Lee Hays (March 14, 1914 – August 26, 1981) was an American folk-singer and songwriter, best known for singing bass with The Weavers. Throughout his life, he was concerned with overcoming racism, inequality, and violence in society. He wrote or co-wrote "Wasn't That a Time?", "If I Had a Hammer", and "Kisses Sweeter than Wine", which became Weavers' staples. He also familiarized audiences with songs of the 1930s labor movement, such as "We Shall Not be Moved".
Childhood
Hays came naturally by his interest in folk music since his uncle was the eminent Missouri and Arkansas folklorist Vance Randolph, author of the bestselling Pissing in the Snow and Other Ozark Folktales and Who Blewed Up the Church House?, among other works. Hays' social conscience was ignited when at age five he witnessed public lynchings of African-Americans.
He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, the youngest of the four children of William Benjamin Hays, a Methodist minister, and Ellen Reinhardt Hays, who before her marriage had been a court stenographer. William Hays's vocation of ministering to rural areas took him from parish to parish, so as a child, Lee lived in several towns in Arkansas and Georgia. He learned to sing sacred harp music in his father's church. Both his parents valued learning and books. Mrs. Hays taught her four children to type before they began learning penmanship in school and all were excellent students. There was a gap in age of ten years between Lee and next oldest sibling, his brother Bill. In 1927, when Lee was thirteen, his childhood came to an abrupt end as tragedy struck the family. The Reverend Hays was killed in an automobile accident on a remote road and soon afterward Lee's mother had to be hospitalized for a mental breakdown from which she never recovered. Lee's sister, who had begun teaching at Hendrix-Henderson College, also broke down temporarily and had to quit her job to move in with their oldest brother in Boston, Massachusetts.
Great Speckled Bird is a country rock album by Great Speckled Bird, a band formed in 1969 by Canadian musicians Ian and Sylvia Tyson. The other group members at the time of recording were Buddy Cage, on pedal steel guitar, Amos Garrett, on guitar and backup vocals, and N.D. Smart, on drums. Nashville session musicians David Briggs and Norbert Putnam sat in, with Briggs on piano and Putnam on bass guitar. Although founding member Ken Kalmusky is listed in the original liner notes, he had actually departed the group prior to recording.
The album is notable for being the first album to be produced by Todd Rundgren.
The group was featured in the film Festival Express, a documentary about the music festival of the same name that took place in 1970. The shows were scheduled, and the performers traveled by train, across Canada. In the film, Great Speckled Bird performs "C.C. Rider", along with Delaney Bramlett and members of Grateful Dead. A performance of the Dylan/Manuel song "Tears of Rage", without the aforementioned accompaniment, is included in the extra features of the DVD release.
In 1970, the group became the house band for the television show Nashville North, produced by the CTV network and filmed at the CFTO-TV studios in Toronto, which, after one season, became the Ian Tyson Show. The show ran until 1975.
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Love What You're Doing Child · Great Speckled Bird
Great Speckled Bird
℗ Ian & Sylvia Tyson under exclusive license to Linus Entertainment
Released on: 1970-05-01
Producer: Todd Rundgren
Composer: Ian Tyson
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Long Long Time To Get Old
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Long Long Time To Get Old · Great Speckled Bird
Great Speckled Bird
℗ Ian & Sylvia Tyson under exclusive license to Linus Entertainment
Released on: 1970-05-01
Producer: Todd Rundgren
Composer: Ian Tyson
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The Great Speckle Bird
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The Great Speckle Bird · Johnny Cash
Songs Of Our Soil
℗ Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1959-09-01
Composer, Lyricist: Reverend Guy Smith
Guitar: Luther Perkins
Drums: Murray M. "Buddy" Harman Jr.
Bass: Marshall Grant
Producer: Don Law
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published: 13 Feb 2015
Disappearing Woman
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Disappearing Woman · Great Speckled Bird
Great Speckled Bird
℗ Ian & Sylvia Tyson under exclusive license to Linus Entertainment
Released on: 1970-05-01
Producer: Todd Rundgren
Composer: Sylvia Tyson
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published: 03 Jul 2019
Great Speckled Bird - Crazy Arms (1970)
With Ian & Sylvia
published: 26 May 2009
Great Speckled Bird - Long Long Time to Get Old (1970)
With Ian & Sylvia
published: 26 May 2009
Ian & Sylvia (Great Speckled Bird) - Smiling Wine [HD]
Sylvia Tyson wrote and sings the song 'Smiling Wine' from the 1970 Ampex self-titled album of the group 'Great Speckled Bird'. This group consisted of her and her then-husband Ian Tyson along with a number of other musicians which included Amos Garrett, Bill Keith, and Ken Kalmusky. Shirley Eikhard also sings this song.
