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Honky tonk girl. Collector of all things music. I write about old country and blues, mostly because I love the history of rock n’ roll. I am currently the lead singer and bassist for a Midwest country/rockabilly band you’ve never heard of.

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Recorded April 4, 1934. Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies. “Garbage Man Blues”

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On this day in 1958. Tennessee Ernie Ford.

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A repost for Jerry Byrd’s birthday. Born on this day in 1920.

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More Buck Owens and Jimmy Dean.

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On this day in 1957, Elvis Presley put $1000 down to buy Graceland.

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On this day in 1961, Ray Price’s tour bus broke in two after the driver swerved off the road to avoid a pickup truck. Everyone was safe. Ray and his band charted a plane to make the show in Corpus Christi.

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Jenny Lou Carson, 1945.

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March, 1945. Bob Wills.

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Happy birthday to Bob Wills, born 120 years ago today. One of my prized possessions is this autographed Bob Wills photo from the mid-1950s. My old Guitar buddy Gary Lambert got this from Bob in person at the Town Hall party show, and his wife Jean gave it to me. Go play some Bob Wills music today!

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On this day in 1964, filming began for the first Beatles movie.

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On this day in 1958, Marty Robbins was fired by the Grand Ole Opry for criticizing management at WSM.

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Audrey Williams was born on this day in 1923. She shared a birthday with steel player Don Helms (1927) who is also on this recording.

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Drifting Cowboy and steel guitar legend Don Helms was born on this day in 1927. But did you know his very first recording session was with Ernest Tubb?

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Happy birthday, Johnny Cash. Johnny claimed this song was inspired by Ernest Tubb. When Tubb recorded his own version of it, Johnny said that he only believed he had truly “made it” as an artist after he heard Tubb singing one of his songs.

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Still celebrating Faron Young’s birthday, here’s a February 1956 ad from Shreveport, Louisiana. Donut Party!

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Celebrating Faron Young (February 25, 1932-December 10, 1996). Faron once named “Sweet Dreams” as his favorite song to sing. Written by Don Gibson in 1956, Faron’s version soon passed Don’s in the charts. Patsy Cline revived it a few years later.

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February 1958. Buddy Holly.

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On this day in 1964: Harold and Louise Harrison receiving the mail on son George’s 21st birthday.

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MGM has England’s next number one hit!

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Alis Lesley, 1957.

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This week in 1959 country fans were listening to Johnny Cash “Don’t Take Your Guns to Town.”

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On this day in 1957 Buck Owens signed with Capitol Records. He was in studio as a session player for The Farmer Boys, who had picked 4 of Buck’s songs to record. When producer Ken Nelson discovered this, and that Buck was in negotiations with Don Law at Columbia, he convinced him to sign that day.

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Orville Couch was born on this day in 1935. (February 21, 1935-May 26, 2002)

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Laurie Records celebrating their second anniversary February, 1960.

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On this day in 1957, Webb Pierce left the Grand Ole Opry for the second time. He did not agree with the artists paying fees.

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1935 Gibson Guitars Quarter Century Club. Seven men who had worked at Gibson for at least 25 years. (The Kalamazoo Gazette)

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Born on this day in 1914, Julius Frank Anthony Kuczynski. We know him as Pee Wee King.

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“Aw, Billy Byrd now..." Remembering Billy Byrd (February 17, 1920-August 7, 2001). Known as lead guitarist for Ernest Tubb, and for the Gibson Byrdland guitar, Billy’s jazz background had a significant impact on Nashville guitarists. In 1959 he released this solo album: I Love a Guitar.

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Like many others in the late 30s, Kentucky natives George and Leslie York moved to Detroit for the auto industry. In 1939 they recorded their first record as The York Brothers, “Hamtramck Mama.” By the spring of 1940 it was a huge hit in Detroit—and was banned by the Mayor of nearby Hamtramck.

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On this day in 1955, Elvis Presley opened for Hank Snow at the high school field house in Odessa, Texas. Roy Orbison was in the audience.

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Fotoprint Company ad with Faron Young.

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On this day in 1958. Jerry Lee Lewis.

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Capitol Records loves disc jockeys.

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1966 NYE party at young adult club The Winchester Cathedral, serving only near beer, coke, coffee, and hot chocolate. Featuring the underground sounds of The Blue House Basement (pictured) and Sly and the Family Stone.

