COUNTRY MUSIC CLASSICS
Doug Davis
Owner/Publisher/Manager/Editor/
Writer/Gopher/Chief Cook & Bottle Washer
Thursday December 3rd, 2015
Email: djdclassics@gmail.com
STORY BEHIND THE SONG
A lot of songs have been written while the writer was riding down the road and
according to Ronnie Rogers – Alabama's 1983 number one "Dixieland Delight" was
one of those tunes!
Rogers commented, "I was driving down the road out in the country near Fernvale,
Tennessee and the first line "Rollin' down a backroads Tennessee byway / one arm
on the wheel," – that's just what I was doing at that time. I wrote the first
verse and chorus of the song right then. I had a problem with the rest of that
song until I went out again one Sunday afternoon and it just came together when
I saw "a while tail buck deer munchin' on clover and a red tail hog sittin' on a
limb, a chubby ole groundhog – a croakin' bullfrog," I saw all that and just
wrote it down."
Alabama's RCA Victor single "Dixieland Delight" came on the country music charts
February 12th, 1983 and made it to number one on April 16th.
The single was produced by Alabama and Harold Shedd and was the group's 12th
charted song. It was on the charts for 16 weeks.
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During my latest attempt in cleaning out the storeroom – I found several copies
of the first book – "Stories Behind The Songs." This is the first collection of
"Story Behind The Song" columns from all the newsletters – starting in 1998 thru
2004. This 400 page collection is in a bound spiral book with front and back
cover. Some have a few water marks but in very good condition. Priced at $45
each – I'll pay the postage. PAYPAL ORDERS ONLY. Email to
djdclassics@gmail.com
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q: Reba McEntires's "What Am I Gonna Do About You" is one of my favorite
records. My mom says some guy had a hit with that song before Reba. Is that
true?
A: Con Hunley score a number 48 hit with the tune in 1986 before Reba's number
one in 1987.
Q: My dad used to sing a song about "Tennessee Saturday Night." He said it was
a big song back in the 40's. Was it actually a hit record?
A: "Tennessee Saturday Night" has been recorded in dozens of albums plus
scoring top ten hits for both Red Foley and Johnny Bond in 1949 and a minor hit
(# 85) for Roy Clark in 1982
Q: According to my mom, the radio guys said that Alan Jackson is into building
houses for homeless people. Do you have any details?
A: Alan Jackson is joining forces with Ply Gem Industries to help build
300-plus homes throughout the United States with Habitat for Humanity. Jackson
has signed on as the official ambassador for Ply Gem's Home for Good Project.
Q: Jack Greene's song "You Are My Treasure" is my all-time favorite song. Do
you know who wrote that song?
A: Jack's 1968 number one was written by Cindy Walker
Q: I know the old song "Forever" by The Little Dippers was more pop than
country – but I remember it was played on country music programs. Who were "The
Little Dippers?"
A: The original Little Dippers were Delores Dinning, Emily Gilmore, Darrell
McCall and Hurshel Wigintin.
Q: Folks on radio mentioned a Moe Bandy song written by Hank Williams Sr. and
Bill Anderson. How could that be. Williams was dead long before Anderson came
along.
A: Moe's recording of "I've Done Everything Hank Williams Did But Die" was
written by Bill Anderson and the lyrics are all Hank Williams song titles –
which is why Hank is credited as co-writer of the song.
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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 at no
charge.
For information, email me at djdclassics@gmail.com
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NUMBER ONES ON THIS DATE
1948
One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart) - Jimmy Wakely
1956
Singing the Blues - Marty Robbins
1964
Once a Day - Connie Smith
1972
She's Too Good to Be True - Charley Pride
1980
If You Ever Change Your Mind - Crystal Gayle
1988
I Know How He Feels - Reba McEntire
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TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY
Top of Form
1916
Born on this day in Elkmont, Alabama, was Rabon Delmore from The Delmore
Brothers, the country music pioneers and stars of the Grand Ole Opry in the
1930s. The Delmore Brothers, together with other brother duos such as the Louvin
Brothers, the Blue Sky Boys, the Monroe Brothers (Birch, Charlie and Bill
Monroe), the McGee Brothers, and The Stanley Brothers, had a profound impact on
the history of country music and American popular music. Delmore died on Dec 4th
1952.
1925
Born on this day in Cantwell, Missouri was Ferlin Husky, an early American
country music singer. He had two dozen Top 20 hits in the Billboard country
charts between 1953 and 1975 including his version of "Wings of a Dove". He died
on 17th March 2011.
1944
Born on this day in Leslie County, Kentucky, was Roger Bowling, Nashville based
songwriter. His best known songs included "Lucille" (co-written with Hal Bynum),
and "Coward of the County" (co-written with Billy Ed Wheeler), both recorded by
Kenny Rogers, and "Blanket on the Ground", "What I've Got In Mind", and "57
Chevrolet", which were recorded by Billie Jo Spears. He died on December 26,
1982 in Georgia.
