For my mom, who's always loved Loretta Lynn (as do I).
This video's a rather remarkable artifact, of Loretta's time with the no-talent and litigious Wilburn Brothers. In spite of their mush-mouthed corn-pone chicken-fried schtick, these guys were hard-asses, who tried to milk Loretta for everything she was worth, and made her life hell when she tried to leave.
She's pretty young here, and seems a little scared. You know Mooney's right there, in the wings. Always liked this song, sappy as it is...
For me, cause I love Chrystal Gayle. And this is probably my favorite of her songs.
For Phillip—the craziest Coon Ass of em all, doing Diggy Diggy Lo—
—and the inevitable Ricky Van Shelton, doing Statue of a Fool (the far superior version by Brian Collins is pretty hard to find these days).
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