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  • Music video by BlackHawk performing I Sure Can Smell the Rain. (C) 1994 Sony Music Entertainment
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  • @jillrathka9879
    @jillrathka9879 Місяць тому +35

    Who’s listening in 2024??? Such a great classic!

  • @jennifercuomo
    @jennifercuomo 2 місяці тому +12

    RIP Van Stephenson. The man killing the guitar. Well done.

    • @knowyourmusic
      @knowyourmusic 10 днів тому

      YES!! Forever and always, Sailing on the Ships of Heaven!!

  • @Me-wk3ix
    @Me-wk3ix 4 роки тому +67

    Country music was so good in the 90s.

  • @Justandy78
    @Justandy78 Рік тому +30

    These guys, so underrated. The music, the lyrics, the voices...all memory making and timeless.

  • @nibora4895
    @nibora4895 3 роки тому +99

    One of the most underrated country bands to ever exist. I absolutely love Blackhawk!!

    • @jch928
      @jch928 2 місяці тому +2

      The most underrated country band of all time, amazing harmonies

  • @catdieselpower193
    @catdieselpower193 5 років тому +337

    I'm never forget the first day this song came on the radio!! I was in a Terragator fertilizer spreader loadin the ground with all the good stuff in a 3400 acre feild and I called my wife and told her I have to have this song!! To play over n over!! And low n Behold she went and bought me this Cd and brought it over 47 miles away from home bless her heart and she loaded up in the cab with me and we spread over 500 acres together just listening to this Cd! And having a sammich! Together ❤❤ I hope you had a fine mothers day today in heaven sweet darlin!! Long live Blackhawk!!!👍miss you baby! 15 years later!👍😉

    • @Bassdaddy-so1if
      @Bassdaddy-so1if 5 років тому +36

      Man I'm a 28 year old man and in the marines and when I read your message I just teared up. Sorry for your loss brother. God bless you.

    • @darylfreeman3277
      @darylfreeman3277 5 років тому +12

      Yeah.... That made me choke up. Geeez... God Bless ya pard!!

    • @TheTissueguy
      @TheTissueguy 4 роки тому +8

      Tears in my eyes now. I'm glad you have this awesome memory of you two together!!!

    • @sabrena6511
      @sabrena6511 4 роки тому +4

      😭 I wasn't planning on tearing up today. Jk I lied. God bless your heart Mr.

    • @bobbybrown1135
      @bobbybrown1135 4 роки тому +4

      @@Bassdaddy-so1if god bless you

  • @msd24200
    @msd24200 3 роки тому +217

    2021 and still one of the greatest country music bands EVER

    • @MissRailfan
      @MissRailfan 3 роки тому +1

      April 2021!

    • @kyl75
      @kyl75 3 роки тому +2

      May almost june 2021!

    • @PS-gr5wh
      @PS-gr5wh 3 роки тому

      The only country music CD I ever bought!

    • @bradwest4821
      @bradwest4821 3 роки тому +2

      Every other song I'm blown away how good they are. Absolutely catchy, amazing

    • @jessicaboers5924
      @jessicaboers5924 3 роки тому +2

      Real talk. An unmatched harmony

  • @shawnmaples3576
    @shawnmaples3576 16 днів тому +2

    Yeah I love hearing these songs I am 53 years old

  • @mighty_Buttercup
    @mighty_Buttercup Рік тому +42

    Still one of the most unique voices in country music. Guys, please come back and bring 90s country music with you!

    • @curtisclary6017
      @curtisclary6017 11 місяців тому +2

      Van Stephenson died years ago.

    • @larryferrill3410
      @larryferrill3410 10 місяців тому

      Never gonna happen! All we can do now is this!

  • @jessejohannsen1977
    @jessejohannsen1977 Рік тому +13

    Was a teenager during the 90’s. When country music was great. Blackhawk is Still one of my favorite bands to listen to.

  • @tristahommerding4513
    @tristahommerding4513 7 місяців тому +11

    I fell in love with my husband listening to this song. He’s gone sadly and I miss him everyday but this song lives rent free in my head forever

  • @beanvillen24
    @beanvillen24 5 років тому +41

    90’s had the greatest country music ever

  • @kcjacobs8399
    @kcjacobs8399 5 років тому +89

    I'm a heavy metal head, pure from birth. But I will turn Blackhawk up to 11 when I hear them. I Love this band! Honestly, I love all 90's country.

