vingar.se Per-Unos hemsida COUNTRY  Nyhetsbrev från 2004 juni # 43 - 50
från Janne Lindgren & CountryMusicSweden A  nonprofit organisation to promote country music Gratisprenumerera genom att maila till Janne! Email:   steelguitar@swipnet.se

CountryMusicSweden

A  nonprofit organisation to promote country music

Email:   steelguitar@swipnet.se

Nyhetsbrev nr. 043        3 juni  2004

Det här nyhetsmailet kommer till er mailadress torsdagar och söndagar.

Titta tillbaka på tidigare nyhetsblad på www.vingar.se eller www.country.vingar.se

 

Den här gången har jag lyckat samla ihop en hel del nyheter på engelska och för en del kan det bli jobbigt att läsa allt. Men läs så mycket ni orkar. Lite svenska texter finns ibland alla långa artiklar för att lätta upp det hela. Åtminstone är de flesta positiva!

 Som jag trodde så fick jag vara med Vikingarna i Bingolotto i söndags! Visserligen inte i bild, men ni som är lite lyhörda kunde höra min steel i bakgrunden på "Leende Guldbruna Ögon". Det gläder mig att det inte satt någon tönt vid en steel (som är rätt vanligt numera) och fejkade mitt ljud. Jag hör mig själv titt som tätt bakom grupper som jag gjort inspelningar med. Förr fick man vara med vid varje TV-framträdande men idag med modern teknik blandar man play back och "live"-framträdande och det är svårt att upptäcka "fusket"! Åtminstone gör inte vanliga människor det! Det skulle vara kul att få ersättning  vid varje tillfälle artister och band använder mina bakgrunder vid sin framträdanden om det så är i TV eller ute i parkerna. Jag är säker på att jag skulle ha tjänat stora pengar om jag så bara fått en krona per framförd låt per kväll och grupp. Har diskuterat det hela med SAMI (Svenska Artister och Musikers Intresseorganisation) men inte ens de kan göra något åt saken trots att det faktiskt är olagligt att använda inspelningar hur som helst utan musikantens/upphovsmannens godkännande. 

 

Jag vill påminna om att det inte är någon bra idé att sända mig information i storformat om festivaler med mer. Jag kan bara publicera det ni skickar som vanliga mail och som då innehåller t ex en hemsidesadress, där kan läsarna själva avgöra om det är intressant att gå in och titta. Trevlig läsning!  Janne Lindgren

 

God morgon Janne,

Tänkte komma med lite info om C&M:s spelning den 5/6.

Conny Bergh (spelar vanligtvis i Lazy Bones United) och jag, Michael Axelsson ( Nameless) spelar under namnet C&M på Cafe Storgatan 13 i Ljungby lördag 5/6.

Vi spelar endast låtar av Hank Williams och Jonny Cash och det på två gitarrer och sång.

Väldigt mycket 'back to basics'.

Mvh Micke
 

 Hej Micke, kul att ni kör lite country i Ljungby. Mer sånt!  JL.

 

Hej Janne,

Tim och jag spelar ju i Nora på fredag och på lördag, på en festival där. Kanske du skulle kunna nämna det i ditt nyhetsbrev?
Du kanske också kan hänvisa till vår websida:

http://hem.passagen.se/paintinghorses

Har du själv varit och tittat på den förresten? Vi har ju gjort om den.

Hälsningar,

Caroline.

 
Lycka till i Nora!  Hemsidan är jättefin! Irländaren ser ju ut som en riktig cowboy!!  JL.

 

STORY BEHIND THE SONG

According to Johnny Russell, “Act Naturally,” began as a joke and wound up as a country song!

Russell said, “I had a date with this cute young girl, but I had to break that date because some friends of mine had booked a recording session for that same night in Los Angeles, California, and asked me to help them out. Of course this sweet young thing asked me why I was breaking the date with her and I told her that they were gonna put me in the movies and make a big star out of me. Of course I said that as a joke and we both got a big laugh out of it. But I kept thinking about what I had said and how the idea of bringing an old boy to Hollywood to make him a star would fit into a song. So after playing with the idea for awhile-I sat down and wrote the song in one day. I even pitched the song to the guy they were recording that night but he just couldn’t learn it. So I played the song to my record producer and he turned it down. He said that songs about movies just weren’t popular. I pitched the song to several other artists and record producers and they all turned it down. Everybody was calling it a “gimmick song.” They kept telling me to write a song about love or heartbreak.

I thought “Act Naturally” was a love song-maybe a different kind of love song-but still a love song-but nobody else thought so.”

Russell had been writing songs with a young lady named Vonei Morrison. He decided to play “Act Naturally” for her and she loved the tune. She immediately suggested pitching the song to Buck Owens. At the time Johnny and Vonei had agreed to share co-writers credit on any songs they wrote. So he gave her co-writer credit on “Act Naturally.” They put five songs on a demo acetate and Vonei delivered it to Buck Owens. But when Owens finally replied, he didn’t like “Act Naturally” at all.

BUT—Don Rich—Buck Owens’ guitar player, fiddle player, tenor singer and right hand man—heard the demo and liked “Act Naturally.” Don began humming the song around buck and pretty soon, Buck was humming it too.

Johnny said, “One night Buck Owens called me and offered to record “Act Naturally” if he could have the publishing rights to the song. I told him he could. I found out later that he had already recorded the song that day.”

“Act Naturally” entered the country music charts April 13^th, 1963 and zoomed up to number one, where it stuck for 4 weeks. It was on the charts for 28 weeks.

During a 1965 Beatles recording session, Ringo Starr decided to come out from the behind the drums and record a vocal track for their new album. The song he picked to record was “Act Naturally.” The Beatles album was a best seller.

Then twenty-four years later, Ringo Starr and Buck Owens recorded a duet version of “Act Naturally,” which peaked at # 27 on the country music charts in 1989 and was on the charts for 11 weeks.

Not bad for a song that started out as a joke because a guy broke a date with his girlfriend!

 

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Question One: I have heard on the radio that Willie Nelson had surgery on his hand and then later, I heard that he did not. Did he or didn’t he have the surgery?

Answer: Willie Nelson's daughter has confirmed that her father underwent surgery on May 19 to relieve pain in his left hand due to carpal tunnel syndrome. On the singer's official Web site, Lana Nelson writes, "After a year of trying everything from arnica to zinc to relieve the pain, he finally had to break down and let them whittle on it a little.” Willis expected to fully recover.

 

Question Two:There was a song on the radio back in the 60’s about “The Mobile Home, Her and Her Car.” Do you know the singers name and was that record a hit?

Answer:“Her And The Car And The Mobile Home” was a # 67 hit for Dave Kirby in 1969. Kirby recently passed away in Branson, Missouri.

 

Question Three:Did they ever decide where to film the new movie about the life of Johnny Cash?

Answer: Filming of the movie biography of the late Johnny Cash will begin in Memphis, Tennessee on June 28^th.Memphis and Shelby County Film and Television commissioner Lynn Sitler says the $28 million film will shoot for ten weeks. The movie will also film in Nashville and Arkansas with Joaquin Phoenix portraying Cash and Reese Witherspoon as June Carter Cash.
State film commissioner David Bennett says the producer wants familiar exterior shots that could include Ryman Auditorium in Nashville and the Cash's home in Hendersonville.
Called "Walk the Line," the movie will chronicle Cash's career from 1955 until 1968. The time span includes his Sun Records days in Memphis and his rise to stardom.

 

Question Four: My grandpa used to sing a song about “being too old to cut the mustard.” eHe He said it was on the radio all the time back in the early 50’s. Do you have an y information about such a record?

Answer: ”Too Old To Cut The Mustard” was the 3^rd chart single for The Carlisles. It peaked at # 6 in 1951 and was on the charts for 6 weeks.

 

Question Five: Last week you published information about Merle Kilgore being seriously ill. Do you have an update on his condition and where I can send a get well card?

Answer: Merle Kilgore is recuperating from heart surgery and doing well.

Donations in lieu of flowers can be sent to: St. Jude  c/o Merle Kilgore  1305 16th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37212  Well-wishers can send cards to:  Merle Kilgore Management  2 Music Circle South  Nashville, TN 37202

 

Question Six: My cousin has a cassette recording he made from the radio about a song about a “two dollar toy.” Do you know the name of the guy singing that song and when it came out?

