COUNTRY MUSIC CLASSICS*
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Doug Davis
Owner/Publisher/Manager/Editor/
Writer/Gopher/Chief Cook & Bottle Washer
Thursday July 3rd, 2014
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STORY BEHIND THE SONG*
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Most hit songs have been delivered to recording artists thru a music publisher's
rep - but according to Crystal Gayle - her 1980 number one - "If You Ever Change
Your Mind," - was sent directly to her.
The song was written by Parker McGee - who had already scored the first two
England Dan and John Ford Coley pop hits - "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight,"
and "Nights Are Forever."
Crystal commented, "That is a beautifully written song and it's the kind of song
that appeals to me. I love ballads and if you'll look at my chart records -
it's easy to see that I'm known more for ballads than up-tempo songs."
Crystal Gayle's Columbia Records single, "If You Ever Change Your Mind" came
on the country music charts September 13th, 1980 and was at the top of the
list on November 29th.
It was her 26th charted song and her 8th number one.*
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q: I heard that Willie Nelson's latest album is already a hit. Do you have
any information?
A: Willie's newest album, "Band Of Brothers," recently debuted at number one
on Billboard's Country Albums Charts.
Q: The radio folks mentioned some kind of new recording to be done by Charlie
Daniels on July 4th. What is that all about?
A: The Charlie Daniels Band will help Macy's celebrate July 4th with a newly
recorded version of the patriotic song, "My Home." The song will be played and
set to pyrotechnics during the 38th annual annual fireworks display from The
Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. Over three million people are expected to
witness the event live, with millions more watching on television.
Q: I heard on the radio that The Oak Ridge Boys just received some new type
of award. Do you have any info?
A: The Oak Ridge Boys were recently presented with a plaque commemorating
album sales totaling 41 million worldwide.
Q: My daughter says she heard on the radio that the Ryman Auditorium is
being rebuilt. Is that true?
A: Nashville's Ryman Auditorium - home of The Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to
1974 - is about to undergo a $14 million dollar renovation and expansion project
that will add an event space and a state of the art tour attraction that will
share the Ryman's history with visitors. A cafe and expanded retail space will
also be added to The Ryman, but the actual auditorium will remain unchanged. The
renovation project should be completed by June 2015.
Q: The TV news mentioned Rosanne Cash testifying before Congress about the
record business. Do you know anything about that?
Q: Rosanne Cash was in Washington D.C. recently to testify before the House
Judiciary Committee in Congress regarding the issue of illegal music downloading
and music licensing.
Q: Has Ray Stevens retired? I haven't heard anything about him in a long
time.
A: Ray has just released "Ray Stevens' Nashville," a historical and
educational memoir detaining Steven's career.
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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:*
*1944*
/Straighten Up and Fly Right/ - King Cole Trio *
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*1952
/That Heart Belongs to Me/* - Webb Pierce *
*1960
/Please Help Me, Im Falling/* - Hank Lockin *
*1968
/D-I-V-O-R-C-E/* - Tammy Wynette *
*1976
/All These Things/* - Joe Stampley *
*1984*
/ Gonna Love Me Tonight)/* - Vern Gosdin*
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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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*/"Musicians Keep Trying, Regardless"/*
*By: Jack
Blanchard/
*A few musicians manage to make their way to the Middle, *
*and maybe one and a half out of 10,000 make it to the Big Time for 8
minutes, *
*and spend the rest of their lives waiting for Folk-Rock to come
back.*
*Is it talent? Is it luck? Is it lunchtime? Is anybody interested? Not in
the least.*
*"Poultry In Motion: The Ballet Experiment".*
*Business was off at the ballet. *
*The theater manager was sharp enough to realize *
*that not everybody liked the ballet. *
*Some people liked trombone playing.*
*He did an extensive talent search *
*and found a ballerina who could play the trombone. *
*He offered her big bucks if she could learn to do both at once.*
*The house was packed on opening night. *
*The ballerina danced "Swan Lake" brilliantly, *
*playing the trombone all the way. *
*Until the last act, which called for a pirouette *
*and a seventh position trombone lick at the same time.*
*She tripped over another swan, *
*blew her teeth to the audience, *
*and did an ad lib five minute pain dance.*
*The swans and the trombone had to be *
*surgically seperated by a team of proctologists.*
*I know this story is true because I was that ballerina.*
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Jack Blanchard
*http:// - http:///www.jackandmisty.net - http://www.jackandmisty.net
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*From: Bill Littleton -
https://www.facebook.com/billlittleton?fref=nf
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Rather than repeat that Jimmy C. Newman was a great human being (which he was),
I would be remiss to ignore the impact he had on the entertainment endeavor.
