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BJ Bailey Member From: Jackson Ms,Hinds |
posted 07 June 2001 10:45 AM
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Ever so often we hear name's of other singers in a song.Of coure, this may help to sell the song.For example,,,Old Hank and Lefty. And the most you hear today that writer's of song's lean on are, the name's Haggard and Jone's.I can think of afew more,but let's see what you come up with.These are people that will be heard of years from now,Hank,Lefty,Haggard, and Jones.Can you name other song's,that mention other recording artist [This message was edited by BJ Bailey on 07 June 2001 at 02:03 PM.] |
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Dave Van Allen Member From: Doylestown, PA , US , Earth |
posted 07 June 2001 12:07 PM
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I wrote a song many years ago, long before the VInce Gill tune, called "High and Lonesome" that invoked the name of Bill Monroe: "I need to hear ol' Bill Monroe's high lonesome voice, 'cause I'm high and I'm lonesome tonight" © 2001 Moose Muse Music BMI it was also very cool of LS to use Neil Young's name in "Sweet Home Alabama" [This message was edited by Dave Van Allen on 07 June 2001 at 12:09 PM.] |
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Larry Beck Member From: Pierre, SD |
posted 07 June 2001 02:46 PM
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Garth Brooks "Much too young to feel this D@mn old" mentions Chris Ledoux. |
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erik Member From: |
posted 07 June 2001 06:01 PM
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Hey, soon enough people will be charging to have their name used. :-) |
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Larry Miller Member From: Gladeville,TN.USA |
posted 07 June 2001 07:13 PM
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Leonard....(Tommy Collins) By Merle Haggard |
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Jerry Overstreet Member From: Louisville Ky |
posted 07 June 2001 07:18 PM
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Pure Praire League...I'll change your flat tire Merle.... |
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Jim Landers Member From: Spokane, Wash. |
posted 07 June 2001 07:36 PM
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Some say I sound a lot like Merle. David Allen Coe. |
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Jim Cohen Member From: Philadelphia, PA |
posted 07 June 2001 08:22 PM
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The best one of them all is from Steve Goodman: "You don't have to call me 'Waylon Jennings', And I'll hang around as long as you will let me, [This message was edited by Jim Cohen on 07 June 2001 at 08:24 PM.] |
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Tim Rowley Member From: Pinconning, MI, USA |
posted 07 June 2001 09:58 PM
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"I grew up when Roy and E.T. and Kitty and Lefty and Hank were the rage, it was good enough then and it's good enough now 'cause a good wine gets better with age." --lyric from "What's Wrong With the Way That We're Doin' it Now" by Justin Tubb Tim R. |
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Dave Boothroyd Member From: The Malvern Hills |
posted 08 June 2001 12:37 AM
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Mary Chapin Carpenter's "I Feel Lucky" goes " Dwight Yoakum's's in the corner, and he's trying to catch my eye Lyle Lovett's right beside me with his hand upon my thigh" (No arguments about how 'Country' any of them are please!) ------------------ |
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nick allen Member From: France |
posted 08 June 2001 01:41 AM
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David Allan Coe - Willie, Waylon and Me (which also mentions McGuinn, the Byrds, the Burritos...) Lee Clayton's Ladies Love Outlaws, which refers to Waymore, Jessi, Billy Joe Shaver... Luckenbach, Texas, which mentions Newbury, Jerry Jeff, Waylon, Willie Waylon's It's Alright mentions JJ Cale Another Waylon one that I forget the title of, has a line something like "David Allan Coe thinks he's an outlaw, Double-parked on Music Row", and also mentions George Jones and a bunch of others. Kristofferson has at least one that namechecks Billy Joe Shaver... (70s Texas Outlaw Music fan? Me? Nah... |
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Jim Cohen Member From: Philadelphia, PA |
posted 08 June 2001 05:09 AM
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Ah, yes, then there's "Creeque Alley" by the Mamas and the Papas "McGuinn and McGuire couln't get no higher..." and then it goes on to name John Sebastian, Zal Yanovsky, Denny, and a host of others... "...and no one's gettin' fat 'cept Mama Cass" |
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Jason Odd Member From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
posted 08 June 2001 07:12 AM
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Lynyrd Skynyrd were having a dig at Neil Young in 'Sweet Home Alabama.' Why, well apparently they didn't care for the sentiment that Mr. Young shared on his song 'Southern Man.' Basically LS are on about Southern pride, geeting all misty about their early days at Muscle Shoals Sound studio where they got to meet and record with some of their idols, and they get to poke at Mr. Young. |
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BJ Bailey Member From: Jackson Ms,Hinds |
posted 08 June 2001 11:33 AM
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Joe Diffie ,sung We had a love bigger than the Beatle,The song meantion's the Rolling Stones,and love takes them higher than the Eigal's and Elvis.C.C.R. had one something about looking out the back door ,liston to Buck Owens. What pink elaphants marching in the band????Hey Ray recon C.C.R. had a joint or two going  |
