JIM ROSE REMEMBERS RADIO Issue # 748
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December 07, 2009 [Monday]
Issue #748
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RADIO'S TALLEST SINGING COWBOY DIES Country musician Weldon Big Bill Lister plays in the first San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo. Bill stands at 6’ 7" tall. He also records the famous Hank Williams tune There's a Tear in My Beer along with many other tunes. In 1951 he decides that he needs a beer-drinking song. But Weldon's family discloses the fact that he never drinks alcohol. His son, Weldon Lister Jr. recalls that his dad tells his good friend Hank Williams that he needs a new song, Hank told my dad, ‘I've got one that will cock your pistol.' Hank records a demo for my dad. The tune is There's a Tear in My Beer. Lister's son says that after his dad records the song, he tosses the demo aside. In 1988, he and his wife Lila go through boxes in the attic. They come across the old acetate demo disk. While on tour, Hank Williams Jr. visits the Listers. Weldon remembers He told Hank Jr. ‘Your daddy gave this to me a long time ago, and I think it belongs to you'. Hank Jr. just about fell on the floor. In 1989, Hank Williams Jr. releases a version of the song that combines Hank Sr's voice off the demo with his own. In 1990 the tune wins the Best Country Vocal Collaboration Grammy. Just months before he dies, Big Bill Lister performs nightly for crowds of 300-plus on a 7-day Heart of Texas Records cruise from Galveston to the Caribbean. Tracy Pitcox, Heart of Texas Records President, says He got a standing ovation every night. He was never someone who thought he was a star. He never had one ounce of ego.
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POE'S BOOK SELLS RECORD PRICE One of my favorite authors is Edgar Allen Poe. A popular poem of his is The Raven. In summer 1969 Stonewall Jackson's single 'Never More' Quote the Raven hits #25. A copy of Edgar Allen Poe's first book Tamerlane and Other Poems sells for $662,500 at a recent Christie's auction. But the buyer is a mystery. This sets a record price for most expensive American literature. According to Christie's a letter by George Washington sells for $3,218,500 which also sets a world record for a missive by the first President. The 1787 letter is to his nephew, Bushrod Washington.
TRIVIA QUESTION: What inspires Lynyrd Skynyrd's biggest hit that goes to #8 in 1974, the Classic Sweet Home Alabama? The answer appears below.
MOVERS AND SHAKERS
•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! DEBORAH SACKETT [W.A. Sackett Consulting-Broadcast Production/Associate Radio Producer] and MOSES DRUXMAN [grandson of the late Cal Druxman] on Monday, December 7th. •BYRD midday host on Emmis Classic Rock WLUP FM (The Loop 97.9) Chicago, IL replaces Jonathan Brandmeier on the morning show. Marv Nyren WLUP GM tells the Sun-Times I just don't think we're going to have four hours of personality and 20 hours of music on a music station like ours every day. •CLINT EASTWOOD actor/director receives the Cannes Film Festival Golden Palm in Paris, France as a tribute to his movie career.
ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES
•1954 PAUL GREGG bass player with Restless Heart born on December 3rd in Altus, OK. •1960 MATTHEW SHIPP Free Jazz pianist with David S. Ware's Quartet born on December 7th in Wilmington, DE. •1971 CHARLEY PRIDE's biggest hit Kiss An Angel Good Mornin' lands at #1 on Billboard's Country chart on December 4th. •1987 THOMAS FISS singer with boy band Varsity Fanclub born on December 7th. •1996 MARK WILLS of the Mavericks marries Kelly Mangus on November 30th in Atlanta, GA. •2005 MIKE BOTTS drummer with Rock band Bread dies in Burbank, CA one day after his 61st birthday on December 9th.
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TOM ELLIS (Boston-East Sandwich-Newton, MA) Hi, Jim, It's amazing that you in Houston have snow before we on Cape Cod. Usually by Halloween we have a killing frost. Not this year. Not even yet. My roses are blooming like crazy. I saw video on TV tonight of the snow there in Houston, and it looked like very big snow flakes, which indicated to me that it wouldn't last too long. Big snow storms come with tiny flakes...at least that's the way it happens up here in New England. My heart goes out to those local anchors who follow Jay Leno. He's a good guy, but that was a bad move. Thank you for keeping us informed. Tom
JOHNNY ROSE (Nashville, TN) Hi Jim, Barbara (Orbison) wanted me to reach out to you and let you know, this Sunday, December 6th, marks the 21st anniversary of the passing of Roy Orbison. If there were any possibilities for promotions or an interview, we would certainly wish to participate. You have always been such a strong supporter of Roy and we just wanted to make you aware of this date. Barbara has just recently launched a fragrance line, named for Pretty Woman. She has, as usual, many things planned for Roy over the coming year and appreciate any awareness to your listeners. All the best, Johnny Rose, Orbison Music Productions
C.C. MCCARTNEY (Nashville-Hendersonville, TN) Well happy friendship week! It snowed at my farm, but I didn't get a chance to get up there. I'll send some pics my friends took...
