COUNTRY MUSIC CLASSICS
Doug Davis
Owner/Publisher/Manager/Editor/
Writer/Gopher/Chief Cook & Bottle Washer
Thursday April 9th, 2015
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STORY BEHIND THE SONG
Hit songs can and do come from anywhere and everywhere but very few tunes
started with a two year old.
According to songwriter Dan Tyler - he and his wife noticed that their two year
old son could not sing the words "Baa Baa Black Sheep" so they transposed that
line into "Bah-bah-bah-bah-Bobbie Sue" which became a 1982 number one for The
Oak Ridge Boys.
Dan and Adele Tyler finished the song with Wood Newton - demoed the tune and
mailed the tape to The Oak Ridge Boys.
The day after they received the tape, The Oak Ridge Boys were in Woodland
Studios in Nashville to record "Bobbie Sue." And the first attempt to record the
song didn't work out so they left and came back for another try a couple of days
later. And the second attempt worked!
Their MCA single "Bobbie Sue" came on the country charts January 23rd, 1982 and
was in the number one slot on April 3rd.
It was The Oak Ridge Boys' 17th charted song and their 6th number one.
The single also scored a number 12 on the pop charts.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q: Do you know anything about Willie's July 4th picnic? I've heard from
several sources that there will be one but the location was not mentioned.
A: Willie Nelson's 4th of July Picnic will return to Austin, Texas for the
first time in five years - to the Circuit Of The Americas Austin 360
Amphitheater on Saturday July 4th.
Q: I thought that Don Williams had retired and now I hear he's going on tour.
Do you know when and where?
A: Don Williams' spring tour kicks off at The Effingham Performance Center in
Illinois on April 16th.
Q: I heard on the radio that The Ernest Tubb Midnite Jamboree is shutting
down. Do you know why?
A: Delinquent fees owed to WSM Radio for broadcasting the show - are
reportedly forcing the Jamboree off the air.
Q: Do you know if Dolly Parton ever performs at Dollywood?
A: Dolly is scheduled to perform at Dollywood on August 8th and 9th to
coincide with the theme park's 30th anniversary.
Q: I haven't heard anything about Tanya Tucker in a long time. Is she still in
the music business?
A: After a lengthy time off, Tanya Tucker has kicked off her 2015 tour with
sold-out concerts last weekend in Illinois and Indiana and will continue with
shows in California, Nevada, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Arizona and some dates in
Canada.
Q: The song "I Guess I'm Crazy" is one of favorites. It was a hit for some
singer years ago and Ronnie Milsap sang it during one of his concerts back in
the 80's. Did Milsap record that song?
A: "I Guess I'm Crazy" was written by Werly Fairburn and was a number 13 hit
for Tommy Collins in 1955 and a number one for Jim Reeves in 1964. Milsap's
version is in his 1981 "Out Where The Bright Lights Are Glowing" album.
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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.
For information, email me at
classics@countrymusicclassics.com
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NUMBER ONES ON THIS DATE
1947
So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed - Merle Travis
1955
In the Jailhouse Now - Webb Pierce
1963
Still - Bill Anderson
1971
After the Fire is Gone - Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn
1979
I Just Fall in Love Again - Anne Murray
1987
Ocean Front Property - George Strait
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RAILROAD DAYS.
By: Jack Blanchard
A long time ago...
we were on our way to do a national television show
from the PBS studio in Pittsburgh,
and then to a Nashville recording session.
Sometimes life can be good.
The porter showed us to our compartment and stowed our luggage.
Orlando was sliding away past our windows,
so we settled down, propped our feet on our suitcases,
and waited for snow.
An official voice over the PA system:
"You're invited to the dining car for the hospitality hour",
Free coffee and orange juice".
Misty said, "Let's live a little",
and we staggered forward with the sway of the train.
Passing through the club car, the train rounded a curve,
and Misty sat on an elderly man's lap.
His wife said, "Well, I never" and glared out the window at nothing.
She failed to see the humor in it.
The best part of the dining car
is watching the scenery fly by in sunset colors.
Telephone poles tick away the time,
and up ahead the train whistle adds to the adventure.
At every road and city street, cars are lined up waiting for us to pass by.
