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There's a beauty in the music that runs through this land, through its rivers and mountains, through its people and towns.

Like this one, Greenwood, South Carolina.

Greenwood is a charming Southern town -- not too big, not too small, filled with history, stories, and its share of music.

My name is Patrick Davis.

I'm a singer and a songwriter.

I love traveling.

I love storytelling.

I love playing music with my friends.

And I love the South.

Welcome to "Southern Songwriters" with me, Patrick Davis.

[ Cheers and applause ] [ Cheers and applause continue ] -Hey, guys.

How's everybody doing?

-Good!

-Tonight I have my incredible friends, Mr. Jedd Hughes right here.

[ Cheers and applause ] Taylor Hicks.

[ Cheers and applause ] And Mr. James Otto down there.

[ Cheers and applause ] -How about it for Patrick Davis, everybody?

[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ -♪ Well, only heaven knows ♪ ♪ Yeah, only heaven knows ♪ ♪ Where love and tomorrow go ♪ ♪ Only heaven knows ♪ ♪ Well, her eyes were blue and blinding ♪ ♪ Her hair was long and gold ♪ ♪ Her kiss sweet and a touch as soft as any man has ever known ♪ ♪ Well, I swore to her forever ♪ ♪ And I promised I'd be back ♪ ♪ But when it comes to what's coming ♪ ♪ On matters of the heart, we tend to ignore the fact ♪ ♪ That only heaven knows ♪ ♪ Yeah, only heaven knows ♪ ♪ Where love and tomorrow go only heaven knows ♪ Come on, Jedd.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ So, I rolled into Del Rio ♪ ♪ Yes, I rolled in proud and tall ♪ ♪ It was just another border town, and I had seen 'em all ♪ ♪ Yeah, the job was good and ready ♪ ♪ In and out, and we'd be gone ♪ ♪ With my Colt on my hip, and my boys by my side ♪ ♪ Well, what could go wrong?

♪ ♪ But only heaven knows ♪ ♪ Yeah, only heaven knows ♪ ♪ Where love and tomorrow go, only heaven knows ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, that morning sun was rising ♪ ♪ With my boys by my side ♪ ♪ Staring down on them streets of Del Rio ♪ ♪ And that crowd packed in tight ♪ ♪ Yeah, and that preacher man, well, he was preaching ♪ ♪ But I paid no mind to him ♪ ♪ I just stood there with that rope around my neck ♪ ♪ Wondering if I'd ever see her again ♪ ♪ But only heaven knows ♪ ♪ Yeah, only heaven knows ♪ ♪ Where love and tomorrow go, only heaven knows ♪ ♪ Yes, only heaven knows ♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you!

Jedd Hughes and Taylor Hicks and James Otto in the backing band.

Now, Jedd's from as far south as you can get.

He's not from these parts.

Let's put it like that.

Where are you from, there, Jedd?

-Well, I'm from South Australia, which doesn't sound nearly as sweet as South Carolina.

Well, I've got three beautiful little children.

One of my favorite parts of becoming a dad has been bedtimes, but it's actually become one of the main times during the day where I really get to sit and play music.

It's funny that my little girls are into this song.

It's funny to me because it just doesn't sound like a nursery-rhyme sweet song.

It's sort of like a dark, introspective folk song, but I do play it on the ukulele at bedtime, so I think that helps.

♪♪ ♪ They come on buses, they come on trains ♪ ♪ They fly in on aeroplanes ♪ ♪ Looking for Hollywood ♪ ♪ Come from far, come from near ♪ ♪ You'll always be a stranger here ♪ ♪ Welcome to Hollywood ♪ ♪ Hollywood goes down like honey ♪ ♪ Hollywood, it tastes like money ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I've walked up, and I've walked down ♪ ♪ It's just another border town ♪ ♪ Hollywood ♪ ♪ Go ahead, take another puff ♪ ♪ As if it were not weird enough ♪ ♪ There's a full moon on Sunset tonight ♪ ♪ Hollywood goes down like honey ♪ ♪ Hollywood, it tastes like money ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Call it off, call it in ♪ ♪ Call me back if you find a friend ♪ ♪ In Hollywood ♪ ♪ Call it cool, call it luck ♪ ♪ Make you feel like a million bucks ♪ ♪ Hollywood ♪ ♪ Hollywood goes down like honey ♪ ♪ Hollywood, it tastes like money ♪ ♪ Hollywood ♪ ♪ Are we there yet?

