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
Friday September 24th, 2010
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STORY BEHIND THE SONG
A lot of hit songs seem to come out of nowhere and according to Bob McDill, John Schneider’s 1984 number one, “I’ve Been Around Enough To Know” was just one of those songs!
Bob commented, ”I really don’t know where the idea for that song came from. I think it just came to my mind one day when I was sitting around with nothing on my mind to write. I always liked the idea of that song. It’s kind of a cold admission to a lover that’s there nothing more here than just lust…..so let’s don’t pretend that this is anything but just that. You don’t have to lie and say you love me and I won’t lie and say I love you. Let’s just be honest with each other. And that’s that.”
John Schneider’s MCA Records single, “I’ve Been Around Enough To Know,” entered the country music charts July 28th, 1984 and made it to number one.
It was his 7th charted song and his first number one.
The single was on the charts for 28 weeks.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
QUESTION: I heard on the radio that Marty Robbins received some new award this week. Do you have any information?
ANSWER: Marty Robbins recently received special recognition from the
QUESTION: Have you heard about Vince Gill auctioning off some damaged guitars? My son said it was on TV.
ANSWER: Some instruments belonging to Vince Gill, which were damaged in the May flood, will be auctioned off next month by NASH2O, whose goal is to support flood relief efforts in Nashville. The nonprofit organization will hold a party in
QUESTION: The radio guys mentioned a new comedy CD by Mel Tillis. Do you have any details?
ANSWER: "You Ain't Gonna Believe This," is a collection of humorous stories by Mel Tillis, along with three new songs. The material was culled over the years, taken from his between-song banter during his concerts.
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QUESTION: The lady on TV Entertainment said Dolly Parton has a new book on “Gratitude.” Is it on sale now?
ANSWER: Dolly Parton is one of several stars contributing to the new book "On Gratitude," a compilation of essays from celebrities explaining what's most important to them. Parton notes she thankful for her "humble roots," noting, quote, "I think being brought up dirt poor left with me with a feeling of what it was like to go without, so I can relate when people are having a hard time. In my case, being a songwriter, I'm able to write not only for and about myself, but for what I know other people are feeling, even if they don't always have the means to get their voices heard." The new book is now in bookstores.
QUESTION: I heard on the radio about a new book by one of The
ANSWER: The
QUESTION: A disc jockey played a funny Johnny Paycheck recording about “
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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 features, “Classic Country First” and “Story Behind The Song” are now available to radio stations.
Both features are available at no charge thru barter.
For information, email me at classics@countrymusicclassics.com
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NUMBER ONE ON THIS DATE:
1950
Goodnight Iren
1958
Bird Dog - The Everly Brothers
1966
Almost Persuaded - David Houston
1974
I Wouldn’t Want to Live if You Didn’t Love M
1982
She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft) - Jerry Reed
1990
Jukebox in My Mind -
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YOU NEVER KNOW.
By: Jack Blanchard
Never give up, because you never know when change will come,
and it will often happen unexpectedly.
Somebody said "If you want to make God laugh tell him your plans."
We worked for a lot of years at music before we got a break,
and when it happened we didn't even see it coming.
We got a gig in a
and in a couple of weeks two strangers signed us to record in
They paid for the session and our expenses up and back.
Off the first session we got a "Pick" in Billboard
and a record in the Country Hot 100.
We had our biggest years from 1967 to the late 1970s,
being on most all of the major labels,
and then we didn't record anything for about ten years.
We did some television shows, and wrote and produced for other artists,
but no Jack and Misty vocals.
About 1989 a man who designed pro golf clubs came into a little lounge
where Misty was working a single.
I was sitting at the piano with her and we sang some of our songs together.
When the set ended, he approached us offering to finance an album.
He was a good guy but wanted to run the sessions,
which included about twenty of our previous popular songs...
a remake album to be sold on TV.
We were disappointed that we weren't allowed to be creative,
but it was better than banging the piano in that little lounge.
The album turned out very mediocre,
and even though we did television guest spots and a TV commercial for the album,
it was a flop.
Life is like a box of chocolates.
You never know when your going to get a worm.
We went back home and worked the animal circuit with our trio...
the Moose, Elks, Eagles, and so on.
In 1992 we got a call from a good independent
so we went up there and did some pretty good tracks.
They asked us back to record eight more for an album.
We were only allowed to do two of our own songs,
but we worked hard on the songs they had
and got five or six to sound like the Jack and Misty style.
The musicians were excellent, and included Buddy Emmons on steel.
We got some national chart action from the singles, but nothing big happened.
Oddly, that album is a collector's item now, selling for high prices.
Then a long dry period until a friend gave us our first computer in 2000.
