COUNTRY MUSIC CLASSICS*
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Doug Davis
Owner/Publisher/Manager/Editor/
Writer/Gopher/Chief Cook & Bottle Washer
Thursday December 5th, 2013
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STORY BEHIND THE SONG*
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Several older pop music hit songs have wound up as country music hits as well.
Freddy Fender's third number one, "Secret Love," was one of those tunes!*
It was written by Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster and was featured in the
1953 Doris Day movie, "Calamity Jane," and won an Academy Award for Best Song.
The Slim Whitman version reached number three on the country music charts in
1954.
Freddy Fender recorded the song for his "Are You Ready For Freddy" album but
according to Fender, his part in recording the album was rather routine.
He commented, "My producer Huey Meaux - picked all the songs for the album and
had already recorded the music tracks before I got to the studio. So all I did
was add my voice to the music tracks and that was it."
Freddy Fender's ABC/Dot single "Secret Love" came on the country music charts
October 11th, 1975 and made the top of the charts on December 6th.
Freddy Fender (born: Baldemar Huerta) placed 21 songs on the country charts
between 1975 and 1983.
He died in 2006.*
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q: I heard something mentioned about George Strait and a Jennifer Strait
Foundation. What is that?
A: The Jennifer Strait Foundation is a charitable organization that was
launched by the George Strait family in memory of their daughter Jennifer, who
was killed in a 1986 auto accident at age 13.
Q: The radio guys were talking about Vince Gill being honored by a British
organization. Do you have any details?
A: Vince Gill has been named the top International Act by The British
Country Music Awards.
Q: Do you remember a song titled "Little Girl Gone? It was on the radio
years ago.
A: The song was a 1973 number two hit for Donna Fargo.
Q: Norma Jean sang a song about "Jackson Ain't A Very Big Town" on The
Porter Wagoner TV Show. My mom says that song was also on the radio by a couple.
Was it Dolly and Porter?
A: The song was in the country top 40 for Norma Jean in 1967 and scored a
number 21 in 1968 for Johnny Duncan and June Stearns.
Q: I hope you can help clear this up. A friend of mine thinks he might
have lived next door to Eddy Raven when they were kids. Their next door neighbor
just outside Scottsdale, Arizona was named "Ravene" and they had a son named
'Edward" who sang in the church choir. Could that have been Eddy Raven?
A: Highly unlikely. Eddy Raven was born Edward Garvin Futch in Lafayette,
Louisiana.
Q: When I lived in Nashville years ago, a guy named Bobby Lord was on TV a
lot. Whatever happened to him?
A: Bobby Lord died in February 2008 at age 74.
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BlueHighways TV On DISH NETWORK
A sampling of BlueHighways TV most popular shows will be shown in 14 million
homes on DISH Networks Blockbuster Studio Channel #102 for two months from
November 17th through Sunday January 5th. The programming will run on Sundays
from 1:30-2:30 pm ET. *
Each week selected BlueHighways TV programming will be available during this
time on Blockbuster Studio Channel on DISH Network and it is hoped that, after
this successful run, DISH will carry BlueHighways TV full time.*
We encourage DISH subscribers to watch the BlueHighways TV shows live or record
them to view later at their convenience. Pass the word on to your friends the
more people, who watch, the better chance that BlueHighways TV will be carried
full-time on DISH! *
For more information contact: BlueHighways TV: Denise T. Hitchcock (615)
264-3292, dhitchcock@bluehighwaystv.com*
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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*
/Im Moving On/ - Hank Snow *
*1958*
/City Lights/ - Ray Price *
*1966*
/Somebody Like Me/ - Eddy Arnold *
*1974*
/Back Home Again/ - John Denver *
*1982*
/You and I/ - Eddie Rabbitt with Crystal Gayle *
*1990*
/Come Next Monday/ - K.T. Oslin *
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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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Misty just found some old notes of mine,
and from those notes I wrote this piece.
I'm not sure whether it's a song lyric or just a poem.
MAN IN THE STREET.*
By: Jack Blanchard
I'm the Man In the Street. You don't know my name.
