I’ve loved this song since I was a child. So nice to hear it again.
@robbiefrantz8170
Жыл бұрын
I grew up in Philadelphia, PA and this was probably the only country song I remember from my young years. This song was played on pop stations as crossover, maybe as a comic relief. I loved it then and still do. A CLASSIC!!!
@bwdw929
Ай бұрын
Merle was a treasure in country music and the best storyteller!
@charliekucharski2079
8 ай бұрын
This song has been covered many times which proves how great a story it is. Way to go Merle, it's one of my favorites.
@paulnipper4071
13 күн бұрын
I first heard the song when I was in Junior high, and it has stuck with me ever since
@amandamcguire1185
2 жыл бұрын
I’m 33, cleaning my garage, and wanted to hear this. Such a great tune.
@brandonryan5422
Жыл бұрын
Me too! Well I’m 32 and love it
@evsnbooth4372
11 ай бұрын
@@brandonryan5422when your a great story teller your a great writer Merle sure was
@charlesmeyer61
Ай бұрын
Whenever I feel a bit down, this song changes my mood immediately. I love it, and I've watched it many times in different versions. Watching in 2024 South Africa.
@wicusvandeventer407
Ай бұрын
Een van my gunstellinge. Bekend gemaak by ons deur Charles Jacobie.
@gazzable5941
5 жыл бұрын
Well sometimes we just think that the songs were just written , isn't it great to know there was a Mr. Clowers and so happy to hear the story as I too (like so many others ) have been listening to this since the 60's. Thank-you.
@Daydreamer2906
10 жыл бұрын
I love it when songwriters talk about how they wrote their songs. This is a great story, and a great introduction to the song.
@thomashenebry8269
Жыл бұрын
I love it when they just shut up and sing.
@mw7584
Жыл бұрын
I love hearing the history gives everything context. Plus Merle is funny.
@thomastommy1192
4 жыл бұрын
Merle is a great entertainer. He is funny as well as a great singer and enteainers. I had the pleasure of seeing him in person once in Florida. RIP Merle.
@simsim7935
2 жыл бұрын
Love love this song. I used to sing it when I was a young girl. Thank you Merle Kilgore for this beautiful song.👍
@mazimmer19
3 жыл бұрын
My grandfather taught me to dance with this song.. still love it today..
@biojoe8676
Жыл бұрын
I loved listening to, and, singing Wolverton MT. when I was a boy in Bellerose, LI, NY.
@ojaym9769
2 жыл бұрын
Great song no matter who sings it it's a sweet hit.
@joanb4456
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. This song reminds me of my mom. She loved this song. ❤
@usafjoch
4 жыл бұрын
I first heard the song in high school and the story behind it when I was stationed at Little Rock Air Force base from 66-70. My first wife was from Morrilton, AR and one day she and her folks took me on a drive around the county and they pointed out Wolverton Mountain. Oddly enough, after we divorced, I ended up having a long term relationship with a woman from Center Ridge, AR who went to school with Clifton's daughter!
@bobg8490
6 жыл бұрын
Merle is one of the greatest story tellers there has ever been
@kyslim111
8 жыл бұрын
Here is one of the "greatest generation" people who made this country great. This is a picture of Clifton Clowers plowing his field at the age of 100. Clowers was the subject of a Merle Kilgore hit song called "Wolverton Mountain." Mr. Clowers lived to be 102 (1891 - 1994) where he actually lived and farmed that land on Wolverton Mountain. A solid American who was just who he was, although he rubbed shoulders with a lot of famous people after the song was written about him. That's the kind of man I want to be! Just be me, warts and all, a responsible human being plowing my own field. These were the men who made America great, we need a lot more of them today; and a lot fewer of those "give-me," "entitled" "hand-out" people in this country. Hey, plow your own field. That's what Clifton Clowers did.
@randyo.bowling1907
3 жыл бұрын
From Morrilton, Ark. take Ark. 9 exit. Located on Ark. Hwy. 9 Between Center Ridge & Formosa. Turn left (Westbound) from #9.
