COUNTRY MUSIC CLASSICS
Doug Davis
Owner/Publisher/Manager/Editor/
Writer/Gopher/Chief Cook & Bottle Washer
Thursday May 12th, 2016
Email: djdclassics@gmail.com
STORY BEHIND THE SONG
Some songwriters have a connection with some of the songs they write while other
tunes came from overheard conversations, etc.
According to Bill Anderson – he has a strong connection with one of his songs
which came from a Peanuts cartoon!
Bill commented, "I have something in connection with that song that I wouldn't
take anything for and I've been told that it's quite valuable.
May Lou Turner recorded that song first. And I got the idea to write that from
a Peanuts cartoon. One of the little characters in Peanuts, one of the little
girls was having some kind of conversation and the last frame of the cartoon,
she's sitting down by the side of this building and she just says to herself,
"Poor Sweet Baby." So after Jean Shepherd cut the song and Mary Lou Turner cut
the song, I had saved that comic strip and I sent a copy of the strip to
Charles Shultz because I had understood that he was a big country music fan. And
he wrote me a wonderful letter and sent me the original drawing of that comic
strip….where he drew it by hand and autographed it to me. And I have it framed
and I would not take anything for that."
Jean Shepard's Capitol Records single "Poor Sweet Baby" came on the charts
October 26th, 1974 and peaked at number 14. It was her 37th charted song and
was on the charts for 13 weeks.
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256 page oversize hardback "The Grand Old Opry" – pictorial history of The Opry
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photo history of country music greats – 1993 – originally sold for $30.00 -
PLUS: 365 page hardback "Official Three Stooges Encyclopedia" – over 1,400
entries – film synopses of each of their 190 short films and six full length
feature films – over 140 photos – all you could ever want to know about the
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q: The radio guys said that Willie Nelson is doing a thing with "Austin City
Limits." Do you know what and when?
A: Willie Nelson will perform during The 2016 Austin City Limits Music
Festival - scheduled to take place over two weekends: Sept. 30-Oct. 2 and Oct.
7-9; the event will run 11AM-10PM each day.
Q: Do you know any details concerning Vince Gill and a charity baseball
project? My daughter was telling me about it.
A: Vince Gill will be a part of this year's City of Hope's Celebrity Softball
Game, set for June 7th at 3PM at Nashville's First Tennessee Park. The City of
Hope Celebrity Softball Game is just one of many events happening in Music City
throughout the week of the 2016 CMA Music Festival, which officially runs June
9-12.
Q: The D.J.'s mentioned that the guy who wrote the song "From A Jack To A King"
had died. I thought Ricky Van Shelton wrote that song. Can you clear this up for
me?
A: Ned Miller wrote "From A Jack To A King" which was a country hit twice: In
1963, it peaked at No. 2 for Miller (and No. 6 on the pop charts), and then
Ricky Van Shelton took it to No. 1 in 1989. The song was also recorded by
Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bobby Darin and Jim Reeves. Miller's songwriting
hits also include "Dark Moon," "Invisible Tears" and "Do What You Do Well;" his
songs were recorded by artists including Connie Smith, Bing Crosby, Chris Isaak
and even Charles Manson.
Q: I love the music by that group called Confederate Railroad. I haven't heard
anything from them in a long time. Are they still in the business?
A: Confederate Railroad is still in the business and will release their new
"Lucky to Be Alive" album on July 15th. This will be their first album in nine
years.
Q: Heard on the radio that Alabama will receive a star on Nashville's Walk Of
Fame. Do you have any details?
A: Country group Alabama is set to receive their star on May 26th, in
Nashville's Walk of Fame Park.
Q: Have you heard of a Waylon Jennings record tited "The Train Is Sittin and
Waitin'?" My dad talks about hearing it on the radio.
A: "I Got The Train Sittin' Waitin'" is in Waylon's 1979 "What Goes Around"
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 at no
charge.
For information, email me at djdclassics@gmail.com
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NUMBER ONES ON THIS DATE
1948
Anytime - Eddy Arnold
1956
Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins
1964
My Heart Skips a Beat - Buck Owens
1972
Grandma Harp - Merle Haggard
1980
Beneath Still Waters - Emmylou Harris
1988
Cry, Cry, Cry - Highway 101
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TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY
1901
Born on this day in De Soto, Missouri, was The Duke of Paducah (Benjamin Francis
Ford), an American country comedian, radio host and banjo player popular from
the 1940s to the 1960s. He was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in
February 1986. He died on 20 June 1986.
