Dolly Parton & Chet Atkins (on banjo) - Black Smoke's a-Risin'
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- Chet plays banjo and sings with Dolly.
At the start, he briefly plays "Hello Dolly" on the guitar. The real title of the first duet song is "Long Journey Home", a traditional bluegrass number. The best known versions are by the Stanley Brothers and Rose Maddox. Then, the "cornbread" lines are from "Lonesome Road Blues" (Bill Monroe). And finally, there is Foggy Mountain Top ( Earl Scruggs).
Editor's Notes:More than 35,000 songs have been recorded in RCA Studio B. Over 1,000 of them were hit singles.
For a discussion of the musical tuning and keys see:
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Chet: "If I break a nail I have to cancel a show"
Dolly: "Well if I break a nail I have to cancel everythin darlin"
Lol but actually if Dolly breaks a nail before the show she glues it back on.
Nothing but humility and grace from them both--towards each other and all the world who would see this later. Wonderful, thanks for posting.
I love how Chet effortlessly harmonises with Dolly on the spot.
Their chemistry was palpable. So comfortable and soulful
Dolly is a pure talent, and a beautiful human being.
hi from england. god bless the two of em. we love them.
Chet Atkins was an incredible musician. Not only did he pioneer his own style of guitar playing, but was proficient at clawhammer-style banjo picking too, as seen in this video.
this is how country or bluegrass music should be made - folks sitting around singing and playing for the sheer enjoyment.
Just great! A master instrumentalist showing of some banjo skills while Dolly is.. simply Dolly, doing what she has always done best Charming the birds of the trees. She is a natural. Many thanks for this posting.
Had the honor of seeing Ms Dolly this past summer....a true talent.
What a gem! This is a classic, absolutely loved it. Wonderful music just pours out of them.
Ah, the high, lonesome sound. I'm a native Californian living in Arizona, but I spent a few years in northern Virginia about a stone's throw from the Blue Ridge Mountains and you could hear great music like this just about every Friday or Saturday night if you wanted. It's kind of a kick watching Chet watch Dolly play. He'd been watching her a long, long time, and he was still just like the rest of us knuckleheads out here wondering, "How the hell does she play with those dang fingernails?!!"
Two great American souls.
Gold
she is absolutely gorgeous ~
Great little clip! Chet is always the perfect gent while Dolly just does what she does with no falseness or phoney pretence -she is so natural and vivacious- a true star but never a diva..
many thanks for this posting.
Dolly's guitar has to be in an open tuning so you can make full chords with one finger, its amazing how she can play at all with those nails!
you can hear her tho, saying "these NAILS are a hinderence to me"!!
+TheDoobiesnatcher I was wondering that too , while watching her , she has to tuned to an open key . There's more then one way to skin a cat eh ? ( yucky expression , lol )
I seem to recall her favoring open D, which is one of my favorite tunings.
Might be open G if she's playing along with a banjo.
Yup, that is open G, BUT, I've seen Dolly playing both live and on TV in standard (guitar) and open G, and fretting non-barre chords with those nails as well! I have no idea how.
without a doubt two of America's greatest national treasures
Ubawiłem się porządnie patrząc jak Dolly gra na gitarze odkąd jej pazury urosły i pozostały za długie.:) Dolly podziwiam Cie za piosenki, przyjaciół i dobry humor !
I love these two
Talent, class and style. both Chet and Dolly.
Chet makes it look just so effortless.
Always wished they would've played a whole set here:)
Father of the American Guitar, and the most respected....
never seen Chet play clawhammer banjo before ! Pretty damn awesome .
I swear any instrument with strings, Chet just picks it up and knows how to play
She really is. I met her when I was 15 years old, and she took a lot of time with the group of girls I was with. Sweet as pie, she was.
Chet pluckin the banjo, never seen that before. Dolly is an amazing singer and Chets wee bit of harmonising was sheer class.
Absolutely Awesome!
Thank you! Cheers!
A wonderful duet instrumental...rich in spirit
What a amazing couple to play together.. They are great
That looked like great fun for both of them.....