♪ ♪ Hollywood ♪ ♪ Mm-hmm ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Call it off, call it in ♪ ♪ Call me back if you find a friend ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I've walked up and I've walked down ♪ ♪ It's just another border town ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you.

-Jedd Hughes.

Kids' favorite song right there.

-The kids love it.

Trust me.

-So now, Mr. Taylor Hicks down here.

[ Cheers and applause ] -[ Australian accent ] Good day, mates.

[ Laughter ] Good on you.

-Not bad.

-[ Normal voice ] I've got a song that's on my upcoming record, and I thought about, you know, the iconic piece of American history that is the porch swing.

So, I ended up writing a song.

My mate here is going to play it for me.

♪♪ ♪ I remember you so clear ♪ ♪ It was about this time of year ♪ ♪ Underneath that moon, you stole my heart ♪ ♪ Down from Old Mill Creek ♪ ♪ Those crickets started singing us a melody ♪ ♪ And we made a wish upon your favorite star ♪ ♪There's no happier man alive ♪ ♪ With all of you right by my side ♪ ♪ And hey, yeah ♪ ♪ You told me that you love me one warm summer night ♪ ♪ And hey, yeah, I knew I was gonna love you ♪ ♪ For the rest of our lives ♪ ♪ Hey, yes, and hearing that old chain creaking ♪ ♪ Rocking so easy ♪ ♪ You and me go dreaming, swinging on a porch swing ♪ ♪ Mm-hmm ♪ ♪ Swinging on the porch swing, mm-hmm ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Ruby's got your eyes ♪ ♪ You know, the kind that mesmerize ♪ ♪ And Daddy's worried about a-when ♪ ♪ Those boys start coming around ♪ ♪ And little Ty is starting to talk ♪ ♪ You know, he owns his mama's heart ♪ ♪ And he loves you to sing him to sleep as the sun goes down ♪ ♪ There's no happier man alive ♪ ♪ With all of you right by my side ♪ ♪ And hey, hey, yeah ♪ ♪ You told me that you love me one warm summer night ♪ ♪ And hey, yeah ♪ ♪ I knew I was gonna love you ♪ ♪ For the rest of our lives ♪ ♪ Hey, yes, hearing that old chain creaking ♪ ♪ Rocking so easy ♪ ♪ You and me go dreamin' swinging on a porch ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ There's no happier man alive ♪ ♪ With all of you right by my side ♪ ♪ Well, hey, yeah ♪ ♪ You told me that you love me one warm summer night ♪ ♪ And hey, yeah ♪ ♪ I knew I was gonna love you for the rest of our lives ♪ ♪ Hey, yes, hearing that old chain creaking ♪ ♪ Rocking so easy ♪ ♪ But you and me go dreaming, swinging on a porch ♪ ♪♪ ♪ And dreaming on a porch swing ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Dreamin' on a porch swi-i-ng ♪ All right.

♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] How about it for my mate here?

[ Cheers and applause ] -So, down here from Washington State, but he's lived in Nashville for about 25 years now.

-Yeah.

Minimum.

Yeah.

-He is a dear friend and just one of the greatest voices in all of music.

So, Mr. James Otto.

-Thank you.

[ Cheers and applause ] It is a pleasure to be here, y'all.

I moved around a lot as a kid.

My dad was in the military, and my folks divorced when I was about three years old, and my mom and I went to live with my grandparents out in North Dakota.

Honestly, I have amazing memories of living out there.

