COUNTRY MUSIC CLASSICS
Doug Davis
Owner/Publisher/Manager/Editor/
Writer/Gopher/Chief Cook & Bottle Washer
Tuesday February 26th , 2013
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STORY BEHIND THE SONG
Sometimes an artist or a record producer is convinced they have a hit song but for whatever reason - it takes more than one recording session to get what is wanted out of the song.
According to producer Allen Reynolds - such was the case of Crystal Gayle's 1976 number one,
"I'll Get Over You."
Songwriter Richard Leigh says he was thinking of Crystal Gayle when he played the demo tape for Reynolds - who thought the song was a hit but wanted Leigh to record the tune. Instead - Leigh suggested that Reynolds play the song for Crystal - who loved it and insisted on recording it.
But according to Reynolds - the song just didn't come off right on that first recording session. So he brought the same band back in the studio the next day and the session just clicked and the result was Crystal Gayle's first number one!
The United Artists single came on the country charts April 3rd, 1976 and was in the top slot on June 12th. It was her 9th charted song and was on the charts for 18 weeks.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q: Do you have any information about a new movie about June Carter Cash? The TV folks were talking about it.
A: Jewel has the title role in an upcoming Lifetime movie, "The June Carter Cash Story."
Q: I heard on the radio about a Hall Of Fame benefit concert with Vince Gill. Do you have any details?
A: Vince Gill will headline an April 16th concert to benefit The Country Music Hall Of Fame and Museum. Other performers include Trace Adkins, Rosanne Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson and Hank Williams Jr. at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena.
Q: My mom says that Tootsie's Orchid Lounge is having some kind of celebration. Do you know what that's about?
A: Music City landmark Tootsie's Orchld Lounge will celebrate its 53rd birthday on November 21st, 2013 with a downtown street party.
Q: I heard on radio that Kenny Rogers is teaming up with George Jones for some project. Do you have any information?
A: Kenny Rogers is the latest addition to the final Nashville concert for George Jones career - scheduled for November 22nd at Bridgestone Arena.
Q: I have a recording made from the radio years ago of the Skeeter Davis song "End Of The World" by a guy. It sounds like Sonny James. Did he ever record that song?
A: "The End Of The World" was a track in Sonny James 1965 "You're The Only World I Know" album.
Q: Johnny Cash's "A Thing Called Love" is one of my favorite's My mom says that song was on the radio years before his record. Is that true?
A: Jimmy Dean scored a #21 hit on "A Thing Called Love" in 1968 before Cash's #2 hit in 1972.
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NUMBER ONE ON THIS DATE:
1945
I'm Losing My Mind Over You - Al Dexter
1953
Kaw-Liga - Hank Williams
1961
North to Alaska - Johnny Horton
1969
Until My Dreams Come True - Jack Greene
1977
Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow - Tom Jones
1985
Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On - Mel McDaniel
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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 feature, "Story Behind The Song" is now available to radio stations. (NOT AVAILABLE TO INTERNET STATIONS)
The feature is available at no charge.
For information, email me at classics@countrymusicclassics.com
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POTSO.
By: Jack Blanchard
Potso lived in the gray shingle house two doors up the street from me.
His real name was Robert Stanley.
I don't know how he got the nickname "Potso".
He was Potso when I got there.
He was a couple of years younger than the rest of us neighborhood kids,
and not very good at sports, but he tried.
His cheeks were red, and his nose ran a lot,
especially in the winter.
It's hard to be cool when your nose is running.
I don't know who tagged him with "Potso",
but I don't think any of us meant it in a mean way.
Mr. Pennell, a neighborhood dad, made a rock garden in his backyard,
and decorated it with cement imitation stones.
Each stone was engraved with the name of one of us kids.
"Potso" was there in a place of honor.
I can tell you this: If anybody picked on our "Potso",
they'd have to deal with us.
As a couple of years went by,
Potso began suggesting that we call him Robert.
I think it was his mother's idea.
She was a pretty and intelligent lady, but I didn't realize that until later.
We tried to remember to call him Robert,
but habits are hard to break.
Robert's father was everybody's handyman,
doing simple chores up and down the street.