Answer: ”A Two Dollar Toy” was Stoney Edwards’ first chart single. It peaked at # 68 in 1971. Stoney died in 1997.

 

Question Seven: The radio guys were talking about Mother Maybelle Carter’s original guitar being for sale. What’s that all about?

Answer: ''Mother Maybelle'' Carter's 1928 Gibson L-5, on which she played most of the Original Carter Family's hits, is for sale for $575,000. Gruhn Guitars on Lower Broadway in Nashville, Tennessee is selling the instrument for the anonymous owner.
The guitar has been on loan to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's permanent exhibit for three years and was regarded as one of its ''crown jewels.'' Maybelle Carter purchased it new, and it was virtually her only instrument during her long recording career until her death in 1978.
The guitar was removed from the building and a description posted on Gruhn's Web site.
''We are all very sad about it, but we can't really object to or question what the owner of any artifact wants to do,'' said museum spokeswoman Liz Thiels, adding that the staff hoped a philanthropist would help return it to the museum.
''It's important that it remains somewhere it will be cared for and preserved. Who knows what it will mean for future generations?'' she said.
Maybelle's guitar is an important part of American musical history, not just country music. Maybelle, Alvin Pleasant (''A.P'') Carter and his wife, Sara, were discovered July 27, 1927, by Victor producer Ralph Peer in Bristol, Tenn.
Those famous ''Bristol sessions'' yielded country music's earliest stars, the Original Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers. The Carters went on to popularize numerous songs they brought from the Virginia hills, and the group cut hundreds of records, including Keep on the Sunny Side, Wildwood Flower and Can the Circle Be Unbroken, better known now as Will the Circle Be Unbroken.
Maybelle Carter is thought to have purchased her new L-5 in 1928 with money she made from the Bristol sessions.
Gruhn said Maybelle's guitar was the most historically significant instrument to come through his doors. He ranked country music's most important instruments as Maybelle's guitar, Bill Monroe's Gibson F-5 mandolin and Earl Scruggs' Gibson Mastertone banjo. Monroe's mandolin has been offered for more than $1 million.
Maybelle's L-5 was Gibson's most expensive new model guitar and cost $275 without a case in 1928.
Gruhn, who works with an international clientele of high-end guitar collectors, said he, too, would be sorry if Maybelle's L-5 were to leave Nashville and said he hoped a donor or group would come up with the money to keep it here.   On the Web Gruhn Guitars: www.gruhnguitar.com
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum: www.countrymusichalloffame.com

 

Question Eight: Several years ago, there was a song played on the radio about a guy wondering, “if fingerprints showed up on skin, I wonder who’s I’d find on you.” Do you know the correct title for that song and the name of the singer?

Answer: ”Fingerprints” was Freddie Harts’ 14^th chart single. It peaked at # 41 in 1970 and was on the charts for 11 weeks.

 

Question Nine: The dudes on radio were talking about a new Loretta Lynn video. Do you have any information?

Answer: Loretta Lynn's video for "Miss Being Mrs.," recently premiered on CMT. It's the first video from Van Lear Rose, a collaboration with Jack White of the White Stripes. The song shares Lynn's thoughts and emotions after the death of her husband, Oliver "Doolittle" Lynn, in 1996. Loretta wears her original “Coal Miner's Daughter” dress, and the video was shot in the parlor and the bedroom of her Hurricane Mills, Tennessee home. “ Van Lear Rose” was released April 27^th and has sold almost 100,000 copies.

 

Question Ten: My uncle used to sing a song about “I keep forgetting that I forgot all about you.” He said it was on the radio back in the 60’s. Do you know anything about such a song and the singer?

Answer: “I Keep Forgettin’ That I Forgot About You” Was Wynn Stewarts’ 7^th chart single. It peaked at # 43 in 1965 and was on the charts for 7 weeks.

Wynn died in 1985.

Question Eleven: I heard on the TV news that Johnny Cash’s personal stuff was being sold. Is that true?

Answer: According to Sotheby's auction house, Johnny and June Carter Cash’s memorabilia will be sold within the next few months. Items up for auction will include Johnny's guitars, banjos, handwritten lyrics, photographs, vintage black leather clothing, stage costumes, GRAMMY Awards, antiques, crystal and other furnishings. The collection is valued at about $1.5-million. Among the items is a guitar designed by Cash, which is estimated to be worth $15,000 and a notebook filled with his handwritten lyrics, which is valued at $6,000. The auction is reported to be something Johnny was planning in the months between his wife's death and his own.

 

Question Twelve: The radio guys said that the Country Music Association had something to do with an Eddy Arnold birthday celebration. Do you have any information on that?

Answer: The Country Music Association recently honored Eddy Arnold with a surprise birthday party. Arnold was visiting the CMA offices for a scheduled meeting when a birthday cake and giant card were unveiled by the staff to recognize his 86th birthday.
Arnold was the first CMA Entertainer Of The Year in 1967.

 

Hej Janne

Läser i ett nyhetsbrev din kommentar till Junsele:s Rock och countryfestival, och undrar

om Du inte har missuppfattat programtablå`n .( Eller gör Du som vanligt????)

Varför "Spyr du din vanliga galla" över en DEL av programmet och nämner inte COUNTRY

inslaget med ROSIE FLORES och STEVE HAGGARD.

Lite mer ärlighet eftersöks.

Jan Berglund / Bålsta

 

Nej, jag har verkligen inte missuppfattat tablån! Rosie Flores och Steve Haggard förändrar inte min uppfattning om att Junsele Rock och Countryfestival från och med nu kan ta bort ordet country från sitt namn. Jag visste inte ens att Rosie Flores skulle komma dit, men det måste bero på att läs och skrivkunskapen inte är så utvecklad hos den som gör deras reklamblad. Rosie Flores har jag själv spelat med ett flertal gånger och äger faktiskt de flesta av hennes plattor. Inte kan man säga att allt hon gör är country. Tvärtom, det lutar nog mer åt rockhållet och passar således in i Junsele. En bra och rutinerad artist är hon dock och framför allt trevlig att jobba med.  Steve Haggard skulle jag inte satsa 5 öre på att åka och titta på ( om nu femöringar fanns). Min moster sjunger bättre country än vad han gör! Men okejdå, det var många år sedan jag spelade med honom och man får väl hoppas på att han har blivit bättre med åren! Du kan väl berätta för oss hur det hela avlöpte?  JL.

 

"Happy Birthday Paul Franklin...!!!"
by Charlotte Dillon

The legendary session guitarist Paul Franklin was born in Detroit, MI, in 1953. Country music from greats like Pasty Cline was a part of his everyday home life, but it was a guitar player by the name of Joe Edwards who first influenced the young Franklin and turned his thoughts toward being a musician.  When Franklin was nine years old, he began his mastery of the steel guitar. At 16 he performed a solo spot on the hit tune, "It's So Nice to Be With You." When someone is really good at what they do, word of mouth can spread faster than a brush fire during a drought. And so it was for Paul Franklin.

Franklin graduated from high school around 1970. At the ripe old age of 17, fresh from school, he picked up his dreams and moved to Nashville. In no time at all he had landed a remarkable job as a member of Barbara Mandrell's road band. For several years he traveled with one band or another, playing beside celebrated country artists of the time like Jerry Reed and Dottie West.

In the early '80s Franklin turned his attention to session work. He reached as high a level of success with this venture as with his first. Over the years he performed beside more artists than could possibly be listed here. Some of the bigger names are Rhett Akins, John Anderson, Susan Ashton, Brooks & Dunn, Shania Twain, Tracy Byrd, Suzy Bogguss, Faith Hill, Deana Carter, Alan Jackson, Wynonna Judd, and Clint Black.

During Franklin's extraordinary career he has won many awards. For three years in a row, from 1994 through 1996, he was named best steel guitarist by the Academy of Country Music. In both 1999 and 2000 he was nominated for the Country Music Association's Musician of the Year award.

Along the way, he not only mastered the steel guitar, but also the electric guitar, the pedal steel guitar, the slide guitar, the Dobro, and the pedal Dobro. He has even been known to accompany on the fiddle or drums.

 

Hej igen

Det hörs lovande med en så duktig sångerska. Det ser jag fram mot.Hoppas också att jag kommer i läge att höra er någonstans i sommar.

Jag vill naturligtvis beställa skivan när den kommer, så var snäll och skicka ett ex.

