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Country Weekly: Jan. 10, 2010

IN STORES JANUARY 3

Also in This Issue

• Rascal Flatts in Civil War miniseries
• Joe Nichols:
  behind the scenes of his new video
• New stars to watch for in 2011
• Gloriana soars in overseas tour
• Mark Wills survives a scare
• Plus more!

Country Strong Exclusive Interview Part 2 of 3

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CW Exclusive

Country Strong

In this CW exclusive, Tim McGraw and actress Gwyneth Paltrow talk about their roles in the hot new movie Country Strong, premiering nationwide Jan. 7. Tim praises Gwyneth for her contributions to the film, saying, “When she was on set and we were all working, everybody got better. That’s the best compliment anybody could have.” Gwyneth reveals that she modeled her character, country singer Kelly Canter, after Tim’s wife, Faith Hill. “Faith is sort of what [Kelly’s] hoping to be like,” says the Oscar-winning actress. Country Weekly also talked with Country Strong co-star Leighton Meester, who portrays an up-and-coming singer in the movie.

Read the full article in the Jan. 10 Issue!

I Resolve To . . .

Which star wants to quit smoking (again)? Who wants to eat less pizza? Find out as Darius Rucker, Gretchen Wilson, Chris Young and others reveal their New Year’s resolutions.

Read the full article in the Jan. 10 Issue!

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Thursday, December 30, 2010

Take A Globetrotter To School


How cool would it be to take a Globetrotter to school? Play 4 Kids Only with Matt and Polly Wogg every morning at 7:10 and win tickets to see The Original Harlem Globetrotters February 2nd at the Utica Auditorium. Our grand prize winner gets to take a Globetrotter to school January 26. Get more details here.

LeAnn Rimes starts her New Year at Turning Stone Resort and Casino and we are putting you there. Matt and Polly Wogg play Country Couples starting Monday morning at 7:50. Name the couple and win tickets to the January 20th show at Turning Stone.

Getting married in the New Year or know someone who will be? Check out the Simply Engaging Bridal Show January 7 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Valentino's Banquet Hall. Pre-register now and get a chance to win a $500 American Express Card. Get more details here.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Thanks for a great 2010. We wish you and your family a happy and prosperous 2011.

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Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Thursday December 30th, 2010 C O U N T R Y M U S I C C L A S S I C S

 

 

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 

 

 Thursday December 30th, 2010

 

 

 

                     CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE AT   www.countrymusicclassics.com

 

 

                           

                                     STORY   BEHIND   THE   SONG

 

 

 

Sometimes it takes a second effort for a song to become a hit and Charlie Rich’s 1974 # one, “There Won’t Be Anymore” was on of those tunes!

 

Chet Atkins had produced Charlie’s version of “There Won’t Be Anymore” while Rich was recording for RCA Victor, which was ten years before Rich found true record success with Epic Records.

 

Charlie’s RCA Victor records never made the grade, but after his hits started coming for Epic, RCA Victor decided to repackage his old RCA masters and release them. “There Won’t Be Anymore” was one of the first of his vintage RCA recordings to be released.

 

Charlie’s ten year old  RCA Victor recording of “There Won’t Be Anymore” entered the country music charts December 22nd, 1973 and was at the top of the charts the week of March 9th, 1974, where is stayed for two weeks.

 

It was Charlie’s 13th charted song and his 3rd number one. It was on the country charts for 17 weeks and also scored a  # 18 on the pop charts.

 

Charlie Rich placed 45 songs on the country charts between 1968 and 1981, including nine number ones.

 

Rich died in 1995 at the age of 62.

 

 

 

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A T  T  E  N T I O N:     R A D I O     S T A T I O N S:

Our short form daily radio features, “Classic Country First” and “Story Behind The Song” are now available to radio stations.

Both features are available  at  no charge  thru  barter.

For information, email me at classics@countrymusicclassics.com

 

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                                  QUESTIONS    AND    ANSWERS

 

 

QUESTION:   My mom says that Burt Reynolds was also a country singer, in addition to being an actor. Is that true?

 

ANSWER:      Whether or not Burt was a country singer is a matter of opinion, but he did place one song on the country music charts. “Let’s Do Something Cheap And Superficial” peaked at # 51 in 1980.

 

QUESTION:    RFD-TV shows some clips of  old “Reno & Smiley” TV shows from back in the 60’s? Where those two guys brothers and did they have any hit records?

 

ANSWER:       Reno and Smiley were not brothers. Don Reno was from Spartanburg, South Carolina and Arthur Lee Smiley was  from Asheville, North Carolina. The duo placed three songs on the country charts in 1961.

 

QUESTION:     Have you heard of a Jim Reeves song about “I Know And You Know?” My uncle says it was on the radio years ago.

 

ANSWER:        “I Know And You Know” was the flipside of Reeves’ 1957 # one, “Four Walls.”

 

 

 

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QUESTION:     My mom says that Del Reeves and Jim Reeves were related. Is that true and wasn’t Del Reeves real name Woodrow Wilson Reeves?

 

ANSWER:        Del and Jim were not related. Del was born Franklin Delano Reeves.  Red Sovine was born Woodrow Wilson Sovine.

 

QUESTION:     I’m still trying to come up with questions you can’t answer and I think I’ve found one! On the Glaser Brothers record of “Gone On The Other Hand,” a guy introduces the steel guitar player. What’s the name of the guy doing the introduction?

