COUNTRY MUSIC CLASSICS*
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Doug Davis
Owner/Publisher/Manager/Editor/
Writer/Gopher/Chief Cook & Bottle Washer
Thursday February 27th, 2014
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STORY BEHIND THE SONG*
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The Oak Ridge Boys 1980 number one, "Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight"
was first released in their album, "The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived" before
being pulled from the album as a single.
The song was written by Rodney Crowell and Donivan Cowart - during a recording
session for Mary Kay Place. Co-writer Cowart was a recording engineer in Texas
who came to Nashville with Crowell.
Emmylou Harris also included the song in her "Quarter Moon In A Ten Cent Town"
album.
The Oak Ridge Boys MCA single "Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight" came on
the country music charts at number 51 on December 1st, 1979 and was in the
number one slot on February 9th, 1980.
The single was produced by Ron Chancey and was on the charts for 15 weeks.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q: Do you know anything about an unreleased album of Johnny Cash and Waylon
Jennings duets? My daughter says it was mentioned on the radio.
A: "Out Among The Stars" is set for March 25th release and contains 12
previously unreleased Johnny Cash tracks - including a duet with Waylon Jennings
on the Hank Snow hit, "I'm Movin' On."
Q: I haven't heard anything about Willie Nelson's July 4th Picnic. Does he
still do that?
A: Willie's Annual 4th of July Picnic is scheduled at the Fort Worth
Stockyards "North Forty."
Q: The radio folks were talking about The Grand Ole Opry Band getting fired.
Do you have any information?
A: Keyboard player Tim Atwood and fiddle player Hoot Hester have reportedly
been fired from the Grand Ole Opry Staff Band. Both musicians had been members
of the band for over 30 years and no reasons were given for their termination.
Q: The TV Entertainment News mentioned a country music salute to American
troops. Do you have any details?
A: CBS-TV will air "ACM Presents: An All-Star Tribute To The Troops" on May
20th. The special will be taped April 7th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las
Vegas.
Q: I have heard about Kenny Rogers performing at some prize fight event. Do
you have any info?
A; Kenny Rogers will perform at the 20th Anniversary Celebrity Fight Night
in Phoenix, Arizona on April 12th.
Q: While listening to some cassette tapes my wife bought at a garage sale,
I found a song about "The 24th Hour." that I'd never heard before. It sounds
like Ray Price. Do you have any information on such a song?
A: "The Twenty-Fourth Hour" was a number 13 hit for Ray Price in 1961 and
was the flip-side of his number 3 hit "Heart Over Mind."
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* NUMBER ONE ON THIS DATE:*
* 1946*
/ Guitar Polka/ - Al Dexter *
* 1954*
/ Wake Up, Irene/ - Hank Thompson *
* 1962*
/ Walk on By/ - Leroy Van Dyke *
* 1970*
/ Its Just a Matter of Time/ - Sonny James *
* 1978*
/ Dont Break the Heart that Loves You/ - Margo Smith
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* 1986*
/ Theres No Stopping Your Heart/ - Marie Osmond*
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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.
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The feature is available at *no charge*.*
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*/"Well-Meaning Idiots"/*
*/ by: Jack Blanchard/
*There is a well-meaning idiot in every audience, *
*waiting to bring you down a notch. *
*Some have accused us of not being the original Jack and Misty. *
*They've also said things like this: "You sing and play beautifully. *
*Of course I don't know anything about music." *
*"I've heard of 'Tennessee Birdwalk', but it wasn't you." *
*"You're very nice, but we REALLY liked the band that was here before.
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*You should have heard them." *
*"Can you play something fast?" *
*(I say "Then can we go home early?") *
*"You don't look as tall as you sound on records." *
*(I say, "I'm taller when I sing.") *
*"What do you do for a living on your real job?" *
*("I sell Porcupine On a Stick.") *
*"Are you brother and sister?" *
*(I smile and say "Yes, and we're married!") *
*"You're copying Nancy Sinatra and whatsizname." *
*(I say "Wilford Brimley?") *
*"My grandmother is a big fan of yours." *
*(I say "What's her name? I may be your grandfather.") *
*"I thought you were dead." *
*(I say "Just when we were with the William Morris Agency.") *
*"You sound just like (A) Leon Redbone, (B) Willie Nelson, (C) Roger
Miller." *
*(I say "They've got my voice down pat.") *
*"You need a haircut." *
*(I say, "This IS my haircut.") *
*"Why don't you learn some hip-hop?" *
*(I say "Why don't you climb up on your nose *
*and give us the weather report?") *
*Maybe I'll get a column out of this. *
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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1897 - Will Gilmer of the "Leake County Revelers" born in Leake County,
Mississippi.
1909 - Texas Jim Robertson, singer, and actor born in Batesville,
Texas.
1925 - Hardrock Gunter, born Sidney Louis Gunter Jr., in Birmingham,
Alabama.
1927 - Guy Mitchell was born on this date.
1936 - Chuck Glaser of /The Glaser Brothers/ born in Spalding,
Nebraska. The brothers joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1966, and were the CMA's
Vocal Group of the Year in 1970.