Vänligen Filip Flodman

 

OK Filip, jag sänder plattan då den kommer i slutet av sommaren!  Här nedan kommer den färskaste rapporten om kommande festival i Nashville. Festivalen börjar redan nästa vecka och är ni lyckliga att åka till Nashville just nu så händer massor av saker i stan. Men det blir trångt vill jag påstå!  JL.

Here's the latest news:
* New in 2004 - CMA Music Festival Sports Zone!
* CMT 100 Greatest Love Songs Concert
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EXCITING EVENTS AND CELEBRITIES ADDED TO NEW CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL SPORTS ZONE

From pucks to arrows, hooks to footballs, the new-in-2004 Sports Zone is the place for sports and music enthusiasts alike during 2004 CMA Music Festival/Fan Fair(R). The 2004 CMA Music Festival Sports Zone, which is open Thursday through Sunday, 1:00-6:00 PM/CDT, is easily accessible on The Coliseum grounds from the Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge, which connects Downtown Nashville activities to the Sports Zone.

Bass fishing's leading anglers will be paired with Country Music's biggest stars in a unique bass tournament that concludes with an exciting weigh-in you don't want to miss on Saturday, June 12. Check out the BASS(R) Outdoor Expo, a showcase of products and interactive venues from the sponsors of the 2004 CITGO Bassmaster(R) Tournament Trail and Bassmaster Elite 50 series.

There are several events that include appearances by your favorite artists. The "Third Annual Andy Griggs Celebrity Archery Tournament" is always a hit with fans and it is an official part of the Sports Zone in 2004. The event takes place at 1:00 PM, Friday, June 11. Visit www.CMAfest.com for list of participating artists. Fans of all-terrain vehicles are in for a treat as Highlifter presents Fisher's ATV World's Celebrity ATV Rodeo, hosted by Country duo Montgomery Gentry. The ATV Rodeo will be held from 4:00-6:00 PM/CDT, Thursday, June 10. Visit the website for the full press release and list of times and participants.

Sports celebrities will also make appearances in the Sports Zone. George Rogers, who won the Heisman Trophy in 1980 while a running back at the University of South Carolina, will make an appearance in the Sports Zone on Friday, June 11 (check schedule for additional days and times). NHL's Nashville Predators hosts displays in the CMA Music Festival Sports Zone including an inflatable slapshot cage and an inflatable hockey player and an appearance by goalie Tomas Vokoun. Fans can check out the Predators' tent for team information. Tennessee Titans wide receiver Drew Bennett is back in 2004 making in appearance in the Sports Zone. NASCAR driver Stacy Compton will be signing autographs at his No. 59 interactive race car, sponsored by Bush's(R) Baked Beans. Several TNA Wrestling Superstars will also sign autographs.

The Sports Zone also features displays by Camping World; Coca-Cola Game Trailer, with XBox, PlayStation 2 and GameCube systems for game play; Fisher's ATV World; Ford; Greased Lightning®; the National Women's Football Association, the Nashville Sounds mascot Ozzie as well as the Toyota Interactive Garage featuring two Toyota Tundra race trucks from the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, a 25-foot rock wall and a mechanical bull from New Heights and more.

This is CMA Music Festival after all and concerts will also be part of the activities at the Bass Performance Stage. Confirmed performers include Brian O'Neal, Chalee Tennison, Jason Aldean, and The Fox Brothers, with more artists to be announced soon. Check the schedule for days and times.

Check out the schedule online to see the most up-to-date artists listed in performing order!
http://www.cmafest.com/2004/schedule/default.aspx?year=2004
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Don't miss the CMT 100 Greatest Love Songs Concert on Wednesday, June 9th at the Gaylord Entertainment Center

CMT welcomes Country Music fans worldwide to Nashville on the eve of CMA Music Festival/Fan Fair(R) with a TV taping of one of the biggest concerts of the summer. An array of stars will perform the Top 12 songs from CMT's romantic list of 100 GREATEST LOVE SONGS. Concert goers will experience the Top 12 songs performed live by Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis, Brad Paisley, Sara Evans, Lee Ann Womack, Joe Nichols, Dierks Bentley, Lonestar, Josh Turner, Julie Roberts, Buddy Jewell, Del McCoury Band and more artists soon to be announced. The Mavericks' frontman Raul Malo will act as the evening's Music Director.

CMT 100 GREATEST LOVE SONGS documentary and concert will debut on CMT Sunday, June 13 at 4:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT.
Here's your chance to see some of Country Music's legendary artists and today's rising superstars on the same stage performing some of the top 100 love songs. Get your tickets now at cmt.com, ticketmaster.com or call 615-255-9600. Find out more online at: http://www.cmafest.com/2004/special/cmt.asp
CMA e-news subscribers SAVE BIG!!! Enter code: CMA when ordering online and save $10 off each ticket.
http://www.cmafest.com/2004/special/cmt.asp?id=1
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For all the latest news and to purchase tickets, please visit www.CMAfest.com. Tickets are still available for four-day ticket packages as well as single concert tickets for Nightly Concerts at The Coliseum. Single-day tickets to the Greased Lightning(R) Riverfront Park concerts will be sold the day of the show at the gate.

Oj, det blev ett långt nyhetsbrev! Vi hörs på söndageftermiddag. 

 

Janne Lindgren

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CountryMusicSweden

A  nonprofit organisation to promote country music

Email:   steelguitar@swipnet.se

Nyhetsbrev nr. 044        6 juni  2004

Det här nyhetsmailet kommer till er mailadress torsdagar och söndagar.

Titta tillbaka på tidigare nyhetsblad på www.vingar.se eller www.country.vingar.se

 

Jag hoppas att ni inte glömt att hissa flaggan idag då det är Sveriges Nationaldag! Nästa år kanske den här dagen är en helgdag då man funderar på att byta ut Annandag Pingst och göra 6 juni till helgdag istället! Tja, kanske en bra idé. Personligen har jag ingen uppfattning annat än att jag tycker den här dagen alltid ska vara en helgdag. 

 

Jag har fått ihop en del intressanta nyheter åt er. Håll till godo!  Janne Lindgren

 

Hej Janne.

Såg dej i ett repotage i gitarrtidningen FUZZ. Kul att de kan skriva om steelguitar äntligen. Det var några bilder med på dej, såg en Carter i bakrunden på den ena. Har du den kvar också? De skrev att det var del 2 i steelguitarrepotage??? Jag har inte sett nån del 1 !???

Det slog mej häromdan, spelar Mats Rosen nåt nuförtiden? Han var en av min stora idoler när jag skulle börja spela steel...(även du förstås) ;-)

Måste berätta om en coolgrej jag hörde häromdan.

Vi var o spelade i Laneloge. Efteråt kom det 2 norskor fram som vi känner lite sen förrut...vi pratade på det mesta men sen kom vi in på countrymusik. Den ena berättade att hon var utbytesstudent i USA 1992...åhhh tyckte jag (som än inte varit där)

-Ja jag var i Nashville i 1 år säger hon...NEEEj..svarar jag lagom avundsjukt. Vi pratade en stund till. -Du spelar steel sa hon...Ja, jag försöker svarade jag.

- Bortgånge farfar i familjen jag var hos spelade steel sa hon...han var visst känd tror jag?.. fortsatte hon

Jasså, svarade jag...vad hette han?? Pete Drake sa hon...känner du igen det? RIDÅ!!!! Jag bara gapade....

Sånt är livet ibland...

M.V.H

Conny Ohlson

 

Tack för de upplysningarna! Har inte fått någon Fuzztidning än trots att de lovat att sända en. Men jag köper en idag! Historien om de norska tjejerna är lysande! Världen ÄR liten!  JL.

 

ARTIST NEWS (rapport från Dan Ekbäck i Nashville)
Reba McEntire, who kicked off her summer tour June 1 in Canada, performed on the Today Show's outdoor concert series this morning (June 4). While in New York, she will also tape Deborah Norville Tonight, which is scheduled to air on June 8 on MSNBC...

Clay Walker heads to Washington today (June 4) to support the National Multiple Sclerosis Society's Public Policy Conference and to heighten awareness about multiple sclerosis (MS). Diagnosed with the disease in 1996, Walker serves as the MS Society's Ambassador of the Year and works through his MS Road Tour to inform and enlighten those living with the disease as well as their care givers. The purpose of this week's conference is to address issues such as improving Medicare prescription drug coverage, House passage of respite care legislation and increased MS research funding at the National Institutes of Health...