Chet Atkins Was A Super Friends To Jerry Reed.N Suzy Boggus N Dolly Parton.N Paul Yandell .N Les Paul. Chet Atkins. Recorded Some Of Jerry Reed,S Records.I Love Old Country Music.Chet Atkins Song Called I Just Can,t Say Goodbye. It Reminds Me Of My Sweet GMA Farris. N My Other Farvoite Song Is Yaketa Axe.
It cracks me up bc there have been SO many times when I've told a guitar student, "Yeah, you're not gonna be able to play this chord today bc your nails are too long. Buy yourself a nail clipper and keep it in your guitar case."
It's like magic.
So natural, so beautiful!
100% heart and soul in that music
Nice!
Thanks to Ken Burns! I’ve always loved Dolly, and now I’m discovering the world of country. As for the nails, I play piano, so I have to keep my nails very short. And the fingertips can’t be rough. I don’t think I could ever play guitar or banjo.
I've always found Dolly's "logic" here rather funny. Obviously, she might have become a better player without the nails, yet through all of the wigs, plastic surgeries, fake nails etc., her genuineness as a person ( and as a songwriter) shines through.
She doesn't need to play the guitar or banjo properly; she has some of the best Country musicians queueing up to do that for her.
*_Fact Check_* Dolly Parton did actually appear on the Grand Ole Opry in 1959 at age 13. It was a duet with her Uncle Bill Owens. Perhaps Chester was not there that night or didn't remember it, but she didn't have to "come back" later to get on the Opry as stated in the video. Dolly also recorded for the first time in 1959, journeying all the way to Lake Charles, LA to cut a couple of songs on the _Gold Band_ label. Grant Turner may have given Chet a copy of "Puppy Love", her first record. Dolly was one very determined girl!
Another one of them dang Heavy Metal shredders, hiding in Country, just like Roy Clark!
Awesome greatest voice ever
Just watching the connection Dolly had with Chet makes one realize that when she is your friend, you really have a dandy in her. Wish she was my sister, fine lady.
PRICELESS.....LOVE THEM BOTH!!
Fantastic! First time I've actually seen Chet pickin' a banjer. Love it.
Thank you for posting.
Beautiful.
Great stuff!! More music here than 40 u 2s with all their wattage , hats and dark glasses!
these two are sure of their art !
There are the best!!!
is there nothing dolly can't do? she's amazing!
love you dolly
what a treat thanks
Dolly's always flirted with the "plastic" side of show business, where those who actually depended too much on props or baffled us with too much glitter, smoke and mirrors in that plastic world eventually just lost touch with more than reality it seems at times. She's risen above it though...every time. She most definitely is "the real deal."
You think too much bud.
Excellent.
Chet doesn't even have to try..
If you can't make it look as if you don't have to try, then you haven't tried hard enough....
GOOD SHOW CHET AND DOLLY !
even chet the coolest man in the world was taken with dolly,2 great music souls there xox
A, truly, Class Act.
Thanks! She does pause and change her train of thought. Sounds like "I was -- Ott Devine and a lot of the old people at the Grand ..".
yeee haaa wish i was born in the usa country....
all the best from the netherlands.......
feels like i want to have a bbq party tonight.....
This is great....Chet pickin' banjo in the Seeger type style and good too. Dolly is Dolly and she is just the best ever....Jack Baker NYC
@MrCallipygous Thanks... it did confirm what I had worked out that it was an open Dflat tuning (some say C sharp which for practical purposes is the same thing) I notice that discussion started because of your upload. Any guitarists wanting to try should make sure each of their strings is tuned to either C# - E# - or G# (at least one of each) with a full barre the chord is named after the note found on the string/s tuned to C# - I won't be bothering! LOL
I always thought Dolly Parton was cool. And Chet, well- he was just the master.
Jaffre chet is king of country music
Miklo Velka Mike....I'm not sure if he's the "King" or not but he's definitely in the Royal Family of (REAL) Country Music. Damn, he's good....
Chet is The Consummate Gentleman ❗️
People don't get this is Appalachian culture, too. Back porch music is rare but if you are invited, go.
Open tuning on the guitar so she doesn't have to use her finger tips to fret chords just bar across the the finger board with her middle finger.
