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英聽：DadSureCouldPlaythat父愛邊Mywasaself-taughtmandolinplayer.wasonethebeststringinstrumentplayersintown.Hecouldnotreadbutifheatuneafewtimes,couldplayWhenhewasyounger,wasamemberofasmallcountrymusicband.wouldplayatlocaldancesandonaoccasionswouldforthelocalradiostation.oftentoldushowhad2)auditionedandearnedpositioninabandthatfeaturedPatsyClineastheirleadsinger.toldthefamilythatafterhehiredheneverwentback.Dadwasveryreligiousman.Hestatedthattherewasalotdrinkingandcursingthedayofauditionandhedidnotwanttobearoundtypeofenvironment.Occasionally,Dadwouldgetouthismandolinandplayforthefamily.threechildren:Trisha,MonteandI,GeorgewouldoftensingSongssuchtheTennesseeHarborLightsandaroundChristmastime,thewell-known3)renditionofSilver"SilverBells,SilverBells,Christmasinthecity"wouldringhouse.OneofDad's1

英聽：DadSureCouldPlaythat父愛邊f(xié)avorite4)hymnswas"TheRuggedWelearnedthewordstothehymnwhenwereveryandsingwithDadwhenwouldplayandsing.AnothersongthatwasinwassongthataccompaniedtheWaltDisneyseries:Crockett.onlyhadtohearthesongtwicehelearnedwellenoughplayit."Davey,DaveyCrockett,KingoftheWildFrontier"wasafavoriteforfamily.Heknewweenjoyedthesongandtheprogramandwouldoftengetoutthemandolinaftertheprogramover.Icouldneveroverhowhecouldplaythesongswellafteronlyhearingatimes.lovedtosing,Ineverlearnedhowtoplaythemandolin.ThisissomethingIregrettothisday.Dadlovedtothemandolinhisfamilyheweenjoyedsinging,hearinghimplay.Helikethat.hecouldpleasuretoothers,hewould,especiallyhisalwayssacrificinghistimeandeffortsseethathisfamilyenoughintheirlife.hadtointoamanand2

英聽：DadSureCouldPlaythat父愛邊childrenmyownbeforeIrealizedhowmuchhehadsacrificed.IjoinedtheUnitedStatesAirForceinJanuaryof1962.Wheneverwouldcomehomeonleave,wouldaskDadtoplaythemandolin.Nobodyplayedmandolinlikemyfather.Hecouldtouchyoursoulwithtonescameoutofthatoldmandolin.Heseemedtowhenhewasplaying.Youcouldseehispridehisabilitytoplaysowellforhisfamily.WhenDadwasyounger,workedforhisfatheronfarm.Hisfatherwasafarmer5)sharecroppedafarmforthemanwhoownedproperty.Inourfamilymovedfromthefarm.Dadgainedatthelocal6)limestone7)quarry.WhenthequarryinAugust1957,hetoseekotheremployment.workedforOwensYachtCompanyinDundalk,MarylandandforToddSteelinofRocks,Maryland.WhileworkingToddSteel,heinvolvedinanaccident.Historollangleirona8)conveyor3

英聽：DadSureCouldPlaythat父愛邊the9)weldersfartheruptheproductionlinewoulditcompletetheirOnthisparticulardayDadgotthethirdindexfingerofhishandmashedbetweentwopiecessteel.Thedoctorwhooperatedonthefingercouldnotit,Daduphavingthetipofthefinger10)amputated.Hedidn'tenoughthefingerwherewouldstoppickingupanything,butitdidimpacthisabilitytothemandolin.Aftertheaccident,Dadwasreluctanttothemandolin.feltthatcouldnotplayaswellashehadbeforeaccident.WhenIhomeonleaveaskedhimtoplayhewouldexcusesforwhyhecouldn'tplay.Eventually,wewould11)wearhimandwouldsay"Okay,butremember,Ican'tholddownonthestringsthewayIusedto"or"Sincetheaccidenttothisfingercan'tplayasFortheitdidn'tanydifferencethatDadcouldn'taswell.Wejustgladthathewouldplay.Whenplayedtheoldmandolinwouldcarryusbacktoa4

英聽：DadSureCouldPlaythat父愛邊cheerful,happierinourlives."Davey,DaveyCrockett,KingoftheWildFrontier",wouldbeheardthelittletownofBakerton,WestVirginia.InAugust1993mywas12)diagnosedwith13)inoperablelungcancer.Hechosenottoreceive14)chemotherapytreatmentssothathecouldliveouttherestofhislifeindignity.Aboutaweekbeforehisdeath,askedDadifhewouldplaythemandolinforus.Hemadeexcusesbut"okay".Heknewitwouldprobablythelasttimehewouldplayforus.15)tunedtheoldmandolinandplayedafewWhenlookedaround,wasnotdryeyeinthefamily.sawbeforeaquiethumblemanwithaninnerstrengththatcomesfromknowingGod,livingwithhimone'slife.Dadneverplaytheforusagain.Wefeltatthewouldn'