COUNTRY MUSIC CLASSICS
Doug Davis
Owner/Publisher/Manager/Editor/
Writer/Gopher/Chief Cook & Bottle Washer
Friday August 31st, 2012
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STORY BEHIND THE SONG
A lot of songwriters will tell you that some hit songs were easy to write – they just sat down – started writing – and that was that!
According to Byron Hill, George Strait's 1st number one, "Fool Hearted Memory" was one of those tunes!
Byron commented," Well I'll have credit my co-writer Blake Mevis - with coming up with the idea for that song. We just sat down to write that song that day and we wrote it in an upstairs office at the publishing company where I was signed. And you know the mutual process that writers go through - they throw out ideas at the top of the table and you decide what you want to write that day. And I do believe it was Blake's idea that day and we just started working on it ...with a couple of guitars and a couple of legal pads and we just hammered out the song. But the song was Blake's idea and his title."
George Strait's MCA single, "Fool Hearted Memory" came on the country charts June 16th, 1982 and was at the top of the charts on August 28th, 1982.
It was Strait's 4th charted song and his first number one. It was on the charts for 18 weeks.
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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 feature, "Story Behind The Song" is now available to radio stations. (NOT AVAILABLE TO INTERNET STATIONS)
The feature is available at no charge.
For information, email me at classics@countrymusicclassics.com
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q: There was a thing on the radio about a Loretta Lynn celebration at the Grand Ole Opry. Do you know what that is about?
A: The Grand Ole Opry will honor Loretta Lynn, with a September 25th show celebrating her 50th Opry Anniversary. Artists scheduled to participate include Lynn, her sister Crystal Gayle, Miranda Lambert, Lee Ann Womack, and Trace Adkins. Loretta Lynn joined the Opry on September 25th, 1962.
Q: One of my cousins insists they his family lived next door to John Denver's family when John was a kid. They lived next door to a family in Alabama whose last name was Denver and their little boy sang in church, etc. Do you have any information which my clarify this?
A: It's highly unlikely that your cousin lived next door to John Denver – as his name was Henry John Deutschendorf and he was born in New Mexico.
Q: There was a black singer on the radio back in the 70's by the name of Stoney Edwards. Do you know whatever happened to him?
A: Stoney Edwards (real name: Frenchy Edwards) died in 1997, after placing 15 songs on the country music charts.
Q: My sister in law says she was friends with a country singer named Peggy Forman who was a big star years ago. Have you heard of a singer by that name?
A: Peggy Forman was a country music artist from Centerville, Louisiana, who placed 6 songs on the country charts between 70's and 80's – none of which made it into the top 50.
Q: I have a copy of "Trouble In Mind" by Hank Snow from the 70's. My dad says that song was on the radio by another singer before that time. Is that true?
A: "Trouble In Mind" was a #7 hit for Eddy Arnold in 1957 before Hank Snow's # 81 in 1977.
Q: Did Ray Price record the song "I Fall To Pieces?" My mom says she heard him sing that song on the radio.
A: The Ray Price version of "I Fall To Pieces" is in his 1964 "Love Life" album.
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Your comments, suggestions, gripes, etc. concerning this newsletter---are welcome. Email to:Classics@countrymusicclassics.com
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NUMBER ONE ON THIS DATE:
1950
Goodnight Irene - Red Foley-Ernest Tubb
1958
Blue Blue Day - Don Gibson
1966
Almost Persuaded - David Houston
1974
The Grand Tour - George Jones
1982
Fool Hearted Memory - George Strait
1990
Next to You, Next to Me - Shenandoah
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TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY
compiled by Bill Morrison
George L. Cobb songwriter, born 1886.
Cricket's drummer Jerry Allison, born 1939.
Jimmie Osborne recorded "What A Price To Pay For Love" 1949.
Hank Williams recorded "Moanin' The Blues" 1950.
The last broadcast of the WLS National Barn Dance from Chicago's Eighth Street Theater, was aired in 1957.
Roy Clark and Barbara Joyce Rupard were married 1957.
The Browns went to #1 with "The Three Bells" 1959.
Ernest Tubb recorded "A House of Sorrow" 1962.
Johnny Cash recorded "Ring Of Fire" in Spanish, 1963.
David Houston's "Almost Persuaded" topped the charts 1966.
Jeannie C. Riley debuted on the Grand Ole Opry 1968.
