C O U N T R Y M U S I C C L A S S I C S
Doug Davis
Owner/Publisher/Manager/Editor/
Writer/Gopher/Chief Cook & Bottle Washer
Friday July 16th, 2010
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STORY BEHIND THE SONG
Songs are sometimes written for odd reasons.
According to Glenn Sutton, Tammy Wynette’ s 1973 # one, “Kids Say The Darndest Things” was one of those tunes!
Sutton commented, “Producer Billy Sherrill wanted to title Tammy’s album “Kids Say The Darndest Things,” but the CBS legal department told him he couldn’t unless he had a song in the album by the same title, since Art Linkletter had the title copyrighted. So Billy and I wrote that song just so he could use the title for the album.”
But even after writing and recording the song, they contacted Art Linkletter for permission to use the title, since he had the TV show and the book by the same title. Linkletter responded by giving his permission for use of the title!
Tammy Wynette commented, “I loved that song the first time Billy Sherrill played it for me. I thought it was so cute and was such a clever way of getting out of a tight situation without making it so serious.”
“Kids Say The Darndest things” entered the country music charts April 7th, 1973 and was at the top of the charts on June 16th.
It was her 24th charted song and her 14th number one. It was on the charts for 17 weeks and s cored a # 72 on the pop charts.
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Our short form daily radio features, “Classic Country First” and “Story Behind The Song” are now available to radio stations.
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For information, email me at classics@countrymusicclassics.com
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
QUESTION: Do you have any info on a Hank Williams “Rowdy Tour?” I heard about it on the radio
ANSWER: Hank Williams Jr’s “Rowdy Friends” tour, cranks back up September 17th in
QUESTION: I have always loved Hank Cochran’s songs. My dad says he was also a singer. Did he have any hit records?
ANSWER: Hank Cochran placed seven songs on the country charts between 1962 and 1980. His biggest hit as an artist, was “Sally Was A Good Ole Girl,” which peaked at # 20 in 1962
QUESTION: My mom says the radio folks said that Roy Orbison’s last concert is on sale on CD. Is that true?
ANSWER: Roy Orbison’s "The Last Concert," features his final performance recorded in
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QUESTION: I heard that a television network bought Roy Rogers stuffed horse. Is that true? And my mom says he was inducted into the hall of fame twice. Is that also true?
ANSWER:
Other Roy Rogers memorabilia included:
-- a 1964 Bonneville convertible fitted with silver dollars (high bid: $254,500)
-- Buttermilk, Dales' former horse (also stuffed; high bid: $25,000)
-- Bullet, Roy's former dog (again, stuffed; high bid: $35,000)
-- Photos of Roy Sr. and friends (high bid: $8,125),
-- Photos of Roy and his leading ladies (high bid: $1,375)
Roy, known as "King of the Cowboys," is the only person ever inducted twice into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He was inducted in 1980 as a member of the original Sons of the Pioneers group. In 1988, he was again inducted as a solo artist.
Roy died in 1998, and Dale passed away in 2001.
QUESTION: Can you tell me how many singers had hits on the song “Hello Trouble?”
ANSWER: “Hello Trouble” scored chart records for Orville Couch, Lawanda Lindsey and the Desert Rose band
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Pancreatic cancer doesn't scare Charlie Louvin
Charlie Louvin can remember a time when a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer — or any cancer, really — was a sure death sentence.
The 83-year-old Country Music Hall of Famer said his recent diagnosis was upsetting at first, but he has hopes modern medicine will help him beat cancer — or at least push it off for a while.
"They can do wonders," Louvin said this week. "And what I need sorely is a miracle, and I believe they're still around. There's miracles that happen in this country every day and I'm wide open for one."
Louvin seems as vital as ever. He has two albums set for release over the next few months, a healthy schedule of live shows booked and an optimist's sense of the future.
"Charlie's old school," said Brett Steele, his manager. "The show must go on. He fought me tooth and nail to postpone all these dates he had in July and August."
Louvin acknowledges momentary dismay, though, when he first found out he might have cancer. He said his blood pressure was too high despite medication and his doctor wanted to conduct tests to find out why. As Louvin said in a phone interview from his home in
An MRI showed a shadow on Louvin's pancreas, the gland that produces key hormones and digestive enzymes. With his family gathered around him at the hospital, the doctor said Louvin had just six months to live. "I guarantee that rattled my cage," Louvin said. The next day Louvin visited cancer specialists at
Doctors told him even "if they don't get it all they still give me five years, and ... I left there on cloud nine," Louvin said.