@deafmusician2
3 жыл бұрын
Two o's.... Woolverton.... Trust me, I are one
@hennihabeck8502
3 жыл бұрын
Randy Bowling, Thanks.
@katkat8695
7 жыл бұрын
Clifton was my distant uncle as well. I was 2 almost 3 when he passed and I was never blessed to meet him. I always heard stories about him though & I will cherish those.
@arthurmccarron4379
Ай бұрын
Love this. Story. ❤❤
@marspi123
3 жыл бұрын
Great song. Just fantastic. Love country.
@MrGunnagray
8 жыл бұрын
Well, I've been listening to this song on and off since it first came out about 1960. It's taken all this time for me to find out the story behind it. Very interesting.
@1575murray
6 жыл бұрын
The songs and the artists who recorded them had a lot more personality in those days. This is one of the songs I grew up listening to on top 40 radio in NY.
@tcharli1948
Жыл бұрын
I loved this song and had no idea that Wolverton Mtn. was actually in Arkansas and I was born and raised here. It was after this song came out that I found out it actually existed and was right here in Arkansas.
@TK0_23_
Жыл бұрын
I was introduced to this song thru the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.It's such a funny and odd tune and has quietly become a song that brings me comfort and puts a smile on my face lo these many tears. While I still like the Dirt Bands version the best, hearing this from the author was a special treat.
@TheTruckersTable
Жыл бұрын
I met Merle in June 1991 in Atlanta at a Hank jr concert & he’s just like what you see in this video. Great sense of humor & we talked about a movie he was in(living proof) his favorite line in that movie he said was where he referred to himself as hotwire Kilgore I told him my favorite line in the movie was when Naomi Judd walked by he said now that is something
@brucew44guns
10 жыл бұрын
Glad he shared the history. Always wondered who Clifton Clowers was.
@lambchop9876
8 жыл бұрын
I read the Wikipedia page on him and found out he was born in the town I live in
@lukewilliams270
6 жыл бұрын
Grew up listening to this song and seeing the mountain on my way to Conway Arkansas never knew the story behind the song i just thought the people who sung it picked a random name for the mountain and man so cool that it’s about a mountain and a man in my home state of Arkansas
@SusanSusan-qc4wx
2 жыл бұрын
I grew up with this song .never knew who sang it. Best wishes South Africa
@thomastommy1192
5 жыл бұрын
I had never known Merle Kilgore wrote this song. I never would thought about it being about a real person, lol. But that is why Merle was the star, lol.
@rebelrocker3743
5 жыл бұрын
Im sitting with neal clowers right now, Merle was his cousin and clifton was neals papaw funny its a small world
@patriciajrs46
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. What a beautuful 61 year old song!!!
@buailebawns2162
4 жыл бұрын
Clifton Clowers is said to have had two daughters, Virginia & Burlene. If they ever married, their husbands should be given bravery awards.
@felixmadison5736
7 жыл бұрын
So great to hear the story behind a song. Enjoyed Merle's story very much. I had an uncle named Merle.
@williefinn4932
7 жыл бұрын
great fun...merle is a nice bloke...very witty.
@paulbrown1585
5 жыл бұрын
I never knew any of that background story. How Cool. I listened to that song many times on my transistor radio as a 12 year old kid, hooked on music.
@lorrainemiddlecoat1661
2 жыл бұрын
Yes I love the history too. I heard this song as a bit of jubalaya mix rock n roll type about 30 years ago n stuck in my head. Today hearing the full song. Thanks to KZitem for bringing this world together. KZitem is awesome
@capacola262743
9 жыл бұрын
great story, great song.
@keithoneil6711
4 жыл бұрын
Just love this old song beautiful and amazing voice
@clintonearlwalker
10 жыл бұрын
Thanx for whoever uploaded this video. I had no idea Clifton Clowers was a real person. I listened to that record over and over when I was a kid.
@AFmedic
10 жыл бұрын
I too never knew Clifton Clowers was a real person. Loved this song as a kid
@primrosewylde2413
9 жыл бұрын
AFmedic6871 ME TOO, BACK IN ENGLAND WHEN I WAS ABOUT 18 :).