1967
Tammy Wynette was at #1 on the US Country singles chart with "Stand By Your
Man". It proved to be the most successful record of Wynette's career and is one
of the most covered songs in the history of country music. The song was placed
at #1 on CMT's list of the Top 100 Country Music Songs.
1989
Connie B. Gay renowned as a "founding father" and "major force" in country music
died aged 75. He is credited for coining the country music genre, which had
previously been called hillbilly music. Gay was the founding president of the
Country Music Association (CMA) and co-founder of the Country Music Hall of Fame
and Museum.
2001
American session guitarist Grady Martin died aged 72. Member of the legendary
Nashville A-Team, he played guitar on hits ranging from Roy Orbison's "Oh,
Pretty Woman", Marty Robbins' "El Paso" and Loretta Lynn's "Coal Miner's
Daughter". During a 50-year career, Martin backed such names as Elvis Presley,
Buddy Holly, Woody Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Joan Baez
and J. J. Cale.
2006
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts honored Dolly Parton for her
lifetime contributions to the arts. Dolly is the most honored female country
performer of all time. Achieving 25 RIAA certified gold, platinum and
multi-platinum awards, she has had 25 songs reach #1 on the Billboard Country
charts, a record for a female artist.
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TRUE SCIENTIFIC FACTS.
By: Jack Blanchard
The scientific facts listed below are all true,
The comments under them are mine,
and do not reflect the opinions of the Internet.
Fact: "On average 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year."
Hardly anybody chokes to death on a typewriter.
Fact: "More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a
telephone call."
And yet they get a bill every month.
Fact: "It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky."
Pigs have no idea where the rain is coming from and they don't care.
Being a pig takes all your attention.
Fact: "A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why."
This is why there are very few duck recording stars.
Fact: "A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out."
Crocodiles are too polite.
Fact: "No word in the English language rhymes with 'MONTH'."
I'd thertainly like to thee one jutht wunth.
Fact: "A snail can sleep for three years."
A snail doesn't have much to get up for.
Fact: "It's possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs."
I'll never sneak another cow up to my room.
Fact: "Horses can't vomit."
They haven't watched "CSI" .
Fact: "Elephants are the only animals that can't jump."
They can jump if you touch them just right.
I hope we've all learned something here today.
Jack Blanchard
http://jackandmisty.net
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VIEW FROM THE FRONT PORCH
By: Stan Hitchcock
The days after Thanksgiving starts the challenge of coming up with different
ways to use the wonderful left-overs from the Thursday Feast. Mama has crammed
so much into the Refrigerator that she can hardly get the door to close, and she
is constantly coming up with new ideas for usage. Makes you wonder how the old
folks did it before electric fridges...I remember Grandma sitting things on a
unheated back porch and covering them with a dish towel...and that was alright
in the Winter time...which makes me think...maybe that is why all the Big Eats
holidays are in the Winter Time, or early Spring. Thanksgiving, Christmas,
Easter are the big ones with the big meals...Fourth Of July it is Bar B Q or
Roasting Weenies...Labor Day is fixing Hamburgers on the Grill...only the big
Three Winter Specials do you fix enough to feed an Army, Navy and Air
Force...and then have a ton of left-overs. They have the Holidays then so they
can put the left-overs on the cold back porch. I have solved the mystery of
"left-over blues".
The only thing that can possibly let a man get through it is to sneak a Bologna
and Cheese Sandwich, a can of Beenie Weeines or some Gourmet Vienna Sausages
with a Saltine Cracker. You grab that stuff and go behind the barn to eat
it...and suddenly...You Hear Music! The Sun comes Shining Through The
Clouds...Little Disney Animals Are Dancing All Around You....Yes! Yes! Real
Food!
So, tomorrow Afternoon, I'll meet you inside the Barn, you bring the Saltines,
I'll have the Vienna's and the Beenie Weenies and the Bologna and Cheese
Sandwiches, we'll pull the cover off my Bass Boat and crawl up in it and have
our feast, just like in the Good Ol' Summertime! Yessirreebob! That is the
answer to the "Left-Over Blues" that always sets in after the Big Three Winter
Feasts. Real Men eat Vienna and Saltines...chug a Dr. Pepper straight out of the
bottle or can...and since they ain't no girls around...can then burp,
contentedly...and sit in their boats all afternoon.
I just love being a Hillbilly. When we get tired of sitting in the boat, we'll
go get our guitars and sit on the front porch to pick a little. Yeah, buddy,
that ought to do'er.
www.hitchcockcountry.com -
http://www.hitchcockcountry.com
BLUEHIWAYS TV is now on Dish Network Channel 73
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you.
Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your
labor in the Lord is not in vain.
– 1 Corinthians 15:58 (NIV)
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