Podcasts about Grandpa Jones

This week, musicians born into powerful family musical traditions recorded live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. Also, commentary from some of these living legacies. Legacy is something handed down from the past. The tradition of folk music and culture is rooted in legacy. Musical legacies can exist in the form of songs, melodies, musical instruments, styles of playing, and sometimes even people. A musician born into a powerful family music tradition may find themselves a living connection to that legacy for thousands of fans. On this week's show, we feature some of these living legacies: Amy Helm; A.J. Croce; Carlene Carter; Dale Jett; and Thom Bresh. Amy Helm is an American singer-songwriter and daughter of The Band drummer Levon Helm and singer Libby Titus. She is a past member of the Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble Band and Ollabelle, as well as her own touring band. Born in Woodstock, New York, Amy spent her childhood between Woodstock, Los Angeles, and New York City. She attended Trinity High School where she studied jazz with Dr. Aaron Bell, while singing in bands, and playing in New York City clubs and bars. A lifelong musician and music-lover, Helm's parents guided her training and influences. She later became a founding member of the alt-country collective Ollabelle and served as a backing musician in her father's Midnight Ramble Band. Adrian James "A.J." Croce is an American singer-songwriter. He is the son of singer-songwriters Jim Croce and Ingrid Croce. A.J. Croce has been inextricably linked to a version of his own story by virtue of his name. He's experienced a lifetime of comparisons to a father he lost at age two, whose music bears little resemblance to his own output yet still serves as a reference point despite the years that have passed and the many iconic mentors who have stepped in to offer their counsel, creativity, and endorsement throughout his long career. Carlene Carter is an American country singer and songwriter. She is the daughter of June Carter of the famed Carter Family and her first husband, Carl Smith. She became the step-daughter of Johnny Cash. Between 1978 and the present, Carter has recorded twelve albums, primarily on major labels. In the same timespan, she has released more than twenty singles, including three No. 3-peaking hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Dale Jett is a proud bearer of the Carter Family musical legacy. Son of Jeanette Carter and grandson of A.P. and Sara Carter, Dale performs songs from the Carter Family song book with his group “Hello Stranger.” With his wife Teresa on bass, and Oscar Harris on auto harp, Dale keeps the music of his family tradition alive and relevant. Thom Bresh has led an incredible, multi-faceted life in the entertainment business. To start, his birth father is guitar royalty, Merle Travis. Thom was raised in California during the golden age of television and worked as a stuntman/actor during his youth. He went on to become one of the premier practitioners of his fathers “thumbpicking” style of guitar. Harnessing a quick wit and an equally quick set of ten fingers, there is nothing like a Thom Bresh performance. In this week's “From the Vault” segment, OHR producer Jeff Glover offers an archival recording of country music legacy and our very own Mark Jones performing in the banjo style of his famous father Grandpa Jones the tune “Mountain Whippoorwill,” from the Ozark Folk Center State Park archives. In this week's guest host segment, renowned traditional folk musician, writer, and step dancer Aubrey Atwater describes therapeutic music and her role as a musician in a pediatric hospital.

Send us a textWho better to start a HAPPY SHOW than DONNA FARGO? ROGER MILLER, and RAY STEVENS should bring you a smile. JOHNNY CASH should make you laugh when you hear what he recorded. BILL CARLISLE, GRANDPA JONES, BRAD PAISLEY, JASON ALDEAN, TIM MCGRAW, TRACE ADKINS, AND JERRY REED plus more. All here to bring some happy in to your day. 

'Eight More Miles to Louisville' is a Bluegrass song written and originally recorded by Grandpa Jones in 1946. I used Dave Hum's YouTube video as a template to make this backing track. Dave Hum plays the song a little differently than others, so listen to his YouTube video to hear how he plays it. This is a fun song to learn and play. I've made backing tracks in both keys of A and G for your preference. Enjoy!

Send us a Text Message.What a hoot this has been puttin together.  Its really fun when you look back and hear where our country music has taken us  regarding self indulgence. Mike Moore starts things off  with the strange goings on in the pig pen but we settle in with Merle and Willie , and Roger Miller along with Grandpa Jones singin about drinking. But we end up with Merle and Willie singin about pot. Lots in between though. Hope it brings a smile to your day.

Original Air Date: June 05, 1959Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Grand Ole OpryPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK

How often do we think about our yesterdays? On this show I guess I'm thinkin about what guys would think, like when  TOBY KEITH sings  "I SHOULDA  BEEN A COWBOY.  ALLEN JACKSON, ROY CLARK, RAY PRICE, HANK WILLIAMS, CHARLIE LOUVIN, GRANDPA JONES, EARNIE FORD, ARCHIE CAMPBELL , and even GENE AUTRY  might help you have memories of the good ole yesterdays of our lives. Please enjoy and share with someone ya like.

In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles, Donnie and Dale interview Professor Taylor Hagood from Florida Atlantic University. Hagood is an award-winning author, speaker, literary critic, artist, musician, fencer, magic historian and performer, and more. He is also the author of Stringbean: The Life and Murder of a Country Legend, which we are discussing in this episode.  A link for his book is below. https://www.amazon.com/Stringbean-Murder-Country-Legend-American/dp/0252087119/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3PENWCJDR744P&keywords=stringbean+taylor+hagood&qid=1682275672&sprefix=stringbean+taylor+hag%2Caps%2C152&sr=8-1  We also want to thank Jeff Williams for his support.  Below is a link to his store page. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1636495147/supernova-uber-alles-comic-book-issue-1?fbclid=IwAR3z5A4_K3Rgg7s0DJ4WR3i2aW2s_k_yNGD2AuOTfv5kjT-PU53zEygQtIU  Our Links. https://www.crackhousechronicles.com/ https://linktr.ee/crackhousechronicles https://www.tiktok.com/@crackhousechronicles https://www.facebook.com/crackhousechronicles Check out our MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/user/crackhousechronicles

"Beale Street Boogie" - The Delmore Brothers; "Rockin´ Chair Money" - Bill Carlisle; "Papa´s Getting Old" - Fairley Holden; "What A Line" - Jimmie Widener; "Four Or Five Times" - Luke Will´s Rhythm Busters; "She´s A Backwoods Woman" - Mel Cox & The Flying Ranch Boys; "Three Strikes and You´re Out" - Cowboy Copas; "Brother Drop Dead (Boogie) - Redd Stewart; "Rockin´ and Rollin´" - Tommy Scott; "You´ll Make Our Shack a Mansion" - Grandpa Jones; "Tend To Your Business" - Clyde Moody; "Goodnight Cincinnati, Good Morning Tennessee" - Shorty Long; "Grandpa Stole My Baby" - Moon Mullican; "(I´m A) Hi-Ballin´ Daddy" - Ann Jones; "Money Bag Woman" - Luke McDaniel; "Day Done Broke Too Soon This Morning" - Jack Cardwell; "I Ain´t Got A Pot (Too Peel Potatoes In)" - Louie Innis; "I Put My Britches On Just Like Everybody Else" - Hardrock GunterTodas las músicas extraídas de la recopilación "King Hillbilly bop ´n´ Boogie: King/Federal´s Roots Of Rockabilly 1944-1956 (Ace Records, 2002)Escuchar audio

Happy New Year! We just celebrated Christmas—a warm, giving Holiday that we look forward to every year. I find it interesting that the world was in a deep crisis on that very first Christmas, much like it is today. So, just how in the world could we call it a Merry Christmas or tell others to have a Happy Holiday and a Happy New Year? Listen and find out, you'll be Happy you did, not to mention encouraged too. The song we use in this episode is "Gloom Despair and Agony On Me" by HEE HAW with Roy Clark, Grandpa Jones, Gordie Tapp and Archie Campbell.  We don't own any rights.Contact usLinktree: www.Linktr.ee/HappyLifeStudiosEmail: Podcast@HappyLife.StudioYo Stevo Hotline: (425) 200-HAYS (4297)Webpage: www.HappyLife.lol YouTube: www.YouTube.com/StevoHaysTikTok: www.tiktok.com/@happylifestudiosFacebook: www.Facebook.com/HappyLifeStudios Instagram: www.Instagram.com/HappyLife_Studios Twitter: www.Twitter.com/HappyLifStudios If you would like to help us spread the HappyPayPal: www.PayPal.me/StevoHaysCash App: $HappyLifeStudiosZelle: StevoHays@gmail.comVenmo: @StevoHaysBuy Me A Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/HappyLifeStudioCheck: Payable to Hays Ministries or Steve Hays and send to PO Box 102 Maple Valley, WA 98038

(Part 2 of 2) David Akeman affectionately known as “Stringbean” was born on June 17, 1915 to a farm family in Annville, Kentucky. Anneville is a small town in Jackson County, Kentucky. Stringbean's love for music began at an early age. Before he was 8 years old, he built his first instrument out of a shoebox and thread. He most likely developed his early love for music from his father who was a successful banjo player who often played throughout the community. By the time Stringbean was 12, he bought his own banjo and then began playing at local dances and built a reputation as an excellent musician.While working construction type work building roads and planting trees, he continued playing his banjo with a goal of making it big in the music business. His career began when he entered a contest being judged by singer-guitarist-musical saw player Asa Martin. After impressing Martin, he soon joined Martin's band.During a performance, Martin had forgotten David Akeman's name. So he just introduced Akeman as “String Beans” The nickname was given to him based on his tall lanky frame. Apparently, the name stuck and David Akeman would become known simply as String Bean.Not only did Stringbean become known for his musical abilities, he also became known for being a funny guy. Stringbean became known as a comedian musician. He also broadcast on WLAP out of Lexington, Kentucky, and played with different groups during the late 1930s. Strange enough, old country music back in the 30s didn't include much banjo playing. However, Stringbean was able to keep banjo playing relevant in country music.Interesting enough, Stringbean was also a decent semi pro baseball player. His baseball playing skills became known to Bill Monroe, who had his own semi pro club. Monroe was so impressed with Stringbean that he added Stringbean to his band. He played in Monroe's band from 1943 until 1945.After Stringbean left Monroe in 1945, he was replaced by another popular banjo player named Earl Scruggs, who had a different sound than Stringbean. Stringbean would also go on marry his sweetheart Estelle Stanfill in 1945. The following year he would begin working with another banjo player named Louis Marshall Jones, affectionately known as Grandpa Jones. The two men would both be together doing comedy in the television program Hee Haw. Grandpa Jones was a WWII veteran and would become Stringbean's closest friend. The men also became neighbors in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.Akeman was one of the Opry's top stars throughout the 1950s. Oddly enough, he didn't begin recording on his own until the early '60s, when he signed to the Starday label. He had hits with "Chewing Gum" and "I Wonder Where Wanda Went," and recorded seven albums between 1961 and 1972.His first album was titled Old Time Pickin' and Grinnin' with Stringbean which was released in 1961. His music was considered folk stories with a taste of comedy. At the time, Stringbean and his buddy Grandpa Jones became the two biggest old time banjo players of their era.In 1969, a country style comedy would come to television. The program would be called Hee Haw and was on television from 1969 to 1993. The program lasted for 26 seasons and recorded 655 episodes. Any popular country musician who was anybody appeared on the show.Unfortunately, Stringbean and his wife Estelle would be tragically murdered on November 10, 1973. After the couple returned home from a performance at the Grand Ole Opry, they walked in on a robbery by two men. Stringbean was shot to death in front of his fireplace and his wife Estelle was shot to death outside their home while trying to flee the robbers.It would be Grandpa Jones who would find the bodies of his beloved friends the next day. Grandpa Jones had plans to pick Stringbean up the next day for a a planned hunting trip. Grandpa Jones would learn the sad truth when he pulled up to his friend's cabin at 2308 Baker Road near Ridgetop, Tennessee. According to author Taylor Hagood, Stringbean and Estelle didn't believe in using banks. Both were alive during the Great Depression when many people who had money in their banks lost it all.Stringbean was known to keep thousands of dollars in cash laying around his house. Grandpa warned him many times to not keep his money in the house. He told Stringbean that one day, keeping that cash around the house would get him killed. When Grandpa found the bodies of his murdered friends, he knew the day he worried about had finally come. The murders shocked Nashville residents. Author Taylor Hagood would write a book about Strinbean's life and death.For his book about Stringbean, Hagood interviewed one of the lead investigators in the case, surviving members of Stringbean's family and fellow musicians who knew Stringbean personally. He then compiled his findings into the book titled Stringbean: The Life and Murder of a Country Legend.If you enjoy reading. True crime books. then I highly recommend that you purchase a copy of Taylor's book and add it to your collection. The book takes you from String Bean's humble beginnings as a child who loved music to becoming a country music legend. You can get your own copy of Stringbean: The Life and Murder of a Country Legend written by Taylor Hagood on Amazon.com or wherever else you purchase your favorite books. And if you would like to contact Taylor about his book, please visit www.Taylorhagood.com.Please also visit my website for more information about my true crime and paranormal newspaper columns at www.themarcabe.com. You can also help support my podcast by purchasing a cup of $5 coffee every month. To help support the podcast, please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/catchmykiller. If you would like to contact me about this podcast, please visit my websites www.catchmykiller.com or www.themarcabe.com where you can submit a case.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4077372/advertisement

