In 1972 I was 10 years old and I was just beginning to buy 45's. My father was a very accomplished bluegrass musician and he came up to me and asked if I had heard of a new band named The Eagles. He said they would be a great band because they were a rock band that had a banjo picker (Bernie Leadon). A few years later I started buying Eagles albums and when I got On The Border he told me the story of the song "My Man" which was about the life of Gram Parsons and pointed out the words "hickory wind" in the lyrics. I have heard many versions of Hickory Wind, but I just found this one and I think it is the one that I like best.
Absolutely agree! I played fiddle in a Bluegrass Band and loved playing this song. I believe this to be the best sounding version of ANY (including the original)! Wonderfully done!
Nothing on youtube has affected me as much as this version of the song, it is simply a jewel that i will cherish for the rest of my life........both AJ & Molly are amazing artists that i follow regularly, they just uplifted bluegrass to the 21rst century.......and I hope they will be there for a long time.!
The vocal combination of 14 year old AJ Lee and 18 year old Molly Tuttle is one of those rare blends that has huge potential. The big stage is waiting for them.
It looks like your prediction from 11 years ago has come true. Molly and her band, Golden Highway, have gotten terrific recognition and, while AJ hasn't been quite as successful, she's getting recognized where it counts.
This is an illustration of the basic unfairness of life. What are the odds that a girl with this uncommon beauty would have a voice which can only be described as perfect? Amazing.
No such thing as talent, only what you're willing to sweat and bleed for. They've each spent hundreds of hours practicing and rehearsing to be this good, it wasn't just a coincidence.
Got some water in my eyes just now. Man! A new favorite for me, AJ Lee, singing Gram Parsons and Emmylou also being one of my top 3 favorite female vocalist of all time. Linda Ronstadt and Eva Cassidy being the other two. This girl is perfect for this kind of music. Simply amazing.
What is incredibly amazing is that I have never seen, heard anyone better than this little girl and the band and they're virtually unknown incredible talent up on that stage AJ is just incredible. 60 years old and I watch this several times a week. AJ did Here in California solo and was incredible, John Denver couldn't have done better. I listen every single day also with the Brothers Comatose great together.
Check out Something Special by AJ Lee and Blue Summit as well as To Mine by AJ Lee and Blue Summit...These are both absolutely gorgeous songs by AJ Lee and her new band Blue Summit....Also note that Sully Tuttle is also in her new band.
TRUE, I am turning 89 this June, can't play like I'd love to, but seeing them fills my heart and chokes me of tears, someone is gonna be there when us Old folks leave this pretty place.
One of the best covers of Hickory Wind I've heard. They have a great feel for it, the lead vocal is particularly good, what a great voice she's got. Thank you.
I can't help myself from returning to listen to this sweet, haunting version over and over. AJ's voice was beginning to deepen here, and I love the quality and timbre of her voice on this song. As usual, Molly Tuttle does great harmony, and the Tuttles are just gifted musicians all around. I love hearing this version of this song.
i love music. No im not American,im English.... i have a fair size music collection of many kinds. That includes the Byrds albums,Gram Parsons,even John Prines first LP. etc etc. This song is great & to hear these young ladies sing this & so well. Unbelievable😎
whenever I hear this beautiful song I always think of Bernie Leadon's tribute to Gram, the Eagles "My Man". Thank you Gram for your immortal contributions to cosmic american music and to these artists for this lovely version of HW
It is common for different singers or groups to alter lyrics slightly. Be happy, and go with the flow. This is the best version that I have ever heard!
This is probably the best recorded version of this song ever. It's amazing how soulful AJ's voice sounds at her young age. Just phenomenal playing all around and some kudos needs to go out to the crew that filmed and recorded this.
@dragons gate you can't be serious!! Gram's version with the Byrds is far and away the definitive version of this song. This young lady sounds like a contestant in the 9th grade school talent show by comparison.