Tom T. Hall recorded "100 Children/I Hope It Rains At My Funeral" 1970.
Dolly Parton went to #1 with "Love Is Like A Butterfly" 1974.
Noel Boggs, age 56, steel guitarist died 1974.
Buell Kazee, age 76, singer/banjoist, died 1976.
Michael Martin Murphy, and wife Mary welcomed Laura Lyn Marie into the family 1983.
Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson's "Pancho & Lefty," certified platinum 1984.
Al Trace, age 93, bandleader, died in 1993.
David Stone, age 93, WSM Grand Ole Opry announcer and head of the Opry Artist's Bureau died 1995.
The Dixie Chicks released the album "Fly" 1999.
Tracy Byrd's #1 country hit "Ten Rounds With Jose Cuervo" debuted on the Billboard Top Forty 2002.
Country artists Brooks & Dunn, Lee Ann Womack, Darryl Worley, Sara Evans and the Gatlin Brothers entertained at the Republican National Convention in NYC between August 30th and September 2nd, 2004.
Courtesy Bill Morrison: http://www.talentondisplay.com/countrycalMAR.html
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NO SPRING CHICKEN
By: Jack Blanchard
I called my oral surgeon's office yesterday to ask if it was normal
to still have pain a week after a wisdom tooth was extracted.
His assistant, who was very nice, said
"Well, Jack, it's the biggest tooth we've ever taken out,
and you're no spring chicken."
I didn't even know chickens had teeth.
Then she said I was bound to have some "discomfort".
Medical people call it discomfort. We call it pain.
Since the dental surgery I've been sleeping sitting up in a Lazy-Boy chair,
in the dark.
I'm worried that I might scare an innocent burglar to death.
It would be terrible if a hurricane spoiled a political convention!
We'd never know who's running for office!
What would we do then?!
For the conventions we have to pretend we don't know who they'll nominate,
and pretend to be excited about it.
It's the worst reality show on TV.
I think the losers should drop through a trap door. Or maybe the winners.
Every speaker, when introduced, should get a pie in the face.
We can spice this thing up.
I get hundreds of political emails asking me to chip in $3.
I answer them politely...
"Sorry I can only give moral support... The recession, you know.
Thank you again for thinking of me.
Jack Blanchard"
In 1970 we were in L.A. to be on Dick Clark's American Bandstand.
I had heard the legends about The Hollywood Plaza Hotel.
and we booked reservations against our agent's advice.
The old hotel had become a residence for older actors
and many familiar faces sat around the lobby playing cards and reading.
Our room AC quit, we called the desk,
and Maxie Rosenbloom came up and fixed it.
In the 1920s through the 1940s
this was the hangout for major movie stars and other celebrities.
We got there too late for that, but we got there.
We drove by Janis Joplin's house,
and later that day we heard the news that she had just died.
When I was a teen, my girlfriend's phone number was 297J.
That's it. Three numbers and a letter.
It was a small town. A lot like Mayberry, only evil.
I liked dial phones. I never really learned how to work touch-tones.
Misty and I watched Allen Toussaint on Austin City Limits last night.
He was just too damn good. He closed with his song Southern Nights.
He has produced most of the hit records out of New Orleans.
I have a weakness. Great music makes me cry.
Misty was channel surfing on TV today.
She said "There's nothing on.
They're all playing basketball, or mothball, or something."
She's running the vacuum cleaner around my desk.
How come I'm afraid of it?
The sailor said "Captain, should I go downstairs and mop the floor?"
The captain said "You mean 'go below and swab the deck!'.
If you don't learn to talk like a sailor
I'm going to throw you out that little round window!"
"Some of the worst things in my life never happened."
— Mark Twain
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August 20th, was Jim Reeves' birthday and the new 2-CD set, "Jim Reeves: The New Recordings," consists of a 144-minute new documentary, narrated by Dan Hurst, that traces the evolution of Jim Reeves from an east Texas farm boy to an international superstar. There are 42 songs by Jim, including 20 NEW overdubs of RCA masters , NEW songs by Jim, NEW live performances by Mr. Reeves, plus interview clips with him. There are also comments by Larry Jordan, author of the 672-page book, "Jim Reeves: His Untold Story," on which the new 2-CD set is based. THE CD set is $24.95. Go to: www.jimreevesbook.com
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Don't interfere with somethin' that ain't bothering you none.
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