COUNTRY MUSIC CLASSICS
Doug Davis
Owner/Publisher/Manager/Editor/
Writer/Gopher/Chief Cook & Bottle Washer
Thursday September 8th, 2016
Email: djdclassics@gmail.com
STORY BEHIND THE SONG
There are several stories as to how some artists got their recording contracts
and according to Red Kirk - his recording contract with Mercury Records came as
a surprise!
Red commented, "I had only been in the music business a couple of years when
Hank Williams hit with "Lovesick Blues." I learned the song from Hank's record
and started singing it. Mercury Record's A & R man Murray Nash heard me and came
up to me after a show one night and asked me if I'd like to have a record
contract with Mercury Records. I asked him "where do I sign?" So that's how my
record of "Lovesick Blues" came about. Mercury Records wanted a cover record of
"Lovesick Blues."
Red Kirk's Mercury Records single "Lovesick Blues" came on the charts June 25th,
1949 and peaked at number 14.
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STEEL GUITARS – OPRY STARS AND HONKY TONK BARS" – the inner workings of the
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development of distinctive styles within the industry – including photos – PLUS:
398 page '50 YEARS DOWN A COUNTRY ROAD" – by Ralph Emery – Ralph's
distinctive perspective and how it changed during his career – includes photo
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q: Do you know anything about a Merle Haggard Award? My daughter heard about
it on TV.
A: The Academy of Country Music will pay special tribute to Merle Haggard at
the 2016
ACM Honors with a new award to be given in honor of the late singer: the ACM
Merle Haggard Spirit Award.
Q: Have you heard about Ricky Skaggs getting some kind of award? The radio
guys mentioned it.
A: Ricky Skaggs will receive ASCAP's Founders Award at their 54th annual ASCAP
Country Music Awards at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on October 31st.
Q: You may have mentioned this before but if you did I didn't see it. Do you
have any information on a new Bill Anderson book?
A: His new autobiography, "Whisperin' Bill Anderson: An Unprecedented Life
in Country Music," is all about the highs and lows of his life and career.
"Whisperin' Bill Anderson: An Unprecedented Life in Country Music" is available
on Amazon.
Q: I heard on the radio that a fiddle player named "Hoot" passed away. Do you
have any information?
A: 65 year old fiddle player Hoot Hester passed away August 30th, 11 months
after being diagnosed with cancer. Hester played for legendary names like Ray
Charles and Earl Scruggs, and was a staff musician for the Grand Ole Opry and a
respected Nashville session player.
Q: I love all the Joey and Rory Shows on TV and all their recordings. My
sister says they were nominated for a CMA Award. Is that true?
A: Joey & Rory have been nominated for Vocal Duo Of The Year by the Country
Music Association. The 2016 CMA Awards will air live from Nashville's
Bridgestone Arena on ABC-TV on November 2nd.
Q: A friend of mine has a portion of an old song he recorded from the radio
by a guy singing "Angel Disguised As A Girl." Do you know anything about such a
song?
A: "You're An Angel Disguised As A Girl" is a track in Marty Robbins 1974
"Good n' Country" 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
1950
Goodnight Irene - Red Foley-Ernest Tubb
1958
Bird Dog - The Everly Brothers
1966
Almost Persuaded - David Houston
1974
Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends - Ronnie Milsap
1982
Love Will Turn You Around - Kenny Rogers
1990
Jukebox in My Mind - Alabama
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TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY
Courtesy: Bill Morrison
Jimmie Rodgers born Meridian, MS 1897. Inducted CMHF 1961, NSHF 1970.The
"Singing Brakeman," was the first person to be inducted into the CMHF.
Milton Brown, Western Swing bandleader/singer, born Stephenville, TX 1903.
Harlan Howard, "The Dean of Songwriters," born Detroit, MI 1927.
Patsy Cline born "Virginia Patterson Hensley," Winchester, VA 1932. Inducted
CMHF 1973.
Buck Owens played lead guitar on Tommy Collins first recording session, at
Capitol Records Melrose Avenue Studios, in Los Angeles 1953. The first song
recorded was "You Better Not Do That." The single became Collin's first hit,
reaching No. 2 on the charts.
George Morgan released "Candy Kisses," for Columbia Records 1958.
Hank Garland seriously injured in a car wreck near Springfield, TN 1961.
Jo Ann Campbell's single "I'm The Girl On Wolverton Mountain" charted 1962.
The movie "Forty Acre Feud" starring several Music City artists, including Bill
Anderson, Minnie Pearl and George Jones premiered in Nashville 1965.
Kenny Rogers' "Love Will Turn You Around" topped the charts 1982.
