COUNTRY MUSIC CLASSICS
Doug Davis
Owner/Publisher/Manager/Editor/
Writer/Gopher/Chief Cook & Bottle Washer
Tuesday November 20th , 2012
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STORY BEHIND THE SONG
A lot of hit songs have taken strange turns before becoming a hit and according to Sonny Throckmorton – Dave and Sugar's 1977 hit "I'm Knee Deep In Loving You" was one of those tunes!
Sonny commented, "I had lost my job at Tree Music. They had fired me and that was one of the songs I had in the can that never had hit. Roy Drusky and a bunch of other folks had recorded it but it had never been a hit. It had been recorded thirteen times. And the 13th time, it was Dave and Sugar and that number thirteen was the hit!
Dave And Sugar's RCA Victor single "I'm Knee Deep in Loving You" came on the country music charts October 29th, 1977 and peaked at number two – where it stayed for four weeks.
It was on the charts for 16 weeks and was the trio's 6th charted song.
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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: Although Eddy Raven is my mom's favorite singer, she says that is not his real name. Is that true?
A: Eddy Raven was born Edward Garvin Futch.
Q: Did Buck Owens ever record a song about "You Ain't Gonna Kick Ole Buck Around Anymore?"
A: "You Ain't Gonna Have Ol' Buck To Kick Around No More" made it to number 13 on the country charts in 1972.
Q: My dad says that Eddie Rabbitt had a hit record with the old Ferln Husky song "Gone." Is that true?
A: Rabbitt scored a number one in 1980 with a song titled "Gone Too Far" - a completely different tune from Husky's 1957 number one.
Q: Have you heard of a song about "The New Never Wore Off My Sweet Baby?" I remember hearing it on the radio several years ago and never knew who sang it.
A: The song was a number 51 hit for Dean Dillon in 1988.
Q: The radio guys were talking about "hungerthon." Do you know anything about that?
A: The 2012 "Hungerthon Auction " is a project of WhyHunger to raise money for hunger and poverty relief around the world. Items to be auctioned include guitars autographed by artists including Willie Nelson, Brad Paisley, Kix Brooks and others.
Q: What was he name of the record where the mom was explaining to her son that he didn't owe her for his raising?
A: "No Charge" (written by Harlan Howard) scored a number 1 for Melba Montgomery in 1974.
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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:
1951
Slow Poke - Pee Wee King
1959
Country Girl - Faron Young
1967
It's the Little Things - Sonny James
1975
Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way - Waylon Jennings
1983
One of a Kind Pair of Fools - Barbara Mandrell
1991
Shameless - Garth Brooks
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NASHVILLE IN THE STONE AGE.
By: Jack Blanchard
The idea that it was easy
to become a successful recording artist in the 1970's is a myth.
A lot of potentially great artists were passed by even back then,
in the Stone Age.
When I arrived in Nashville as a writer and independent producer,
the first words I heard from the "big" people were these"
"You're too late to make it here, Jack. The business has changed.
If you'd been here a few years ago you'd have had a shot.
I don't mean to discourage you but you'd be smart to go home
and try something else."
I heard that in so many words from famous names,
names you would know.
Sure, it knocked some of the wind out of me,
but I always had the feeling that Misty and I had something unstoppable.
That conceit may be what got us through.
When we started to catch on and get some records out,
I heard rumors that we were hard to work with.
Translated, that means they couldn't make us do what they wanted.
We always fought for artistic control of our sessions,
and we knew that if we bombed,
there was nobody to blame but us.
We quit Mercury Records
because they insisted on putting a house producer in charge.
Producing our own music from the ground up
was how we achieved the sound we're known for.
A house producer would have changed that.
We would never have had "Somewhere in Virginia in the Rain",
"There Must Be More to Life (than Growin' Old)",
and a hundred others.
We were in trouble for a couple of years after we left Mercury,
but in the long run, it was worth it.
But back to the legend of how easy it was in the old days.
Not the old days I saw.
I walked the streets around Music Row, trying to get our career going
for six or seven years before we caught on.
I rode from Miami to Nashville in freezing weather
in cars with no heaters.
The Interstates weren't complete then, so it was a hard trek.
I know the business keeps changing for the worse,
and it is tougher now,
but I just want you to know this:
It was no damn picnic back then.
To young artists and those who are striving at any age...
Believe in yourself and your music.
There's nobody exactly like you.
Jack Blanchard
http://jackandmisty.net
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TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY
compiled by Bill Morrison
Eck Robertson, fiddler/recording artist, born Madison County, AR 1897.
Judy Canova, actress/singer born Jacksonville, FL 1916.
Tut Taylor, multi-instrumentalist session player, born Milledgeville, GA 1923.
Curly Putman, songwriter, born Princeton, AL 1930.
Joe Walsh of the "Eagles," born Wichita, KS 1947.
George Grantham of "Poco" born Cordell, OK 1947.
RCA paid SUN Records $35, 000.00 for Elvis Presley's recording contract in 1955. Elvis signed a three-year dear with RCA Victor the same day.
Buck White wrote "Home Run Man," and Jimmy Martin recorded it 1958.
Little Jimmie Dickens returned to the charts with "The Violet and the Rose," 1961.
Francis Craig, WSM music star, died Sewanee, TN 1966.
Dierks Bentley born Phoenix, AZ 1975.
Waylon Jennings' "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" was #1 in 1975.
Ace Cannon released his 2-album set "Tuff Sax" "Moanin' Sax" 1995.
Chet Atkins released his "RCA Country Legends" album in 2001.
Ronnie Dunn inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame 2003.
Charlie Cline, age 73, co-founder of the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, died in Jasper, AL 2004.
Courtesy Bill Morrison: http://www.talentondisplay.com/countrycalMAR.html
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Can you get cornered in a round room?
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