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Great Speckled Bird

Source Recording: Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys (1978)

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Key F Time 4/4

Verse × 4

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Song Details

Also Known As

The Great Speckled Bird

Songwriter

Guy MasseyGuy Smith

First Release

Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans (1937)

Further reading

Secondhand Songs

Genres

Classic Country Gospel Traditional Bluegrass

Themes

Faith/Praise Animals

Jam Popularity

Source Recording

Artist

Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys

Album

Songs of Inspiration (1978)

Key F Time Boom-Chuck Tempo 130 BPM Length 2:56

Musicians

Jim McReynolds — Lead Vocals, Guitar
Jesse McReynolds — Backup Vocals, Mandolin
Tim Ellis — Banjo
Joe Meadows — Fiddle
Keith McReynolds — Bass
Don McHan — Guitar

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