COUNTRY MUSIC CLASSICS
Doug Davis
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Writer/Gopher/Chief Cook & Bottle Washer
Wednesday April 24th, 2013
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STORY BEHIND THE SONG
A lot of songwriters set up writing sessions with other writers and although a lot of hits have been written in that fashion - hit songwriter Curly Putman says he doesn't like to write "by appointment."
He commented "I just don't like to make appointments to write songs. If a friend drops by and one of us has an idea or a title - we might sit down and kick it around and sometimes write a song."
According to Putman - he had the title and the idea for T. G. Sheppard's 1979 hit "I'll Be Coming Back For More" before Sterling Whipple joined in on the project.
Curly stated " I wanted a T. G. Shepard type of song and it worked out real good. I think we wrote that song in about thirty minutes."
T. G. Sheppard's Warner Bros single, "I'll Be Coming Back For More" came on the country music charts December 1st, 1979 and was in the number one slot on January 26th, 1980.
It was Sheppard's 16th charted song and his 4th number one.
The single was produced by Buddy Killen and was at the top of the list for two weeks.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q: The radio guys mentioned Vince Gill and Alison Kraus recording songs written by children. What is that all about?
A: Vince Gill, Alison Krauss, Kix Brooks and several other artists are recording a CD featuring songs written by young patients at the Monroe Carell, Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville. The kids wrote the songs during their clinical music therapy sessions. Proceeds from the project will go to the Julian T. Founce Music Therapy Fund at Vanderbilt.
Q: I have heard that George Strait is recording something for Walmart. Do you have any information?
A: Strait's newest album, "Love Is Everything" is set for May 14th release and with a special edition available exclusively at Walmart - featuring 64 pages of content, a 13-track CD and a commemorative set list from the "Cowboy Rides Away Tour."
Q: I heard on the radio that George Jones is seriously ill. Do you have any information?
A: At last report - George Jones was in a Nashville hospital, after being admitted for observation last week.
Q: The TV Entertainment News had a thing about Willie Nelson performing a benefit concert for the explosion victims in West, Texas. Do you have any details?
A: Willie's April 28th concert in Austin, Texas was already scheduled but is taking on a new meaning following the West, Texas fertilizer plant explosion. According to Willie, the concert will now serve as a benefit for victims of the explosion.
Q: My dad's favorite song was the old Eddy Arnold hit "Anytime," but he always said that the song was a hit by several other people as well. Is that true?
A: Eddy Arnold's 1948 number one also charted for Foy Willing, Patsy Cline and The Osmond Brothers.
Q: Going thru some tapes my dad had recorded off the radio - I found a song by a guy singing "Waiting For The Tables To Turn." This was a good country record but I never heard it on the radio. Do you know who the artist is?
A: "Waiting For The Tables To Turn" was written by Wayne Kemp and Mack Vickery and scored a number 72 hit for Kemp in 1976.
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NORM.
By: Jack Blanchard
When strangers enter our lives,
we always try to be nice, even when they are rude to us.
We know they could either turn out to be our best friends,
or have a dark side that could show itself later.
We're two of the friendliest entertainers in the business,
but, as in the Kenny Rogers song...
You have to know when to fold 'em.
Once a man named Norm came into our nightclub
and overheard a conversation
in which we said we were planning to have a large speaker cabinet built.
He had the erect posture, jutting chin, and clipped speech of a military man,
but he wasn't.
We already had a carpenter in mind,
but this man introduced himself,
and insisted that he be allowed to build it for us...free.
A week later Norm wheeled the cabinet into the club,
presented it to us,
and showed us his bloody hands,
to illustrate how hard he had worked.
He had bled for us.
We thanked him, offered to pay,
and expressed our sympathy for his injuries.
He began coming to the club every night,
and if we didn't neglect all our other customers,
and spend our time only with him,
he sulked and soon became angry and belligerent.
He began getting drunk
and butting into conversations we were having with other friends and fans.
He would even threaten them,
and tell them to stay away from us....
that we were his brother and sister.
In his mind he was our bodyguard.
We tried to reason with him,
and he would apologize and promise to lighten up.
We finally had to bar him from the club,
which caused a big unpleasant scene.
Then he began driving past our house at all hours.
We had friends on the police force,
and with their urging he eventually went away.
I think he probably latched on to somebody else.
Here's why:
He needed more than most people can give.
He often talked about his father,
who was a high ranking military officer,
and who considered Norm a disappointment for not enlisting.
In his father's eyes, he couldn't do anything right.
The lack parental of approval haunted him.
This type of episode with strangers has happened to us more than once,
and to most other people who lead public lives,
but we still give new relationships every chance to work out well.
When they end badly,
the person usually becomes depressed, and then angry.
You have to be careful, but you can't lock up your life.
There are too many good friends out there, waiting to be met.
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TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY
compiled by Bill Morrison
1900 - Bobby Gregory born Staunton, Virginia.
1916 - Eldon Shamblin, guitarist, arranger, member of the "Texas Playboys," was born in Weatherford, Oklahoma.
1943 - Richard Sterban member of the "Oakridge Boys," was born in Camden, New Jersey.
1949 - Larry Rice, Bluegrass, mandolin player, member of the Rice Brothers, was born on this date.
1955 - Webb Pierce's "In The Jailhouse Now" had a 21 week hold on #1.
1957 - Harry "Haywire Mac" McClintock, age 74, died in San Francisco, California.
1958 - Johnnie & Jack recorded "Poison Love" 1958.
1960 - Flatt & Scruggs recorded "Polka On A Banjo."
1963 - Brenda Lee and Ronnie Shacklett were married at the Radnor Church of Christ in Nashville.
1970 - Edsel released The Flying Burrito Brothers second album "Burrito Deluxe" featuring Gram Parsons.
1979 - Rebecca Lynn Howard, singer, songwriter, born in Salyersville, Kentucky.
1979 - Gale Binkley 1896~1979, of the "Binkley Brothers Dixie Clodhoppers," died at age 83.
1984 - Jerry Lee Lewis, age 48, married Kerrie McCarver, age 22. This was the killer' s fifth marriage.
1986 - Tom T. Hall recorded "Down At The Mall."
1993 - Farm Aid IV was held in Ames, Iowa.
2001 - MCA released "The Best of Freddy Fender."
2001 - Mercury released "The Best of Flatt & Scruggs."
2003 - Tracy Byrd was named Naches River Festival' s "Citizen of the Year," in Beaumont, Texas.
2006 - Bonnie Owens 1932~2006, age 73, died as the result of Alzheimer' s disease at a Bakersfield hospice. The former wife of Buck Owens 1948~1953, and Merle Haggard 1965~1978, enjoyed a recording career of her own with Tally Records, and Capitol between 1963~1969. Bonnie charted six singles on the Billboard country singles chart during that time. Bonnie is the mother of Buck' s son Buddy Alan. Bonnie and Buck are Together Again; her ashes were placed next to Buck, in the Greenlawn Southwest Cemetery, in the Owens family Mausoleum in Bakersfield, California.
2007 - The GMA (Gospel Music Association) Music Week presented their Songs of Faith Signature Show at the Ryman Auditorium. Brenda Lee, Pam Tillis, Diamond Rio, the Del McCoury Band and Josh Turner appeared on the show.
Courtesy Bill Morrison: http://www.talentondisplay.com/countrycalMAR.html
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