COUNTRY MUSIC CLASSICS
Doug Davis
Owner/Publisher/Manager/Editor/
Writer/Gopher/Chief Cook & Bottle Washer
Thursday May 7th, 2015
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STORY BEHIND THE SONG
Several hit songs have been "re-directed" before becoming a hit - or perhaps -
became a hit song in spite of the "re-direction."
According to T. G. Sheppard - his 1982 number one "Finally" was one of those
tunes!
"Finally" was written Gary Chapman - who wrote the song as a gospel tune!
Sheppard heard the song at Tree Music Publishers while visiting with Buddy
Killen. A tape of the song was being played down the hall and caught T. G.'s
attention.
His Warner/Curb single "Finally" came on the charts April 3rd, 1982 and was at
the top of the charts on June 5th.
It was his 23rd charted song and his 10th number one.
The single was produced by Buddy Killen and was on the charts for 16 weeks.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q: I heard on the radio about some recordings of Waylon Jennings as a disc
jockey. Is this on the market?
A: "Waylon 55 Live" features 18 year old Waylon Jennings hosting a program on a
Littlefield, Texas radio station.
Q: Whatever happened to The George Jones Museum? I haven't heard anything about
it in a long time?
A: The museum opened in Nashville on April 26th - to correspond with the second
anniversary of Jones passing. The museum documents his life and contribution to
country music.
Q: I have heard that Merle Haggard recently graduated from high school. What is
that all about?
A: Merle Haggard recently received his high school diploma just before his
concert at the Fox Theater in his hometown of Bakersfield, California.
Q: The guys on radio said that they're bringing back the Louisiana Hayride. Do
you have any information?
A: Several Louisiana politicians have declared 2015 as the year dedicated to
rebuilding and reviving The Louisiana Hayride. The Hayride began broadcasting
from The Municipal Auditorium in April 1948 and ended its run in August 1960.
Q: I read that Hank Williams Jr. has signed a new recording contract. Do you
know who with?
A: Hank Jr. has joined the Nash Icon record label - along with Reba McEntire,
Martine McBride and Ronnie Dunn.
Q: I have a tape my mom recorded off the radio years ago and found a version
of "Just Call Me Lonesome" and the singer sounds like Ray Price. Did Price
record that song?
A: Ray's version of "Just Call Me lonesome" is in his 1965 "The Other Woman"
album.
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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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NUMBER ONES ON THIS DATE
1951
Cold, Cold Heart - Hank Williams
1959
White Lightning - George Jones
1967
Need You - Sonny James
1975
Roll on Big Mama - Joe Stampley
1983
Jose Cuervo - Shelly West
1991
Rockin Years - Dolly Parton with Ricky Van Shelton
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A LETTER FROM WILL CAMPBELL.
by: Jack Blanchard
"Hey, Jack.
"Actually, I didn't really want to go to Korea
because I'm not as brave and manly as I look.
But duty called,
and I gladly went after my government threatened to jail me If I didn't.
My motto was...'Join the army, meet interesting people, and kill them.'
"There were three of us who went Into the army at the same time:
me and the two MP's who were dragging me!
I was so excited.
"One of the first things I did in Korea was go for my physical checkup.
They wanted to find out If I was healthy enough to get shot and killed.
"My days in Korea were all about the same...Shoot somebody you didn't know...
and they would shoot you In return, and say things like 'Go Home Yankee.'
I would usually respond with 'Oh, Yeah...Make Me.'
This would really make them mad.
"The commanding officer told me that I was being returned to the states
because none of the men liked my guitar playing or singing.
"When I finally got home from Korea,
I was totally ignored and dehumanized,
and made to feel unnecessary, which I thoroughly enjoyed.
WILL."
AND NOTES FROM ME...
Hurricane Season is starting.
The only safe place is an interior room.
In a mobile home that would be the refrigerator.
I took a walk and was the only one on the street.
If the neighbors see me out
they'll think we're getting six more weeks of Winter.
The Leesburg riot has been cancelled due to a lack of interest.
I must be in Heaven.
Every day here is Sunday.