And the way I was raised, you know, I got those old-school values from my grandfather and my grandmother, and I am forever grateful for that.

[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ -♪ Like an old 45 from a mom-and-pop record store ♪ ♪ Like them torn-up, blown-out jeans that don't fit no more ♪ ♪ Like them Detroit steel machines ♪ ♪ That burn up gasoline ♪ ♪ Some things are bound to fade ♪ ♪ Some things are here to stay ♪ ♪ I'm gonna love you like it's going out of style ♪ ♪ Your kind of thing only comes through ♪ ♪ Every little once in a while ♪ ♪ You've got that ooh-ooh-ooh I've been looking for ♪ ♪ They don't make 'em like you no more ♪ ♪ They don't make 'em like you no more ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Like a glass-bottle Coke ♪ ♪ On a hot Southern summer day ♪ ♪ Like the sound of that old guitar ♪ ♪ My daddy used to play ♪ ♪ Like that old-time rock 'n' roll ♪ ♪ On the old-school radio ♪ ♪ Those classics tear me up ♪ ♪ I just can't get enough ♪ ♪ I'm gonna love you like it's going out of style ♪ ♪ Your kind of thing only comes true ♪ ♪ Every little once in a while ♪ ♪ You got that ooh-ooh-ooh I've been looking for ♪ ♪ They don't make 'em like you no more ♪ ♪ They don't make 'em like you no more ♪ ♪ No, they don't ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Like mama's old leather-bound Bible ♪ ♪ Beside the bed ♪ ♪ Like faded Old Glory on a porch in the wind ♪ ♪ I'm gonna love you like it's going out of style ♪ ♪ Your kind of thing only comes true ♪ ♪ Every little once in a while ♪ ♪ You've got that ooh-ooh-ooh I've been looking for ♪ ♪ They don't make 'em like you no more ♪ ♪ They don't make 'em like you no more ♪ ♪ You got that ooh-ooh-ooh I been looking for ♪ ♪ They don't make 'em like you no more ♪ -There is no doubt that Greenwood, South Carolina's, most important hero is the late, great Dr. Benjamin Mays.

Despite being born in the Jim Crow South, Dr. Mays rose to become a scholar, professor, mentor, minister, and one of the most important leaders of the American Civil Rights Movement.

I met with Reverend Christopher Thomas to learn a little more about this American icon.

-He was born in this house August 1st of 1894, to two parents who were both ex-slaves.

His parents were completely illiterate.

They could not read or write.

It's on the porch of this house where he has his first experience with a racial mob.

During the events of the Phoenix Riots, he was four years of age when a mob of men ride into Epworth on their way to Phoenix to lynch Negroes.

They lynched five of them that day, two the following day, one on Friday and one on Monday.

And so he said it was his earliest memory in life.

In other words, his mind was sort of seared in that moment.

-Mays was a gifted and hardworking student who rose through the scholastic ranks to become the president of Morehouse College.

It was there that Mays met and befriended a young Martin Luther King Jr. From that moment on, Mays became one of King's greatest influences.

King referred to Mays as his spiritual and intellectual mentor.

In fact, their connection was so powerful that in 1968, Dr. Mays delivered the eulogy at Dr. King's funeral.

-I don't think that any South Carolinian, black or white, has made a greater contribution to American life than Ben Mays.

I mean, he literally was the underpinning, the intellectual driving force behind all of what we know that became the Civil Rights Movement.

I personally think that Mays is kind of one of the unsung heroes in American life, that oftentimes people don't realize what he did.

And I really wish people would take more time to learn him.

You'll probably appreciate this being a musician.

When people say, "You know, well, how do you talk about Mays in terms of what people don't know about him?"

I say, well, it's kind of like you guys know who Whitney Houston is and Luther Vandross is.

But very few people know who Burt Bacharach was because he was the guy that wrote all the songs.

Mays was kind of like the songwriter, and these guys were the rock stars.

And so, you know the rock stars, but you don't know the songwriter.

-Well, I really do appreciate you taking the time to show me around today.