    • @kenhasibar2450
      @kenhasibar2450 4 роки тому +2

      KC Jacobs Haha 11! That made me laugh. Good one. Take care, guy. 🍻 Cheers to you.

    • @joshuabrooks4907
      @joshuabrooks4907 2 роки тому

      "Big Guitar" sounds good at 30 decibels!

    • @scottinWV
      @scottinWV Рік тому

      A lot of heavy metal musicians are country/southern rock fans. Dimebag, Zakk, James Hetfield, etc.

    • @jennifercuomo
      @jennifercuomo 2 місяці тому

      Love this! Blackhawk and 90s country were the best!

    • @iamtheking9418
      @iamtheking9418 Місяць тому

      Same!

  • @jeremykuhl2416
    @jeremykuhl2416 6 років тому +249

    One of the greatest country music bands from the 90's there music will live on forever!

  • @mustangmadd3172
    @mustangmadd3172 5 років тому +92

    This was and is still the real music

  • @jennifercuomo
    @jennifercuomo 2 місяці тому +5

    1994!! Best Blackhawk song! I heard this song today, probably haven't heard it since it was out and on the radio in the 90s but I remembered every word. I was crazy about Blackhawk when I was in jr high in the 90s! I sent it to my mom today after I heard it because she loved it too when it was released. Not only is the music gorgeous but the song is so well written.

  • @marcusperry9481
    @marcusperry9481 3 роки тому +61

    Even if you don't like country music, this is excellent songwriting, arrangement and vocal harmonies. This song has aged well.

    • @bchristian85
      @bchristian85 Рік тому +2

      90s country is like that. Songs of the human experience that you can enjoy no matter where you are in life.

  • @henryadkins1570
    @henryadkins1570 Рік тому +5

    I am here in 2022 and Still loving BlackHawk hoping more peeps are with me

  • @brettl2162
    @brettl2162 2 роки тому +25

    I was in my 30's for all the 90's and this era, by far, was my favorite for country music. Here it is June 2022 and I'm still listening. It's timeless, much like outlaw country that I love too. The harmonies were unbelievable in the 90's. Diamond Rio, Blackhawk, Little Texas....so many more.

  • @brockzilla1982
    @brockzilla1982 2 роки тому +14

    She’d say I love you if I ask…. But she never volunteers, one of the greatest lines in music!!!!

  • @brandonhudson9952
    @brandonhudson9952 5 років тому +139

    Damn I forgot just how good my childhood was with Blackhawk

    • @crll1981
      @crll1981 5 років тому +6

      90s country was the greatest idgaf what people say this shit was and is great. I for one don't even like country music anymore

    • @joeysc6404
      @joeysc6404 5 років тому +1

      Amen brother!

    • @erichopkins1203
      @erichopkins1203 4 роки тому +3

      I hear ya! This is a memory of playing NES with the sound off, while Mom listened to Black Hawk and cleaned the house. The only moment I got the TV. Cheers to that 25 years later.

    • @roidnelson2501
      @roidnelson2501 3 роки тому

      @@erichopkins1203 same, but with a Sega Genesis.. man, good memories.

  • @chriswesthoff0426
    @chriswesthoff0426 6 років тому +42

    top 5 country bands of the 90s

  • @TheZeppelin14
    @TheZeppelin14 4 роки тому +22

    Man i miss the 90's more and more everyday.

  • @dianalb824
    @dianalb824 4 роки тому +11

    And everynight I thank the Lord somehow I dodged a bullet another day💔🖤💔

  • @timlee8098
    @timlee8098 3 роки тому +37

    Most underrated country band ever. I know my music and these men deserve the credit. Thank you for all the memories.

    • @amandarickey5899
      @amandarickey5899 Рік тому

      Wasn't underrated in the 90s they got the public eye they was all over the radio stations every day

  • @Josh-re7ik
    @Josh-re7ik 10 місяців тому +3

    After 14yrs of marriage this song hit home. I tried and done everything but After to many lies and so many times cheating. I had to let her go the last thing I wanted. God it hurts.

