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I Wish You Knew

Source Recording: Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys (1963)

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Key B Time 4/4

Chorus × 2

B E F♯ /

/F♯ / /F♯ /

E / /E /

B / /B /

E / /E /

F♯ / /F♯ /

E / /E /

B / /B /

Verse × 2

B / /B /

F♯ / /F♯ /

/F♯ / /F♯ /

B / /B /

/B / /B /

F♯ / /F♯ /

/F♯ / /F♯ /

B / /B /

Song Details

Songwriter

Charlie LouvinIra Louvin

First Release

The Louvin Brothers (1957)

Further reading

Secondhand Songs

Genres

Classic Country Traditional Bluegrass

Themes

Lost Love

Jam Popularity

Source Recording

Artist

Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys

Album

Bluegrass Special (1963)

Key B Time Boom-Chuck Tempo 119 BPM Length 2:28

Musicians

Jesse McReynolds — Lead Vocals, Mandolin
Jim McReynolds — Backup Vocals, Guitar
Allen Shelton — Banjo
Jim Buchanan — Fiddle
David Sutherland — Bass
Don McHan — Guitar

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Other Notable Recordings

The Louvin Brothers

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Single: I Wish You Knew (1957) Discogs

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Musicians

Molly and Jack Tuttle

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The Old Apple Tree (2007) Bluegrass Discography

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