COUNTRY MUSIC CLASSICS
Doug Davis
Owner/Publisher/Manager/Editor/
Writer/Gopher/Chief Cook & Bottle Washer
Thursday September 15th, 2016
* Email:
djdclassics@gmail.com
* STORY BEHIND THE SONG*
Sometimes an artist just knows that a song is a hit and according to Loretta
Lynn - her number one duet with Conway Twitty: "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi
Man" was one of those tunes !
Loretta commented, 'Conway and I would meet in Owen Bradley's office and Owen
would play us songs. Anytime they played a song that we both thought was a hit -
Conway and I would just look at each other - neither of us had to say a word
cause each of us knew what the other was thinking."
"Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man" was one of those songs. The melody was good
and the song had a good beat. As soon as we heard the song - he and I just
looked at each other. We both thought it was a hit. So we told Owen that was a
keeper. And we recorded it."
The MCA single "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man" came on the charts June 23rd,
1973 and made it to number one. It was on the charts for 14 weeks.
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*MORE BOOKS FROM THE STORE ROOM:*
*We seemed to have collected quite a batch of diet and nutrition *
*books over the years and here's a sample:*
*390 page hardback "Eat Right For Your Type-The Individualized diet
solution for staying healthy-living longer & Achieving Your Ideal Weight" –
1996 - PLUS: 319 page "New Atkins Made Easy" – How To Lose Up To 15 lbs. in Two
Weeks – 2013 - PLUS: 378 page biblically based "Hallelujah Diet" 2006 PLUS: 256
page hardback "Fast Metabolism Diet" – the way to eat more food and lose more
weight – 2013 - PLUS: 320 page "The Carbohydrate Addicts Diet – 1993 – PLUS: 260
page "The Rotation Diet" – How to lose a pound a day and never gain it back –
1986 - PLUS: 155 page "Anti-Fat Nutrients" How To Reduce Your Body Fat In 15
Days – 1993 - PLUS 96 page "Weight Watcher Planner" - PLUS: "Lose 30 Lbs. In
30 Days" – a book on CD by Kevin Trudeau – 2004 – ALL EIGHT BOOKS P L U S
THE CD FOR $30.00 – AND I'LL PAY SHIPPING. PayPal – Check or Money
Order – reply to djdclassics@gmail.com
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q: I heard on the radio that Loretta Lynn is having surgery. Do you have any
details?
A: Loretta will reportedly undergo minor surgery due to injuries she suffered
from a fall in late August. In the meantime, all concerts have been postponed.
Q: My dad says that Roy Rogers has been inducted into the hall of fame twice.
How is that possible?
A: Roy Rogers was inducted into The Country Music Hall Of Fame in 1988, and he
was also a member of the Sons of The Pioneers - who were inducted in 1980.
Q: Cal Smith's "Country Bumpkin" is my all-time favorite song. My sister says
it won a bunch of awards. Is that true?
A: Cal Smith's "Country Bumpkin" was The Country Music Association's Single Of
The Year and Song Of The Year in 1974.
Q: According to my dad, Eddy Arnold's "Bouquet Of Roses" was the biggest
record of its time. Is that true?
A: Eddy Arnold's "Bouquet Of Roses" was the top country record in 1948 -
number one for 19 weeks and was on the charts for 54 weeks.
Q: Have you heard of a song about "Tight As Twin Fiddles?" My friend says he
heard it on the radio a couple of times and I can't find it.
A: "Tight As Twin Fiddles" is a track in Vern Gosdin's 1988 "Chiseled In
Stone" album
Q: Do you know who wrote the Don Williams song "You're My Best Friend?" I
really like that song.
A: "You're My Best Friend" was written by Waylon Holyfield. A lot of people
really liked that song. It was number one in 1975.
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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 *
1949
/Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me/ - Wayne Raney
1957
/Fraulein/ - Bobby Helms
1965
/Is It Really Over?/ - Jim Reeves
1973
/You've Never Been This Far Before/ - Conway Twitty
1989
/I Wonder Do You Think of Me/ - Keith Whitley
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*TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY*
* Courtesy: Bill Morrison*
Roy Acuff, "The King of Country Music," born Maynardville, TN _1903_.
Mr. Acuff was personally responsible for keeping the Grand Ole Opry "Country,"
until the day WSM and the Opry was sold. Roy became the first living artist, to
be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame /1962./
Wayne Raney's "Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me" topped the charts 1949.
Jerry Lee Lewis married his second wife, /Jane Mitcham,/ age 17,/
/prior to divorcing his first wife,
/Dorothy Barton, /1954.
Patsy Cline and Charlie Dick married in Winchester, VA 1957.
Johnny Cash released "What Do I Care," 1958.