Travis Tritt will sit on a panel with dignitaries of the world at the international Group of Eight (G8) Summit in Sea Island, Ga., on June 8. Invited by Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, this Georgia native will participate in a panel discussion with heads of state from the United States of America, the French Republic, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, the Federal Republic of Germany, Japan, the Republic of Italy and Canada. During the three-day summit, thousands of government officials and diplomats will gather and discuss global issues including terrorism, HIV/AIDS, and third world economic development...

Gretchen Wilson appears on NBC's Tonight Show with Jay Leno on June 18...

Sara Evans will appear on ABC’s The View on June 7. She will perform her single "Perfect"...

Anita Cochran’s next single "(I Wanna Hear) A Cheatin' Song" goes for adds on June 28. The song, written by Cochran, features the voice of the late Conway Twitty. Twitty's vocal contribution was painstakingly assembled from work and phrases contained in tracks that he recorded during his 1982-1987 tenure at Warner Bros...

The Mavericks hit the stage of Stubbs' Barbecue in Austin, Texas, on June 2, for a concert that was filmed for a live DVD/CD to be released this September on Sanctuary Records...

The Oak Ridge Boys will appear for the entire hour on Deborah Norville Tonight on June 4.

 

QUESTION: I have a bet with my wife that I can ask a classic country music question that you can’t answer. She doesn’t think I can. So here goes. We have some Johnny Paycheck records on the Little Darlin’ label. Those records have some of the greatest steel guitar playing that I’ve ever heard. I’m betting that you don’t know who played the steel guitar on those records. Do you?

ANSWER: There are lots of questions that I can’t answer but that isn’t one of them. The steel guitar player on all of those Paycheck Little Darlin’ sessions was Lloyd Green. By the way—just what did your wife win?

 

QUESTION: My aunt says that Ralph Emery had hit records many years ago. Is that true? I didn’t even know he could sing!

ANSWER: Ralph Emery had one chart single, “Hello Fool,” which was an answer song to Faron Young’s “Hello Walls.” The record peaked at # 4 in 1961 and was on the charts for 15 weeks.

 

ON THIS DATE June 4, COUNTRY MUSIC’S TOP TUNES WERE:

1947 What is Life Without Love - Eddy Arnold

1955 In the Jailhouse Now - Webb Pierce

1963 Lonesome 7-7203 - Hawkshaw Hawkins

1971 I Won’t Mention It Again - Ray Price

 

----- Ursprungligt meddelande ----- Från: maria_olanders@se.sonymusic.com Till: steelguitar@swipnet.se  Skickat: den 4 juni 2004 13:02

Hej Janne,
har fått ditt namn och email genom en del sökningar på nätet. Jag skulle vilja ha lite mer information om Country Music Sweden inför ett eventuellt artistbesök lite längre fram i sommar. Skulle exempelvis vilja veta hur många som nås av ditt utskick/nyhetsbrev mm.
Återkom gärna så snart som möjligt !
Hälsningar
Maria

 

Hej Maria,

 

Jag har ganska många countrymänniskor i mitt register. Hur många vill jag inte upplysa om! Mitt brev är av privat natur och jag skriver om allt som har med countrymusik att göra. Men du ska veta att jag själv bedömer vad som är country eller inte. Den bedömningen gör jag av 45 års erfarenhet av musikformen.

 

Om dina artister är som du säger, country, så upplyser jag självklart mina läsare om vad som kommer. Vet du att dina artister t ex ligger i gränslandet och ibland inte ens där, då är det meningslöst att sända mig info. Då finns det säkert andra kanaler du kan vända dig till.

 

Om du nu ändå beslutar dig för att vända dig till mig och mitt register så bör du i första hand stava ordet country rätt annars tar det stopp redan där!

 

Vänliga hälsningar,

Janne

 

Rösta på bra country, rösta på Carolina Åkerlind på Country Traxlistan. Adressen är www.polarradio.net/countrytrax.asp  

 

Hej
Jag åker till Los Angeles och New York nu i juni (12 inklämda dagar mellan 2 festivalgig här hemma) och hoppas att någon kan ge något tips på roliga countryställen i dessa ännu så länge kanske inte så countryfierade städer? Men de är ju stora nog, så det finns säkert massor bara man vet var man ska leta. Vi är borta mellan 20 juni och 2 juli. Tacksam för alla tips.
info@monicasilverstrand.com

Den 19 juni spelar jag med Jake & The Spitfires på Mönsterås Countryfestival och den 3 juli på Lida Countryfestival. Nya singeln Been There, Done That är klar och kommer från pressarna nästa vecka. Dessutom har jag fått äran att spela på Stockholm Pride Festival så nu ska vi sprida lite countrydoft även i de färgglada fjollornas samling - yeehah!

Återkommer med fler festivalspelningar allteftersom veckorna går och hoppas du tar med infon i ditt nyhetsbrev.

All the best
MONICA SILVERSTRAND

 

Hej Monica,  i L.A. är det tunt med countryklubbar, men om du letar lite då du är på plats så kommer du säkert att finna någon. Förmodligen då inte någon som kör "pure" country men det kanske inte spelar så stor roll. Förr fanns Palomino som var ett höjdarställe! Universal och Disneyland är dock roliga ställen att besöka!  JL.

 

Little Darlin' Reissue Collects Paycheck
By Jim Bessman

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Aubrey Mayhew's legendary 1960s Nashville indie label, Little Darlin' Records, is finally getting respectful reissue treatment through Koch Records' Nashville division. The label was home to classic recordings by Johnny Paycheck, Bobby Helms, Stonewall Jackson (news) and Jeannie C. Riley (news).


Just out is "The Little Darlin' Sounds of Johnny Paycheck: The Beginning," the first of a comprehensive reissue program of early Paycheck material. (The artist changed the spelling of his last name to PayCheck before his death.)  Also newly released is "The Little Darlin' Sound of Bobby Helms." Next up are sets from Jackson and steel-guitar great Lloyd Green, both slated for July 27.

Nashville music historian/journalist Robert K. Oermann notes that the reissues celebrate not only an extraordinary label but an extraordinary era in Music City history.  "The company was one of the coolest country independent labels at a time when Music Row had dozens and dozens of them," Oermann explains. "Now the majors have virtually a stranglehold on the charts, but in the 1960s, a lot more was possible, and Little Darlin's output and roster are the proof."

Citing in particular what was then the "radical" sound of Paycheck and Green, Koch Records Nashville general manager Nick Hunter says: "It was one of the smallest but most influential labels Nashville has ever seen. It didn't sell a lot of records, but it was one of the few labels back in those times that was still having fun -- maybe the first anti-establishment label Nashville ever had."

The reissues also bring Music Row veteran Hunter's career almost full circle.  "I was working at a one-stop in Kansas City in 1967 and was enamored with the Paycheck sound. I called Aubrey up, and he offered me a job in Nashville," Hunter recalls. He briefly worked for Little Darlin' before starting his major-label career with Columbia. Despite moving to the majors, Hunter stayed in touch with Mayhew and attempted to reissue the Little Darlin' catalog 10 years ago while he was at Giant Records. But Hunter left Giant before he could take any action toward that goal. "Then a year ago -- at Koch -- I got to thinking again and called him," Hunter says. "Slowly but surely, we put the deal together."

DIGGING UP CATALOG

Hunter now aims to build an extensive, chronological Paycheck reissue series starting with the artist's 1966 label debut. Among other Little Darlin' artists with product forthcoming are Riley, who recorded for the label before her career breakthrough, and Texas rockabilly/country legend Joe Poovey. He scored the 1966 hit "Heart Full of Love" for Little Darlin' after changing his name to Johnny Dallas.

"There's an incredible amount of stuff that we're still digging up," Hunter says, pointing to Mayhew's eccentric catalog.  "There's an album he put out years ago featuring a radio broadcast by Lee Harvey Oswald in New Orleans that will probably come out some day, and he has four unreleased sides on Clint Eastwood (news), including 'Burning Bridges' from 'Kelly's Heroes."'

But the Paycheck catalog, Hunter adds, is clearly "the centerpiece." Mayhew says, "I recorded almost 500 sides on him, and so little got out. The real treasures are yet to be heard."  Noting the "experimental" nature of the Little Darlin' recordings, Mayhew says the first Paycheck reissue is "just as it was -- very crude. We didn't enhance it or anything, because that's the way it was, the way it started. To dress it up would be a commercial gimmick just to sell records, and anybody who understands Johnny Paycheck wants it raw to begin with."

