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Question: I remember hearing a record on the radio by
Stonewall Jackson about "the big house on the corner." Our radio
station doesn't know anything about the song. Do you know?
Answer: "Big House on the Corner" was the flipside
of Stonewall Jackson's 1963 #1, "B.J. the D.J."
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Mickey Gilley |
Question:
What was Mickey Gilley's first hit record?
Answer:
"Mickey Gilley's first charted song was, "Now I Can Live Again" which
peaked at #68 in 1968. |
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Jeannie Seely |
Question:
Who was the lady who had the hit song "Don't You Touch Me" several years
ago?
Answer:
Jeannie Seely scored a #2 hit on "Don't Touch Me" in 1966. |
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Question:
Back in the 50's there was a song on the radio about being "dixie
fried." Do you know who had that record, and is he still recording?
Answer: "Dixie Fried" was a #10 hit
for Carl Perkins in 1956. Carl died in 1998. |
Carl Perkins |
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Ronnie Milsap |
Question:
Do you have any information on a song about "Love Takes A Long Time to
Die"? I only heard it a few times on the radio back in the 70's
Answer: "Love Takes A Long Time to Die"
was the flipside of Ronnie Milsap's 1976 #1, "What Goes On When The Sun
Goes Down". |
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Question:
My brother-in-law says that Jerry Reed is not his real name. Is
this true?
Answer: Jerry was born Jerry Reed
Hubbard. |
Jerry Reed |
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Jeannie C. Riley |
Question:
Do you know who played the dobro on Jeannie C. Riley's "Harper Valley
PTA"?
ANSWER: The dobro was played by Jerry Kennedy. |
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Question:
I think Cal Smith's "The Lord Knows I'm Drinking" is the best country
record ever made. Who wrote that song??
Answer: "The Lord Knows I'm Drinking" was
written by Bill Anderson. |
Bill Anderson |
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Marty Robbins |
Question:
My sister-in-law thinks she might have lived next door to Marty Robbins as
a child. Their next door neighbor in Alabama was named Robbins and
they had a young son who sang. Could that be true?
Answer: Highly unlikely. Marty's last name
was actually Robinson and he was raised in Arizona. |
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Question:
My uncle says that although Tex Ritter was a singing cowboy movie
star, he never had any hit records. Is that true?
Answer: Tex Ritter placed 25 songs on the
country music charts, including three number ones, between 1944 and 1974. |
Tex Ritter |
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George Jones |
Question:
Back in the 50's there was a song on the radio by a guy about "uh uh no".
Do you know who had that record?
Answer: "Uh Uh No" was the flipside of George
Jones' 1957 #10 hit "Don't Stop The Music". |
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Question:
Do you know who wrote the Waylon Jennings record of "Mental Revenge"?
ANSWER: "Mental Revenge" was written by
Mel Tillis. |
Waylon Jennings |
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