Radio Country: August 2016

COUNTRY MUSIC CLASSICS

Doug Davis
Owner/Publisher/Manager/Editor/
Writer/Gopher/Chief Cook & Bottle Washer

T

Email: djdclassics@gmail.com

STORY BEHIND THE SONG

According to Eddy Arnold - having a hit record can open the doors to better
songs.

He commented, "After the success with "What's He Doing In My World" and "Make
The World Go away," we started getting the good songs. Publishers and writers
started bringing me the good songs - it's kind of funny how that works. After
"Make The World Go Away," we were offered "I Want To Go With You." This was
another Hank Cochran song and I liked it the first time I heard it. I recorded
it and it was another big hit."

"I never got into - or even wanted to get into - political songs. And I didn't
want a writer to think he had to give me half the song to get me to record it. I
just didn't think that was right. And I wanted the writers to bring me their
good songs because they knew they wouldn't have to share the song with me. If I
liked the song - I'd record it."

Arnold's RCA Victor single "I Want To Go With You" came on the country music
charts February 12th, 1966 - made it to number one and stayed there for six
weeks. It was his 91st hit record and was on the charts for 19 weeks.

^^^^^^^^^^
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Q: I heard something about a Jerry Reed Celebration. DO you have any
information on that?
A: The 5th Annual Jerry Reed Celebration is scheduled for Wednesday, September
7 at 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM at 818 3rd Ave S, Nashville, Tennessee with Special
Guests, Brenda Lee and Steve Wariner with Gordon Kennedy .. Featuring Richard
Smith, Brent Mason, Thom Bresh, John Knowles, Buddy Green, Darrell Tony, and
Seidina Reed.

Q: Do you know anything about a Dolly Parton license plate. My daughter says
she heard it on TV.
A: Drivers with vehicles registered in Tennessee can now pre-order, through the
Imagination Library website, special license plates bearing the singer's face. A
minimum of 1,000 orders are needed to put the plates into production; at
publication time, 675 plates had already been pre-ordered. Once the plates go
into production, it will take 4-6 months for them to arrive. The special-edition
Parton license plate costs $35, with proceeds going to Parton's Imagination
Library, specifically its efforts within Tennessee. Launched in Sevier County,
Tenn. — Parton's home county — in 1995, the Imagination Library now provides
free books to children all over the world.

Q: I heard on the radio that more music is available from Dolly Parton, Linda
Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris. DO you have any details?
A: A collection of unreleased songs and alternate takes from Dolly Parton,
Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris' Trio recording sessions will be available in
early September.

Q: The radio guys were talking about Vince Gill and a celebrity barn dance.
What is that?
A: Rodney Crowell, Vince Gill and Ashley Monroe will headline the third annual
Celebrity Barn Dance. in Thompson's Station, Tennessee on October 29th. Crowell,
Gill, Monroe and more will play their well-known songs and take some requests in
support of Music Health Alliance."

Q: I have heard that Holly Dunn is seriously ill. Do you have any information?
A: Holly Dunn has reportedly been diagnosed with "a rare, very aggressive form
of ovarian cancer." She has undergone surgery and is currently having
chemotherapy treatments.

Q: The folks on the radio said that Alan Jackson has bought a honky tonk. Any
details?
A: Jackson has reportedly paid $5.75 million for the property at 421 Broadway
in Nashville, Tennessee — formerly the Wheel and the Wheel Cigar Bar — and,
later this year, will open AJ's Good Time Bar, named after his 2008 song "Good
Time." A third-floor bar and a rooftop patio, as well as an elevator will be
added.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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

^^^^^^^^^^

NUMBER ONES ON THIS DATE

1951
Always Late (With Your Kisses) - Lefty Frizzell

1959
The Three Bells - The Browns

1967
I'll Never Find Another You - Sonny James

1975
Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell

1983
You're Gonna Ruin My Bad Reputation - Ronnie McDowell

1991
You Know Me Better Than That - George Strait

^^^^^^^^^^^

TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY
Courtesy: Bill Morrison

Lawrence Walker, bandleader, born Duson, LA 1907.

Victor Records released "Sallie Gooden,"/"Arkansas Traveler," by fiddler Eck
Robertson in 1922. This single has been referred to as the "first hillbilly
record."

Boxcar Willie born "Lecil Travis Martin," Sterratt, TX 1931.

Conway Twitty born "Harold Lloyd Jenkins," Friars Point, MS 1933.

Steve Goetzman of "Exile" born Louisville, KY 1950.

Merle Travis was promoted to permanent MC on WRVA's "Old Dominion Barn Dance"
1950.

Tex Williams signed an 8-picture deal with Universal Studio's in 1950.

The Louvin Brothers released "Cash On The Barrel Head," 1956.

Elvis Presley presented his mother Gladys, with a brand new pink Cadillac 1956.

George Hamilton IV released "A Rose and a Baby Ruth," 1956.

Aunt Molly Jackson, singer/songwriter died in Kentucky 1960.

Fifth Avenue, between Broadway and Commerce in Nashville, was renamed "Opry
Place," in 1962.

Tom T. Hall recorded "Ballad Of Forty Dollars" 1968.

Johnny Cash released "Johnny Cash At San Quentin," 1969.

Johnny Cash appeared with Billy Graham at SPRE-E '73 in London, England 1973.

Glen Campbell's "Rhinestone Cowboy" topped the charts 1975.

Delia "Mom" Upchurch, Den Mother of the stars, died in Nashville, TN 1976.

Debbie Boone recording artist/daughter of Pat Boone, married Gabriel Ferrer, son
of Rosemary Clooney and actor Jose Ferrer 1979.

