♪ Muscle Shoals to Music Row ♪ (upbeat music) - [Narrator] The Sam Phillips Music Organization invites you to step behind the music, where the hits are made, the stories are told, and the legends are born.

♪ Muscle Shoals ♪ ♪ To Music Row, yeah ♪ - [Narrator] This program is brought to you by Visit the Shoals, Big River Broadcasting, Sutherland Sight and Sound, and the University of North Alabama's David and John Briggs Family Department of Entertainment Industry.

And now, live from the Shoals, this is "Muscle Shoals to Music Row Live".

- Good evening, and welcome once again to another edition of "Muscle Shoals to Music Row Live".

We're broadcasting here in Florence, Alabama, on Pine Street at The Mane Room.

We appreciate all of you being a part of our show tonight.

Please welcome Mark Narmore and Lenny LeBlanc.

(audience applauding) - Thanks, Brother Fletch.

It is so good to be home here.

And Lenny and I, man, I tell you what, he is one of my mentors to say the least, speaking of Muscle Shoals heroes, and Lenny, I'm fanboying you.

(laughs) I wrote for FAME Publishing Company and was proud to be... Man, that was so cool.

When I was younger with Rick Hall over at FAME, I was a songwriter, and I couldn't believe it, man.

But I wrote this little song, and Rick and Robert Burn were producing a band y'all might remember called Shenandoah.

Anybody remembers Shenandoah?

(audience applauding) Well, they decided to record a song, that song that I wrote.

I was working in radio at the time.

Can you tell?

I kind of still have some of the radio chops going there.

I was working in Lexington in a cotton field.

I was the only employee basically on the air at this point.

So, Jana calls me in late '89, "Mark, in three hours, we're about to record your song on Shenandoah."

And I'm going, "Okay," and I'm trying to think this through.

I thought, "Oh, yeah, call Mama, always.

Call Mama."

I said, "Mama, can you be here in 20 minutes to the station?

I need to teach you how to run the radio station so I can go to FAME and hear Shenandoah record my first big cut."

And she said, "Baby, I'll be right there."

I showed her how to cue the records and how to play the commercials.

She didn't have to open the mic.

So I said, "Okay, we're gonna draw the shade, lock the door, don't answer to anybody."

'Cause there weren't cell phones, and I said, "I'll be back probably about six hours."

Mike McGuire and Marty Raven met me and they said, "Well, you know, Rick's been talking about cutting a line out of the chorus."

I said, "Mike, I don't care if you cut the title out of the song, I'm getting a Shenandoah.

I don't care if they cut the whole chorus out."

So, they did take a line out, and it actually worked.

Rick was so brilliant.

He and Robert Burn produced this, and Shenandoah sang it.

But Lenny came in, Robert and you were always great friends, and Lenny, you came in and sang a little bit of a high harmony with the guys, didn't you?

- [Lenny] Yeah.

- And I hope you're gonna sing that harmony with me now.

- Yeah, it's a high one, and when you get older, you lose some of that high stuff, you know?

But I'll try.

("The Moon Over Georgia") ♪ He owns a big estate ♪ ♪ South of Savannah ♪ ♪ And a high rise hotel ♪ ♪ In Downtown Atlanta ♪ ♪ Add the state of Georgia to his name ♪ ♪ She'd be set for life ♪ ♪ In his colonial manor ♪ ♪ Laid the world at her feet on a silver platter ♪ ♪ But all I had to offer her ♪ ♪ Was the moon ♪ ♪ And she took the moon over Georgia ♪ ♪ She'd rather have a million stars in the sky ♪ ♪ Than a gold mine ♪ ♪ She took the moon over Georgia ♪ ♪ When it came down to his world or mine ♪ ♪ She took the moon ♪ ♪ Over Georgia ♪ ♪ A little country house ♪ ♪ In need of expansion ♪ ♪ It's a far cry from his South Georgia mansion ♪ ♪ But we've got our own paradise ♪ ♪ Shadows dancin' till dawn ♪ ♪ Full moon shinin' ♪ ♪ And those occasional clouds all have a silver linin' ♪ ♪ There really must be something about ♪ ♪ That old yellow light ♪ ♪ She took the moon over Georgia ♪ ♪ She'd rather have a million stars in the sky ♪ ♪ Than a gold mine ♪ ♪ She took the moon over Georgia ♪ ♪ When it came down to his world or mine ♪ ♪ She took the moon over Georgia ♪ ("The Moon Over Georgia" continues) Had to do a little Shoalsy lick there, right?