Jack Blanchard
http://www.jackandmisty.net
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myhillbillymusic.com is now found more readily by those searching for such
music. Simply go to a-1audionetwork.com/classiccountry/ to access or you can
still go to myhillbillymusic.com.
In addition to myhillbillymusic/a-1 classic country, our group also offers
mybluegrassfavorites.com, mymountainviewmusic.com (music of Mountain View,
Arkansas), a new site dedicated to classic southern gospel called
myhope1079.com.
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TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY
Compiled by Bill Morrison
1894 - Riley Puckett 1984~1946, founding member of The Skillet Lickers, was born
in Alpharetta, Georgia.
1896 - Gale Binkley of the "Binkley Brothers Dixie Clodhoppers," was born in
Cheatham County, Tennessee.
1915 - Kyle Bailes 1915~1996, of the Bailes Brothers, was born in Kanawha
County, West Virginia.
1922 - Roy Hall 1922~1984, singer, pianist and Rockabilly pioneer, was born
James Faye Hall in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. Nicknamed "the Hound."
1927 - Jim Lowe was born in Springfield, Missouri.
1927 - Tom Andrews, a left hand guitarist, and singer made his debut appearance
on the WSM Barn Dance.
1931 - Jerry Chestnut singer, songwriter, and guitarist, was born in Loyall,
Kentucky. Jerry joined the Hee Haw cast in 1971, and was inducted into the NSHF
1996.
1940 - Hollywood columnist Louella Parsons reported in her column today: Roy
Acuff, young hill-billy brought here by Republic Pictures from Nashville, is
suffering from appendicitis and will be operated on as soon as the picture is
finished. The film, Grand Ole Opry was finished a short time later, but Roy had
seen all of Hollywood that he cared to. He loaded the Smokey Mountain Boys into
their touring car, and headed back to his beloved Tennessee. Upon arriving in
Nashville, Roy was immediately admitted to St. Thomas Hospital, and the appendix
was removed.
1942 - Lorie Collins of the Collins Kids, was born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
1943 - Terry Allen, singer, keyboards, born in Wichita, Kansas.
1949 - Hank Williams MGM recording of Lovesick Blues went to # 1. This was Hanks
first # 1 record.
1955 - Bill Haley & The Comets released Rock Around The Clock."
1955 - Werly Fairburn joined the cast of the Louisiana Hayride.
1960 - The R.J. Reynolds Company sponsored its final Grand Ole Opry segment.
1967 - Sonny James Need You went to # 1.
1969 - The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour featured guests Pat Paulsen, John
Hartford, Roy Clark, Goldie Hawn, The Association and Jerry Inman.
1969 - Bob Dylan's Columbia album "Nashville Skyline" was certified Gold by the
RIAA.
1971 - Cleveland Chenier, age 69, died in Lafayette, Louisiana.
1975 - Joe Stampleys Epic single Roll On Big Mama topped the charts. The song
was written by Dan Darst, and was Joe's 2nd #1 single.
1983 - Shelly Wests Warner Records single Jose Cuervo topped the charts. Shelly
was Dottie West's daughter. The record was Shelly's first solo release, after
charting six singles as David Frizzell's duet partner. The song was written by
Cindy Jordan. Shelly was married to Allen Frizzell from 1977-1985. Allen and
David Frizzell are brothers.
1987 - Pete Drake was presented with the Nashville Entertainment Masters Award.
1988 - Barbara Mandrell co-hosted Hee Haw; Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers,
T. Graham Brown and Jim DePaiva were guests.
1994 - Clint Blacks RCA single A Good Run of Bad Luck topped the charts. The
song was written by Clint, and Hayden Nicholas. This was Clint's 8th #1 single.
Clint Black and Lisa Hartman were married on October 20, 1991.
1998 - Edward Thomas Eddie Rabbitt 1941~1998, age 56, singer, songwriter, and
guitarist, died from lung cancer. The family did not notify the press of his
death until after his funeral. Eddie was Inducted into the NSHF in 1998. Eddie
Rabbitt was laid to rest in Calvary Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee.
2001 - Robert Woltering, age 76, died in Nashville, Tennessee. Woltering was the
former manager of The Music City News.