Okay, he infused a Cajun flavor into country music. Yeah, but the important
point was that that flavor was a genuine component of who he was. When he
started recording in Nashville circa 1952, he performed pretty straight ahead
country songs because that was the "way it was done" and, importantly, that
direction was quite comfortable for him. As his self-confidence grew, the Cajun
factor flourished, not because it was a good gimmick but because it was
REAL.*
I would suggest to young performers today to pay less attention to the current
charts and more attention to family history. When you know who the hell you are,
you can "sell" that to the public, as has Jimmy C., Tom T. Hall, Willie, Waylon,
Dolly, Loretta, and all the other real deal stars, regardless of genre -- Pete
Seeger and Perry Como come quickly to mind, but there are many. There's nothing
wrong with being "influenced" by your heroes, but don't get so absorbed that you
lose you. Every soul out there is a unique treasure and it's sad to see so many
not become who they really are.*
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T*ODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY*
compiled by Bill Morrison*
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Gil Wright "Anita Kerr Singers" born Nashville, TN 1929.
Johnny Lee, born "Johnny Lee Ham" Texas City, TX 1946.
Johnny Cash honorably discharged from the U. S. Air Force, at Camp Kilmer, New
Jersey, 1954.
Scotty Moore called Elvis and asked if he would like to audition for Sam
Phillips at Sun Records 1954.
Johnny Cash recorded "Luther Played The Boogie" 1955.
Aaron Tippin born Pensacola, FL 1958.
Trigger, Roy Rogers' horse died at age 33, 1965.
John Maddox, age 52, of "Maddox Brothers & Rose" died 1968.
Tom T. Hall recorded "Homecoming/Shoeshine Man" 1969.
Buck Owens & Susan Raye recorded "The Great White Horse"
Bill Monroe and Tommy Jarrell were awarded National Heritage Fellowships
1982.
Allison Krauss became the first bluegrass artist, to join the Grand Ole Opry, in
twenty-nine years in 1993.
George Strait's soundtrack album "Pure Country," went to #1 1993.
Roy Nichols, age 68, 22-year member of Haggard's "Strangers," died Bakersfield,
CA 2001.
Johnny Russell, age 61, died _2001_. Member Grand Ole
Opry.
Montgomery Gentry's single "If You Ever Stop Loving Me" topped the charts
2004.
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Courtesy Bill Morrison:
<http://www.talentondisplay.com/countrycalMAR.html*>
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Anyone out there with any memory or knowledge of a song probably recorded around
1930 and titled
"Among the Daises". It's a novelty song about a woman who "accidently"
killed her cheating husband and buried him "among the daises". If you have any
information concerning this song or the recording of the song please email me
at: classics@countrymusicclassics.com*
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VIEW FROM THE FRONT PORCH
By: Stan Hitchcock*
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*Just sitting here with my coffee, (okay, and one cookie,
alright?)wondering what I want to be this morning, hmmmm..cowboy? Indian?
Policman? Sailor? Race Car driver? Hillbilly?...so many choices, so little
time...I close my eyes and choose: Hillbilly! Dang, and I was hoping for Race
Car Driver...Hillbilly seems to win out everytime. I guess you are what you
are...ain't no getting around it. *
*As a kid, I spent hours sitting under a big Sycamore tree down by the
creek...staring at the water streaming over the gravel and rocks...wondering
what I would be when I grew up. I'll tell you right now, whatever it is that I
have grown up to be was not on my young list of possibles. I figured:
Veterinarian maybe, cause I enjoyed working with the animals and helping our Vet
when he would come out to treat a sick horse or cow...or, maybe a
draftsman...cause I was forever drawing stuff. I know one thing, a hillbilly
singer/tv guy who ended up porch sitting and trying to write about it was not
even a thought in my young head. Seems like, while other friends I knew, had a
clear course of what they were and what they were gonna become...I just kinda
sailed along with the flow, doin' whatever it is that I do, and I got washed up
on this front porch like a piece of driftwood...in the blink of an eye here I
was..a grizzled old picker of mostly sad songs...and a few old memories. From
both angles, the kid looking forward, and the old man looking back...the view is
really different. The kid is thinking...man, I can hardly wait to get out there
and see what I'm gonna be...the old man, looking back, is thinking, so that was
it? But, wait, it went by too fast...let me try to do that part a little
different...I can be better than that this time...honest, I can...but, like the
kid, unable to see into the future...the old man cannot go back in the past and
do it over. The sum total of a life..the young dreams, the expectations, the
doin' it and thinking it is never gonna stop...finally collides with reality.
You are an old hillbilly singer, guitar slinger, coffee drinkin', cookie
dunkin', memory seekin', story leakin', early dawn peekin'...guy who keeps
trying to make everything rhyme and make sense, and it keeps falling through
your fingers like cookie crumbs, so you reach down and scratch old Buck The
Collie's head, as he lays at your feet...and realize, it don't matter a dang bit
what you are or what you thought you were gonna be...your dog loves you just
cause you are you. And that is enough. *
*Stan Hitchcock*
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:*
By the grace given me I say to everyone of you: Do not think of yourself more
highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in
accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.*
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Romans 12:3 -
<http://www.biblestudytools.com/search/?q=Romans+12:3>
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