♪ She took the moon ♪ ♪ Over Georgia ♪ ("The Moon Over Georgia" continues) - [Presenter] Wow.

(audience applauding) - Thank y'all.

- I love that song.

- Now here's Lenny LeBlanc.

(audience applauding) - I am always up for a little bit of joy, and this is a little gospel song, Muscle Shoals style, and it's called "Joy".

♪ I'm on my way to the promised land ♪ ♪ 40 years in the desert ♪ ♪ Take a toll on a man ♪ ♪ A cloud by day and a fire by night ♪ ♪ Even when the rain, no end in sight ♪ ♪ And give me joy in the middle of my despair ♪ ♪ So good to know somebody cares ♪ ♪ You give me hope I'm never gonna be alone ♪ ♪ Rain or shine, I got to jet, oh, I ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Step by step and day by day ♪ ♪ Like an old, blind beggar, just feeling my way ♪ ♪ 'Cause I can't see every bend in the road ♪ ♪ And in the wait to heaven, you lighten my load ♪ ♪ And give me joy in the middle of my despair ♪ ♪ So good to know somebody cares ♪ ♪ You give me hope I'm never gonna be alone ♪ ♪ Rain or shine, I got to jet, oh, I ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ You give me joy ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ In every storm, you give me faith ♪ ♪ To see the clouds all roll away ♪ ♪ I know that I can trust in you ♪ ♪ 'Cause every time, you always do what you do ♪ ♪ Oh, you give me joy in the middle of my despair ♪ ♪ So good to know somebody cares ♪ ♪ You give me hope I'm never gonna be alone ♪ ♪ Rain or shine, ooh ♪ ♪ You give me joy in the middle of my despair ♪ ♪ So good to know somebody cares ♪ ♪ You give me hope I'm never gonna be alone ♪ ♪ Rain or shine, ooh ♪ ♪ Rain or shine, I got to jet, oh, I ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ You give me joy ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Whoa ♪ (audience applauding) - [Presenter] Yo.

- Thank you, Lenny.

Love that song.

Bible says, "Make a joyful noise."

That's more than joyful out there.

That's super joy.

That's joy on steroids, baby.

(upbeat music) Well, I'm gonna do a song.

Spooner Oldham.

How many people know Spooner?

I know you do.

Everybody.

(audience applauding) He's my first cousin, so, you know, I wanted to do what Spooner did, write songs and play and do all that fun stuff.

Well, about 15 years ago, or maybe a little more, Spooner and Neil Young were recording in Nashville.

So, Neil has this brain aneurysm, to make a long story short, and they fly Neil outta there, and anyone who knows Spooner, how laid back he is, he called our church secretary in Center Star, Alabama, which is, of course, about 30 minutes from the Shoals, out near Killen.

She had the old rotary phone, Miss Peggy.

So Spooner wanted his friend on the prayer list, and he'd go, "Yeah, Miss Peggy, I wanna put my friend Neil on the prayer list."

And she said, "Well, Lyndon, we've got Neil Vickers, Neil Anderson, there are about 40 Neils."

"Oh, yeah, it's Neil Young."

Miss Peggy didn't know who Neil Young was.

So I come into church the next day and see... You know, there's always these people on there like Aunt Mamie who had arthralgia, like, soreness in her hip joint, and we're praying for that.

We had these people on there.

Embedded amongst them was Neil Young.

I couldn't believe it.

The preacher happened to be my age, so he got the Neil Young reference and he made a quick off the cuff remark.

He said, "My, my, hey, hey, let us pray."

So I thought that was pretty dang brilliant.

So let me shut up and play this song here.