David Akeman affectionately known as “Stringbean” was born on June 17, 1915 to a farm family in Annville, Kentucky. Anneville is a small town in Jackson County, Kentucky. Stringbean's love for music began at an early age. Before he was 8 years old, he built his first instrument out of a shoebox and thread. He most likely developed his early love for music from his father who was a successful banjo player who often played throughout the community. By the time Stringbean was 12, he bought his own banjo and then began playing at local dances and built a reputation as an excellent musician. While working construction type work building roads and planting trees, he continued playing his banjo with a goal of making it big in the music business. His career began when he entered a contest being judged by singer-guitarist-musical saw player Asa Martin. After impressing Martin, he soon joined Martin's band. During a performance, Martin had forgotten David Akeman's name. So he just introduced Akeman as “String Beans” The nickname was given to him based on his tall lanky frame. Apparently, the name stuck and David Akeman would become known simply as String Bean. Not only did Stringbean become known for his musical abilities, he also became known for being a funny guy. Stringbean became known as a comedian musician. He also broadcast on WLAP out of Lexington, Kentucky, and played with different groups during the late 1930s. Strange enough, old country music back in the 30s didn't include much banjo playing. However, Stringbean was able to keep banjo playing relevant in country music. Interesting enough, Stringbean was also a decent semi pro baseball player. His baseball playing skills became known to Bill Monroe, who had his own semi pro club. Monroe was so impressed with Stringbean that he added Stringbean to his band. He played in Monroe's band from 1943 until 1945. After Stringbean left Monroe in 1945, he was replaced by another popular banjo player named Earl Scruggs, who had a different sound than Stringbean. Stringbean would also go on marry his sweetheart Estelle Stanfill in 1945. The following year he would begin working with another banjo player named Louis Marshall Jones, affectionately known as Grandpa Jones. The two men would both be together doing comedy in the television program Hee Haw. Grandpa Jones was a WWII veteran and would become Stringbean's closest friend. The men also became neighbors in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.Akeman was one of the Opry's top stars throughout the 1950s. Oddly enough, he didn't begin recording on his own until the early '60s, when he signed to the Starday label. He had hits with "Chewing Gum" and "I Wonder Where Wanda Went," and recorded seven albums between 1961 and 1972. His first album was titled Old Time Pickin' and Grinnin' with Stringbean which was released in 1961. His music was considered folk stories with a taste of comedy. At the time, Stringbean and his buddy Grandpa Jones became the two biggest old time banjo players of their era. In 1969, a country style comedy would come to television. The program would be called Hee Haw and was on television from 1969 to 1993. The program lasted for 26 seasons and recorded 655 episodes. Any popular country musician who was anybody appeared on the show. Unfortunately, Stringbean and his wife Estelle would be tragically murdered on November 10, 1973. After the couple returned home from a performance at the Grand Ole Opry, they walked in on a robbery by two men. Stringbean was shot to death in front of his fireplace and his wife Estelle was shot to death outside their home while trying to flee the robbers.It would be Grandpa Jones who would find the bodies of his beloved friends the next day. Grandpa Jones had plans to pick Stringbean up the next day for a a planned hunting trip. Grandpa Jones would learn the sad truth when he pulled up to his friend's cabin at 2308 Baker Road near Ridgetop, Tennessee. According to author Taylor Hagood, Stringbean and Estelle didn't believe in using banks. Both were alive during the Great Depression when many people who had money in their banks lost it all. Stringbean was known to keep thousands of dollars in cash laying around his house. Grandpa warned him many times to not keep his money in the house. He told Stringbean that one day, keeping that cash around the house would get him killed. When Grandpa found the bodies of his murdered friends, he knew the day he worried about had finally come. The murders shocked Nashville residents. Author Taylor Hagood would write a book about Strinbean's life and death. For his book about Stringbean, Hagood interviewed one of the lead investigators in the case, surviving members of Stringbean's family and fellow musicians who knew Stringbean personally. He then compiled his findings into the book titled Stringbean: The Life and Murder of a Country Legend.If you enjoy reading. True crime books. then I highly recommend that you purchase a copy of Taylor's book and add it to your collection. The book takes you from String Bean's humble beginnings as a child who loved music to becoming a country music legend. You can get your own copy of Stringbean: The Life and Murder of a Country Legend written by Taylor Hagood on Amazon.com or wherever else you purchase your favorite books. And if you would like to contact Taylor about his book, please visit www.Taylorhagood.com.Please also visit my website for more information about my true crime and paranormal newspaper columns at www.themarcabe.com. You can also help support my podcast by purchasing a cup of $5 coffee every month. To help support the podcast, please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/catchmykiller. If you would like to contact me about this podcast, please visit my websites www.catchmykiller.com or www.themarcabe.com where you can submit a case.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4077372/advertisement

ROGER MILLER, LONZO AND OSCAR,RAY STEVENS, GRANDPA JONES , KENNY CHESNEY, JOHNNY CASH, JERRY RTEID, TIM MCGRAW  and more. All together on My Good Ole Country to bring a smile to your day

 Audio recordingSermon manuscript:Several years ago I ordered a print of a painting to hang in my office. When I was considering that, I had some qualms. It wasn't the usual kind of painting that hangs in pastors' offices. The painting depicts the final judgment. In the middle of the painting there is a grave yard. It shows the resurrection from the dead, so the people are stepping out of their graves. Then they are being separated to the right and to the left. The angels are guiding the people on the right. Demons are prodding and grabbing and dragging people on the left. The people on the right get clothed with white robes to enter into the light that radiates from Jesus. The people on the left tumble down into the chaos and the flames of hell. This painting hangs immediately in front of my desk. When I look up from my computer this rather large print is what I see. I got this painting for me, for my benefit, but I was a little concerned about what people might think when they visit my office. What can be offensive to people is that this picture is saying, “This is how it is, and this is how it will be.” All people, and every individual, either goes to the right or to the left. Each individual either goes to heaven or to hell. The natural question is “what about me?” “Which way will I go?” And “what about those I love?” This painting brings to the fore something that most people don't think about—at least not seriously. When someone is dying or when someone has died the automatic answer for their ultimate destination is heaven. It's always heaven. If in doubt, they're in heaven. If I chopped off the left side of that painting, that would maybe be more in accord with the way people think. Of course, the way that we think is one thing, the truth is another. I, in fact, noticed yet another detail about this painting that I've looked at for years while I was working on this sermon: there are more people who are being driven into hell than there are people who are being escorted into heaven. This is in accord with Jesus's words. There will be more who take the broad and easy way into hell rather than the hard and narrow way that leads into heaven. I don't enjoy thinking about people possibly going to hell any more than anybody else does. Frankly, it frightens me and horrifies me—especially when I think of specific people. I see the reason why people say that hell doesn't exist or that it's practically impossible to end up there. If that's the case, we don't have to worry about anything. We can all live our lives however we want—to hell with God's commandments. You do what you want, what you think is good enough. Then, at the end of it all, we can have a nice celebration of life service. And, to be sure, nobody's the wiser. You can't tell the difference. When an unbeliever dies the corpse looks just the same as a believer's corpse. We don't see demon's pulling on it, dragging it into hell against the person's will. The slight smile that the undertaker puts on it is the same as everybody else's. If their corpse is smiling just like everybody else's, then why not live how you want? Why not follow your thoughts? They're probably wiser than that dusty old Bible's thoughts anyway—lots of smart people say that the Bible is hopelessly outdated. These arguments, evidently, are extremely persuasive. Very few worry about going to hell themselves even though they live in rebellion against God. They habitually, purposely live against God's commandments. Even very few Christians can stand the thought of loved ones going to hell. Even very few pastors can bear the scorn and the hatred if they refuse to give an honorable funeral, full of sweet nothings, for someone who did not live as a Christian. So, of course, our congregations do not have the strength to discipline or eventually remove those who are living unrepentantly, and, therefore, are living in such a way where they are preparing themselves for hell. It is very common for Christians to complain about the decline of the church. All the congregations are getting smaller. Shame on the younger generations. Tsk. tsk. tsk. They should come back to church after they've sowed their wild oats just like we used to do. We sowed our wild oats, but then we settled down with the kids. But maybe the younger generations are just more honest and clear-headed. Why should they participate in an organization that acts like it doesn't believe in heaven and hell? What purpose does Jesus serve if we can just ignore the possibility of hell, wish it out of existence, and thereby no longer fear it? What kind of Savior would that be? Jesus saves us from something that we never needed to fear in the first place? Grandpa Jones, that old blasphemer, had just as nice of a smile and just as honorable of a funeral as anybody who is faithful, who suffered, who fought, and barely held on. Actions speak louder than words. Giving funerals for everyone and anyone powerfully teaches that the church doesn't care about what is true and not true. The church only cares about being polite. The truth is that the church is supposed to teach us to fight against our sinful flesh. If we stumble and fall, may we be forgiven and lifted up, but then we fight some more. The assumption of forgiveness, the assumption of going to heaven—this has to be one of the manifestations of the anti-christ. The assumption that you're forgiven no matter what, you're going to heaven no matter what—anybody with half a brain draws the conclusion that repentance, faithfulness, sacrificing, suffering, bearing the cross—all these things are stupid, because they are totally worthless. Live as selfishly as you want, of, if you're a little wiser, as selfishly as you can get away with—that's how you play the game. It might seem that the assumption of everybody going to heaven is tolerant and loving, but underneath it is the promotion of evil, the encouragement not to fear God. We have a difficult challenge before us as a Christian people and as a congregation. We must be willing to be different. We must renounce this assuming that everybody is going to heaven regardless of their lives, regardless of whether they have made use of the means of grace. We must begin being serious with one another when we have fallen into sin. Unrepentant sin is what brings people to hell. We must help one another. Is this fun? No. Is it helpful? Absolutely! Imagine someone who has gotten an infection in their leg. It's swollen, nasty and full of pus so that it gives off an awful smell. To clean it out will hurt like the dickens for the patient. It will be very unpleasant for the doctor too. But what's the alternative? Just let it go? Hope for the best? That's what we've been doing for a long time as congregations. We haven't cared enough to get our hands dirty in the muck and the pus. We don't help people who need help. The goal, it seems, is to get them just to come on Sunday mornings and give their offering. That will keep the lights on for another year. Is it any wonder, then, that God has punished our land, emptying our churches? What purpose can these churches serve if they will not lift a finger to help in the very thing that God cares about most? What does God care about most? There's no mystery about that. All four of the Gospels are emphatic about it. After Jesus rose from the dead he gave his Christians what they were to be about. Repentance and forgiveness in Jesus's Name is to be preached to all people, because Jesus is the Savior of sinners from the hell that they deserve. Repent and be baptized. Whoever believes and is baptized shall be saved, whoever does not believe will be condemned. Whosoever's sins we forgive, they are forgiven them. Whosoever's sins we retain, they are retained. By essentially, practically, denying the possibility of anybody going to hell, we've lost the reason for our existence. Why repent or be forgiven? There's no need to clean out wounds, bandage people up, and return them to health, because supposedly they will survive regardless. Think again of that patient I made up. Let's say that we all pretend it's impossible for such a patient to die. Why, then, would the doctor go to the trouble of cleaning it out when it's all messy, nasty and smelly? The patient would be happy too, because cleaning it out hurts like the dickens. Of course the patient still has the infection, nasty as ever, but everybody just lives and let's live. So also our people and we ourselves have horrible spiritual infections. Here's a list from Paul's letter to the Romans, and see if it doesn't fit perfectly: We are full of all unrighteousness, having sex with all sorts of things that are not our spouse, having no qualms, never satisfied with what we have but always wanting more, mean, full of envy, murder, unable to get along with others, dishonest, ornery, gossiping, condemning, haters of God, proud, haughty, boastful, inventing ways to be evil, disobedient to parents, devoid of understanding, untrustworthy, unaffectionate, unmerciful. All of these infections make the patient miserable, but they go unaddressed. The infections get worse and worse. Maybe we hope that they'll heal themselves, but there is only one physician who can heal these infections, and that's Jesus. The way that Jesus works as the physician is by means of Christians who are believing enough to speak his word. May we be such Christians in this congregation! Christians help others as they themselves have been helped. Christians comfort others in their afflictions the way that they themselves have been comforted. We have been given God's commandments to diagnose our spiritual maladies. We have been given the forgiveness of sins as the remedy. We have been given the new birth in baptism. We have been given the body and blood of Jesus to eat and to drink the forgiveness of our sins, the strengthening of our faith, and for the fervency of our love. These work the cure. These forgive sins now and going forward. At the end, at the resurrection from the dead, there is the promise of complete and total healing. That complete spiritual healing will be tremendous and beyond anything that we can imagine. We all were born into this world diseased. We all have our latent pockets of spiritual infection. That is why Jesus says that no flesh can see the kingdom of God. We must be born again by the water and the Spirit to see the kingdom of God. Even whatever spiritual healing God works on us Christians in this life is going to be incomplete. God helps us, but we will continue to have our flesh, and so we will stumble, fall, and may God lift us back up again so that we may fight yet another day. But with heaven and with the resurrection from the dead it is finished. Our sinful flesh dies. The resurrected flesh will not have sin in it. Since we have never experienced anything like it in this life, we will experience it for the first time in the life to come. Popular notions of the life to come do not really have any healing that goes with it. Sure, aches and pains get taken away, but heaven is supposedly for doing hobbies, a better version of this life. As it turns out, then, in a way, with the painting that I began with, it's not just hell that gets chopped off. The true heaven gets chopped off too. No spiritual healing is even on the radar. Heaven is just a lame continuation of this life without any spiritual transformation. But things cannot keep going on like they have been. Good things must get better and bad things must get worse. We now live in the time of grace when good and bad are all mixed together. The goal we should have for ourselves is to sort out the good from the bad. The good is not sin or deceitful desires. The good comes from God. The bad is the infections. We need to be students, disciples, to learn what is good and what is bad. We need to learn to love the good and hate the bad. It is by loving God and what is good that we fight the fight of faith. It is by faith in Jesus that we may look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come.  