  • @sheadoolittle
    @sheadoolittle 4 роки тому +4

    I don't like normally like Country Music, but I seem to like a bunch of songs by BlackHawk

  • @completecontroll7165
    @completecontroll7165 5 років тому +66

    2019 and still loving it. Nothing’s changed.

  • @joho9708
    @joho9708 3 роки тому +7

    Maybe the best story of this song, is that the song writer, John Jarrard, was blind. That is what gives me chills about "I can't see the storm clouds...."

  • @1lovesgreatness
    @1lovesgreatness 2 роки тому +4

    I miss chill country like this.

  • @robertturner8517
    @robertturner8517 2 роки тому +4

    Wish these boys were still relevant, they were awesome

  • @Taylorpotts10
    @Taylorpotts10 Рік тому +4

    There are no truer feelings in a new relationship than the ones in this song

  • @truckshackley373
    @truckshackley373 3 роки тому +9

    That slide guitar though...it touches the soul

    • @laynethomas5202
      @laynethomas5202 3 роки тому

      Tip of the cap to Duane with the Coricidin bottle...

  • @JanoyCresva
    @JanoyCresva 11 місяців тому +9

    These songs still slap.

    • @markc549
      @markc549 2 місяці тому

      Who they slapping?

  • @bridgetphillips1860
    @bridgetphillips1860 3 роки тому +7

    Still listening in 2021 I love Blackhawk

  • @christianseavoy7693
    @christianseavoy7693 4 роки тому +14

    One of the greatest country bands of all time

  • @diablo4166
    @diablo4166 2 роки тому +4

    ♪I can't see a single storm cloud in
    the sky but I sure can smell the rain♪

  • @allentrice1547
    @allentrice1547 Рік тому +3

    I love the '90s country song for 2023! I can't wait for anyone else to hear it about that guy for the group!

  • @dennisharcourt9775
    @dennisharcourt9775 5 років тому +16

    R.I.P Van we all miss you

  • @shanyjoe88
    @shanyjoe88 2 роки тому +5

    All the comments reminiscing are great but you guys know this band is still active right? They still tour & are playing tonight 6/16/22 in Wise Virginia. Start attending concerts & buying their music and maybe you’d hear them back on the radio.

    • @jonnyzabel3651
      @jonnyzabel3651 3 місяці тому

      I've seen them four times and the last time was just last year. They are still up there with the old greats!!! Don't have to be mean.

  • @OSUR-Nikita0420
    @OSUR-Nikita0420 Рік тому +1

    I was lucky to have seen them! Got to speak to them in a restaurant afterwards. Lead singer kissed my daughter on her forehead. Great people…🥰

  • @christaylor5787
    @christaylor5787 4 роки тому +10

    2019 and this is still a bad ass song by a bad ass group..beats any current crap

  • @livefreehobbies4326
    @livefreehobbies4326 4 роки тому +13

    Childhood memories. I remember when this came out. We played the cassette to and from a camping trip. I will always love this band.

  • @danielrybicki9779
    @danielrybicki9779 27 днів тому

    I just saw these guys last night in Nashville. Blew me away. They've still got it. Great show with The Outlaws.

  • @joeljanecek5074
    @joeljanecek5074 21 день тому

    “I can’t see a single storm cloud in the sky, but I sure can smell the rain.” That line hits so hard. Sometimes you can’t see something coming, but you still get that feeling.

  • @jeannettasills1117
    @jeannettasills1117 2 роки тому +6

    Black Hawk has been a great group since day 1! In a relationship when the other person doesn't want to talk to you or just ignores you it makes you wonder why because you haven't done anything to them to make them act like this toward you but some people bring in problems that concerns other situations! May God continue to bless 🙏 you All and your families!!!

  • @-covid-20
    @-covid-20 4 роки тому +6

    Best times of my life..1984-1998.... Beautifil timeless music...after this period i slowed down...glad i can listen to my youth...

  • @mattjames9331
    @mattjames9331 4 роки тому +97

    I wish some one would invent a time machine, I want to go back.

    • @Mikeinreallife92
      @Mikeinreallife92 3 роки тому +7

      Looking back the 90s were great. No COVID, no riots and I had no real responsibility.