("Neil Young on the Prayer List") ♪ Well, Cousin Spooner plays in Neil Young's band ♪ ♪ Called and gave us the news firsthand ♪ ♪ He said, Neil ain't feeling all that well ♪ ♪ And they've quit recordin' for a spell ♪ ♪ But if there's room on that church prayer list ♪ ♪ Put Neil in for the 25th ♪ ♪ All those folks were sure surprised ♪ ♪ Sunday Bulletin, right hand side ♪ ♪ Neil Young on the prayer list ♪ ♪ By Lonnie Baker's broke wrist ♪ ♪ Clarence, who got snake bit ♪ ♪ Without them cowboy boots ♪ ♪ Worldwide famous rock star ♪ ♪ Ride on to Sister Cat's card ♪ ♪ Her husband took a crowbar ♪ ♪ After Brother Luke ♪ ♪ Neil Young's on the prayer list ♪ ♪ Whole town talked on that a month or two ♪ ♪ And we sang, oh, man, I'm a lot like you ♪ ♪ Take a look at your life ♪ ♪ Now, someone said, is that Corey Young's boy ♪ ♪ She had one move to Detroit ♪ ♪ Leona said, no, he sangs and plays ♪ ♪ After a lot of farmers with farm aids ♪ ♪ Then Old Joe yelled, sweet home Alabama ♪ ♪ Remember how Neil put her down ♪ ♪ Then the preacher said, my, my, hey, hey ♪ ♪ Let's quit this fuss and let us pray ♪ ♪ We got Neil Young on the prayer list ♪ ♪ By Nelda and her sore hip ♪ ♪ Katie's got them five kids ♪ ♪ They've all got the flu ♪ ♪ Worldwide famous rock star ♪ ♪ By Jim, who played some NASCAR ♪ ♪ Took out Jesse's old barn ♪ ♪ How the feathers flew ♪ ♪ Neil Young's on the prayer list ♪ ♪ Somebody brings it up every year or two ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ We sang, oh, man, I'm a lot like you ♪ ♪ Well, I took that Sunday Bulletin and I framed it ♪ ♪ And it reads, dinner after church, hope y'all can stay ♪ ♪ Wednesday prayer at six, please try and make it ♪ ♪ Well, I'll tell my grandkids all about it one day ♪ ♪ 'Bout Neil Young on the prayer list ♪ ♪ By Lonnie Baker's broke wrist ♪ ♪ Clarence, who got snake bit ♪ ♪ Without them cowboy boots ♪ ♪ The time a true rock legend ♪ ♪ Got a little help from heaven ♪ ♪ By the prayers of 67, that's right ♪ ♪ Good folks in them pews ♪ ♪ Neil Young's on the prayer list ♪ ♪ Somebody brings it up every blue moon ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ We sing, old man, I'm a lot like you ♪ ♪ sometimes they dig out the needle and the damage done ♪ ♪ Every Junkie's like a setting sun ♪ ♪ Alabama southern man rocking in the free world again ♪ ♪ My, my, hey, hey ♪ ♪ Rock and roll is here to stay ♪ ♪ We got Neil Young on the prayer list, y'all sing ♪ ♪ Neil Young on the prayer list ♪ ♪ Neil Young on the prayer list ♪ ♪ Neil Young on the prayer list ♪ ♪ Neil Young on the prayer list ♪ ♪ Neil Young on the prayer list ♪ ♪ Got Neil Young on the prayer list, come on, guys ♪ ♪ Neil Young on the prayer list ♪ ♪ 'Cause even Neil Young, he needs some praying for too ♪ ♪ He a lot like me and you ♪ - [Presenter] (laughs) I love it.

(audience applauding) - Y'all are good, man.

Florence, Alabama has got a great choir, Lenny.

- I'm telling you, man.

Where did you come up with that?

- You mean the song?

It's a true story.

- I mean, I know, I've heard it a bunch, but how did it- - It came out of the ether.

- That's awesome.

- God just dropped it in on me.

- Love it, I love it.

So we have a mutual friend, Mac McAnally, and Mac and I have written several songs through the years, and Mac would always call me when he had an idea for a gospel song, 'cause he knew I wrote a lot of gospel songs.

And so I was on a little holiday with my family in Florida, and he called and he said, "I've got a title, 'You First'."

I said, "Okay."

He said, "You know, when you're young, you think about yourself, and you get older, you realize there's somebody bigger than you," and I said, "Okay, sounds good."

The more I thought about it when I got home, I thought, "What if it went a different way?"

And so I wrote the first verse and good portion of the chorus, and I brought it to him and he went... He has this mannerism, he goes, "Mm-hm."

And so yeah, we finished it, and yeah, it's a story of two brothers.