@dustinwilliams8389
7 жыл бұрын
Clint Walker was my great grandpa
@BrandonIronShow
7 жыл бұрын
Your welcome
@janycejanota2732
6 жыл бұрын
Never knew the history behind this song but have always loved it from a very young age. Thank you.....
@RobbiesVideoArchives
5 жыл бұрын
This video (and that story and performance) is an absolute treasure; thanks for posting it!👍🤠👍
@johnnyhawkins43
2 жыл бұрын
Johnny Horton should be in the Country Music Hall of Fame!
@vilmad007
7 жыл бұрын
That was simply fantastic, just loved it.
@darrylcastles8049
10 жыл бұрын
Love this
@thesourceoflife511
10 жыл бұрын
I LOVE THIS SONG, I USE TO SING IT
@user-hm9gs2im7e
2 жыл бұрын
August 2021 A wonderful and beautiful song sooo cute I love thee❤️🇹🇭🌷
@sandy6660
Жыл бұрын
Love hearing the story how this song came about. Remember liking this song from long ago. 🩰🎶❤️
@scruttles
4 жыл бұрын
Pure Country song, and performer. Many thanks..
@garlinmiller5808
7 жыл бұрын
great song and and video.
@29brendus
8 ай бұрын
Every night I play, I do this song. It's a great song. I love a good mountain song! People tell me all the time how much they love this song, here in Ireland. Check out Hank Williams Jnr's version of this song, it's outstanding.
@bluefeatherlf7992
2 жыл бұрын
so much fun watching this
@ediekoller1144
2 жыл бұрын
I remember when that song came out in 1959 I was 13 then.
@timmsavage7912
3 жыл бұрын
It’s a beautiful song!
@happyjjlli
3 жыл бұрын
you might think that wolverton mountain is just just a song... but it is not!!!! My daddy was the most loving person I have every know!!!!! he would not let any one near me unless they had the nerve to ask him for permission first ... well my first husband did just that. he was not a big man but he was all man.. he look at my daddy & said I love her I will always take care of her. please let me show how much I love her. wolverton became a legend...
@alanhope9139
Жыл бұрын
Wonderful ! ! !
@johngray5447
5 жыл бұрын
I found him very entertaining. I didn't know he wrote it, but I'm pleased he did.
@franzbernasek4058
5 жыл бұрын
great i love it
@peacemaker7546
10 жыл бұрын
Great song !
@nilanisiriwardena5019
2 жыл бұрын
SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SONG.
@larryberrones3308
4 жыл бұрын
Love this song I truly do its a great tune❤️✌🏻️❤️✌🏻👍🏻👑❤️👍🏻👍🏻✌🏻❤️
@joybayog2357
9 жыл бұрын
Wow super nice song
@kamtafomekong1288
4 жыл бұрын
Wonderful song
@aldrelategan9988
2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!
@jonijenkins8006
Жыл бұрын
Love Merle ❤ Miss him so much. ❤
@freddielong2275
Жыл бұрын
Now that's what talents all about!
@richardvolbrecht2935
Жыл бұрын
A Classic!
@gabizico2411
2 жыл бұрын
super...💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
@cashonlyj3469
6 жыл бұрын
Mighty Merle great song. Playing it in Merles neck of the woods close to his Boogie woggie shack. Kentucky Lake
@markreschke7557
4 жыл бұрын
Magic .one of the greatest
@belindarosewood4162
10 ай бұрын
Great song from the past!!
@cindylewis13
4 ай бұрын
Great song.
@GrowintheWord
2 жыл бұрын
I love mountain songs
@anthonywheeler3048
Жыл бұрын
Awesome record.
@wayneberry8226
2 жыл бұрын
I love that...
@dannyroberts2345
4 жыл бұрын
I Love His Comments And His Song, Silverton Mountain. Pam Roberts
@cesarnyc
5 жыл бұрын
Wow, love this story about the song being written. Incredibly, I first heard it sung by Granny (Irene Ryan) in the Beverly Hillbillies TV series in the 60s and totally captivated my imagination. So, what happened in real life, does boy get girl in spite of Clifton Clowers?