Recorded April 4, 1934. Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies. “Garbage Man Blues”

On this day in 1958. Tennessee Ernie Ford.

A repost for Jerry Byrd’s birthday. Born on this day in 1920.

More Buck Owens and Jimmy Dean.

On this day in 1957, Elvis Presley put $1000 down to buy Graceland.

On this day in 1961, Ray Price’s tour bus broke in two after the driver swerved off the road to avoid a pickup truck. Everyone was safe. Ray and his band charted a plane to make the show in Corpus Christi.

Jenny Lou Carson, 1945.

March, 1945. Bob Wills.

Happy birthday to Bob Wills, born 120 years ago today. One of my prized possessions is this autographed Bob Wills photo from the mid-1950s. My old Guitar buddy Gary Lambert got this from Bob in person at the Town Hall party show, and his wife Jean gave it to me. Go play some Bob Wills music today!

On this day in 1964, filming began for the first Beatles movie.

On this day in 1958, Marty Robbins was fired by the Grand Ole Opry for criticizing management at WSM.

Audrey Williams was born on this day in 1923. She shared a birthday with steel player Don Helms (1927) who is also on this recording.

Drifting Cowboy and steel guitar legend Don Helms was born on this day in 1927. But did you know his very first recording session was with Ernest Tubb?

Happy birthday, Johnny Cash. Johnny claimed this song was inspired by Ernest Tubb. When Tubb recorded his own version of it, Johnny said that he only believed he had truly “made it” as an artist after he heard Tubb singing one of his songs.

Still celebrating Faron Young’s birthday, here’s a February 1956 ad from Shreveport, Louisiana. Donut Party!

Celebrating Faron Young (February 25, 1932-December 10, 1996). Faron once named “Sweet Dreams” as his favorite song to sing. Written by Don Gibson in 1956, Faron’s version soon passed Don’s in the charts. Patsy Cline revived it a few years later.

February 1958. Buddy Holly.

On this day in 1964: Harold and Louise Harrison receiving the mail on son George’s 21st birthday.

MGM has England’s next number one hit!

Alis Lesley, 1957.

This week in 1959 country fans were listening to Johnny Cash “Don’t Take Your Guns to Town.”

On this day in 1957 Buck Owens signed with Capitol Records. He was in studio as a session player for The Farmer Boys, who had picked 4 of Buck’s songs to record. When producer Ken Nelson discovered this, and that Buck was in negotiations with Don Law at Columbia, he convinced him to sign that day.

Orville Couch was born on this day in 1935. (February 21, 1935-May 26, 2002)

Laurie Records celebrating their second anniversary February, 1960.

On this day in 1957, Webb Pierce left the Grand Ole Opry for the second time. He did not agree with the artists paying fees.

1935 Gibson Guitars Quarter Century Club. Seven men who had worked at Gibson for at least 25 years. (The Kalamazoo Gazette)

Born on this day in 1914, Julius Frank Anthony Kuczynski. We know him as Pee Wee King.

“Aw, Billy Byrd now..." Remembering Billy Byrd (February 17, 1920-August 7, 2001). Known as lead guitarist for Ernest Tubb, and for the Gibson Byrdland guitar, Billy’s jazz background had a significant impact on Nashville guitarists. In 1959 he released this solo album: I Love a Guitar.

Like many others in the late 30s, Kentucky natives George and Leslie York moved to Detroit for the auto industry. In 1939 they recorded their first record as The York Brothers, “Hamtramck Mama.” By the spring of 1940 it was a huge hit in Detroit—and was banned by the Mayor of nearby Hamtramck.

On this day in 1955, Elvis Presley opened for Hank Snow at the high school field house in Odessa, Texas. Roy Orbison was in the audience.

Fotoprint Company ad with Faron Young.

On this day in 1958. Jerry Lee Lewis.

Capitol Records loves disc jockeys.

1966 NYE party at young adult club The Winchester Cathedral, serving only near beer, coke, coffee, and hot chocolate. Featuring the underground sounds of The Blue House Basement (pictured) and Sly and the Family Stone.

Tennessee Ernie Ford was born on this day in 1919.

Liberty Records, 1964.