("You First") ("You First" continues) ♪ The river looked much wider ♪ ♪ Than we'd ever seen before ♪ ♪ Even though we crossed 100 times or more ♪ ♪ And we were scared ♪ ♪ And so we dared each other ♪ ♪ You first ♪ ♪ Oh, and I'll be right behind you ♪ ♪ You first ♪ ♪ I'll meet you on the other side ♪ ♪ The nature of a hero ♪ ♪ Requires a leap of faith ♪ ♪ And you find out what you're made of ♪ ♪ When it's your time to say ♪ ♪ You first ♪ ♪ The chopper dropped a ladder ♪ ♪ In the middle of the war ♪ ♪ Sergeant says, there's only room for just one more ♪ ♪ Two wounded brothers ♪ ♪ And one says to the other ♪ ♪ You first ♪ ♪ Oh, and I'll be right behind you ♪ ♪ You first ♪ ♪ I'll meet you on the other side ♪ ♪ The nature of a hero ♪ ♪ Requires a leap of faith ♪ ♪ And you find out what you're made of ♪ ♪ When it's your time to say ♪ ♪ You first ♪ ♪ And now I'm standing over you ♪ ♪ All these years that we've been through ♪ ♪ I wish it could be me ♪ ♪ I never thought that it might be ♪ ♪ You first ♪ ♪ Oh, but I'll be right behind you ♪ ♪ You first ♪ ♪ I'll meet you on that other side ♪ ♪ You always were my hero ♪ ♪ So here's my leap of faith ♪ ♪ You find out what you're made of ♪ ♪ When it's your time to say ♪ ♪ You first ♪ ("You First" continues) (audience applauding) - Well, this next song was a hit in 2005 for Craig Morgan.

And it was a big, old hit, but about 10 years ago, I was at my publishing company in Nashville, and songwriters will tell you, when you work all day, you beat your brain.

At the end of the day, I just almost couldn't talk.

I couldn't, like, say my name or anything.

And at the end of the day one day, a buddy of mine who I knew had been on "The Voice" and I hadn't heard from him, Red Marlow, and he was actually a character in this song, "That's What I Love About Sunday".

He was the mean, little freckle-faced kid.

So, I'm tired and I look like Einstein with my hair more boofed up than it is now, you know?

And I get the FaceTime call, and I see Red Marlow, and I hit it, and it's Red and Blake Shelton, and they're on a TV set, and I look like, you know, a hot mess, so you kind of perk up into instant, "Woo," you know?

"Hey, Mark, Blake and Red, we are gonna do your song, 'That's What I Love About Sunday'.

Do you care if we do it on 'The Voice' tomorrow night?"

And, you know, I'm like, "Well, heck yeah."

And we talked for a minute.

So they used that little segment on "The Voice".

It was my 15 seconds of fame.

Most people get 15 minutes.

I actually counted it, Lenny, I got 15 seconds on "The Voice".

- Oh, that's funny.

- But it was real, real cool, and Red knew that I'd wrote him into the song.

My mother is written into the song, she's Miss Betty, but she actually sang great, so to give it poetic license and to give it some angst and make it interesting, we changed it, we took poetic license and corrupted her vocal and made her sing bad.

So, she was always proud of that.

She was okay with that.

So, here's the song.

("That's What I Love About Sunday") Sounds churchy, don't it?

("That's What I Love About Sunday" continues) ♪ Raymond's in his Sunday best ♪ ♪ He's usually up to his chest ♪ ♪ In oil and grease ♪ ♪ There's the Marlows walkin' in ♪ ♪ With that mean, little freckle-faced kid ♪ ♪ Who broke a window last week ♪ ♪ Oh, sweet Miss Betty likes to sing off key ♪ ♪ In the pew behind me ♪ ♪ That's what I love about Sunday ♪ ♪ Sing along as the choir sways ♪ ♪ Every verse of Amazing Grace ♪ ♪ And then we shake the preacher's hand ♪ ♪ Go home into your blue jeans ♪ ♪ Have some chicken and some baked beans ♪ ♪ Pick a backyard football team ♪ ♪ Not do much of anything ♪ ♪ That's what I love about Sunday ♪ ♪ I stroll to the end of the drive ♪ ♪ Pick up the Florence Times ♪ ♪ Grab my coffee cup ♪ ♪ Well, it looks like Sally and Ron ♪ ♪ Finally tied that knot, well, you know it's about time ♪ ♪ And they got 25 cents off a ground round, baby ♪ ♪ Cut the coupon out, that's what I love about Sunday ♪ ♪ Cat-napping on that porch swing ♪ ♪ You curled up next to me ♪ ♪ The smell of jasmine wakes us up ♪ ♪ Take a walk down a back road ♪ ♪ Tackle box and a cane pole ♪ ♪ Carve our names in that white oak ♪ ♪ I'll steal a kiss as the sun fades ♪ ♪ That's what I love about Sunday ♪ ("That's What I Love About Sunday" continues) ♪ Oh, new believers gettin' baptized ♪ ♪ Mama's hands raised up high ♪ ♪ Havin' a hallelujah good time ♪ ♪ A smile on everybody's face ♪ ♪ That's what I love about Sunday ♪ (audience applauding) Thank y'all so much.