Music includes: When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain, Mountain Dew, The Old Man of the Mountain, Foggy Mountain Breakdown, Mountain Top Blues and In the Hall of the Mountain King. Performers include: Al Jolson, Kate Smith, Bessie Smith, Grandpa Jones, Flat and Scruggs and Eugene Ormandy.

Doyle Dykes possesses a rare gift, one that has propelled him to play some of biggest stages in country music, including The Grand Ole Opry, both as a member of Grandpa Jones' band, and more recently as a solo artist. He has shared the stage with his peers, other world renown guitarists, and he was asked to play at a memorial for his friend, Chet Atkins. Doyle talks about his new weekly video podcast called "Sunday String-a-long", what he learned on the road, and several great stories. (NOTE - we apologize for the line quality in this episode, as we were suffering from a phone line issue.)

The best way to describe  getting old is to think of it as a gift.  And so my friends today's show is a real gift of some of the greats in our country music world.  Kenny Rogers opens things up with a song that really sets the tone called "IN OUR OLD AGE". Then you hear Bill  Carlysle asking "WHAT KINDA DEAL IS THIS.?". Grandpa Jones sings about being his own grandpa and String Bean is most memorable for his banjo pickin and Mountain Dew. I get to share the story of String Beans tragic death as well as my friend George Clooney's explaination of why they didnt let him sing in Oh Brother Where Art Thow.  Lots more from Barbra Mandrell and K.T.Oslin. Enjoy and please share. 

Songs include: Wabash Cannonball, Lonesome Whistle,The Wreck of the Old 97, Waiting For a Train, Eastbound Freight Train, The Devil's Train & Ben Dubery's Final Run. Performers include Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams, The Monroe Brothers, Vernon Dalhart and Grandpa Jones.

Every year, Phil shares “The Christmas Guest” poem, a poem that takes him back to his childhood. It's one of only two episodes that are repeated; however, the episodes are never replayed, always uniquely recorded. This episode was recorded at his grandparent's house, now his farm house, with a few members of the Cannon team in attendance. Happy Holidays from the Mojo team. Resources: “The Christmas Guest” by Helen Steiner Rice - https://bit.ly/2LYIdZ2 “The Christmas Guest” by Grandpa Jones - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iyYix9umek   Please send Comments, Questions, and Feedback to: mojo@cannonfinancial.com Please send First Friday Feedback submissions to: mojo@cannonfinancial.com

Matt, Ryan, and Shannon talk Shaedon Sharpe, UK Football vs. Vandy, and Grandpa Jones.

Well my friends,,,,,,,whoda thunk it. After all these years its finally being mentioned. I'll be walking you through how I believe it came about. Right from the OK to be drinking songs like Grandpa Jones sings about to Willie and Merle singin about "POT". What a hoot. Of course there's a whole story behind it all including Johnny Cash, Johnny Paycheck and more. An incredible interview too with a veteran who knows more about the subject than most doctors. So my friends,,,,,,,,, sit back and enjoy,,,,,, and please share. Life is good.

In this episode, Jay interviews his 91-year-old Grandpa. Grandpa Jones is culturally inappropriate and doesn't care that you care that he is. He is sort of like if Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino were to become a Christian. Grandpa Jones is part of that greatest generation having served in WWII. (He ran away from home at 15 to do so.) He has lived an interesting and full life remaining faithful to Jesus and to His wife for over 70 years. Conformed to Christ aims to engage the mind, affect the heart, and call people to follow Christ. Additionally, our aim is to introduce and explain passages of Scripture and difficult theological doctrines in a down-to-earth and easy-to-grasp manner. Theology and the Bible should impact your life and our goal is that we might play a small part in seeing that happen. ***Be sure to subscribe on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or Podbean*** iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conformed-to-christ/id1503247486 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL2NvbmZvcm1lZHRvY2hyaXN0L2ZlZWQueG1s Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5YruCZu4hla6Ll3rBu7UPY Podbean: https://conformedtochrist.podbean.com/

A special documentary to celebrate our 50th episode. Featuring multiple guests, archive material, original music and plenty of intrigue, follow the labyrinthine narrative of Daylight Saving Time, the new science of chronobiology, and the clandestine monied interests pushing to extend daylight hours into the evening. Guests in order of appearance Barry Mitzman - http://www.barrymitzman.com/ Kimberly Honn, PhD - https://medicine.wsu.edu/overview/faculty-and-staff/kimberly-honn-ph-d/ Jay Pea - https://savestandardtime.com/ Dr Michael Grandner - https://www.michaelgrandner.com/about.html Emily Manoogian, PhD - https://panda.salk.edu/people/ Christine Blume, PhD - https://www.christine-blume.com/ Archive Material The Reasoning Behind Changing Daylight-Saving - NPR interview with Melissa Block and Michael Downing Daylight Saving Time - How Is This Still A Thing? - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - Youtube Screen time and sleep - it's not just about the blue light - Sleep Junkies Podcast Daylight Saving Time, Grandpa Jones; Louis M. Jones - Internet Archive  Additional Credits Consultancy and good vibrations - Jim Carey, Inventive Audio Original music and sound design - Dark Trash Episode url: https://sleepjunkies.com/standard-time-documentary/

A special documentary to celebrate our 50th episode. Featuring multiple guests, archive material, original music and plenty of intrigue, follow the labyrinthine narrative of Daylight Saving Time, the new science of chronobiology, and the clandestine monied interests pushing to extend daylight hours into the evening. Guests in order of appearance Barry Mitzman - http://www.barrymitzman.com/ Kimberly Honn, PhD - https://medicine.wsu.edu/overview/faculty-and-staff/kimberly-honn-ph-d/ Jay Pea - https://savestandardtime.com/ Dr Michael Grandner - https://www.michaelgrandner.com/about.html Emily Manoogian, PhD - https://panda.salk.edu/people/ Christine Blume, PhD - https://www.christine-blume.com/ Archive Material The Reasoning Behind Changing Daylight-Saving - NPR interview with Melissa Block and Michael Downing Daylight Saving Time - How Is This Still A Thing? - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - Youtube Screen time and sleep - it's not just about the blue light - Sleep Junkies Podcast Daylight Saving Time, Grandpa Jones; Louis M. Jones - Internet Archive  Additional Credits Consultancy and good vibrations - Jim Carey, Inventive Audio Original music and sound design - Dark Trash Episode url: http://sleepjunkies.com/standard-time-documentary/

We begin our 8 part series on Ohio's great, eclectic record label King Records, started and owned by the wonderfully colorful and irascible Syd Nathan. We begin with Syd's journey into the record business and King's early years recording country singers like Grandpa Jones, the Delmore Brothers, and Merle Travis. We'll get to his entry into the "race" or R&B field with recordings by Bull Moose Jackson and Wynonnie Harris. There's plenty more to come in future shows including Freddie King, the Stanley Bros. and James Brown (whew, now THAT'S eclectic!) so stick with us. Support the show (https://paypal.me/BFrank53?locale.x=en_US)

Jim's talent on the steel guitar has made him one of the top "A" team recording musicians in the world. He is the recipient of the "Super Picker Award" (for musicians who have played on million-selling records). Some of the artists Jim has recorded with include: Waylon Jennings, Ronnie McDowell, David Allan Coe, T. G. Sheppard, Tammy Wynette, Johnny Duncan, Charlie Louvin, Pee Wee King, Bobby Vinton, John Anderson, Janie Frickie, Shelby Lynne, Grandpa Jones, Joe Stampley, Vern Gosdin, Freddy Weller, Linda Davis, Tim Mensey, George Jones, Roy Acuff, Less Taylor, Charlie Rich, Kansas, Moe Bandy, Willie Nelson, Hank Cockran, Boxcar Willie, Ray Price, Statler Brothers, Ivory Joe Hunter, Lorrie Morgan, and many more.

04. Travel back to the magical past and thrill to those rewound sounds of DJ Del Villarreal's "Go Kat, GO!" Take a break from tomorrow -we're visiting yesteryear on tonite's program with a generous 3 hour mix of ALL 'old school' rockin' music. Nothin' but pre 1965 rockabilly music, here! Hear favorites such as Gene Vincent, Elvis Presley, Marvin Rainwater, Warren Smith, Trini Lopez, Charlie Feathers, Jerry Reed, Johnny Cash, Onie Wheeler, Rusty & Doug Kershaw, Sleepy La Beef, Grandpa Jones, Johnny Powers and even Link Wray! The beauty of this journey is that your ticket is FREE! Climb aboard and ride the retro rocket with the Aztec Werewolf on "Go Kat, GO! The Rock-A-Billy Show!" LIVE from the Motorbilly Studio! Make a request for NEXT WEEK'S SHOW: del@motorbilly.com

Every year, Phil shares “The Christmas Guest” poem. It’s one of only two episodes that are repeated; however, the episodes are never replayed, always uniquely recorded. This poem takes him back to his childhood. Listen in to feel its impact on you. Happy Holidays!    Resources: “The Christmas Guest” by Helen Steiner Rice - https://bit.ly/2LYIdZ2 “The Christmas Guest” by Grandpa Jones - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iyYix9umek Please send Comments, Questions, and Feedback to: mojo@cannonfinancial.com Please send First Friday Feedback submissions to: mojo@cannonfinancial.com

