- Hidden deep beneath the Cumberland Mountains in Grundy County, Tennessee lies one of the world's most magical musical adventures, "The Caverns Sessions."

Three million years in the making, pure acoustics offer music from the heart of the American experience, center stage and deep inside the mountain, this time welcoming Alvin Youngblood Hart's Muscle Theory.

♪ Sure don't allow me there ♪ It's deep down sound in The Caverns.

Coming up next!

(cheering and applauding) (upbeat blues rock music) (upbeat blues rock music) - Here we go!

(upbeat blues rock music) (upbeat blues rock music) ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Goin' down to Chickasaw ♪ ♪ Gon' take that right-hand road ♪ (upbeat blues rock music) ♪ Goin' down to Chickasaw ♪ ♪ Gon' take that right-hand road ♪ (upbeat blues rock music) ♪ Said I ain't gon' stop 'til I come up in Big Mama's door ♪ ♪ Yeah I come up there in Big Mama ♪ ♪ Folks down to Chickasaw say they all know my name ♪ (upbeat blues rock music) ♪ Folks down to Chickasaw say they all know my name ♪ (upbeat blues rock music) ♪ And when I'm down there man they sure be glad I came ♪ ♪ Yeah, they sure be glad I ♪ ♪ Girl that I'm loving got that great long curly hair ♪ (upbeat blues rock music) ♪ Girl that I'm loving got that great long curly hair ♪ (upbeat blues rock music) ♪ But her mama and papa man they sure don't allow me there ♪ ♪ No they sure don't allow me there, Jack ♪ ♪ What you gonna do when you find your biscuit roller gone ♪ (upbeat blues rock music) ♪ What you gonna do when you find your biscuit roller gone ♪ (upbeat blues rock music) ♪ Man what about it ♪ ♪ Get up in that kitchen man and roll 'em 'til she come home ♪ ♪ Yeah gon' roll em 'til she comes home, baby ♪ ♪ Get up in them woods man we sure had lots of fun ♪ (upbeat blues rock music) ♪ Get up in them woods man we sure had lots of fun ♪ (upbeat blues rock music) ♪ When I come 'round that corner gonna see my pony run ♪ ♪ Yeah, you gonna see my pony run ♪ ♪ Where we going ♪ ♪ Goin' down to Chickasaw ♪ ♪ Gon' take that right-hand road ♪ (upbeat blues rock music) ♪ Goin' down to Chickasaw ♪ ♪ Gon' take that right-hand road ♪ (upbeat blues rock music) ♪ Goin' back to the woods hey ♪ ♪ Said I ain't gon' stop 'til I come up in Big Mama's door ♪ ♪ Yeah, I come up there in Big Mama ♪ (upbeat blues rock music) (upbeat blues rock music) ♪ Yeah ♪ (cheering and applause) - I tell you this, right now.

Real punk rock never had to say it was.

(upbeat rock music) (upbeat rock music) ♪ Well when a pick-a-number motel is the daily routine ♪ ♪ Grab a little breakfast out the vending machine ♪ ♪ You better make it last 'cause it's gonna be lean tonight ♪ ♪ Baby tonight ♪ ♪ Honey tonight ♪ ♪ Aw tonight ♪ ♪ 12 ungodly hours riding to the next town ♪ ♪ Keeping up appearances is bringing me down ♪ ♪ 50 dollars opening for Gatemouth Brown tonight ♪ ♪ Baby tonight ♪ ♪ Honey tonight ♪ ♪ Aw tonight ♪ ♪ Rumors and lies bound to make me give in ♪ ♪ I'm closing my eyes baby stick the shiv in ♪ ♪ No use to cry ♪ ♪ 'Cause you won't be forgiven ♪ ♪ It's a helluva way ♪ ♪ For a man to make a living, aw yeah ♪ (upbeat rock music) ♪ Well backseat Betty won't leave me alone ♪ ♪ Rent man calling don't ya pick up the phone ♪ ♪ Big fat Mama shake some meat off the bone tonight ♪ ♪ Baby tonight ♪ ♪ Honey tonight ♪ ♪ Aw tonight ♪ (upbeat rock music) ♪ It's a helluva way for a man to make a living ♪ (upbeat rock music) (upbeat rock music) ♪ Well backseat Betty won't leave me alone ♪ ♪ Rent man callin' don't ya pick up the phone ♪ ♪ Big fat Mama shake some meat off the bone tonight ♪ ♪ Baby tonight ♪ ♪ Honey tonight ♪ ♪ Aw tonight ♪ ♪ Rumors and lies bound to make me give in ♪ ♪ I'm closin' my eyes ♪ ♪ Baby stick the shiv in ♪ ♪ No use to cry 'cause you won't be forgiven ♪ ♪ It's a helluva way for a man to make a living ♪ ♪ Aww yeah baby ♪ (cheering and applauding) - Cavern rocks, baby.

