
1407: Lloyd McCarter & The Honky-Tonk Revival
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Lloyd McCarter & The Honky-Tonk Revival share their take on old-time country.
Raised in the poetry of old-time twang,” Lloyd McCarter has been immersed in traditional country music his entire life. His parents hailed from musical families, setting McCarter’s destiny in motion early. Now with his own band, “Lloyd McCarter & The Honky-Tonk Revival,” McCarter & the other veteran musicians in this group are dedicated to sharing the true, unmistakable sound of old-time country.
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1407: Lloyd McCarter & The Honky-Tonk Revival
Clip: Season 14 Episode 7 | 5m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Raised in the poetry of old-time twang,” Lloyd McCarter has been immersed in traditional country music his entire life. His parents hailed from musical families, setting McCarter’s destiny in motion early. Now with his own band, “Lloyd McCarter & The Honky-Tonk Revival,” McCarter & the other veteran musicians in this group are dedicated to sharing the true, unmistakable sound of old-time country.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship("Mexico" by Lloyd McCarter and the Honky Tonk Revival) Lloyd: I grew up on really old country music.
My whole entire family played music.
When I was eight years old I started playing just because I didn't want to be left out.
I was the baby of the family.
My mom and dad would take me to the bars where they were playing music.
I'd go lay my head against the speakers and listen to my dad's deep voice, and fall asleep.
That's my childhood.
I just grew up with this style of music and so it's something that's very near and dear to me.
It means a lot to me.
Country music in particular means a lot to me.
This is what I was born to do, play music.
Our sound, it's a mix between rockabilly and old school hard driving country music.
Its music to drink and dance to.
Some of us come from different parts of the country.
Musically, we all have a little bit different backgrounds.
But our differences, it just works.
Every time we get together, we love each other so much just as friends, that we just like playing together.
And a lot of times, you know it doesn't matter if there's ten people or ten thousand people, it's just us four on stage having fun.
And so that chemistry that we have on stage, we feed off the crowd and the crowd really feeds off of us.
Because we're up there dancing and smiling and having fun.
♪ When I get on stage and the lights come on, it's a lonely ♪ ♪ man's way to pray.
Well it's a hard life of drinking.
♪ -There's not a lot of people that play traditional country music anymore.
Honky-Tonk, Western Swing, those old waltz's.
Those old crying, sad, cheating, drinking songs.
It's becoming lost I guess.
So I try to keep it going.
Whether I'm the last person on the face of the earth that likes it or not, I'll probably just play it because it means so much to me.
("Who's Going to Drive This Pick-Up") (country music) ♪ Well, who's going to drive this pick-up home tonight?
♪ ♪ Gonna soothe my head, it feels right ♪ ♪ Who's gonna tell me the fun I had last night?
♪ ♪ Who's gonna drive this pick-up home tonight?
♪ ♪ Well, time and time it happens ♪ ♪ I stop off with some my friends ♪ ♪ For just one drink before we go on home ♪ ♪ That one drink leads to another ♪ ♪ Bartender, bring me another ♪ ♪ I know it's late but she's not at home ♪ ♪ It's 1 am ♪ ♪ And all my friends are gone again, so it seems ♪ ♪ And I'm sitting in this old bar alone ♪ ♪ Well, there's one thing for certain ♪ ♪ That I'm gonna be hurting ♪ ♪ If I can't find my way back home ♪ ♪ So, who's gonna bring this pick-up home tonight?
♪ ♪ Who's gonna soothe my head, that feels right ♪ ♪ Who's gonna tell me the fun I had last night?
♪ ♪ Who's gonna drive this pick-up home tonight?
♪ ♪ Oh, watch Mikey go ♪ (country music) ♪ Well, who's gonna drive this pick-up home tonight?
♪ ♪ Who's gonna soothe my head, that feels right ♪ ♪ Who's gonna tell me the fun I had last night?
♪ ♪ Who's gonna drive this pick-up home tonight?
♪ ♪ Who's gonna drive this pick-up home tonight?
♪ ♪ Oh lord, who's gonna drive this pick-up home tonight?
♪ Yes, sir.
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