Stan Wollmers .. absolute garbage! Although this is not the original your comments are ridiculous. This young woman has an outstanding voice, as supported by 99% of the comments. Music, like wine is also subjective.. remember that
@@stanwollmers7561 I disagree with both of your statements. The Tuttles sound great and Gram's greatest version of this song is what appeared on Grievous Angel. The Grievous Angel version of Hickory Wind is untouchable.
I play Hickory Wind in every style in every key. This is one of the best versions I have ever heard. I have made a study of this song since 1968. This group (and AJ Lee) is awesome. Your are not suppose to sing this song in glee mode, it is a sad song, lonesome and painful. Well done Tuttles. CA Lawing China Grove, NC
So now in 2023... AJ Lee and Sullivan Tuttle are touring with their own band "Blue Summit". Molly Tuttle has won a Grammy! She tours with her own band "Golden Highway". Both are on their way to the top of their genre. Its no wonder The Tuttles with AJ Lee have more views on this channel than all of the other videos combined! Many thanks to Jack Tuttle for teaching and coaching them so well and to Tim Erskin for presenting them to us so early on in such a high quality manner!
wow, what a tasteful version ... and the mandolins and guitar breaks perfect ... not too fancy or flashy ... just right ... love that cross pickin ... the recorders also did very well
this shocked me. i started crying. i love gram parson's recordings. never heard anything come close to doing justice-until this little Oracle. kind of surprising, someone as screwed up as GP-and this child see's, understands and express's the beauty. Kudos to this brilliant Adult-Children combo.
Gram Parsons is alive and Well as his legacy lives ON Delightful version with feeling... 800 k views got to keep coming back It's the Reverence u have for this masterpiece...
My favorite version ever of one of my very favorite songs. The folks that must feel honored and pleased if they have heard this must include Emmy Lou, GP, Gillian and Rawlings. The instrumental breaks are just as tasteful as the singing, and the harmonies are heart breakingly lovely. Wonderful.
WOW...what can I say? I'm speechless. I was looking to download Gram Parson's Hickery Wind and saw this name AJ Lee and the Tuttles. I usually don't care for copies of too many original songs but decided to listen to this band. I was blown away at the beautiful way they sang this song. I sent several copies of this to my family and friends and they were all deeply moved as myself. Hope to see them perform in San Mateo County in May. I live in Davao now but this song is calling me home.
Ok, I listened to Emmy Lou, Gillian, Gram himself, and others do this song and I still believe that this cover is best I've ever heard of this Gram Parsons song!
wow... everytime i'm impressed by these young lasses originals or covers, they pull out a song that i haven't heard done properly by guys twice their age... there is hope
Who else feels better when they hear AJ sing?
In 1972 I was 10 years old and I was just beginning to buy 45's. My father was a very accomplished bluegrass musician and he came up to me and asked if I had heard of a new band named The Eagles. He said they would be a great band because they were a rock band that had a banjo picker (Bernie Leadon). A few years later I started buying Eagles albums and when I got On The Border he told me the story of the song "My Man" which was about the life of Gram Parsons and pointed out the words "hickory wind" in the lyrics. I have heard many versions of Hickory Wind, but I just found this one and I think it is the one that I like best.
I would have to agree.
Absolutely agree.
Absolutely agree! I played fiddle in a Bluegrass Band and loved playing this song. I believe this to be the best sounding version of ANY (including the original)! Wonderfully done!
Agree with Charles. The best arrangement of this tune ever, Gram would be proud.
Nothing on youtube has affected me as much as this version of the song, it is simply a jewel that i will cherish for the rest of my life........both AJ & Molly are amazing artists that i follow regularly, they just uplifted bluegrass to the 21rst century.......and I hope they will be there for a long time.!
The best thing I heard in a very long time, thank you AJ LEE... Beautiful
The vocal combination of 14 year old AJ Lee and 18 year old Molly Tuttle is one of those rare blends that has huge potential. The big stage is waiting for them.