Mayhew observes Paycheck's influence on the more celebrated Merle Haggard (news) and George Jones (news).  "I dealt with all of them, and he was probably the best country singer that ever surfaced," he says.  "By the time we get finished," Hunter notes, "we'll have 100 to 150 albums out over a five- to seven-year period, 25 Paychecks."

Koch Records senior director of production and catalog development Dave Nives notes that Paycheck "unfortunately, because he was broke, rerecorded everything he did 50 times -- which accounts for real schlock in the marketplace. "Now we're trying to counter that and show that these are his classic, great recordings. Other than the Country Music Foundation's 'The Real Mr. Heartache: The Little Darlin' Years,' they haven't been out."

Det var allt jag hade! Gå nu ut och fira vår nationaldag. Själv ska jag repetera med Country Minstrels inför sommarens jobb!  Ha det så bra!

 

Janne Lindgren

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Email:   steelguitar@swipnet.se

Nyhetsbrev nr. 045       10  juni  2004

Det här nyhetsmailet kommer till er mailadress torsdagar och söndagar.

Titta tillbaka på tidigare nyhetsblad på www.vingar.se eller www.country.vingar.se

 

Äntligen har jag nu fått möjlighet att sända mitt torsdagsbrev. Torsdagen blev stressig i allra högsta grad då min dotter Sara tog sin studentexamen här i Skärholmens Gymnasium. Vi hade fullt hus hela eftermiddagen och kvällen och det var ett väldans firande. Ett extra jättestort tack till Susanne och Daniel (Franke o. Hedström) som ställde upp med sin pick up truck och tjusiga cowboykläder. Självklart tog jag själv på mig min finaste hatt och countrykläder. Regnet strilade ned på skolgården men festen blev ändå väldigt lyckad då vi har tur att kunna vara i min "lilla" studio i källaren.

 

Fredagen var det uppstigning tidigt igen då jag måste till OAL-studion för inspelning med Jard Samuelsson. Countrymusik i kristen ton kan man säga om hans musik. Väl hemma framåt kvällen så var jag rätt trött (bara förnamnet). Där har ni hela förklaringen varför det inte blev något torsdagsbrev. Här kommer det i alla fall!

Janne Lindgren

 

Så är det då dags för årets händelse i Nashville! CMAFest som man kallar den blir nog från och med i år något alldeles extra. Kanske inte alltid så country som vi skulle vilja, men mycket musik lär det bli. Här nedan kan ni se lite av vad som händer!  JL

http://www.cmafest.com/2004/ecard/wrangler/

if you are uGarland Frady died on May 26, 2004 at the Wake Forrest University
Hospital in North Carolina,
Best,
Hank Rosén

Hi again,
saxar dessa rader från Hillbilly-gruppens hemsida:

"Sad news just in about Garland Frady, from one of his oldest friends Ace Tipton.
Garland Frady died on May 26, 2004 at the Wake Forrest University Hospital in North Carolina, I talked to his brother Lee and he said they were going to cremate
him and were not going to have  any service of any kind.

================
Garland has been living back in the South since the 1980s, but made most of  his career while living on the West Coast. He moved to Los Angeles in the mid 1960s, cutting singles for
Filmways (1966) and Dot (around 1967).

A solid singer, he was mainly part of the Valley club scene, and became somewhat of a local at the Palomino. In 1969 he became part of the B-band, the second version of Red
Rhodes Detours which played Mondays and Sundays. The Monday night saw each member front the group in turn for a month or so,  Garland of course got his run.

After Red Rhodes left the Palomino at the end of 1969, Garland got the Sundays with his own band in the early 1970s. During the 1970s he recorded for GNP Crescendo and the short lived
Countryside label which issued his only long player in 1973.

In the 1980s he all but retired, and was working in a vacuum repair shop and  driving up to Vasilia, CA to work a music gig on the weekend. Then I heard he went to Nashville for a while and finally ended up inAtlanta, GA working with his brother in some kind of business.

Eventually in the 1990s he revived his career, and cut a series of self released CDs and cut track for obscure label samplers. He even had a band up to 2002, mabe even into last year.

He had been unwell for about a year or so, but the last few months saw his condition escelate and his was mainly living in a hospice." one link: http://www.acetipton.net/frady01.html

Best Regards,

Hank

 

Hej Janne,    lite nyheter.
Lördagen den 12 juni är det countrykväll i Haurida (Åsens by) utanför Tranås.
Artister: Dottie och hennes band ,Cosmos Cowboys m.fl.
Välkomna.

 

QUESTION: My granddad had an old 78 rpm record of a guy singing a song about “Sweeter Than Flowers.” The label was worn off the record. Do you know the name of the guy singing on that recording? And whatever happened to him?

ANSWER: “Sweeter Than The Flowers” was the third chart single for Aubrey “Moon Mullican,” who was known as “King Of The Hillbilly Piano Players.” The record peaked at # three in 1948

and was charted for 26 weeks. Moon died in 1967.

 

ON THIS DATE June 7, COUNTRY MUSIC’S TOP TUNES WERE:

1950 Birmingham Bounce - Red Foley

1958 All I Have to Do is Dream - The Everly Brothers

1966 Distant Drums - Jim Reeves

1974 Pure Love - Ronnie Milsap

1982 Finally - T.G. Sheppard

 

Remembering Clarence White
Born Jun 7, 1944 in Lewiston, ME.  Died Jul 14, 1973 in Palmdale, CA
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

 
Clarence White was a gifted guitarist who was one of the pioneers of country-rock in the late '60s. Although died young, his work with the Byrds and the Kentucky Colonels, among others, remained celebrated among country-rock and bluegrass aficionados in the decades following his death.
Born in Maine but raised in California, White began playing the guitar at an early age, joining his brothers' band, the Country Boys, when he was just ten years old. The band eventually evolved into the Kentucky Colonels. Clarence left the Colonels in the mid-'60s, becoming a session musician; he played electric guitar on many rock and pop albums. He also began playing with the duo of Gib Gilbeau and Gene Parsons in local California clubs. Gilbeau and Parsons frequently worked with the Gosdin Brothers, so the duo was able to land a cameo appearance for White on the Gene Clark With the Gosdin Brothers album. Around the same time, Clarence recorded a solo album for Bakersfield International which the label didn't release.

In 1968, White joined Nashville West, which also featured Gene Parsons, Gib Gilbeau, Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Glen D. Hardin, and Wayne Moore. Nashville West recorded an album for Sierra Records, but the record didn't appear until 1978. White was invited to join the Byrds in the fall of 1968. Roger McGuinn was rebuilding the Byrds' lineup after the departure of Chris Hillman and Gram Parsons, who went on to form the Flying Burrito Brothers. Clarence White fit into the revamped Byrds' country-rock direction. He played on the group's untitled album, which spawned the single "Chestnut Mare." While he was with the band, he continued to work as a session musician, playing on Randy Newman's 12 Songs (1970), Joe Cocker's eponymous 1969 album, and the Everly Brothers' Stories Would Could Tell (1971), among others.

Once the Byrds disbanded in 1973, Clarence White continued his session work and joined Muleskinner, which also featured David Grisman, Peter Rowan, John Guerin, Bill Keith, John Kahn, and Richard Greene. Muleskinner only released one album, which appeared later in 1973.

After the Muleskinner record was finished, White played a few dates with the Kentucky Colonels and began working on a solo album. He had only completed four tracks when he was killed by a drunken driver while he was loading equipment onto a van; he died on July 14, 1973. Following his death, several posthumous albums of his work with the Kentucky Colonels and the Byrds appeared, as did various albums that featured his playing, including Jackson Browne's Late for the Sky and Gene Parsons' Kindling.

