It’s really interesting how much a message can be delivered through a song, is it not? Acuff also discovered that the song’s unusual lyrics had been inspired by the twelfth chapter, the ninth verse of the book of Jeremiah: “Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour.”, By October 1937, the American Record Company’s William R. Calaway had also heard several different versions of “The Great Speckled Bird.” It was both his and ARC’s belief that this would be a great song in the hands of the right recording artist. In order to include all ten, the producer put the first five on side one and the other five on what was usually called the “B” side of the record. Finally, the company decided to record Acuff in early 1938 under its “Vocalion” banner. By this time, Roy had written four additional verses to go with the song’s original six. Today, let’s find out a little about its original interpreter and well interpret the song as well. Around the same time that Acuff recorded his first session, ARC was purchased by Columbia. I was doing everything wrong…..After the course, it actually sounds pretty good! They were part of the Festival Express tour in 1970, which had them cross Canada with a traveling rock festival of sorts that also included the Grateful Dead, the Band, Janis Joplin, and Delaney & Bonnie. Also know as “The Wild Side Of Life” and “I’m Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes”. In retrospect, it was a very wise move. God delivered the people of Israel into the hands of their enemies, because they did not believe the message of the prophets and repent of their sins. "The Great Speckled Bird" is a hymn from the southern United States whose lyrics were written by the Reverend Guy Smith, and transcribed by singer Charlie Swain. Check out Jimmy's "Dobro Handbook" - A Guitarist's Guide for Playing Dobro. The lessons are fantastic! This one you need to know. Great Speckled Bird toured as well, but got a mixed reception, in part because those expecting straight folk from Ian & Sylvia weren't prepared for a full band with electric instruments. The bird is a metaphor for being true to the beliefs you know are righteous, no matter what difficulties you may encounter as you try to do so. Great Speckled Bird, led by the famous 1960s folk and folk-rock duo Ian & Sylvia, made a self-titled country-rock album at the end of the 1960s that has maintained a cult following over the years, though it didn't sell well. The course is NOT a beginner's course, rather it's been specifically designed for guitar players and so Jimmy takes what you already know and simply puts it to work on the dobro. Great Speckled Bird, led by the famous 1960s folk and folk-rock duo Ian & Sylvia, made a self-titled country-rock album at the end of the 1960s that has maintained a cult following over the years, though…. “The Great Speckled Bird” is an instant crowd pleaser at the Opry though its recording only achieved moderate success. Ian & Sylvia had included country material in their eclectic repertoire from the time they began performing and recording in the early '60s. The confusion was perpetuated by a 1972 album credited to Ian & Sylvia with the Great Speckled Bird. What a difference! ~ Tom, Also available through TrueFire: Jimmy's "Essentials" - Blues Dobro Solos, Jimmy Heffernan: Dobro Lessons, Instruments and Music, Soloing on Sweet Georgia Brown [or Circle of 5ths], Whiskey Before Breakfast – Key of D, G tuning. Some discographical confusion still surrounds the record. My Dobro is not a “Wall Hanger” anymore thanks to you! All the other birds are flocking 'round her And she is despised by the squad But the great speckled bird in the Bible Is one with the great … Trad. By the close of 1938, Acuff’s first release had climbed to the #10 position on the national pop music chart (Billboard’s country chart didn’t come into existence until 1944), and Roy had been invited to become a member of Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry. Today, let’s find out a little about its original interpreter and well interpret the song as well. Great Speckled Bird, however, differed from that effort in that it was the work of a real band, not just Ian & Sylvia with session musicians. Level: Beginner/Intermediate One of the true standards for the ole Resophonic guitar. Add some and they will appear here. Knowing very little about “The Great Speckled Bird’s” origin, Roy began to dig into its history. It was also more immersed in country music than their previous albums, although it was a definite country-rock fusion (with a touch of gospel), featuring the pedal steel-lead guitar lines of Cage and guitarist Amos Garrett, who devised the technique of bending two or three strings at a time. “The Great Speckled Bird” is an instant crowd pleaser at the Opry though its recording only achieved moderate success. 