Chords for Keith Whitley and Ralph Emery
Tempo:
82.825 bpm
Chords used:
G
Ab
Eb
A
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Keith, did you come out of about the same mold as Ricky Skaggs?
Basically, we're from the same part of the country.
Before we joined up, I'd played primarily country music, where his roots were more in bluegrass.
And I'd got into bluegrass, I guess, about six months prior to the time Ricky [G] and I met.
Did you make some [N] records together?
Yeah, we did, Ralph.
We [Eb] cut two duet albums while we were working with Ralph Stanley's band.
And one of them has just been reissued.
They were on small labels.
The first one was a little label in Dayton, Ohio.
[G] We did a tribute to the Stanley Brothers, did all Stanley Brothers material.
[Ab] And then about a year later, we did an [A] album called Second Generation Bluegrass,
where we got the chance to [Ab] do some original material, you know, and [Bbm] some different type songs.
Keith, [N] did you ever work for Lester Flatt?
No, I never worked for Lester.
But while I was working with Ralph Stanley, we played a lot of the same shows together.
And I'm real proud to say that Lester and I became real close.
And I have his old herringbone guitar he gave me in 1974, which I treasure very much.
Now, would it be too much to ask you to do a little bit of Lester Flatt for us tonight?
Somehow or other, I had a feeling you were going to ask me to do that.
Well, I tell you what, I heard a tape.
Norah Wilson played a tape for me.
He's your producer, right?
Yes.
And Lester Flatt, of course, was a giant in bluegrass music.
And Keith's got his voice down perfectly.
Well, thank you.
The thing that always comes to mind was the way that Lester would open up each show.
And I'm sure a lot of people in the audience heard Lester on the Grand Ole Opry
or watched the television show that he and Earl Scruggs did for several years.
And Lester would always say at the start of the show,
Thank you so much.
We'd like to see a special.
Great big howdy to you.
Welcome to Mighty Whites.
Great big Grand Ole Opry show.
Do you remember how he used to plug his dates?
He would always say, good, clean, sober show.
Absolutely.
You remember the story he used to tell on Paul Warren, the fiddle player, when he introduced Paul?
What was that?
He said the first night Paul worked with him, and I'll do this like Lester, he said,
Lester, I understand you don't allow no drinking on your shows.
I said, that's right, Paul.
But now if you want to have your little nip before you go to bed, that'll be all right.
Never will forget the first night Paul worked with us, he went to bed 37 times.
Oh, I quit.
Gary, I.
Basically, we're from the same part of the country.
Before we joined up, I'd played primarily country music, where his roots were more in bluegrass.
And I'd got into bluegrass, I guess, about six months prior to the time Ricky [G] and I met.
Did you make some [N] records together?
Yeah, we did, Ralph.
We [Eb] cut two duet albums while we were working with Ralph Stanley's band.
And one of them has just been reissued.
They were on small labels.
The first one was a little label in Dayton, Ohio.
[G] We did a tribute to the Stanley Brothers, did all Stanley Brothers material.
[Ab] And then about a year later, we did an [A] album called Second Generation Bluegrass,
where we got the chance to [Ab] do some original material, you know, and [Bbm] some different type songs.
Keith, [N] did you ever work for Lester Flatt?
No, I never worked for Lester.
But while I was working with Ralph Stanley, we played a lot of the same shows together.
And I'm real proud to say that Lester and I became real close.
And I have his old herringbone guitar he gave me in 1974, which I treasure very much.
Now, would it be too much to ask you to do a little bit of Lester Flatt for us tonight?
Somehow or other, I had a feeling you were going to ask me to do that.
Well, I tell you what, I heard a tape.
Norah Wilson played a tape for me.
He's your producer, right?
Yes.
And Lester Flatt, of course, was a giant in bluegrass music.
And Keith's got his voice down perfectly.
Well, thank you.
The thing that always comes to mind was the way that Lester would open up each show.
And I'm sure a lot of people in the audience heard Lester on the Grand Ole Opry
or watched the television show that he and Earl Scruggs did for several years.
And Lester would always say at the start of the show,
Thank you so much.
We'd like to see a special.
Great big howdy to you.
Welcome to Mighty Whites.
Great big Grand Ole Opry show.
Do you remember how he used to plug his dates?
He would always say, good, clean, sober show.
Absolutely.
You remember the story he used to tell on Paul Warren, the fiddle player, when he introduced Paul?
What was that?
He said the first night Paul worked with him, and I'll do this like Lester, he said,
Lester, I understand you don't allow no drinking on your shows.
I said, that's right, Paul.
But now if you want to have your little nip before you go to bed, that'll be all right.
Never will forget the first night Paul worked with us, he went to bed 37 times.
Oh, I quit.