This week we welcome, star of The Grand Ole Opry, Jeannie Seely! On the night of September 16, 1967, Jeannie Seely marked an important milestone in her music career by joining the world-famous Grand Ole Opry. The distinctive-voiced lady referred to as “Miss Country Soul” became the first Pennsylvania native to become an Opry member. Today Jeannie makes clear that it's still a thrill and an honor each time she performs on the Opry stage. "I feel very fortunate to be part of the Opry tradition," the Grammy-winning singer says, "and I truly am indebted to all the wonderful fans who have supported me over the years.” Jeannie Seely is among a select group of country artists who have scored chart- topping hits as a solo artist, as a duet partner, and as a songwriter. Born on July 6, 1940, in Titusville, Pennsylvania – the town where the world’s very first oil well was drilled in 1859 – Jeannie grew up as the youngest of Leo and Irene Seely's four children. The family's two-story farmhouse still stands along a dirt road outside of nearby Townville, a community of about 300 folks located in the northwestern corner of the Keystone State. Jeannie's interest in music was influenced strongly by her parents. Leo Seely worked hard on the family's farm and at a Titusville steel mill, but found time on weekends to play the banjo and call local square dances. Irene Seely would sing with her daughter every Saturday morning while the two baked bread together. “I grew up in a time when all the neighbors gathered together to help each other get the hay in and that kind of thing,” recalls Jeannie. “It seemed like everybody back in the country played guitars and fiddles, and when we got together there was always pickin’ and singin’.” When she was barely tall enough to reach the dial on her family's big Philco console radio, Jeannie was tuning in the Grand Ole Opry on station WSM 650. At age 11, she began singing for a Saturday morning radio show on Meadville station WMGW. "I can still remember standing on a stack of wooden soda cases because I wasn't tall enough to reach the unadjustable microphones," she laughs. By age 16, Jeannie was performing on television station WICU in Erie. Jeannie recalls many Saturday nights as a teenager when she would sit in her family's car, eat popcorn and listen to the Grand Ole Opry while her parents played cards at the homes of friends. "I also remember looking forward to attending country music shows at a place near Franklin called Hillbilly Park," says Jeannie. “They would do an afternoon and an evening show. Mother would bake a chicken and fix up a picnic basket, and we’d just go there and spend the whole day and the evening. I was always on the ground right in front of the front row, looking up at the stage.” At Hillbilly Park Jeannie had the opportunity to see performers like Bill Monroe and Ralph Stanley, as well as Josh Graves who would later play on her Life’s Highway CD. "I still have the 8 by 10 photos I bought and had autographed there by stars like Jean Shepard, Little Jimmy Dickens, and Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper," she proudly notes. “I’ve been very blessed to later become friends with these Opry legends.” A cheerleader, majorette, and honor student while attending Townville High School, Jeannie sang at local amateur contests and began performing at weekend dances throughout northwestern Pennsylvania. "Back then a lot of people made fun of me because I sang country," she admits today. "In those days calling somebody 'country' was actually a put-down." Jeannie remembers how the residents of tiny Townville didn't believe that anyone, especially a female, could make a living by singing or writing songs. "Some people didn't even think it was right for a girl to be singing with a band at dances,” she remembers. Following high school graduation in 1958, Jeannie worked for three years at the Titusville Trust Company. Initially hired as a stenographer at the bank, she was later promoted to a secretarial position for the bank's auditor. During this period Jeannie continued her education by completing night classes that were conducted by the American Institute of Banking in Oil City. "Those courses in subjects like business finance and law were beneficial even later in my music career," Jeannie says. Both the local and national American Institute of Banking organizations have since made Jeannie an honorary lifetime member for her efforts in promoting the name and spirit of the organization. According to Jeannie, it was the weather conditions one Sunday morning on a country back road that finalized her decision to move to California. "It was Easter, and I got my car stuck in a snow bank," she chuckles. "I had to walk the whole way home in my new dress to get my Dad's help. I decided right then and there that I was ready to make a change." At age 21, Jeannie packed everything she could into her car, shipped the rest to "General Delivery, Los Angeles", and headed west. She initially took a job at a Beverly Hills bank, but left it after a year to take a secretarial position for half the money at Liberty and Imperial Records in Hollywood. With a foot in the door of the music business, she began writing songs for Four Star Music and became a regular act, along with an unknown Glen Campbell, on the "Hollywood Jamboree" television series. Rhythm and blues artist Irma Thomas recorded a composition by Jeannie titled "Anyone Who Knows What Love Is" and scored a national pop and R&B hit with it. Jeannie's songwriting led to her own recording contract on Challenge Records. A couple regional hits and a West Coast tour resulted, but unfortunately she received no national attention. A young songwriter visiting California named Hank Cochran was impressed with Jeannie's talent and suggested she move to Nashville. Jeannie, however, didn't think she was ready. Upon the encouragement of singer Dottie West who recorded one of her songs, Jeannie finally moved to Nashville in the fall of 1965. "When I arrived in town, I only had $50 and a Ford Falcon to my name," she recalls. "Within a month though, Porter Wagoner hired me to replace Norma Jean as the female singer for his road show and syndicated television series." Initially turned down by every record label in town, Jeannie finally got the big break she needed when a recording contract was offered by Monument Records. She went in the studio and recorded a Hank Cochran ballad titled "Don't Touch Me" on March 12, 1966. Within only a few weeks the song debuted on the country music charts where it stayed for over five months. Although it held at the No. 2 position for three weeks on Billboard, the record went to No. 1 on all the other major charts, including Cashbox and Record World. It was also a crossover hit on the national pop charts. Today "Don't Touch Me" is considered a standard in country music. Jeannie’s recording of the song is ranked at No. 97 in the book titled Heartaches By the Number: Country Music's 500 Greatest Singles written by David Cantwell and Bill Friskics-Warren. The book, released in 2003, was published by the Vanderbilt University Press and the Country Music Foundation Press. “Don’t Touch Me” is also included in The Stories Behind Country Music’s All-Time Greatest 100 Songs written by Ace Collins and published by Boulevard Books. The author writes, “Cochran’s ‘Don’t Touch Me’ has stood the test of time like few other works. Hauntingly beautiful, poetry set to meter, this composition merits particular praise for the exquisite manner in which it relates its story of love, doubt, and commitment.” The book describes how Buck Owens desperately wanted the song that Jeannie ultimately recorded and made a hit. Country versions of “Don’t Touch Me” have been recorded by Don Gibson, Tammy Wynette, George Jones, Lorrie Morgan, Ray Price, Lynn Anderson, Eddy Arnold, Barbara Mandrell, Roy Clark, Jack Greene, Dottie West, and many others (but none were charted singles). The popularity of “Don’t Touch Me” has crossed all musical styles – Etta James recorded a rhythm and blues version, Carolyn Hester a folk version, Bettye Swann a soul version, and Eleni Mandell a pop version. A reggae version was even recorded by Nicky Thomas. In June of 1966 Jeannie was invited to make her first guest appearance on the Grand Ole Opry. She received "Most Promising New Artist" awards that same year from all the national trade publications including Billboard, Cashbox, and Record World, as well as from polls of country music fans and radio DJs across the country. On March 2, 1967, the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences honored Jeannie with the 1966 Grammy Award for the "Best Country Vocal Performance by a Female". Edging out friends and fellow nominees Loretta Lynn (“Don’t Come Home A Drinkin’”), Dottie West (“Would You Hold It Against Me”), Connie Smith (“Ain’t Had No Loving”), and Jan Howard (“Evil On your Mind”), Jeannie Seely became only the third female country artist to receive the coveted Grammy. She accepted her award from Chet Atkins. With a successful breakthrough hit, Jeannie found herself traveling from coast to coast for concert appearances. The new demands forced her to leave Porter Wagoner's show – and today Jeannie jokes that she was replaced by friend Dolly Parton because Dolly’s ‘hits’ were bigger. New opportunities for Jeannie included many concert and television appearances with the legendary Ernest Tubb. On the liner notes for one of Jeannie's early albums, the legendary Tubb wrote, "She puts heart and soul into every ballad she sings. Whether a new song or an old one, when Jeannie sings it, it becomes 'Jeannie's song'." In September of 1967, Jeannie fulfilled her lifelong dream by joining the Grand Ole Opry. She remembers her Opry induction, attended by her parents from Pennsylvania, as "a very emotional night." "I started crying," she recalls, "and then I encored and that was even worse." Often referred to as the "Mother Church of Country Music", the Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville was home to the Opry when Jeannie became a member. Although hot in the summer and drafty in the winter, Jeannie says the Ryman had a magic all its own. She fondly recalls sharing a crowded dressing room, which was actually the ladies restroom, with fellow performers like Minnie Pearl and Barbara Mandrell (who today lists Jeannie as one of her major influences). After 31 years at the Ryman, the Grand Ole Opry moved on March 16, 1974, to the new 4,400 seat Opry House on the grounds of the Opryland theme park. At the much- publicized grand opening show which was broadcast on over 1,300 radio stations worldwide, special guest President Richard Nixon told the audience, "Some girls have looks but can't sing. Others can sing but don't have looks. Jeannie Seely's got them both." That quote subsequently appeared in newspapers across the country. Known throughout her career as an individualist, as well as for her infectious humor, Jeannie Seely is widely recognized for changing the image of female country performers. Jeannie is in fact credited for breaking the "calico curtain" by being the first woman to wear a mini-skirt on the Grand Ole Opry stage. "I really didn't think anything of it at the time, but it did cause quite a stir," she laughs. "The Opry manager even called me into his office." In their book Finding Her Voice: The Saga of Women in Country Music, authors Mary Bufwack and Robert Oermann wrote, "Jeannie's frank talk, striking intelligence, free- spirited life-style, and deeply moving vocals have long set her apart from most female country stars. When she arrived in Nashville in 1965, women were still expected to portray the submissive country sweetheart. Jeannie blazed a nonconformist trail from the moment she hit the Opry in her miniskirt...." A string of hit records in the late '60's and early '70's solidified Jeannie's reputation as a country torch singer and earned her the nickname of "Miss Country Soul", a title still frequently used today. Country Music Hall of Fame member Marty Robbins once said, "Jeannie Seely is one of the great stylists of our time." When at home, Jeannie made frequent guest appearances on television shows like "Hee Haw" and “That Nashville Music”. On March 22, 1970, Jeannie was a featured guest on "Glen Campbell's Goodtime Hour" on CBS-TV. Working with distinguished producers like Fred Foster and Owen Bradley, the blonde, blue-eyed singer recorded more than a dozen albums and over two dozen singles on the Monument, Decca, MCA, and Columbia labels. Jeannie placed singles on Billboard's national country music charts for 13 consecutive years from 1966 through 1978. Among over two dozen hits were "It's Only Love,” "A Wanderin' Man,” "I'll Love You More,” "He Can Be Mine,” "Welcome Home To Nothing,” "Little Things,” "Farm in Pennsyltucky,” and "When It's Over.” In 1973 Jeannie transformed the hobo lament "Can I Sleep In Your Barn Tonight Mister?" into the top ten hit "Can I Sleep In Your Arms?". The following year she adapted the Appalachian ballad "Come All You Fair And Tender Ladies" into another hit single titled "Lucky Ladies.” For two years Jeannie served as a radio disc jockey on her own Armed Forces Network Show, and for several months she traveled on military tours throughout Europe and Asia. Upon returning from an overseas tour, Jeannie noted during an Opry performance that there was no U.S. flag — a patriotic symbol that she was accustomed to seeing. There has been an American flag displayed on the Opry stage ever since. A 1969 duet recorded with fellow Opry member Jack Greene titled "Wish I Didn't Have to Miss You" went to No. 1 on the charts and launched one of the most successful duos and road shows in country music history. Nominated for numerous Country Music Association (CMA) awards and a Grammy, Jack Greene and Jeannie Seely toured together for over ten years, performing everywhere from New York's Madison Square Garden to London's Wembley Arena. The duo changed the format of “package shows” and were considered forerunners in opening doors and bringing country music to wider audiences around the world. Through a special invitation from the White House they were named Goodwill Ambassadors to the annual United Nations Concert. A long list of artists – including Dottie West, Norma Jean, Tex Williams, Lorrie Morgan, Jack Greene, Chris LeDoux, Doyle Lawson, and Hank Williams, Jr. – have recorded compositions written by Jeannie. In 1972, Faron Young took “Leavin’ And Sayin’ Goodbye” to the No. 1 position, earning Jeannie a BMI Songwriter’s Award. In addition to Faron Young, other Country Music Hall of Fame members have recorded Jeannie’s songs – including Merle Haggard, Ray Price, Willie Nelson, Little Jimmy Dickens, Ernest Tubb, Grandpa Jones, and Connie Smith. The lyrics to one of Jeannie’s songs was used for a Hallmark greeting card. For several years Jeannie was married to Hank Cochran, the writer of such songs as “Make The World Go Away.” “She’s Got You,” “I Fall To Pieces,” “The Chair,” and “Ocean Front Property.” The marriage – the first for Jeannie but the fourth for Hank – finally ended in a divorce. In 1977 the career of Jeannie Seely almost ended abruptly when she was involved in a near fatal automobile accident that left her with serious multiple injuries. "You know, it sounds like a cliche, but it's true that your perspective changes when you have a close call," she reflects. "What you took for granted you come to appreciate more." It was with the help and support of best friend Dottie West that Jeannie was able to recover and get back on her feet. Ironically, Dottie West's death in 1991 was due to injuries she suffered in an automobile accident while en route to the Opry. "I still think about Dottie all the time and miss her very much," says Jeannie. In 1995 she served as a consultant for the CBS television movie about Dottie’s life titled Big Dreams and Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story. Jeannie was portrayed in the movie by actress Cathy Worthington. In the early 80's, Jeannie performed as the opening act for friend Willie Nelson's concert dates across the country. She also appeared in Willie's successful Honeysuckle Rose movie and sang on the soundtrack recording, a contribution which earned her a platinum album. Jeannie became the first female artist to regularly host half-hour segments of the Grand Ole Opry. Those hosting duties actually began on January 19, 1985, when she was called upon as a last minute replacement for Del Reeves, the scheduled host, who was caught in a rare Nashville snowstorm. During the late 80's Jeannie starred in several major stage productions. She played Jean Shepard’s daughter and Lorrie Morgan’s mother in the 1986 country musical called Takin' It Home. In 1988 she portrayed "Miss Mona" in a sold-out run of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, and the following year took a nonmusical role as the title character in Everybody Loves Opal. In 1988 Jeannie published her own book, Pieces of a Puzzled Mind, containing a collection of Jeannie's unique witticisms. The popular book was out of print for several years, but Jeannie republished the book in 2012. Also known as "Seely-isms" around Nashville, Jeannie notes that many of the sayings actually began as song titles or opening lines. “County music has made so many of my dreams come true,” Jeannie wrote in the book, “I just wish someone would have warned me about the nightmares.” One of the most popular quotes from the book is “You don’t have to kiss anyone’s a-- in this world, but sometimes it’s best to bend a little bit and make ‘em think you’re goin’ to.” Jeannie portrayed lead singer Danny Shirley’s mother in Confederate Railroad’s 1993 chart-topping music video for the song “Trashy Women”. She also was featured in a video shot at Dollywood for the song “Wrapped Around” by fellow Opry member Brad Paisley who took Jeannie as his date to the 2000 CMA Awards Show. Ironically, the video was shown during Brad’s performance on the 2001 CMA Awards Show – and Jeannie could be seen in the video clip. Throughout the 80’s and 90’s, Jeannie appeared frequently on shows like “Nashville Now,” “Crook and Chase,” “Music City Tonight,” “Grand Ole Opry Live,” “You Can Be A Star,” “Family Feud,” and “Prime Time Country.” She served as a regular host of “Opry Backstage,” interviewing everyone from new and upcoming acts to superstars like Garth Brooks. County artist Lorrie Morgan recorded a song co-written by Jeannie titled "I've Enjoyed As Much Of This As I Can Stand" for her 1997 album Shakin' Things Up. Lorrie has credited Jeannie as being a major influence in her career and often refers to the Opry cohort as her "second mom.” Lorrie’s father, the late George Morgan, was an Opry star who became a close friend of Jeannie’s. “I admire Lorrie not only for her musical talent, but because she also inherited that wonderful sense of humor that her dad had,” notes Jeannie. “I don’t take lightly the fact that I was fortunate enough to know people like George Morgan, to work with him, and then to go on and become friends and work with his daughter. That’s pretty amazing.” Together Jeannie and Lorrie sang George’s hit “Candy Kisses” for an Opry anniversary special televised on CBS. According to Jeannie, recent years have been some of the busiest years of her career. Nashville music critic Robert K. Oermann wrote in his 2003 book Finding Her Voice: Women In Country Music, "With her chin-out, tough/tender, heart-of-gold manner, Jeannie Seely remains one of country's most completely modern female personalities." Jeannie has entertained on several cruise ships, including the week-long Grand Ole Opry cruises, and for several summers she performed at the Dollywood theme park. She’salso been part of a successful overseas tour with the "Grand Ladies of the Grand Ole Opry,” Jeannie performed on extensive tours of Ireland in both 2008 and 2009. Jeannie continues to enjoy acting and for three months in 2000 she portrayed the role of Louise Seger during a successful run of the Always, Patsy Cline musical in Atlantic City. Along with friends Jan Howard and Rita Coolidge, Jeannie filmed the heart-warming motion picture Changing Hearts in late 2001. The movie, which featured Faye Dunaway, Lauren Holly, Tom Skerritt, and Ian Somerhalder, is now available on DVD and VHS. Jeannie portrays a comical role as a do-good Women’s Baptist League hospital volunteer named Mrs. Shelby. Proceeds from the movie help non-profit organizations dedicated to cancer research, education and support. From 2004 to 2007, Jeannie and fellow country singer Helen Cornelius starred in successful runs of the musical production Count It Be Love, including a performance at the historic Ryman Auditorium. In February 2005, Jeannie was featured in a Nashville performance of The Vagina Monologues with fellow entertainers Pam Tillis and Kathy Mattea. Among the many honors and accolades that Jeannie has received is the 2000 induction to the North America Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2003 she was honored with induction into the George D. Hay Music Hall of Fame located in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas. Jeannie also received the 2003 Legend Award from Bluebird Country News. In 2006 Jeannie received the Songwriter of the Year Award from the R.O.P.E. (Reunion of Professional Entertainers) organization. In 2007 she received R.O.P.E.’s Entertainer of the Year Award. In 2009 Jeannie was honored with the prestigious Colonel Aide-de-Camp Award presented by Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen. The award recognizes citizens for meritorious public service with the distinction of being included in the Honorable Order of Tennessee Colonels. Also in 2009, an interview conducted by Rik Paleri with Jeannie at the Grand Ole Opry for Rik’s “Songwriters Notebook” television show was permanently entered into the archives of the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. Re-released on CD format, Jeannie Seely's Greatest Hits On Monument continues to receive strong praise, including a review in the All Music Guide To Country. Jeannie’s music projects in recent years include a 23-song anthology CD called Personal, an album or traditional holiday songs titled Number One Christmas and a collection of standards, fan favorites, and duets appropriately labeled Been There, Sung That. In 2001 Jeannie sang with fellow Opry member Ralph Stanley on Clinch Mountain Sweethearts which received an International Bluegrass Music Association Award for “Recorded Event of the Year”, as well as a Grammy nomination for “Bluegrass Album of the Year”. In addition to her own recordings, Jeannie’s vocals can be found on over 75 additional compilation albums and CDs.Her vocals on the Janis Joplin hit “Piece Of My Heart” appear on Bluegrass Goes To Town: Pop Songs Bluegrass Style released in April of 2002. In the fall of 2003 Jeannie released her own acoustic and bluegrass project on OMS Records titled Life’s Highway. The album features musicians Josh Graves, Glen Duncan, Steve Wariner, Jesse McReynolds, and Buck White – as well as harmony vocals from Charlie Louvin, the Osborne Brothers, and the Whites. Country Weekly magazine reviewed the CD and wrote, “Life’s Highway is one of the year’s most welcome surprises – a thoughtful, inventive acoustic winner that’s a much- needed slap in the face for anyone who might have forgotten how Jeannie earned her gig as one of the friendliest faces on the Grand Ole Opry. Jeannie simply owns these 13 tracks...” The recording career of Jeannie Seely spanned six decades with the early 2011 release of a new CD titled Vintage Country which is available on Jeannie’s website and at select retail and online outlets. In 2017, Jeannie’s long-awaited new album Written In Song became available in select stores, through digital retailers, and on her website. The 14-track album contains original songs recorded by artists like Merle Haggard (“Life of a Rodeo Cowboy), Dottie West (“He’s All I Need”), Ernest Tubb (“Sometimes I Do”), Willie Nelson (“Senses”) and several more. Written In Song topped the list of CMT’s ‘New Albums in the New Year,’ and The Boot’s ‘Most Anticipated Albums’ and it continues to receive great reviews: She is “Miss Country Soul,” a beloved member of the Grand Ole Opry, a country icon and a Pennsylvania hit-maker well before Taylor Swift was born... Seely’s latest album WRITTEN IN SONG features 14 updated timeless classics she has written and co-written. -CMT.com, Lauren Tingle Jeannie Seely proves that her songs and her voice are as great as they ever were on this fantastic new album. -Roughstock, Matt Bjorke The country music singer has written songs for numerous artists and it’s refreshing to hear her voice along with her very own take and production on these songs. These are, after all, her songs to sing and she certainly has the vocal prowess to do so! -Backstage Axxess, Dee Haley Jeannie Seely soars on her new album, Written in Song. "Miss Country Soul" is back stronger than ever. There is a variety on her latest musical effort. It garners an A rating. -Digital Journal, Markos Papadatos Jeannie brought back the traditional country sound that fans have been longing for on Written In Song. Tracks include “Leavin’ & Sayin’ Goodbye” featuring special guests Kenny and Tess Sears, “Senses” with guests Connie Smith and Marty Stuart and “We’re Still Hangin’ In There Ain’t We Jessi” with Jan Howard and Jessi Colter. Written In Song is distributed by Smith Music Group. “Written In Song is such an exciting project for me for many reasons,” states Seely. “It consists of 14 songs that I have written over the years, most of them recorded by my peers and my heroes. It’s also very rewarding to know that these songs have stood the test of time and are just as viable today. I am extremely grateful to the musicians and singers who made them sound brand new.” For the past three decades Jeannie has lived close to the Grand Ole Opry in a quaint and comfortable home along the Cumberland River that she renovated and decorated herself. A major setback occurred in May 2010 when Jeannie lost her home, car and personal belongings in the devastating Nashville flood. Jeannie decided to rebuild her home and returned to it around the same time the Grand Ole Opry returned to the Opry House, her second home, which was also damaged. On November 20, 2010, Jeannie married Nashville attorney Gene Ward. Jeannie routinely performs at benefit shows for a wide variety of charities and causes. She has served as the co-host for the annual awards program for SOURCE, a nonprofit organization seeking to unify women executives and professionals that work in all facets of the Nashville music industry. Jeannie is proud to serve as a longtime spokesperson for the Humane Society by recording public service announcements and by serving as a HSUS “Special Friend” involved in supporting their animal protection programs. Jeannie is actively involved in numerous other organizations and causes such as the Opry Trust Fund (which provides financial assistance to needy individuals in the country music industry) and R.O.P.E. (Reunion Of Professional Entertainers). In April 2017, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives unanimously approved House Resolution 259 honoring Jeannie Seely on her 50th anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry. In accepting the honor Jeannie noted, “Never have I been more proud of my heritage than I was today. It is my hope that I will always represent Pennsylvania in a manner that would make them proud of their native daughter, and I thank them for this distinguished honor.” Jeannie will be honored by the Nashville Association of Talent Directors (NATD) at their 7th Annual NATD Honors Gala scheduled for November 14, 2017, at the Hermitage Hotel. NATD has been a vital part of the Nashville Music Business Community by professionally representing, directing, and promoting the entertainment industry through its members. When not booked on concert dates out of town, Jeannie performs weekly on the Grand Ole Opry’s shows. She frequently hosts the Ernest Tubb Midnite Jamboree, appears on RFD television shows and specials, and has been featured in the Family Reunion TV and DVD tapings. Jeannie will be one of the featured performers on the Country Music Cruise that will set sail in February of 2018. Looking to the future of the Grand Ole Opry, Jeannie hopes for a peaceful coexistence of the old and the new. “I like adding the new talent to the Opry, but I don’t want them to ever change the Opry to where it becomes just another concert venue,” she states. “I like seeing the new artists, but value that tradition also and the uniqueness of it. And the music and all should change and will change. It always has.” “Hopefully, I will see a future of doing pretty much what I have done in the past,” explains Jeannie. “I want to keep doing personal appearances and shows and what I’ve been so blessed to be able to do in my life. I want to be anywhere they ask me to be. There are plenty of life’s highways I want to travel. I’m not done yet.” Jeannie notes, “I want to extend a huge ‘thanks’ to all of you who have been on my bandwagon for such a long time. To those of you just joining us, I hope the ride’s not over - so welcome aboard - and hang on!” Fans can write to Jeannie Seely in care of the Grand Ole Opry, 2804 Opryland Drive, Nashville, TN 37214. Jeannie’s website can be found at www.JeannieSeely.com, and Jeannie maintains a Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/JeannieSeely.