WSM radio, The Grand Ole Opry, Opryland, and The Nashville Network, were
purchased by Edward L. Gaylord 1983. The fate of Traditional country music in
Nashville was sealed.

Keith Whitley's "Greatest Hits," album charted 1990.

Simitar released Johnny Duncan's "Classic Country" album 1998.

Courtesy: <http://www.talentondisplay.com/countrycalendar.html>

^^^^^^^^^^^

MORE ODDS AND ENDINGS.
By: Jack Blanchard

We'd been on the road
racing from show to show for a long time.
We were about to drive under an overpass.
Above on the crossing road
an Amish man was driving his horse and buggy at a leisurely pace.
I said to Misty, "I wonder if he's happier that I am?"

Two of our best Key West friends were Mel Fisher and his wife Deo.
He was the treasure hunter
who found millions in Spanish gold and artifacts off the Florida coast.
Mel and I often played chess in a little French bakery and coffee house.

Charlie McCoy plays everything.
Besides harmonica, he's played organ, vibes, trumpet, tuba, and saw
on our recording sessions.

We had a smart toy poodle named Wolf.
On the road in our motor home,
Misty was trying to play fetch with him, throwing a toy.
He humored her a couple of times, and then he did this:
He nudged the toy off the seat with his nose,
and then looked up at her for help.
Misty reached down to the floor and put the toy back up on the seat.
Wolf waited a few minutes and then knocked it off again.
After I watched this a while I realized Wolf had taught Misty to fetch.

If owls were finger lickin' good we'd all be eatin' KFO.

I went to bed kinda happy about last night's column,
and then I woke up today and read it.
It could have been done by a monkey with a typewriter.
I've told that monkey not to do that.

IN THE FUTURE... There will be no more rest rooms.
There will be an app on your cell phone for that.

One of the side effects of my new medicine:
Involuntary tap dancing.

It was a bright sunny day...
I was up early doing my hallucinations before breakfast.

I did a complete workout...
deltoids, adenoids, Altoids, and factoids.
biceps, triceps, and forceps.

If I were forced at gunpoint
to name the best musician we've ever recorded with,
I would probably say Hargus "Pig" Robbins.
If it was really at gunpoint I'd say whatever they wanted to hear.

ONE REASON I LIKE THE CRACKER BARREL...
It's a big place full of people actually talking to each other.

When the horse dies, get off.

Jack Blanchard
http://www.jackandmisty.net

Mastering & restoration studio: 352-530-2068.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

View From The Front Porch-Stan Hitchcock

As the Sun comes up over the Sycamores with a Blessed New Day, my old body,
refreshed after a good nights sleep, starts feeling the effects of the good
strong coffee and a cool breeze on my face, I am Thankful for another day of
Life. I have found that the "quiet" time that I enjoy every morning on our Front
Porch is essential to my peace of mind and contentment. No News Channels on TV,
no newspaper headlines screaming out bad news, no radio talk show doing the same
thing. I'll tell you what, it's hard for stress to live in the presence of a
Thankful Heart…and my morning time of counting my blessings prepares me for
whatever might come later in the day. The result of cutting out all the negative
and replacing it with a quiet time of Thanksgiving is a new strength to start
the day.
Today will bring a whole new set of challenges to many of us, in our lives, some
will face health issues, others just trying to make a living in a hostile
economy, others, like Denise and I, how to keep doing what it is that we do,
with our business ventures. The only answer, to whatever the challenge, as long
as you have breath to breathe, and strength to stand, their is hope. We are a
strong and resilient people, most of us born of ancestors that faced the Great
Depression, Two World Wars, and several Wars that were not called Wars, but
were, and who came out of it to build a family, or else you wouldn't be here.
Can we do any less?
On the final chapter of my book, "At The Corner Of Music Row, And Memory Lane" I
quote from a favorite passage of Isaiah 40:28-31, "Have you not known? Have you
not heard? The Everlasting God, The Lord, The Creator of the ends of the Earth,
Neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power
to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength. Even the
youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall, But those
who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with
wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not
faint."
So, I reckon that about says it. There is no strength, except that which is
given by the Lord. Age is not the answer, even though, in todays marketplace,
only the youth population is of any importance. No, the answer is ageless, it is
to seek the Lord, and His Will for your life.
So, I gather myself up, head out to fight any Dragons that I might come across.
Haven't heard of many Dragon sightings in this part of Tennessee lately, but ya'
just never know. Remember, as the young men faint and grow weary, we can just
ease on by and keep on 'a'truckin'. Shoot, it ain't no hill for a stepper.
C'mon, let's go get 'em. Grab you a biscuit and a hunk of fried pork ..take
another gulp of that strong coffee and we are ready! Old Timers Rule. stan

www.hitchcockcountry.com -

http://www.hitchcockcountry.com

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

Now this I know: The Lord gives victory to his anointed. He answers him from his
heavenly sanctuary with the victorious power of his right hand. Some trust in
chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
– Psalm 20:6-7 (NIV)

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

To unsubscribe from this newsletter: send an email to:

country-music-classics-off@mail-list.com

^^^^^^^^^^^

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
To subscribe, send a blank message to country-music-classics-on@mail-list.com
To unsubscribe, send a blank message to country-music-classics-off@mail-list.com
To change your email address, send a message to country-music-classics-change@mail-list.com
with your old address in the Subject: line
To contact the list owner, send your message to
country-music-classics-list-owner@mail-list.com

Doug Davis-Country Music Classics-3702 Pleasant Grove Rd-Texarkana, Texas 75503

To unsubscribe or change your email address, click here.
<http://cgi.mail-list.com/u?ln=country-music-classics&nm=thegblogindy%40gmail.com>