COUNTRY MUSIC CLASSICS
Doug Davis
Owner/Publisher/Manager/Editor/
Writer/Gopher/Chief Cook & Bottle Washer
Wednesday October 31st , 2012
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STORY BEHIND THE SONG
According to Eddie Rabbitt, his 1976 number one, "Drinkin' My Baby Off My Mind" was written during a three day writing spree with his co-writer Even Stevens.
Eddie commented, "That was really a fun song. It was one of those songs that was kind of a compilation of all the drinkin' songs in country music......the song was kind of imitating the art."
Eddie's Elektra Records single "Drinkin' My Baby Off My Mind" came on the country music charts February 7th, 1976 and was at the top of the charts on April 17th.
The single was produced by David Malloy and was Rabbitt's 4th charted song and his first number one as a recording artist.
Eddie Rabbitt placed 43 songs on the country music charts from 1974 thru 1991, including 17 number ones.
Rabbitt died in 1998 at age 56.
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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. (NOT AVAILABLE TO INTERNET STATIONS)
The feature is available at no charge.
For information, email me at classics@countrymusicclassics.com
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q: My dad has an old record titled "Shinbone" on the Imperial label by Orville and Ivy. Do you know anything about them?
A: Orville and Ivy were actually guitar pickers Wesley Webb "Speedy" West and Jimmy Bryant. West died in 2003. Bryant died in 1980.
Q: Do you know what happened to the guy who called himself 'ORON" or something like that? He sang like Elvis and a lot of folks thought he was really Presley.
A: "Orion" was actually Jimmy Ellis - born in Alabama in 1945. And a lot of folks did speculate that he was actually Elvis. Jimmy Ellis died during an attempted robbery in 1998.
Q: I know that the old song "Why Baby Why" was recorded by a lot of singers. Do you know how many of them actually had hits on that song?
A: George Jones, Webb Pierce & Red Sovine, Hank Locklin, Warren Smith & Shirley Collie, Jerry Inman, Charley Pride, and Palomino Road all scored chart records with "Why Baby Why."
Q: Do you remember a country record from the 60's about "Three Hearts In A Tangle?" Do you know who wrote and recorded it?
A: "Three Hearts In A Tangle" was written by Ray Starr and Sonny Thompson and scored a number 2 hit for Roy Drusky in 1961.
Q: I'm aware that "Statue Of a Fool" was a big hit for Jack Greene. Didn't someone else have a hit on that song?
A: After Greene's number one version in 1969, "Statue Of A Fool" scored hits for Brian Collins, Bill Medley, and Ricky Van Shelton.
Q: My dad used to sing a song about "Goody Goody Gumdrop." He said he had heard it on the radio but had no idea who the singer was. Do you know?
A: "Good Goody Gumdrop' was a number 24 hit for The WIlburn Brothers in 1967.
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Your comments, suggestions, gripes, etc. concerning this newsletter---are welcome. Email to: Classics@countrymusicclassics.com
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NUMBER ONE ON THIS DATE:
1947
Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) - Tex Williams
1955
Love, Love, Love - Webb Pierce
1963
Love's Gonna Live Here - Buck Owens
1971
How Can I Unlove You - Lynn Anderson
1979
All the Gold in California - Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
1987
Right from the Start - Earl Thomas Conley
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HOME FROM OUR 3,000 MILE ROAD TOUR
By: Jack Blanchard
NOTES FROM THE ROAD THAT NEVER GOT SENT.
"The Autumn leaves are beautiful. We've been in Buffalo for three days now,
both down with bad colds. Been in bed most of the time.
I hope we shape up for the big BMHOF Gala Thursday night.
Misty looks pretty good this morning.
I look like Death eating a cracker."
"We're in Nashville, taking a day of rest and restoration
before we start making the rounds of our friends,
relatives, and business associates.
Feeling good but tired.
Misty is going to hose me down to remove the road dust."
"To all the folks we missed seeing in Buffalo and Nashville,
we apologize. It was a hectic schedule and time ran out.
Also, I caught a cold and was confined to a motel room
for several days, attempting to cough up Linda Blair."
"I've gained weight on this trip,
eating motel breakfasts and stuff out of rest area machines.
When we get home I'll have to do a sit-up."
We're back home now and recuperating.
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My kids want me to be cremated.
I'm trying to get them to wait.
Since the dental surgery
I've been sleeping sitting up in a Lazy-Boy chair,
in the dark.
I'm worried that I might scare an innocent burglar to death.
If somebody steals my identity,
who am I gonna be?
It's a clue that your career is not going well
when you get a stalker and you worry on days that he doesn't call.
We used to have a hair gel they called "wave set".
A rock could drop on your head and not hurt you.
The guy across the street is a talker. Never shuts up.
You can't get a word in edgewise.
He works in a slaughterhouse talking the heads off chickens.
I saw this on the men's room wall at a biker bar in Key West...
Somebody wrote "I LIKE GRILS." and then corrected it by drawing a line through "GRILS" and changing it to"GIRLS".
Somebody after that wrote:
"WHAT ABOUT US GRILS?"
The cowboy said:
"That's the ugliest, filthiest, stupidest looking beast I've ever seen."
The buffalo said: "I think I just heard a discouraging word."
Jack Blanchard
http://jackandmisty.net
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TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY
compiled by Bill Morrison
Dale Evans born Uvalde, TX 1912.
Anita Kerr, "Anita Kerr Singers," born Anita Jean Grilli, in Memphis, TN 1927.
The Girls Of The Golden West recorded "Buckin' Bronco" 1934.
Ray Smith, SUN recording artist, born Melbar, KY 1934.
Kinky Friedman, & the Texas Jewboys, singer/songwriter, born Chicago, IL 1944.
Floyd Cramer's single "Last Date" debuted on the charts 1960.
Darryl Worley born Memphis, TN 1964.
Ernest Tubb recorded "Too Much Of Not Enough" 1967.
Loretta Lynn's "Coal Miners Daughter," charted 1970.
Larry Gatlin's "All The Gold In California" was the #1 Country song 1979.
Carl Belew, age 59, died from cancer in Salina, OK 1990.
Bob Atcher, age 79, died 1993. Member WLS National Barn Dance.
Shania Twain's "Honey I'm Home" went to #1 1998.
Dwight Yoakam released his 16th album, "Tomorrow's Sounds Today," in 2000.
Brooks & Dunn's album "Brand New Man" certified platinum X-6 in 2002.
Courtesy Bill Morrison: http://www.talentondisplay.com/countrycalMAR.html
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.
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