This week we welcome one of Branson’s favorite comedians, Terry Sanders! Terry Wayne Sanders is the busiest comedian in town with 6 different jobs in the entertainment field! He’s still going strong in his 41st year as a comic headliner now known as ‘The Face of Branson’! Entertaining literally millions of people just like you at Silver Dollar City with a wide range of characters have afforded Terry “Homer Lee” Sanders, the opportunity to work with Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers and Bob Hope. Terry has received the award/title ‘COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR’ 8- times! As well as the prestigious Terry ‘Pioneer’ Award! A veteran in films with Annie Potts, Tim Curry and Leslie Nielsen, Terry prefers the one-on-one with audiences in live performances. In addition to his regular performances at Silver Dollar City and in The Shepherd of the Hills. Terry was the comedian at the Braschler Music Show for 17 years. His comedy antics earned him a regular spot on television’s Hee Haw where he worked exclusively with Roy Clark, Grandpa Jones and Minnie Pearl. He’s had the pleasure of working for many shows in Branson, MO. like Branson USA, The Grand Jubilee, The Branson Brothers Show, & Shoji Tabuchi as well. This is Terry’s 5th season to be the comedian for ‘CJ Newson’s Classic Country’s & Comedy Show’! This is Terry’s 19th season performing in The Shepherd of the Hills play. He is also the host/producer/writer of ALL the main shows at Big Cedar Lodge! He’s in his 13th season to perform at the Baker Creek Seed Company in Mansfield, MO., & 13 years as ‘Barney Fife’ for the Muscular Dystrophy Association & their ‘lock-ups’. P lus, many personal appearances! Terry’s an avid “people watcher” and uses his keen observations of day-to-day life to keep his material fresh and his audiences in stitches. It was Minnie Pearl who said it best, “Terry’s one of the best and honey, I’ve seen a lot!” For more information or to purchase tickets, call the Americana Box Office: 417-544-8700, or visit: ClassicCountryAndComedy.com.

