YES
Still does
Every time I hear it! 1997 when the Scene performed without John, I think everyone at the festival cried.
The crowd reaction when the song starts is just great.
Im still here in 2023 anyone else!!??♥♥♥
Billy strings is a fan
2024, Honey
2024. Still coming back to love it again. 💕
2024
I saw Seldom Scene perform this tune on a PBS bluegrass special about 40 years ago. I tried to find this song a few weeks later, but friends and local record store employees were not familiar with it. A link to this video appeared on a UA-cam page with a "recommended for you" notation last night. It's as beautiful as I remember it. Thank you, UA-cam.
That’s a great feeling
Killer song
I was very privileged as a young girl with my dad and the band we traveled to all the bluegrass festivals and played and this group has always been one of my favorites !! miss the good old days!!
Hi Kathy. Sounds wonderful! A dream come true. By any chance did you know Pete Kuykendall?
Ain’t that some shit. Hope you are still around
I was fortunate enough to see The Seldom Scene live several times, along with many of the great first and second-generation bluegrass legends, in the '60's, '70's, '80's, yet I'm still struck by the beauty of their vocals. It's almost a surprise every time I hear them. Mike Auldridge's dobro playing really had heart, and John Duffy's zany sense of humor added a wonderful sparkle to their performances - what a great combination. The band I played with opened for them once in a concert in Boston, and it's a treasured memory. Great times.
Agree with everything, but it doesn't look like Mike Aldridge in this video. Maybe Fred Travers?
@@captsorghum Right; it's not Auldridge nor is John Starling in this clip, but they were both with the band when I first heard them. Somehow, they managed to keep (almost) the same sound through all their personnel changes.
One of the greatest bluegrass bands of all-time....👍👍
Just struck me, today, how much I miss John. Many a night at the Birchmere. Will never forget hearing of his passing.
How can you watch this and not love John Duffey. Man. I miss him.
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invirginia12 Amen ... John's voice was so captivating.. I'm sorry I never saw these guys live 😔😔😔
Joe diffy
i 1st tried to get in to see the Scene at the old Birchmere, in a run down shopping center off Walter Reed Road in Alexandria, VA in the late 70's.....we got there too late and it was sold out but i remember seeing & hearing Duffy doing this song thru the glass door and was mezmerized....turned into a huge
scene fan over the next twenty years or so.
Incredible band, but what always got to me was Duffys beutiful, pure tenor. RIP JD
I've been listening to the Seldom Scene for 30 years but don't keep up with who's who in music. So sad to learn that John Duffey died. Ouch. If there's a bluegrass heaven, he's there. I wouldn't mind getting there myself. What a magnificent musician he was. The Seldom Scene is my favorite bluegrass band. I love the numbers they did with Linda Ronstadt!
He is buried in Columbia Gardens cemetery on Route 50 in Arlington county.
I visited him many times there
Also, Roy Buchanan is buried there
One of the greatest bluegrass songs ever composed. Sung by one of the greatest Bluegrass singers ever
Ken, Toronto
Man I really love this song I use to work on the road .and it reminds me of leaving for 2 weeks at a time. Leaving my sweet wife Brenda. Lee iv had her since she 15 and I was 18 been together 25 year this June 25 and I missed her so much when I was on tthe road I saw her every mile but I dedicate this song to her .i will always love her
Herb Pedersen
Seth Fisher
He never seems to get the credit he deserves !!
Was blessed to hear Herb sing this song recently with John Jorgenson's J2B2 band recently.
Great song, great band!
My dad inherited one of two Ducks. I’ll inherit it from him when he passes. It will never be sold. What an amazing band, an amazing mandolinist John Duffey was, and a legacy that will never be forgotten! They did more for bluegrass than any other band possibly could! RIP John and Nancy
It's been 20 years to the day since we lost John Duffey--and I still miss him! He was indeed The Best!
Hard to believe...
Kitty Blue my papaw thought the world of him
John Duffy is the reason I got into bluegrass, and realized what I could do with this super high tenor voice I was given. The man is literally my bluegrass totem spirit! Thanks John!
baby blue
I was sad when I found him he was already gone....such a good voice
The World will never have another John Duffy!!
I must have watched this video 3 dozen times in the past week since discovering it. Magical.
Same
Always loved this group...
Amazing Harmonies....
Gotta love it....
I never had the good fortune to see them live! But they an all star band!
John, you are missed terribly. I still love the Seldom Scene, but it will never be the same.
John Duffy was one of a kind..my brother in law had a band when we were all much younger ..they sang John Duffy songs ..his music lives on
Written by the hugely underrated Herb Pedersen. Beautifully sung by Duffey.
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John Duffy was not a slave to fashion. God bless him
There is no other bluegrass band like this one right here god bless em' all
It amazes me that anyone could "dislike" this.
Gives me cold chills listening to the mandolin picking.
Duffey shall be forever missed......the whole of the Seldom Scene was John.
No diss on the others. None intended.
wow this must have been only months before Duffy passed, loved this band!
John Duffey in my option was one of the absolute best that has ever sang and play .
I was at that festival I was 16 years old. That’s a great festival. My family went to that festival for over 20 years. Great times
No words are good enough to express this group.
The one and only John Duffy. RIP
I was hardcore metal - punk , lived in concert 14 yrs... I knew I had to come to terms with life and go back to my shop ,there I heard Seldom-Scene on a Saturday night program that changed my world !!!
He died in December the same year. Too young, too soon. RIP, John.
Hey
This was only three months after Bill Monroe's passing, then. R.I.P. both.
breaks my heart that this band is not popular, the music they make goes right through your soul
They were popular in 70's - 96' then John Duffey died and to me that was the end of them.
