Slavná americká skupina kombinující country, folk a rock. Vzniká v r. 1965 v Kalifornii. Původní název byl Illegitimate Jug Band (členem býval i Jackson Browne). Už 1. singl - Buy From Me The Rain (1967) - se stává hitem. Nikoliv ale v...

Píseň: Hillbilly Hollywood

Interpret:
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Album:
The Rest Of The Dream
I can still remember my first guitar
Bright and shiny like a brand new car
Even took it with me when I went to school
And I practiced every day till I got real good


I learned every lick on the radio
From wabash cannon to go Johnny go
I majored in rhythm with a minor in blues
Then I hit the road with my blue suede shoes


And I dreamed of seeing my name in lights
Grand Ole Opry on on a saturday night
Standing where my heroes stood
Hillbilly Hollywood


I played some bars where you never wanna go
From Oklahoma City down to Tupelo


My ears would be ringing like an old fire bell
When I'd lay me down in some cheap hotel


And I dreamed of seeing my name in lights
Grand Ole Opry on on a saturday night
Standing where my heroes stood
Hillbilly Hollywood


And I pray before too long
They will hear my song


And I dreamed of seeing my name in lights
Grand Ole Opry on a saturday night
Standing where my heroes stood
I dreamed grand Old Opry on a saturday night standing ...
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