Make way for the train,
the biggest thing that moves on land!
We stayed awake most of that night
wiping our breath steam from the train window,
and watching the sparkling towns and moonlit woodlands
fall away behind us.
Washington DC was having a brisk morning
as we left our luxury train and boarded a coach bound for Pittsburgh,
which wove slowly through the gray land Appalachia.
There were untidy traces of leftover winter,
dingy crusts of snow and slush.
Smoky air had left its film on town and country alike, dulling the colors.
Trees, houses, factories, cars, dogs, cats, grass, and people
all blend to a drab tannish gray.
Men in work clothes stand in the cold rain
waiting for the train to take them home after another hard day.
A pregnant woman
struggles to get a baby carriage over the curbside slush pile
without dropping her bag of groceries.
Clothes are functional.
No time for style.
A gang of workmen lined up in the aisle waiting to get off,
whisper and snicker at our haircut and clothes.
We must seem outlandish to them.
Misty and I smile at each other, taking no offense.
The train stops and they file off,
lunch boxes under their arms,
heads bowed against the gray rain,
each seeking out the dreary street that leads home.
The train was owned by The Baltimore and Ohio/Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad,
and the train staff was proud of it:
R.G. Whitling, Conductor; L. Boone, Flagman, and E.A. Popp, Baggageman.
Their hospitality brought color back to this leg of the journey.
Nature soon followed suit, producing a beautiful rocky river
that wandered for miles through scenic hill country.
Journeys can remain
after destinations fade from memory.
Jack Blanchard
http://www.jackandmisty.net
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Hank Williams. In addition to cuts taken from cd, the site has hundreds of cuts
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TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY
Compiled by Bill Morrison
1932 - Carl Perkins 1932~1998, was born in rural Tiptonville, Tennessee.
1941 - Kay Adams Tower label recording artist, was born Princetta Kay Adams in
Knox City, Texas.
1942 - Margo Smith singer, songwriter, and actress, born Dayton, Ohio.
1945 Con Hunley singer, songwriter pianist, born Conrad Logan Hunley, in
Fountain City, Tennessee.
1945 - Gus Hardin 1945~1996, born Carolyn Ann Blankenship,' in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Gus charted 10 of her RCA country singles on Billboard' s country charts in less
than three years. She died in a car wreck in 1996.
1953 - Hal Ketchum singer, songwriter and Grand Ole Opry member, was born in
Greenwich, New York.
1957 - Mark Roberts, member of the "Red Clay Ramblers" was born in Wareham,
Massachusetts.
1958 - Johnny Cash recorded "Guess Things Happen That Way" at Sun Studio in
Memphis. Cowboy Jack Clement wrote the song, and produced the session. Session
personnel included: John Cash~vocals & guitar; Luther Perkins~guitar; Marshall
Grant~bass; Jimmy Wilson~piano; J.M. Van Eaton~drums; Ed Bruce, Sara Bruce, Nita
Smith and Lee Holt~backing vocals. This recording was a #1 country hit, and
topped out at #11 on the pop charts.
1959 - Dave Innis, member of "Restless Heart," was born in Bartlesville,
Oklahoma.
1961 - Patsy Cline' s #1 single "I Fall To Pieces," charted today.
1968 - Elvis Presley's RCA album "Loving You" was certified Gold by the RIAA.
1969 - The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour featured Ray Charles, Lynn Kellogg, and
Glen Campbell.
1981 - The Carl Perkins Museum opened in Jackson, Tennessee, on Carl' s
birthday.
1984 - Kenny Loggins' Columbia single "Footloose" was certified Gold.
1987 - The Judds 'RCA/Curb album "Heartland" was certified Gold.
1988 - Dave Prater of Sam & Dave died in a car wreck near Sycamore, Georgia.
1990 - Capitol released Lacy J. Dalton' s album "Lacy J."
1990 - Darrell Glenn 1935~1990, age 54, died from cancer in Fort Worth, Texas.
Darrell was a regular on Bewley' s Barn Dance on WBAP-TV, and recorded for
numerous record labels.
1991 - Patty Loveless's MCA album "Honky Tonk Angel" was certified Gold.