- Love that.

It's called "Vacation in Memphis".

("Vacation in Memphis") ("Vacation in Memphis" continues) ♪ Teacher wanted everyone ♪ ♪ Tell about their summer ♪ ♪ Susie went to Rome ♪ ♪ Bobby, to Denver ♪ ♪ And Josie went to Disneyland ♪ ♪ That's when Katie stood and raised her little hand ♪ ("Vacation in Memphis" continues) ♪ We didn't get to Graceland ♪ ♪ To see the pyramid ♪ ♪ We didn't cross the mighty Mississippi ♪ ♪ But you won't believe what we did ♪ ♪ 'Cause I met some angels ♪ ♪ At a place they call St.

Jude ♪ ♪ On my miracle vacation ♪ ♪ In Memphis ♪ ♪ That little school room went silent ♪ ♪ Nobody breathed a word ♪ ♪ She said, Jesus is bigger, bigger than Elvis ♪ ♪ And he takes care of little birds ♪ ♪ And the whole world ♪ ♪ Is spinning in his hand ♪ ♪ So don't you worry and don't you fear ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm gonna be all right ♪ ♪ 'Cause there's a king up in heaven ♪ ♪ And he's never lost a fight ♪ ♪ And I'm going to Graceland ♪ ♪ To see the pyramid ♪ ♪ Take a train down to lonesome rivers ♪ ♪ Like Johnny Cash and Elvis did ♪ ♪ 'Cause I met some angels ♪ ♪ At a place they call St.

Jude ♪ ♪ On my miracle vacation ♪ ♪ In Memphis ♪ ♪ On my miracle vacation ♪ ♪ In Memphis ♪ ("Vacation in Memphis" continues) (audience applauding) - Tell you what, Lenny, it's so good, and to have people like you, our mentors, that I can call you with a title, and, you know, you knew what to do with it.

He really did.

You did see the whole spectrum of that instantly.

So, I'm gonna do a song I wrote a few years ago, and a buddy of mine, Adam Wheeler, and I wrote a lot together in Nashville.

Tracy Lawrence recorded this song, but Adam and I had bumped up on the third verse.

We couldn't get it to pay off like we wanted to.

And we really, really didn't know how we were gonna do that.

And a lot of times, do y'all get, do you get in dreams sometimes, just little nudges or just a nudge to get up and think and write things down?

Well, I woke up in the middle of the night and had this third verse, and it's kind of a different angle.

You'll see.

And... ("Somebody Who Would Die For You") thank goodness our wives don't kick us out, you know, when we have to get up and write stuff down and, you know, I'm trying to say it really, in my recorder, my phone, really softly.

And I get up the next morning, I can't understand it.

So I'm like, you know?

Anyway.

it's called "Somebody Who Would Die For You".

("Somebody Who Would Die For You") ("Somebody Who Would Die For You" continues) ♪ He was begging at the mini mart ♪ ♪ Who'd have guessed he had a Purple Heart ♪ ♪ Scars underneath his bearded chin ♪ ♪ Bet you don't remember him ♪ ♪ 'Cause you were running 20 minutes late ♪ ♪ He was only getting in your way ♪ ♪ When you brushed by that wounded soul ♪ ♪ Last Thursday afternoon ♪ ♪ You met somebody who would die for you ♪ ♪ The phone rang at eight last night ♪ ♪ Who'd call at such a crazy time ♪ ♪ Getting kids into bath and bed ♪ ♪ Can't talk now, is about all you said ♪ ♪ All he wanted was a Saturday ♪ ♪ Morning conversation down at Baker's Cafe ♪ ♪ You weren't thinking when you told your dad ♪ ♪ Try me back in a week or two ♪ ♪ But you hurt somebody ♪ ♪ Who would die for you ♪ ♪ Somebody who cares so much ♪ ♪ They'd gladly give it all up ♪ ♪ If that's what they had to do ♪ ♪ Runs deeper than flesh and blood ♪ ♪ Heaven knows no greater love ♪ ♪ Than the sacrifice they make to see you through ♪ ♪ Somebody who would die for you ♪ ("Somebody Who Would Die For You" continues) ("Somebody Who Would Die For You" continues) ♪ Just another Colorado day ♪ ♪ Morning practice for her high school play ♪ ♪ From out of nowhere, those bullets came fast ♪ ♪ Shattered more than the library glass ♪ ♪ They asked her if she believed in Your name ♪ ♪ She didn't even hesitate ♪ ♪ Hey, God, I can't help but wondering ♪ ♪ If I'd been in that little girl's shoes ♪ ♪ Would I be somebody ♪ ♪ Who would die for You ♪ ♪ Somebody who cared so much ♪ ♪ They'd gladly give it all up ♪ ♪ If that's what they had to do ♪ ♪ Runs deeper than flesh and blood ♪ ♪ Heaven knows no greater love ♪ ♪ Than the sacrifice You make to see us through ♪ ♪ Your Son died for me ♪ ♪ And would I be somebody who would die ♪ ♪ For You ♪ ("Somebody Who Would Die For You" continues) (audience applauding) God bless y'all.

