Honey, You Don't Know My Mind
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About This Song
Honey, You Don't Know My Mind was written by Jimmie Skinner, the Kentucky-born country and bluegrass singer and songwriter. He made the first recording of it in 1950, under the title "You Don't Know My Mind."
The bluegrass version most people know is Jimmy Martin's. When Martin recorded it again with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on Will the Circle Be Unbroken (1972), that album reached a lot of players who'd never heard the earlier record, so for many people the Circle recording is where they learned it.
| Year | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Jimmie Skinner | |
| 1960 | Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys | J.D. Crowe on banjo, Paul Williams on mandolin |
| 1972 | Jimmy Martin with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | Vassar Clements on fiddle |
The verse in the chart is nine bars long. The extra bar of the 1 at the end makes the verse one bar longer than you might expect, so give it that bar before the next verse starts.
Demo Videos
2016 Kilby New Year's Eve Jam - Honey, You Don't Know My Mind
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Berklee Roots Music - "Honey You Don't Know My Mind" - Grey Fox 2012
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