Hawkshaw Hawkins ~ Ling Ting Tong
Webb Pierce - 1955
sheet music to I Don't Care
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September 28, 2020
September 8, 2020
Patsy Cline ~ Still Walkin' After Midnight!
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Under the direction of producer Owen Bradley, her musical sound shifted and she achieved consistent success. The 1961 single I Fall to Pieces was her first to top the Billboard country chart. As the song became a hit, Cline was severely injured in an automobile accident, which caused her to spend a month in the hospital. After recovering, her next single release Crazy, written by Willie Nelson, would also become a major hit.
Between 1962 and 1963, Cline had hits with She's Got You, When I Get Through with You, So Wrong and Leavin' on Your Mind. She also toured and headlined shows with more frequency.
Patsy Cline songs ~
Crazy
I Fall To Pieces
She's Got You
You Belong To Me
Your Cheatin' Heart
Walkin' After Midnight
Styrous® ~ Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Patsy Cline - late 1962
photo by Shane Collins
Patsy Cline, was born Virginia Patterson Hensley on this day, September 8, in 1932, in Winchester, Virginia. She is considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century and one of the first country music artists to successfully cross over into pop music; her records are responsible for the advent of the Nashville Sound, which blended country and pop music and introduced country to a whole new audience in the early 1960s.
Regarding the Nashville sound, the record producer Owen Bradley stated:
According to the documentary Remembering Patsy, Cline couldn't read
sheet music. She was self-taught and had perfect pitch even as a
child. Her first professional performances began at the local WINC
radio station when she was fifteen. In the early 1950s, Cline began
appearing in a local band led by performer Bill Peer.
Various local appearances led to featured performances on Connie B. Gay's Town and Country television broadcasts. It also led to the signing of her first recording contract with the Four Star label in 1954.
She moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to further her career. Working with new manager Randy Hughes, Cline would become a member of the Grand Ole Opry and then moved to Decca Records in 1960.
Regarding the Nashville sound, the record producer Owen Bradley stated:
"Now we've cut out the fiddle and steel guitar and added choruses to country music. But it can't stop there. It always has to keep developing to keep fresh." -Owen Bradley
Owen Bradley & Patsy Cline - early 60's
photographer unknown
Patsy Cline & Bill Peer
date & photographer unknown
Various local appearances led to featured performances on Connie B. Gay's Town and Country television broadcasts. It also led to the signing of her first recording contract with the Four Star label in 1954.
She moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to further her career. Working with new manager Randy Hughes, Cline would become a member of the Grand Ole Opry and then moved to Decca Records in 1960.
Patsy Cline & Randy Hughes
date & photographer unknown
Under the direction of producer Owen Bradley, her musical sound shifted and she achieved consistent success. The 1961 single I Fall to Pieces was her first to top the Billboard country chart. As the song became a hit, Cline was severely injured in an automobile accident, which caused her to spend a month in the hospital. After recovering, her next single release Crazy, written by Willie Nelson, would also become a major hit.
Between 1962 and 1963, Cline had hits with She's Got You, When I Get Through with You, So Wrong and Leavin' on Your Mind. She also toured and headlined shows with more frequency.
In March 1963, Cline appeared at a benefit show in Kansas City, Kansas. To return home, she boarded a plane along with country performers Cowboy Copas, Hawkshaw Hawkins and manager Randy Hughes. Upon hitting rough weather, the plane crashed outside of Camden, Tennessee, killing all those on board. Cline was thirty years old and her entire music career was only three years but what an impact she made on music!
In 1973, Patsy Cline became the first female performer to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
In 1985 a biographical film on the life of Patsy Cline featuring her music was made with Jessica Lange as Cline; it also starred Ed Harris, Ann Wedgeworth, David Clennon, James Staley, Gary Basaraba, John Goodman, and P. J. Soles of Carrie and Rock 'n' Roll High School fame (link below).