Thank you.

- That's powerful, yeah.

For real, man.

So I moved here from Daytona Beach in 1973.

I started playing music by accident.

I went to a friend's house after the beach.

His little brother was playing guitar with his friends, and they said, "Why don't one of you guys come over here and sing?"

And I thought, "Sing?

I'm a surfer, not a singer."

He said, "Let's put a band together, enter the talent show."

"Talent show?"

I said, "You think I've got talent?"

And they said, "Yeah."

And so we entered that talent show, and I'd never been in front of anybody doing anything before.

There was about 300 people in that cafeteria, and I sang with my hands in my pockets and my back to the audience, and we won.

(audience laughing) And I came here and started meeting some great songwriters.

I was a bass player.

I was really not writing, but I started meeting some great writers.

And I was here about a year, and I had a solo record deal on Atlantic Records like that.

It was like, whoa.

I said, "It can't be that easy."

Of course, it's really not.

But then Pete and I, we teamed up and formed a duo called LeBlanc and Carr, and we had a big hit in the '70s.

It was a pop hit.

And all you old timers will know this song.

♪ I think about winter ♪ ♪ When I was with her ♪ ♪ And the snow was falling down ♪ ("Falling") ♪ Warm by the fire ♪ ♪ I love being by her ♪ ♪ When there's no one else around ♪ ♪ And I'm falling ♪ ♪ Oh, I'm falling ♪ ♪ I'm falling ♪ ♪ In love with you ♪ ♪ I think about summer ♪ ♪ My head was swimming ♪ ♪ You wrote my name in the sand ♪ ♪ We walked together ♪ ♪ Hoping forever ♪ ♪ Please don't let go of my hand ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm falling ♪ ♪ Oh, I'm falling ♪ ♪ I'm falling ♪ ♪ In love with you ♪ ♪ The fall and the springtime ♪ ♪ Were like in-between times ♪ ♪ Here and then you're gone away ♪ ♪ Oh, I just wanted to say ♪ ♪ Won't you please, please stay ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm falling ♪ ♪ Oh, I'm falling ♪ ♪ I'm falling ♪ ♪ In love with you ♪ ♪ In love with you ♪ ("Falling" continues) (audience applauding) - Man, that's some more hit, that's a hit for the ages right there.

All right, here we go.