Remembering Wynn Stewart
Born Jun 7, 1934 in Morrisville, MO .   Died Jul 17, 1985 in Hendersonville, TN
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

 
Wynn Stewart was one of the leading figures of West Coast country music, developing in the early '50s the style that would later become known as the Bakersfield sound. Along with Tommy Collins and Buck Owens, Stewart stripped down the sound of honky tonk, taking away the steel guitars and relying on electric instruments, a driving beat, and loud, energetic performances. For most of the late '50s and early '60s, Stewart released a series of independent singles that performed respectably yet failed to break him into the mainstream. By the end of the '60s, he had modified his sound slightly, bringing himself closer to country-pop territory. The shift in style was successful, resulting in his lone number one hit single, "It's Such a Pretty World Today," but Stewart wasn't able to become a genuine country star, despite his steady stream of records during the '70s and '80s. At the time of his sudden death in 1985, he was preparing for another comeback, which may have resulted in some long-overdue critical and popular acclaim. Even though he never received those accolades while he was alive, his early singles like "Wishful Thinking" and "Big, Big Love" clearly inspired contemporaries like Owens and Merle Haggard, as well as '80s neo-traditionalists and alternative country musicians like Dwight Yoakam and k.d. lang, which guarantees him a place in the history of contemporary country music.
Stewart was born in Morrisville, MO, and spent most of his childhood moving around the country with his sharecropping family. Following World War II, he spent a year working for KWTO in Springfield, MO, before moving to California in 1948 with his family. Originally, Stewart wanted to become a professional baseball player, but he suffered from a hand disease and was too short to play ball professionally, so he concentrated on a musical career. While he was still in high school, he formed a band and began playing clubs around California. Eventually, he met steel guitarist Ralph Mooney, who joined Stewart's band; rounding out the group's lineup were guitarist Roy Nichols and bassist Bobby Austin. In 1954, Stewart signed a contract with the independent label Intro, where he released "I've Waited a Lifetime" and "Strolling." The second single drew the attention of Stewart's idol, Skeets McDonald, who had arranged an audition at Capitol Records for him. By the summer of 1956, Stewart had signed with Capitol and released his first single for the label, "Waltz of the Angels," which spent one week at number 14 on the country chart; the song was later a hit for George Jones and Margie Singleton. Subsequent singles were released on Capitol, but none of the records made any impact, and Stewart left the label.

With the help of Harlan Howard, Stewart signed with Jackpot, a subsidiary of Challenge Records, in early 1958. Occasionally employing Mooney on steel guitar, Stewart made a series of singles that explored a number of different styles, from rockabilly and pop to pure honky tonk. In late 1959, he finally had a hit with "Wishful Thinking," which climbed to number five early in 1960. Shortly after the success of "Wishful Thinking," he moved to Las Vegas, where he hosted a local television show and opened the Nashville Nevada Club. By the early '60s, Stewart's reputation, if not his sales, was considerable, and he continued to have a string of moderate hit singles, including the Jan Howard duet "Wrong Company," "Big, Big Love," and "Another Day, Another Dollar." In 1962, Haggard joined Stewart's band as a bassist, and Wynn eventually gave him "Sing a Sad Song" for his debut single.

After his Vegas ventures went bankrupt, Stewart headed back to California in 1965, re-signing with Capitol Records. Early in 1967, he had his first significant hit for the label, "It's Such a Pretty World Today," which spent two weeks at number one. Following its success, Stewart concentrated on softer, more commercially acceptable material, and the result was a string of hit singles that ran into the early '70s. By 1972, his sales were beginning to decrease, and Stewart switched record labels, signing with RCA. Over the next three years he released a number of singles, none of which cracked the Top 40. In 1975, he signed with Playboy Records, scoring a comeback single with the Top Ten "After the Storm" the following year. He stayed with Playboy for two more years, which resulted in only one other hit single: his own version of "Sing a Sad Song."

Stewart launched his own independent label, WIN, in 1978, and his first single, "Eyes Big as Dallas," scraped the bottom of the Top 40. Though the musical climate of the '70s was changing rapidly, leaving Stewart behind, he also wasn't able to achieve more success because of his developing alcoholism. Eventually, he decided to step back from performing in the early '80s, using the time away from the spotlight. During the mid-'80s, Stewart decided to launch a comeback with an extensive tour and a new album on his Pretty World record label when he died suddenly of a heart attack on the eve of the tour. Following his death, the posthumous "Wait Till I Get My Hands on You" became a minor hit.

Är du på väg till Dallas idag? Då kan du förvänta dig en höjdarkväll på Cowboys Red River i morgon fredag.  Om du hittar dit vill säga!  Den ligger i korsningen Interstate 35E – väg 183 om jag inte minns fel.  JL. 

Catch Mark Chesnutt In Concert This Friday Night At Cowboys Red River. Call 214.352.1796 To Purchase Advance Tickets!

Svenska Country & Westernklubben med Christina Birgell i spetsen ger ut tidningen Krutstänket. I senaste numret finns samtliga countryfestivaler (plus några andra) i Sverige listade med artister och annat som händer. Vill ni kontakta Christina så gör det på fam.birgell@swipnet.se  eller kolla hemsidan www.scwk.just.nu  JL.

Det var allt för den här gången, men bli inte förvånad om det dyker upp ett nytt nyhetsbrev i morgon söndag!

 

Janne Lindgren

 

PS. Några nyheter hann bli inaktuella i det här nyhetsbladet! Beklagar!  DS

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Email:   steelguitar@swipnet.se

Nyhetsbrev nr. 046       13 juni  2004

Det här nyhetsmailet kommer till er mailadress torsdagar och söndagar.

Titta tillbaka på tidigare nyhetsblad på www.vingar.se eller www.country.vingar.se

 

Country Minstrels & Carolina Åkerlind toppar Country Trax-listan IGEN!!
Tack alla ni som röstat på oss, det känns bra att ni gillar "riktig" countrymusik! 
Vill ni rösta så går ni in på www.polarradio.net/countrytrax.asp    JL.

 

Till nyhetsbrevet:
"Mötet" - med mycket country - på Radio Lidingö 97,8
"Mötet" är ett program som sänds varje lördag kl. 21,00-22,00 med repris söndagar kl. 19,00-20,00 på Radio Lidingö 97,8. Flera countryartister har medverkat i "Mötet" under våren - Ben Olander, inte helt okände Janne Lindgren och Pelle Ljungström i Wildwood.
Den 19-20 juni är storbandsledaren Leif Kronlund gäst i "Mötet" och där berättar han att han älskar countrymusik och alltid lyssnar på "Country, Country Music" på Radio Lidingö.
Den 26-27 juni är det Monica Silverstrand som är gäst i "Mötet" och efter sommaruppehållet så kommer bland andra Mats Rådberg. Programledare för "Mötet" är Göran Geson.

Hej Janne,

Det var kul att läsa om Conny’s info om Pete Drake. Jag har en ”Talk Machine” hos mig som är till salu som passar till en Steel, men också till en rockande gitarr spelare passar boxen. Någon hågad???

Det har varit skojigt att höra dig ihop med Vikingarna och andra genom åren. Tråkigt att läsa att de inte har betalat som de skall!!!  Du får bli tuffare. Men det är rätt att det ser kul när det skall fejkas. Har sett en Barbara Mandrell Show på SVT en gång på ca –80talet (kanske –70talet). Barbara hade händerna 2 dm över strängarna och det lät som man spelade, en sådan steel vill jag ha.

Ha en fortsatt trevlig sommar.

Hörde en swinglåt med Monica Silverstrand på radio här om dan. Kommer inte ihåg titeln, men den var ”unplugged”. En C6 stämd resonator gitarr hade varit höjdare här.

Mvh

Bosse Engzell

 

Hej Janne

Nästa vecka spelar Jack Daniel´s Band och Dottie And The Wolfpack på Statoil Brändåsen.

Ett arrangemang i samarbete med Radio 94,3. Detta är inte första gången man har uppträdanden

på den här bensinstationen utan det har framträtt flera olika artister här bla Alfred Hansen från fd

Country Road mfl.

Hälsningar Thomas Ahlberg

 

ARTIST NEWS (rapport från Dan Ekbäck i Nashville)
Kid Rock’s new record, “Single Father” is beginning to impact at country radio. Rock co-wrote the song with David Allan Coe...

Michael McDonald joins the once-in-a-lifetime lineup of performers for the CMT 100 Greatest Love Songs concert on June 9. The concert, hosted by Joe Nichols and Sara Evans, also features Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis, Lee Ann Womack, Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Lonestar, Josh Turner, Julie Roberts, Buddy Jewell and the Del McCoury Band. The concert will be taped for telecast as part of a six-hour special debuting on June 13...

