COUNTRY MUSIC CLASSICS
Doug Davis
Owner/Publisher/Manager/Editor/
Writer/Gopher/Chief Cook & Bottle Washer
Thursday June 2nd, 2016
Email: djdclassics@gmail.com
STORY BEHIND THE SONG
Through the years – different stories have developed as to why certain songs
were written or how and why those songs were started. One such tune is Carl
Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes."
Some of the record books credit Johnny Cash with giving the idea for the song to
Carl Perkins. Blue suede shoes was the current clothing fad at the time and Cash
supposedly suggested to Perkins that he should write a song about the blue suede
shoe fad.
But - other record books credit Perkins with the idea after he overheard a young
man at a dance remark to his date "Hey, don't step on my blue suede shoes!" But
regardless of which story you believe – Carl Perkins did write the song –
putting the lyrics down on a brown paper bag and recording the song at Sun
Studios in
Memphis, Tennessee on December 19th, 1955 and after two takes – the recording
was done that would make it to number one on the country music charts on
February
18th, 1956 and stick there for three weeks. The song would wind up in the Grammy
Hall Of Fame after being on the country charts for 24 weeks.
The Sun Records single peaked at number two on the pop charts – and stayed there
for four weeks.
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600 page 9x12 hardback "Country – The Music And The Musicians" – published in
1988 by The Country Music Foundation – more "inside information" than you'll
find in
other reference books - starts with Jimmie Rodgers era and covers it all –
Country Radio – then & now – Gene Autry and Bob Wills era – Bluegrass – Honky
Tonkin' era –
Life on and off the road for country artists – loaded with photos you haven't
seen in other books – this is the one if you want the best classic country
reference book. $40
and I'll pay shipping - PayPal – Check or Money Order – reply to
djdclassics@gmail.com
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q: I have heard that Dolly Parton is doing a children's show. Do you have any
info?
A: Dolly Parton's voice will be heard as Noleen, a famous singing chicken in
an upcoming episode of the animated children's TV show "Lily's Driftwood Bay."
The "Lily's
Driftwood Bay" episode featuring Parton will air on Sprout on June 27th in the
U.K., it will air on June 6th on Nick Jr.
Q: Do you know anything about an Alabama exhibit at The Hall Of Fame? My
daughter says it was mentioned on the radio
A: "Alabama: Born Country" will open on August 25th and will run through June
of 2017. Alabama will perform live in the CMA Theater on July 6th, for an
exclusive, Country Music Hall of Fame members-only show.
Q: I have no idea what it is but the radio guys were talking about a bill that
was recently passed because of Glen Campbell. What is that all about?
A: Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam recently signed into effect a bill that allows
family and close friends of a person with Alzheimer's disease, dementia or other
disabilities
to visit with their loved one in person, on the phone or via email or mail,
despite a conservator's (legally appointed guardian) opinion. The new law is
called the Campbell
/ Falk Act and was named for Campbell and actor Peter Falk.
Q: My dad's favorite song was Sonny James "Is It Wrong For Loving You." Do you
know who wrote that song?
A: The song was written by Warner Mack
Q: I have a piece of a song recorded off the radio years ago about "a memory
that won't go to sleep." Do you have any idea who the singer was?
A: "Rocking A Memory That Won't Go To Sleep" was a number 73 hit for Tommy
Overstreet in 1969
Q: A friend of mine used to sing a song about "a violet and a rose". He said
it was on the radio back in the 50's Do you have any information on that song?
A: "A Violet And A Rose" was written by Mel Tillis, Bud Auge and John Reinfeld
and was a number 24 hit for Tillis in 1958
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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
1945
At Mail Call Today - Gene Autry
1953
Take These Chains from My Heart - Hank Williams
1961
Hello Walls - Faron Young
1969
Singing My Song - Tammy Wynette
1977
Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) - Waylon Jennings
1985
Don't Call Him a Cowboy - Conway Twitty
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TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY
Courtesy: Bill Morrison
Carl Butler of 'Carl & Pearl Butler' singer/songwriter, born Knoxville, TN 1927.
Carl Smith debuted on the charts with "Let's Live a Little" 1951.
Del Reeves released "Cool Drool," 1958.
Clarence "Tom" Ashley, age 71, Traditional Bluegrass/Vocals/Banjo, died 1967.
Marty Robbins released "I Can't Say Goodbye/Hello Daily News" 1969.
Capitol Records released Buck Owens' album "Buck Owens In London" 1969.
The Indian Springs Bluegrass Festival debuted in Maryland in 1972.
Waylon Jennings topped the charts with "Luckenbach, Texas" 1977.
Conway Twitty's "Don't Call Him A Cowboy" was #1 in 1985.
Travis Tritt hospitalized in Nashville, after collapsing in a recording studio.
He was treated for severe exhaustion and dehydration 1995.
Alabama released their album "The Essential" 1998.
Liberty Records released Suzy Bogguss's "Nobody Love, Nobody Gets Hurt" 1998.
Helen Carter, age 70, died Nashville, TN 1998. She was the daughter of Mother
Maybelle Carter, and sister of June Carter Cash.
BNA released John Anderson's album "The Essential" 1998.
Adolph Hofner, Western Swing pioneer, died in San Antonio, TX 2000.
Courtesy: <http://www.talentondisplay.com/countrycalendar.html>
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CECIL.
by: Jack Blanchard
Back in the Dark Ages we bought a Basset Hound puppy.
and named him Cecil.
He was the cutest dog we'd ever seen
and could have had his own TV show.
He would climb up on a table to look out the window,
knocking over a lamp and a vase.
If one of us would try to get him down from the table he'd bite.
He bit the kids and he bit Misty.
Misty said, "You don't bite the hand that feeds you."
When we moved from Miami to Key West Cecil went with us.
He wasn't satisfied with the accommodations
and tried to destroy the trailer one bite at a time,
so when we went to work each night
we tried putting him in the bathroom with food, water, and toys.
Cecil didn't like toys and never played.
He also didn't like the bathroom and systematically took it apart.
First he chewed up the bottom of the door,
but the hole wasn't big enough so he climbed up on the sink
and turned the water on.
He thought the mirror was a window.
He pooped in the sink, walked around in it
and used it to decorate the mirror.
When we got home he looked at us with disdain
and started coughing just to punish us.
The next day we took him to a vet.
He told us the coughing was from howling all night
while we were gone.
An employee at the club where we were playing
said that she knew the mayor and that he would take the dog.
She came and got Cecil the next day.
He walked away with her and never looked back.
She later said that the mayor had to let the dog sleep with him
to stop the howling.
So Cecil slept with the mayor and took a social step up.
I think that all the time he lived with us he wondered who we were.
Jack Blanchard
http://jackandmisty.net
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VIEW FROM THE FRONT PORCH
By: Stan Hitchcock
Well, it is time to kick out the fire, call the dogs and head for the house.
Sitting here with early morning RV Coffee, getting myself percolated and
energized and ready for
the day. Been a great three days camping with family but it's time to get back
to home base, I reckon. Woke up with rain on the tin roof of the RV this
morning, and with the
heavy rain they have been having upstream, the Muddy Missouri River is at Flood
stage. Brother Sam and Vickie will head back to Springfield, MO, as we head
South to
the Old Farm House. Adios Brother bro and Sister bro, until our next adventure.
stan and denise...
Stan Hitchcock
www.hitchcockcountry.com -
http://www.hitchcockcountry.com
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all
without finding fault, and it will be given to you. But when you ask, you must
believe and not
doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by
the wind.
– James 1:5-6 (NIV)
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