C O U N T R Y M U S I C C L A S S I C S
Doug Davis
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Writer/Gopher/Chief Cook & Bottle Washer
Tuesday July 13th, 2010
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STORY BEHIND THE SONG
A lot of hit songs have taken strange paths before being recorded and according to Jack Clement, Johnny Cash’s “Guess Things Happen That Way” was one of those tunes!
Jack commented, “I was just trying to write a song that day--any song. And I had this idea and my role model for that song was "Memories Are Made Of This." by Dean Martin. That's the way I originally did "Guess Things Happen That Way" with that kind of calypso beat. Marty Robbins was in town playing at the City Auditorium and was hanging out with him in his dressing room and at the time I had only written a verse and a chorus to that song. But I sang it to him and he really liked it. So the next day Johnny Cash brought him by Sun Studios to show him around. He remembered that song and I had my guitar there and Marty sang the verse and chorus of the song. He wanted to send it to his producer and if I didn't hear from him in a month, to go ahead and do something else with the song. Well Johnny Cash was with Marty and he took me aside and asked me why I didn't play that song for him. He said he really liked it. And I told him I didn't think the song was his type. Anyway, Cash said if Marty doesn't record that song I want it. So a couple of months later, he was in the studio recording and I still hadn't finished the song. So while he was recording, I went next door to a restaurant and wrote the other verse. And he recorded the song that day.
And that was an easy song to write. It just sort of flowed out.”
Johnny Cash’s Sun Records single, “Guess Things Happen That Way” entered the country music charts May 26th, 1958 and made it to number one, where it stayed for eight weeks.
It was his 14th charted song and his 4th number one.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
QUESTION: Have you heard of a song about “The Song We Made Love To?” It was on the radio back in the 70’s
ANSWER: “The Song We Made Love To” scored a # 13 hit for Mickey Gilley in 1978
QUESTION: Do you know the name of the guy who played the barber and the doctor on the old Hee Haw shows and is he still around?
ANSWER: The barber and the doc on Hee Haw was Archie Campbell. Archie died in 1987
QUESTION: How many Glaser Brother were there? Are they real brothers and were they raised in
ANSWER: The Glaser Brothers were actually Tompall, Jim and Chuck Glaser. All three are real brothers and were born and raised in
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QUESTION: My sister says that Naomi and Wynonna Judd are not their real names. Is that true?
ANSWER: Naomi was born Diana Ellen Judd and Wynonna was born Christina Ciminella.
QUESTION: I don’t think this song, “Last Of The Sunshine Cowboys” was a big hit as it was only played on radio a few times but I really enjoyed it. Do you know who had that record?
ANSWER: “Last Of The Sunshine Cowboys” was a # 63 hit for Eddie Raven in 1974
QUESTION: Do you know how many artists recorded the song, “I Can’t Stop Loving You?”
ANSWER: “I Can’t Stop Loving You” was recorded by several dozen artists. It scored a chart record for Kitty Wells, Don Gibson, Conway Twitty, Sammi Smith and Mary K. Miller
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A T T E N T I O N:
Ralph Emery has long reigned as a valued personality/friend of country music, country radio, and country fans. An author, TV host, mentor to countless young broadcasters and show hosts, currently hosting the popular Ralph Emery Show on RFD-TV. He has now been nominated for induction into the National Radio Hall of Fame, in the Local or Regional Pioneer category. Register and vote now through August 1 at www.radiohof.org. The induction ceremony and broadcast will take place on November 6th in
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NUMBER ONE ON THIS DATE:
1946
New Spanish Two Step - Bob Wills
1954
Even Tho - Webb Pierce
1962
1970
He Loves Me All the Way - Tammy Wynette
1978
I Believe in You - Mel Tillis
1986
Hearts aren’t Made to Break (They’re Made to Love) - Lee Greenwood
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TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY
compiled by Bill Morrison
Bradley Kincaid born Point Leavell, KY 1895.
Vernon Tim Spencer, "Sons of the Pioneers," born
Clarence Ganus, singer/songwriter, born
Louise Mandrell born Corpus Christi, TX 1954.