2003 - June Carter Cash underwent open-heart surgery, at Baptist Hospital in
Nashville.
2004 - Scotty Emerick debuted on the Grand Ole Opry.
2005 - Billy Dean and Stephanie Paisley were married in Nashville.
Courtesy Bill Morrison:
<http://www.talentondisplay.com/countrycalMAR.html>
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VIEW FROM THE FRONT PORCH
By: Stan Hitchcock
Ive worked, at one thing or the other, ever since I was about 10 years old.
Forking corn silage out of the silo to feed the cattle and horses on our farm,
or shocking oats behind the Binder cutting the oat field to feed the horses in
the barn during the Winter, or walking the miles of fences to make repairsjust
general stuff that all farm kids had to do.
The job that I loved best was driving the old 1930s Ford flat-bed truck in the
Alfalfa field, while the men and larger boys would load the bales of hay,
stacked as high as they could go, to be taken to the barn and bucked up into the
hay loft.
I had been doing this job since I was 8 years old, so by 10 I was an old hand at
it.
Starting out, at 8, I had to sit on my knees to see over the steering wheel, and
when we would get to the end of the row of bales, dad would have to run around,
open the door, push me over, and turn the truck around for the next row. By 10,
I could wrestle the wheel around and pretty much turn it myself, but I still
could not reach the pedals. There was that one time when I kinda run through the
fence and almost ran it into the creek before dad could get there to stop it.
But, such is life on the farmstuff happens.
I think of the year of 10 years old as a particularly free and wonderful year.
By the time I reached 12, I was expected to toughen up and be responsible, not
run free like a young savage. The year of 10 was a woods running, creek wading,
wild animal raising kind of life that only lasted a short time, but was very
memorable.
In 1946, ten years old is an age in between. You are still treated like a little
kid, by your Mother, your Dad is so busy with his work that he hardly notices
that you follow him, every where he goes, just wanting to be around to learn Man
things, cause in your own mind you are starting to feel pretty dang big.
In the early Summer, after school is out, and before the hay fields start
producing, and causing everyone to be doing their jobs to get it cut, baled and
in the barnI would run free, ranging across the woods and mountains that
surrounded our valley.
I had an old black and white shepherd dog named Laddy, that was my constant
companion in whatever adventure might develop, whether it be snake killin, ridge
runnin, tree climbin or meeting in the woods with some of the other boys that
lived on nearby farms. Our secret society of farm boys knew every inch of the
heavy woods, the meadows and the flowing creek that ran the length of our 400
acres
Our favorite Spring time adventure was climbing up into the tall trees, looking
into the nest we found up there, if there was babies in the nest that were big
enough, we would bring them back to our farm house where my dad had built me a
very large cage for my captured animals. Now, Im talking BIG cage, four foot
square, covered in heavy duty wire screen, with a big door that allowed me to
walk in. At any given time, in the Spring and Early Summer, the cage, sitting
under a big elm tree in the back yard, would be home to: Owls, Hawks, Gray
Squirrels, Red Fox Squirrels, Flying Squirrels, Rabbits, Possumsalmost had a
baby Fox once, but it outrunned all of us. I would keep these babies, feeding
them with eyedroppers til they got big enough to eat and make pets of them. By
the end of Summer they would be big enough to turn loose back in the woods. Some
of the Squirrels I would keep for long time pets. I had one Flying Squirrel that
I would put in my denim shirt pocket and take to school with me, he would stay
in my pocket, occasionally poking his head out to get a piece of nut, and then
settling back down to snooze some more. It was a great way to grow up, running
free, and then learning to work like a man as you got older. I loved growing up
on our Ozark farm.
Deep inside this old body, still lives that Ozark boy, eager to run and search
out all the exciting mysteries of the World I live in. and today, when I get
into my truck, I almost want to get up on my knees to see over the wheel again,
experience that thrill of first discovery..but, first discoveries only happen to
10 year olds, and after that they are only old man memories.
Stan Hitchcock
www.hitchcockcountry.com -
http://www.hitchcockcountry.com
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and
petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God,
which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in
Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)
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