1942
Born on this day in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, was Billy Swan, singer, songwriter
best known for his 1974 US Country #1 and crossover hit single, "I Can Help".
Swan also penned country songs for numerous artists, including Conway Twitty,
Waylon Jennings, and Mel Tillis.
1955
Born on this day, was Kix Brooks III, country music artist, best known for being
one half of the duo Brooks & Dunn who have won more Country Music Association
awards and Academy of Country Music awards than any act in the history of
country music.
1960
Johnny Cash guest starred with comics Homer & Jethro on the NBC TV The Ford
Show, presented by Tennessee Ernie Ford.
1964
Connie Francis and Hank Williams Jr, recorded "Singing The Blues", "Wabash
Cannonball", "Blue Blue Day" and "If You've Got The Money" at Columbia Recording
Studio, Nashville, Tennessee.
1978
Dolly Parton had the country #1 single with "It's All Wrong, But It's All
Right". Originally appearing on Parton's Here You Come Again album, "It's All
Wrong, But It's All Right" became Dolly Parton's seventh #1 country single as a
solo artist.
1981
Born on this day in Nashville, Tennessee, was Holly Williams, singer-songwriter,
and the granddaughter of Hank Williams, Sr., the daughter of Hank Williams, Jr.
and half-sister of country singer Hank Williams III.
1988
During a UK tour, Johnny Cash appeared at The Royal Albert Hall in London,
England. Glen Campbell joined Cash on stage where they played a selection of
each other's hits.
Courtesy: www.thisdayincountrymusic.com -
http://www.thisdayincountrymusic.com
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THE TEAR.
For Mothers' Day.
By: Jack Blanchard
There's something about a photograph.
Many people believe
that having your picture taken steals some of your soul.
I look at pictures of friends and relatives who have died,
and I can see that soul, especially in the eyes, the expression,
and even the body language.
I have a picture of my mother
taken at a holiday gathering during her later years.
She was smiling, and seemed to be in the Christmas spirit.
I've looked at that picture many times,
but a few weeks ago, I enlarged it,
and thought I saw something.
I hit the 200% button, made it really big,
and zoomed in on her face.
The smile was still there,
but in her eye I saw something unexpected:
A tear.
I sat back in shock and took a deep breath.
What could she have been thinking?
Was it a tear of joy or sadness?
Did she know that it may be one of her last family moments?
I asked her that question aloud,
but the photograph didn't answer.
I'm sure we were all enjoying the moment together,
but at the same time, taking it for granted.
You always think there will be many more.
Now I realize my mother was not taking that moment for granted.
I keep going back to look at the photo,
even though it's burned into my mind,
and my heart.
When I discovered the tear behind her smile,
I had tears to match hers.
We spoke to each other beyond the limits of time and space.
There is soul in a photograph.
Jack Blanchard
http://jackandmisty.net
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VIEW FROM THE FRONT PORCH
By: Stan Hitchcock
Denise and I have been having our Coffee on the Front Porch watching the Storms
go through like Freight Trains…one after another. Did the same thing all night
long, booming and flashing and downpourin'. Flash Flood warnings up for our part
of Tennessee right now and the Sycamore lined creek is rushing on down, out of
its banks and heading for the Cumberland.
Calamity Jane, of course, spent the night in her Thunder Blanket, wrapped
tightly and only her little blue eyes peeking out. The Boomers finally got so
bad that she had to be placed between Dee and I in our Antique bed. My back
finally drove me out about 2:30 and I finally found a position in a chair that
eased me. This afternoon I go to my first Therapy session.
Yesterday, my friend and former associate, Linda Travis, had a Tornado go within
one mile of her house and watched it go by up in Benton, KY. Mayfield, KY took a
direct hit and lots of damage but no deaths. I watched a Funnel cloud go over
our house…high up and not touching the ground…this morning with my coffee. So,
the atmosphere is in a big turmoil and scooting by right on the Kentucky,
Tennessee border. Heads up and eyes on the Sky friends and neighbors, it is
Springtime and that is what Spring does. God Bless Us Everyone. stan
Stan Hitchcock
www.hitchcockcountry.com -
http://www.hitchcockcountry.com
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God
through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into
this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.
– Romans 5:1-2 (NIV)
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