COUNTRY MUSIC CLASSICS*
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Doug Davis
Owner/Publisher/Manager/Editor/
Writer/Gopher/Chief Cook & Bottle Washer
Thursday April 24th, 2014
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STORY BEHIND THE SONG*
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As has been mentioned many times already - hit songs can come from just about
anywhere and/or anyone.
And Dolly Parton's 1980 number one "Starting Over Again" was co-written by the
lady known as the Queen Of Disco Donna Summer - with her husband Bruce Sudano.
According to Dolly, "My producers Gary Klein and Charles Koppelman brought the
song to me. I thought the song was great but I was just surprised to hear that
Donna Summer wrote it."
Dolly's RCA Victor single "Starting Over Again" March 22nd, 1980 and was at the
top of the list on May 24th while scoring a number 36 on the pop charts.
The single was produced by Gary Klein - was Dolly's 55th charted song and was on
the country charts for 14 weeks.*
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q: Have you heard anything about a George Jones memorial service?
A: Jones' widow Nancy is planning a memorial for George on April 26th - the
one year anniversary of his death. The service is scheduled for Woodlawn
Cemetery in Nashville and Nancy is planning to plant two dogwood trees at
George's monument.
Q: I heard on the radio that Willie Nelson was into karate. Do you have any
information?
A: Willie has been involved in karate for quite some time and will receive
his 5th degree black belt in the art of Gong Kwon Yu Sul a modern Korean martial
Arts system - during a ceremony at his Austin, Texas studio on April 28th.
Q: My daughter tells me that according to the folks on radio - Glen
Campbell is seriously ill. Do you have any information?
A: Glen Campbell recently entered a health care facility after three years
of battling Alzheimer's disease.
Q: Whatever happened to Michael Martin Murphey? I haven't heard anything
about him in a long time.
A: Murphey is still on the road and is planning to release a live DVD of a
recent Franklin, Tennessee concert.
Q: Have you heard of a Conway Twitty song about "I'm Not Laughing Cause It's
Not Funny?" A friend of mine says it was on the radio back in the 1970's.
A: Correct title is "Funny (But I'm Not Laughing)" which scored a number 61
on the country charts in 1967
Q: George Jones' "The Race Is On" is one of m favorites My dad says that
someone else had a hit on that song. Is that true?
A: Sawyer Brown's version of "The Race Is On" made it to number 5 in 1989
after Jones' version topped out at number three in 1964
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* NUMBER ONE ON THIS DATE:*
*1946*
/Guitar Polka/ - Al Dexter *
*1954*
/Slowly/ - Webb Pierce *
*1962*
/Charlies Shoes/ - Billy Walker *
*1970*
/Is Anybody Goin to San Antone/ - Charley Pride *
*1978*
/Every Time Two Fools Collide/ - Kenny Rogers & Dottie West *
*1986*
/Cajun Moon/ - Ricky Skaggs*
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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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A TICKET IN THE RACE.*
By: Jack Blanchard
I went to Nashville in the 1960's, trying to make it.
The very first words I heard from the ones who were already making it
were these: "The business has all changed.
You can't make it now. You're too late.
It used to be easy to get ahead in music but it's all different now."
Three years after I was told those words,
Misty and I were on top of the charts and winning awards.
Those people weren't consciously trying to frighten me.
I think they were just having trouble trying to
make it work with the rules they had learned,
but the rules are the first things to change.
My point, when I finally get to it, is:
Don't let 'em scare you.
I think the people most afraid of change are those
who have achieved a solid place to stand,
and now the earth is shifting under them.
Because they are afraid,
they discourage those they see as competition.
Reality is fluid.
The scenery of life changes constantly.
There is only one thing we can depend on,
and that's the thing we fear most: Change.
Relationships change, that's for sure.
If we're lucky they change into something better.
Different, but better.
Nothing will ever be the way it used to be,
and nobody knows how it's going to be
so that pretty much levels the playing field.
If anybody's got a shot, you do.
The only catch is you have to be in there trying.
You must be present to win.
There are factors at work we can't control.
Besides change, there's chaos and luck, all wild cards.
If you are really good at what you do,
work hard, and are lucky, you've got a chance.
A chance has always been enough to keep me going.
A ticket in the race.
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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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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."/
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*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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VIEW FROM THE FRONT PORCH
By: Stan Hitchcock*
1960: The Boys Ranch was struggling to keep the boys fed, since we would not
take anything from the Government, because if we did we could not teach the love
of Jesus, as the prime tool in working with the boys. So, we were independent,
with all the challenges that brought about. I decided to put together a Benefit
Show, at the Shrine Mosque, in Springfield. I started contacting people that I
thought would help. Finally, I had a show arranged, starring the Blackwood
Brothers, The Statesmen, The LeFevres, The Waymakers and myself...and the
headliner...Tennessee Ernie Ford. We promoted it on KWTO Radio, and the night of
the show...it was a sellout. We raised several thousand dollars for the Ranch
that night, people just kept coming. I sang a song that I had recorded on the
Boys Ranch Album, called "Sorry I Never Knew You". It was a great night and I'll
always remember being on that old Shrine stage, where I had come to see all the
Opry shows that came to our town. We had about 15 or 20 boys that lived at the
Ranch at that time, and they were all sitting on stage with us. Good memories of
special times in our lives are treasures to keep forever. *
*Stan Hitchcock*
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:*
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But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are
healed. *
* Isaiah 53:5 (NIV)*
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