You are an encyclopedia of all things Dr. Mays, and it's a wonderful story.

And it means so much not just to Greenwood or to South Carolina, but to the entire world and especially to the United States.

So, thank you so much.

-Thank you for coming.

-Thank you so much.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ -♪ Some men pray ♪ ♪ Some dig for diamonds ♪ ♪ Some give up ♪ ♪ Some men find them ♪ ♪ Some dream of what they've lost ♪ ♪ On some golden shore ♪ ♪ Some want space ♪ ♪ Some want babies ♪ ♪ Some crave things that make them crazy ♪ ♪ Some just want things like they were before ♪ ♪ So, good night, my love ♪ ♪ Fly high, my love ♪ ♪ Let your heart be your guide ♪ ♪ Keep the angels by your side ♪ ♪ And may you find whatever you're looking for ♪ ♪ You could stay right here ♪ ♪ You could cross the ocean ♪ ♪ You could risk it all for one wild notion ♪ ♪ You could shout it cannon loud ♪ ♪ Without a single word said ♪ ♪ You could be spent like loose change ♪ ♪ Tossed like a penny ♪ ♪ Wished for eyes closed, wanted by many ♪ ♪ You could wake to find all your worries ♪ ♪ Are just in your head ♪ ♪ So, good night, my love ♪ ♪ Fly high, my love ♪ ♪ Let your heart be your guide ♪ ♪ Keep the angels by your side ♪ ♪ And may you find whatever you're looking for ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ So, good night, my love ♪ ♪ Fly high, my love ♪ ♪ Let your heart be your guide ♪ ♪ Keep the angels by your side ♪ ♪ And may you find whatever you're looking for ♪ ♪ Just let your heart be your guide ♪ ♪ Keep the angels by your side ♪ ♪ And may you find whatever you're looking for ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you.

Well-done, sir.

Well-done.

♪♪ ♪♪ -♪ You're gonna make me a crazy, old man someday ♪ ♪ Long before my jet-black hair turns gray ♪ ♪ Scares me half to death sometimes ♪ ♪ The way you take my breath away ♪ ♪ You're gonna make me a crazy, old man someday ♪ ♪ You're gonna wear my heart down to the bone ♪ ♪ Draw a little bit of life out of this stone ♪ ♪ The only thing I ever loved too much ♪ ♪ To ever think about running away ♪ ♪ You're gonna make me a crazy, old man someday ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ You're gonna be the storm that sinks the ship ♪ ♪ But you could steal the last kiss from my lips ♪ ♪ Right now the sun is shining ♪ ♪ Let's just make some hay ♪ ♪ You're gonna make me a crazy, old man someday ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ You're gonna be the story that I tell ♪ ♪ When it's just me talking to myself ♪ ♪ You're gonna be the good times and the bad ♪ ♪ But either way ♪ ♪ You're gonna make me a crazy, old man someday ♪ ♪ You're gonna make me a crazy, old man someday ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] -All right, now for some light.

[ Laughter ] ♪ I've been doing lots of time ♪ ♪ Working on love's assembly line ♪ ♪ And now it's been hard to make my way ♪ ♪ Love has made for a hell of a day ♪ ♪ Hell of a day is what love has made ♪ ♪ Never said love was an easy trade ♪ ♪ And now it's been hard to make my way ♪ ♪ Love has made for a hell of a day ♪ ♪ But you can get on with your life, baby ♪ ♪ And I can get on with mine ♪ ♪ In this world, lonesome feeling ♪ ♪ Can't be too concerned over spilled wine ♪ ♪ Hell of a day, yeah ♪ ♪ Is what love has made ♪ ♪ Never said love was an easy trade ♪ ♪ Now, if you don't mind, I'll be on my way ♪ ♪ Love has made for a hell of a day ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ So, I've been working with the heart's metallurgy ♪ ♪ And the nights have become cold ♪ ♪ In this world of lonesome feelings ♪ ♪ You can't turn silver into gold ♪ ♪ Hell of a day, yeah, is what love has made ♪ ♪ Never said love was an easy trade ♪ ♪ If you don't mind, I'll be on my way ♪ ♪ Love has made for a hell of a day ♪ All right, Jedd.