    • @pyroman6000
      @pyroman6000 3 роки тому +5

      Oh yeah. The 90's were a golden time for a lot of us. SO many great bands on tour, and I saw as many of em as possible! Plus, the music scene in the bars was hoppin like mad, too.

    • @nathanmuckala2265
      @nathanmuckala2265 3 роки тому +3

      True that times were so much simpler

    • @chrisstuart6651
      @chrisstuart6651 3 роки тому +1

      @@Mikeinreallife92 The 1992 riots were brutal. In 5 days 63 people were killed compared to 25 dead from 2020 riots.

    • @jessicaboers5924
      @jessicaboers5924 3 роки тому +1

      They still tour bro

  • @rolexmd69
    @rolexmd69 Рік тому +2

    I remember driving around the back dirt roads of Hidalgo county Texas in high school jamming this song thinking about what my future would hold. This song shaped my young mind.

  • @billybobjoehermanjr3
    @billybobjoehermanjr3 5 років тому +11

    When I watched them in concert they practically sounded the same as they do here. They were amazing and I loved getting to meet and greet them.

  • @jonnyzabel3651
    @jonnyzabel3651 3 місяці тому

    Not really much to say but awesome! Blackhawk was One of the ninety's greats!! I'm in my 60s and I've heard all the greats and they are up there!!!

  • @marlind.odermatt8108
    @marlind.odermatt8108 2 роки тому +4

    Blackhawk had a great sound and still do today. I had a chance to see them in New Braunfels 2 years ago and it was awesome

  • @nicolasmendoza1672
    @nicolasmendoza1672 4 роки тому +8

    So underrated

  • @fire_n_ice1984
    @fire_n_ice1984 5 місяців тому +1

    Loved these guys back in the early 90s. Still remember the words. Wow. takes me back to better days.

  • @andysax3758
    @andysax3758 Рік тому +10

    Way underrated band in my opinion, these boys are awesome

    • @JanoyCresva
      @JanoyCresva 11 місяців тому

      Cant think of a better country band in this era

  • @senseijuan3230
    @senseijuan3230 5 років тому +64

    She still says I love you if I ask her, but she never volunteers. This line is so heartbreaking. It sucks to be in relationship that is neither good or bad.

    • @LagunaShirogane
      @LagunaShirogane 5 років тому +4

      Im in one myself to be honest...its hard. Cant tell whether i should walk or stay in this relationship with my girl.

    • @senseijuan3230
      @senseijuan3230 5 років тому +4

      James Burns know what you mean. Walking away from someone you love is never is easy

    • @LagunaShirogane
      @LagunaShirogane 5 років тому +2

      @@senseijuan3230 true...its difficult overall. So far, ive been riding it out and it has its ups and downs. Nothing to tell me i should walk but yet sometimes i have felt a little neglected because the relationship has gotten stale in some aspects...like i feel like its goin no where but not goin backwards either.

    • @bobnorris9312
      @bobnorris9312 5 років тому +1

      Been there.....

    • @aaronlanciault7758
      @aaronlanciault7758 4 роки тому +4

      So she should win Oscar if she's lying when she says that nothing has changed... everyday I brace myself to hear the words I'm scared she's going to say and every night I think the Lord somehow I dodged the bullet one more day... Song is just absolutely lyrical treasure... is so simple and yet so profound... I could keep writing every line from the song ...it's just absolutely incredible.. think this song and let it wherl... postmarked Birmingham... I better stop now lol

  • @kennychildress6203
    @kennychildress6203 9 місяців тому +1

    Absolutely one of the most underrated groups ever

  • @yrtluop
    @yrtluop 2 роки тому +1

    Real Country music!!!, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING LIKE LATE 80S EARLY 90S COUNTRY, GREAT MUSIC AND MUSCISIANS

  • @deutschchad1399
    @deutschchad1399 10 місяців тому +1

    My mom has had a crush on Henry since she saw this video. Most underrated country band of all time.

  • @anthonypritt7096
    @anthonypritt7096 3 роки тому +4

    Saw them open for Diamond Rio Yesterday. And they were phenomenal.