(strums guitar) One of my old shipmates is here tonight from back when I worked on a buoy boat on the Mississippi River in the US Coast Guard.

I wrote this song back then, sitting on a sandbar, a place called, Morganza, Louisiana, and it goes like this.

(upbeat rock music) ♪ It takes all kinds to make a world baby ♪ ♪ Sometimes I don't understand, yeah ♪ ♪ One day you say you love me ♪ ♪ Next you say I'm not your man ♪ (upbeat rock music) (upbeat rock music) ♪ I hear it all the time, baby ♪ ♪ Your friends say I'm not right for you, yeah ♪ ♪ But they only see from their side ♪ ♪ Is that your point of view ♪ (upbeat rock music) (upbeat rock music) ♪ Say what you mean, baby ♪ ♪ Take your time and talk to me, yeah ♪ ♪ Say what you feel baby ♪ ♪ Are you trying to say you wanna be free ♪ ♪ 'Cause if it is let me know ♪ ♪ 'Cause I was just about to go ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ (upbeat rock music) (upbeat rock music) (cheering and applauding) (rhythmic drumbeat) (rhythmic drumbeat) (mysterious rock music) (mysterious rock music) ♪ The pages of my history, yeah ♪ ♪ Ain't no great big mystery ♪ ♪ For the price of petty bribes, yeah ♪ ♪ Separation of the tribes ♪ (mysterious rock music) (mysterious rock music) ♪ Men with guns have leadeth us ♪ ♪ Down their path of righteousness ♪ ♪ Thousand trips around the sun ♪ ♪ Hard to tell who lost and won ♪ (mysterious rock music) ♪ Who lost and won ♪ (mysterious rock music) (mysterious rock music) ♪ The faces in the mist I'd seen, yeah ♪ ♪ Ain't no great big mystery ♪ ♪ Loss of heart ♪ ♪ Loss of mind ♪ ♪ Lost some chrome through tests of time ♪ (mysterious rock music) ♪ Through tests of time ♪ (mysterious rock music) (mysterious rock music) (cheering and applauding) - Remember that little AM bedside radio, clock radio, you had with a little five-inch speaker?

Yeah, pre-Alexa.

(strums guitar) I wrote this song about a, about that a, speaker that I thought it was gonna catch on fire.

This goes out to my friend, the late great Bo Diddley.

It is called, "Motivational Speaker."

Ready?

- Yep.

(upbeat rock music) (upbeat rock music) ♪ Rollin' up in a Maverick ♪ ♪ Half stack in the back ♪ ♪ One megaton kick drum ♪ ♪ And a cowbell on a rack ♪ ♪ Don't need no doctor ♪ ♪ Got a message of love ♪ ♪ Gonna turn up the music ♪ ♪ Hit the heavens above ♪ ♪ Sylvester Stewart is out of commission ♪ ♪ Rock and roll is in a critical condition ♪ (upbeat rock music) ♪ Got news for you baby ♪ ♪ Not ashamed of my age ♪ ♪ Time flies when you're having fun ♪ ♪ Don't wanna live in no cage ♪ ♪ Baby, saddle my pony ♪ ♪ Gotta open the gate ♪ ♪ Sands of time are a tickin' ♪ ♪ And I don't wanna be late ♪ ♪ Give me that mic it's time to make a transmission ♪ ♪ I'm not gonna let y'all beat me into submission ♪ (upbeat rock music) (upbeat rock music) ♪ Motivational speaker ♪ ♪ Sing the song of the day ♪ ♪ Metaphysical preacher ♪ ♪ Gonna show you the way ♪ ♪ Been a joy and a pleasure ♪ ♪ And I want you to know ♪ ♪ Circle of song is my treasure ♪ ♪ And I ain't letting go ♪ ♪ Time may change but I can't make the transition ♪ ♪ And you can bet I'm gonna hold my position ♪ (upbeat rock music) ♪ Motivational speaker ♪ (upbeat rock music) ♪ Metaphysical preacher ♪ (upbeat rock music) ♪ Hey hey ♪ (upbeat rock music) (upbeat rock music) (cheering and applauding) (upbeat rock music) (upbeat rock music) (cheering and applauding) - Alvin Youngblood Hart!

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