Clint Mephisto’s Shit Kickin’ Road Show Episode 254, week of July 27th. Sit a spell as your ol’ drinkin’ buddy Clint rustles up a Hellbilly Hootenanny with modern barn burners from The Coffinshakers, Ghoultown, and Lara Hope & the Ark Tones alongside vintage classics from Grandpa Jones, Dick Curless, Eddie Cochran and more!

Feat guests: Rosalie and Tara The keyword for this episode is THERAPY — whether we’re talking about an MIA Cheryl/Toni who we’re still very concerned about, repressed memories revealing that Betty’s serial killer dad tried to groom her to be violent from an early age, or FP’s own unresolved daddy trauma that Jughead’s research about Grandpa Jones brings up. We admire a very badass Veronica (Luna) as she contends with Governor Corrrupt-ass Dooley to free Hermione and meets her foe in Hermosa (Lodge), the mysterious half-sibling who foils Veronica’s plan to keep Hiram in prison. Oh, and we cannot get ENOUGH of the El Royale merch Archie somehow had made between teaching kids to box/going to school?? by day and fighting crime as a superhero by night. With the return of the ~annoying~ serial killer gene plotline, we referred to an excellent article from Refinery29 published on May 9, 2019: “The Serial Killer Gene on Riverdale, Explained” by Cory Stieg. As always, check out our bodysuit looks on Insta at bodysuits4bughead or Twitter at B4B_Podcast. RIP Luke Perry, love forever. ————————————————————————————— A message from Rebecca, who is taking a step back from the podcast for the foreseeable future: “I want to start off saying how much fun this experience has been for me and how I want to ultimately figure a way to be able to play a role again in the future. I am in grad school now and my program is just overwhelming me. I'm also just a person so sometimes life gets to me too. I want to be able to be the best podcast co-host to my dear friend Maria, and to those who listen! Right now, I just have to take some time for myself and focus on school. I will be back! Because I need to know who that damn Twiggy-Smalls is and I have too many bodysuits now for my own good! Thanks to Maria! Thanks to RAS! Thanks to Bughead! XOXO Rebecca.”

Ozark Highlands Radio is a weekly radio program that features live music and interviews recorded at Ozark Folk Center State Park’s beautiful 1,000-seat auditorium in Mountain View, Arkansas. In addition to the music, our “Feature Host” segments take listeners through the Ozark hills with historians, authors, and personalities who explore the people, stories, and history of the Ozark region. This week, world renowned Grammy award winning musician, producer, writer, filmmaker, and founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, John McEuen with his String Wizards recorded live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. Also, interviews with this prolific creator and performer. “John McEuen has been a ‘professional performer’ since 1962, working as a magician in Disneyland’s Magic Shop as a teenager. Music soon came along, which led to his long and varied career first solo, then as a founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1966. Over 10,000 concerts and 300 television shows throughout more than 3 million miles - with the band and as a solo performer - John has pursued his passion for performing and recording. John left NGDB at the end of their 50th year touring to focus on the demand for his solo performing and projects. Beyond performing, he concurrenty has a rich history of creating, producing and preserving original and traditional folk and acoustic music, and taking it to new audiences. “He brings his guitar, banjo, fiddle, and mandolin along with favorite NGDB songs and the stories behind them to the stage in a manner that earned the honored Best in the West Award from the Folk Alliance Organization. “McEuen has made over 40 albums (7 solo) that have earned four platinum and five gold recognition awards, Grammy nominations, CMA and ACM awards, an Emmy nomination, IBMA record of the year award, and performed on another 25 albums as guest artist. He's also produced another 7 albums, and 14 film scores (two Emmy nominated shows) and more than 300 concerts throughout his career - the first in 1965 in Long Beach Calif., with Bob Dylan. “His production of Steve Martin - The Crow won the 2010 Best Bluegrass Album Grammy. Prior to that, The Music of the Wild West CD- produced by McEuen, was honored with the Western Heritage Award. A Grammy nomination for String Wizards II preceded the1994 Uncle Dave Macon Award for his excellence in preservation and performance of historic music. On Sirius/XM's The Bridge, John's popular Acoustic Traveller show is now in its 9th year. McEuen produced and directed the 2006 documentary film The Dillards - A Night In the Ozarks, which captures his early mentors at their best. “In April of 2018 John officially became an author, with his first book The Life I’ve Picked being published (On Chicago Review Press). A memoire, a telling of incredible stories from raising 6 kids in the music business and the ins and outs of being an iconic band member to being a single father to his current full and varied career, his book takes the reader on his unusual journey. “In September of 2017 John was inducted in to the American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame. McEuen's countless jams include street performers to Phish, Earl Scruggs, Levon Helm… and even on Sesame Street with a herd of goats and a cow! Arguably, McEuen's most important legacy may be his initiating what Rolling Stone called ‘The most important record to come out of Nashville’ and what the 2004 ZAGAT survey called ‘the most important record in country music’ - Will the Circle Be Unbroken.” http://www.johnmceuen.com/biography.html In this week’s “From the Vault” segment, musician, educator and country music legacy Mark Jones offers a 1973 archival recording of his father, country music icon Grandpa Jones performing the classic song “Mountain Dew,” from the Ozark Folk Center State Park archives.

From Nashville Tennessee the country music capital of the world is the Grand Ole Opry with the star of this weeks show, the Texas Troubadour Ernest Tubb. Broadcast Date: June 5, 1959 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dennis-moore9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dennis-moore9/support

Robby Spencer is somewhat of a local celebrity in my neck of the woods in Upper East TN and Southwest VA. His cable access show that aired in the early 2000's, Robby Spencer's Adventures, was a favorite program in my home. He baked biscuits, volunteered with the Fire Department for a day, bathed a kitty cat, and cracked us up as he did it. Now, Robby is a machinist and would-be farmer by day and is still pickin' the banjo for folks when the opportunity presents itself. He's a great guest for the podcast, loves the old-time ways of doing things, and is a top-notch hillbilly in my book. Enjoy the show with Robby Spencer.

Two prominent owners/breeders join Kenny Rice for episode 34 of the Horse Racing Show for a fun array of topics from polo to selling horses to geometry assisting a Derby victory. Coming off of a big win in the Woodward Stakes with Preservationist, Centennial Farm President Don Little Jr. discusses the victory, the growth of Centennial Farm since 1982, racing partnerships, the breakthrough Belmont Stakes with Colonial Affair, shorter fields in racing, and his international polo career and the speed of race horses and polo horses. Two time Kentucky Derby winner Arthur Hancock III talks about his successes as owner and breeder, how math and science were the keys to the Gato Del Sol upset win in the 1982 Derby (the first to do so from the auxiliary gate), how 1989 Derby Champ Sunday Silence helped save Stone Farm, the hopes and uncertainty of breeding, and his songwriting career for the likes of legends Willie Nelson, Ray Price, and Grandpa Jones. Connect with Us on Social Media! Twitter - @HorseRacingShow Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheHorseRacingShow Facebook - fb.me/TheHorseRacingShow Instagram - thehorseracingshow

Wisdom-Trek / Creating a Legacy Welcome to Day 1172 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me. This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom Double or Nothing – Humor Unplugged Wisdom – the final frontier to true knowledge. Welcome to Wisdom-Trek where our mission is to create a legacy of wisdom, to seek out discernment and insights, and to boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before. Hello, my friend, I am Guthrie Chamberlain, your captain on our journey to increase wisdom and create a living legacy. Thank you for joining us today as we explore wisdom on our 2nd millennium of podcasts. This is https://wisdom-trek.com/day-1172/ (Day 1172) of our trek, and it is time for our 3-minute mini-trek called Humor Unplugged. Our Thursday podcast will provide a short and clean funny story to help you lighten up and live a rich and satisfying life – something to cheer you and provide a bit a levity in your life. We are told in  https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+15:30&version=NLT (Proverbs 15:30,) “A cheerful look brings joy to the heart; good news makes for good health.” We are also encouraged in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+17:22&version=NLT (Proverbs 17:22,) “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person's strength.” Consider this your vitamin supplement of cheer for today. So let's jump right in with today's funny, which is titled… Double or Nothing The IRS decides to audit Grandpa Jones and summons him to the IRS office. The IRS auditor Sam Smith was not surprised when Grandpa Jones showed up with his attorney. The auditor said, “Well, sir, you have an extravagant lifestyle and no full-time employment, which you explain by saying that you win money gambling. I’m not sure the IRS finds that believable.” I’m a great gambler, and I can prove it,” says Grandpa Jones. “How about a demonstration?” The auditor, Sam, thinks for a moment and says, “Okay. Go ahead.” Grandpa Jones says, “I’ll bet you a thousand dollars that I can bite my own eye.” Sam, the auditor thinks a moment and says, “It’s a bet.” Grandpa Jones removes his glass eye and bites it. Sam, the auditor’s jaw drops. Grandpa Jones then says, “Now, I’ll bet you two thousand dollars that I can bite my other eye.” Sam, the auditor, can tell Grandpa Jones isn’t blind, so he takes the bet. Grandpa Jones removes his dentures and bites his good eye. Sam, very stunned, now realizes he has wagered and lost three grand, with Grandpa Jones’s attorney as a witness. He starts to get nervous. “Want to go double or nothing?” Grandpa Jones asks. “I’ll bet you six thousand dollars that I can stand on one side of your desk, throw that full glass of water into the wastebasket on the other side, and never get a drop anywhere in between.” Sam, the auditor, twice burned, is cautious now, but he looks carefully and decides there’s no way this old guy could possibly manage that stunt, so he agrees again. Grandpa Jones stands on the desk and takes careful aim, but when he throws the glass, water covers the man’s desk, jacket, briefcase, and everything around it. In addition to that, the glass shatters on the floor. Sam, the auditor, leaps with joy, realizing that he has just turned a major loss into a huge win. But Grandpa Jones’s own attorney, John starts sobbing profusely and puts his head in his hands. “Are you okay?” the auditor asks. “Not really,” says John, the attorney. “This morning, when Grandpa Jones told me he’d been summoned for an audit, he bet me twenty-five thousand dollars that he could come in here and throw water all over your office and that you’d be happy about it!” Well, I hope that...