@woodennickel6148
3 жыл бұрын
Probably not but Johnny Horton did a heckuva job on the mountain song "Old Slewfoot" which pretty much helped no buddy. (Hi, Miss Ryan. Seent yer ears a burnin')
@podgee7507
7 ай бұрын
Wolverton Mountain is also locate in Australia as well
@paullanyi516
5 жыл бұрын
Great Story . . : >)
@mildredrharmon4032
Жыл бұрын
My dad would sing this a lot
@charlesbradley7905
3 жыл бұрын
He has a great voice. Often wonder why some people become famous and others do not?🤔🤔
@iosifconta8112
2 жыл бұрын
💖💖💖👍super.
@luna12351
9 жыл бұрын
WUNDESCHÖNE LIED --DANKE UND GRÜSSEN--
@tomicristi390
3 жыл бұрын
super
@ktspirit1
4 жыл бұрын
Movie star Merle!
@M35kriegsmarine
9 жыл бұрын
I loved this song ever since I was a kid. It's like the southern American version of a fairy tail, where knights try and rescue a princess and die in the process. I wonder if the guy singing the song makes it; or he ends up as one of the many rotting skeletons randomly spread across the mountain. Why is Clifton Clowers so possesive? Did he lose his wife? It's ironic in that no one has seen his daughter and lived to tell about. She obviously has no dental and sanitary care up on the mountain, and probably has an all meat diet and wears animal skins and a burlap sack. So, why does everyone think that she is such a beauty? They might be shocked to find out otherwise. She also has no education. Women must be scarce in that area.
@tomicristi390
3 жыл бұрын
Super.super
@peri7808
6 жыл бұрын
It's funny how Merle's buddy Hank Williams jr. mentions Clifton Clowers in his song if the south had of won we'd of had it made
@ianblinkybill4559
Жыл бұрын
Not many of these left now
@SusanSusan-qc4wx
2 жыл бұрын
Best
@joanmacfarlane5082
4 жыл бұрын
Somebody is always saying goodbye
@HELMUTWMARKO-hn1dt
8 жыл бұрын
Mrgo Smith`s Face is so Beautiful...
@gabizico2411
2 жыл бұрын
super...
@gabizico2411
2 жыл бұрын
super.
@gabizico2411
2 жыл бұрын
super.
@gabizico2411
2 жыл бұрын
super.
@alanhope9139
Жыл бұрын
Ever heard Jerry Lee Lewis do this song, he gives it some credit also ! ! !
@deafmusician2
3 жыл бұрын
A Woolverton from the Mountain checking in... My grampa was born on the Mountain. I knew Clifton, he was a short quiet old man, he died just shy of his 104th birthday (I think he died in Nov95).... Unfortunately, vandals burned his place down in the late 90s..
@bettyhall3614
2 жыл бұрын
What scrappy people would burn his place down. Just sorry!
@7550375503
3 жыл бұрын
Hank Jr's ghost writer of Bocephus.
@willie-vj4ms
Жыл бұрын
I wonder if that mountain is anything like Waltons Mountain 3:30 😅
@carod7605
7 жыл бұрын
I want to know what happened to his real daughter - if there was one. The one the song is about.
@bindersingh-cj7hm
4 жыл бұрын
just alittle confused as to dates on this song as hank williams sung it and he passed away in 1953.but still anice song and well sung
@chadjustice8560
4 жыл бұрын
Hank Williams sr never sung this song. Considering it didn't come out until 10 years after his death. Hank Jr did the song though.
@guynorth3277
3 жыл бұрын
I can't stand this kind of music but the old songs can be a bit of fun.
@Ryan-ez6mt
3 жыл бұрын
I cant stand people named "guy", they're always douches
@shilablankenship1763
2 жыл бұрын
I thought Claude Gray sang this song. and made it popular.
@tmduboz9479
6 жыл бұрын
That one lady looks like the woman who played Ellen in the National Lampoon's Series.
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