Montgomery Gentry were honored as Best Music Artist/Group in Kentucky Monthly's annual Kentucky's Best readers' poll for the second year in a row. The popular state magazine lists 37 categories ranging from retail establishments and restaurants to civic leaders, newscasters and coaches...

The Joe Nichols publicity machine is kicking into gear for the June 29 release of his new album Revelation. On the release date Nichols will be in New York City for a live in-studio performance on Good Morning America, later that day he will be in CNN's New York studios for live interviews, and that afternoon he will tape a performance for AOL Sessions. The following day (June 30), he will appear live on The View. He has appearances scheduled for Jimmy Kimmel Live and ESPN's Cold Pizza for later in the summer...

Actor/director and former child star Rick Schroder (NYPD Blue) will direct the video for the Brad Paisley, Alison Krauss duet “Whiskey Lullaby”...

Mutual Admiration Society featuring Glen Phillips (frontman for Toad The Wet Sprocket) and Sara Watkins, Sean Watkins and Chris Thile of Nickel Creek have added Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones as a special guest on electric bass, and will feature drummer Pete Thomas (Elvis Costello & The Attractions). The tour will launch on July 27 in Seattle, and conclude in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 19...

Charlie Daniels has recorded new versions of “Legend of Wooley Swamp,” “Uneasy Rider,” and “Trudy,” for the July 27 release of Essential Super Hits for Koch/Blue Hat...

After a recent show in Burlington, Vt., Mary Chapin Carpenter, her band and crew were invited to a private picnic for Governor Howard Dean and Senator Patrick Leahy...

Gretchen Wilson will appear on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on June 18...

Hometown News has been tapped by Armed Forces Entertainment to entertain troops serving our country at home and abroad. They left on June 3 and will make stops in Alaska, Japan, Diego Garcia, Guamand the Marshall Islands.

 

Hej Janne,

Hoppas allt är ok, sommaren är i antågande och på måndag hämtar jag mina barn på Centralen, sen väntar semester direkt efter midsommar.

En liten fråga: har du medverkat på en platta med Göran J Lindås som är inspelad i Askersund?

Ha det bra, vi hörs

Thomas Hydén

 

Jajamensan, och det var många låtar!  14 eller 16 jag minns faktiskt inte trots att det inte var mer än ca en månad sedan inspelningen i Askersund gjordes!  JL.

 

Bobby's new CD "Festival Favorites" is here and available at: www.yellowroserecords.com and also at www.bobbyflores.com!

Recorded in April and May '04 at BGM Studio in San Antonio, this cd is a collection of great songs--some of which have been the favorites at Opry's and many Festivals!

Players:

Drums - Jim Loessberg, Upright bass - Jake Hooker, Piano - Randy Reinhard, Guitars - Bobby, Steel - Randy Reinhard and Dickey Overbey, Fiddles - John Schattenberg and Bobby, Harmony vocals - Bill Green & Jake Hooker.

Songs:

*I'll Have Somebody Else (As soon as you're gone), *Too Much Love (Is spoiling you), *The Twenty Fourth Hour, *Silverlake Blues, *The Curtain in the Window, *I Wonder Who'll Turn Out The Lights (In your world tonight), *The Keeper of My Heart, *Danny Boy (instrumental), *South of The Border, *I've Got A New Heartache.

$14.99 plus $2 shipping & handling. Order online OR checks may be sent to:

Yellow Rose Records, P.O. Box 1526, Blanco, TX., 78606

Please specify "Favorites" on your check.

If you don't have "Just For The Record" yet and would like a copy of that CD as well, we are offering both CD's for $25 plus $2 shipping & handling. Thank you for your support and enjoy the music!

Thank you,

Jenna Hildebrand

Yellow Rose Records Group

 

QUESTION: My cousin used to sing a song about “Mirror On The Wall.” He said it was a Buck Owens record played on the radio back in the 60’s. Do you have any information on such a record?

ANSWER: “Mirror Mirror On The Wall” was the flipside of Buck’s 1962 number 11 hit, “Nobody’s Fool But Yours.”

 

QUESTION: Please settle an argument. My mom says that Loretta Lynn’s first hit record was “The Other Woman” on Decca Records. I think she had hits before that one. Who is right?

ANSWER: Loretta’s first hit on Decca Records was “Success,” which peaked at # 6 in 1962, but it was her second chart single. Her first was “I’m A Honky Tonk Girl” on Zero Records, which peaked at # 14 in 1960.

 

QUESTION: Back in the 70’s there was a good country song played on the radio about “Shadows Of My Mind.” Do you know the singers name?

ANSWER: “Shadows Of My Mind” was Vernon Oxford’s first chart single. It peaked at # 54 in 1975 and was on the charts for 12 weeks.

  

ON THIS DATE June 12, COUNTRY MUSIC’S TOP TUNES WERE:

1947 Sugar Moon - Bob Wills

1955 In the Jailhouse Now - Webb Pierce

1963 Lonesome 7-7203 - Hawkshaw Hawkins

1971 You’re My Man - Lynn Anderson

1979 She Believes in Me - Kenny Rogers

1987 I Will Be There - Dan Seals

 

Så fick jag ihop några sidor till er denna söndag. Hoppas att ni haft en fin helg och att ni får en fin vecka nu i EM-tider! Fotboll är livet!

 

Janne Lindgren

 

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Nyhetsbrev nr. 047      17  juni  2004

Det här nyhetsmailet kommer till er mailadress torsdagar och söndagar.

Titta tillbaka på tidigare nyhetsblad på www.vingar.se eller www.country.vingar.se

 

Hej vänner, hoppas att sommaren har kommit även till er. I Stockholm är det nu jättefint om än lite regn ibland. Bra för kantarellerna!

 

Dalarnas Country Music Club har precis kommit med ännu ett nummer av Country Post! En bra och informativ klubbtidning med allehanda nyheter och artiklar. Mestadels handlar det om händelser i Dalarna, vilket är fullt naturligt då klubben har sitt säte där. Ett jätteplus är att redaktionen skriver mycket om svenska countrygrupper, vilket gläder en gammal gube som jag är. Hur ska annars den svenska countryfloran överleva om vi inte stödjer banden och deras arbete för countrymusiken här i landet? En fråga jag lätt kan bolla över till en och annan arrangör av countryfestivaler i vårt land. Många av årets festivalgeneraler satsar hellre på okända amerikaner än skapligt kända svenska band! Idiotiskt enligt mitt menande eftersom det knappast heller är ekonomiskt försvarbart! Jaså, ni hade hört det förut? Nåväl, mailadressen till Country Post är bjeb@telia.com  eller hemsidan www.countrysweden.com  (varför finns inte hemsidesadressen där all annan info om klubben finns, d v s på sida 3?)

 

Så måste jag också nämna SCC-NYTT som ges ut av Smålands Country Club. En fantastiskt informativ klubbtidning som innehåller precis allt en countryintresserad behöver. Artiklar, nyheter, recentioner av konserter, DVD och CDs plus mycket mer. Dessutom är layouten väldigt fin och proffsig och det är en glädje att bläddra i tidningen. Den här tidningen speglar inte bara vad som händer i Småland utan här finns väldigt mycket mer. Klubbavgiften är väl värd att betala även om ni inte har möjlighet att alltid åka till arrangemang i Småland. Bara tidningen är värd pengarna.  Adressen till klubben är www.smalandscountryclub.tk   

 

Här nedan lite fler nyheter!   Janne Lindgren

 

Hallå,

Tänkte bara be dig att göra ett uppehåll med att skicka nyhetsbreven till mig på 6 veckor! Alltså, tills jag är tillbaka från USA! (Fast du får gärna skicka mail under tiden!) Hoppas allt är bra med dig. Åker på lördag förresten, men det är fortfarande mycket kvar som ska hinna göras! Speciellt på jobbet så jag får jobba över en del den här veckan! Vilket är lite jobbigt...

Ha det så bra,

Caroline

 

Caroline, glöm nu inte alla mina förmaningar om försiktighet då du reser till Nashville, speciellt den senare delen då du är ensam kvar. Du och dina föräldrar kommer säkert att få en härlig resa till New York och bilfärden därifrån till Nashville. Man måste köra försiktigt då trafiken, precis som i Stockholm, blir allt hetsigare för varje dag i USA. Annat var det för sådär 10 – 15 år sedan, då körde alla lugnt och städat. Så är det inte längre. Folk har världen över blivit mer stressade. Kan det bero på den moderna tekniken med datorer och mobiltelefoner överallt? Jag tror faktiskt det, men det är en annan historia.