Tonguefunsome her sister Stella does the same thing. I think she had it tuned to an open G chord
Open G is pretty standard in country music
Chet's banjo is also tuned open
Aside from the fact Dolly Parton is a top-tier songwriter and singer, oh my goodness, she's hot. Come on, man - and Chet is ... unreal, as usual.
Keepin it real cheers
@DelTangBrav I put a link at the bottom of the description to a discussion of the tuning. I don't know much about such things, but thought it might be useful.
Chet Atkins is my god and I love Dolly for her music but my god was she beautiful. It's insane.
*_FINGERNAILS_* Listen to the original version of 9 to 5. After the opening bassline, you hear a scuffing riff on top of the bass. That's actually Dolly "playing" her acrylic nails!
Get it Dolly!😊
i think i love dolly parton, i never really knew much about her, other than that she had big cans
Was there no end to this mans talent amazing and Dolly aint bad to
Chet atkins the look or love
Dolly so dang cute.
I had real nails that were long when I first played. I finally grew up and cut them to be able to play. And I dont miss them but without my nails I have calluses
Nice.
I am a bsnjo picker and damm Chet stop making it look like child's play!
There a guitarist that demands respect.
I Have The Very Best Of Dolly Parton I Love Her Song Called Apple Jack.N Joshua. N Joleen. N Tennessee Moutian Home. N From The 1980 Movie Song Working From 9To 5. Dolly Parton Has Should A Crush On Jerry Reed.Back In 1964.So Jerry Reed N Dolly Parton Sang Together She Got The Goldmine I Got The Shaft.Now I Ask You Is This N Honest Face. Said Dolly Parton N Jerry Reed Together. RIP.Jerry Reed Keep On Picken Guitar With Chet Atkins. Chester B.
Dang!
Two brilliant artists a t work not like that modern country music that every song sounds the same
Open tuning, but she removes them when composing. Reveled in an interview.
Historically this song has been called "Long Journey Home".
You must have read the description 😒
@DelTangBrav Lol nice response. You're probably right about the open tuning part, though.
"That's right Dolly I remember hearing a tape of you when you were 11 or 12, and my, my how you've grown up!"
Thanks for noticing us that the one on Banjo would be Chester and not the other way since they look almost the same.
Great performance, thx for posting.
@worthlessprotoplasm I've since checked (with Google) and found, what I suspected was correct. I can't be sure it's difficult to keep eyes on fingers when watching Dolly, but think the strings are tuned to produce a D flat chord when played open. I notice all the chords she plays are just barres and the one where she's not stopping any strings sounds like D flat (Chet wasn't cheating LOL)
Man I wish she had time to explain how she plays with long nails because I'm genuinely so curious!
Open tuning. Tuning the top and bottom strings to D instead of E allows you to play the major chords as barre chords. Known as Drop-D tuning.
Thanks for posting this! :D
pssst... isn't that "Hello Dolly" that he was playing and the very beginning?
the south is so expansive in its glory
hmm. black smoke, love dolly
Question: What does Dolly say about Ott Devine? Ott Devine was the manager of Grand Ole Opry. It sounds like "I was Ott Devinin'" which makes no sense to me.
@worthlessprotoplasm You ask if she's in Drop D - it looks more like Double D to me! Seriously I don't think the tuning she's in is Drop D - it looks as if she's in some form of open tuning to allow her to form chords with long nails. If it helps the key they're actually playing in is D flat.
yeah! thats open tuning.but her talent goes beyond that...as in a singer..songwriter.and all-round cool woman.
to much class, how she is lifting her guitar at 1:29
Some ones in the kitchen with Dolly, a picken on the old banjo.
:) I see what you did there lol
Blimey. Grandpa Jones would've fitted in here real well! Yeeha!!
Well I tweeted her to see how she could play so well with nails but I guess I know now... so ok 👌 ... I don't want to destroy my nails just so I can play guitar 🎸 but I need to play 💥🔥💥love u Dolly 🌹
At Banjo Hangout, they decided that Dolly's guitar is in open D tuning. See link in the description for the tuning/keys discussion. HTH