Matt wrote the Pleasant Valley Music Theme with help from Jenny Lynn and his sons MacRae and Matthew while on a car trip somewhere. The idea was simply to make a theme for their retail business. The original version (heard when you go to
PleasantValleyMusic.com) has “DOT COM” yelled (by these four) where you hear “uh uh” and “yes sir” here. Obviously, there was no such thing as “.com” back in the day, so we subbed in the new “words”.
The version of Cumberland Gap we used as a model is a bootleg live recording from 1947 that we got from a friend. It sounded at 170 bpm, but we think it got sped up along the way (probably recorded too slow), since it sounds in G# (but is normally played in G).
from
It's Opry Time!,
track released June 29, 2011
Lew "T. Tyce Tennessee" Dudman: announcer & background vocals
Loran Kelley: background vocals
Matt Dudman: mandolin, lead vocals
George Goodell: banjo, harmony vocals
Jenny Lynn: guitar, harmony vocals
Fiddlin' Jim Allison: fiddle, background vocals
Mark "Cousin Rainwater" Eagleton: upright bass, background vocals
Engineered and produced by Matt & George at
PleasantValleyMusic.com