They are revered in the bluegrass community.
There are those of us who continue to love them & their music.
I'm among them. So are most of the bluegrassers I hang out with.
This band was bad to the bone
How could you not love this song and yeah can't beat. These guys. Seen them play 3. Times. Brought me back to bluegrass. !!!😉
perfection at it's finest
The stuff legends are made of. Amazing vocals, and a beautiful song.
Thank you for posting.
Love it all, especially the sweet harmonies.
John Duffy was and is the best
missing you bad John,the world is a much worse place without you bro..
I love this group this is Bluegrass at it’s finest!! I hate these two great talents are gone .
This is my favorite bluegrass song
I love this one as well, I really really love the album with Jonathan Edwards... blue ridge & little hands.
Sky :) @---}---}---}--;
Clint Jackson listen to boatman
i love every version of this song................RIP Mr Duffey , Auldridge and now stanley
Duffey!!!! He was the best- voice of an angel
I come back to this Duffy film again, and again.
John Duffy’s declining health was sad to see at the very end when he bends over and seems to be coughing or struggling for air. What a treasure he was.. perhaps the greatest bluegrass singer of all time.
Started out watching the cleverlys. Then seldom scene. Reminds me of better times. Tears on my face
if this dont take you back and remind you of your future love nothing will, thanks SS
I was priviliged to see these guys a few times at different festivals. wow. Such legends.
Sure. Miss. These. Guys. Listening to them tugs at my heartstrings. A different. Day. And time.
What a great man the seldom scene will always be the best bluegrass ever
Most exellent
Greetings from Dublin Ireland ....😎
hi Dublin
Kerry Ev
Kerry Evans
Miss you soooo much beautiful man !!!! You left us waaaaay tooo early!!!!
love this song
watch john at the end of this song. something happened to him. Ben Eldridge was the first to show concern and then the rest of the band. john died of a heart attack 12/10/96, very shortly after this performance. i'm guessing that the beginning of the end was captured on this video. john didn't look too healthy here but his singing was great as always. wait a minute was wonderfully performed. it breaks my heart to see this and remember john and so many other great musicians who are no longer with us. life rolls on so hug someone today and everyday.
It seems unkind to mention that John Duffey was reputed to be a heavy smoker & 62 yo when he passed. He never liked flying & that's why he quit Country Gentlemen before they flew to a performance in Japan. Playing fast bluegrass & keeping late, erratic hours can't have been good for a man in failing health as he obviously shows in this video. I'm so glad we still get to hear that wonderful voice.
blessed said ... here we are
Great ending line, very very well said!!!☯️
You copied what I wrote...Almost.
Billy strings does this justice. Never would have heard this song without him
Ran a needle through Live at the cellar door, Loved that record.
This is just plain powerful music. Sounds just like they did on Old Train.
Duffey Was one of a kind
And he really put his heart and soul in his singing it is sad that Duffey is gone 💔 he was the boss of bluegrass music 🎶
I love this song!
And just like that, as mysteriously as he appeared, he was gone.
I mean, if you’re looking for magic, look no further than this video. Thanks gentlemen, for everything
Lord i sure do miss john Duffy
You have no idea my dad started taking me to see the same when I was about 4 or 5 when Jesse died I lost a part of my heart
there will never be another that will compare to John Duffy
Thanks so much for sharing scene...I miss those days so much. Great memories.
Oh, the harmonies!!! Fantastic
Hello So sorry for the infringe on your privacy. Beautiful song
They are going to be playing at Poppy Mountain this year September 18, 2015. We won't be there but ya'll go out and enjoy the beautiful sounds upon the one and only Poppy Mountain Bluegrass Festival.
We actually worked this up in 4 part harmony- so beautiful ❤
Beauty, sheer beauty, and sadness and peace.
I seen them a couple time back in the late 1970.s up at gettysburg pa. Campground snd at granite hill pa. Campground.
What a time they were..cant find day.s like that no more in today.s world. Best rock band.s also.
After all this time, I still miss his voice...
I did sound for Seldom Scene from 1990-1991! Great group of men, so generous and kind!
This Song Makes my Heart cry. So beautiful 😍🥰🥰🥰
John Duffy. What a class act, great soul
I miss John so very much........
I was there at the festival if the bluegrass when this was played. This song will always be a tribute to the great John Duffy , no matter who plays it .
I still miss you John.
i love seldom scene i was raised on it
Nice version and also a sublime version by Herb Pedersen's. Well worth a listen.
Absolutely the best ever, miss him so
It just don't get no better than this!!!
I return to this video for comfort
Masterfully effortless.
Thanks John although i was only a baby you left a lasting impression on me through your music. Miss You spaceman. Tell Poppop hes still singing a bit off key and Give ol Charlie a hug for me too. I'll see you on that big stage in the sky one day brother
Rest in peace granny and daddy I love yall will forever and a day listen to John Duffy and cry my eyes out
A lot of talent on that stage.
Had the privelidge to jam back stage with duffy and eldrige back in the day , the band i played in was on the same show with the scene at the coliseum in lt. Rock ark . 1980 . . .iconic
Thank You Sincerely for sharing this video. It is the last one I have seem since just before the Great Man's untimely passing.
Published a month before his death. what excellent vocals
john duffey !!!!!
Good hearts good music.
Lord, do I miss John........
Hard not to.
I worked in dc 7 years I went to the birchmere many many time I know all the guys he was great I was there on new years eve for the first show without him Don Rigsby sit in it was a great show as they are were
beautiful.