I felt I had a weapon now and worked over twelve hours a day on it.
Then one day I googled our names and got a half-million hits.
We're back in business now with over a dozen CD albums out there.
Surprise!
Most of our popular songs have been originals,
but we're open to outside material if we really like it.
Three of our "outside" songs were "You've Got Your Troubles, I've Got Mine",
"Rings of Gold", and "Sweet Memories".
One of our favorites is the old song "Dream a Little Dream of Me".
If you'd like to, you can hear it here:
BROADBAND: http://www.soundclick.com/util/getplayer.m3u?id=9579873&q=hi
DIAL-UPS: http://www.soundclick.com/util/getplayer.m3u?id=9579873&q=lo
We haven't been home to Buffalo in almost thirty years,
and we've been thinking about it a lot.
Unexpectedly, we're being inducted into the
We're driving up for the"Induction Gala" on October 7th,
which coincidentally is our anniversary,
and making a three week tour out of it...
stopping to see friends and family along the way.
We are never going to retire as long as we can play and sing,
because you never know what might happen next.
Jack Blanchard
Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan...
Grammy Nominees. Billboard's Country Duet of the Year.ASCAP and BMI Awards.HOME PAGE: http://jackandmisty.com
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TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY
compiled by Bill Morrison
Ernest Tubb & Red Foley's duet "Goodnight Irene" topped the charts 1950.
Hank Williams signed a three-year contract with the
Jim Denny, manager of the Grand Ole Opry, was fired for conflict of interest, 1956.
Flatt & Scruggs recorded "The Ballad of Jed Clampet," the theme song for TV's "The Beverly Hillbilly's" 1962.
David Houston's "Almost Persuaded" topped the charts 1966.
Loretta Lynn's "Coal Miners Daughter," released 1973.
Asylum released the Eagles album "The Long Run" 1979.
Ballie and the Boys debuted on the Grand Ole Opry 1988.
Decca Records released Gary Allan's "Used Heart For
RCA released Clint Black's "Greatest Hits" album 1996.
Harlan Howard, Cindy Walker, and Brenda Lee, inducted
Capitol
Artemis released Steve Earl's "
Rounder released Nanci Griffith's album "Winter Marquee" 2002.
Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton released their duet "Undercover" 2003.
Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers were inducted into the Bill Monroe Bluegrass Hall of Fame in Bean Blossom, Indiana 2004.
Ray Price underwent successful heart surgery at a
Courtesy Bill Morrison: http://www.talentondisplay.com/countrycalMAR.html
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
God's Planning is So Accurate
Fascinating, I've never given most of this a thought!!!!
God's accuracy may be observed in the hatching of eggs.
For example:
-the eggs of the potato bug hatch in 7 days;
-those of the canary in 14 days;
-those of the barnyard hen in 21 days;
-The eggs of ducks and geese hatch in 28 days;
-those of the mallard in 35 days;
-The eggs of the parrot and the ostrich hatch in 42 days.
(Notice, they are all divisible by seven, the number of days in a week!)
God's wisdom is seen in the making of an elephant.. The four legs of this great beast all bend forward in the same direction. No other quadruped is so made. God planned that this animal would have a huge body, too large to live on two legs... For this reason He gave it four fulcrums so that it can rise from the ground easily.
The horse rises from the ground on its two front legs first. A cow rises from the ground with its two hind legs first. How wise the Lord is in all His works of creation!
God's wisdom is revealed in His arrangement of sections and segments, as well as in the number of grains.
-Each watermelon has an even number of stripes on the rind.
-Each orange has an even number of segments.
-Each ear of corn has an even number of rows.
-Each stalk of wheat has an even number of grains.
-Every bunch of bananas has on its lowest row an even number of bananas, and each row decreases by one, so that one row has an even number and the next row an odd number.
-The waves of the sea roll in on shore twenty-six to the minute in all kinds of weather.
All grains are found in even numbers on the stalks, and the Lord specified thirty fold, sixty fold, and a hundred fold - all even numbers.
God has caused the flowers to blossom at certain specified times during the day, so that Linnaeus, the great botanist, once said that if he had a conservatory containing the right kind of soil, moisture and temperature, he could tell the time of day or night by the flowers that were open and those that were closed!
The lives of each of you may be ordered by the Lord in a beautiful way for His glory, if you will only entrust Him with your life. If you try to regulate your own life, it will only be a mess and a failure. Only the One Who made the brain and the heart can successfully guide them to a profitable end.
I HOPE YOU FIND THIS AS FASCINATING AS I DID.....WOW!!!!
May God Bless
You In Ways You Never Even Dreamed
Today!
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