Thursday February 9th, 2017 COUNTRY MUSIC CLASSICS

COUNTRY MUSIC CLASSICS

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

Thursday February 9th, 2017

Email: djdclassics@gmail.com


STORY BEHIND THE SONG

A lot of songwriters say they have no idea where some of their songs came from
and according to Marty Robbins - his 1957 hit - "A White Sport Coat" was one of
those tunes!

Marty commented, " I wrote "A White Sport Coat" somewhere in Ohio in an eleven
mile stretch. I know it was in that eleven miles because when I started the
song we had just passed a sign that it was eleven miles to the next town and I
had finished the song by the time we got to the town."

"But where the idea for that song came from - I have no idea! In fact - I had
never even heard of a while sport coat and a pin carnation. I just started
writing that night and that song came out. But it turned out to be a good song
and a good record."

Marty Robbins Columbia Records single "A White Sport Coat" came on the country
music charts April 20th, 1957 - made it to number one and stayed there for five
weeks.

It was his 12th charted song and was on the charts for 22 weeks.

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Q: There was something mentioned on TV about Studio B in Nashville having
something done to it. Do you know anything about that?
A: Nashville's RCA Studio A is set for a $500,000 facelift that will show what
the building looked like in the 1960s. The recording studios will reportedly
remain unchanged, but the other half of the building, which includes offices, a
co-working space and a smaller studio, will be renovated to recall the studio's
heyday. During that time period, RCA Studio A was run by Chet Atkins and Owen
Bradley and produced recordings from Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Charlie Pride
and many more.

Q: I have heard about Willie Nelson recording a new album. Do you have any
information?
A: Willie Nelson will release a new studio album of 13 new songs titled
"God's Problem Child," on April 28th.

Q: Is Marty Stuart still recording? I haven't heard anything from him in a
long time.
A: Marty Stuart will release his 18th studio album "Way Out West," on March
10th and is billed as a "love letter" to the American West, and to California in
particular.

Q: According to my son, a Johnny Cash song was used in the Super Bowl
broadcast. Do you have any info?
A: Johnny Cash's song "Ain't No Grave" provided the soundtrack to a new
Pirates of the Caribbean: "Dead Men Tell No Tales" preview that aired during the
Super Bowl. A traditional gospel song, "Ain't No Grave" was written by Claude
Ely and appeared on Cash's "American VI: Ain't No Grave" album, which was
released in 2010.

Q: I seem to keep remembering a song about "being hold up in a honky tonk."
Did anybody have a hit on a song with that title?
A: "Holed Up In Some Honky Tonk" scored a number 40 hit for Joe Sun in 1982
and a number 69 for Dean Dillon in 1991

Q: Have you ever heard of a song about "Making Love And Making Believe?" My
mom says she heard it on the radio years ago.
A: "While He's Making Love - I'm Making Believe" was a track in Loretta Lynn's
1976 "Somebody Somewhere" 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 at no
charge.

For information, email me at djdclassics@gmail.com

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NUMBER ONES ON THIS DATE

1944
Pistol Packin' Mama - Al Dexter

1952
Give Me More, More, More (Of Your Kisses) - Lefty Frizzell

1960
He'll Have to Go - Jim Reeves

1968
Skip a Rope - Henson Cargill

1976
Sometimes - Bill Anderson & Mary Lou Turner

1984
Show Her - Ronnie Milsap

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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 - Ernest Tubb 1914-1984, born in Crisp, Texas. The Texas Troubadour's home
town no longer exists. E.T. was the first artist to take a Grand Ole Opry show
to New York City's Carnegie Hall (1947). He opened the Ernest Tubb Record Shop
in Nashville in 1947. Joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1943, and was inducted into
the CMHF in 1965. Ernest Tubb helped more young artists than everyone else in
Nashville combined. He was a good man, and a friend to many.

1947 - Joe Ely singer, songwriter, and guitarist born in Amarillo, Texas.

1955 - The "Peach State Jamboree," debuted on WJAT in Swainsboro, Georgia.

1959 - George Jones released "White Lightning."

1963 - Travis Tritt singer, songwriter, and guitarist born James Travis Tritt in
Marietta, Georgia. Became a member of the Grand Ole Opry on February 28, 1992.
Travis was Waylon Jennings favorite singer.

1971 - Roy Rogers and Dale Evans were featured guests on "Hee Haw."

1973 - Charlie Rich recorded his Epic single "The Most Beautiful Girl." This was
Charlie's 2nd #1 hit. The single was certified Gold by the RIAA, on December
10th.