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TRACY PITCOX (Brady, TX) Subject: Big Bill Lister Passes Away. Country Music Association of Texas Hall of Famer Big Bill Lister passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 10:35 pm in San Antonio, TX. He was 86. Funeral services are pending. "During October, Big Bill entertained 310 people on a seven day cruise out of Galveston, Texas, for Country Cruisin' 2009," Heart of Texas Records President Tracy Pitcox said. "He received a standing ovation every night. He became ill after the cruise and remained in ICU for thirty days with a severe lung infection. He was just too weak to overcome the illness."
BOB GRANT [Robert Hanger] (Houston-Jersey Village, TX) Jim: Lots of TX connection here & you may remember him from San Antonio radio too. I first saw him on the famed "Hadacol Caravan" show in Huntington, WV, Sept. 1950! This is quite a story & I knew you'd wish to read it! BOB & Sonny Lee
MIKE HERZING (Houston, TX) Subject: TAWA Scholarship- Harold Gunn - Annual Awards Banquet in Austin. I want to share with you an honor that was given to our outgoing President, Harold Gunn. As part of the ceremony he was presented with a plaque that was inscribed as follows. "In recognition of his many outstanding contributions to the organization during his tenure as President, be it known the Texas Auto Writers Association has honored Harold Gunn by renaming its scholarship fund the Texas Auto Writers Association Harold Gunn Scholarship For Journalism." Our scholarship fund would not be what it is today without his tireless efforts. As many of you may know, Harold has a tendency to become emotional when he is happy and his tears told a lot about how touched he was by the presentation. Happy Holidays, Mike Herzing, Co Host: The Automotive Reporter Radio Program, Publisher/ Editor; www.letstalkwheels.com
PAUL WILLIAMS (Houston, TX) Hi Jim, Hope you are doing OK. I was reading your issue #746 and noticed that Chuck Cashmere (I remember when he was on KQUE) mentioned that the Four Aces sang "Standing on the Corner Watching All the Girls Go By". I think it was the Four Lads that had that hit back in the 50’s. The Four Aces had many hits, including "Tell Me Why", "Heart and Soul" and "The Gang That Sang Heart of My Heart". The Four Lads had their share of hits in the 50’s also like "No, Not Much", "Moments to Remember" and "Love is a Many Splendored Thing". I remember these songs by listening to Paul Berlin play them on KQUE after he left KNUZ. Also ……"Happy Birthday to my good friend, Chuck Dunaway"…another great jock who worked at KNUZ back in the late 50’s. Paul Williams, Senior Account Executive, Univision Radio
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COLONEL ST. JAMES (Houston, TX) Hey Jim, My pups loved the snow. Well, my boy Rip did, my girl Lil could have cared less. She's such a priss! I am so glad you and Lacy found each other! What a wonderful Christmas this is going to be for you both, and you both deserve it! Take care and stay warm. Aloha, Colonel St. James, Texas Radio Hall of Fame (www.colonelstjames.com) / (www.facebook.com/col.stjames) Listen 7pm til 12Mid CT online at www.kkrw.com!
TRIVIA ANSWER: Lynyrd Skynyrd's Southern Rock Classic Sweet Home Alabama is the answer song to two Neil Young tunes, Southern Man and Alabama.
DR. JEFF CUNNINGHAM (Austin-Kyle, TX) Glad to hear you made it through bad weather. It is 25 right now, but no clouds in the sky as of right now. I am so glad that Lacy is working out for you. My beagle, Scooter, is beginning to get civilized. Beagles are a tough breed to get sane, but she is growing her brain now without any problems. I got her when she was 6 weeks and she is now 10 months. Those little critters are really affectionate and when you fall for them it is love for life. Hang in there. Christmas is coming...oh wait..I mean that a non-specific possibly but not mandatory holiday is coming. Jeff Cunningham, DC
CHINESE PROVERB: When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others.
Jim Rose and Lacy
Houston, Texas - En Dieu nous croyons
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