published: 25 Nov 2016
New Truckers Café
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New Truckers Café · Great Speckled Bird
Great Speckled Bird
℗ Ian & Sylvia Tyson under exclusive license to Linus Entertainment
Released on: 1970-05-01
Composer: Sylvia Tyson
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Porter Wagoner ~ "When The Silver Eagle Meets The Great Speckled Bird"
Album: The Best I've Ever Been
Utgitt: 2000
Låtskriver: Guy Smith
Label: Shell Point Records – SPCD1002
"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. It is an allegory referencing Fundamentalist self-perception during the Fundamentalist–Modernist Controversy. The song is in the form of AABA and has a 12 bar count. It is based on Jeremiah 12:9, "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." It was recorded in 1936 by Roy Acuff. It was also later recorded by Johnny Cash and Kitty Wells (both in 1959), Pearly Brown (1961), Hank Locklin (1962), Marty Robbins (1966), Lucinda ...
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Love What You're Doing Child · Great Speckled Bird
Great Speckled Bird
℗ Ian & Sylvia Tyson under exclusive license to Linus Ente...
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Love What You're Doing Child · Great Speckled Bird
Great Speckled Bird
℗ Ian & Sylvia Tyson under exclusive license to Linus Entertainment
Released on: 1970-05-01
Producer: Todd Rundgren
Composer: Ian Tyson
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Love What You're Doing Child · Great Speckled Bird
Great Speckled Bird
℗ Ian & Sylvia Tyson under exclusive license to Linus Entertainment
Released on: 1970-05-01
Producer: Todd Rundgren
Composer: Ian Tyson
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Long Long Time To Get Old · Great Speckled Bird
Great Speckled Bird
℗ Ian & Sylvia Tyson under exclusive license to Linus Enterta...
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Long Long Time To Get Old · Great Speckled Bird
Great Speckled Bird
℗ Ian & Sylvia Tyson under exclusive license to Linus Entertainment
Released on: 1970-05-01
Producer: Todd Rundgren
Composer: Ian Tyson
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Long Long Time To Get Old · Great Speckled Bird
Great Speckled Bird
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Released on: 1970-05-01
Producer: Todd Rundgren
Composer: Ian Tyson
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The Great Speckle Bird · Johnny Cash
Songs Of Our Soil
℗ Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by So...
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The Great Speckle Bird · Johnny Cash
Songs Of Our Soil
℗ Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1959-09-01
Composer, Lyricist: Reverend Guy Smith
Guitar: Luther Perkins
Drums: Murray M. "Buddy" Harman Jr.
Bass: Marshall Grant
Producer: Don Law
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The Great Speckle Bird · Johnny Cash
Songs Of Our Soil
℗ Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1959-09-01
Composer, Lyricist: Reverend Guy Smith
Guitar: Luther Perkins
Drums: Murray M. "Buddy" Harman Jr.
Bass: Marshall Grant
Producer: Don Law
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Disappearing Woman · Great Speckled Bird
Great Speckled Bird
℗ Ian & Sylvia Tyson under exclusive license to Linus Entertainment
...
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Disappearing Woman · Great Speckled Bird
Great Speckled Bird
℗ Ian & Sylvia Tyson under exclusive license to Linus Entertainment
Released on: 1970-05-01
Producer: Todd Rundgren
Composer: Sylvia Tyson
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Disappearing Woman · Great Speckled Bird
Great Speckled Bird
℗ Ian & Sylvia Tyson under exclusive license to Linus Entertainment
Released on: 1970-05-01
Producer: Todd Rundgren
Composer: Sylvia Tyson
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Sylvia Tyson wrote and sings the song 'Smiling Wine' from the 1970 Ampex self-titled album of the group 'Great Speckled Bird'. This group consisted of her and h...
Sylvia Tyson wrote and sings the song 'Smiling Wine' from the 1970 Ampex self-titled album of the group 'Great Speckled Bird'. This group consisted of her and her then-husband Ian Tyson along with a number of other musicians which included Amos Garrett, Bill Keith, and Ken Kalmusky. Shirley Eikhard also sings this song.
Sylvia Tyson wrote and sings the song 'Smiling Wine' from the 1970 Ampex self-titled album of the group 'Great Speckled Bird'. This group consisted of her and her then-husband Ian Tyson along with a number of other musicians which included Amos Garrett, Bill Keith, and Ken Kalmusky. Shirley Eikhard also sings this song.
