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Arkansas Granny

(32,265 posts) Wed Jan 26, 2022, 02:19 PM Jan 2022

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - "An American Dream"

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The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - "An American Dream" (Original Post) Arkansas Granny Jan 2022 OP

original by the songwriter musette_sf Jan 2022 #1

Thanks for this. I found out that Rodney did write Ain't Livin' Long LIke This and is abqtommy Jan 2022 #2

Grew up in Houston off the Wayside Drive musette_sf Jan 2022 #3

I never knew RC wrote that song Captain Zero Jan 2022 #4

Linda Ronstadt sings on that NGDB song. Captain Zero Jan 2022 #5

musette_sf

(10,504 posts)

1. original by the songwriter

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Wed Jan 26, 2022, 02:33 PM

Jan 2022

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)

2. Thanks for this. I found out that Rodney did write Ain't Livin' Long LIke This and is

Reply to musette_sf (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 26, 2022, 03:16 PM

Jan 2022

quite the songwriter.

musette_sf

(10,504 posts)

3. Grew up in Houston off the Wayside Drive

Reply to abqtommy (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 26, 2022, 03:29 PM

Jan 2022

Son of a carhop in some all night dive
Dad drove a stockcar to an early death
All I remember was a drunk man's breath

God, I love Rodney. If you like him too try this, it's his rock album:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nG6k4J8Iiijd-acBEf56W-9BG8nl-NyTI

Captain Zero

(8,954 posts)

4. I never knew RC wrote that song

Reply to musette_sf (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 27, 2022, 08:02 AM

Jan 2022

but I knew he wrote some of Roseanne Cash's songs. I think he was married to her for a while as well.

Captain Zero

(8,954 posts)

5. Linda Ronstadt sings on that NGDB song.

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Thu Jan 27, 2022, 08:04 AM

Jan 2022

That may be the voice that tickles down inside of your ear.

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