Johnson Mountain Boys

** THIS VIDEO WAS Re-Uploaded FROM THE REDAKUMASAN CHANNEL on UA-cam and has been spliced together and reuploaded as a complete video. ** I DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THE VIDEO OR MUSIC USED IN THIS CONTENT ** However I have taken my time to piece together this video and archive it for the pleasure of any Johnson Mountain Boy or Bluegrass Fan. If you have any concerns or would like this content to be removed please message me **
DESCRIPTION FROM REDAKUMASAN
Part 1 and 2 of the “Johnson Mountain Boys,” a United States Information Agency production. Produced and Directed by Jerry Brown. Technical Director Arnold Hawser. The band in this film features Dudley Connell (guitar), Dave McLaughlin (mandolin), Richard Underwood (banjo), Eddie Stubbs (fiddle) and Larry Robbins (bass).
The film is uploaded with the permission of Dudley Connell who also stated, "We did two tours for those folks with the first one being in 1984 to Africa. I think this was recorded to promote that tour. 1984 would be a pretty good guess I think."
Johnson Mountain Boys Bio (from BluegrassBios.com):
** From Washington, D.C.
** Formed in 1975 as a duet featuring Dudley Connell on banjo and Ron Welch on guitar. Connell eventually switched to guitar and added other musicians to form a full five-piece bluegrass band.
** There is no such place as Johnson Mountain. Connell originally named the band The Johnson Boys because it just sounded good, but later added “Mountain” because he discovered a folk group already had the Johnson Boys name.
** One of the most popular bluegrass bands of the 1980’s, they performed in some of the nation’s most prestigious venues: Madison Square Garden, The White House, the Lincoln Center and the Grand Ole Opry. Also toured England, Japan, and Africa.
** 1988, broke up and recorded a “final” performance released by Rounder Records as a double-album titled “The Old School House.” But after doing several reunion shows, the group decided to re-emerge as a part-time band in 1991. By 1994, they called it quits for good.
** Connell (guitar) took a job with the Smithsonian Institution as director of the Folkways Record Collection. In 1995 he joined the Seldom Scene as guitarist and lead singer. He is also a member of Longview.
** 1995, Eddie Stubbs (fiddle) moved to Nashville where he took a job as fiddle player with Johnny Wright and Kitty Wells, and also became a DJ and Grand Ole Opry announcer on WSM-AM. He won the CMA award for Broadcast Personality of the Year in 2002. He has also won that award twice from the IBMA (1996, 2002).
** Mandolin player David McLaughlin formed a duo with Josh Crowe and has worked with other bands.
** Tom Adams (banjo) went on to work with the Lynn Morris Band, Blue Highway, Rhonda Vincent, Dale Ann Bradley, Bill Emerson and other bands.

[@Drew-Hill]

That’s bluegrass! 💯

[@user-ps8vj3cq1z]

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[@RedAkumaSan]

@DevinDeChantMusic Thanks for splicing it together from the two parts on my channel. I contacted the U.S. Library of Congress about it year ago, and then I had to order it through a certified intermediary trained to access and copy their materials. Not sure why it came to me in two parts and with only one channel of audio. See also my upload of a video featuring Hickory Wind (also obtained from the U.S. Library of Congress).

[@jackdublanica]

It's to bad that they didn't continue. Great band.

[@dukethebeagle120]

This is solid

[@emmachamness1748]

If I had waited for the introduction I would have heard who fiddler was. Eddie - a walking encyclopedia of country music. Was a D J on WSM several yrs

[@johnschilling3652]

These are as fine a group as anytime anywhere!

[@rustyshimstock8653]

Boy oh boy! Nard to argue with this. Thank you for posting it.

[@tb40ford]

Awesome group. I always had the most respect for these guys. Wonderful
Travis

[@RayHicks-uz3qj]

What an awesome video,
Thanks for posting this video

[@jonnyfredholm2515]

Only sounds on The left side🤔

[@emmachamness1748]

Was that eddy stubbs on fiddle

[@johnschilling3652]

The one genuine Eddie Stubbs!