It looks like your prediction from 11 years ago has come true. Molly and her band, Golden Highway, have gotten terrific recognition and, while AJ hasn't been quite as successful, she's getting recognized where it counts.
@@jeffreycole1662 AJ is getting there. Keep in mind she is 5 years younger than Molly.
I believe Molly was only 17
"The big stage is waiting for them." This comment has aged particularly well over 11 years.
unbelievable .
Super version of Gram Parsons' classic song. Gram and Emmylou Harris set a very high mark with their duet. It is matched here. Bravo
This is an illustration of the basic unfairness of life. What are the odds that a girl with this uncommon beauty would have a voice which can only be described as perfect? Amazing.
Jerre Hill needs
This over Lady Gaga today and tomorrow.
are you sayin she aint pretty?
No such thing as talent, only what you're willing to sweat and bleed for. They've each spent hundreds of hours practicing and rehearsing to be this good, it wasn't just a coincidence.
Hal was shallow--you are just a jerk!
Gram Parsons + AJ + the Tuttles = Incredible
And the genius of Gram Parson lives on. This is beautiful.
The absolute best performance of this Gram Parsons/Bob Buchanan song ❤👍
The mandolinds duet in the introll & the ending adds to the meaning of the young writer's song lyrics!!
Got some water in my eyes just now. Man! A new favorite for me, AJ Lee, singing Gram Parsons and Emmylou also being one of my top 3 favorite female vocalist of all time. Linda Ronstadt and Eva Cassidy being the other two. This girl is perfect for this kind of music. Simply amazing.
Same …
I'd add Mary Black to that list.
Same and I'm a grown ass man.
Emma Lou Harris
The contrast of AJ's sad voice and Molly Tuttle's happy shadow carries this song so well. *HEAVENLY* !!
Two beautiful girls who sing like angels. I believe that'll work.
AJ is just a kid here and yet produces such a beautiful rendition of this song.
What is incredibly amazing is that I have never seen, heard anyone better than this little girl and the band and they're virtually unknown incredible talent up on that stage AJ is just incredible. 60 years old and I watch this several times a week. AJ did Here in California solo and was incredible, John Denver couldn't have done better. I listen every single day also with the Brothers Comatose great together.
Right with you!
Check out Something Special by AJ Lee and Blue Summit as well as To Mine by AJ Lee and Blue Summit...These are both absolutely gorgeous songs by AJ Lee and her new band Blue Summit....Also note that Sully Tuttle is also in her new band.
I will say,with young musicians as talented as these.....there still may be hope for the world,
TRUE, I am turning 89 this June, can't play like I'd love to, but seeing them fills my heart and chokes me of tears, someone is gonna be there when us Old folks leave this pretty place.
One of the best covers of Hickory Wind I've heard. They have a great feel for it, the lead vocal is particularly good, what a great voice she's got. Thank you.
I am in the Marine Corps infantry and I spent a many a day far from home. This music speaks to my heart thank you AJ.
Awesome job!
Beautiful ❤️ I heard Gram play his last performance in Joshua Tree the night he joined JesusYeshua. Such a tragic loss
I love the way them girls sing that song
Some voices just naturally go together. So it is here. These voices are perfect together …
I can't help myself from returning to listen to this sweet, haunting version over and over. AJ's voice was beginning to deepen here, and I love the quality and timbre of her voice on this song. As usual, Molly Tuttle does great harmony, and the Tuttles are just gifted musicians all around. I love hearing this version of this song.
whozis2
I concur
me too
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Me too.
Yep
Absolutely hauntingly beautiful. I only just discovered it.
i love music. No im not American,im English.... i have a fair size music collection of many kinds. That includes the Byrds albums,Gram Parsons,even John Prines first LP. etc etc. This song is great & to hear these young ladies sing this & so well. Unbelievable😎
one word for this type of perfection: Angelic
Every now and then I have to revisit this performance. It is so good. So, so good.
+Jason Leeds Totally. I think this performance has captured many of us.
