Thursday February 16th, 2017 COUNTRY MUSIC CLASSICS

COUNTRY MUSIC CLASSICS

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

Thursday February 16th, 2017

Email: djdclassics@gmail.com


STORY BEHIND THE SONG

According to a lot of songwriters, the weather was a major factor in the
creation of a lot of songs. And according to Vince Gill, his 1991 hit "When I
Call Your Name" was one of those tunes.

After their golf game was rained out – Vince and Tim DuBois wound up at Vince's
home.

He commented, "I came up with the idea for that song from spending all that time
on the road – and more often than not – coming home to an empty house – or
calling and finding no one there. I wanted to create a song that conveyed the
feeling of being that lonely."

Vince added that the loneliness came about as his wife at the time – Janis –
performed and traveled as part of Sweethearts Of The Rodeo. And since they both
spent so much time on the road – as required by their respective careers – it
left very little time for them to be together – which led to the loneliness that
created the song.

Vince Gill's MCA Record single "When I Call Your Name" came on the charts May
26th, 1990 and peaked at number two. It was his 14th charted song and was on
the charts for 21 weeks.

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Remember, "A Nashville Songwriter's Journey With The Stars" is exactly what
you'll enjoy if you like the "real country singers". He tells personal stories
about his relationship with 44 stars, also the story about the night he came
close to being shot in the WSM Radio parking lot.

He talks about:George Jones recording a song he wrote just for him, and it was
his first major recording.
Martin Robbins renting his shaved head as a billboard.
Waylon Jennings coming to WSM to thank him for stories he had written about
Waylon.
Showing Liz Anderson a demo recording of her singing a song she wrote for Merle
Haggard.
Dolly Parton kissing him on top of his head.
Waiting 21 years to get a song recorded by Dave Dudley
Bill Anderson writing to him with advice on how to get into the music business.

These stories mean a lot to John, especially doing a commercial with Johnny
Cash.
Lynn Anderson's husband asking him to write liner notes for her next album
And a confrontation between Tammy Wynette and himself.

Email to: selectiverecords@comcast.net

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Q: I heard on the radio that Randy Travis spoke to the Tennessee legislature.
Do you know what that's about?
A: Randy Travis and his wife Mary met with Tennessee Senate Health and Welfare
Committee recently to discuss stroke awareness, education, prevention and
treatment.

Q: The radio folks were talking about an unreleased Kris Kristofferson
recording of "austin sessions." Do you have any information?
A: "Best of All Possible Worlds," a previously unreleased Kris Kristofferson
song is featured on his forthcoming album, "The Austin Sessions: Expanded
Version." The Austin Sessions was recorded in 1997 and released in 1999; and
featured stripped-down versions of some of Kristofferson's best songs. Rhino
Records has released a remastered version of the record featuring two
never-before-heard songs: "Best of All Possible Worlds" and "Jody and the
Kid."

Q: I never watch the Grammys but a friend of mine told me that Willie Nelson
won a Grammy for a pop album. Do you have any info?
A: Willie Nelson won Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, for "Summertime: Willie
Nelson Sings Gershwin," at the 2017 Grammy Awards.

Q: Joey and Rory are my favorite singers. The dj's mentioned them winning a
gospel award at the Grammy ceremony. Do you have any details?
A: Joey & Rory won Best Roots Gospel Album at the 2017 Grammy Awards, for the
album "Hymns That Are Important to Us." Joey recorded her vocal parts in hotels
as she underwent chemo and radiation, and the couple released the album a year
ago.

Q: The old Hank Snow song "I'm Movin On" has always been one of my favorites.
My mom says that Dave Dudley sang the song on the radio years ago. Did he record
that song?
A: Dudley's version of "I'm Movin' On" is in his 1964 "Travelin' With Dave
Dudley" album

Q: My dad used to sing a song about "Don't Tell Me Your Troubles." he said it
was on the radio back in the 50's. Have you heard of such a song?
A: "Don't Tell Me Your Troubles" was a # 5 hit for Don Gibson in 1959.

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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

1951
There's Been a Change in Me - Eddy Arnold

1959
Billy Bayou - Jim Reeves

1967
Don't Come Home a'Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind) - Loretta Lynn

1975
Devil in the Bottle - T.G. Sheppard

1983
'Til I Gain Control Again - Crystal Gayle

1991
Brother Jukebox - Mark Chesnutt

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WELCOME ABOARD to KTNK AM Radio as they join the list of radio stations now
broadcasting our daily "Story Behind The Song" feature!

KTNK AM 1410 is a full power AM station broadcasting honkytonk, western swing,
classic country, bluegrass, and cowboy music 24 hours a day and streaming over
the internet through their website www.radioktnk.com - http://www.radioktnk.com. Located in
Lompoc, on the central California coast, KTNK features the legends of country
music along with a full roster of independent and regional artists that write
and perform all traditional forms of country music.

Operated by Cross & Crown Broadcasting Corporation, owner and morning DJ Mike
Day supervises station operation and manages the station library of over 6000
songs (and counting). Mike also plays bass and sings lead in the band Sound Barn
out of Los Angeles. Their 2011 release "Lookin' Back" featured 3 of his original
compositions including "What Time Does This Honky Tonk Close?" which garnered
worldwide airplay. The title track, "Lookin' Back" was featured in an episode of
NCIS LA.

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TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY
Courtesy: Bill Morrison.

