Thursday Septembr 12th, 2013 Country Music Classics

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Thursday September 12th, 2013





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STORY BEHIND THE SONG*



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Several country music hits have been remakes of R & B hits and Barbara

Mandrell's 1979 number one, "If Loving You Is Wrong - I Don't Want To Be Right"

was one of those!*



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The song scored a number three on the Hot 100 charts for Luther Ingram in 1972.



According to record producer Tom Collins, "We thought it was just a great idea

for a country record - and if we could get our arrangement on it - that it

would be accepted by the country audience."



The song was written by Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson and Carl Hampton and became

Mandrell's 27th charted song and her second number one.



The ABC Records single was produced by Tom Collins and was on the country charts

for 14 weeks.*



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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS





Q: Does Kenny Rogers still record? I haven't heard anything about him in a long

time.

A: Kenny's newest album, "You Can't Make Old Friends" is scheduled for October

8th release. The title track is a duet with Dolly Parton.



Q: The radio guys mentioned Ricky Skaggs recording a bluegrass album with some

other dude. Do you have any information?

A: Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby's latest album is titled "Cluck Ol' Hen"

and is at the top of the bluegrass charts.



Q: I heard on the radio that Loretta Lynn was ill again. Do you have any

details?

A: Loretta was forced to cancel two concerts in Oklahoma after suffering two

broken ribs from a fall at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee.



Q: Did The Statler Brothers ever record the Roger Miller song "King Of The

Road?" My sister says she heard it on the radio.

A: The Statler's version of "King Of The Road" was a track in their 1966

"Flowers On The Wall" album.



Q: I love the Marty Robbins recording of "Ribbon Of Darkness." My dad says

that some girl singer had a hit on that song. Is that right?

A: Connie Smith scored a number 13 hit on the song in 1969 after Robbins'

1965 version made it to number one.



Q: Will you please settle a argument? My cousin says that Merle Haggard's

first hit record was "The Fugitive." I think he had hits before that record. Who

is right?

A: "The Fugitive" was Haggard's first number one but his first charted song

was "Sing A Sad Song" in 1963.





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* NUMBER ONE ON THIS DATE:*







* 1946*

/ Wine, Women and Song/ - Al Dexter *







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/ I Dont Hurt Anymore/ - Hank Snow *



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* 1962*

/ Devil Woman/ - Marty Robbins *



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* 1970*

/ All for the Love of Sunshine/ - Hank Williams, Jr. *



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* 1978*

/ Ive Always Been Crazy/ - Waylon Jennings *



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* 1986*

/ Desperado Love/ - Conway Twitty *











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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.

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AVAILABLE TO INTERNET STATIONS)



The feature is available at *no charge*.*



For information, email me at

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THE BIG NIGHT AND OTHER EXCITEMENT.*



By: Jack Blanchard



THE BIG NIGHT...

We were finalists at the CMA Awards,

and Misty went to the rest room.

She had a lot on her mind

and walked into the busy men's room

which was was filled with famous male Country superstars.

She said, "Just a mistake, fellas. Don't get up."

I guarantee this is absolutely true. Every word.



Sometimes I stand guard outside the men's room while Misty goes in.



I actually signed up to wrestle a big pro wrestler in a Buffalo club.

I had been drinking when I volunteered.

This giant guy came to my house wanting me to rehearse.

I left town and quit drinking...

for at least a week.



My wrestling name was Topsy Delaware.



Every day Misty comes home from the grocery store mad.

They are putting less product in every box and bottle,

and at the same time raising the price.

She says she would join Costco or Sam's Club

if she ever needs a 12 pound bag of nutmeg.



I dreamed I was eating a big sub sandwich.

When I woke up I couldn't find my left shoe.



I don't care for sushi. It's like eating bait.

I only eat fried sushi.



I saw a Dr. Phil show about a woman whose husband left her.

He caught her cheating with her multiple personalities.



OUR LEGAL SYSTEM...

innocent until proven broke.



THINGS I DON'T UNDERSTAND....

Why is it that in my dreams

when I'm looking for a bathroom

the toilet is always in the center of a busy office,

or in a large room surrounded by windows,

or covered by a cardboard "OUT OF ORDER" sign?



I'm on a diet called "Eat With Your Left Hand".

Most of the calories get spilled on my clothes.



Misty buys all our party supplies at The Donner Party Store.



The guy next door believes that professional wrestling is real

but the moon landing was faked?



Good name for a soap opera...

"It Never Ends."



If we are here to do good for others,

what are the others here for?



Seriously, I have a recurring dream...

We're on the road and it's time to go on stage

and our equipment is not there,

we get fired with no pay, and we have to hurry to the next gig,

but how are we going to pay our $17,000 hotel bill?