(upbeat music) (upbeat music continues) ♪ Well, if you got a sickness ♪ ♪ And your highway's getting you down ♪ ♪ Life's thrown you a curveball ♪ ♪ And you're falling apart ♪ ♪ Let me tell you about a doctor ♪ ♪ Got no degrees on his wall ♪ ♪ But he's in the healing business ♪ ♪ He's always on call ♪ ♪ Doctor Jesus ♪ ♪ Doctor Jesus ♪ ♪ Doctor Jesus ♪ ♪ Doctor Jesus ♪ ♪ Ain't no pills ♪ ♪ Ain't no bills ♪ ♪ He's right there, day and night ♪ ♪ You don't have to wait in line for Doctor Jesus ♪ ♪ Doctor Jesus ♪ ♪ Doctor Jesus ♪ ♪ My Doctor Jesus ♪ ♪ There's real fine doctors around this land ♪ ♪ Write you a prescription when you're feeling mighty bad ♪ ♪ I ain't seen one yet that could make a dead man rise ♪ ♪ Only one I know inside ♪ ♪ Doctor Jesus ♪ ♪ Doctor Jesus ♪ ♪ Doctor Jesus ♪ ♪ Doctor Jesus ♪ ♪ Ain't no pills ♪ ♪ Ain't no bills ♪ ♪ He's right there, day and night ♪ ♪ You don't have to wait in line for Doctor Jesus ♪ ♪ Doctor Jesus ♪ ♪ Doctor Jesus ♪ ♪ Doctor Jesus ♪ ♪ Don't need no Blue Cross ♪ ♪ Don't need no Blue Shield ♪ ♪ Don't need to get our heart rates up ♪ ♪ For our ideal, do we now, uh-uh ♪ ♪ Ain't no copay ♪ ♪ Just need to pray ♪ ♪ Receive all the mercy ♪ ♪ All the healing and the grace from Doctor Jesus ♪ ♪ Doctor Jesus ♪ ♪ Doctor Jesus ♪ ♪ Doctor Jesus ♪ ♪ Ain't no pills ♪ ♪ Ain't no bills ♪ ♪ He's right there, day and night ♪ ♪ You don't have to wait in line ♪ ♪ For Doctor Jesus ♪ (audience applauding) - So, yeah, we wrote it.

So we were trying to figure out who could, you know, sing it and record it, and he said, "Well, I know Willie."

And so I said, "That'd be awesome."

So, he gave me Willie's email, 'cause Donnie didn't do email.

So I emailed it to Willie that night, and he called Donnie the next day and said, "I'm recording this song."

So, you know, a few months went by, three or four months, and I thought, you know, Willie's like, I think he was like 86 then.

I'm thinking, "Come on, Willie."

(audience laughing) It's like, no time to waste here.

He finally did record it and did a great job.

"Old Timer".

("Old Timer") ("Old Timer" continues) ♪ You had your run ♪ ♪ And it's been a good one ♪ ♪ Seems like the world ♪ ♪ Is passing you by ♪ ♪ Oh, Father Time ♪ ♪ Just keeps on ticking ♪ ♪ You still got a lot of life ♪ ♪ And a song to sing ♪ ♪ You fell in love ♪ ♪ Back in the day ♪ ♪ Can't forget her face ♪ ♪ Can't remember her name ♪ ♪ She was a beauty ♪ ♪ A shining star ♪ ♪ Just when you weren't looking ♪ ♪ She broke your heart ♪ ♪ You've been down every highway ♪ ♪ You burned your share of bridges ♪ ♪ And you found forgiveness ♪ ♪ You think that you're still a young bull rider ♪ ♪ Until you look in the mirror ♪ ♪ And see an old ♪ ♪ Old, old timer ♪ ("Old Timer" continues) ("Old Timer" continues) ♪ And one by one ♪ ♪ Your friends have crossed over ♪ ♪ You pray for mercy and a few more days ♪ ♪ You've still got dreams ♪ ♪ Inside your head ♪ ♪ Some days it's a struggle ♪ ♪ Just to get out of bed ♪ ♪ 'Cause you've been down every highway ♪ ♪ You burned your share of bridges ♪ ♪ And you found forgiveness ♪ ♪ You think that you're still a young bull rider ♪ ♪ Till you look in the mirror ♪ ♪ And see an old ♪ ♪ Old, old timer ♪ ♪ An old, old, old timer ♪ ♪ An old, old ♪ ♪ Old timer ♪ ("Old Timer" continues) (audience applauding) - I'm gonna do a song.

My grandmother, I used to hang around a lot with her.

She was born in 1892.

Now, not my great grandmother, it's my grandmother.

Around the turn of the century in 1901, it was so debaucherous and rough, really dangerous for females and children to go out on the streets of Center Star, believe it or not, at night in 1901.

So the town fathers came up with this idea.

As long as church was going on, the preacher, that's what they say, preached two weeks straight, filibustering to keep the bars closed.

And there were two bars in Center Star, so, you know?

And to think she went from covered wagon travel to seeing Space Shuttle and moon travel within a little over half a century, that's really incredible.

It's been so good being here with Lenny.

Love you, man.

