Eight More Miles to Louisville

[Bill James]

I heard a version of "Eight More Miles to Louisville" on the radio last weekend. Pretty sure it was Sam Bush. Anyone know what CD it could be found on?

[AlanN]

I have it on a live show, he plays about 4 choruses of it, the best part of the (rock) show, IMO.

[Bill James]

Is it a CD? I'd like to transcribe the break.

[AlanN]

yes, email me oldstrings@hotmail.com

[G'DAE]

You can download a video of Sam playing that song from Woodsongs old time radio. He does an awsome job of that song. From what I understood from the video, he hasn't recorded "Eight more miles to Louisville" yet.

[levin4now]

Actually, 8 More Miles is on Sam's new CD which is released today! (April 13).

If you want a partial listen, go to www.amazon.com, search for sam bush king and you can listen to parts of 5 tracks including 8 more miles.

I heard it on Prairie Home Companion I believe on NPR. You might be able to listen to it there too.

[Moose]

Recorded years ago by Granpa' Jones. The great Merle Travis probably had a "chunk" of that one too. Just FYI...

[Don Grieser]

There's also a great version of it on a Blake and Rice CD. Not sure if it's the first or second one. No mando though.

[Ken Berner]

Hey Moose, I have fond memories of Grandpa performing that tune on the Ryman stage back in the early '50s. For some reason I was picking it out on mandolin just a few weeks ago, and really enjoyed hearing it again. Guess I'll have to listen to Mr. Sam and then compare notes (HA!).

[AlanN]

For a jazzy version, hear J.A.G. on the old Puritan record.

[Moose]

Hey Ken!! - Thanks for the "heads-up" and remembering. I apologize for straying off topic, but THAT'S a great - and traditional "thumb-style" number. Again, thanks to Merle. You probably already know that Granpa' and Merle were very close friends - and years ago recorded some wonderful music as the "Brown's Ferry Four"(Granpa, Merle, and The Delmore Brothers, Alton and Rabon). That "thumb-style" - or better yet... "Travis -style" pickin' fit(s) perfectly with Grandpa's music.Keep a' pickin. Moose.

[Scotti Adams]

For a jazzy version, hear J.A.G. on the old Puritan record.

..yep Alan..thats a great Lp..hey now we are showin our age...yuk

[AlanN]

Yup, age it is, Scotti. Speaking of Age, that's a Jim Croce tune done grass by Rice, Lawson, Flux, et al., also done by Phil Rosenthal's early band Old Dog, which had the Stockwell boys in it.

Funny, I don't feel like an old fart, but I know I'm one, my daughter tells me so

[Scotti Adams]

..people tell me Im startin to stink...in relation to an Ol Fart

[AlanN]

"It takes one to know one..."

Prayers go out to the ol' fart who sang that...

[Bugs]

That is a great tune! I would like to learn that one. Hey the Bush cd sounds good.

Emily

[JDARTGOD]

A great tune for sure.....I'm pretty sure there's no mando on this cut, but Tony Rice and Norman Blake did a super job on this tune on one of the Blake and Rice Albums.

[Strado Len]

Reno and Smiley also did a wonderful version of the song for King (now Starday) Records.

[Bugs]

I need to dig I bet I have a version of one those mentioned.

Ta Ta

[Perry]

here's a transcription that I started...it's not perfect but it has the basic jist of the melody. I used Greyfox 2001. King of My World is a great CD!

CorrectionS and suggestions are most welcomed!

[MandyLynn]

That was the very first tune I ever played on the mandolin! (My dad had a live recording of Sam playing that one somewhere...) I'll be getting that new CD ASAP

[Bill James]

Thanks Perry!

[Willie Poole]

...Sonny and Bob also recorded it a few years back...Good version also...You are right Moose, I believe Grandpa Jones wrote it although one might not know that because they won`t recognize his real name...He comes from not too far from where I come from....Willie

[bill3354]

Mike Auldridge does a great instrumental version on his "Blues and Bluegrass" album, too

[jc2]

I have that Grandpa Jones version on vinyl somewhere, I remember the guitar break being pretty bluesy/jazzy. It would be exciting to find out it was Merle.