COUNTRY MUSIC CLASSICS
Doug Davis
Owner/Publisher/Manager/Editor/
Writer/Gopher/Chief Cook & Bottle Washer
Thursday August 16th, 2012
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STORY BEHIND THE SONG
"Rocky" had already been recorded by Austin Roberts, before Dickey Lee's version made the rounds and the record charts.
Dickey commented,"my music publisher sent me a record of that song by Austin Roberts. It sounded good but I thought it was just a demo. But it was not a demo and the record went into the top ten pop charts."
Lee liked the song and recorded it for RCA Victor, which made the country charts August 23rd, 1975 and was in the top slot the week of November 22nd.
The single was Lee's 12th country charted song and was on the charts for 18 weeks.
The song was written by Jay Stevens and the single was produced by Roy Dea.
Dickey Lee (born: Royden Dickey Lipscombe in 1936 in Memphis, Tennessee), placed 29 songs on the country music charts between 1971 and 1982.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q: Do you have any details about a Martina McBride charity concert coming up? My brother heard it on the radio.
A: Martina McBride will headline the 3rd Annual Hymns Hams and Jams concert held at Loveless Barn in Nashville on August 2ist. The concert will benefit "The Shalom Foundation" and its medical program in Guatemala. "The Shalom Foundation" is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing humanitarian aid to children and their families living in extreme poverty while demonstrating Christian values. The Hymns, Hams &Jams concert will also feature a live auction with items up for auction that include 2012 World Series tickets, a guitar autographed by Garth Brooks, a private bus party, concert tickets and more.
Q: The radio people were talking about a new Glen Campbell CD that was recorded back in the 80's. Do you have any information?
A: "In Session," a CD/DVD project on Fantasy Records features Glen Campbell and Jimmy Webb. The project was taped in 1983 in Hamilton, Ontario and should be in store on September 25th.
Q: I have heard that George Jones is planning his last tour. Do you know when?
A: George Jones is planning a farewell tour to be titled "The Grand Tour," George also plans to record a new album , with Dolly Parton among those contributing songs for the project, A release date for the album or the tour have not yet been announced.
Q: Do you know the dates for George Strait's roping down in Texas? The radio dudes mentioned it.
A: The 31st Annual "George Strait Team Roping Classic" (GSTRC) is set for Friday and Saturday, March 8th and 9th in 2013, at the San Antonio Rose Palace in San Antonio, Texas. The GSTRC is America's largest open roping event with over $700,000 in cash and prizes available to participants.
Q: Tammy Wynette's "Run Woman Run is my all-time favorite. Did she write the song?
A: "Run Woman Run" was written by Dan Hoffman, Ann Booth and Duke Goff.
A: Who had the biggest hit with "He (or "She" Thinks I Still Care," George Jones or Anne Murray?
A: Jones' version was in the top spot for 6 weeks and on the charts for 23 weeks. Murray's version was at the top for 2 weeks and on the charts for 17 weeks. So It looks like Ole' George had the biggest hit.
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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
Hey, Good Lookin' - Hank Williams
1959
Waterloo - Stonewall Jackson
1967I'll Never Find Another You - Sonny James
1975
Wasted Days and Wasted Nights - Freddy Fender
1983
He's a Heartache (Looking for a Place to Happen) - Janie Fricke
1991
She's in Love with the Boy - Trisha Yearwood
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TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY
compiled by Bill Morrison
Paul Warmack, "Gully Jumpers," born Whites Creek, TN 1889.
Emory Martin, banjo, born Hickman County TN 1916.
Phyllis Brown born Chicago, IL 1930.
Patsy Montana recorded "I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart," 1935.
Tandy Rice, Entertainment executive, born Franklin, TN 1938.
Billy Joe Shaver born Corsicana, TX 1941.
Paul Wormack born 1945.
Danny Flowers, guitarist/songwriter, born Henderson, NC 1948.