1. Also in the band was drummer N.D. Smart, who had played with the Remains and Mountain, and would later work with Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris. He paid singer Charlie Swain a very hard-earned fifty cents to transcribe the song’s words. (Videos, NOT print) "Dobro Handbook" offered through TrueFire: Jimmy, I just purchased your Dobro Handbook! Roy would later remember that he wasn’t signed because of either his outstanding voice or great fiddle talent, instead, the record label used him because they believed that he could deliver “The Great Speckled Bird.”. By the late '60s, they were leaning decidedly more toward a country-rock direction, recording the 1968 album Nashville in Nashville itself. (G) What a beautiful thought I am (C) thinking Con-(D) cerning a great speckled (G) bird Remember her name is re-(C) corded On the (D) pages of God's Holy (G) Word.2. Often it is listed as an Ian & Sylvia release, though Great Speckled Bird were indeed a band, not just an Ian & Sylvia album title. Going back, who or what is “The Great Speckled Bird?” It represents the body of Christ and the song speaks of the rapture of His Church before the Great Tribulation period. Tracing the song’s roots revealed that the religiously-framed story had been composed by a minister named Guy Smith. Within weeks, this new song “The Great Speckled Bird” would become Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans’ most requested number. His Beginnings. The band continued for a while, but it became uncertain whether they were their own entity or an adjunct to Ian & Sylvia, especially when Cage and Garrett left, and the Columbia Ian & Sylvia album was credited to Ian & Sylvia with the Great Speckled Bird. So, I hope you all enjoyed today’s featured song “The Great Speckled Bird” and appreciate it better through its lyrics. He even sang it on his first Grand Ole Opry guest shot. The record was more subdued than Great Speckled Bird, and the band dissolved in the early '70s, with Ian & Sylvia parting ways themselves by the middle of the decade. In Jeremiah’s day, the kingdom of Israel was destroyed. Thanks! The pair founded the band in 1969, though there were some lineup changes before the album, including the replacement of ex-Bill Monroe sideman Bill Keith with pedal steel guitarist Buddy Cage. Great Speckled Bird toured as well, but got a mixed reception, in part because those expecting straight folk from Ian & Sylvia weren't prepared for a full band with electric instruments. Great Speckled Bird sheet music for Treble Clef Instrument - 8notes.com It is an allegory referencing fundamentalist self-perception during the Fundamentalist–Modernist Controversy. Read Full Biography. It was probably the best half-dollar Roy ever spent. The interpretation as it was meant, is of a mobbing of the false churches against the true Church, the Bride of Christ. During this period, the merged labels were unsure what to do with their hillbilly acts. This is a widget ready area. Great Speckled Bird, recorded in late 1969 and issued at the beginning of 1970, had a fuller band sound than any Ian & Sylvia release. Great Speckled Bird, led by the famous 1960s folk and folk-rock duo Ian & Sylvia, made a self-titled country-rock album at the end of the 1960s that has maintained a cult following over the years, though… Wow! “Great Speckled Bird”… can be found in Biblical reference of Jeremiah chapter 12– “Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour.”. Thus, Roy’s recording of “The Great Speckled Bird” was held in limbo. In early 1937, Roy Acuff was a former baseball player turned struggling medicine-show singer when he heard an obscure musical group called The Black Shirts use many different lyrics with the same English folk tune as the Carter Family’s 1929 Top Ten pop hit “I’m Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes.” Acuff was captured by both this new song’s message and symbolism. Upon listening to Acuff’s version, Calaway knew he had found that perfect match. Roy Acuff’s place in country music was thus assured, and his next release “Wabash Cannonball” would make him “The King of Country Music.” We’ll look into this song next time, okay? Produced by a young Todd Rundgren in Nashville, the album, recorded for their manager Albert Grossman's Bearsville Record Productions, suffered from poor distribution and consequent low sales. WOW I have learned more in a week, than the entire last year.

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