John D. Loudermilk - BBC - Complete show - 1984 + The Fureys and Davey Arthur.

Here's the celebrated singer songwriter John D. Loudermilk in a rare appearance on BBC Television in 1984. The show also has a very enjoyable appearance by The Furies and Davey Arthur.
John D. Loudermilk (born March 31, 1934) is an American singer and songwriter.
Born in Durham, North Carolina, Loudermilk grew up in a family who were members of the Salvation Army faith and was influenced by the church singing. His cousins Ira and Charlie Loudermilk were known professionally as the Louvin Brothers. Loudermilk is a graduate of Campbell College (now Campbell University), a private North Carolina Baptist Convention-owned college in Buies Creek, North Carolina.
As a young boy he learned to play the guitar, and while still in his teens wrote a poem that he set to music, A Rose and a Baby Ruth. The owners of the local television station, where he worked as a handyman, allowed him to play the song on-air, resulting in country musician George Hamilton IV putting it on record in 1956. After Eddie Cochran had his first hit record with Loudermilk's song, "Sittin' in the Balcony", Loudermilk's career path was firmly set.
Loudermilk recorded some of his songs, including "Sittin' in the Balcony", under the stage name Johnny Dee (reaching No. 38 on the pop charts in 1957). His 'Johnny Dee' records were recorded for the North Carlina based Colonial Records.
In 1958, he signed with Columbia Records and recorded five unsuccessful singles through 1959.[1]
In 1961, he signed with RCA Victor, where he had a number of hits:
Language Of Love (US No. 32/ UK Top 20) in 1961.
Thou Shalt Not Steal (US No. 73) in 1962
Callin' Doctor Casey (US No. 83) in 1962
Road Hog (US No. 65) in 1962.
But it was as a songwriter that he made his mark. In 1963 he wrote another all-time hit for George Hamilton IV, Abilene. Working out of country music capital Nashville, Tennessee, Loudermilk became one of the most productive songwriters of the 1960s and 1970s, penning country and pop music hits for the Everly Brothers, Johnny Tillotson, Chet Atkins, The Nashville Teens, Paul Revere & the Raiders, Johnny Cash, Marianne Faithfull, Stonewall Jackson, Sue Thompson and others. For example, he wrote The Pale Faced Indian, later known as Indian Reservation, a hit in the 70s.
"Midnight Bus" was recorded by several singers, and he commented that the best was by Betty McQuade in Melbourne, Australia.
Loudermilk was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1976[2] and was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 2011.

[@jimbohnenkamp5082]

God bless the man and his soul. He brought us wonderful music and a lot of happy thoughts.

[@wendyyoung]

Thank you. No one tells it like John!

[@johnleduc5276]

Always have loved John D. Loudermilk. A great songwriter and a real showman too.

[@berryj.greene7090]

I cannot over-emphasise the joy it has given me to stumble on this man again. He was such an inspiration with his sit-down, telling, witty, lyrical, music. One man with a guitar and harmonica. Yes!

[@SpeegBJ]

Ah, "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye' J.D. Loudermilk. A music treasure for us all.

[@peterkane8786]

..... John D, great songwriter.

[@bennyjazzful]

WOW
Wonderful clip of one of the best singer/songwriters of all time & others.
From a 72yo Aussie fan.

[@joemysterymusic]

Loudermilk is great. Never saw him play before this. Awesome. Tuning starting from high E is as follows: D A F# D A D.

[@kwambam1]

Such a joy to find this!! Thanks a lot for posting!!

[@tedgoodfellow9103]

I really like John D's 'On Christmas Eve' among others on an L.P. I bought for my brother and his wife back in the mid '60's. :)

[@davidbourgaize6917]

CLASS.

[@ncbluegrassevents1984]

Happy 82nd birthday today! 2016

[@saddercrazyoyster]

sadly missed a great singer/songwriter :(

[@lesreed9269]

I had this on Betamax.. So glad to see it again - thanks.

[@horrorskopf]

Simply great, - thanks a lot for posting! (Thumps up !) Now I guess we all urgently need "Interstate 40" :-)

[@docpedersen7582]

Thank you for posting this rare treasure!

[@lesreed1794]

Really glad someone put this up...
I had it on Betamax, but...

[@carolyngordin6091]

GREAT MUSIC

[@garywilson3308]

Class!

[@garywilson3308]

Language of Love 45rpm in my parents collection brought me here! Omg ebony eyes etc FRS hallelujah!

[@jeremyj1414]

Very nice.

[@wolfgangwylde5889]

John Dee Loudermilk ,my cool ole cousin twice removed❤✌👍

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[@alanoneill3065]

Get your hankies out for the Fureys Mrs..I'm away for a Guinness to forget

[@brez-ed9dd]

that appears to be the Moody Blues John lodge on bass.

[@clevermusicsham]

brez9091 The bass player with the Fureys is Paul Ashford a great friend and singer/song writer he also was lead singer with a very famous rock band from Dublin called Stepaside, unfortunately Paul passed away a few years back, gone but never forgotten!

[@peterkane8786]

..... All songs in this video, are in the key of D major.....??

[@horrorskopf]

Öhm, no, G Major, open G-Tuning, I guess ...

[@joemysterymusic]

@@horrorskopf No, if you are still interested and have not worked it out the tuning is open D. Start from high E string and tune to D A F# D A D. Hope this helps.

[@peterkane8786]

...... Only one Fury can sing harmony.....??

[@clevermusicsham]

All the Fureys could sing harmony brilliantly even without music"

[@clevermusicsham]

All of the Fureys could sing harmony brilliantly !!

[@savcob6291]

anyone know the tuning...is it open G ?

[@orgi49]

Open D and on nylon

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