In 1973, Patsy Cline became the first female performer to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
In 1985 a biographical film on the life of Patsy Cline featuring her music was made with Jessica Lange as Cline; it also starred Ed Harris, Ann Wedgeworth, David Clennon, James Staley, Gary Basaraba, John Goodman, and P. J. Soles of Carrie and Rock 'n' Roll High School fame (link below).
Cline did a cover of You Belong To Me, one of my favorite songs from the fifties originally recorded by Joni James in February of 1952; it was covered later that year by Jo Stafford, Patti Page and Dean Martin. My favorite version was by Page (link below).
Viewfinder links:
Net links:
Wide Open Country ~ 10 Things You Didn't Know About Patsy Cline
YouTube links:
Patsy Cline songs ~
Crazy
I Fall To Pieces
She's Got You
You Belong To Me
Your Cheatin' Heart
Walkin' After Midnight
FOX4 News Kansas City ~ Remembering Patsy Cline
Patti Page ~ You Belong To Me Styrous® ~ Tuesday, September 8, 2020
August 30, 2020
Patsy Cline articles/mentions
Still Walkin' After Midnight!
Walkin' After Midnight
mentions:
Hawkshaw Hawkins ~ Ling Ting Tong
Patsy Cline - 1957
publicity photo
July 17, 2020
Lefty Frizzell articles/mentions
March 6, 2020
December 22, 2019
45 RPMs 36: Hawkshaw Hawkins ~ Ling Ting Tong a Honky Tonk song
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Hawkshaw Hawkins was born on December 22, 1921. He was an American country
music singer popular from the 1950s into the early 60s known for his music drawn from blues, boogie and honky tonk.
The tune is moderately fast and bouncy with some great guitar work and could be classed as "honky tonk". The song would probably not be considered PC now but it worked in the 50's.
The first music genre to be commonly known as honky tonk was a style of piano playing related to ragtime but emphasizing rhythm more than melody or harmony; the style evolved in response to an environment in which pianos were often poorly cared for, tending to be out of tune and having some nonfunctioning keys. This honky tonk music was an important influence on the boogie-woogie piano style. Before World War II, the music industry began to refer to hillbilly music being played from Texas and Oklahoma to the West Coast as "honky tonk" music. In the 1950s, honky tonk entered its golden age, with the popularity of Webb Pierce, Hank Locklin, Lefty Frizzell, Ray Price, Faron Young, George Jones, and Hank Williams.
Ling Ting Tong ~ lyrics:
I went to Chinatown
'way back in old Hong Kong
To get some Egg Foo Yung
And then I heard a gong
Ling ting tong tried to sing that song
Called Tie-ess-a mo-cum boo-die-ay
Tie-ess-a mo-cum boo
Ling ting tong, he would never be wrong
Go on and sing your song, a-ling ting tong
And I looked around
The lights were going down
And this is what I found
A back in Chinatown
'way back in old Hong Kong
To get some Egg Foo Yung
And then I heard a gong
Ling ting tong tried to sing that song
Called Tie-ess-a mo-cum boo-die-ay
Tie-ess-a mo-cum boo
Ling ting tong, he would never be wrong
Go on and sing your song, a-ling ting tong
And I looked around
The lights were going down
And this is what I found
A back in Chinatown
The first music genre to be commonly known as honky tonk was a style of piano playing related to ragtime but emphasizing rhythm more than melody or harmony; the style evolved in response to an environment in which pianos were often poorly cared for, tending to be out of tune and having some nonfunctioning keys. This honky tonk music was an important influence on the boogie-woogie piano style. Before World War II, the music industry began to refer to hillbilly music being played from Texas and Oklahoma to the West Coast as "honky tonk" music. In the 1950s, honky tonk entered its golden age, with the popularity of Webb Pierce, Hank Locklin, Lefty Frizzell, Ray Price, Faron Young, George Jones, and Hank Williams.