I used to be somebody till the hard times came.
You can't really see me 'cause we all look the same.
Just a Man In the Street. You don't know my name.
When the crowds go home and the sun goes down...
Night in the city. Other souls. Other sounds.
Got a dollar thirty-five to get something to eat.
Then I'll find myself a doorway, and get me some sleep.
Drop a coin in a phone, but the number I dial
is my grandmother's number when I was a child.
Across all the years she answers the phone,
and says, "Dinner's ready, child. You'd better come on home.
"Be sure to wear your sweater so you don't catch cold.
Papa says be careful. Life can turn a child old.
Hold on to our love when you're lost and alone,
and we'll all be together when you find your way home."
The city starts at six, wakes me up to the day.
I felt somebody love me, but the dream slipped away.
I don't mean to scare you, but I know that I do,
'cause I'm the Man In the Street, and I could be you.
2013 Jack Blanchard Songs (BMI).
Misty says she thinks it's a blues song.
I'll try it that way.
She's usually right.*
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Jack Blanchard*
*http:// - http:///www.jackandmisty.net - http://www.jackandmisty.net
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TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY*
compiled by Bill Morrison*
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Ray Whitley, singing cowboy, film star, born Atlanta, GA 1901.
William Howard "Jesse" James, Western Swing bandleader of "Jesse James & All The
Boys" born in Mississippi 1916.
Don Robertson, songwriter/piano session player, born Peking, China
1922.
Gene Autry recorded "You're The Only Star (In My Blue Heaven)" 1935.
Frank Dycus, singer/songwriter, born Hardmoney, KY. 1939.
Jim Messina, guitarist founder of "Poco" born Harlingen, TX 1947.
Merle Travis recorded "Guitar Rag," for Capitol 1952.
George Morgan, Don Gibson, Billy Grammer, Johnnie Wright, Kitty Wells, The
Jordanaires, Faron Young, Ferlin Husky, Justin Tubb, Stonewall Jackson, and Ray
Price, were dismissed from the Grand Ole Opry in _1956_. This
occurred after they refused to sign a new contract, which required them to
appear on the Opry a minimum of 26 weekends per year, at union scale. The
dispute was eventually resolved.
Wanda Jackson wrote, "Kickin' Our Hearts Around," and Buck Owens recorded it
1961.
Ty England, guitarist/vocals/session musician, born Oklahoma City, OK
1963.
Gary Allan, singer/songwriter/guitarist, born Gary Allan Herzberg, in
Montebello, California 1967.
Buck Owens recorded "Sweet Rosie Jones" 1967.
Molly O'Day, age 64, died in Virginia from cancer 1987.
Harold Westcott "Pappy" Daily, age 85, music executive, died 1987.
Epic released Joe Diffie's album "Life's So Funny" 1995.
Wilf Carter a.k.a. Montana Slim, died in Scottsdale, AZ 1996.
T Bone Burnett's "O Brother Where Art Thou" soundtrack was released
2000.
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Courtesy Bill Morrison:
<http://www.talentondisplay.com/countrycalMAR.html>
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View From The Front Porch*-*
Stan Hitchcock*
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*In 1966, Jimmy Capps and I were working an early morning tv show in
Nashville, along with Hal Rugg, Lightning Chance, Willie Ackerman and David
Reece. It was the Eddie Hill Show, and we were the featured band and singers.
One morning, after the show, Capps said, Hitchcock, you need to learn this song
and record it. And picked up a flat top and played it for me. I loved it. Capps
worked up an arrangement, and in about two weeks I had a recording session and
recorded the song. Jimmy played electric guitar, Hal played steel, and we showed
the rest of the musicians how it went. It wasnt til years later that I found out
that it had been written by a songwriter from New York, who wrote it for the Big
Band Singers of the 40s. Frank Loesser was the writer. So, turns out, Jimmy
Capps taught me a pop song, and we did it country. Thank you Jimmy Capps, you
hold a very special place in my life and heart. By the way- the song was Have I
Stayed Away Too Long.*
Stan Hitchcock*
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:*
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Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. *
* Matthew 5:9 (NIV)*
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