{"product_id":"songs-from-the-smokie-mountains-cd-bill-owens-and-the-kinfolk","title":"Songs From The Smokie Mountains CD - Bill Owens and the Kinfolk","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1967, Bill Owens’ music career was on the rise. As a songwriter for Combine Music he was writing or co-writing hits for Bill Phillips, Skeeter Davis, Porter Wagoner, and his niece, Dolly Parton, who was on the edge of stardom herself. In spite of this success, he hadn’t “gotten above his raisin’” as the expression went, and the desire to honor his roots and family musical traditions led to a most unusual album. Songs of the Smokie Mountains by Bill Owens and The Kinfolk, was both a time capsule of the music Owens had grown up with and a tribute to his greatest musical influence, his father, the Rev. Jake Owens. Recorded in the East Tennessee home of Bill’s sister, Dorothy Jo Owens, the album featured 16 recordings of traditional mountain songs and hymns. In addition to solo performances by Bill, Dorthy Jo joined in on some songs on banjo and vocals, and several cuts featured their father, Jake Owens on vocals and fiddle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a fascinating record of East Tennessee mountain music and performance. The same type of family musical jam session that Dolly Parton and her siblings grew up hearing on the front porch of their Tennessee mountain home. Released on the small independent label, REM Records in 1967, this limited album became a sought-after collectible by traditional folk music fans, and is now available in this new\u003cbr\u003eedition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorical liners notes detailing the musical legacy of the Owens family.\u003cbr\u003eOne the few commercially released recordings of Dolly Parton’s grandfather Jake Owens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACKLIST:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn Top Of Old Smokey\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGently Are The Weeping Willows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld Mountain Dew\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarbara Allen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTum A Gee Wah\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Live In Glory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOh, I Want To See Him\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaggie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBury Me Beneath The Willow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree As A Little Bird\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTom Dooley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCareless Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmazing Grace Melodies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNinety And Nine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatthew 24\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Dolly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67603362414873,"sku":"1100200014","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/8324\/5081\/files\/sosm.jpg?v=1790959994","url":"https:\/\/shop.dollyparton.com\/products\/songs-from-the-smokie-mountains-cd-bill-owens-and-the-kinfolk","provider":"Dolly Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}