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New Truckers Café · Great Speckled Bird
Great Speckled Bird
℗ Ian & Sylvia Tyson under exclusive license to Linus Entertainment
...
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New Truckers Café · Great Speckled Bird
Great Speckled Bird
℗ Ian & Sylvia Tyson under exclusive license to Linus Entertainment
Released on: 1970-05-01
Composer: Sylvia Tyson
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New Truckers Café · Great Speckled Bird
Great Speckled Bird
℗ Ian & Sylvia Tyson under exclusive license to Linus Entertainment
Released on: 1970-05-01
Composer: Sylvia Tyson
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Album: The Best I've Ever Been
Utgitt: 2000
Låtskriver: Guy Smith
Label: Shell Point Records – SPCD1002
"The Great Speckled Bird" is a hymn from the Southe...
Album: The Best I've Ever Been
Utgitt: 2000
Låtskriver: Guy Smith
Label: Shell Point Records – SPCD1002
"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. It is an allegory referencing Fundamentalist self-perception during the Fundamentalist–Modernist Controversy. The song is in the form of AABA and has a 12 bar count. It is based on Jeremiah 12:9, "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." It was recorded in 1936 by Roy Acuff. It was also later recorded by Johnny Cash and Kitty Wells (both in 1959), Pearly Brown (1961), Hank Locklin (1962), Marty Robbins (1966), Lucinda Williams (1978), Bert Southwood (1990), Marion Williams, and Jerry Lee Lewis.
The song is also referenced, and portions of the melody-line are used, in "When the Silver Eagle Meets the Great Speckled Bird" by Porter Wagoner.
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Porter Wayne Wagoner (August 12, 1927 – October 28, 2007) was an American country music singer known for his flashy Nudie and Manuel suits and blond pompadour.
In 1967, he introduced singer Dolly Parton on his television show, and they were a well-known vocal duo throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Known as Mr. Grand Ole Opry, Wagoner charted 81 singles from 1954–1983. He was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2002.
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#PorterWagoner #WhenTheSilverEagleMeetsTheGreatSpeckledBird #CountryClassic #RonjasCountryMusic #TheQueenOfCountry #CountryMusic
Album: The Best I've Ever Been
Utgitt: 2000
Låtskriver: Guy Smith
Label: Shell Point Records – SPCD1002
"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. It is an allegory referencing Fundamentalist self-perception during the Fundamentalist–Modernist Controversy. The song is in the form of AABA and has a 12 bar count. It is based on Jeremiah 12:9, "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." It was recorded in 1936 by Roy Acuff. It was also later recorded by Johnny Cash and Kitty Wells (both in 1959), Pearly Brown (1961), Hank Locklin (1962), Marty Robbins (1966), Lucinda Williams (1978), Bert Southwood (1990), Marion Williams, and Jerry Lee Lewis.
The song is also referenced, and portions of the melody-line are used, in "When the Silver Eagle Meets the Great Speckled Bird" by Porter Wagoner.
***
Porter Wayne Wagoner (August 12, 1927 – October 28, 2007) was an American country music singer known for his flashy Nudie and Manuel suits and blond pompadour.
In 1967, he introduced singer Dolly Parton on his television show, and they were a well-known vocal duo throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Known as Mr. Grand Ole Opry, Wagoner charted 81 singles from 1954–1983. He was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2002.
***
#PorterWagoner #WhenTheSilverEagleMeetsTheGreatSpeckledBird #CountryClassic #RonjasCountryMusic #TheQueenOfCountry #CountryMusic
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Love What You're Doing Child · Great Speckled Bird
Great Speckled Bird
℗ Ian & Sylvia Tyson under exclusive license to Linus Entertainment
Released on: 1970-05-01
Producer: Todd Rundgren
Composer: Ian Tyson
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Long Long Time To Get Old · Great Speckled Bird
Great Speckled Bird
℗ Ian & Sylvia Tyson under exclusive license to Linus Entertainment
Released on: 1970-05-01
Producer: Todd Rundgren
Composer: Ian Tyson
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The Great Speckle Bird · Johnny Cash
Songs Of Our Soil
℗ Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1959-09-01
Composer, Lyricist: Reverend Guy Smith
Guitar: Luther Perkins
Drums: Murray M. "Buddy" Harman Jr.
