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Friday May 25^th, 2007

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STORY BEHIND THE SONG

A lot of songs are written from talks or conversations and according to Aaron Barker, George Strait’s hit song, “Love Without End Amen,” came from a heart to heart talk with his son.

It seems that Barker had given his son a 69 Chevelle for his 16^th birthday. The two had worked on restoring the car for several years. And then came that phone call that all parents dread,” Dad, I’ve had a wreck!”

According to barker, at the time, he didn’t think he knew much about being a dad and that night he and his son had their first real heart to heart talk. Later, when the son was in bed, Barker spent some time on his knees asking for guidance in the right direction. And the song came from that experience.

“Love Without End Amen” entered the country music charts April 28^th, 1990 and became Strait’s 29^th charted tune. It stayed in the top slot for five weeks and was on the charts for 21 weeks

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

QUESTION: I just heard part of something on the radio mentioning that Johnny Rodriguez and Riders In the Sky are performing together. Do you know where?

ANSWER: Rick Trevino and Johnny Rodriguez are set to perform June 6 in Nashville at a concert billed as “Streets of Laredo.” Riders in the Sky will also appear during the event at the Nashville Symphony Hall. Intended to explore country's connection to Hispanic music, the show will include a tribute to the late Freddy Fender, who worked with Trevino in the group, Los Super 7.

QUESTION: Do you know anything about “Opry Plaza parties?” My brother heard about it.

ANSWER: The free 2007 Opry Plaza Parties begin Memorial Day Weekend, Saturday, May 26^th and will run every Saturday night through July 28 beginning at 5:30 p.m. on the Opry Plaza concert stage located in front of the Opry House, Acuff Theatre, and the Opry Museum. Artists scheduled to perform throughout the summer includes Mandy Barnett, Elizabeth Cook, Carolina Rain, John England & the Western Swingers, Jim Lauderdale, Chris Young, Gail Davies, The Derailers and more.

QUESTION: Our TV news had an item about The Gatlin brothers doing a salute to the military. Do you have any information?

ANSWER: Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers, Joe Diffie and Mark Chesnutt will join The Grand Ole Opry Memorial Day Weekend to honor members of the United States military. The Opry’s salute to the military will continue through Labor Day Weekend. The series includes special shows, recognition of military personnel, and special offers. Other performers on the Memorial Day weekend show are Hal Ketchum, the Del McCoury Band and Porter Wagoner. There will be performances from the Opry stage and military performances and displays in the Opry Plaza.

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QUESTION: A friend of mine used to sing a song about “If This Is Our Last Time.” She said it was on the radio by Brenda Lee many years ago. Do you know anything about that song?

ANSWER: “If This Is Our Last Time” scored a # 30 hit for Brenda Lee in 1971

QUESTION: In the 60’s there was a song played on the radio a few times about “If I Lived Here.” I’ve asked about it at all the music stores and nobody ever heard of it. Have you?

ANSWER: “If I Lived Here” was the flipside of Del Reeves’ 1968 # 5 hit, “Looking At The World Through A Windshield.”

QUESTION: Marie Osmond’s “Paper Roses” is my favorite song. My brother says that Sonny James wrote that song. Is that true?

ANSWER: Marie’s 1973 # one was written by Janice Torre and Fred Spielman and was produced by Sonny James

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Ferlin Husky is resting in a Springfield, Mo., hospital following surgery for blockage in arteries in both of his legs.

Husky, 81, was admitted to St. John's Hospital after blockage was suspected in one leg.
The Flat River, Mo., native had open heart surgery in 1977. He also was hospitalized for a week in 1983 after suffering a heart attack in Seattle.

Despite his health, Husky still performs about once a month, including a recent '50s festival in Wisconsin with Little Richard, Wanda Jackson and Bo Diddley.

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COUNTRY MUSIC’S TOP TUNES IN:

1945
At Mail Call Today - Gene Autry

1953
Mexican Joe - Jim Reeves

1961
Hello Walls - Faron Young

1969
My Life (Throw It Away if I Want To) - Bill Anderson

1977
Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) - Waylon Jennings

1985
Radio Heart - Charly McClain

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TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY

By: Bill Morrison

Dr. Humphrey Bate 1875-1936: born Sumner County, Tennessee in 1875. Would become a country music pioneer, and early star of the Grand Ole Opry, along

with his band the Possum Hunters.

Ernest “Pop” Stoneman of the “Stoneman Family” was born in Monarat, VA 1893.

Tom T. Hall, the Storyteller, was born in a log cabin, at Olive Hill, KY in 1936.

Vernon Presley was sentenced to Mississippi’s Parchman penitentiary, for a period of three years, for a forgery conviction in 1938. Gladys and Elvis

went on welfare during this period of time.

Jessi Colter was born “Mirriam Johnson,” in Phoenix, AZ 1947.

Gene Autry’s “I Wish I Had Never Met Sunshine” charted 1946.