He's been warned that he'll be in the hospital for six days after the surgery and could be laid up for 30. But he's so confident in his recuperative abilities that he wants to hit the road in late August again, though Steele prevailed and his next planned show isn't until Sept. 12 in
Louvin remains in demand. He first became popular in the 1950s as part of the Louvin Brothers duo with his brother, Ira. The two specialized in harmony and revolutionized the way singers in all genres sing together with their close harmonies. Their music has remained timeless, and though Louvin's career suffered the same ups and downs that any performer working in his sixth decade might expect, he's never really been out of demand.
In the 1960s, Gram Parsons spread the Louvin Brothers gospel to bands like The Byrds and in the 1990s the modern folk movement fell in love with their sound.
He's paying back that appreciation Tuesday when he releases "
Parsons was in love with the Louvin Brothers' harmony and he would try to get the artists he worked with to emulate their sound.
Louvin understands how Parsons felt.
"I'm the biggest harmony lover in the world," he said. "If a song's worth singing you ought to put harmony on it."
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A T T E N T I O N:
Ralph Emery has long reigned as a valued personality/friend of country music, country radio, and country fans. An author, TV host, mentor to countless young broadcasters and show hosts, currently hosting the popular Ralph Emery Show on RFD-TV. He has now been nominated for induction into the National Radio Hall of Fame, in the Local or Regional Pioneer category. Register and vote now through August 1 at www.radiohof.org. The induction ceremony and broadcast will take place on November 6th in
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Your comments, suggestions, gripes, etc. concerning this newsletter---are welcome. Email to:Classics@countrymusicclassics.com
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NUMBER ONE ON THIS DATE:
1949
One Kiss Too Many - Eddy Arnold
1957
Bye Bye Love - The Everly Brothers
1965
Before You Go - Buck Owens
1973
Love is the Foundation - Loretta Lynn
1981
Fire & Smoke - Earl Thomas Conley
1989
I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party - Roseanne Cash
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MY CHICKEN FETISH.
By: Jack Blanchard
What's the deal with me and birds?
Besides "
I've written "Legendary Chickenfairy", "If Eggs had Legs", "Big Black Bird",
and birds show up in some of my other songs.
I have no idea.
I guess I think birds are fascinating,
being either funny, as in crossing the road,
or strange, as in Poe's Raven.
And they have such expressive eyes. Like little buttons.
The most recent bird song I've coughed up is "Dance of the Living-Dead Chickens".
I just sat down at the old electric piano and sang it into a cassette recorder,
in the back room of our motorhome.
It was just a demo, but somehow it found it's way onto several CD albums.
One of them is a various artists album on a Brooklyn
The album title is "Halloween of Bloody Nightmares",
and the reviews place it in odd genres such as "Hardcore", "Country Psych"
and "Techno Psych".
I don't know what any of that means.
It's become sort of a cult hit.
A cult I'm not sure I would willingly volunteer for.
I admit I think the song is funny, and the response to it is also funny.
You can listen to it here:
BROADBAND: http://www.soundclick.com/util/getplayer.m3u?id=8984128&q=hi
DIAL-UPS: http://www.soundclick.com/util/getplayer.m3u?id=8984128&q=lo
Jack Blanchard
Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan...
Grammy Nominees. Billboard's Country Duet of the Year.ASCAP and BMI Awards.HOME PAGE: http://jackandmisty.com ^^^^^^^^^^
TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY
compiled by Bill Morrison
Bob Wilson, "Earl Scruggs Revue," born 1949.
Ronny Robbins, son of Marty Robbins, born
Connie Smith's debut single" Once A Day," was released 1964. It stayed at #1 for eight weeks.
Merle Haggard recorded "Okie From
The
Harry Chapin died in an auto accident 1981.
Dollywood opened in Pigeon Forge, TN 1986.
Vince Gill's album "High Lonesome Sound" certified platinum 1997.
Roy Orbison's widow, Barbara Orbison, filed a lawsuit against Sony Music. The suit alleges that Sony underpaid royalties on both foreign and domestic record sales. The Twelve Million Dollar suit requests back payments, plus interest on money owed. 1998.
The Bellamy Brothers released "Redneck Girls Forever" 2002.
Don Williams released "Best of Don Williams" 2003.
Courtesy Bill Morrison: http://www.talentondisplay.com/countrycalMAR.html
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
GOD’S CREATIONS
Take time from your busy schedule to see God’s wonders there
In such uncommon places – He’s placed them everywhere!
They’re there to lift our spirits and put our hearts at ease,
They’ll make us want to know Him, and this our God, will please.
God’s wonders are no accident, will not dissipate in the air;
No, they are His creations and He’s left them in our care!
Mary S. Chevalier
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