This week, international Oldtime string band and Ottawa Valley step dance duo Newberry & Verch recorded live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also, interviews with this dynamic musical duo. “Joe Newberry grew up in a family full of singers and dancers. He took up the guitar and banjo as a  teenager and learned fiddle tunes from great Missouri fiddlers. April Verch grew up listening to her Dad’s country band play for dances in the Ottawa Valley. She started step dancing at age three and fiddling at age six. Both Newberry & Verch became masters of their traditions and tour the world with their respective bands and projects. Yet they never forget the roots of their music, that connection to the people in the audience, on the dance floor, to the community sparked by a good song. For these veteran performers who come from distinct traditions and parts of the world, their collaboration is fueled by their kindred passion for bringing people together to celebrate traditional music. Blues and ballads stem into Canadian regional styles and originals. Their voices blend in harmony, their tasteful instrumentals prove that these masters have nothing left to prove, and then their feet kick up the dust in perfect rhythm…and together, they make you remember why this music existed in the first place.” http://aprilverch.com/about/newberry-verch/ In this week’s “From the Vault” segment, musician, educator, and country music legacy Mark Jones offers a 1976 archival recording of his famous father, Grandpa Jones, telling the classic joke “Surprise Aunt Marthy.” from the Ozark Folk Center State Park archives. From his series entitled “Back in the Hills,” writer, professor, and historian Dr. Brooks Blevins profiles prolific Ozark musician Slim Wilson of the Ozark Jubilee, one of America’s first nationally-broadcast Old Time barn dance country music television shows, based in Springfield, Missouri.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull...more like Indiana Jones and the sequel nobody asked for!!! Bad CGI in place of practical stunts and sets? Check!!! Poorly conceived characters and 2-dimensional bad guys? Check! Nostalgia, in-jokes and self-parody in place of a good story? CHECK!!! Strap in kids as Grandpa Jones drags you through the Jungle on a tedious expedition that has none of the charm, fun and excitement of the previous three Indy movies!!! The Three Geeky Dads barely made it out of this one alive!!!  

Ozark Highlands Radio is a weekly radio program that features live music and interviews recorded at Ozark Folk Center State Park’s beautiful 1,000-seat auditorium in Mountain View, Arkansas. In addition to the music, our “Feature Host” segments take listeners through the Ozark hills with historians, authors, and personalities who explore the people, stories, and history of the Ozark region. This week, world renowned Grammy award winning musician, producer, writer, filmmaker, and founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, John McEuen with his String Wizards recorded live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. Also, interviews with this prolific creator and performer. “John McEuen has been a ‘professional performer’ since 1962, working as a magician in Disneyland’s Magic Shop as a teenager. Music soon came along, which led to his long and varied career first solo, then as a founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1966. Over 10,000 concerts and 300 television shows throughout more than 3 million miles - with the band and as a solo performer - John has pursued his passion for performing and recording. John left NGDB at the end of their 50th year touring to focus on the demand for his solo performing and projects. Beyond performing, he concurrenty has a rich history of creating, producing and preserving original and traditional folk and acoustic music, and taking it to new audiences. “He brings his guitar, banjo, fiddle, and mandolin along with favorite NGDB songs and the stories behind them to the stage in a manner that earned the honored Best in the West Award from the Folk Alliance Organization. “McEuen has made over 40 albums (7 solo) that have earned four platinum and five gold recognition awards, Grammy nominations, CMA and ACM awards, an Emmy nomination, IBMA record of the year award, and performed on another 25 albums as guest artist. He's also produced another 7 albums, and 14 film scores (two Emmy nominated shows) and more than 300 concerts throughout his career - the first in 1965 in Long Beach Calif., with Bob Dylan. “His production of Steve Martin - The Crow won the 2010 Best Bluegrass Album Grammy. Prior to that, The Music of the Wild West CD- produced by McEuen, was honored with the Western Heritage Award. A Grammy nomination for String Wizards II preceded the1994 Uncle Dave Macon Award for his excellence in preservation and performance of historic music. On Sirius/XM's The Bridge, John's popular Acoustic Traveller show is now in its 9th year. McEuen produced and directed the 2006 documentary film The Dillards - A Night In the Ozarks, which captures his early mentors at their best. “In April of 2018 John officially became an author, with his first book The Life I’ve Picked being published (On Chicago Review Press). A memoire, a telling of incredible stories from raising 6 kids in the music business and the ins and outs of being an iconic band member to being a single father to his current full and varied career, his book takes the reader on his unusual journey. “In September of 2017 John was inducted in to the American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame. McEuen's countless jams include street performers to Phish, Earl Scruggs, Levon Helm… and even on Sesame Street with a herd of goats and a cow! Arguably, McEuen's most important legacy may be his initiating what Rolling Stone called ‘The most important record to come out of Nashville’ and what the 2004 ZAGAT survey called ‘the most important record in country music’ - Will the Circle Be Unbroken.” http://www.johnmceuen.com/biography.html In this week’s “From the Vault” segment, musician, educator and country music legacy Mark Jones offers a 1973 archival recording of his father, country music icon Grandpa Jones performing the classic song “Mountain Dew,” from the Ozark Folk Center State Park archives.

Ozark Highlands Radio is a weekly radio program that features live music and interviews recorded at Ozark Folk Center State Park’s beautiful 1,000-seat auditorium in Mountain View, Arkansas. In addition to the music, our “Feature Host” segments take listeners through the Ozark hills with historians, authors, and personalities who explore the people, stories, and history of the Ozark region. This week, it’s “Banjo Time!” Join host Dave Smith and banjo royalty Mark Jones as they explore music of the banjo. From its ancient African roots, we’ll follow the banjo’s transition from a slave instrument into the mainstream of American popular and folk musics. Mark and Dave will guide us through performances by various banjo masters covering a myriad of styles into which the banjo has evolved, all recorded live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. Artists featured on this week’s show include Country Music Hall of Fame member & “Hee Haw" star Grandpa Jones, master of traditional African American banjo Jerron ‘Blind Boy’ Paxton, Carolina Chocolate Drops member Hubby Jenkins, Ozark original Uncle Floyd Holland, connoisseurs of classic sheet music and banjo duo Clark Bueling & Carl Anderton, songwriter and banjo frailing ninja Jimmy Connors, fresh-faced banjo slinging madman Samuel Blake, preeminent bluegrass virtuoso Adam Fudge, our very own Mark Jones, Berklee School of Music banjo pioneer Lukas Pool, up and coming clawhammer champion Lillyanne McCool, classic country music and banjo superstar Buck Trent, and the inimitable Paul Brock Band featuring banjo shredders Dave Curley & Shane Farrell. In this week’s “From the Vault” segment, musician, educator, and country music legacy Mark Jones offers an archival recording of ubiquitous Ozark banjo legend Bookmiller Shannon performing the tune “Shortnin’ Bread,” from the Ozark Folk Center State Park archives. Bookmiller traveled America with famed Ozark songwriter and folklorist Jimmy Driftwood in the 1960’s and 70’s, bringing the Ozark style of clawhammer banjo into greater awareness. In this week’s guest host segment, renowned traditional folk musician, writer, and step dancer Aubrey Atwater explores “The African American Banjo,” illuminating the African roots of this enduring musical instrument. Aubrey takes us back to the source of the banjo with musical examples and enlightening commentary.

Let’s all give a big Geeks welcome to Donna Jo, the new GB crew member! For “Dick Picks” this issue, we crack open The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Elfquest: The Cry Beyond, Warlords of Appalachia, Immortal Iron Fist: The Complete Collection, and finally, but not least, The Mighty Thor # 126 by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby. In “Beyond the Pages,” we discuss the mixed legacy of the great Stan Lee. Finally, our own Scott “DFA” Dills and Mike Hardin perform a parody of “Eight Miles to Louisville,” by Grandpa Jones from Hee Haw. The parody is entitled, “Eight Miles to Livingston.”

Host Bill Goodman is joined by local actor David Hurt. A native of Mercer County, David developed a passion for history and nature while exploring sites such as Shaker Village and Old Fort Harrod during his childhood. These interests led him to later portray Kentucky Chautauqua characters John C.C. Mayo, Lilley Cornett, and Grandpa Jones. Before Chautauqua, David earned a degree in theatre from Illinois and taught theatre at Morehead State University for more than a decade. David discusses his life growing up and working on the family farm, performing at numerous theaters throughout the state, and even gives us a glimpse into the time he attended Woodstock.

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An interview with Barbara Martin Stephens, wife of Jimmy Martin and author of “Don’t Give Your Heart to a Rambler,” a new book about her life with the bluegrass great. Barbara went on to become the first female booking agent on music row, booking acts like Grandpa Jones and Hawkshaw Hawkins. Barbara's website: dontgiveyourheart.com/ *PLUS* Hear rare unreleased recordings of Jimmy Martin playing at New River Ranch in Rising Sun, MD. Special thanks to Joe Lee and the Leon Kagarise Archives for the recordings. Many thanks to Susan Alcorn for theme music. Contact: yesterdayswinepodcast@gmail.com

Ozark Highlands Radio is a weekly radio program that features live music and interviews recorded at Ozark Folk Center State Park’s beautiful 1,000-seat auditorium in Mountain View, Arkansas. In addition to the music, our “Feature Host” segments take listeners through the Ozark hills with historians, authors, and personalities who explore the people, stories, and history of the Ozark region. This week, Christmas songs both traditional & rare, performed by an interesting array of folk musicians, recorded live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. Hosts Dave Smith & Mark Jones present these festive archival holiday recordings. Mark Jones offers an archival recording of his father, Country Music Hall of Fame legend Grandpa Jones reciting a poem called “The Christmas Guest.” Aubry Atwater & Elwood Donnelly profile the story of folk music royalty Jean Ritchie’s first family Christmas tree. Musicians at the Ozark Folk Center State Park have been putting on Christmas music shows for over four decades. As with most music performed at the park, the Christmas music represented here is not your normal collection of holiday standards. You’ll hear a few songs that you know and love, as well as many others that you’ve likely never encountered before. The eclectic range of musicians performing on this edition of Ozark Highlands Radio include Grandpa Jones, Randall Hylton, The Dowden Sisters, The Lonesome Cowboys, Joni Bishop, Bob Olivera, The Heritage Quartet, and more. In this week’s “From the Vault” segment, musician, educator, and country music legacy Mark Jones offers an archival recording of his father, country music legend Grandpa Jones, reciting a poem called “The Christmas Guest,” from the Ozark Folk Center State Park archives. Renowned folk musicians Aubrey Atwater & Elwood Donnelly profile influential folk music icons Jean Ritchie and the Ritchie Family, as well as explore the traditional Appalachian music and dance that the Ritchie Family helped to perpetuate into the modern American folk lexicon. This episode relates Jean Ritchie’s own childhood memories of an early Ritchie Family Christmas.

'Twas the Thursday before Christmas and we have a poem to share; To remind us all of the best gift this time of year. These next few days as you prepare for Christmas Day – baking cookies for Santa, washing carrots for Comet and Rudolph, stuffing stockings, or making last minute trips to the mall to find the perfect gift for your loved ones – make sure you always remind yourself what this season is truly about. In this special Christmas edition of Monday Morning Mojo, Phil shares a childhood poem by Helen Steiner Rice entitled The Christmas Guest, which tells the story of a man who is shown what and who truly matters on Christmas Day. Quite often it is far too easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of holiday activities. This morning, we want you to pause and consider the real reason we celebrate the 25th of December. Happy Holidays!   Resources: The Christmas Guest by Helen Steiner Rice: https://www.thefamilyinternational.org/christmas/articledd6e.html The Christmas Guest by Grandpa Jones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iyYix9umek Please send comments, questions, and feedback to mojo@cannonfinancial.com Please send First Friday Feedback submissions to mojo@cannonfinancial.com

Ozark Highlands Radio is a weekly radio program that features live music and interviews recorded at Ozark Folk Center State Park’s beautiful 1,000-seat auditorium in Mountain View, Arkansas. In addition to the music, our “Feature Host” segments take listeners through the Ozark hills with historians, authors, and personalities who explore the people, stories, and history of the Ozark region. This week, old time fiddler, composer, actress, singer, Grand Ole Opry star, and country music royalty Ramona Jones performs live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. Also, interviews with Ramona and her talented progeny. Mark Jones offers an archival recording of Ozark original Onis Morrison singing the traditional Ozark song “Dry & Dusty.” Author, folklorist, and songwriter Charley Sandage presents a portrait of Ramona Jones through the lens of archivist Bill McNeil. Ramona Jones was a musician, actress, and composer known for Hee Haw (1969,) R.I.O.T.: The Movie (1996,) and He's So Fine (1993.) Born Ramona Riggins in Indiana, Jones met her first husband, country entertainer Louis Marshall "Grandpa" Jones while both were working at Cincinnati radio station WLW. They moved to Nashville in 1947. Grandpa Jones was a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and a longtime Grand Ole Opry member. They were married 52 years until his death in 1998. A musician from a young age, Jones learned the fiddle from her father, then taught herself several other stringed instruments, competing in (and winning) several amateur contests during high school. She made her solo debut on the Opry in 1947, and performed all over the world with Jones, including shows for service members on the front lines during the Korean War. They later toured U.S. military bases in Italy, Austria, and Germany. In the mid-Fifties, the couple regularly appeared on the Washington, D.C.-based TV series Town and Country Time. She would go on to record numerous duets with her husband as well as a handful of solo singles for Monument Records, and albums that spotlighted her fiddle work. From its 1969 debut — and for the next 25 years — the couple appeared on TV's Hee Haw. In this week’s “From the Vault” segment, musician, educator, and country music legacy Mark Jones offers an archival recording of Ozark original Onis Morrison performing the traditional Ozark song “Dry & Dusty,” from the Ozark Folk Center State Park archives. Author, folklorist, and songwriter Charley Sandage presents an historical portrait of the people, events, and indomitable spirit of Ozark culture that resulted in the creation of the Ozark Folk Center State Park and its enduring legacy of music and craft. This episode focuses on Ramona Jones through the lens of legendary archivist Bill McNeil.