Let's go, baby.

♪♪ -If you get a chance to visit Greenwood, you'll probably notice just how broad its Main Street is.

Folks around here say it's the widest main street in the United States, maybe even the world.

Another Greenwood highlight is their annual Festival of Flowers.

It's been going on forever and attracts tens of thousands of tourists every year.

And though their main street and flowers stand out, perhaps the most impressive part of this small community is its world-renowned genetic center.

I'm a songwriter, so I don't know anything about the world of genetics, and that is why I stopped by to talk to Lori Bassett about their life-changing work.

-With rare diseases, it can often take 6 to 7 years to get a correct diagnosis.

We have a unique methylation test that looks at how genes are turned on and off and up and down.

-What is methylation?

What does that mean?

-Methylation is just that.

It tells you how genes are turned on or off.

So, you may not have a change or a mutation in the gene itself.

But if that gene is turned off when it shouldn't be, or it's turned on when it shouldn't be, you're going to have some effects from that.

And we're the only lab in the United States that can do that kind of testing and pick those diagnoses up for these patients.

-It really is extraordinary for a small town to have something that is this world-renowned.

-Yes, it really is.

-All I do is write songs and play music.

This is actually -- you all are saving the planet.

So, this is really amazing.

And I thank you so much for having us here.

-Thank you.

Thanks for being here.

-Thank you so much.

-Thank you, Patrick.

♪♪ -♪ Honey, how'd I ever get so lucky?

♪ ♪ I found a woman like you so lovely ♪ ♪ There must be someone up there looking out for me ♪ ♪ It's crazy ♪ ♪ Lord knows I don't deserve you, baby ♪ ♪ But if I ever lost those blue skies ♪ ♪ I'd lose my mind ♪ ♪ Well, just when I think ♪ ♪ I'm falling into that heavy-heart lonesome ♪ ♪ Darlin', you just pick me up, dust me off ♪ ♪ Show me everything ain't going south ♪ ♪ You pull me out of that dark cloud ♪ ♪ It's like an umbrella when the rain falls down ♪ ♪ A real lifesaver when I'm about to drown ♪ ♪ Don't know where I'd be without you ♪ ♪ To pull me out of the blue ♪ -♪ Whoo-whoo-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ A-blue whoo-whoo-ooh-ooh ♪ -♪ Well, sometimes I'm a tightrope walker ♪ ♪ On a high line ♪ ♪ In between the devil and the sunshine ♪ ♪ I might have found myself slipping ♪ ♪ Baby, you step in ♪ ♪ Just when I think ♪ ♪ I'm falling into that heavy-heart lonesome ♪ ♪ Darlin', you just pick me up, dust me off ♪ ♪ Show me everything ain't going south ♪ ♪ You pull me out of that dark cloud ♪ ♪ Just like an umbrella when the rain falls down ♪ ♪ A real lifesaver when I'm about to drown ♪ ♪ Don't know where I'd be without you ♪ ♪ To pull me out of the blue ♪ -♪ Whoo-whoo-ooh-ooh ♪ -Y'all sing it.

Come on.

-♪ A blue-whoo-whoo-ooh-ooh ♪ -♪ Yay, yeah ♪ -♪ Blue-whoo-whoo-ooh-ooh ♪ -♪ But if I ever lost those blue ski-i-es ♪ ♪ I'd lose my mi-i-i-i-nd ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪ Oh, just when I think ♪ ♪ I'm falling into that heavy-heart lonesome ♪ ♪ Darlin', you a-pick me up, dust me off ♪ ♪ Show me everything ain't goin' south ♪ ♪ You pull me out of that dark cloud ♪ ♪ It's like an umbrella when the rain falls down ♪ ♪ A real lifesaver when I'm about to drown ♪ ♪ Don't know where I'd be without you ♪ ♪ To pull me out of the blue-whoo-whoo-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ -♪ Oh, blue-whoo-whoo- ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ -♪ Yeah ♪ -♪ Blue-whoo-whoo-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ -♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ You pull me out of that blue-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] -Yes, sir!