1974 - Charley Pride, Barbara Fairchild, Tony Booth, and Craig Scott were
featured guests on "Hee Haw."

1975 - Willie Nelson recorded "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" in Texas. The
Columbia Records single charted in July, and went to #1. The song was written by
Fred Rose, and Willie won a Grammy for Best Country Male Vocal for his effort.
This was Willie's first #1 record.

1980 - Willie Nelson's "My Hero's Have Always Been Cowboys," hit the Pop charts.

1980 - Dottie West's single "A Lesson In Leavin" charted, and became her first
#1 single.

1981 - Bill Haley 1925-1981, age 55, singer, guitarist, and bandleader died of a
heart attack in Harlingen, Texas. Inducted into the R&RHOF 1987, and later the
RHOF.

1984 - Ronnie Milsap's "Show Her," topped the charts.

1985 - Nicolette Larson's first chart record was "Only Love Will Make It Right"
on MCA. Bob McDill wrote the song, and was inducted into the NSHF later this
year.

1987 - Randy Travis' "Storms of Life," was certified platinum by the RIAA.

1991 - Mark Chesnutt's MCA single "Brother Jukebox" was the #1 country song.
Three years later the CMA awarded Mark with their Horizon Award.

1999 - Varese released Gene Autry's album "20 Greatest Movie Hits."

2002 - WSM--FM broadcast the Grand Ole Opry for the first time this evening.

2005 - Lee Greenwood and Crystal Gayle performed at the ceremony dedicating
President Ronald Regan's commemorative postage stamp in Washington D.C.

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

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DON'T SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER. HE'S HALF SHOT NOW.
By: Jack Blanchard

In the 1960s we didn't have good electronic pianos.
At least I didn't.

You can't carry an acoustic piano to a gig.
You have to play whatever monstrosity happens to be there.
Sometimes they don't even have one,
and that's where a lot of the trouble begins.

A Miami combo I played in
was managed by a man called Uncle Harve.
Uncle Harve booked us to play on a flatbed truck
on a beach 125 miles up the coast.

The pay was low, but Harve talked about "exposure"
and possible future bookings if we did well.
Exposure is what you get when they don't want to give you money.

After the long hot drive,
and carrying equipment through the sand,
someone noticed that there was no piano.
Donell Austin, the lead singer, refused to work without a piano.
Uncle Harve couldn't see the logic in that,
but he finally agreed to let us go into town
and see if we could find a piano for rent.

We found a big old upright
and helped the store guy move it to the beach
and up onto the flatbed.
The temperature was 103 in the shade and no shade.
We played all afternoon, tore down the equipment,
and collapsed in the van for the long ride home.

Everybody got paid but me.
Uncle Harve said that my money went for the piano rental.
Being young and stupid I didn't kill him.

I got so I could stand house pianos being out of tune,
but when half the keys don't play,
and the ivory is missing from the other half,
you tape your fingers
to keep the blood off your band jacket.

Jack Blanchard
http://www.jackandmisty.net

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View From A Sunday Morning-Stan Hitchcock

Now that I'm finally old enough to do about anything I ever wanted to do, seems
like all them things I had on my to-do list just ain't that important anymore.
The one constant, though, that never seems to change for me, is...FISHING.

I still dream about certain pools of water, where I have drifted on the current
on a warm Spring or Summer day, lost in the moment of total isolation and peace,
in the back of some beyond, casting up in the Lily Pads with a new lure, waiting
for the explosion of water and fish, and when it comes the jarring power of the
fish on the line, straining the muscles and tendons and joints and nerves of
your hands, arms and shoulders...sucking everything else out of your mind except
the battle of fish and man...forgetting to breathe for the moment as the fish
dives for deeper water...and then surfaces with the powerful shake of his jaws
to try to dislodge the lure...and sometimes the fish wins...sometime the man
wins...but, whoever wins is not the point...it is the whole experience of
nature, warm day, blue water with green lily pads, gentle breeze in your face,
the slap of a Beaver tail on the water, the furrow in the water as a muskrat
swims by, an Eagle soaring overhead...and under those pads and water weeds and
sunken logs lies the BIG ONE...and the anticipation quickens your senses...just
as it always has since childhood, and hopefully always will 'til sometime, when
you have your last fish on the line, and your time has come, and the Lord gently
calls me Home, I'll settle down on the deck of my boat, still feeling the throb
of the fish on the line...and my last thought will be...Thank You Lord for
letting me catch one more Fish....
..

stan
www.hitchcockcountry.com -

http://www.hitchcockcountry.com



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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do
everything in love.


– 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 (NIV

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