Steve Earle and Rodney Crowell - Stay a Little Longer

Christmas Eve 1975 at Guy and Susanna's Place.

From the Movie "Heartworn Highways".

[Mattsx]

Does anybody else keep on coming back to this treasure? Probably about 20 times now for me.

[mikeevanoski]

Smoking and drinking at the kitchen table Christmas Day. Reminds me of when my family was still alive. Miss them days.

[benhutto]

Guy Clarke is absolutely blasted and it's priceless. Even rip roaringly sauced, he has more talent and ability than I'd ever dream of having. What an all star line-up.

[jimmorrison]

“It’s a purely selfish gesture. You don’t know how good you play.” Coming from one of the best poets of that generation. Guy and that entire group probably scrapped better songs than most of Nashville takes to the air.

[ColtonBlumhagen]

Crazy. We're listening to a song first recorded in 1945, played here in 1975, in 2020.

[lynwhybro]

It’s a sheer miracle that Steve Earl survived, and thank goodness he did.

[durangopack]

Who's here at the end of 2020 wishing it was still this simple?

[robertafierro]

I saw Steve Earle live. He opened for Warren Zevon in NYC in the winter of 1987 at Roseland. He was an energetic ball.of fire..

[lukesm]

I always thought i was born in the wrong era. Now i am convinced!
Simpler times my friend.

[jeffclement]

I've never seen Steve Earle this young. I was late to the party. He reminds me of Gram Parsons here. Totally commited and passionate about Country music. ❤❤❤

[Gs]

Played it at my wedding, probably one of my favorites.

[leelane]

I met Steve and his son Justin back in the 80s. They came to our record shop in West Nashville. He's been a friend every since. Once Steve saved me a seat on the first row at the Bluebird Cafe. The line up, Steve, Guy Clark and Townes Van Zant. I knew I was experiencing history that night.

[lawriealvos]

You have to love the old days when it comes to music, cigarettes, bottles of beer, and just a great time, three cheers, thank you for the memory 👍😄

[christian_cantarutti]

We used to have guitar get-togethers like this when I was in my late teens and early 20's. Sat around a table, strong drinks and fresh weed. The Band was everyone's favourite to play. Some of the best memories of my life. Got a couple kids and a wife now so it doesn't fly but once in a while, things get fired up.

[nickbagelboy]

That would be the worst Christmas morning ever. But the best Christmas Eve ever.

[Vikingwerk]

Man, this video is like a direct memory jack to my childhood. The clothes, the wall paneling, the people enjoying each others company, feels like i'm watching my own family.

[rmcfar]

This is amazing. Great to see these folks making memories from Christmas Eve 1975. I just found this video after doing a Rodney Crowell search. The thread below helped identify the musicians. Here they all are in one place: Far left playing the lead guitar is Billy Callery who later wrote Willie Nelson's "Hands on the Wheel", a song that was on the legendary Redheaded Stranger album. Next to him is a very young Steve Earle playing and singing most of this song. The guy with the cigarette is the late Richard Dobson. Next to him is Rodney Crowell. Beside him is Susanna Clark and her husband Guy Clark. Both are now gone. The dobro player is Jim McGuire whose main thing was photography. What a lineup.

[dreamwell]

For those of us who have only a vague sense of where music comes from, it's good to see some in its natural habitat.

[ronaldcarver]

Man, this looks like a little slice of heaven!

[spacedout]

Greatest thing on the YouTube. And I've watched it all