I wish I had a chance to meet him. Aeroplane is great too! I love the song "Bluegrass Music" where he sings the name of 50 to 60 Bluegrass artist in one breath. His tribute album (his last) is worth getting.
Great stuff, though I find some of his albums a lot more listenable than others . His "Big Rock Candy Mountain" stole the show IMO, in the movie "Down from the Mountain". And I've been known to claim that "Baking Soda" from the 1967 Earthwords album is actually the first Rap song on record - check it out.
His novelty songs were great, but he was so much more than that. It's hard for me not to have to say that my favorite is Gentle on My Mind. I also love Tall Buildings, a beautiful ballad about losing ones childhood to grow up and work in tall buildings.
John was a real master of old fiddle tunes. I loved what he used to say about them. His wife said she hated them because they all had funny names and sounded the same. John loved them. Because they all had funny names and sounded the same.
If you folks want to hear John everyday, you can do some web-streaming here at: http://bluegrassbox.com/jhradio.php Great stuff. Tim Obrien is on the site too.
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