RCA released Elvis' "Hound Dog/Don't Be Cruel" 1956. Later that day, Ed Sullivan signed a contract with Col. Parker, guaranteeing Elvis $50.000 for three appearances on his TV show.
Buddy Holly almost drowned, while attempting to swim across a lake in
Buck Owens released his single "Under You Spell Again/Tired Of Livin'" 1959.
Brent Mason, guitarist/session musician/recording artist, born
Rhonda Vincent, born Kirksville, MO 1962. IBMA Entertainer of the Year in 2001. IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year in 2000, 2001, 2002.
Victoria Shaw, singer/songwriter born NYC 1962.
Tom T. Hall recorded "Fox On The Run" 1976.
Marty Robbins released "Tie Your Dreams To Mine/That's All She Wrote" 1982.
Curb released
John Denver's DUI trial in Colorado, resulted in a hung jury 1997.
Warner Brothers released David Ball's album "Play" 1999.
Reba McEntire, Martina McBride, Sara Evans, Jamie O'Neal and Carolyn Dawn Johnson debuted their 25-date tour "Girls Night Out," at the
Alan Jackson appeared on the Tuesday Night Opry in 2004. Alan filmed the video for his single, "Too Much of a Good Thing," on the Opry stage in front of an appreciative audience. A good time was had by all.
Courtesy Bill Morrison: http://www.talentondisplay.com/countrycalMAR.html
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HARD TIMES CAN MAKE A SONG.
By: Jack Blanchard
Most of my song ideas are from places and situations I've been in.
I set the scene with a few details I call "furniture",
to get the feel of it, then the story develops from that.
"Dandelions that grow along the highway,
Silver gray they blow away like foam.
Trucks roll by and make the blackbirds fly away.
Seems like there ain't no goin' home."
I was broke and hitchhiking in the rain outside
I had a hangover, a new sore tattoo, and no home to go to.
Until then I'd thought I was the happy wanderer.
I was hitching vaguely northward because I had remnants of a family
somewhere up there.
"Spent what I had left in
Nothin' in my pocket but my comb.
The way I look this morning ain't so pretty.
It seems like there ain't no goin' home.
Oh, it seems like there ain't no goin' home."
I had walked away from a couple of relationships,
thinking there would always be another waiting in the wings.
I found you can't depend on that.
These were not perfect relationships, but on that journey I could have used a partner.
"Over on the hill I see a farmer,
Workin' in his field behind a mule.
There'll be smoke from the chimney of his cabin,
In the evening when the air is turning cool;
And a woman cookin' supper in the kitchen.
That's not for me, you see my freedom's all I own.
Here and there I get my share of lovin',
But it seems like there ain't no goin' home.
Yeah, it seems like there ain't no goin' home."
After a lot of rides to nowhere that left me stranded in desolate places,
I wound up in
It was cold and all I had for warmth was a fold up plastic raincoat.
The town was having a centennial,
and a bunch of good-natured men, including a sheriff, wanted to arrest me for not having a beard,
as I was sitting, shaking, in the Greyhound station.
I had somehow come up with bus fare to Buffalo where relatives agreed to take me in,
but the bus driver didn't want to let me on the bus because of my shaking,
and the awful way I looked,
and the wrinkled plastic I was clutching around myself.
But it must have turned out all right because I'm still here.
Click a link to hear the song::
BROADBAND: http://www.soundclick.com/util/getplayer.m3u?id=8081265&q=hi
DIAL UPS: http://www.soundclick.com/util/getplayer.m3u?id=8081265&q=lo
Jack Blanchard
Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan...
Grammy Nominees. Billboard's Country Duet of the Year.OUR HOME PAGE: http://jackandmisty.com ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
INDICATIONS
Flowers are the smile of God, their fragrance is His love…
A hint of what awaits us in God’s Heaven up above.
No eye has ever see it, no lips can tell the story
Of what God has in store for us…Heaven and its glory!
Margaret Peterson
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