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
Thursday October 28th, 2010
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STORY BEHIND THE SONG
It’s not often that you hear of two songs being combined into one tune, but according to Norro Wilson, that’s exactly how Charlie Rich’s 1973 number one, “The Most Beautiful Girl” came about!
would limit the appeal of the song. We all hav
Norro pitched a song he had already recorded titled “Hey Mister” to record producer Billy Sherrill. Later, he pitched another song to Sherrill titled “Mama McCluskey.” They finally took some lines from “Mama McCluskey,” and put them in “Hey Mister” and changed the song’s title to “The Most Beautiful Girl.”
According to
“The Most Beautiful Girl” debuted on the country music charts September 22nd, 1973 --eighteen days after “Behind Closed Doors” became a gold single.
One week later, the Epic record single came on the pop charts and wound up at the top of both country and pop music lists.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
QUESTION: I heard that Don Williams did not get into the hall of fame because he was sick. Is that true?
ANSWER: Don Williams has been suffering from bronchitis but he was recently inducted into The Country Music Hall of Fame
QUESTION: The newspaper had a story about Johnny Cash’s clothing and guitar being sold at auction. Do you know what exactly is on sale?
ANSWER: Johnny Cash memorabilia including guitars, handwritten lyrics, on and off stage clothes including the blue jumpsuit Cash wore during his rehearsal for his San Quentin prison concert, his "Man in Black" cape, his costume from the movie "A Gunfight" and other film memorabilia will be sold, along with his artwork, his Bible studies work, letters from former presidents and celebrity friends will be auctioned at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills, California in four sessions over three days, starting December 3rd and wrapping up December 5th.
QUESTION: I heard on the radio that Reba McEntire gave a lot of money to some school. Do you have any information?
ANSWER: Reba McEntire recently donated $61,000 to the Spavinaw,
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QUESTION: The radio folks said that Merle Haggard was sick again. Do you know the problem?
ANSWER: Merle Haggard missed Neil Young's 24th annual
QUESTION: I have heard that Johnny Cash was going into the hall of fame in January. I thought he was already in there?
ANSWER: Johnny Cash will be inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame at The Gospel Music Association induction ceremony in
QUESTION: It was on the radio that Charlie Daniels was receiving some kind of cancer award. Do you have any details?
ANSWER: Charlie Daniels was honored last night in
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NUMBER ONE ON THIS DATE:
October 28
1944
Smoke on the Water - Red Foley
1952
Jambalaya (On the Bayou) - Hank Williams
1960
Alabam - Cowboy Copas
1968
Then You Can Tell Me Goodby
1976
You and M
1984
If You’re Gonna Play in
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THINGS AIN'T WHAT THEY USED TO BE.
By: Jack Blanchard
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Jack Blanchard's
and your new recordings sound better.
Contact Jack Blanchard's
Email: musichospital@jackandmisty.com
Telephone: 407 330 1611.
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Yesterday I read a story written by a friend of mine.
In the story a man goes back to the place of his childhood after forty-five years
and finds the almost unrecognizable ruins of the family farmhouse...
just some fallen chimney stones and a scattering of rubble.
It was a good story with an ironic ending,
but the thing that gave me a strange feeling was the time period.
The man had last seen the homestead in 1965,
and forty-five years had wiped it all away.
I started looking at my life a little differently. Here's why:
I still have clothes in my closet from 1965!
Funny how my perspective on time gets bent as I get older.
I recently returned to my own home town after many years.
I expected change, but not what I got.
Buffalo has been radically rearranged since I left,
but some parts are exactly the same.
The three or four mile stretch of my old stomping ground is nicer than I left it.
Like somebody had cleaned up after me.
The houses where Misty and I were children are roughly a hundred years old,
but they look neat and shiny and none the worse for wear.
The Buffalonians I know aren't in a hurry to tear down nice old buildings
to make room for strip malls and car dealerships.
They realize things of the past can have special value and character,
and can keep life more real.
I have before and after pictures of a house where I lived much of my childhood.
Before looking at it, please remember that in those days we didn't have color.
The world then was in shades of gray.
And we had to make our own cameras out of rocks, mud, and licorice whips.
Click here to see the pictures... http://tinyurl.com/2857qoh
I'm going to close with a song:
"Changin' Times".
“I saw the old man down on
The crowds were passing him by.
He set his old suitcase down,
And brushed a tear from his eye.
He shook his head at a world full of strangers,
As far as he could see.
Then he looked around at his old home town,
And he turned and he said to me:
"Changin' Times... Changin' Times.
The wheels of life go spinning around,
They're selling all the good things in life
For pennies, nickels, and dimes
How're we gonna find our way, wind our way home,
In these Changin' Times?
“Ah, I can almost see my old friends
Hi Shorty, hi Sally, hi Pete
Mhm I can almost hear their voices echoin' down the street
I better get goin' now I know it's wrong now
Livin' in yesterday
Bye Shorty, bye Sally, so long Pete
I'd better be on my way.
"Changin' Times... Changin' Times.
The wheels of life go spinning around,
They're selling all the good things in life
For pennies, nickels, and dimes
How're we gonna find our way, wind our way home,
In these Changin' Times?"
Jack Blanchard
Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan...
Grammy Nominees. Billboard's Country Duet of the Year.ASCAP and BMI Awards.HOME PAGE: http://jackandmisty.com ^^^^^^^
TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY
compiled by Bill Morrison
William A. Bolick, "Blue Sky Boys," born
Iry Lejeune, singer/accordionist born
Mitchell Torok, singer/songwriter/recording artist, born
The Delmore Brothers conducted their first recording session 1931.
Johnny Western singer/songwriter, one of the last singing cowboys, born
Cecil Blackwood "Blackwood Brothers" born
Charlie Daniels, born Wilmington, NC 1936.
Ted Hawkins singer/songwriter, born Lakeshore, MS 1936.
Bill Monroe Joined the Opry 1939.
Bill Monroe recorded his single "Christmas Time's A Comin'," 1951.
Elvis' "Love Me Tender" went to #1 on Billboards chart 1956. Later in the day he appeared on the Ed Sullivan TV show.
Buddy Holly and the Crickets appeared on Dick Clark's American Bandstand 1958.
Brenda Lee recorded "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" at Owen Bradley's Quonset Hut studio in 1958. The session musicians were; Buddy Harmon on drums, Grady Martin and Hank Garland on guitar, Floyd Cramer on Piano, Bob Moore on stand-up bass, and Harold Bradley on electric bass.
Brad Paisley, Grand Ole Opry member, born Glen Dale, WV 1972.
Jimmy Skinner, age 70, died 1979.
Courtesy Bill Morrison: http://www.talentondisplay.com/countrycalMAR.html
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
The U in JesUs
Before U were thought of or time had begun,
God stuck U in the name of His Son…
And each time U pray, you'll see it's true,
You can't spell out JesUs and not include U.
You're a pretty big part of His wonderful name,
For U, He was born; that's why He came.
And His great love for U is the reason He died.
It even takes U to spell crUcified.
Isn't it thrilling and splendidly grand
He rose from the dead, with U in His plan?
The stones split away, the gold trUmpet blew,
And this word resUrrection is spelled with a U.
When JesUs left earth at His Upward ascension,
He felt there was one thing He just had to mention.
"Go into the world and tell them it's true
That I love them all - Just like I love U."
So many great people are spelled with a U,
Don't they have a right to know JesUs too?
It all depends now on what U will do,
He'd like them to know,
But it all starts with U.
Will YOU pass it on.
When Jesus died on the cross he was thinking of you!
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