*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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Helen Carter, of the Carter Sisters, born Maces Springs, VA 1927.





The final TV production of Hometown Jamboree aired _1959_. The popular

show debuted on /12/18/49/.





George Jones, The Possum, born Saratoga, TX _1931_. Member of the

Grand Ole Opry. Inducted CMHF 1992.





Vernon, Gladys, and Elvis Presley moved from Tupelo, to a small Memphis

apartment in 1948.





Rod Brasfield, age 48, died _1958_. Inducted CMHF

/1987/.





George Jones celebrated his 63rd birthday in _1994,_ by having triple

bypass surgery, at Baptist Hospital in Nashville.





Varese Vintage released Roy Clark's "Greatest Hits" 1995.*







Rodney Crowell wed his long-time girl friend Claudia Church, in 1998.*







Monument released Wade Hayes album "Highways and Heartaches" 2000.*







Elektra released Emmylou Harris' album "Red Dirt Girl" 2000.*







Koch released Asleep At The Wheel's 2-CD set "Comin' Right at Ya/Texas Gold"

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in 2000 - *Dan Rather interviewed the Dixie Chicks on the CBS television

network. Dan pointed out to the girls that after selling 200 Million dollars

worth of records, they should be millionaires. They weren't, so shortly after

the telecast they sued SONY, and received a huge settlement 2002.*







Johnny Cash, age 71, died in Baptist Hospital, Nashville, TN _2003_.

John has been inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, Rockabilly Hall of

Fame, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of

Fame.*







Carolyn Dawn Johnson won five awards at the Canadian Country Music Association

Awards in 2004. *







Courtesy Bill Morrison:

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View From The Front Porch*-*



Stan Hitchcock *



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Mornings like this remind me of why I love to get up early...before

the sun, and watch it all happen.



Watch what all happen, you say? Watch my world come alive once again. It's kind

like a big stage production, where the stage is totally black, and then a single

spot comes on, with the dimmers on and a ghostly light illuminates the stage,

and the good light guy slowly increases the power...and the stage comes alive

with whatever the feature is. Yeah, like that. A ghostly light comes from behind

the mountains, slowly getting brighter, the Sycamores along the creek come into

view, beautiful lavender and pink colors fill the horizon...and the birth of

another day is complete. Nature responds with a full throated chorus, as happy

as I to see the new day, and if I can maintain this feeling of goodness and

happy expectation...well, then it will be another spectacular day. By golly, I

believe I can do that...yessir, I can.



As an entertainer, I can tell you that finding yourself, in the dark, on to

another strange stage, so the light guy can do his magic thing for the opening

of your show can be challenging. Wires and Amps, instruments and monitors, all

like a mine field you have to cross, in the dark, to get to your mike. My friend

Mel McDaniel went off of a stage like that and like to have killed himself

several years ago and really never did completely recover. When the heavy

spotlight then hits you right in the face...it is blinding. I always tried to

get to the light guy ahead of a show and tell him to keep the bright lights out

of my eyes so I could see the audience, otherwise, it's a lot like singing to

yourself. Entertainment is supposed to be communication between performer and

audience, and to do that you got to see the folks. The shows in Branson have got

that down to a fine science. The interaction between stage and audience is

tremendous, and an audience comes away feeling like they were really connected

to the artist.



The First Generation of Music Heroes, those that come up the Pike in the 40's

and 50's, they had a special connection to their fans. I have watched Ernest

Tubb, so sick he could hardly go, sit on the edge of the stage, after a show,

and meet and visit with every fan that waited patiently in line for a moment of

Ernest's time. Same with Red Foley, Bill Monroe, Minnie Pearl, Roy Acuff, Little

Jimmy Dickens..and later, Porter, Dolly, Bill Anderson, Bobby Bare, Jan Howard,

Leona Williams...they didn't have to pretend, they really have a love for the

fans that supported them all the years of their career...the ones that are still

going with their shows today, from that era, carry on the tradition, Marty

Stuart and Connie Smith being a good example.



So, maybe we didn't have the pyrotechnics, the big stage settings, with towers

to climb and swing out over the audience, while the swirling lights go

crazy...working the young audience up to a frothing at the mouth frenzy and

music so loud you could not hear a word of the song the artist was

singing...yeah, maybe we missed out on all that...we kinda had to make do with

songs that tell a story, an audience that listens to every word, musicians that

knew when to play quiet or build to a climax, sound and light folks that knew

just how much or how little to use their instruments of light and sound, and an

evening of special connection with a group of folks that came to listen and

really care about what you were singing about. Boy, I sure am glad I missed all

that other stuff, a special connection is just fine by me. *







*Stan



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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:*



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Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will

strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right

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