C O U N T R Y M U S I C C L A S S I C S
Doug Davis
Owner/Publisher/Manager/Editor/
Writer/Gopher/Chief Cook & Bottle Washer
Wednesday July 7th, 2010
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STORY BEHIND THE SONG
Record producer Billy Sherrill says he wasn’t impressed when he first heard Tanya Tucker’s 1973 hit, “What’s Your Mama’s Name,” until he heard the last line, ”and her eyes are Wilson green.” (The main character in the song was named Buford Wilson.)
According to Sherrill, the last line in that song was the reason he recorded the song.
Sherrill produced the song with George Jones first, but Tucker’s recording was the only version released as a single.
But according to Tanya Tucker, she heard the song first, as one of the co-writers played it for her during the 1972 D.J. Convention in
Tanya said, “I fell in love with that song the first time I heard it and thought it was a hit!”
Her Columbia records single, “What’s Your Mama’s Name” came on the country music charts March 24th, 1973, and made it to number one the week of May 19th.
It was her 4th charted song and her first number one. It was on the charts for 17 weeks.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
QUESTION: The radio folks mentioned Ricky Skaggs having a new album. Do you have any information?
ANSWER: “Mosaic,” Skaggs’ next project, will be available August 24th on Skaggs Family Records.
QUESTION: Do you know how many hit records Rosanne Cash had and is she writing a book about her life? I heard it mentioned on the radio.
ANSWER: Rosanne placed 24 song son the country charts between 1979 and 1991.
Her autobiography “Composed: a Memoir” will be released next month.
QUESTION: I heard that Loretta Lynn had received some special award, then heard later that she was going to receive one. Can you clear that up?
ANSWER: Earlier this year Loretta received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. In October, she will receive the
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QUESTION: My mom says the TV Entertainment News said that a tongue depressor used by Elvis Presley was sold for a huge amount of money. Do you have any information?
ANSWER: The tongue depressor reportedly used by Elvis recently sold for $1,400 at a Hollywood Legends Auction at Planet Hollywood Resort And Casino in
QUESTION: Do you now anything about Bill Anderson’s bus burning? My dad says it was on the radio.
ANSWER: A tour bus leased by Bill Anderson caught on fire while Bill was going on stage in
The July issue of Bill’s Fan Club Newsletter has been released and is very interesting. If you’re a Bill Anderson fan, (and who isn’t) you may join the fan club WITHOUT CHARGE!
Just go to www.billanderson.com and click on “FANS”
QUESTION: Have you heard of a song about “Gimme Back My Blues?” My mom says it was on the radio back in the 70’s.
ANSWER: “Gimme Back My Blues” scored a # 14 hit for Jerry Reed in 1978
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NUMBER ONE ON THIS DATE:
1948
Bouquet of Roses - Eddy Arnold
1956
Crazy Arms - Ray Price
1964
Together Again - Buck Owens
1972
Eleven Roses - Hank Williams, Jr.
1980
He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones
1988
If It Don’t Come Easy - Tanya Tucker
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TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY
compiled by Bill Morrison
John Sullivan, "Lonzo" of Lonzo & Oscar, born
Mary Ford, of "Les Paul & Mary Ford" born Iris Colleen Summers in
Charlie Louvin born near Section, AL 1927. Member Grand Ole Opry. Inducted NSHF 1979,
CMHF 2001.
Doyle Wilburn born in Hardy, AR 1930.
Johnny Cash joined the Air Force 1950.
Eddy Arnold debuted his NBC-TV show 1953.
Sun Records owner Sam Phillips gave Memphis disc jockey Dewey Phillips, a copy of Elvis Presley's debut Sun recording in 1954. Phillips played the record "That's All Right Mama/Blue Moon of
Johnny Cash debuted on the Grand Ole Opry 1956. He met June Carter backstage for the first time.
Jean Shepard released "He's My Baby," 1958.
Marty Robbins released "Sittin' In A Tree House/She Was Only Seventeen" 1958.
George Morgan, age 50, died in Nashville after bypass surgery, 1975. George joined the Grand Ole Opry on September 25, 1948, and was inducted into the CMHF in 1998.
Courtesy Bill Morrison: http://www.talentondisplay.com/countrycalMAR.html
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AN EARLY
By: Jack Blanchard
I recently found some recordings we made and released in
on our own labels, Darn, Earth, Zodiac, and Marianna.
I found these rarities and more… “Lonely
‘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 and it's fun to hear them again.
Misty washed them all with dish detergent, let them air dry,
and then I hooked up my trusty Gramophone to see what was on them.
They all are now on our album "
We recorded our first sessions in
We were struggling to pay for a house we got on a V.A. loan,
and our kids were still kids,
so we made recordings with whatever we could get.
On a song I wrote called "Journey's End" we couldn't get a steel player,
a fiddle, or even a lead guitar,
so Misty had to play all the lead on the organ, which gave it a whole different feeling.
The song was meant to be country, and turned out very pretty, but kinda odd.
Click a link below to listen:
Broadband: http://www.soundclick.com/util/getplayer.m3u?id=9328689&q=hi
Dial-ups: http://www.soundclick.com/util/getplayer.m3u?id=9328689&q=lo
Jack Blanchard
Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan...