Elvis Presley appeared on The Steve Allen Show 1956.
Buck Owens released his single "Love's Gonna Live Here/Getting Used To Losing You" 1963.
Merle Haggard's "Workin' Man Blues" went to #1 in 1969.
Capitol Records released Buck Owens' single "Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms" 1971.
Emile Robison "Dixie Chicks" born 1972.
Elvis Presley, age 42, died in Memphis, 1977. Inducted R&RHF 1986. CMHF 1998.
Ben Rosner RCA died 1985.
John Hurley died 1986.
Dierks Bentley's #1 single "What Was I Thinkin'," debuted on Billboard's Top 40 Chart 2003.
Daryle Singletary took a few days off from touring and married nurse Holly Mercer in 2003.
Willie Nelson, Johnny Bush, Kris Kristofferson, and Lefty Frizzell inducted Texas Country Music Hall of Fame, 2003.
Courtesy Bill Morrison: http://www.talentondisplay.com/countrycalMAR.html
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PICTURE AT A RAILROAD STATION.
By: Jack Blanchard
The cavernous old Railroad Station was dimly lit,
or seems that way in my memory.
My parents, my sisters, and I headed toward the big doors
that led to the platform where the trains chugged and waited.
It was the end of an era.
One of us wasn't coming back...ever.
We had never been your average family.
My mother had been an artist and a model.
My father was a flamboyant jack-of-all-trades:
A stock broker at times, head of an oil company,
owner of a gambling ship that never sailed,
a mortgage broker,
an aviator and author of a course on aeronautics.
He was a party thrower and the life of every one,
he made every holiday a festival.
He was rich one year and broke the next.
As a young man he was a boxer and a daredevil.
During World War Two,
he was drafted to be General Manager of the Bell Aircraft plant,
at the same time there were rumors
of his involvement with the black market.
I came home from school one afternoon
and couldn't get the front door open.
It was stuck against silver fox furs.
The whole house was knee deep in them.
I don't know where he got them,
but wasn't too surprised.
We all knew him, and were ready for anything.
There was a distinguished couple in the living room,
browsing through the pelts.
They were a New York State Supreme Court justice and his wife.
My dad always started at the top.
He was brilliant in an off-beat way,
and an adventure as a father.
Then he got sick.
His disease had symptoms similar to Alzheimer's,
and the smart, witty man of the world became like a child.
He couldn't work.
He tried.
My mother submitted a resume for him,
and got him a job on his track record as a mechanical engineer.
She dressed him in a suit and tie and took him to the job.
He called a few hours later to be picked up.
He had ordered his crew to put way too much pressure
on a ship's drive shaft they were working on,
and blew it through the factory roof.
The family was broke and had to split up.
My father was to live with his sister in Ohio,
"just until things get better".
The rest of us were to sell all the furniture and belongings,
and move in with my mother's parents in Florida.
Certain memories stick in my mind
like clear snapshots
and never go away.
One of those is the night at the railroad station
when we kissed my father goodbye,
and lied to each other that it was just temporary.
I remember pushing through giant swinging doors
that led to the train platform.
The steam from the idling engine
puffed out across my knees.
The ceiling was dark and high with sooty light bulbs in it.
And that's all I remember!
The rest is gone.
I do recall seeing him one more time several years later.
I was hitchhiking from Florida or somewhere
and I stopped in Miamisburg to see how he was.
He opened the door,
and after a minute he recognized me.
I didn't think he would.
He grabbed me in his strong arms and hugged tight.
One moment in time again...
like a photo...
and everything after is blank.
I don't have any memory of hearing of his death,
or a funeral.
I have a thing about funerals:
People tell me I was there,
but I have no memories of them.
All in all, he was the tailor made father for me.
We had so many good times,
it's funny that this railroad station picture surfaces so often.
There was a lot more happy than sad in our lives.
And we'd like to see him again, even if he's broke.
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.
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