1959 - Billy Grammer joined the Grand Ole Opry.
1959 - Jerry Lee Lewis' second son Steve Allen Lewis was born.
1961 - Marty Robbins began a ten-week run at #1 with "Don't Worry About
Me."
1971 - Buck Owens recorded "Ruby" today at the Buck Owens Studios, in
Bakersfield, California. The song was written by mountain singer Cousin Emmy,
and the session personnel included Buck Owens-vocal; Don Rich-rhythm guitar &
harmony vocal: Ron Jackson-banjo; Jim Shaw-piano; Doyle Curtsinger-bass &
harmony vocal; Jerry Wiggins-drums. The song was released as a single by Capitol
on April 12, 1971, and it went to #1 in Cashbox. Someone on the left coast must
have purchased some ads.
1979 - Nicolette Larson's Warner Bros. album "Nicolette" /was certified
Gold by the RIAA.
1979 - Kenny Rogers United Artists album "The Gambler" /was certified
Platinum by the RIAA.
1988 - Tanya Tucker's "I Won't Take Less Than Your Love,"/ went to
#1.
1990 - Alan Jackson's Arista single "Here in the Real World," was released
today. The song became Alan's 2nd chart record.
1993 - Johnny Cash met Rick Rubin for the first/ time in Santa Ana,
California.
2000 - Walter Bailes, age 80, died in Sevierville, Tennessee. Walter was a
member of the Grand Ole Opry's "The Bailes Brothers."
2001 - Dream Works released Jessica Andrews' album "Who I Am."
2002 - The 44th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at the Staples Center in Los
Angeles. Winners in the Country category include: *Dolly Parton Best Female
Vocal Performance /"Shine." * Ralph Stanley Best Male Vocal Performance
/"O Death." *Alison Krauss & Union Station Best Performance By A Duo Or
Group With Vocal /"The Lucky One." *Dan Tyminski, *Harley Allen & *Pat
Enright Best Country Collaboration With Vocals /"I Am A Man Of Constant
Sorrow." *Albert Lee, *Earl Scruggs, *Gray Scruggs, *Glen Duncan and *Jerry
Douglas Best Instrumental Performance /"Foggy Mountain
Breakdown."
*2002 - *The Country Radio Broadcasters honored Brooks & Dunn, with
their "Humanitarian of the Year" award.
*2007 - *Billy Grammer joined the Grand Ole Opry 48 years ago
today.
*2007 - *CRB, Inc. presented it's Career Achievement Award /to
Kenny Rogers at the Country Music DJ and Radio Hall of Fame Dinner and Awards
show this evening. The award is presented to an artist who has been a major
influence on the growth and success of Country Radio.
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Courtesy Bill Morrison:
<http://www.talentondisplay.com/countrycalMAR.html*>
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VIEW FROM THE FRONT PORCH
By: Stan Hitchcock*
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Fifty five years....since it all started in 1959....how many miles is
that?....how many songs sung?....how many stages to cross?....how many Hotel
rooms, unable to sleep, sitting up writing songs or other diversions to get
through the night....how many all night drives, slapping yourself in the face to
keep awake, holding your head out the window hoping the cold air would wake you
enough to keep going....going where?....to another town, another stage, another
empty room....but, then, one night magic happens....the band is just incredible
on this night....the guitar just seems to tune itself....the songs pour out in
an endless stream....the crowd loves your music....they clamor for more....the
notes on the high melodies come without strain....the low notes resonate deep in
your chest...when you let the band take a break, you just don't want to stop, so
you sit on stage, just you and your guitar and sing some of the songs you have
been writing in those Hotel rooms and never sharing with anyone until now, and
it's like a magnet to the band and they start easing back on stage to play
along, even tho they have never heard these songs, and it is a magic night,
truly, for the music carries you away from your road weariness...and you never
want it to stop. *
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That magic is the adrenaline of a performance high. There is no drug as
powerful, no drink that can touch it and the only cure for it isage. And still
the ancient performer longs for it again.craves it as an alcoholic craves a
drink.a junkie craves a fix. Oh, sure he knows he can still find a stage to
cross, and the songs are still in his memoryhis arthritis fingers can clumsily
find the chords.he can find musicians willing to back him up.and some of the
crowd will still love him or her, because in their mind they are hearing the
young performer that they remember from the glory days.so, on some special
night, the old singer reaches down in the depths of remembrances and finds the
notes, the tones, the magic.and once again they are young, in their prime,
totally in command of a song, just as if it never went away.yes, magic can still
happen, even when you think the performance fire has gone out in your bellyits
there! you can feel it!*
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Its called musicand music knows no boundaries.music is made to share, and
experiences of life give a special meaning to the words, and only one who has
lived the life, traveled the roads, felt the pain, the loss, the joyand came out
on the other side, the old performer with life lines in his or her face who
steps up on the stage with a slight wince of an aching joint.still has something
to say in a word or song, because they know what it took to deliver that music
all those years. It was magic.....*
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Stan Hitchcock
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:*
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And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. *
* Matthew 6:12 (NIV)*
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