We were waltzing that night in Kentucky
'Neath the beautiful harvest moon
And I was the boy who was lucky
But it all ended too soon
As I sit here alone in the moonlight
I can see your smiling face
And I long once more for your embrace
In that beautiful Kentucky waltz
Interesting! At my house we did the same when I was a kid. My brothers could play most any instrument. They would play this song and my oldest brother would sing. I could neither play nor sing, but I was a good listener.
My mother loved this song. We used to sit around the radio on Saturday night listening to the Grand Ole Opry and just hoping that Bill would sing it. And hoping the static would not be too bad, like it was sometimes in the summer. We did not have many records and just an old Victrola phonograph. Nowadays, you can get any song you want instantly on demand, and right here on you tube too. That is why I have to have good speakers connected to my computer. I like my music with a good rich sound.
Wish I was into bluegrass music when Bill Monroe was alive, what an awesome singer and musician. At least I can listen to his music. Beautiful song too.
This tune actually inspired Red Stewart and Peewee King to create the Tennessee Waltz back in 1947. Patti Page picked it up in 1950 and made the Tennessee Waltz a classic.
“It’s amazing when you listen to the early recordings of Hawaiian music. In 1916, John Kameaaloha Almeida & His Hawaiians recorded a song entitled ‘Pua Lilia.’ Thirty years later, Bill Monroe actually took the melody from ‘Pua Lilia’ note-for-note and recorded it as his song ‘Kentucky Waltz.’”
-Peter Rowan