Bass: Marshall Grant
Producer: Don Law
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Disappearing Woman · Great Speckled Bird
Great Speckled Bird
℗ Ian & Sylvia Tyson under exclusive license to Linus Entertainment
Released on: 1970-05-01
Producer: Todd Rundgren
Composer: Sylvia Tyson
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Sylvia Tyson wrote and sings the song 'Smiling Wine' from the 1970 Ampex self-titled album of the group 'Great Speckled Bird'. This group consisted of her and her then-husband Ian Tyson along with a number of other musicians which included Amos Garrett, Bill Keith, and Ken Kalmusky. Shirley Eikhard also sings this song.
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New Truckers Café · Great Speckled Bird
Great Speckled Bird
℗ Ian & Sylvia Tyson under exclusive license to Linus Entertainment
Released on: 1970-05-01
Composer: Sylvia Tyson
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Album: The Best I've Ever Been
Utgitt: 2000
Låtskriver: Guy Smith
Label: Shell Point Records – SPCD1002
"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. It is an allegory referencing Fundamentalist self-perception during the Fundamentalist–Modernist Controversy. The song is in the form of AABA and has a 12 bar count. It is based on Jeremiah 12:9, "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." It was recorded in 1936 by Roy Acuff. It was also later recorded by Johnny Cash and Kitty Wells (both in 1959), Pearly Brown (1961), Hank Locklin (1962), Marty Robbins (1966), Lucinda Williams (1978), Bert Southwood (1990), Marion Williams, and Jerry Lee Lewis.
The song is also referenced, and portions of the melody-line are used, in "When the Silver Eagle Meets the Great Speckled Bird" by Porter Wagoner.
***
Porter Wayne Wagoner (August 12, 1927 – October 28, 2007) was an American country music singer known for his flashy Nudie and Manuel suits and blond pompadour.
In 1967, he introduced singer Dolly Parton on his television show, and they were a well-known vocal duo throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Known as Mr. Grand Ole Opry, Wagoner charted 81 singles from 1954–1983. He was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2002.
***
#PorterWagoner #WhenTheSilverEagleMeetsTheGreatSpeckledBird #CountryClassic #RonjasCountryMusic #TheQueenOfCountry #CountryMusic
Lee Hays (March 14, 1914 – August 26, 1981) was an American folk-singer and songwriter, best known for singing bass with The Weavers. Throughout his life, he was concerned with overcoming racism, inequality, and violence in society. He wrote or co-wrote "Wasn't That a Time?", "If I Had a Hammer", and "Kisses Sweeter than Wine", which became Weavers' staples. He also familiarized audiences with songs of the 1930s labor movement, such as "We Shall Not be Moved".
Childhood
Hays came naturally by his interest in folk music since his uncle was the eminent Missouri and Arkansas folklorist Vance Randolph, author of the bestselling Pissing in the Snow and Other Ozark Folktales and Who Blewed Up the Church House?, among other works. Hays' social conscience was ignited when at age five he witnessed public lynchings of African-Americans.
He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, the youngest of the four children of William Benjamin Hays, a Methodist minister, and Ellen Reinhardt Hays, who before her marriage had been a court stenographer. William Hays's vocation of ministering to rural areas took him from parish to parish, so as a child, Lee lived in several towns in Arkansas and Georgia. He learned to sing sacred harp music in his father's church. Both his parents valued learning and books. Mrs. Hays taught her four children to type before they began learning penmanship in school and all were excellent students. There was a gap in age of ten years between Lee and next oldest sibling, his brother Bill. In 1927, when Lee was thirteen, his childhood came to an abrupt end as tragedy struck the family. The Reverend Hays was killed in an automobile accident on a remote road and soon afterward Lee's mother had to be hospitalized for a mental breakdown from which she never recovered. Lee's sister, who had begun teaching at Hendrix-Henderson College, also broke down temporarily and had to quit her job to move in with their oldest brother in Boston, Massachusetts.
1.What a beautiful thought I am thinking Concerning a great speckled bird Remember her name is recorded On the pages of God's Holy Word. 2. 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 church of God. 3. All the other churches are against her They envy her glory and fame They hate her because she is chosen And has not denied Jesus' name. 4. Desiring to lower her standard They watch every move that she makes They long to find fault with her teachings But really they find no mistake. 5. She is spreading her wings for a journey She's going to leave by and by When the trumpet shall sound in the morning She'll rise and go up in the sky. 6. In the presence of all her despisers With a song never uttered before She will rise and be gone in a moment Till the great tribulation is o'er. 7. I am glad I have learned of her meekness I am proud that my name is on her book For I want to be one never fearing The face of my Savior to look. 8. When He cometh descending from heaven On the cloud that He writes in His Word I'll be joyfully carried to meet Him On the wings of that great speckled bird.