Columbia Records signed Marty Robbins in 1951.

The Louvin Brothers recorded “When I Stopped Dreaming” 1955.

Marty Robbins released “Cap And Gown/Last Night About This Time” 1959.

Faron Young’s “Hello Walls” was #1 in 1961.

Whisperin’ Bill Anderson’s “My Life, Throw It Away If I Want To” was #1 in 1969.

Melba Montgomery’s “No Charge” went to #1 in 1974.

Waylon Jennings topped the charts with “Lukenbach Texas” 1977.

Charly McClain’s “Radio Heart” was #1 in 1985.

Dick Curless, age 63, the Baron of Country Music, died 1995.

Le Ann Rhimes’ recording of “Blue,” charted 1996.

Columbia Records released Mary-Chapin Carpenter’s “Party Doll & Other Favorites” 1999.

Ben Joseph Peters, age 71, Grammy Award winning songwriter and Inductee of the International Songwriter

Hall of Fame died in Nashville 2005.

by: Bill Morrison www.rockabillyhall.com/billmorrison.html

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“Country Classics ~ Music From The Heart”

By: Bill Morrison

Who Am I? In the movie “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” George Clooney pretends to sing the song “I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow.” Who actually sang this song for the movie soundtrack, and whose band is he a member of?

Alan Jackson will celebrate his 16^th anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry on June 7, 2007.

The Craven Country Jamboree was held in Saskatchewan, Canada, July 13^th—16^th, 2006.

Kenny Rogers filmed his first made for TV movie “The Gambler” in 1980. The movie was based on his Grammy Award Winning 1978 United Artists #1 single.

Marty Robbins and wife Marizona had one child, Ronald Carson Robertson a.k.a. Ronnie Robbins.

Song Of The Day: “How Can I Unlove You” –recorded by Lynn Anderson and released on the Chart label in 1971. The single hit the Billboard chart in August, and remained on the chart for 16 weeks. Three of those weeks the Joe South penned tune sat at #1. This was Lynn’s 24^th chart single and her second #1 hit.

Harry Bailey and the Southern Serenaders (a string band) made their debut appearance on the WSM Barn Dance on March 20, 1926.

Dolly Parton co-wrote “Daddy Was An Old—Time Preacher Man” with her aunt Dorothy Jo Hope, who was also a preacher.

Sam Bush won the National Junior Fiddle Championship three years in a row. He joined the band “Bluegrass Alliance” playing mandolin in 1970.

George D. Hay returned to WSM and the Grand Ole Opry on March 5, 1938 after a fourteen month absence, due to what some called a nervous breakdown. Hay was replaced by station manager Harry Stone during this period of time.

Remembering Radio’s Finest Hours: “The Hank Snow Show” CKCW, Mocton, Canada

***Who Am I? Dan Tyminski, and this very talented young man is a member of “AKUS” Alison Krauss & Union Station.

Remembering A Country Music Legend: Johnny Bond 1915-~1978

Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actor Johnny Bond was born Cyrus Whitfield Bond, June 1, 1915, in Enville, Oklahoma. Bond began his professional musical career as a teenager, playing banjo, guitar, and ukulele in a local string band. Along with Jimmy Wakely and Scotty Harrel he formed the trio The Bell Boys in 1937. The following year Johnny wrote the very popular “Cimarron,” and in 1939 the Bell Boys appeared In the Roy Rogers movie “Saga of Death Valley.” Johnny and the band moved to California in 1940, and signed a recording contract with Decca, where they recorded as The Jimmy Wakely Trio, and joined the cast of Gene Autry’s CBS Melody Ranch Radio Broadcast in September. The band recorded on the Okeh label through Columbia Records as Johnny Bond & the Cimarron Boys from 1941~1957, during the same period of time they were recording for Decca as The Jimmy Wakely Trio. and were cast members of the “Hollywood Barn Dance” between 1943~1947. Johnny Bond made his debut guest appearance on the Grand Ole Opry in 1948, and joined the cast of the TV and radio show Town Hall Party as a performer, and writer from 1952~1960. In 1955 Tex Ritter and Johnny Bond formed Red River Songs, Inc., and Vidor Publications, Inc. Over the years dozens of top artists recorded Johnny Bond penned tunes. In his later years Bond wrote his autobiography, and a biography of Tex Ritter. Bond was working on a book about Western music, with Ken Griffis when he died. Johnny Bond was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970, and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999. He appeared in numerous movies during his career. Johnny Bond died of a stroke on June 12, 1978, in Burbank, California. His body was cremated, and the ashes scattered in the Pacific ocean.

