COUNTRY MUSIC CLASSICS
Doug Davis
Owner/Publisher/Manager/Editor/
Writer/Gopher/Chief Cook & Bottle Washer
Thursday June 23rd, 2016
Email: djdclassics@gmail.com
STORY BEHIND THE SONG
A lot of artists and record producers believe that the arrangement or production
on various records was the key in the record becoming a hit. According to
producer Owen Bradley – Red Foley's 1950 number one "Chattanoogie Shoeshine
Boy" was just such a song!
Owen commented, "Red found the song and it was titled "Boogie Woogie Shoeshine
Boy" and Red suggested we change the title to "Chattanoogie Showshine Boy." I
came up with an arrangement with our drummer – Farris Coursey – beating on his
legs to sound like shining shoes- and it worked! We had a hit record – sold over
a million!
Red Foley's Decca Records single "Chattanooogie Shoeshine Boy" came on the
country charts January 21st, 1950 – made it to number one and stayed there for
13 weeks.
It was his 23rd charted song and was on the charts for 20 weeks.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q: Do you know anything about Kristofferson and a "Guthrie prize?" My daughter
said the radio folks mentioned it.
A: Kris Kristofferson will be honored with the Woody Guthrie Prize on October
18 at Tulsa's Brady Arts District. Officials stated that the award will be given
to Kristofferson "to recognize his incredible career and tireless work to make
positive improvements in our society."
Q: I heard that David Allen Coe is in trouble with the IRS. Do you have any
information?
A: David Allan Coe has reportedly been given a nearly $1 million fine and
been placed on probation for income tax evasion.
Q: My son tells me that some well known music man named "Chips" has died. Do
you have any details?
A: Lincoln "Chips" Moman has died at the age of 79. He was an Elvis Presley
producer, songwriter and studio owner. He was the mastermind behind many hits
that came out of Memphis in the '60s. He produced Presley's "In the Ghetto,"
"Suspicious Minds," "Luckenbach Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)" and
"Kentucky Rain." He worked with B.J. Thomas and wrote "(Hey Won't You Play)
Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song. He also co-wrote Waylon Jennings'
"Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)" and recorded the first demo cut
on the song "Always on My Mind." Moman's producer credits during that time
include work with country supergroup the Highwaymen, Nelson, Gary Stewart, Tammy
Wynette, Ronnie Milsap and Petula Clark.
Q: My cousin is a big fan of songwriters and he tells me that some man named
"Powers" who wrote a lot of hits has died. Do you know anything about it?
A: Songwriter, producer and musician Freddy Powers has died at age 84. He
started his musical career by working with Paul Buskirk, who introduced him to
Willie Nelson; Powers played bass in Nelson's band for a time and co-produced
his 1981 album "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." Powers wrote several No. 1 hits
for
Merle Haggard, including "A Place to Fall Apart," and played in Haggard's band.
He also wrote George Jones' "I Always Get Lucky With You," as well as songs for
Ray Charles, Big & Rich and more.
Q: Have you heard of a Jerry Reed song about "I'm Not A Sweetheart - Just a
Friend?" My friend tells me it was on the radio many years ago?
A: "Not As A Sweetheart - But Just As A Friend" was a track in Jerry Reed's
1971 "Ko - Ko Joe" album.
Q: Do you remember a duet record on the radio years ago about "Mr. Peters?" I
remember the girls name was Priscilla. Do you have any information?
A: "Yes Mr. Peters" was a number one in 1965 for Roy Drusky and Priscilla
Mitchell.
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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
1950
I'll Sail My Ship Alone - Moon Mullican
1958
Guess Things Happen that Way - Johnny Cash
1966
Take Good Care of Her - Sonny James
1974
This Time - Waylon Jennings
1982
Slow Hand - Conway Twitty
1990
Love Without End, Amen - George Strait
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TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY
Courtesy: Bill Morrison
June Petrie "Elviry" Weaver of "The Weaver Brothers & Elviry" born Chicago, IL
1891.
Zeb Turner, born William Grishaw of "Zeb & Zeke Turner" in Lynchburg, VA 1915.
June Carter Cash, born "Valerie June Carter," Maces Springs, VA 1929.
Diana Trask born Melbourne, Australia 1940.
Pake McEntire born, Dale Stanley McEntire, Chockie, OK 1953.
Billy Walker released "I've Got Leavin On My Mind" 1956.
At the invitation of Pete Drake, Ringo Starr of the Beatles arrived in Nashville
to cut a solo country album in 1970. The session included Drake, Jerry Reed,
Charlie Daniels, and The Jordanaires. "Beaucoups of Blues," was released before
the end of the year.
Elton Britt, age 58, died 1972.
Charlie Daniels released "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" 1979.
Arkie The Arkansas Woodchopper, "Luther Ossenbrink," age 65, died Marshall, MO
1981.
Joe Nichols released his "Man With A Memory" album 2002.
Marty Stuart was arrested for DUI in Hendersonville, Tennessee for the second
time in two years 2004. Police reported the arrest was a result of Stuart
hitting two cars on Main Street. Marty was released after posting $1,500. One of
Marty's latest hits was a song he co-wrote entitled "The Whiskey Ain't Workin'
(Anymore)."
Courtesy: <http://www.talentondisplay.com/countrycalendar.html>
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A LATE FATHERS' DAY STORY.
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 I 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,
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.
Jack Blanchard
http://jackandmisty.net
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View From The Road-Stan Hitchcock
Well, here we are, pulled into a beautiful tree lined Campground near Galesburg,
Illinois, taking it easy after driving the RV and Bass Boat since 5AM this
morning. 550 miles behind us and another one fifty to go tomorrow. We should
arrive in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin around Noon tomorrow. Denise had a meeting
in Saint Louis, then the rest of the trip was spent dodging pot holes in
Illinois roadways…the same potholes I try to miss every year, just laying there
waiting for us to come by. Good safe trip though, and we are much blessed and
Thankful for it. I Pray God will keep us all Safe and Well in a troubled World.
More from the Road tomorrow. Goodnight all. stan
Stan Hitchcock
www.hitchcockcountry.com -
http://www.hitchcockcountry.com
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.
– Proverbs 16:18 (NIV)
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