COUNTRY MUSIC CLASSICS
Doug Davis
Owner/Publisher/Manager/Editor/
Writer/Gopher/Chief Cook & Bottle Washer
Wednesday November 7th , 2012
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STORY BEHIND THE SONG
Some songs seem to come out of nowhere and according to Jack Clement, Charley Pride's "Let The Chips Fall" was one of those songs.
Clement commented "I went down to Florida one time and wrote that song while I was there. The song actually paid for the trip. I guess you could call that song a business song since I'm in the music business and that song paid for that trip to Florida. But I don't know where the idea for that song came from. I don't think I had the idea before I started the trip. The idea just popped in my head while I was on the way down there. I just kept thinking about all the way down there so when I got there - I sat down and wrote the song. I remember that it was an easy song to write. All I had to do was just sit down and start writing."
Charley Pride's RCA Victor single "Let The Chip's Fall" came on the charts October 5th, 1868 and peaked at number 4. It was his 6th charted song and was on the charts for 14 weeks.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q: Who was the singer who had the record about "I Ain't Got The Time To Get Unhappy?"
A: "Ain't Got Time To Be Unhappy" was a number 19 hit for Bob Luman in 1968.
Q: Have you heard of a Ray Price record about " I Can't Run Away From Myself?" My brother in law says it was one of Ray's best records and I have never heard it.
A: "I Can't Run Away From Myself" was a number 23 hit for Price in 1960. Ray co-wrote the song with Hank Cochran. It was the flip-side of "I Wish I Could Fall In Love Today" which peaked at number 5.
Q: There was a song about "Goodbyes Come Hard For Me" which was quite popular in the 1970's. Do you know who had that record?
A: "Goodbyes Come Hard For Me" scored a number 56 hit for Kenny Serratt in 1972.
Q: My mom gave me a tape recording of Marty Robbins singing "Please Don't Blame Me" that she recorded off the radio. I had never heard the song. Was it a hit?
A: "Please Don't Blame Me" was a number 11 hit for Marty in 1957. It was the flip-side of his number one "A White Sport Coat."
Q: Do you have any information about a group called McGuffey Lane? My mom says they were quite popular back in the 80's.
A: McGuffey Lane was a 1980's country-rock group from Columbus, Ohio which included Bob McNelley, John Schwab, Terry Elaw, Stephen Reis, and Dave Rangeler. The group reportedly took its name from a street in Athens, Ohio. McGuffey Lane placed four songs on the country charts from 1982 thru 1984.
Q: My brother used to sing a song about "I'll Go Back To Her" and he said it was a Waylon Jennings song. Have you heard of that song?
A: "I'll Go Back To Her" was the flip-side of Waylon's 1976 number 4 hit "Can't You See."
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NUMBER ONE ON THIS DATE:
1946
Divorce Me C.O.D. - Merle Travis
1954
More and More - Webb Pierce
1962
Mama Sang a Song - Bill Anderson
1970
I Can't Believe That You've Stopped Loving Me - Charley Pride
1978
Sleeping Single in a Double Bed - Barbara Mandrell
1986
It'll Be Me - Exile
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ELMER'S CABULANCE.
By: Jack Blanchard
Many years ago in the cities of Tonawanda and North Tonawanda NY,
they didn't have a real ambulance. They had Elmer's Cabulance.
Elmer drove it as a taxi or an ambulance.
He was a conscientious, if rather slow man,
and not a medic as they have today.
There was no medical equipment in the Cabulance.
It just got you to the hospital.
It was actually a Cadillac hearse, converted and painted white.
Elmer tried.
Misty just came in all out of breath.
She said she pulled up to the dumpster and the black bear was inside it,
looking over the side right at her, from about five feet.
She backed up halfway home.
She said it looked cute, and like it was grinning at her.
I hope she doesn't bring one home.
TOM T. HALL wrote this for the cover of our biography:
"I am looking forward to reading the adventures of Jack and Misty.
Wonderful friends who have made the world a better place with their music.
If their biography is like their lives, which I'm sure it is,
we're in for a helluva ride."
Tom T. Hall: The Storyteller / songwriter, Nashville, Tennessee.
(The book, "In Harmony" by Moragh Carter is now up on Amazon,
available for pre-order.)
Old people look younger to me than they used to.
When I was a kid we didn't have fast food. Just slow food.
We didn't know we were supposed to have lifestyles.
Somehow I came through it unscathed.
Well, maybe a little scathed.
A good way to get new song ideas is from old songs.
I was thinking of "They tried to Tell Us We're Too Young",
and I got "They tried to sell us Egg Foo Young."
Misty and I never follow the Fat Lady on shows,
because when she sings, it's over.
HALLOWEEN SONG:
"If I knew you were comin' I'd have baked a cat."
DAVID LETTERMAN did shows this week with no audience
because of the big storm.
I've done a couple of those myself.
The druggist gave us our flu shots before our trip.
I said "I'm legally old enough to get the extra strong shot."
He said, "Nah, you don't need that. You're in great shape."
So I got the slightly weaker shot
and then I got a slightly weaker case of the flu.
This is true.
I used to play the flute and thought I was pretty good at it.
When it was stolen from our car, Misty said "Let it go."
I think the greatest invention of the past century is the spork.
Half spoon, half fork. What more could you want?
I carry one in case of a bear attack. I'll spork the crap out of him.
The main funeral home chain in Buffalo was "Bury Funeral Homes".
A family name, I guess, but still a little creepy.
They had blue lights in the windows at night.
I would cross the street.
This from MAYF NUTTER: "I had to clear out my closet
so my mother-in-law would have a place to hang upside-down and sleep."
Jack Blanchard
http://jackandmisty.net
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TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY
compiled by Bill Morrison
Ernie Newton, stand-up acoustic bass player/session player, born Hartford, CT 1909.
"Archie" James Campbell, Hee Haw cast member, born Bulls Gap, TN 1914.
Red Foley recorded "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy," at Castle Studio, 1949.
Robin Lee, born Robin Lee Irwin, Nashville, TN 1953.
Pat Boone married Shirley Foley, daughter of Red Foley in 1953.
A radio station in Richmond, VA (WXGI) banned Webb Pierce's #1 single, "There Stands The Glass," in 1953, saying the song was not suitable for their younger listening audience.
Wanda Jackson released "Mean Mean Man," in 1960.
Alvin Pleasant Delaney "A.P." Carter, age 68, died Kingsport, TN 1960. Elected CMHF 1970.
Asylum released "Eagles Live" 1980.
Marty Robbins drove in his final NASCAR race, shortly before his death in 1982.
Willie Nelson appeared in an episode of "Miami Vice," playing the part of a Texas Ranger in 1986.
Minnie Pearl "Sarah Ophelia Colley" celebrated her 50th anniversary on the Grand Ole Opry 1990.
Bobby Sykes, age 66, guitarist, died 1994.
Shania Twain's album, "The Woman in Me," certified as a three million seller, 1995.
Columbia records released Rosanne Cash's album "Retrospective" 1995.
Vince Gill's 11th annual Celebrity Basketball Game and Concert, was held in 2000, at Belmont University. Money raised was used for scholarships.
Buddha Records released Eddy Arnold's "RCA Country Legends" album in 2000.
Gene Wooten, age 49, Dobro virtuoso, died in 2001.
Courtesy Bill Morrison: http://www.talentondisplay.com/countrycalMAR.html
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Anytime you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.
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