1914 - James Clarence "Jimmy" Wakely 1914-1982, singer, songwriter, guitarist,
and pianist born Mineola, Arkansas.

1916 - Bill Doggett, Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2) was born in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.

1924 - Jo Walker-Meador was born Edith J. Denning in Orlinda, Tennessee.
Walker-Meador was the executive Director of the CMA for twenty-nine years.
Inducted CMHF 1995.

1943 - Ronnie Milsap singer, songwriter, and pianist, born Robbinsville, North
Carolina. Ronnie was the CMA Male Vocalist of the Year in 1974, 1976, and 1977.
He became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1976, and was named the CMA
Entertainer of the Year in 1977. Ronnie was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall
of Fame in 1990.

1946 - Jack Guthrie, Western singer-songwriter debuted as a guest on the Grand
Ole Opry.

1958 The Everly Brothers single "This Little Girl Of Mine" charted.

1963 Patsy Cline's "Leavin' On Your Mind," charted today. Wayne Walker wrote the
song, it was Patsy's 9th chart hit, and the last she would have in her lifetime.
Patsy died in a plane crash 17 days later.

1967 - Smiley Burnette 1911-1967, age 55, singer, songwriter, actor and
comedian, died today. Smiley was inducted into the NSHF in 1971. He was laid to
rest in Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills cemetery, in Los Angeles, California.

1968 - Elvis Presley's RCA album "How Great Thou Art" was certified Gold by the
RIAA.

1969 - George Jones and Tammy Wynette were married in Ringgold, Georgia.

1971 - Jody Miller was the featured guest on "Hee Haw."

1971 - Johnny Cash recorded "Man In Black."

1974 - John Denver's #1 hit "Sunshine On My Shoulders" charted on Billboard's
Top 40.

1974 - Johnny Cash, Jean Shepard, and George Lindsey were featured guests on
"Hee Haw."

1974 - Lefty Frizzell's ABC single "I Never Go Around Mirrors" charted this
week, and topped out before reaching the Top Twenty. Keith Whitley included the
song on his 1988 RCA Victor album "Don't Close Your Eyes," however, he never
released the song as a single.

1975 - Marty Robbins crashed his car, in the Daytona 500 NASCAR race.

1983 - Crystal Gayle's single, "Till I Gain Control Again," topped the charts.

1986 - NBC aired "The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James," starring Johnny Cash
and Kris Kristofferson.

1999 - Koch released Bobby Bare's album "Bare Tracks."

2003 - Travis Tritt, Marty Stuart, and other Grand Ole Opry artists paid tribute
to Waylon Jennings, who had died three days earlier in Arizona.

2005 - Grammy winner Sammi Smith's Memorial Service was held in Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma. Sammi was laid to rest in Elmhurst Cemetery, Guymon, Oklahoma.

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

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MUSIC STUDIOS IN THE 1960'S.
By: Jack Blanchard

In the 60's we mixed almost everything down to stereo and mono.
The mono was specifically for 45 rpm radio singles.
The originals sounded beautiful and rich...hi-fi.

When they were mastered for AM radio, mono,
they were much lower quality. Here's why:
First the singles were reduced to midrange,
where the human hearing is most efficient...
like the cb radio frequencies.
This gave them what we called "apparent loudness".

Then they were run through compressors
and especially limiters, clipping off a lot of the sound,
in order to pack more level into the single,
and make your record sound louder on the air.

This became a rat race, because everybody was doing it,
so the integrity of the original music was lost...
flattened and pounded and cookie-cut
into lo-fi commercial radio singles.
The LP albums were usually stereo
and much better in sound quality.

Recording back then, when we started,
was not so primitive.
We sang into Telefunken condenser mikes,
we had 3 or 4 track wide tape running then at 15 ips..
We had several kinds of reverb...
including elaborate echo chambers.
These were highly engineered, shellacked rooms,
with a speaker at one end,
and a movable condenser mike on a track.
No two flat surfaces were parallel to each other,
preventing standing waves.
They sounded as good or better than today's digital echo/verbs,
but a lot of conservative producers were afraid of them.

People made fine masters and released crappy singles,
and the public accepted the system
because they were trained to.

Now people think that was the way music sounded back then.
It was better than that.

Jack Blanchard
http://www.jackandmisty.net

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View From The Front Porch-Stan Hitchcock

Father....how I miss your broad shoulders to lean on. 103 years ago this Month,
you were born on a farm near Linneus, Missouri. You were born at home, like most
children were in those years, and you grew strong and worked hard all your life.
You and Mama gave a good home and a loving upbringing to the three boys you
birthed. You were my Spiritual guidance in later years, when as an adult I could
call and talk about any and everything...and you would give me an honest
answer...no padding...no softening...just the honest truth that I needed. You
lived 92 years on this Earth, and up until the last year and a half, when your
legs went bad, you still crawled up into that big John Deere cab and worked the
farm that you loved. Your sons honor and love you today, following the precepts
that you taught...honesty, hard work, gentleness and a desire for Godliness. The
other two boys do a lot better at that then I do, but then I always was a
hardheaded slug. But, Daddy, I sure try to be the Son that you were proud of,
cause, like God, you were able to look past my faults and love the good, and
encourage me to always do better and go forward in Faith. I told you many times,
but, I'd just like to say it again...Thank You Dad for your gift of Love. Stan

www.hitchcockcountry.com -

http://www.hitchcockcountry.com



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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not
proud.


– 1 Corinthians 13:4 (NIV)

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