COUNTRY MUSIC CLASSICS*
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Doug Davis
Owner/Publisher/Manager/Editor/
Writer/Gopher/Chief Cook & Bottle Washer
Friday July 5th, 2013
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STORY BEHIND THE SONG*
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A lot of hit songs have been ignored or given poor reviews by music critics -
but somehow survived to become number ones.
Dolly Parton's 1978 number one, "Heartbreaker," was one of those tunes!
But that wasn't the only bad review Dolly received that year. She was also at
the top of Blackwell's annual list of Worst Dressed Celebrities.
But neither of the uncomplimentary reviews seemed to faze Dolly - as the single
- which was released from the album of the same title - went on to become her
third gold album within a month of its release.
Dolly Parton's RCA Victor single, "Heartbreaker" debuted at number 38 on the
country music charts on August 19th and was at the top of the list seven weeks
later - on September 30th and stayed there for three weeks.
The song was written by David Wolfort and Carole Bayer Sager. The single was
produced by Gary Klein and Dolly Parton.*
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q: I heard the radio guys talking about a Ricky Skaggs book. Do you have any
information?
A: Ricky's biography: "Kentucky Traveler," is set for August 13th release.
Q: I have heard that The Grand Ole Opry is now open on Wednesday night. Is that
correct?
A: The Opry has added eight weeks of Wednesday night shows to its summer
schedule. The new shows kicked off June 19th and will run thru August 7th.
Q: Do you have any information on Ray Price?
A: Ray is back home - after being readmitted to the hospital for kidney stones
- reportedly caused by long term dehydration.
Q: Do you have any information concerning an album of Buck Owens music by Vince
Gill? The radio d.j.'s mentioned it.
A: "Bakersfield-" featuring Vince Gill and steel guitar legend Paul Franklin -
is set for July 30th release and pays tribute to Buck Owens and Merle Haggard.
Q: My brother talks about a record about George Jones by Randy Travis. Do you
know anything about that?
A: Randy's latest recording: "Tonight I'm Playing Possum," is a song about
how a true country music fan might react to Jones' death. The lyrics are about
pouring a strong drink, dusting off old records and listening to Possum's hits
all night long.
Q: The old song "Too Late To Worry - Too Blue To Cry" is one of my favorites.
Did anybody have a hit record on that song?
A: The tune was a number one for Al Dexter in 1944, a number three for Texas
Jim Lewis that same year and a number 6 for Ronnie Milsap in 1975.*
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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:*
* 1946*
/ New Spanish Two Step/ - Bob Wills *
* 1954*
/ Even Tho/ - Webb Pierce *
* 1962*
/ Wolverton Mountain/ - Claude King *
* 1970*
/ He Loves Me All the Way/ - Tammy Wynette *
* 1978*
/ It Only Hurts for a Little While/ - Margo Smith *
* 1986*
/ Everything that Glitters (Is Not Gold)/ - Dan Seals
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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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RECORDING SESSIONS LIKE PARTIES.*
By: Jack Blanchard
Listening to our old records
is like hearing yourself a thousand years younger.
Our minds go back to the original recording sessions.
We remember the genius of the Nashville A-team musicians,
and how they would take our ideas
and make them sound better than we had imagined.
Lloyd Green, Billy Sanford, and Hargus Robbins
recently said that our music was the most creative they've played,
but it goes both ways.
Our sessions were like parties.
In fact, sometimes we hurried to get things done
before the party got too wild.
We liked to record late at night
and with all the musicians and singers there at once.
It got a feeling going that you can't get with overdubbing.
Feeling is more important to us than perfection.
We always showed up prepared...
with numbered chord charts, demo tapes, and lyric sheets.
Our lyric sheets were color coded...
red text for Misty, and blue for me.
If there was overdubbing, it was usually Misty or me,
laying down a keyboard or guitar track,
that we couldn't do while singing.
Whenever we'd find a good engineer that was easy to work with
we'd asked for him as often as possible.
This is especially important to us
because we always oversee and take part in the mixdown.
When we first hit Nashville and they weren't used to us,
some engineers resented our suggestions,
but after a while they became friends and allies.
A lot of our most popular recordings were done in one take.
We'd probably do a backup, but wind up using the original.
We were lucky to have record labels that gave us the freedom
and the budget to make our music our way.
Jack Blanchard
*http:// - http:///www.jackandmisty.net - http://www.jackandmisty.net
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TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY*
compiled by Bill Morrison*
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Guy Willis of "The Willis Brothers" born Alex, AR 1915.
Mitchell Hammond "The Dillards," born Hammond, IN 1930.
The Grand Ole Opry moved from the Dixie Tabernacle, to the War Memorial
Auditorium, 1939.
Elvis Presley cut his first session for Sun Records "That's All Right Mama/Blue
Moon of Kentucky" _1954_. Scotty Moore on lead, Bill Black on bass,
Sam Phillips on his way.
Capitol Records released Buck Owens single "Gonna Have Love/Only You"
1965.
Merle Haggard's #1 single "Working Man Blues," charted 1969.
John Conlee debuted on the Grand Ole Opry 1980.
George Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today," went to #1 1980.
Tanya Tucker gave birth to Presley Tanita Tucker, her firstborn child,
1989.
Brooks & Dunn's #1 country hit "Red Dirt Road" debuted on Billboard's Top 40
chart 2003.
Loretta Lynn hosted the Grand Opening of her museum, located on her ranch in
Hurricane Mills, TN in 2003.
Courtesy Bill Morrison:
<http://www.talentondisplay.com/countrycalMAR.html*>
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*_Man who drove Hank Williams on final tour dies at
79_*
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Charles Carr was remembered as a dear friend and an honorable man after his
death Monday morning was announced.
*But for most he will probably always be known as the young man who was
driving the blue Cadillac that carried country star Hank Williams on his final
journey. Williams died Jan. 1, 1953, while he and Carr were on their way to a
New Year's Day concert in Canton, Ohio.*
*Carr, a retired investor from Montgomery, was 79, said his stepson, Don
King.*
Hank Williams was a friend of Carr's family, and Carr knew him well when
Williams hired him to drive him to Ohio. Carr was then a freshman at Auburn
University. Carr told the /Montgomery Advertiser/in 2001 that he was
asked about that fateful trip, which was plagued by terrible weather, "at least
once every week."*
Carr said that he was reluctant to talk about Williams' death for some time, but
realized that Williams had legions of fans as well as friends.*
King said that his family was always proud of the fact that Carr refused to make
a profit from anything connected with Williams' death.*
"He never wanted it to appear as if he were trying to seem special or to gain
anything from that coincidence," King said. "But as he became older, he began to
understand that this was a big part of American history, and he wanted to set
the record straight."*
Carr was always a friend to the Hank Williams Museum, said museum director Beth
Petty, who was saddened to hear of Carr's death.*
"I have the utmost respect for him," Petty said. "Fans loved (Carr). He was
always a crowd favorite."*
Carr's death follows the late April death of Braxton Schuffert, 97, an original
member of Williams' Drifting Cowboys band.*
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