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Corwin Colebrooke Member From: Ames, Iowa, USA |
posted 08 June 2001 11:45 AM
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"She changed direction, headed back home. She changed her tune, it's all Haggard and Jones" -Montgomery Gentry: "She Couldn't Change Me" "Got old Hank crankin way up loud" [This message was edited by Corwin Colebrooke on 08 June 2001 at 11:47 AM.] |
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robert hays Member From: sikeston mo. usa |
posted 08 June 2001 12:54 PM
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George Jones: the king is gone (and so are you)mentions Elvis and Fred Flintstone! |
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Joey Ace Sysop From: Southern Ontario, Canada |
posted 08 June 2001 05:46 PM
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Alan Jackson's "Playing Possum" is about listening to George Jones records. "Just playin' Possum, and laying low; I got a hundred watts of hurtin' on the speakers of my stereo." John Hartford had a song where he mentioned almost EVERYBODY in the Bluegrass scene. ------------------ |
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Theresa Galbraith Member From: Goodlettsville,Tn. USA |
posted 08 June 2001 07:10 PM
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Trisha Yearwood, "XXX's AND OOO's" She's got her God and she's got good wine like Aretha Franklin and Patsy Cline. Kim Karns, "Shes got Betty Davis Eyes" Wynonna, "Girls With Guitars" Andy Griggs, "Ain't Livin'Long like This" |
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Lem Smith Member From: Fulton, MS. U.S.A. |
posted 08 June 2001 08:10 PM
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Charlie Daniels had a song called "The South's gonna do it again" which mentioned several performers. I think it was Merle Haggard who had the song "That's the way it was in 51" and it mentioned that Hank and Lefty crowded every jukebox, but of course B.J. already mentioned Hank and Lefty. Also, I can't believe no one has mentioned "Hillbilly Heaven" yet...a ton of names in that one! Hank Locklin's "Country Hall of Fame", or at least I think that's the name of it mentioned quite a few also. One I can't remember the name of had something about..."I wish I had Johnny's cash and Charley's pride, etc... "How to be a country star" by the Statler Brothers. "I was country when country wasn't cool" by Barbara Mandrell. "My baby don't dance to nothin' but Ernest Tubb" by Junior Brown. "Jimmy caught the dickens for putting Ernest in the tub" written by The Easter Brothers. [This message was edited by Lem Smith on 08 June 2001 at 08:17 PM.] |
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Dana Duplan Member From: Ramona, CA |
posted 09 June 2001 07:20 AM
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I do an old Waylon tune, also covered by Webb Wilder called "Nashville Bum" where one part of a verse states: I look good in cowboy clothes Of course referring to Webb Pierce, not Webb Wilder! And since Ricky Davis hasn't spoken here yet--another vote for Merle in Dale Watson's "Nashville Rash" where he states "Help me Merle I'm breakin' out in a Nashville rash" at the end he also mentions Johnny Cash, Charey Pride, etc. etc., and if you see him do it live he will mention most of the pioneers of real country and even challenge the audience to come up with some on their own! Oh, and pleae no slams for mentioning two anti Nashville songs in my post! |
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BJ Bailey Member From: Jackson Ms,Hinds |
posted 09 June 2001 10:21 AM
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That ok Dana, Most folks on this forum are anti with most of the music Nashvill is produceing in the last few year's [This message was edited by BJ Bailey on 09 June 2001 at 10:22 AM.] |
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Olli Haavisto Member From: Jarvenpaa,Finland |
posted 10 June 2001 02:31 AM
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"I`ll fix your flat tire,Merle" by Big Brother and the Holding Co.;a counter culture answer of sorts to Merle`s "Okie from Muskogee" ------------------ |
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Graham Member From: Whitby, Ontario, Canada |
posted 10 June 2001 03:47 PM
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Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes - George Jones Makes reference to the following: Waylon and Jesse and Hank (Snow) (Williams) ------------------ |
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Jim Mathis Member From: Missouri, USA |
posted 10 June 2001 05:40 PM
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Has anybody mentioned "Set up Joe" by Vern Gosdin. It talks about ET and "Walkin'the Floor." |
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Jerry Bruner Member From: Albany, NY |
posted 10 June 2001 06:06 PM
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Clint Black had a song called "Tuckered Out" that made references to the following: Little Texas Granted, this was a novelty tune that worked the names into the lyrics...... but I can't think of any other song that mentions that many people. |
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BDBassett Member From: Rimrock AZ |
posted 11 June 2001 09:15 AM
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...and my favorite, Don WIlliams (Did he write this?) "I can still hear the soft southern wind in the live oak trees. And those Williams boy they sure mean a lot to me, Hank and Tennessee. |
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MALCOLM KIRBY Member From: Crofton, KY USA |
posted 11 June 2001 02:45 PM
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CDB (Charlie Daniels Band) mentioned in the Barefoot Jerry song, "Woes Of The Road". |
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Steve England Member From: Austin, TX |
posted 12 June 2001 01:03 PM