 

ANSWER:        The guy who uttered those famous words of “And now here’s Big Joe Talbot and his electric Hawaiian Steel guitar” was Jerry Reed.  “Gone On The Other Hand” was written by Jack Clement, who also produced the session. He hired Reed to play rhythm guitar and asked Jerry to do the vocal intro.  Jerry Reed and Joe Talbot also played on the Charley Pride recording of that song, but Pride did the Joe Talbot intro on that record.

 

QUESTION:      I have a version of Conway Twitty singing “Walk me To The Door” which was recorded from the radio many years ago. I can’t find that song on any of his CD’s. Do you know when he recorded it?

 

ANSWER:        “Walk Me To The Door” was the flipside of Conway’s 1967 # 32 hit, “Don’t Put Your Hurt In My Heart.”

 

                                            

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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:

 

1951
Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way - Carl Smith

1959
El Paso - Marty Robbins

1967
For Loving You - Bill Anderson & Jan Howard

1975
Convoy - C.W. McCall

1983
Houston (Means I’m One Day Closer to You) - Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin
Brothers

1991
My Next Broken Heart - Brooks & Dunn

 

 

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RANDOM NEW YEARS THOUGHTS FOR 2011.

                  By: Jack Blanchard

 

 

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Jack Blanchard's MUSIC HOSPITAL can make your old records sound new,

and your new recordings sound better.

Contact Jack Blanchard's MUSIC HOSPITAL restoration & mastering studio.

 

Email: musichospital@jackandmisty.com


Telephone: 407 330 1611.

 


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I can't believe it's 2011.
Last year I couldn't believe it was 2010.
The new and old years are often represented by a baby and a very old man,
both wearing diapers.

The New Years "Toast" comes from the ancient tradition
of casting virgins into a volcano to welcome the new year.
The ritual lost popularity due to a growing lack of virgins.

I can't afford a new year.
I may have to look for a good used one.

Way back in the year 2002…
2002 spelled backwards was 2002.
Spelled sideways, it was 0022, pronounced: "Oh! Oh! Tutu!",
an ancient warning that a ballet dancer was approaching.

You celebrate a new year. I look at it funny until it proves itself.
You say potato, I say ptui.
"Ptui" is a Greek letter that never gained popularity,
due to the failure of Irving Berlin's song "The Sweetheart of Sigma Ptui".

I seldom make resolutions,
but last year I gave up hope for Lent.

OUR ANNUAL NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS.

Never stop for a cop who talks with a hand puppet.
Try not to kill people who offer constructive criticism.
Never approach a chicken with a crazy look.
Never try to explain our career to a wino.
Never yodel at a funeral.
Never hit a chiropractor without a reason.
Never wear helmets while skateboarding.
Always wear helmets during sex.
Never tango.
Never carry a rose in our teeth.
Never carry a rose in any body cavity.
Never turn our turn signal off.
Never take Viagra before a business meeting.
Never buy a pacemaker from a guy in a pickup truck.
Never glue sequins to a squirrel, except as eveningwear.
Always smile and wave to drivers who give us the finger.
Never have a hole in your pocket while it is being picked.
Never yell "Freeze!" in a biker bar.
Never wear a tutu in a biker bar.
Never sing "Granada" to an imaginary herring.
Never play hip-hop dance music for nudists.
And...
We wish you all a Happy New Year.

    Jack & Misty

Jack Blanchard        

Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan...

Grammy Nominees. 
Billboard's Country Duet of the Year.
ASCAP and BMI Awards.

 

 

 

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TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY

                           compiled by Bill Morrison

 

Joaquin Murphey, steel guitarist, born Hollywood, CA 1923.

 

Bob Ferguson, producer/singer/songwriter, born Willow Springs, MO 1927.

 

Richard Wagstaff Clark, a.k.a. Dick Clark, host of American Bandstand, born Mount Vernon, NY 1929.

 

Skeeter Davis, born "Mary Frances Penick," Dry Ridge, Ky. 1931.

 

Melvin Ray Goins, of the "Lonesome Pine Fiddlers" born Bramwell, WV 1933.

 

John Hartford, singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist, born New York, NY 1937.

 

Mike Auldridge, Bluegrass/multi-instrumentalist, born Washington, D.C.  1938.

 

Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys debuted on the Grand Ole Opry 1944.

 

Red Foley released "Hot Rod Race"/"Smoke On The Water No. 2" 1950.

 

Suzy Bogguss born Susan Kay Bogguss, Aledo, IL 1956.

 

Don Gibson released "Oh Lonesome Me"/"I Can't Stop Loving You" 1957.

 

Don Henry, songwriter, born San Jose, CA 1959.

 

Capitol Records released Buck Owens' album "I've Got You On My Mind Again" 1968.

 Elsie McWilliams, co-writer of some Jimmy Rodgers songs, died in Meridian, MS 1985.

Courtesy Bill Morrison: http://www.talentondisplay.com/countrycalMAR.html

  

                                               

 

 

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

 

 

SAFE HARBOR

 

Like a ship tossed at sea on a dark, stormy night,

I sailed through life with no shore in sight,

Then remembering a phrase from the Holy Book –

“O ye of little faith” – I turned to look

But saw no one there, yet knew somehow

That Jesus was near and I needed Him now.

 

I bowed my head and begin to pray

As I’d learned to do in an earlier day.

I asked God’s grace from sin to be free

And I felt a wave had rushed over me.

 

My faith was restored and I sighed with relief;

I asked my Savior, “Forgive my unbelief.”

Now He steers my course – His will I choose.

My place in His fold I don’t want to lose.

 

Now I’m sailing through life on a much calmer sea

Where God’s safer harbor of Heaven is waiting for me.

 

       Florence Flett

 

 

 

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