-Thank you!

-This tune, I'm gonna send it out to an old friend who passed away recently.

I only met him, I don't know, maybe a dozen times, but he was always so kind to me.

He kind of changed my life in a lot of ways by recording this song.

And it's a song that me and James and Jedd had a hand in.

I'm going to send this one out to my old friend, Mr. Jimmy Buffett.

[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪ Something 'bout a boat sitting on the sea ♪ ♪ Out there in the wind, floating on the free ♪ ♪ Take you around the world ♪ ♪ Bring it back home ♪ ♪ It gives the man hope, something 'bout a boat ♪ ♪ Something 'bout an old guitar ♪ ♪ And the way it still sings ♪ ♪ After all the smoky bars and the broken strings ♪ ♪ Played a million songs ♪ ♪ Broke a lot of hearts ♪ ♪ Healed a lot of scars ♪ ♪ Something 'bout an old guitar ♪ ♪ Well, ain't it crazy how something ♪ ♪ That seems like nothing at all ♪ ♪ Could take a big, old world and make it seem so small ♪ ♪ Seeing windows where there are walls ♪ ♪ Makes a whole lot of something out of nothing at all ♪ ♪ Well, something about a dog sitting by your side ♪ ♪ If you had a bad day, he ain't gonna run and hide ♪ ♪ Wagging that tail and grinning that grin ♪ ♪ Well, something 'bout a dog makes a man's best friend ♪ ♪ Well, ain't it crazy how something ♪ ♪ That seems like nothing at all ♪ ♪ Could take a big, old world and make it seem so small ♪ ♪ Seeing windows where there are walls ♪ ♪ Makes a whole lot of something out of nothing at all ♪ Guitar!

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ So, Jimmy Buffett called and asked if I would like to come see him perform at a spot in Nashville.

It was a lot like tonight.

It was about 10,000, 15,000 people.

[ Laughter ] It was same type of crowd.

And I said, "Uh, well, Jimmy, let me get back to you."

I'm kidding.

I'm kidding.

I said, "Of course I'll be there."

And I went underneath the stadium before the show to say hello because I hadn't met him at this point.

He said, "Well, hey, Patrick."

He said, I just gotta tell you.

I really love 'Something 'Bout a Boat.'

I do have one question, though."

And I said, "Yes, sir?"

And he said, "Well, I notice that the song is only three minutes long, and there are six songwriters on the song.

That is a lot of people for three minutes of music."

And I said, "Well, funny story.

I was in Belize with some friends of mine, and we were doing a songwriters' retreat.

And we'd gone out to this bar, and we came back from the bar that night, and we were sitting, just me and one fellow in the corner starting this song, and then, before I knew it, everybody came over, and we wrote the song together."

And he was like, "Okay, that's cool."

He goes, "Who was there?"

And I said, "Well, it was my friend James Otto, my friend Dave Berg, my friend Django Walker, and my friend Eric Paslay."

He said, "Okay, well, that's five of you.

I know there was six of you because I write six checks for the song, Patrick."

I said, "Well, Jimmy, funny story.

One of our friends had met this beautiful girl at the bar that night, and we were so proud of him and his manly ways that we thought as just a goof we'd put him as a songwriter on the song, because we never thought this song was going to make one penny."

[ Laughter ] Jimmy looked at me and he said, "Let me get this straight.

This is the first song on my new album.

I play it at my concerts.

I play it on all the late-night and morning TV shows, and there's a guy who wasn't even there getting paid?"

And I said, "Yes, sir."

He said, "What you're telling me is there's a fella that was basically getting paid to get laid."

[ Laughter ] I said, "You got a way with words, Mr.

