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Henry Wade Wilson (Photos & Guitar Samples)

Acorns who listened to the guitar compilation that I uploaded of Uncle Henry in 2018 may wonder why I used mostly the same songs in this video. Unfortunately, we don't have many recordings of Uncle Henry. He spent far more time performing live than recording in a studio. I included two short clips in this video that don't appear in the longer Henry Wilson compilation on the BPA channel: the kick-off and break from a recording that Pap and Uncle Ray made with Ken Chamblin in 2003 of "The Uncloudy Day." I was the "recording engineer" for that session. I failed to set the recording level loud enough for Henry's guitar. He wasn't using picks, so some of the notes are a little hard to hear. I boosted the volume a little when I inserted those clips into this video. I mentioned to Doyle Dykes that one of our favorite things to hear Henry play was "The Bells of Saint Mary." I worded it that way because I don't necessarily think it was one of Henry's favorite things to play. I think he preferred to play songs that were more sophisticated or complex, but he was always good to play what we asked. At family get-togethers, he humored us when we bombarded him with our same old requests, like "Windy and Warm." Uncle Henry's family asked me to help scan pictures for his service. I was honored to do it, and since I had the pictures on my computer, I asked them if I could share them with you all. My favorite is the one where he's standing in the old Western Auto building that used to be in Murphy, holding a bass that he had just caught. Something about that photo seems to capture the excitement of youth. The family said that he was probably around 22 years old in that picture. In scanning the photos, I learned that I had Henry's time-line wrong in my mind. I assumed that he and Sue married after he returned from Vietnam, but I learned that they were married before he went. I found a sweet note from him to Sue on the back of one of the photos from Vietnam. It was signed, "Love, Henry, your husband." Seeing the photos of Uncle Henry fighting forest fires in his later years reminded me of a "chapter" in his life that I had forgotten. Here in Appalachia, we describe folks like Henry as "tough as a pine knot." Like Pap, Henry survived many dangers and health challenges to reach his 79 years. I am thankful for all that he did for our country and family. Uncle Henry's funeral was beautiful. I would not change one word that was spoken or sung. Everything was conducted wonderfully. Seeing the hundreds of cars and trucks stopped respectfully along the roadside as the procession traveled to the church, restored a lot of faith in humanity for me. In this video, you can hear Henry play "I'll Flay Away" with no accompaniment. Ironically, Corie and Katie sang that very song at his service. The last song in this video was recorded around 2006 at Steve Snowden's studio in Warne, NC. Henry played both electric and acoustic guitar on that track. I believe Perry Stalcup played bass on that track, and the drummer may have been Johnny McCoy. Other than that final song and the two clips that I mentioned above from "The Uncloudy Day," all the other tunes are from the late 60's, when Uncle Henry was really just starting out on guitar. I was around 19 when I discovered the reel-to-reel recording of him playing "My Grandfather's Clock" on Pap's Dove. I trimmed it out, but I could hear a mother shushing a kid in that recording. The lady was probably Granny, but it could have been Sue or Ray's wife, Darlene. The lady's voice said "listen now." Something about that moment makes me think that even back then, Henry was playing that song because someone asked to hear it. Pap, being proud of the great picker that his baby brother was becoming, probably wanted to capture it so he could share it with others and listen to it when Henry wasn't around to play in person. As soon as I heard that tune, I loved it. I learned the words, and Pap and I sang it together a few times. You can find a video of us singing it here on BPA. Like watching these beautiful photos fade from one to the next, the lyrics to Grandfather's Clock speak to how quickly life passes. If we're blessed enough to live a full life, we go through many stages. I appreciate Sue, Brian, Darren, and Kim allowing me to share the photos with you here on our channel. The last scanned image that you see in this video is from a pocket card that Henry or Sue saved from a local business. It's worn, but the text is clear and easy to read. The message on that card sums up not only Uncle Henry's hope but all of our hopes. Jesus Christ defeated death. He is The Way for us to rejoin our loved ones beyond the earthly death appointed unto us all. If you do not know Him, I beseech you to read His Word, to ask Him in prayer to connect with you, and to reach out to any Christians near you to learn more about the Lord and His priceless gift of salvation. God bless you. Thank you for watching and for reading this.