Gary, I.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Keith, did you come out of about the same mold as Ricky Skaggs? _
Basically, we're from the same part of the country.
Before we joined up, I'd played primarily country music, where his roots were more in bluegrass.
And I'd got into bluegrass, I guess, about six months prior to the time Ricky [G] and I met.
Did you make some [N] records together?
Yeah, we did, Ralph.
We [Eb] cut two duet albums while we were working with Ralph Stanley's band.
And one of them has just been reissued.
They were on small labels.
The first one was a little label in Dayton, Ohio.
[G] We did a tribute to the Stanley Brothers, did all Stanley Brothers material.
[Ab] And then about a year later, we did an [A] album called Second Generation Bluegrass,
where we got the chance to [Ab] do some original material, you know, and [Bbm] some different type songs.
Keith, [N] did you ever work for Lester Flatt?
No, I never worked for Lester.
But while I was working with Ralph Stanley, we played a lot of the same shows together.
And I'm real proud to say that Lester and I became real close.
And I have his old herringbone guitar he gave me in 1974, which I treasure very much.
Now, would it be too much to ask you to do a little bit of Lester Flatt for us tonight?
Somehow or other, I had a feeling you were going to ask me to do that.
Well, I tell you what, I heard a tape.
Norah Wilson played a tape for me.
He's your producer, right?
Yes.
And _ Lester Flatt, of course, was a giant in bluegrass music.
And Keith's got his voice down _ _ perfectly.
Well, thank you.
The thing that always comes to mind was the way that Lester would open up each show.
And I'm sure a lot of people in the audience heard Lester on the Grand Ole Opry
or watched the television show that he and Earl Scruggs did for several years.
And Lester would always say at the start of the show,
Thank you so much.
We'd like to see a special.
Great big howdy to you.
Welcome to Mighty Whites.
Great big Grand Ole Opry show. _ _ _ _ _
Do _ _ _ you remember how he used to plug his dates?
He would always say, good, clean, sober show.
Absolutely.
You remember the story he used to tell on Paul Warren, the fiddle player, when he introduced Paul?
What was that?
He said the first night Paul worked with him, and I'll do this like Lester, he said,
Lester, I understand you don't allow no drinking on your shows.
I said, that's right, Paul.
But now if you want to have your little nip before you go to bed, that'll be all right.
Never will forget the first night Paul worked with us, he went to bed 37 times. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, I quit.
Gary, I.
Keith, did you come out of about the same mold as Ricky Skaggs? _
Basically, we're from the same part of the country.
Before we joined up, I'd played primarily country music, where his roots were more in bluegrass.
And I'd got into bluegrass, I guess, about six months prior to the time Ricky [G] and I met.
Did you make some [N] records together?
Yeah, we did, Ralph.
We [Eb] cut two duet albums while we were working with Ralph Stanley's band.
And one of them has just been reissued.
They were on small labels.
The first one was a little label in Dayton, Ohio.
[G] We did a tribute to the Stanley Brothers, did all Stanley Brothers material.
[Ab] And then about a year later, we did an [A] album called Second Generation Bluegrass,
where we got the chance to [Ab] do some original material, you know, and [Bbm] some different type songs.
Keith, [N] did you ever work for Lester Flatt?
No, I never worked for Lester.
But while I was working with Ralph Stanley, we played a lot of the same shows together.
And I'm real proud to say that Lester and I became real close.
And I have his old herringbone guitar he gave me in 1974, which I treasure very much.
Now, would it be too much to ask you to do a little bit of Lester Flatt for us tonight?
Somehow or other, I had a feeling you were going to ask me to do that.
Well, I tell you what, I heard a tape.
Norah Wilson played a tape for me.
He's your producer, right?
Yes.
And _ Lester Flatt, of course, was a giant in bluegrass music.
And Keith's got his voice down _ _ perfectly.
Well, thank you.
The thing that always comes to mind was the way that Lester would open up each show.
And I'm sure a lot of people in the audience heard Lester on the Grand Ole Opry
or watched the television show that he and Earl Scruggs did for several years.
And Lester would always say at the start of the show,
Thank you so much.
We'd like to see a special.
Great big howdy to you.
Welcome to Mighty Whites.
Great big Grand Ole Opry show. _ _ _ _ _
Do _ _ _ you remember how he used to plug his dates?
He would always say, good, clean, sober show.
Absolutely.
You remember the story he used to tell on Paul Warren, the fiddle player, when he introduced Paul?
What was that?
He said the first night Paul worked with him, and I'll do this like Lester, he said,
Lester, I understand you don't allow no drinking on your shows.
I said, that's right, Paul.
But now if you want to have your little nip before you go to bed, that'll be all right.
Never will forget the first night Paul worked with us, he went to bed 37 times. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, I quit.
Gary, I.