Gram Parson spirit in da house!
whenever I hear this beautiful song I always think of Bernie Leadon's tribute to Gram, the Eagles "My Man". Thank you Gram for your immortal contributions to cosmic american music and to these artists for this lovely version of HW
Her sweet voice brings tears to my eyes.
Simply perfect!!
I Love This Music. Thank You.
Simply beautiful. A.J. Lee and Molly Tuttle harmonize perfectly. A.J. has the prettiest voice ever.
Molly
She has a voice far beyond her years. I look to hear a lot of this voice in years to come.
Yes it has. I just watched Molly on Austin city limits. Wow, what a performer.
I wonder if Jimmy Page has seen her. I saw her a couple times last month. Wow is right.
It is common for different singers or groups to alter lyrics slightly. Be happy, and go with the flow. This is the best version that I have ever heard!
Love your voice AJ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Made me cry. For real.
... Hickory Wind, a great song ...
Like many, i find myself coming back here over the last few years. No doubt gram would give two thumbs up.
AJ has a perfect smooth bluegrass voice. Outstanding mandolin and guitar work as well! Molly is a great flat picker and vocalist.
This is probably the best recorded version of this song ever. It's amazing how soulful AJ's voice sounds at her young age. Just phenomenal playing all around and some kudos needs to go out to the crew that filmed and recorded this.
Wow! She has a beautiful voice and perfect pitch. Love it!
Hard to believe they have all only gotten better.
The most beautiful rendition of this song I have ever heard and I am a BIG fan of Gram.
@dragons gate you can't be serious!! Gram's version with the Byrds is far and away the definitive version of this song. This young lady sounds like a contestant in the 9th grade school talent show by comparison.
Stan Wollmers .. absolute garbage! Although this is not the original your comments are ridiculous. This young woman has an outstanding voice, as supported by 99% of the comments. Music, like wine is also subjective.. remember that
@@stanwollmers7561 I disagree with both of your statements. The Tuttles sound great and Gram's greatest version of this song is what appeared on Grievous Angel. The Grievous Angel version of Hickory Wind is untouchable.
@@absolutelynonameslef l P
Gillian Welch is something to hear.
I play Hickory Wind in every style in every key. This is one of the best versions I have ever heard. I have made a study of this song since 1968. This group (and AJ Lee) is awesome. Your are not suppose to sing this song in glee mode, it is a sad song, lonesome and painful. Well done Tuttles.
CA Lawing
China Grove, NC
Awesome! Authentic music, that is what I was missing for a long time...
I just love to hear AJ Lee sing and play she is a beautiful girl with a beautiful voice keep up the lovely work
This is the beauty of youTube. It suggested this video to me, and what a jewel it is! This is another one that I will watch over and over.
Love her voice, Gram would be proud.
This has been out here for over 6 years and still good, good, good music.
Beautiful!!
So now in 2023... AJ Lee and Sullivan Tuttle are touring with their own band "Blue Summit". Molly Tuttle has won a Grammy! She tours with her own band "Golden Highway". Both are on their way to the top of their genre. Its no wonder The Tuttles with AJ Lee have more views on this channel than all of the other videos combined! Many thanks to Jack Tuttle for teaching and coaching them so well and to Tim Erskin for presenting them to us so early on in such a high quality manner!
This has become my personal definitive rendition of the song
Gram would probably agree that this is the finest cover of his beautiful masterpiece .
Beautiful song .the harmony is just amazing
what a beautiful voice....those nuances are so beautifully placed....my soul just loved it......thank you
this is one of the best gram covers out there, that I have found.. thanks
They are both Angels
Wow, incredible, just awesome. What a pleasure to listen to and to watch as is everything that AJ Lee does.(and her backing musicians).
What a beautiful interpretation of Gram's "high lonesome" classic. It makes me both sad and joyful to hear this.
wow, what a tasteful version ... and the mandolins and guitar breaks perfect ... not too fancy or flashy ... just right ... love that cross pickin ... the recorders also did very well
This is one of those instances when the right musicians are given the right song in the right time, look at God and say look what we can do...
in the pocket.
