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Never heard of Gene Autry? You may be the only person on the planet who has
not heard "Rudolph the Red Nosed Raindeer". Not his best but he made enough
money with it to buy a big chunk of Los Angeles.

"Mike Connor" wrote in message
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"B J Conner" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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SNIP
One of Lefty Frizzel biggest hits was "If you got the money honey I got
the
time". I am sure you have heard that.
Have you heard of Hank Snow? "I've Been Everywhere, I'm Moving On, The
Golden Rocket etc",
Hank Williams- "Your Cheating Heart", "Jambalaya", "Cold Cold Heart",
"I
Saw The Light" etc. I have a lot the guys above as well as Tex Ritter
and
Hank Thompson , these guys defined country music as far as I'm
concerened.
They were recording great songs long before some of the disco singer
with
cowboy hats were kicking the slats out of their craddles.
Hank Thompson recorded "Oklahoma Hills" a song that is more of an anthem
than "Okie from Muskogee" is for Okies and Sooners, the best version
was
recorded by Gene Autry.



I have heard of and also heard some of them. Hank Snow of course, Tex
Ritter, Hank Williams, Johnny Russell, Hank Locklin, Jim Reeves, Wink
Martindale, and a host of others. Never heard (of) Hank Thompson, or Gene
Autry (Except as a film star. Was he "the singing cowboy"?), or Lefty
Frizzel, as far as I am aware.

Don´t know the song you mentioned either. I do like some of the Ladies,
most especially Patsy Cline ( Sp?), Tammy Wynette ( Sp), Lynn Anderson,
and
quite a few more, I have a few CD´s of these ( "Best Of´s, Collections,
etc), and quite a few old LP´s which I will probably never listen to
again.
They have been in a cupboard for the last fourteen years, since I moved
house last time. They were not used for quite a while before that either.
I
always meant to get them on to digital media, but never got around to
doing
it. I still have a record player, but don´t use it any more.

Indeed I like quite a large number. Don´t much like much of the modern
stuff I have heard. Don´t much like quite a bit of "modern" music either.
Most of the music I listen to, you will never have heard of, so it is
pointless mentioning it. Many of my CD´s were produced by small obscure
private labels, specialising in various types of folk music.

What are "Sooners"?

TL
MC

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"George Adams" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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Mike, my comment wasn't intended as a dig regarding your knowledge of
American
music. According to a preceeding post, I didn't know it, but Jimmy Dean
actually did have a hand in writing "Okie From Muskogee".


SNIP

Oh I did not take it as such. My knowledge on the subject is patchy to say
the least. As RW said, I am probably way "behind the curve" on many things
as well. I was actually just guessing when I mentioned Dean, I was not sure
at all, but I seemed to remember his name in connection with the song.

TL
MC

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"B J Conner" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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Never heard of Gene Autry? You may be the only person on the planet who
has
not heard "Rudolph the Red Nosed Raindeer". Not his best but he made
enough
money with it to buy a big chunk of Los Angeles.



I would have guessed Jim Reeves as the author of that! :)

Do you know who wrote " I believe the South is gonna rise again"? I have a
digital recording of this with no other info, I just listened to it on the
way home in the car. Great song, and the lady is a great singer, Tanya
Tucker. Anybody know if she wrote it as well?

TL
MC

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"Mike Connor" wrote in message
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Do you know who wrote " I believe the South is gonna rise again"? I have
a
digital recording of this with no other info, I just listened to it on the
way home in the car.

I believe Charley Daniels is who you are asking about, of the Charley
Daniels Band.

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"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
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snakefiddler wrote:

couldn't agree with you more- thus *my* pursuance of an education in
Appalachian Studies ;-)

Now there's a "football major" for ya. Ranks right up there with basket
weaving and finger painting.

You go, girl, but be advised, you're pursuing a degree, not an education.

--
Ken Fortenberry


Hey ya Forty, hadn't heard from ya in a while- thought maybe you didn't
love me anymore...

-Snakefiddler

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"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
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snakefiddler wrote:

couldn't agree with you more- thus *my* pursuance of an education in
Appalachian Studies ;-)

Now there's a "football major" for ya. Ranks right up there with basket
weaving and finger painting.

You go, girl, but be advised, you're pursuing a degree, not an
education.

....as Nisbet and Himmelfarb roll over in their graves. :(

Wolfgang

Wolfgang wrote:
....as Nisbet and Himmelfarb roll over in their graves. :(

.....and what would kennedy say, or johnson or all the folks at the
appalachian regional commission, or cratais williams,
or henry david thoreau, or ronald eller,or henry shapiro- i could go on and
on.....

make no mistake ken, appalachian studies is about a whole lot more than
music and folklore- now i'm sure you are an intelligent enough man to know
that ;) -

Snakefiddler- (well, i'm pretty sure......)

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"Greg Pavlov" wrote in message
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On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 23:45:59 GMT, (Kiyu) wrote:

During our folk craze in the 50's fortunately the
English/Irish/Scottish roots of American folk music were acknowledged
and we have never lost sight of it. Following the origins, myths &
music from the hills of Virginia, North Carolina & Georgia is perhaps
one of the most delightful journeys into the settlement of America one
could have.


I suppose that you've seen 'Songcatcher.'


i've seen the songcatcher- once prior to embarking on my appalachian studies
EDUCATION, and again recently. the story is based on olive dame campbell's
travels through western north carolina in 1908, while on ballad collecting
project. The scenery is gorgeous, and some of the characters are very
likable, however, the character of lily penlyric, (who is a professor of
music, and is supposed to be ms. campbell) gets to be pretty annoying. It
gives an interesting portrayal of the mountain people she comes in contact
with, has great music in it with appearences by Taj mahal and Iris
DeMent, as well as Emmy Rossum, a virtual unknown with an incredible, raw
and honest voice.
the movie itself is only o.k., but worthwhile seeing. and aidan quinn ain't
hard on the eyes, lemmee tell ya.......
oh yea, it contains a good deal of interesting appalachian folklore.

Snakefiddler- does anyone besides me find the name penlyric just a little
*too* contrived for a music professor?

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snakefiddler wrote:

Snakefiddler- does anyone besides me find the name penlyric just a little
*too* contrived for a music professor?

Not me. But then, neither do I assume that Appalachian Studies amounts
to affirmative action for hillbillies. :-)

BTW, Iris Dement grew up in southern California. I like her work. My
favorites are Let the Mystery Be, and her protest song, Wasteland of the
Free.

I put her in the "whiny bitch" category of country music. I like that
genre. Laura Cantrell is one of my favorites.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

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"rw" wrote

I put her in the "whiny bitch" category of country music.

that assessment alone should place you near the top of any list of those
who lack appreciation of the measure of any artist, in any medium. and it's
not a personal thing. i would say that if jim roberts or jeffie, or...
well, it's just amazing that anyone could call iris dement a "whiny bitch".

wayno

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Wayne Harrison wrote:
"rw" wrote


I put her in the "whiny bitch" category of country music.


that assessment alone should place you near the top of any list of those
who lack appreciation of the measure of any artist, in any medium. and it's
not a personal thing. i would say that if jim roberts or jeffie, or...
well, it's just amazing that anyone could call iris dement a "whiny bitch".

I like Iris Dement's work. She has this nasal, slightly off-key,
monotone style, much like Laura Cantrell's (whom I also like). Her
lyrics are thoughtful and tough. That's the genre I call "whiny bitch."
I like it. So sue me.

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