("1901") ("1901" continues) ♪ They left Black Jack, Texas ♪ ♪ When she was just six years old ♪ ♪ On a wagon train eastbound ♪ ♪ On a road with no soul ♪ ♪ Took a whole lot of angels ♪ ♪ And some straight shootin' guns ♪ ♪ To get back to Dixie ♪ ♪ In 1901 ♪ ♪ Well, my grandma and her sisters ♪ ♪ By that old cotton field ♪ ♪ They'd never heard ♪ ♪ Of an automobile tale ♪ ♪ But that rumblin' contraption ♪ ♪ Went and made 'em all run ♪ ♪ They thought Jesus had come back ♪ ♪ In 1901 ♪ ♪ The old man talked of Shiloh ♪ ♪ That darkest of days ♪ ♪ They could hear cannons thunderin' ♪ ♪ 65 miles away ♪ ♪ And they cursed General Sherman ♪ ♪ And the damage he'd done ♪ ♪ But the fire was still burnin' ♪ ♪ In 1901 ♪ ("1901" continues) ♪ My grandpa was a blacksmith ♪ ♪ On Blue Water Creek ♪ ♪ He'd fix people's wagons ♪ ♪ For something to eat ♪ ♪ Lent Jesse a horse ♪ ♪ While he was on the run ♪ ♪ Well, at least that's how they told it ♪ ♪ In 1901 ♪ ♪ Well, they passed the law ♪ ♪ In Downtown Center Star ♪ ♪ while the church doors was open ♪ ♪ You couldn't open the bars ♪ ♪ Preacher preached two weeks straight ♪ ♪ On the Father and the Son ♪ ♪ And dancing with the devil ♪ ♪ In 1901 ♪ ♪ She lived 92 years ♪ ♪ Till she left us too soon ♪ ♪ Went from old covered wagons ♪ ♪ To a man on the moon ♪ ♪ She'd said lies about love ♪ ♪ That'll love you someone ♪ ♪ And she loved to tell me ♪ ♪ About 1901 ♪ ♪ The old man talked to Shiloh ♪ ♪ That darkest of days ♪ ♪ They could hear cannons thunderin' ♪ ♪ 65 miles away ♪ ♪ And they cursed General Sherman ♪ ♪ And the damage he'd done ♪ ♪ But that fire was still burning ♪ ♪ In 1901 ♪ ("1901" continues) (audience applauding) Thank you.

- So I write a lot of gospel stuff through the '80s and '90s and 2000s.

I became a follower of Jesus in 1981.

He changed my life for the better.

Lost my record deal, it was a terrible career decision, but it was the best life decision I ever made.

And so I've written a lot of songs in that genre.

This one in particular was recorded by Michael W. Smith, and it has literally gone around the world.

I've traveled 3 million air miles and I've toured in 26 countries, but you probably know it, have sung it in your church maybe.

It's a beautiful picture of what Jesus did for us.

("Above All") ♪ You were crucified ♪ ♪ And laid behind a stone ♪ ♪ You lived to die ♪ ♪ Rejected and alone ♪ ♪ Like a rose ♪ ♪ Trampled on the ground ♪ ♪ You took the fall ♪ ♪ And thought of me ♪ ♪ Above all ♪ ♪ Above all powers ♪ ♪ Above all kings ♪ ♪ Above all nature ♪ ♪ And all created things ♪ ♪ Above all wisdom ♪ ♪ And all the ways of man ♪ ♪ You were here before the world began ♪ ♪ Above all kingdoms ♪ ♪ Above all thrones ♪ ♪ Above all wonders the world has ever known ♪ ♪ Above all wealth ♪ ♪ And treasures of the earth ♪ ♪ There's no way to measure what You're worth ♪ ♪ You were crucified ♪ ♪ And laid behind a stone ♪ ♪ You lived to die ♪ ♪ Rejected and alone ♪ ♪ Like a rose ♪ ♪ Trampled on the ground ♪ ♪ You took the fall ♪ ♪ And thought of me ♪ ♪ Above all ♪ ♪ Like a rose ♪ ♪ Trampled on the ground ♪ ♪ You took the fall ♪ ♪ And thought of me ♪ ♪ Above all ♪ It's been an awesome blessing being with you guys tonight.

Thank you so much.

Mark Narmore.

(audience applauding) - Lenny LeBlanc.

We love y'all.

- Ladies and gentlemen, Lenny LeBlanc, Mark Narmore!

(audience cheering) Every once in a while, we'll take you to church, and you're better for it.

Thank you all so much for being here.

I am M. Fletcher Brown.

We'll see you next time on another "Muscle Shoals to Music Row Live".

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