There are many family songs out there, and some are included in some of the other categories, like Bobby Bare “Singing in the kitchen,” but here are a few that are very dear to my heart.
To me this song is so funny. I heard it on the radio in the 60’s when I lived in Bulawayo, and always associate it with the OK Bazaar store. Rolf Harris has so much personality and talent. I saw him once on TV in Vancouver where he painted a massive picture while he was singing.
I loved this song that I heard by Johnny Cash, and have sung it many times. When we were kids, my parents took us to church quite often, and we would travel a lot in the car. My dad had a Morris van, and we would sit in the back and sing choruses all the time. The song was written by Carl Perkins, and when he was on the way to New York to promote his song “Blue Suede Shoes,” he had a car accident, and his brother died. I think of that in the song where he says: “Little brother has done gone on, but I’ll rejoin him in a song.”
I first heard that song by Jim Reeves. It is one of my favorite love songs about a dad. It was written by Gene Autry. I had a cowboy comic about Gene Autry when I was a kid. “If I could repay all the heartaches, dear old daddy I caused you to bear. If I could erase the lines from your face, and bring back the gold to your hair. If God would but grant me the power, to turn back the pages of time. I’d give all I own if I could but atone, to that silver haired daddy of mine.”
I remember seeing Jimmy Dean sing this song on TV in Vancouver, about all the sacrifices a mother makes because of her love for her children. God bless the mothers.
I first heard this song: “The family who prays” on a Porter Wagoner record I had. When Pat Boone sang in South Africa, I noticed that he had an LP record of this song for sale. Here are the Louvin Brothers.
I have heard a guy sing this song on the radio a couple of times recently, and it has a very positive message. Very different from a lot of the country songs, and I felt it was good for me. As I searched the net for it, I preferred these children’s version of the song, so here it is. Unfortunately there seem to be a few glitches in the song, but you will get the message.
I have a record of Jimmy Dean singing this song. There are some good words there.
I found this just now, and this guy Hunter Hayes at 4 years old is amazing.
These songs are on other areas, but I feel I must keep all the family songs together:
Dad song – Do what you do do well boy
Kitchen song – Singing in the kitchen
I dreamed about mama last night
I heard this song on a record that Eldon King had in Arkansas. I really loved it. So many points are so true to life. Hank was a tremendous songwriter. I also have a Gospel web site. If you want to check it out, go to: http://countrygospelandbible.com/