Glenn Yarbrough — Time To Move On
Author: tracysigler | Posted: December 31st, 2005 | | Tags: 1964, folk, Glenn Yarbrough, music, vinyl | 1 Comment »
Glenn Yarbrough -- Time To Move On
- Artist: Glenn Yarbrough
- Title: Time To Move On
- Year: 1964
- Format: Vinyl 12 in.
- Rating (1-10): 5
- Owner: Mary
- Acquired: 1995 ? – Yard sale I think.
- Keeper: Yes
Uh… no one has ever mistaken me for a big folk music fan, but I try to have an open mind. Mary has a fondness for Mr. Yarbrough’s earlier group The Limeliters because her dad had those records when she was growing up. I’ve bought some of those CDs for her over the years and to tell the truth I really like some of it. On this solo record though, everything is a little too slick. Too much orchestration, too much back-up singing. And although some of the lyrics are really good, when I hear him sing “The Honey Wind Blows” I feel the spirit of John “Bluto” Blutarsky rising. Remember that scene in “Animal House” when he smashes that folk singer’s guitar at the toga party?
I guess it is a matter of taste … When I was on campus it was the alcoholic nihilist ‘Blutarsky’ types who ensured I would always have a place for voices and music like the Yarborough album “Time To Move On”. Later when I was a young DJ in the 60’s I had the fortune to interview Glenn Yarborough … He was all class … I was not very good at interviewing but he was ever so patient and my respect for the kindness he displayed to me endures. He was a decent person and reminded me that even though a person has the ‘Limelite’ they should always have compassion and patience for those who have yet to come into their own.
There are few male vocalists of that era who could match the quality of his voice … and even fewer the quality of his character.
Nuff Said!