1997 - Johnny Hicks, cast member of the Big D Jamboree, died today.
1997 - Mae Boren Axton 1914~1997, age 82, songwriter, author, and mother of Hoyt
Axton, died in Nashville. Mae was laid to rest in Hendersonville Memory Gardens,
Hendersonville, Tennessee.
1998 - Tammy Wynette' s Memorial Service was held at the Ryman Auditorium. The
two-hour service was televised nationally on CNN. Tammy was laid to rest in
Woodland Memorial Park, Nashville, Tennessee.
2002 - Artemis Records released Steve Earl' s "Sidetracks."
2006 - Reunion of Professional Entertainers (ROPE) Awards, were held at the
Nashville Palace.
2006 - CELEBRATION FINALE AND MILLENNIUM STAGE 9th ANNIVERSARY COUNTRY MUSIC
DANCE PARTY: The festivities comes to a thrilling close when nine-time
Grammy-winning Texas swing band Asleep at the Wheel, leads an outdoor country
music dance party, which also celebrates the ninth anniversary of Millennium
Stage. This concert brought to a close the Country: A Celebration of America's
Music, presented by the Kennedy Center in co-operation with the Grand Ole Opr
Courtesy Bill Morrison:
<http://www.talentondisplay.com/countrycalMAR.html>
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VIEW FROM THE FRONT PORCH
By: Stan Hitchcock
Woke before daylight with the sound of Thunder boomers going through like
Freight Trains. Same thing yesterday as I was driving up into the Cumberland
Plateau, checking on some Chuck and Stan Classic Country Foods, being made and
canned, and ran into one of the strongest Rain storms I have seen...like dtiving
under water, it seemed. Tennessee Spring, lots of showers for lots of flowers,
and the renewing of the water levels of our area. My Springs are gushing water,
running down into the Chuckling Creek, and on down to the Cumberland and into
the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to go on down and keep the Gulf Of Mexico brim
full and fresh.
Our Miniature Australian Shepherd, Calamity Jane, is terrified of the Spring
Storms and when the Boomers start, she immediately runs and hides under the bed,
here in the downstairs guest bedroom, and stays until it is all over. Old Buck
The Collie was the same way, for years, scared to death of thunder, but now that
he has lost his hearing, he sleeps right on through the storms. Myself, I enjoy
a good Spring Storm, as long as it is not hail or extra high winds. Been in
close proximity to several tornadoes in my years of travel, and at home. About
ten or so years ago, I had gone into Nashville to Saint Thomas Hospital to have
an Artierialgram to see if I had any blockage. I was on the table in the
operating room, they had opened the main artery in my groin and inserted their
scope, running it up to my heart, and showing it on a Monitor by the side of the
operating table. I am lying there watching the insides of myself, while over in
the corner of the room, a television set was showing the Weather Radar, for we
were under a Tornado Warning. I lay there and watched both screen, my insides
and the Tornado coming ever closer to us. Just as they were concluding the scope
of my arteries, the Alarms went off, on tv and in the Hospital. They quickly
removed their scope and the Nurse was holding a big piece of gauze over my Open
Artery site...when the Nashville Tornado went right over the Hospital and on
downtown, blowing trees through the air, shattering glass and generally doing
what Tornadoes do. While everyone else evacuated the Operating Room, the good
Nurse stood there and held my artery closed for about twenty minutes, until the
entry wound finally clotted. I asked her what would have happened it the storm
had swooped down and hit us while she was holding the gauze on me...she said
your blood would have shot clear across the room and you would have quickly bled
out. I love Nurses and all they do for us regular folks...she stayed to do her
duty instead of running for cover like all the rest. And this Hillbilly lived to
sing and pick again. The tornado did a lot of damage to downtown Nashville and
killed a Vandy student when a tree blew down on him just a few blocks from the
Hospital. Come to think about it, I don't blame Calamity Jane for running under
the bed when it Booms.
Stan Hitchcock
www.hitchcockcountry.com -
http://www.hitchcockcountry.com
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can
be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us allhow
will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Who will bring
any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who then
is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who diedmore than that, who was
raised to lifeis at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.
Romans 8:31-34 (NIV)
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