Ozark Highlands Radio is a weekly radio program that features live music and interviews recorded at Ozark Folk Center State Park’s beautiful 1,000-seat auditorium in Mountain View, Arkansas. In addition to the music, our “Feature Host” segments take listeners through the Ozark hills with historians, authors, and personalities who explore the people, stories, and history of the Ozark region. This week, Grammy Award winning old time musician and TV personality David Holt performs live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. Performing with David is his talented protégé Josh Goforth. Also, interviews with David & Josh. In the early 1970’s David Holt made a journey to the rural Southeastern U.S. in search of the roots of American music. What he discovered had a profound effect on him as a person and a musician. Over the years David has been a sideman with Doc Watson, performed at the Grand Ole Opry, was a cast member on Hee Haw with Grandpa Jones, and even won a Grammy Award for his work with Doc Watson. Today, David enjoys a successful solo career and performers regularly with a variety of other musicians. For this show, David was joined by long- time friend and former protégé Josh Goforth. The two met when Josh was in grade school, where David was performing for a group of students. As fate would have it, they kept in touch and are now band mates all these years later. In this week’s “From the Vault” segment, musician, educator, and country music legacy Mark Jones offers an archival recording of Ozark original Guyman Gammill singing a rare traditional song “White Dove,” from the Ozark Folk Center State Park archives. From his series entitled “Fine Fiddlers of the Ozarks,” old time and Ozark fiddle aesthete Roy Pilgrim profiles the legendary Ozark fiddler Pete Howard. This installment features modern recordings of the classic fiddle tunes “Fire on the Mountain, Natchez Under the Hill, and Bear Creek.”

Ozark Highlands Radio is a weekly radio program that features live music and interviews recorded at Ozark Folk Center State Park’s beautiful 1,000-seat auditorium in Mountain View, Arkansas. In addition to the music, our “Feature Host” segments take listeners through the Ozark hills with historians, authors and personalities who explore the people, stories, and history of the Ozark region. This week, Original Ozark Old Time phenomenon “The Lazy Goat String Band” performs live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. Also, a performance from the dynamic mountain dulcimer duo Jack & Mary Giger, as well as interviews with “The Lazy Goat String Band” and Jack & Mary. Ozark Highlands Radio host Dave Smith and producer Jeff Glover discuss the fine points of what makes “folk music,” and Dave Smith offers Mark Jones an archival recording of, well, Mark Jones playing the traditional song “Arkansas Traveler,” in the clawhammer banjo style of his famous father, Grandpa Jones. “Authentic, heartfelt, and relevant” are just a few words that folks have used to describe the Lazy Goat String Band. Consisting of Arkansas State Fiddle Champion Emily Phillips and the father/son duo of Scott and Samuel Blake (guitar/banjo,) the Lazy Goat String Band captures the sound and feel of pre-war musical ensembles like few other bands.   Jack & Mary Giger have been regular performers at the Ozark Folk Center State Park for many years, and are active in a number of dulcimer events around Mountain View and Stone County, Arkansas.  The duo (husband and wife) perform traditional songs with Mary’s wonderful voice leading the way. Ozark Highlands Radio host Dave Smith and producer Jeff Glover discuss the fine points of what makes “folk music,” drawing from interviews & perspectives of various folk musicians. Mark Jones' “From the Vault” segment offers an archival recording of, well, Mark Jones playing the traditional song “Arkansas Traveler,” in the traditional clawhammer banjo style of his famous father, Grandpa Jones, from the Ozark Folk Center State Park archives.

Ozark Highlands Radio is a weekly radio program that features live music and interviews recorded at Ozark Folk Center State Park’s beautiful 1,000-seat auditorium in Mountain View, Arkansas. In addition to the music, our “Feature Host” segments take listeners through the Ozark hills with historians, authors and personalities who explore the people, stories, and history of the Ozark region. This week, award winning Missouri Ozark traditionalist Van Colbert performs live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. A performance from Old Time musicians Dave Para & Cathy Barton. Also, interviews with Van Colbert, Dave Para & Cathy Barton. Ozark Highlands Radio host Dave Smith and producer Jeff Glover discuss the fine points of what makes “folk music,” and Mark Jones offers an archival recording of famed songwriter and Ozark original Jimmy Driftwood. Like an old pair of jeans, Van Colbert and his family band are familiar and very comfortable in almost any setting. Van leads the group on banjo and vocals, with a laid back and easy style. Van and his family have been playing music all of their lives, in and around the Springfield, MO area. Van also performs with the “Blackberry Winter Band,” whose music was the soundtrack for the 2010 Oscar nominated film Winter’s Bone. Performing together for over 30 years, the husband and wife team of Dave Para and Cathy Barton have long been tuned into the sounds, traditions, and ways of old time musicians. Cathy Barton was an early adopter of Grandpa Jones’ “claw-hammer” style of banjo playing. She worked with both Grandpa and Ramona in Mountain View, AR and Nashville, TN among other musical hot spots over the years.  Dave Para (guitar/vocals) moved to rural Missouri in the late 70’s and began what has been a long and fruitful career as a musician. The duo was recorded as part of the annual “Tribute to Grandpa Jones” event at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. Ozark Highlands Radio host Dave Smith and producer Jeff Glover discuss the fine points of what makes “folk music,” drawing from interviews & perspectives of various folk musicians. Mark Jones' “From the Vault” segment offers an archival recording of famed songwriter and Ozark original Jimmy Driftwood performing a song, using a hickory leaf as a musical instrument, from the Ozark Folk Center State Park archives.

Ozark Highlands Radio is a weekly radio program that features live music and interviews recorded at Ozark Folk Center State Park’s beautiful 1,000-seat auditorium in Mountain View, Ark. In addition to the music, our “Feature Host” segments take listeners through the Ozark hills with historians, authors and personalities who explore the people, stories, and history of the Ozark region. This week, world renowned finger style and harp guitar phenom Muriel Andersen performs live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. Aubrey Atwater & Elwood Donnelly profile authentic Ozark balladeer Almeda Riddle, and Mark Jones offers an archival recording of Grand Old Opry and Hee Haw star Grandpa Jones. Muriel Anderson is a former National Thumbpicking Guitar Champion, a fine 6 string picker, and practitioner of the many stringed harp guitar. Creating a sound like no other, the harp guitar incorporates a multitude of strings that cover a wide sonic range. The result can be both ethereal and otherworldly, or just downright mind blowing. Muriel’s repertoire includes traditional folk music, world music, and original compositions. Prolific folk musicians Aubrey Atwater & Elwood Donnelly profile influential folk music icons Jean Ritchie and the Ritchie Family, as well as explore the traditional Appalachian music and dance that the Ritchie Family helped to perpetuate into the modern American folk lexicon. This episode offers a profile of authentic Ozark balladeer Almeda Riddle, and features an archival recording of Almeda singing the traditional ballad “Will the Weaver.” Mark Jones' “From the Vault” segment offers an archival recording of Grand Old Opry and “Hee Haw” star Grandpa Jones performing his song “Mountain Dew,” from the Ozark Folk Center State Park archives.

Ozark Highlands Radio is a weekly radio program that features live music and interviews recorded at Ozark Folk Center State Park’s beautiful 1,000-seat auditorium in Mountain View, Ark. In addition to the music, our “Feature Host” segments take listeners through the Ozark hills with historians, authors and personalities who explore the people, stories, and history of the Ozark region. This week, radio & television legend, and Country Music Hall of Fame member Grandpa Jones performs with his wife, Grand Old Opry star Ramona, live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. Also, interviews and a live performance from the Jones Family. Aubrey Atwater & Elwood Donnelly present “The Mother of Folk Music” Jean Ritchie, and Mark Jones offers an archival recording of original Ozark musician Jim Bullard. Grandpa Jones was a performer during the golden age of radio, and later found success as a cast member on the syndicated television program, “Hee Haw.”  After years of living near Nashville, TN, Grandpa moved to Mountain View, Arkansas in the early 1980’s. Along with his wife Ramona, they ran the Grandpa Jones Dinner Theater. The theater employed many musicians, many of whom are still around the Ozarks today including their son Mark and guitarist Danny Dozier. We’ll dig deep into the archives this week for a set of music, featuring some of Grandpa’s finest performances at Ozark Folk Center State Park. “The Jones Family Band” features a cast of all-star musicians, including Alisa and Mark Jones. This performance from the Jones Family Band was the last one recorded at the Ozark Folk Center State Park before Ramona passed in late 2015. Renowned folk musicians Aubrey Atwater & Elwood Donnelly profile influential folk music icons Jean Ritchie and the Ritchie Family, as well as explore the traditional Appalachian music and dance that the Ritchie Family helped to perpetuate into the modern American folk lexicon. This episode focuses on Jean Ritchie as a songwriter, and features Jean’s performance of her original song “Black Water.” Mark Jones' “From the Vault” segment features a rare recording of Ozark original Jim Bullard, performing the traditional song “Glory Land,” from the Ozark Folk Center State Park archives.

Our artist feature is in honour of the birthday of Grandpa Jones. As they used to say on Hee Haw, Salut!

Guest host Gavin joins us this week, and we're featuring songs from Sonic Youth, The Archies, Grandpa Jones, The Cows, Ramsey Lewis, Madonna, ParquetCourts, The Rascals, Robbie Williams, and Nirvana. tunes: http://bit.ly/Hg2RdKFacebook: http://on.fb.me/IzhiJVEmail us at MusicFirstPodcast@gmail.com

A tribute to musicians born in 1913, including: Mary Martin, Grandpa Jones, Morton Gould, Charley Barnet, Danny Kaye and Rise Stevens. Songs inclue: My Heart Belongs  to Daddy, Mountain Dew, Simple Symphony, Cherokee and I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts.

Sunday Morning Coming Down Podcast - May 29th, 2011 How-deeeeeeeee! This week I featured comedians/musicians of classic country, including the likes of Sheb Wooley, Lonzo and Oscar, Grandpa Jones, Minnie Pearl, Stringbean, and June Carter. … See more: Sunday Morning Coming Down Sunday Morning Coming Down Sunday Morning Coming Down

Highlights from country music radio shows of the 1940s.  Shows include:The National Barn Dance, The Grand  Ole Opry, Western Stars and Plantation Jubilee.  Performers include: Lulu Belle & Scotty, Hank Williams, Red Foley, Sally Foster, Grandpa Jones and Little Jimmie Dickens.

Grand Ole Opry. Nashville origination, NBC net, AFRS rebroadcast. The broadcast originates from The Ryman Auditorium, Nashville. Red Foley (m. c.), Tex Ritter, Lloyd Buck (announcer), Claude Sharp, The Old Hickory Singers, Cousin Minnie Pearl, Louis Ross (?), Rod Brasfield, Grandpa Jones, Wally Fowler, The Oak Ridge Quartet.Today's Old Time Radio Station NOW ON AIR!!SUPPORT US BY SUPPORTING OUR SPONSORS HempUSA Store       

Grand Ole Opry. Nashville origination, NBC net, AFRS rebroadcast. The broadcast originates from The Ryman Auditorium, Nashville. Red Foley (m. c.), Tex Ritter, Lloyd Buck (announcer), Claude Sharp, The Old Hickory Singers, Cousin Minnie Pearl, Louis Ross (?), Rod Brasfield, Grandpa Jones, Wally Fowler, The Oak Ridge Quartet.Today's Old Time Radio Station NOW ON AIR!!SUPPORT US BY SUPPORTING OUR SPONSORS HempUSA Store