Grammy Nominees. Billboard's Country Duet of the Year.OUR HOME PAGE: http://jackandmisty.com ^^^^^^^^
The following information is part of a periodic newsletter commemorates the lives of Faron Young and Marty Robbins. Live Fast, Love Hard: The Faron Young Story was published in 2007 by the
THE COWBOY IN THE CONTINENTAL SUIT
"The Cowboy in the Continental Suit" hit the charts in June 1964 and climbed to number three. Marty Robbins had worn a European-cut continental suit during a movie premier, and a newspaper called him "the cowboy in the continental suit." Marty thought that was a neat title for a song. "I have to be inspired to write," he said, "and that inspired me to write a song. It didn't take me very long." Marty described the song: "He's dressed in a continental suit, and he comes to ride this big buckskin called the Brute. No one has ever ridden this horse, and anyone that can ride him gets a thousand bucks. And he opens the gate, and this buckskin comes running out, and he grabs him around the neck, and pulls himself up on the back of this buckskin, and rides him." The horse was ashamed to have been ridden by a cowboy in a continental suit. Marty owned the real-life Brute, who appeared at age twenty on the cover of the 1979 All-Around Cowboy album. Marty told Ralph Emery the following year, "I only ride him maybe once a year or once every two years. Every time I get on him, he tries to throw me off. I just stay with him until he gets tired of messing around. After I saddle him and ride him, then I've gotta rub him down and give him a little more corn. For a fifteen minute ride, you've got to spend a couple hours, and it's not hardly worth it. I'd rather just get on a chopper and buzz off down the street."
LETTERS
Jeannie Seely offers this update on the Nashville flood: "It is overwhelming at times, but I think we are all holding up pretty well…it seems as tho some of the agencies are slow to the draw ie building permits, decisions etc. Maybe we are just impatient….we all want to be home! Again I appreciate you and your organizations…..and your prayers….keep those coming! It just breaks my heart to see so many still waiting to hear ‘their fate'……hopefully we will all have good news soon…if you haven’t heard from me in awhile…..shoot me a reminder."
Ronny Robbins explains, "Dad's deal with MCA was for so many sides per year. He paid for his own sessions and MCA pulled the ones for his albums and Dad then kept all of the unused masters, so the only thing that MCA can re-issue are the sides off of the original MCA albums. He performed 'Back Home Again' and 'Country Roads' for a TV special, riding on a motorcycle down Wilson Pike. They had to take the shots several times and I think he grew to really like the songs, which is why he used them on his stage show, but honestly, I can't remember if he actually recorded them in the studio. BTW, the unused masters went back to CBS as a peace offering when he re-signed in the end of '75. That's where the Lost and Found album came from."
Travis McCauley says, "I wanted to write you to say thank you so much for allowing your book Live Fast Love Hard: The Faron Young Story to be distributed through the NLS (National Library Service For The Blind and Physically Handicapped.) I just finished reading it and it was excellent! If I may, I would like to reiterate what I'm sure many book reviewers have said: I started reading and couldn't put it down. I am blind myself, and it was a real treat to read that Faron took time to talk with John Morris who was also blind. I have had the privilege of meeting a lot of country artists myself. However, I unfortunately did not meet Faron. But, after reading that story about John Morris, I know now that I could have met him had I got to attend one of his concerts. I also wanted to ask you if you still had your mailing list? I have changed e-mail addresses and would like to be put back on it if possible. Again, thank you so much for distributing your books through the NLS and I hope to read many more of your books in the future."
Mike Reece writes, "Thank you for leaving a comment on my Faron Young post. I'm so glad you
enjoyed it. Truly an underrated singer, in my opinion, is Faron Young. He was an outstanding vocalist, as far as I'm concerned, certainly one of my favorites. May I include a link to your website on my blog? I'd be more than happy to do so, so that my readers can learn more about your book on Faron, as well as the other interesting items on your site. By the way, when looking at it, I saw you are a runner, which my wife and I have started doing. Our hope is to run the
Linda Reynolds writes, "I read your book and loved it. I never hear anything about him. There will never be another Faron. He was a great artist. I was a young teenager when Faron did 'Hello Walls.' I liked him at that time because he reminded me of my doctor. I really did not pay too much attention to his music after that, but a few years ago, I started listening to Roadhouse and I think he was one of the greatest performers of that time. I didn't even remember him passing away until I got to searching for his music. I think his story is one of the saddest that I have heard. If he could have hung in, he would be right up there with Ray Price and so many more of the older singers."
Carolyn Babin says, "When I read all the nice things people write about Faron Young and their reading your book about him, it is wonderful. He was a good man in so many ways, his faults should be forgiven. His talent and contribution to Country Music will be appreciated down through the years by all his peers and those he left behind. We all loved him despite his shortcomings."
"Just John"
Response: I haven't heard any mention of Faron being on the show. We watched
Ken Johnson says, "In response to Tom Kaufman, the Faron Young song he is searching for is properly titled 'She Went A Little Bit Farther' a single that peaked at #14 on the Billboard Country Chart in May 1968. The song was reissued in 2009 on an import CD from the British Hux label. Originally released on Faron’s 1968 album Here’s Faron Young, that LP has now been paired with Faron’s 1970 album Occasional Wife as a ‘two-fer’ (Hux 105)."
SIDEMAN SIDEBAR
Marty Robbins played a show at
Diane Diekman
Washington DC,
diane@dianediekman.com
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
I’M TYING THE LEAVES
Oh, I’m tying the leaves so they won’t come down.
So Summer won’t go away.
For the best time of year is when voices we hear
Of children so hard at play.
Through the meadows they run, unaware ‘neath the sun
That Summer’s about to fade, so I’m tying the leaves so they won’t come down
So Summer won’t go away.
Oh, I’m tying the leaves, so they won’t fall down,
So Summer won’t go away;
Now the wildflowers bloom and the birds sing in tune
‘Neath the summery sunshine rays.
But the Summer must go so that cold winds might blow;
God fashioned it so that way.
Still I dream tying leaves that they won’t come down
So Summer won’t go away.
Louise Pinkerton Fritz
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