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Expert: - 4/6/2008


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I heard an old country song. It's about a busy father that don't have the time for his son, and his son told his father that he want to be like his father. I'd like to know the singer and the song title. Thank you.

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This is a recurring theme in music, not just country music as evidenced by songs like "Cat's in the Cradle" "Father and Son" and Rodney Atkins recent song "Watching you" I don't think I can come up with the specific song you mentioned without more to go on as there are several on that topic.  Must have been a lot of singers who looked up to their Dad's.

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Dr. J. M. Allen

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I am a long time fan of Bluegrass and older country/folk music (20-70's) and have a fairly extensive tape and sheet music library of the same and have played the music non-professionally for many years. I can (hopefully) assist with information about artists and lyrics. Please try to make it the older stuff, I don't listen to much "modern" country except George Strait anymore....it ain't got no soul anymore :)

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I grew up in the 60's listening to all the old greats and learned to play the music. I have spent a lot of time reading about the genres and have gotten a chance to meet several of the big names over the years.

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