  • @patricianewman2988
    @patricianewman2988 4 роки тому +4

    I miss the 80s and 90s country music that was the best time for country music it had meaning behind the song I LOVE blackhawk they are a very good group

  • @ginawhistler5593
    @ginawhistler5593 Рік тому +2

    Love older country music good job black hawk you the best

  • @abbydalton1078
    @abbydalton1078 4 роки тому +9

    2019 and this song is still on my everyday playlists

  • @henryadkins1570
    @henryadkins1570 Рік тому +2

    My all time favorite country group....

  • @jessicaboers5924
    @jessicaboers5924 3 роки тому +2

    Unmatched after all these years.

  • @bettypope4368
    @bettypope4368 2 роки тому +3

    One of the best songs ever!!! 2022!

  • @dirtroadsandwoodstoves
    @dirtroadsandwoodstoves 2 роки тому +2

    Love the slow meandering wrap up on this song. When they play it live, it's almost jam band status the way the instrumental just rolls on till the end. Except unlike jam band, it sounds great. 🇺🇸

  • @ashleyfolden5933
    @ashleyfolden5933 5 років тому +17

    RIP Van Stephenson

  • @joshuabrooks4907
    @joshuabrooks4907 4 роки тому +6

    Us Pacific northwesterners start thinking about this song's title come the tail end of the year.
    I also find it weird knowing that Henry Paul is in his forties in this video, but he looks like he's in his twenties.

  • @beckysmith6191
    @beckysmith6191 4 роки тому +2

    I can't see a single storm cloud in the sky but I sure can smell the rain...that is how I feel at this moment in time in my journey in life. People have created it for no reason at all. Sometimes it is ok to smell the rain at times but not when people walk away from you and have created the biggest mess for you to clean up ! And it really was not yours to clean up in the first place! It does not matter it is still one of my favorite songs.

    • @0U8123MTA3
      @0U8123MTA3 4 роки тому

      I get what you mean about people making up problems that aren't even real. We can only go by what people do and not just what they say. They can try to paint a sunny picture about themselves when inside of them it is thunder and lightning waiting to strike. They can't hide the smell of the rain when actions speak louder than words.

  • @jacquiesegafredo886
    @jacquiesegafredo886 2 роки тому +4

    I was present when Blackhawk performed in Kansas back in the 1990’s. Henry Paul playing the ukulele was gorgeous! 🎶❤️🎶❤️🎶❤️🎶❤️

  • @mariegoodman8605
    @mariegoodman8605 4 роки тому +3

    Met them in person in 2000. Very nice guys.

  • @darrenwoodard7659
    @darrenwoodard7659 2 місяці тому

    I love that whole album I saw them in concert at the County Fair in Stuart Florida 94

  • @mrc6032
    @mrc6032 Рік тому +3

    Best song and video ever . Hands down

  • @cherylealtenbaumer8302
    @cherylealtenbaumer8302 Рік тому +2

    I was fortunate to be in a cover band in the 90's and the music was absolutely the best from these guys to all the other artists we covered. We still gig and still play our 90's music cause we feel there are still people that miss hearing the songs😎

  • @dandude5196
    @dandude5196 6 років тому +18

    Glad you guys added this. I’m 30 and saw you guys in concert at FREEDOM HILL in Michigan probably 10-15 years ago and you guys were great!

  • @mowens-79
    @mowens-79 7 місяців тому

    I miss these guys.

  • @BountifulHarvest_Resurrection
    @BountifulHarvest_Resurrection 5 років тому +7

    Oh my gosh! He was wearing a black. ..my hubby called them wife beaters, I hate that term....but that just brought me waaay back! My hubby used to wear them all the time! That was his shirt! And he looked really good in them just like this guy on the end! 😭😭😭 miss you John Laidley! 😭😭😭

  • @robclem8407
    @robclem8407 3 роки тому +2

    Love the use of the snare to produce the F# tone mixed in with the mandolin to give the chords a little added tension to set the mood.
    Play an E major chord and add an F#.
    It’s like a 9th chord without actually playing a 9th chord. Of course, the F# is mixed with the other chord progressions as well, but doesn’t have the same effect as it does on the one. Given that it’s a slower half time groove, it really has time to linger and set the mood.
    Tip o’ the hat to the producer for that gem.
    I was a huge Blackhawk fan in the 90’s. Great band to warm up the vocals on when you’re on your way to a gig.

