There's just something about some quick banjo picking that builds excitement when listening to music. As a complex instrument, the banjo is extremely difficult to play for anyone who's a beginner in the music world.
No other genre could play the banjo with such perfection, quite like country and bluegrass music. This is especially true for famous country artists, the Osbourne Brothers.
Seen in this video performing "Rocky Top," you truly get to witness a significant era of music. This song is a true classic with beautiful vocals and technical banjo strumming.
Telling the story of a lovely little town in the hills of East Tennessee, "Rocky Top" gives us an insight into the lives of folks who lived here. As a way of life, this song speaks of simplicity and peace.
As this song grew in popularity, it was adopted differently. Everyone knows it by heart by becoming an official state song of Tennessee and being played at every University of Tennessee football game.
Away from its original location outside Gatlinburg, a small town off Interstate 75 in between Knoxville and Jacksboro, Tennessee, officially named Rocky Top.
The genuine pride of Tennessee, "Rocky Top," speaks to a way of life that not many Americans get to witness. Simplistic yet happy, "Rocky Top" is a classic that can be played repeatedly.
