COUNTRY MUSIC CLASSICS
Doug Davis
Owner/Publisher/Manager/Editor/
Writer/Gopher/Chief Cook & Bottle Washer
Thursday, May 10th, 2012
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STORY BEHIND THE SONG
Most songwriters are usually very proud of their songs, but according to co-writer Larry Butler, Chips Moman was not quite that fond of their co-written "Hey, Won't You Play Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song."
Moman had the original idea for the song and he and Butler wrote it together in about 20 minutes one evening.
Butler commented, "Chips was a little embarrassed about the song. He just wasn't sure it was all that good. I was wanting to produce the song with another artist but he kept holding it, wanting B.J. Thomas to cut it. But he kept putting off showing it to him. We were all but finished with the "Reunion" album before Chips even played the song to B.J. But when he finally did—B.J. like it, recorded it, and it was a big record."
B. J. Thomas' ABC Records single, "Hey Won't You Play Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" hit the top spot on the pop charts on April 26th, 1975 and then did the same on the country music charts the week of May 17th.
Six days later, it was certified as B.J.'s third million selling single.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q: Do you know if Bill Anderson ever recorded a song titled "The Wild Side Of Life?" My dad says he heard Bill sing it on the radio years ago.
A: Bill Anderson's version of "Wild Side Of Life" was in his 1965 "Bright Lights & Country Music" album
Q: Charley Pride's "I'd Rather Love You" was my dad's favorite song. Do you know who wrote it?
A: "I'd Rather Love You" was written by Johnny Duncan.
Q: My dad talked about dancing to the tune of Hank Thompson's "Green Light" in the Texas danced halls back in the late 1940's. But I bought what I thought was a new copy of that record in the 1950's. Was it re-released?
A: Hank's original "Green Light" peaked at # 7 in 1948. He re-recorded the song and re-titled it "The New Green Light" in 1954, which made it to # 3.
Q: My brother in law's favorite record is "Workin' At The Car Wash Blues" and he says that Jerry Reed had the only hit on that song. Is that true?
A: Reed's version made the charts as the flipside of his 1980 #36 hit, "Age." The only other charted version was Tony Booth's # 27 in 1974
Q: Did George Jones record the Dave Dudley hit song "Six Days On The Road?" My mom says it was played on the radio years ago.
A: Jones' version of "Six Days On The Road" was a track in his 1966 "Love Bug" album.
Q: There is a very pretty song titled "Things" that has been around for a number of years. Do you know if anyone had a hit on that tune?
A: "Things" was a # 49 hit in 1972 for Buddy Alan, # 25 in 1975 for Ronnie Dove and a # 22 in 1976 for Anne Murray.
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NUMBER ONE ON THIS DATE:
1946
New Spanish Two Step - Bob Wills
1954
Slowly - Webb Pierce
1962
Charlie's Shoes - Billy Walker
1970
The Pool Shark - Dave Dudley
1978
It's All Wrong, But It's All Right - Dolly Parton
1986
Grandpa (Tell Me 'bout the Good Old Days) - The Judds
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HOME IS A PLACE IN MY MIND.
By: Jack Blanchard
I wasn't raised around Country music,
but I chose it as my life's work because I like it,
because it fits my voice and writing style,
and because I'm too nervous to steal.
I grew up in a city
and was exposed to very little Country music.
When I first heard Hank Snow, Ernest Tubb, and Lefty Frizzell,
I was fascinated!
Maybe you were brought up on Country music,
but to me it was a whole new thing!
The imagery in the lyrics held extra drama for me
because I'd never been to those places.
Distant places hold a magic.
Our family took Sunday drives through the countryside.
We loved it, and I even envied the folks who lived there,
even though I knew it wasn't for me.
I can only take so much peace and quiet.
But I DO have a country home.
It's in my songs.
A PLACE IN MY MIND.
Home - a place in my mind with summertime snow…
Home - a place in my mind where wintertime flowers grow…
I can go home in the springtime and see the leaves turn gold,
Or just drop in and say hello to my folks,
In a place where they'll never grow old
Home - a feeling of love that the family gives…
Home - a place in my mind where Grandpa and Grandma still live…
Dad's gonna shake my hand,
I'll get a kiss from Mom, I know.
Home - a place in my mind where I sometimes go.
Home - a place in my mind where dandelions blow…
Home - a tree I can climb and look at the world below…
I can sit out on the front porch in that squeaky swing,
Or just drop in to my yesterday house,
Where little sisters often sing.
Home - a place in my mind with a kitchen that's warm…
Home - by the fireside glow, I'm lookin' out at the storm…
And when this lonesome traveler's feeling kinda low,
Home - is a place in my mind where I sometimes go.
Jack Blanchard
The Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan Home Page: http://jackandmisty.com
Restoration and mastering studio: 407 330 1611.
CD Baby: http://cdbaby.com/cd/jackmisty
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TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY
compiled by Bill Morrison
1895 - Carl T. Sprague 1895~1979, the "Original Singing Cowboy" was born outside Houston, Texas.
1909 - Mother Maybelle Carter 1909~1978, was born Maybelle Addington in Nicklesville, Virginia. She was inducted into the CMHF in 1970 as a member of the Carter Family.
1941 - Joe Poovey singer, guitarist, songwriter, and deejay, was born at St. Paul Hospital, Dallas, Texas.
1946 - Bob Wills topped the charts with "New Spanish Two Step."
1952 - Hank Thompson's "The Wild Side of Life" went to the top of the charts.
1957 - Harlan and Jan Howard were married in Las Vegas.
1962 - Johnny Cash gave his first performance at Carnegie Hall.
1966 - Charlie Pride recorded his first hit "Just Between You and Me."
1969 - Glen Campbell's Capitol Records single "Where's The Playground Susie" charted.
1970 - Dave Dudley's Mercury single "The Pool Shark" sat atop the charts.
1978 - Jimmy Buffett's ABC album "Son of a Son of a Sailor" was certified Platinum.
1980 - Emmylou Harris' "Beneath Still Waters," went to # 1.
1989 - Dwight Yoakam's Reprise album "Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc. Etc." was certified platinum.
1993 - Garth Brooks, John Anderson, and Ralph Emery appeared together at the Crazy Horse Saloon, in Santa Ana, California.
1995 - Willie Nelson was arrested in Texas, for possession of marijuana. A judge threw out the evidence and dropped the charge on March 23, 1996.
1999 - Shelby "Shel" Silverstein, age 68, died in Key West, Florida. Shel was inducted into the NSHF in 2002.
2003 - Andrea Zonn debuted on the Grand Ole Opry. Vince Gill was her back-up singer.
2004 - Gordon Lightfoot appeared at Toronto's Massey Hall, after a two-year absence from performing due to illness.
2006 - Miko Marks opened for Billy Currington this evening, at Club Rodeo in San Jose, California. Miko records for Mirrome Records.
2008 - Rhonda Vincent and the Rage appeared in concert at the Little Nashville Opry in Nashville, Indiana, this evening at 8:00 PM.
2008 - Carrie Underwood was inducted as the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry on this evenings show. The invitation was extended to the 'American Idol" winner on March 15th, by Randy Travis.
Courtesy Bill Morrison: http://www.talentondisplay.com/countrycalMAR.html
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Don't judge folks by their relatives.
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