Buffett."

[ Laughter continues ] He said, "Well, what was his name?"

I said, "Well, Jimmy, his name was Jedd."

[ Laughter ] "He's this great guitar player from Australia and..." [ Laughter ] "We never thought this song would be heard by anybody."

And Jimmy said, "Patrick, before I heard that story, I really, really liked the song.

But after hearing that story, I absolutely love this song."

And I said, "Jimmy, if you think you love this song, think about how Jedd feels."

♪ Ain't it crazy how something that seems like nothing at all ♪ ♪ You take a big, old world and make it seem so small ♪ ♪ Seeing windows where there are walls ♪ ♪ Makes a whole lot of something out of nothing at all ♪ ♪ It makes a whole lot of something ♪ ♪ Out of nothing at all ♪ ♪ Well, something 'bout a dog, something 'bout an old guitar ♪ ♪ Something 'bout a boat... and old Jimmy Buffett ♪ ♪ Gives a man hope ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Jedd Hughes, ladies and gentlemen.

[ Laughter ] -I've lived a life.

What can I say?

[ Laughter continues ] My wife loves that story.

[ Laughter ] Loves it!

♪♪ ♪ I suppose it's time ♪ ♪ To see where this will go ♪ ♪ Let's say all the things we already know ♪ ♪ Let's start making plans ♪ ♪ I want you to see ♪ ♪ I ain't got a doubt you're the only one for me ♪ ♪ I'm going to stand up ♪ ♪ I'm gonna stand tall ♪ ♪ I'm gonna be your man, understand ♪ ♪ When you need a place to fall ♪ ♪ I'm gonna come through ♪ ♪ I'll stick up for you ♪ -♪ And any time you want to fly ♪ ♪ I will be your big blue sky ♪ ♪♪ -♪ This new world is tough ♪ ♪ Love can lose its way ♪ ♪ You and I've gotta be strong ♪ ♪ Take it day by day ♪ ♪ We've got something real ♪ ♪ We can make it last ♪ ♪ I'll give you my word ♪ ♪ And I'll never take it back ♪ ♪ I'm gonna step up ♪ ♪ I'm gonna stand tall ♪ ♪ I'm gonna be your man, understand ♪ ♪ When you need a place to fall ♪ ♪ I'm gonna come through ♪ ♪ I'll stick up for you ♪ -♪ And any time you want to fly ♪ ♪ I will be your big blue sky ♪ -♪ Big blue sky ♪ ♪ In your eyes ♪ ♪ Big blue sky ♪ ♪ I'm gonna step up ♪ ♪ I'm gonna stand tall ♪ ♪ I'm gonna be your man, understand ♪ ♪ When you need a place to fall ♪ ♪ I'm gonna come through ♪ ♪ I'll stick up for you ♪ -♪ And any time you want to fly ♪ ♪ I will be your big blue sky ♪ ♪ Any time you want to fly ♪ ♪ I will be your big blue... ♪ -♪ Sky ♪ ♪♪ -Jedd, will you take us to Guitar World?

-Sure.

-Please?

♪♪ ♪♪ Well, it turns out we weren't the only musicians in town.

And for any serious Bruce Springsteen fan, you definitely know at least one song made famous by local legends, the Swingin' Medallions.

The world knows Swingin' Medallions from "Double Shot of My Baby's Love."

And your father actually started the band, correct?

-1962.

-Right here in Greenwood, South Carolina.

-Mm-hmm.

-So, how did that happen?

-I wasn't around, but Ronnie was.

-Yeah, I was!

-And you guys played, and you told me a story a minute ago that you played with Springsteen when he played in Greenville, South Carolina.

He invited you guys out to sing "Double Shot."

-Yeah, it was great.

And he hugged me after the song and everything.

-Yeah.

-He saw my dad when they were young.

-Okay.

-In New Jersey.

-New Jersey when he was just a kid.

There's no higher compliment than Bruce Springsteen covering one of your songs.

-True.