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"It don't matter who's in Texas Bob Wills is Still the King." by Waylon Jennings, (these "outlaw: guys sure are mentioned a lot in this thread. Namedroppers???? Naah. |
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Ray Jenkins Member From: Gold Canyon Az. Pinal U.S.A. |
posted 12 June 2001 01:47 PM
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Don't forget Steve,Roger Miller sang about you"England Swings Like A Pendlum Do" RayP.S.What's on the menu. ------------------ |
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Larry Miller Member From: Gladeville,TN.USA |
posted 15 June 2001 05:12 PM
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BD, Good Ol' Boys Like Me was written by Bob McDill. Larry |
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Martin Abend Member From: |
posted 16 June 2001 11:03 AM
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Hi Jason, I found a quote of Ronnie van Zant somewhere on the net about that Alabama song: Ronnie Van Zant: "We wrote 'Alabama' as a joke. We didn't even think about it - the words just came out that way. We just laughed and said 'Ain't that funny'... We love Neil Young, we love his music." I don't know when he said this, and I don't really believe this ****. It's easy to say these things afterwards. With one beer less they should have thought about it twice... ------------------ |
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Bill Myrick Member From: Pea Ridge, Ar. |
posted 17 June 2001 07:10 PM
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Remember Haggs "Daddy Frank" ? His steel player at the time was the name sake of that song--Frank Hardcastle who now lives here in Rogers, Ar. He can entertain you big time !! Any body on here know him ? |
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chas smith Member From: Encino, CA, USA |
posted 17 June 2001 10:53 PM
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David Allen Coe had a song about Anita Bryant that wasn't exactly 'family fare' |
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Kevin Lamb Member From: San Bernardino, CA, USA |
posted 21 June 2001 01:41 AM
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I am really tired of of people using names of our "icons" in their songs ...espcially the numb brains that keep using the traditional artist name's.. anymore it is just an excuse for non-creative people to pull off a lazy suck-up and hope some jaded record company still thinks this is clever. when I hear Haggard and Jones, as in the new Montglmery/gentry song, it is like fingernails on a blackboard.....the only clever thing I have heard in this vein was on Clint Blacks "D'lectrified" when he brought Waylon in the studio to do a "real" name-dropper with a twist. The "pretend" writers are the same one's that think a C to Em and then the Am chord progression has something fresh to offer - ala Travis Tritt and Billy Ray Cyrus. |
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Paul Graupp Member From: Macon Ga USA |
posted 21 June 2001 06:14 AM
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Let's not forget Tex Ritter (John's Daddy.) who had a song called Hillbilly Heaven. Named all the ghosts in the music world and then himself but that was before he died. Maybe that will be the end of this. Paul |
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Rich Paton Member From: Santa Maria, CA., |
posted 21 June 2001 06:45 PM
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I think the tune was "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool"...the line "I saw Tammy leavin' Jones" Junior Brown tune "My Wife Only Dances To Ernest Tubb" Martin, here's a link to a good reading on the Skynrd/Young thang... http://HyperRust.org/General/Skynyrd.html I've always wondered how much, if any, having Neil's name in "Sweet Home Alabama" helped Skynrd along in their career...At the time Neil was very, very popular worldwide, and Skynrd was relatively new to "the music scene", even nationally. I know hearing Neil's name in that tune made me forever remember the tune AND the name of the band. Anyhow, neither Neil nor Lynrd Skynrd seem like the thin-skinned type...so hey, "(expletive deleted) 'em, if they can't take a joke!" |
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MALCOLM KIRBY Member From: Crofton, KY USA |
posted 23 June 2001 12:15 PM
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David Allan Coe has a song titled "Jimmy Buffett" on the Nothin' Sacred album. It's not available in stores or TV  |
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Harry Hess Member From: Blue Bell, PA., USA |
posted 23 June 2001 09:41 PM
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What about "Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey"? BTW, did you ever go home? Regards, |
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Geoff Brown Member From: Nashvegas |
posted 30 June 2001 09:59 PM
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Rich, I'm glad you posted the link to the info on the LS/Neil Young thing. It's one of the more interesting and most frequently distorted stories of rock and roll |
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Marc Friedland Member From: Vallejo, CA |
posted 11 July 2001 01:23 AM
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Here are words of a song I played steel on: Chorus: It’s Hank and Jimmie Rodgers, moaning the blues Ernest Tubb and Jim Reeves, was singin with them too Bob Wills, those fiddles, them Texas playboys Made me and Patsy Cline, waltz across the floor The song was written by singer songwriter, Dustin James, and was actually inspired by a dream he had. If you'd like to hear it, I believe you'd be able to by going to Mp3.com and searching for "The Dustin James Band". The name of the song is "Ghost Town". It also fared pretty well on the country division of garageband.com -- Marc |
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