Brenda Lee released "All Alone Am I," on Decca 1962.
Marty Robbins released "One Of These Days/Up In The Air" 1964.
Alexander Arzamastev of Bering Strait, drummer, born in Russia 1973.
Alabama's "Feels So Right," album was certified platinum 1981.
Reba McEntire was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame 1998.
Smithsonian Folkways released Dick Boggs' double-CD 50 song-set "His Folkway
Years (1963-1968)" in 1998.
Recall Records released Johnny Cash's "Essential Sun Collection" 1999.
The Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame inducted Tommy Collins, Wayne Kemp, A. L.
"Doodle" Owens and Glenn Sutton 1999.
Wynonna debuted on the Grand Ole Opry 2001.
Johnny Cash's funeral was held at the First Baptist Church, Hendersonville, TN
2003.
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CRIME AND PUNISHMENT.
By: Jack Blanchard
There's something about a dark rainy day.
Ordinary lamplight can make the drabbest room seem cozy,
by contrast to the glowering world outside.
Nearly forgotten ghosts of the past crowd in
to get out of the weather, and talk over old times.
Miss Scoltic, your sixth grade teacher,
brushes by on her tour of inspection,
leaving the scent of her perfume behind.
She sits at her desk now, facing the class.
Her all-seeing eyes study you
from behind slightly tinted spectacles.
Somehow she knows you haven't done your homework,
but she asks just the same.
Adrenaline streaks through your veins
as you mumble your futile lie:
"I left my paper at home."
"Go home and get it", she says with no expression.
You glance from the lighted schoolroom
to the dark rain outside the big windows,
and then cast a pleading look at the teacher.
She's busy writing on a paper.
Outside now,
the rain slapping against your hooded slick raincoat
and running down your face,
you are in big trouble!
You can't go home and tell your mother
or you'll be in a deeper jam!
Besides, there's no homework paper there.
And you can't return to school without one,
that's for sure!
Sheets of rain blow down
and hurry along the overflowing gutters.
You notice your feet are wet.
Oh, No! Your good shoes!
Your rubbers are back in the cloakroom at school.
Rain and steam cover your glasses
as you re-enter the classroom a while later.
Water drips from your nose and chin,
and your spongy footwear leaves a trail of wet mud.
You've decided to plead guilty
and throw yourself upon the mercy of the court,
but when Miss Scoltic looks up from her desk and says, "Yes?"
you panic and another lie rushes out:
"I couldn't find it?" With a question mark.
You are sentenced to two thousand years
of listening to the big clock punctuate the silence
of the principal's outer office.
The principal looks up from her work and sees you waiting.
She ignores you
and turns her attention back to the endless papers on her desk.
A couple of eons later, she says: "Come in, please."
which is probably what the Indians said to Custer.
Fighting desperately to keep from going to pieces,
you cling to your stupid story.
The principal knows, the teacher knows, and you know.
Still, you insist upon running like some kind of a dumb rabbit
into the oncoming headlights.
They let you off, probably thinking you've suffered enough,
but it must be still bothering you.
Why else would it come up now?
Anyway,
the shades of yesteryear are gathered here in your room
on this stormy afternoon,
so maybe it's time to come clean.
Okay. This is it:
I spent the whole day down at the depot watching the trains,
and didn't even pick up a book.
1. I'm sorry I lied.
2. I'm sorry I lied.
3. I'm sorry I lied.
4. I'm sorry I lied.
5. I'm .................
Jack Blanchard
http://www.jackandmisty.net
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*View From The Front Porch-Stan Hitchcock *
I missed my early morning on the Porch because of an early Doctor appointment.
Better late than never I reckon, so Calamity Jane and I are having our Front
Porch time now. I need to find a little peace on the porch since there is so
much negative on the news. When you watch the news and have to be insulted by a
Political candidate who tries to put me in a basket that she has filled with
every slimy thing that I am NOT...well, I have to get up from the tv and just
come outside with my faithful little dog, and take a breath of good clean
country air and look around me at what life is really like. You cannot let an
East Coast Elitist define what you know you are, and the strong Moral Code that
you live by. I am what I am, burned down to the bare nubbin by life and
circumstances and challenges met and conquered. I wish the best for everyone,
and do my best to harm no man or woman, giving instead a helping hand up when I
can. This goes way beyond simple Politics...when you cast aspersions on a large
part of the voting population just because you may not agree with their idea of
America...then it gets personal. I do not use my Facebook page for a political
argument...never have...never will, but this time she hit a raw nerve.
So, I sit and pet my dog and listen to a Hawk as it flies over and lets out his
piercing scream. Lord give me more patience...and I want it right now please.
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*THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:*
Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test,
that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those
who love him.
*– James 1:12 (NIV)*
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