Thought For Today: Political correctness is currently Satan’s favorite tool. It is a tool designed to destroy nations from within. Europe today is a good example of how well that tool works. America is in the process of discovering the horrible results of this foolish, and destructive socially, permissive disease. Our grandparents would have spit in the face of half of today’s American citizens, and all of our politicians. A huge part of our younger generation today would never understand that. They don’t know who their father is, let alone their grandparents. As this is being written, both coasts of America are burning out of control, and much of the rest of the country is under water. Is anybody getting the picture???

by: Bill Morrison www.rockabillyhall.com/billmorrison.html

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IS THAT ALL THERE IS?

By: Jack Blanchard

I was rereading a very complimentary review of one of our records.
The reviewer said this: "It's one of the best songs Jack has written
in his long career as a songwriter."

I read the write-up about a dozen times due apparently to a self-esteem problem.
Then I started to think "What's wrong? I should be happier than this."

Digging through my cluttered ego, I think I found the problem.
It was the phrase "his long career".

That's it? That was the career? Somehow I've always thought of myself as an up-and-comer,
expecting to break into a career at any moment. I didn't know I was actually having one... a long one.

I guess any musician who gets through life without resorting to a day job, can call it a career.

How could I have had this alleged long career when I still feel 27 years old inside?
It must be insecuritywhen I take a compliment as an obituary.

Peggy Lee sang a famous song titled "Is That All There Is?".
I know the song is good, but I always avoided listening to it. When it comes on, I mentally cover my ears and sing Jingle Bells,
fake a coughing fit, or just leave the room. Some songs cut too close to the truths we don't want to hear.

I write sad songs about life and death, so who am I to talk?
But if I'm in the later chapters of a long career, where's my mansion?
My big bank account?

Misty and I were never Nashville insiders, and we never got paid for most of our efforts,
but for some reason we still love our work, and will never retire.
We're waiting for some excitement... a tour... the Big Break.

Retirement to me is like endless recess. We have too much left to do.

We'd like to move to Cortland, New York. It's beautiful country, they have a Country Music Hall of Fame,
and there's an apple named after the town. So why not?

Or maybe Tennessee or California, Australia or Buffalo. Somewhere to see new or old things.
Have an adventure.

I know Misty and I have been doing this for a lot of years, and yet it seems like one year.
We've had unbelievable fun, and some real hell along the way.
The bad times made the good times taste better. It's the contrasts.

We still want more. We're addicted to life and music.
Is that all there is? Not if I can help it.

Jack Blanchard -
THE JACK BLANCHARD & MISTY MORGAN HOME PAGE:
http://jackandmisty.com

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"Live Fast, Love Hard: The Faron Young Story"

FARON YOUNG, TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS AGO: Faron played the Caravan East in El Paso, Texas, on May 23, 1979. The Country Deputies at the time were Ray Emmett, Richard Bass, Al Lewis, Leon Boulanger, and Cootie Wayne. Robyn Young was also on that tour. Throughout the years Faron traveled a ten-day circuit that ran from Texas up through Colorado, sometimes swinging through New Mexico and Arizona. Other clubs included the Longhorn Ballroom, Dancetown USA, Caravan, The Rising Sun, Mr. Lucky's, and Spurs Supper Club.

When my sister lived in Colorado Springs, we had the opportunity to see Faron at the Cow Palace there.

May 23 played a significant role in my past. I graduated from college on that day and, 13 years later, from officer candidate school with a commission as an ensign in the U. S. Navy.

LETTERS

Connie Johnson writes, "I just want to remind people they can pre order the book. I have already pre paid mine and as soon as it comes off the press I will have one. I am more than ready to read the book about the greatest entertainer, singer and friend I have ever known. He was my Daddy Cat. I gave him that name when I first met him back in 1971, and got to really know him over the years. He roared like a lion but when you got to know him and you were called his friend you knew he was gentle as a kitten. I count it an honor and blessing to have called him FRIEND for so many years.

It is still so hard to believe the last time I left his home and said good bye, If I'd Only Known It Was The Last Time, I would never see him again.

Our last conversation on the phone I will always remember. I cherish the years of friendship. He is ONE OF A KIND and will never be replaced."

Pastor Keith Jenkins of Atlanta, Georgia, says, "Having just reached my 49th birthday my memories of Faron are from the late 60's through the 80's, but my appreciation of his music goes back to his earliest Capitol sides. To me, the cover just screamed 'This is the one, the only, the legendary Faron Young!' I hope I live long enough to get my hands around a copy - October is so far away!"

Debra from the UK says, "My late friend Glenn Sutton read your book and said how brilliant it was going to be. I'm looking forward to reading it."

Betty Smith writes from Toledo, Ohio, "First thing I want to say hi again and let you know I can't wait for your book to come out. Now next you know we have been friends of Faron over 35 years and love him like family. Great job, Diane, we're behind you 110 percent."

Diane Diekman

Washington DC, USA

altruria@verizon.net

Faron Young info: http://ddiekman.tripod.com/id8.html

Newsletter archive: http://ddiekman.tripod.com/id70.html and http://ddiekman.tripod.com/blog

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FOOD FOR THE SOUL:

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Mark 13:31,32 NIV

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