  • @giao2380
    @giao2380 Рік тому +2

    This harmony though! ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @johnnyconrad4859
    @johnnyconrad4859 2 роки тому +1

    One of the greatest bands
    Today's country can't even compete with old school country

  • @WarriorOfWasteland
    @WarriorOfWasteland 4 роки тому +7

    Every time it's about to rain, I sing "I cant see a single storm cloud in the sky but I sure can smell the rain.I live in Florida explains a lot lol.

    • @mikelei861
      @mikelei861 3 роки тому

      Same here in southeast Georgia!

  • @barryminton7264
    @barryminton7264 4 роки тому +6

    Still awesome I love these songs

  • @dianeenders9804
    @dianeenders9804 3 роки тому +1

    Please come to Michigan !!!!

  • @zacheddy4486
    @zacheddy4486 24 дні тому

    first time ive heard this song i was about 16 years old... fell right down in love with it right then and there... couldnt hear it enough!! couldnt wait for the radio station to play it again... that was 1994... before we had a computer and internet wasnt anything like it is today.. so had to resort to what we had....

  • @ABanksy
    @ABanksy 6 місяців тому

    Always someone with a dead loved one in these comments. Shit is a buzz kill. This song reminds me of the 90s when life was simple. All good memories from 90s country.

  • @navydiver6083
    @navydiver6083 2 роки тому +2

    One of many GREAT Songs this band has !
    Passionate music

  • @MrShaneKarl
    @MrShaneKarl Рік тому +1

    Loved this song when it first came out. love it the same now.

  • @stevenconnell2463
    @stevenconnell2463 4 роки тому +2

    definitely the 80 & 90 country music was best🙂

  • @debrajacobsparkerson599
    @debrajacobsparkerson599 4 роки тому +3

    Wow
    I walked outside I an I sure did smell the rain..
    God is Good
    Much love an respect

  • @TeamAngus2
    @TeamAngus2 11 місяців тому +1

    You guys always bring the 1990 out of me... I will never forget your great melodies!

  • @CherokeeBird
    @CherokeeBird Місяць тому

    I had forgotten about this song 😢❤

  • @SweetHeartHolly1982
    @SweetHeartHolly1982 10 місяців тому

    I pray that the lead guy of this awesome act is having himself a safe and awesome 74th birthday today (August 25th). God bless him and the remaining member always!!! Holly in east TN (one of their many fans) P.S. Van is still very much missed.

  • @joesudela8796
    @joesudela8796 21 день тому

    Masterpiece.

  • @Lonelys_bestie
    @Lonelys_bestie 5 років тому +6

    Love this group..great voice

  • @garybolick2025
    @garybolick2025 2 роки тому +1

    Best of bands. I have So many memories. To Blackhawk songs. My favorite of my country music. When I grew up on country
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  • @thewasatch208
    @thewasatch208 Рік тому

    Closest I'll get to a family reunion lol. Lookin good there Dave

  • @MrKeithkerr
    @MrKeithkerr 6 місяців тому

    She hasn't done a thing
    That really has to mean she's going anywhere
    I haven't seen it showing in her eyes
    But I swear it must be there
    I don't know why I feel it so strong
    But I feel it just the same
    I can't see a single storm cloud in the sky
    But I sure can smell the rain
    She'd still say 'I love you' if I ask
    But she never volunteers
    Somehow what she never says
    Means more than all the other words I hear
    Still she should win an Oscar
    If she's lying when she says that nothing's changed
    I can't see a single storm cloud in the sky
    But I sure can smell the rain
    Every day I brace myself
    To hear the words I'm scared she's gonna say
    And every night I thank the Lord
    Somehow I dodged a bullet one more day
    Sometimes there are things a man just knows
    That he really can't explain
    I can't see a single storm cloud in the sky
    But I sure can smell the rain
    I can't see a single storm cloud in the sky
    But I sure can smell the rain

  • @lockedin60
    @lockedin60 Рік тому

    I should have seen it coming but I even missed the clouds gathering. Funny I can admit it now my memory of her is really distant. Spent 14 years with her and it is as though we had never met.

  • @shanedawson449
    @shanedawson449 4 місяці тому +1

    Legends!!!