tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post7240724301190641819..comments2024-03-28T21:22:49.157-04:00Comments on Fayfare's Opry Blog: Classic Grand Ole Opry-March 5 & 6, 1976fayfarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173166778978335059noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-52109256558850951082009-06-15T22:01:28.627-04:002009-06-15T22:01:28.627-04:00I am searching for a lady who entertained at the O...I am searching for a lady who entertained at the Opry in the early to mid fifties. Her name was Ama Jean Haney. I dont know if she had a different stage name or not. She was shot and killed in 1956 in indiana by her soon to be ex husband. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Even any tips on how to find out some ways to tracj her down would be great<br /><br />Thanks <br /><br />Michael Stallo my e-mail is - mkbio1@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-6900184307432232082009-06-04T11:30:57.575-04:002009-06-04T11:30:57.575-04:00Barry, when I was a kid, we couldn't get the O...Barry, when I was a kid, we couldn't get the Opry on the radio out here, so Saturday nights were for Lawrence Welk and Hee Haw. But when we got the Opry for 30 minutes on TV ....<br /><br />Onie Wheeler is still the only person to die on the Opry stage. I have it on tape where he would "blow the whistle" to start the Cannonball. What a talent he was.<br /><br />If I remember correctly, when the Opry was one long show on Saturday nights, 7:30 to midnight, Hank Snow did the 9:30 and 11:00 segments. And when there was one show Friday nights, Mr. Acuff would be on at 8:30 and Mr. Snow at 9:00. Years before, I read in an Opry history book that Mr. Acuff really didn't care what time he was on as long as it wasn't first or last. Marty Robbins and Johnny Russell were really the only ones who liked doing the last segment.Michael Greennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-42506295646194158392009-06-04T05:15:14.832-04:002009-06-04T05:15:14.832-04:00I can't remember a time when Hank Snow did any...I can't remember a time when Hank Snow did any slot other than 8:30 and 11. Later, when he began doing the Friday night show, he would do those same time slots on nights when there were 2 shows on Friday.<br /><br />This brings back memories. I was a freshman in high school and there wasn't much for a kid that age to do on a Saturday night so I was always near a radio tuned to WSM. Ronnie Milsap was the newest Opry member having just joined a month earlier and Barbara Mandrell was a consistent hitmaker just about to have her biggest successes on the charts and the CMA Awards.<br /><br />Onie Wheeler was another member of Acuff's band who would be featured on the show. His daughter, Karen, was having some success on the charts and was a frequent Opry guest in the 70's. In 1984, Onie Wheeler collapsed and died on the Opry stage during an appearance on Grand Ole Gospel Time.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09431635026037943967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-26919890677242344062009-06-03T20:46:34.672-04:002009-06-03T20:46:34.672-04:00Also, the Fruit Jar Drinkers were always on with S...Also, the Fruit Jar Drinkers were always on with Snow, and the Crook Brothers and whichever dance group was in would be on at 7:30 and 10:45. The changes came later with the telecasts--first, Porter giving up the 7 p.m. show, then Mr. Acuff moving to 8 p.m. when TNN began televising at 7:30.<br /><br />Interesting that Jimmy Martin wasn't on the first show. Also, early in her career, Melba Montgomery was part of Mr. Acuff's show. And on older programs I have seen from the 1950s, on Mr. Acuff's segments, Oswald would be listed separately, and several of is group--especially Jimmie Riddle, Howdy Forester, and Robert Lunn--would get separate listings, too.Michael Greennoreply@blogger.com