My parents said he was "shell-shocked".
He was a sweet, childlike man, who smiled, but never talked much.
He walked with a slightly unsure gait.
The Stanley's were the object of quiet sympathy.
Sympathy can hurt.
One day we were all shocked to hear that Mr. Stanley had died.
Kids aren't used to death.
I don't remember when Robert and his mother moved away.
A few years later,
I got a Christmas season job jumping on and off a delivery truck
while the driver sat in the warm cab,
smoking cigars and drinking something
from a bottle he carried in a paper bag.
One cold afternoon, we were delivering in a section of town
that was a step or two classier than where I lived.
I went up the porch steps of the two-story brick house,
and rang the upstairs doorbell.
Robert Stanley answered the door.
He looked different.
I think he was on his way out
because he was wearing expensive looking clothes,
with a camel hair fingertip length topcoat.
He still had the rosy cheeks, but his nose wasn't running.
I was happy to see him, and started a conversation.
His mother came down the stairs behind him
and told him he'd better hurry.
She was polite, but I could feel she wasn't really glad to see me.
I felt a little slighted, but after I thought it over I realized this:
They had their new life where nobody felt sorry for them.
She didn't want him to be Potso anymore.
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TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY
compiled by Bill Morrison
1898 - Sid Harkreader, fiddler, guitarist, born Gladville, Tennessee.
1926 - Billy Jack Wills, Western swing bandleader, singer, and songwriter born Hall County,
Texas. Billy was Bob Wills' youngest brother.
1932 - Johnny Cash 1932-2003, "The Man In Black" born Kingsland, Arkansas, the fourth of seven children to Roy and Carrie Cash.
1938 - Roy Acuff changed the name of his band from "The Crazy Tennesseans to "The Smokey
Mountain Boys" in 1938. The name was suggested by Harry Stone.
1938 - Jan Crutchfield songwriter, singer, and music executive born in Paducah, Kentucky.
1952 - Chris Wall, singer, songwriter born Los Angeles, California.
1955 - Lillie Skipper Williams, mother of Hank Williams, died in Montgomery, Alabama. Hank's possessions and memorabilia were left to Hank's sister Irene.
1955 - The Louvin Brothers joined the Grand Ole Opry.
1955 - Faron Young released "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young."
1958 - Marty Robbins recorded "Ain't I The Lucky One" in New York City for Columbia Records. Melvin Endsley wrote the song, and Mitch Miller produced the session. The session personnel included: Marty Robbins-vocals & guitar; Billy Mure-guitar; Tony Mottola-guitar; Don Arnone-guitar; Frank Carroll-bass; Ed Shauhnessy-drums; Ray Coniff-session leader.
1960 - Marty Robbins released "Big Iron" b/w "Saddle Tramp".
1968 - Jim Reeves' RCA album "Distant Drums" was certified Gold by the RIAA. The album was released in 1966. Three singles released from the album went to #1. "Distant Drums," "Is It Really Over?" and "This Is It." This was Jim's 2nd Gold Album.
1971 - A&M Records released the album "Rita Coolidge."
1972 - Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, and Johnny Bench were featured guests on "Hee Haw."
1977 - Ernest Tubb and Jody Miller were featured guests on "Hee Haw."
1994 - The Desert Rose Band gave their final concert in Indio, California.
2002 - ASV released Red Foley's album "Chattanoogie Shoeshine Boy."
2002 - The National Conference on Education honored Dolly Parton with their Galaxy Award.
2005 - One of Pat Green's tour buses caught fire near Chattanooga, Tennessee, in the early morning hours. The bus driver woke the band and everyone was removed from the bus without injury.
2005 - The Grand Ole Opry moved back to the Opry House after a two-month stay at the Ryman Auditorium.
2005 - Charlie Louvin appeared on the Ernest Tubb Midnite Jamboree on WSM. It was Charlie's 50th anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
2006 - The National Wild Turkey Federation's 30th Convention and Sport Show was held the 23rd-26th in Nashville. Joe Diffie and Diamond Rio headlined the entertainment.
Courtesy Bill Morrison: http://www.talentondisplay.com/countrycalMAR.html
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