You guys just light up the room, fantastic timing, harmonies, lead vocals, Pa on bass, just so cool man.
What a super rendition of this Gram Parsons song! A voice as clear as a bell.
A voice of an angel!! Marvellous......
This performance is a perfect example of how bluegrass music speaks to a person's soul. Good job people, I love your work !
I'm in love with the Tuttles and they're cover of "Hickory Wind"
The more I listen to this, the more awesome it gets. Wondrous . . .
Gorgeous ! Gram would be pleased !
+bob friedman I completely agree about Gram. I think he would be VERY pleased. These girls have the soul Gram used writing it.
Absolutely beautiful. Wonderful voices and harmony.
Beautiful cover of such a great song.
What a voice!
This totally does Gram & this awesome song justice!! AMAZING!!!!!!!
Very good...
Wonderful version, they positively owned it.
this shocked me. i started crying. i love gram parson's recordings. never heard anything come close to doing justice-until this little Oracle. kind of surprising, someone as screwed up as GP-and this child see's, understands and express's the beauty. Kudos to this brilliant Adult-Children combo.
My hat's off to father Tuttle's for putting together something so beautiful that will truly enlighten future generations for years to come.
And I'm guessing, which is always the case, when a father, or mother is involved, they increase their own bank account!!!
Tear to the eye!
I v always been partial to the byrds, with gram, version, but I keep coming back to this, has been a favorite song for 40 yrs.
Just exceptional.
I know it's an older video but it's still so beautiful to listen too. So we'll performed.
I've been an AJ Lee fan for a few years - love the way you hit the right mood in this vocal of one of the greatest ballads ever
My favorite version of this song!
What a sweet song. You all made it shine. Thanks you.
My Gawd I love this little gal's voice! So natural....And the Tuttles are absolutely wonderful!
What sweet angel voices. love to hear them singing hickory wind.....
AMAZING COVER!!!! Gram and Emmylou would be proud :D
Gram Parsons is alive and
Well as his legacy lives ON
Delightful version with feeling...
800 k views got to keep coming back
It's the Reverence u have for this masterpiece...
Damn, what a friggin song. Thanks for sharing.
D Ebelt Ikr, chills.
My favorite version ever of one of my very favorite songs. The folks that must feel honored and pleased if they have heard this must include Emmy Lou, GP, Gillian and Rawlings. The instrumental breaks are just as tasteful as the singing, and the harmonies are heart breakingly lovely. Wonderful.
Doesn't get any better than this. One of the best tunes in the folk idiom, and splendidly performed by A. J. Lee and the Tuttles.
WOW...what can I say? I'm speechless. I was looking to download Gram Parson's Hickery Wind and saw this name AJ Lee and the Tuttles. I usually don't care for copies of too many original songs but decided to listen to this band. I was blown away at the beautiful way they sang this song. I sent several copies of this to my family and friends and they were all deeply moved as myself. Hope to see them perform in San Mateo County in May. I live in Davao now but this song is calling me home.
Ok, I listened to Emmy Lou, Gillian, Gram himself, and others do this song and I still believe that this cover is best I've ever heard of this Gram Parsons song!
Keith Whitley did it justice as well!
Keith Whitley with J.D. Crowe.This one was too.
@@johnjohnson9861 Also a very nice version!
I just stumbled across this by accident while looking for a local trucking company....
Love it :-)
Thank God for Tuttles Trucking and Recycling eh 😉
Absolutely beautiful and very uplifting .. Thank s for sharing..
Absolutely beautiful...tears of joy rolling down my face
AJ and Molly, quite a duo! great picking, great song #awesome
wow... everytime i'm impressed by these young lasses originals or covers, they pull out a song that i haven't heard done properly by guys twice their age... there is hope
Or three times their age!!! LOL.