Hawkshaw Hawkins ~ Ko Ko Mo
45 RPM
photo by Styrous®
By contrast the "B" side, Ko Ko Mo, is fast and jivey. It's a pretty innocuous song but then most songs back then were.
Hawkins was 6 ft 5 inches tall and was christened "Eleven Yards of Personality". He had an imposing stage presence and his
tasteful Western suits set him apart from the rhinestone gaudiness of
other male country singers.
Hawkins died on March 5, 1963, in a plane crash that
also killed country stars Patsy Cline and Cowboy Copas. He was a member
of the Grand Ole Opry and was married to country star Jean Shepard.
date & photographer unknown
Tracklist:
Side 1:
A – Hawkshaw Hawkins - Ling Ting Tong, written by Mable Goodwin
Side 2:
B – Hawkshaw Hawkins, and Rita Robbins - Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So), written by Levy*, Forest Gene Wilson*, Porter*
Musicians:
Hawkshaw Hawkins [vcl]
Chet Atkins [ld gt]
Eddie Hill [rh gt]
Bob Foster [steel]
Bob Moore [bass]
Buddy Harman [drums]
Tommy Jackson [fiddle]
Owen Bradley [piano]
Notes:
RCA Victor Black label with Silver lettering.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (A side label): F2WW-0235
Matrix / Runout (B side label): F2WW-0234
Hawkshaw Hawkins, Rita Robbins – Ling Ting Tong / Ko Ko Mo
Label: RCA Victor – 47-6022
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1955
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country, Vocal
Viewfinder links:
Net links:
Discography
honky tonk Etymology
honky tonk History
YouTube links:
Hawkshaw Hawkins ~ Ling Ting Tong
Hawkshaw Hawkins with Jean Shepard ~ Ko Ko Mo
Styrous® ~ Sunday, December 22, 2019
December 21, 2019
July 21, 2019
Hawkshaw Hawkins articles/mentions
Ling Ting Tong a Honky Tonk Song
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Buddy Knox ~ Party Doll
Hawkshaw Hawkins
date & photographer unknown
July 20, 2019
45 RPMs 33: Buddy Knox ~ Party Doll & My Baby's Gone
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Today, July 20, is the birthday of Buddy Knox whose hit Party Doll, written by him and Jimmy Bowen, was a major hit when it was released on the Roulette record label and went to No.1 on the Cash Box record chart in 1957. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA.
I remember I was in high school when Party Doll was released and going to friends' houses for parties and it was one of the songs that HAD to be played and we danced with such glee to it.
I remember I was in high school when Party Doll was released and going to friends' houses for parties and it was one of the songs that HAD to be played and we danced with such glee to it.
While Knox never achieved the same level of artistic success as Holly or
Orbison, he outlived both and enjoyed a long career in music. For his
pioneering contribution, Knox was elected to the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. Party Doll was voted one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.
In the early 1960s Knox signed with Liberty Records and released several more mainstream pop records, featuring string arrangements and backing vocalists. Lovey Dovey and Ling-Ting-Tong were the most notable recordings
from this era. The sound captured on these recordings was a distinct
departure from his earlier rockabilly work for Roulette. Ling Ting Tong, was recorded by The Five Keys, Otis Williams & the Charms, Bill Haley & the Comets as well as by Hawkshaw Hawkins.
Knox also did a cover of the 1957 country/western song, A White Sport Coat, written by Marty Robbins (link below). I loved this song; I even had one I bought for my junior prom, a white sport coat, that is. Unfortunately, the lyrics all too well fit the event, a long story.
Knox also did a cover of the 1957 country/western song, A White Sport Coat, written by Marty Robbins (link below). I loved this song; I even had one I bought for my junior prom, a white sport coat, that is. Unfortunately, the lyrics all too well fit the event, a long story.