 Jag kommer inte att känna mig lugn förrän du landat på Arlanda igen. Men det är långt till dess och jag hoppas verkligen att du får en fin och skön resa. Du kommer säkert att få kanonväder. Det är det nästan alltid i Nashville den här tiden på året! Hälsa till dina föräldrar och ta väl vara på er!  Janne

 

God morgon Janne,

Tänkte skriva en rad om vår spelning förra lördagen.

Kanske inget att ta med i nyhetsbrevet men en liten reflektion när det det gäller country i allmänhet.

Eftersom vi spelade en lite gammaldags country väntade vi oss att vi skulle vara för 'smala' för den vanliga publiken.

Det var väl inte så förvånande att uteserveringen var fullsatt när vi började spela men att alla satt kvar under den 45 minuter långa spelningen hade vi nog inte väntat oss.

Dessutom var det många som kom tillbaka till de bägge andra föreställningarna för att höra om samma låtar igen.

Ännu mer glädjande var att många yngre satt och lyssnade och verkade uppskatta musiken.

Cafe't har som du förstår många yngre stamkunder och flera av dem har efter vår spelning talat om för Rosa att de uppskattat musiken och frågat om hon inte har några skivor med Jonny Cash att spela i CD:n på fiket.

Ganska intressant va'.

Ha det

Micke

 

Hej Micke, grattis till ett lyckat jobb utanför caféet i Ljungby! Det du berättar är inget konstigt utan fullt naturligt.  Countrymusiken har en mycket större publik än vad man kan tänka sig, men många som gillar musikformen vet inte att det är country den kallas. Nästan alla vuxna gillar gammal fin country, men även unga som aldrig fått en chans att lyssna fastnar lätt om de träffar på den vid rätt tillfälle.  Vi har ganska många unga lyssnare av mitt Country, Country Music på Radio Lidingö till exempel.    Ha en fin sommar Micke!  JL.

 

QUESTION: A friend had a tape recording of a song about “Please Mr. D.J..” He said he recorded from the radio and it was a Merle Haggard recording. Do you have any information on a Haggard recording by that title? Nobody else knows anything about it.

ANSWER: “Please Mr. D.J.” was the flipside of Haggard’s 1965 # 10 hit, “My Friends Are Gonna Be Strangers.”  (Låten finns på LPn Strangers, Capitol ST- 2373  JL)

 

QUESTION:  My grandpa used to sing a song about “Don’t Stop The Music.” He said it was on the radio back in the 50’s. Do you know anything about a song by that title?

ANSWER: “Don’t Stop The Music” was the 7^th chart single for George Jones. It peaked at # 10 in 1957.

 

QUESTION:  My grandpa used to sing a song about “Don’t Stop The Music.” He said it was on the radio back in the 50’s. Do you know anything about a song by that title?

ANSWER:  “Don’t Stop The Music” was the 7^th chart single for George Jones. It peaked at # 10 in 1957.

QUESTION: There was a song by a female singer back in the 60’s about “not letting the doorknob hit you on the way out.” Do you know the correct title of the song and the name of the artist?

ANSWER: “Don’t Let That Doorknob Hit You” was Norma Jean’s 12^th chart single. It peaked at # 24 in 1966 and was on the charts for 13 weeks.  (finns på hennes lp "Jackson Ain´t A Very Big Town" RCA Victor LSP-3836   JL.)

 

ON THIS DATE June 9, COUNTRY MUSIC’S TOP TUNES WERE:

1952 The Wild Side of Life - Hank Thompson

1960 Please Help Me, I’m Falling - Hank Lockin

1968 Honey - Bobby Goldsboro

1976 One Piece at a Time - Johnny Cash

1984 Someday When Things are Good - Merle Haggard

ON THIS DATE June 15,   COUNTRY MUSIC’S TOP TUNES WERE:

1950 Why Don’t You Love Me - Hank Williams

1958 All I Have to Do is Dream - The Everly Brothers

1966 Distant Drums - Jim Reeves

1974 I Don’t See Me in Your Eyes Anymore - Charlie Rich

1982 For All the Wrong Reasons - The Bellamy Brothers

 

ON THIS DATE June 16, COUNTRY MUSIC’S TOP TUNES WERE:

1951 I Want to Be with You Always - Lefty Frizzell

1959 The Battle of New Orleans - Johnny Horton

1967 It’s Such a Pretty World Today - Wynn Stewart

1975 When Will I Be Loved - Linda Ronstadt

1983 Our Love is on the Faultline - Crystal Gayle

 

En intressant sida för nordisk countrymusik hittar ni på www.underholdningsnettet.dk  JL.

 

Benny Jonsson har spelat in en steelCD som heter "Se Sån Steel Han Har". Mer info kommer i senare nyhetsbrev. klasjonsson1@telia.com  

 

Hello Janne,
I was looking at your music playlist and you play some good music I have written songs for Willie Nelson, Connie Smith, Johnny Paycheck and others. I have a new single on the Hillcrest label "Tired and Troubled Soldiers" if you get a chance could you give it a listen.
Thanks Jenne for your time,
Billy Don Burns

 

Carolina Åkerlind toppar Country Trax-listan under hela sommaren!! Tack alla ni som röstat, det känns bra att ni gillar "riktig" countrymusik! Det går att rösta ända fram till den 12.8 då en ny lista presenteras  www.polarradio.net/countrytrax.asp    Den listan och annat material från Polarradio kommer också att sändas från Radio Lidingö.  JL.

 

June 16/04

Hello from Hillcrest .....

Thank you once again for all the radio play and your wonderful support of our Hillcrest country recording artists. Please keep it going .....

Best regards

Ross Allen

Hillcrest Music Canada

 

Radio Lidingö 97.8

Covering Greater Stockholm, Sweden.

Country, Country Music Playlist – June 15,  2004

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1.  Intro:  Country, Country Music   Country Minstrels

2.   Justin Trevino   All Right I´ll Sign The Paper   2000

3.   Joni Harms   Lousiana Hot Sauce   

4.      Link Davis "The Cajun Crawdaddy"  Jole Blon

5.   Tex Ritter   High Noon 

6.   Suzy Bogguss     Eat At Joe´s   

7.   Ragnar (The Faroes)  If Teardrops Were Pennies  

8.   Carolina Åkerlind   I Wonder Where You Are Tonight  

9.   Hank Locklin   Please Help Me I´m Falling   June, 1960.   No 1

10. Merle Haggard  Please Mr.  DJ  1965

11. Tom Morrell & The Time-Warp Tophands   Honeysuckle Rose 

12. Roger Wallace   Wine By Wine     

13. Chad Brock    Right Now  

14. Johnny Bush  The Wall  

15. Johnny Bond   Oklahoma Hills

16. Bob Edgar  Just Another Cowboy In Love   new  Gold-Pony Prod.

17. Lee Dinwoodie  Love Gone Crazy   new  Comstock Records

18. The Mavericks   All You Ever Do Is Bringing Me Down

19. Randy Travis  Strangers In My Mirror 

20. Norma Jean   One Way Ticket To The Blues  1964

21. Porter Wagoner   My Name Is Mud    1961

22. Buck Owens   Close Up The Honky Tonks   Jan. 1964

23. Danny Mack  I Remember Loving You

24. Alan Jackson  Love´s Got A Hold On You  

25. Barbara Fairchild    Mississippi 

26. Vince Gill  The Key To Life 

27. Roy Clark & Buck Trent  "Banjo Bandits"   Down Yonder

28. Outro   Asleep At The Wheel    Bob´s Breakdown

 

Country, Country Music gör uppehåll under sommaren mellan den 27 juni till och med den 22 augusti. Det innebär att endast ett program återstår innan sommaren och det är nu på tisdag. Dessvärre blir det ett inspelat program denna gång också, men god countrymusik utlovas.

 

Lyssna gärna på "Mötet" med Göran Geson som sänds varje söndag mellan 20 – 21 på Radio Lidingö.  Där kan ni höra intervjuer med en del countrymusikprofiler och andra intressanta människor. Som vanligt är det bara Stor-Stockholm som har möjlighet att lyssna.

 

Därmed sätter jag punkt för det här torsdagsbrevet. På söndag är jag tillbaka igen!

 

Janne Lindgren

 

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