Dick Heard, age 61, died from cancer in 1998. Heard wrote, "Abigal Beecher, My
History Teacher," and co-wrote "Kentucky Rain" with Eddie Rabbitt..
Loretta Lynn's latest book "You're Cookin' It Country" was released 2004.
The International Bluegrass Music Association's "Bluegrass Fan Fest" was held in
Louisville, KY 2004.
Courtesy: <http://www.talentondisplay.com/countrycalendar.html>
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RAINY DAY TREASURE.
By: Jack Blanchard
Today was a rainy day,
so I was standing on my head with a flashlight in my teeth,
looking through our old 45's and LP's,
in a hidden compartment under our bedroom closet.
The trap door over the compartment
kept banging me on the back of the skull.
I didn't find the item I was looking for,
an acetate disc of our Dawn Breakers recording
of "Big Town Blues" and "Dream", we made in the mid-fifties.
I did find a lot of other good stuff that I'd forgotten we did,
or I thought had decomposed by now.
Acetate discs were recorded one at a time
on a machine like a phonograph in reverse...
The needle dug the music into the grooves.
These were mainly given to recording artists and producers
to take home and listen to after a recording session.
They started to deteriorate before you got them home,
and were only good for a few plays.
This was before cassette tapes and CD's.
A while back, when we sold a house
and were heading out on the road,
we entrusted our accumulated treasures to a friend to hold.
Most of the records are in rough shape now,
but I think I can salvage some of the lost music.
I found the original acetate disc of "Tennessee Bird Walk"
that they gave us at the studio in 1969,
immediately after we recorded it.
It's in surprisingly good condition.
There is an Armed Forces Radio show
Misty and I did for the government in 1978.
On the other side of the LP
is a show with Ferlin Husky & Betty Jean Robinson,
and another with Don Gibson and Liz Anderson.
We did these shows live.
Under a bunch of lost socks was a Jack & Misty Columbia LP
that was never released.
I found a bunch of songs I wrote recorded by other people.
One was Billy Joe Burnette singing "Don't It Look Like Georgia".
Another was Englebert Humperdink" doing "Second Tuesday in December",
and The Ventures playing our "Gemini".
But, best of all,
I found some recordings we made and released our own labels,
Darn, Earth, Zodiac, and Marianna..
Some of these are really good songs
that I've been hoping to find for years.
There is an acetate recording of our jazz band
made in Key West around the time of the Civil War.
The record is in worse shape than General Grant is right now.
I'll try to get something off it, but I don't expect much.
I found these rarities...
"Lonely Bell", No Sign of Love", "Cotton Blossom",
'Midnight Greyhound",
and some cuts Misty made under her numerous aliases
when we were just starting out.
We were very proud of these at that time.
It'll be fun to hear them again.
Now Misty will wash them all with dish detergent,
let them air dry, and then I'll hook up my trusty Gramophone,
and see what's on them.
.
We've found rainy day treasure.
Jack Blanchard
http://www.jackandmisty.net
Mastering & restoration studio: 352-530-2068.
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View From The Front Porch-Stan Hitchcock
Good Morning Friends and Neighbors…how ya doin' this fine day? Oh, you say you
are kinda down and achin' and worried about something or other? Ummmm…yeah, I
hear that a lot these days. Rough times take their toll on a person if you let
it. Sit down here on the Porch with me a minute and let's talk about it…..
As the Path Of Life gets steeper, and the Mountain that used to look like a Mole
Hill, all at once has grown in size, and you have to dig down inside yourself to
just keep up, using your staff to push yourself along, feeling the Arthritis in
the joints and the pain in your back...and just before you start feeling the
"woe is me" bit...you realize that bit of ache and pain is a reminder that you
are a Survivor...you are still in the race, it's just that the race is no longer
about speed...it's about endurance and determination to keep pushing
through...the finish line is almost in sight...step it up boys and girls we have
almost made it. Praise God for the Arthritis ache...the back...the legs...the
ears that need assistance to hear but still do...the eyes that are somewhat
dim...but still work...the fingers that are kinda stiff and sore but still type
the stories....the Mind and Memory that are still clear and fresh...still
computing new memories and storing them away. We ain't through yet, my
friends...we've just shifted down to a lower gear to make the Mountain top.
Adversity builds strength...challenges make your life interesting...friends are
still stepping right alongside you...and the friends that we miss are just over
the hill waiting to welcome us Home. God Bless Us All. stan
www.hitchcockcountry.com -
http://www.hitchcockcountry.com
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me.
My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.
– Psalm 28:7 (NIV)
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