Buddy Knox ~ My Baby's Gone
45 RPM
photo by Styrous®
photo by Styrous®
After pressing copies of the record, a DJ in Amarillo began playing Party Doll in 1956 and it soon became a regional hit. After being contacted by Roulette Records in New York City, the song was distributed around the U.S. and became a chart-topping hit, spending a week at No. 1 on the Top 100 chart, the precursor to the Billboard Hot 100, in March 1957. Jerry Allison, drummer for The Crickets (who also recorded for Petty at Clovis), stated in an interview that the drum on Party Doll (which he said was played on a cardboard box) was the inspiration for the drum sound he used for Not Fade Away.
Almost immediately after Roulette released the Knox version of the song, competing versions of Party Doll were recorded and released by other record labels. Wingy Manone and Roy Brown recorded R&B versions of the song which saw some success and The Crests in 1960, The Fleetwoods and Ronnie Dove in 1961. A less rock and roll version by Steve Lawrence (with Dick Jacobs conducting the orchestra) also became a pop hit that year, reaching No. 5 on the Billboard Top 100. Lawrence's version was released on the Coral label.
Buddy Knox ~ My Baby's Gone
45 RPM label detail
detail photo by Styrous®
detail photo by Styrous®
Knox was born in 1933 in the tiny farming community of Happy, Texas, where, in 1948, when he was fifteen, he wrote the original verses of Party Doll behind a haystack on his family farm. Knox's sister and two of her friends, Iraene Potts of Amarillo and a neighbor, sang background vocals on the song.
Buddy Knox - 1951
photographer unknown
He learned to play the guitar
in his youth and in his teens, he and some high school friends formed a
band called the "Rhythm Orchids".
After they performed on the same 1956 radio show as fellow Texan Roy Orbison and his "Teen Kings" band, Orbison suggested that Knox go to record producer Norman Petty, who had a recording studio in Clovis, New Mexico, the same studio where Buddy Holly recorded several of his early hits, including That'll Be the Day.
There's a great video of his Swingin' Daddy on YouTube (link below); it's fun to watch the fashion and dance moves from this 1958 television broadcast.
Rhythm Orchids - 1955
photographer unknown
After they performed on the same 1956 radio show as fellow Texan Roy Orbison and his "Teen Kings" band, Orbison suggested that Knox go to record producer Norman Petty, who had a recording studio in Clovis, New Mexico, the same studio where Buddy Holly recorded several of his early hits, including That'll Be the Day.
There's a great video of his Swingin' Daddy on YouTube (link below); it's fun to watch the fashion and dance moves from this 1958 television broadcast.
Buddy Knox - 1956
photographer unknown
Trading card photo of Buddy
Knox. In 1957, Topps gum cards issued a series of movie stars,
television stars and recording stars. He was part of their recording
stars cards.
Buddy Knox - 1957
Trading card photo
Viewfinder links:
Net links:
45 Cat ~ Buddy Knox Discography
Black Cat Rockabilly ~ Buddy Knox
Cover Me ~ Covering the hits ~ Party Doll (Buddy Knox)
Daily Doo Wop ~ Party Doll lyrics
Geezer Music Club ~ Buddy Knox vs Buddy Holly
History Link ~ Buddy Knox at Bingen on January 30, 1957
Independant ~ obit
Northern Daily Leader ~ Buddy Knox: Adult Volunteer of the Year
Rockabilly Hall of Fame ~ Buddy Knox: A Texas Gentleman
Seattle Times ~ obit
TSHA ~ Knox, Buddy Wyne
Rockabilly Hall of Fame ~ Buddy Knox: A Texas Gentleman
Seattle Times ~ obit
TSHA ~ Knox, Buddy Wyne
Way Back Attack ~ Buddy Knox
YouTube links:
Marty Robbins ~ A White Sport Coat And A Pink Carnation
“Life without music would be a mistake.”
~ Buddy Knox
April 13, 2018
Hank Williams articles/mentions
~Hank Williams - 1951
photographer unknown
photographer unknown
mentions:
Roy Acuff ~
Roy Acuff ~
Hank Williams, Sr. ~ Move It on Over
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