-From a songwriter, I promise you, there's no higher compliment.

What makes a town special is so much more than its coordinates on a map.

It's the history.

It's the community.

It's the people and their stories.

That's what we remember.

That's what we pass on.

That's what gives a town like Greenwood, South Carolina, its heart and soul.

-♪ Heart and soul ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I know love is an empty pocket ♪ ♪ Where fools love to dwell ♪ ♪ I can see by the looks of it ♪ ♪ Goes to show you never can tell ♪ ♪ This time now love's taken its toll ♪ ♪ So far ♪ ♪ I'm living off heart and soul ♪ ♪ Heart and soul ♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] -Well, um, I guess this is the last song of the night then, huh?

-Take us home, James Otto.

-Take us home.

Take us home!

[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, I said, "Grandpa, what's this picture here?

♪ ♪ It's all black and white, and it ain't real clear ♪ ♪ Is that you there?"

♪ ♪ He said, "Yeah, I was 11" ♪ ♪ "And times were tough back in '35 ♪ ♪ This is me and Uncle Joe just trying to survive ♪ ♪ A cotton farm and a great depression ♪ ♪ And if it looks like we were scared to death ♪ ♪ Like a couple of kids just trying to save each other ♪ ♪ You should have seen it in color" ♪ ♪♪ ♪ "Well, this one here's taken overseas in the middle of hell ♪ ♪ 1943 in the wintertime ♪ ♪ You can almost see my breath ♪ ♪ Well, that was my tail gunner, old Johnny McGee ♪ ♪ He was a high school teacher from New Orleans ♪ ♪ And he had my back right through the day we left ♪ ♪ And if it looks like we were scared to death ♪ ♪ Like a couple of kids just trying to save each other ♪ ♪ You should have seen it in color ♪ ♪ A picture is worth a thousand words ♪ ♪ But you can't see what those shades of gray keep covered ♪ ♪ You should have seen it in color" ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Now, the day we wrote this song, we were talking about America's heroes, our men and our women who fight around the world for us on a night just like tonight.

Do we have any veterans here tonight?

I want to say God bless you and thank you so much for your service and your sacrifice, sir.

[ Cheers and applause ] I come from a military family.

My dad was a drill sergeant for 23 years in the U.S. Army.

My grandfather, he was that kind of man, too.

He was a Korean War vet long before I was ever born.

He was in some godforsaken jungle halfway around the world fighting for his life.

And I've wondered many times, what is it that makes a man wake up in those kind of hellish conditions and want to fight his way out every day, instead of laying down and dying?

And I don't know what motivates all men, but I know what motivated my grandfather.

That was my grandmother, and they were married for over 50 years, y'all.

Now, I only saw my grandfather cry one time in my whole life, and that was the day they laid my grandmother in the ground when she lost her battle with breast cancer.

And that day, I watched that strong man break down like a baby at her graveside.

But that's what love should do to you, y'all.

It should make you want to live and die for somebody else.

That's exactly what this song is written about, y'all.

I hope all y'all have that kind of love.

It's the one thing that's going to heal this broken world we've been living in.

♪ "This one is my favorite one ♪ ♪ It's me and Grandma in the summer sun ♪ ♪ All dressed up the day we said our vows ♪ ♪ You can't tell here, but it was hot that June ♪ ♪ That rose was red, and her eyes were blue ♪ ♪ And just look at that smile ♪ ♪ I was so proud ♪ ♪ That's the story of my life ♪ ♪ Right there in black and white ♪ ♪ And if it looks like we were scared to death ♪ ♪ Like a couple of kids just trying to save each other ♪ ♪ You should have seen it in color ♪ ♪ A picture is worth a thousand words ♪ ♪ But you can't see what those shades of gray keep covered ♪ ♪ You should have seen it in color" ♪ ♪♪ ♪ "You should have seen it in color" ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] -For James Otto and Taylor Hicks, Jedd Hughes, my name is Patrick Davis.

Thank you, Greenwood.

See you next time.

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