tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post9079850296586041926..comments2024-03-28T21:22:49.157-04:00Comments on Fayfare's Opry Blog: Grand Ole Opry 12/27 & 12/28fayfarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173166778978335059noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-5989824190645433122013-12-29T11:06:46.743-05:002013-12-29T11:06:46.743-05:00Fred, I'm glad I looked at the schedule! I go...Fred, I'm glad I looked at the schedule! I got to hear a little of Bobby last night, and, yes, it's a bit more of a struggle for him, but he can still get where he's going ... unless it's Facebook!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998867386294693956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-6095530992529486642013-12-29T08:16:48.915-05:002013-12-29T08:16:48.915-05:00Fred, Bismarck:
Enjoyed the Riders' half-hour...Fred, Bismarck:<br /><br />Enjoyed the Riders' half-hour last night, including Bobby Osborne, whom I hadn't heard in ages, since before Sonny's retirement. Loved him, his fearless tenor and energy. (I'll let somebody else tell the burly former Marine that he might want to 'key' some of his classics, like "Rocky Top," just a tad lower, as a concession to age.)<br /><br />Lord, I bought my first yellow MGM Osborne Brothers singles almost 60 years ago!<br /><br />Bobby got a laugh last night when, mentioning upcoming dates and such, he said Rocky Top X-Press was on Facebook. "I don't know how to get to it," he admitted, "but we're there, anyway."<br /><br />Then, thanks to Michael peeking at the schedule on the piano again, I waited out the intermission and caught another favorite, George IV.<br /><br />The only pain was in having to sit through two songs apiece by Kristen Kelly and Striking Matches. I don't begrudge them (and so many other of Pete Fisher's guests) their ambition. They're doing the best they can, by their lights, and I don't wish them any bad luck.<br /><br />But that's not the same thing as them bringing something to the table for the satisfaction of the rest of us ... by whom I mean, not being very inclusive, fans of what I consider real country music. God knows Kristen Kelly's "How Do You Sleep at Night" is no worse than Jeannie Seely's "Don't Touch Me" (which we also had to listen to last night). But it isn't any better, either.<br /><br />In short ... please, more like Old Crow Medicine Show and Caroline Chocolate Drops; fewer Willis Clans, Sons of Fathers, Kristen Kellys, et. al.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-38435363359312895642013-12-29T07:48:41.385-05:002013-12-29T07:48:41.385-05:00Why in the world would the 'Opry not let her s...Why in the world would the 'Opry not let her sing one song? I guarantee the band could play along just fine without practice.<br />'Opry probably didn't want to pay her.<br />Brenda appeared on Bill and Charlie's the other morning. She referred to herself as "a midget with big hair." She also recently gave her first full concert in Nashville (for a charity, of course).<br />One of Nashville's true gems.<br />Nat Hill IVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-53181017404895876502013-12-28T20:32:58.249-05:002013-12-28T20:32:58.249-05:00It looks like Ray Pillow is off the schedule for t...It looks like Ray Pillow is off the schedule for tonight and George IV is doing an extra evening. Brenda Lee popped in during the first segment, which has me wondering whether she just didn't want to perform or they didn't want to lengthen the show!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998867386294693956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-7831071855360681132013-12-27T15:28:08.645-05:002013-12-27T15:28:08.645-05:00Nice to see Ray Pillow getting more Opry time. Nice to see Ray Pillow getting more Opry time. David Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12236512891823165117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-50180190210229168832013-12-27T11:09:39.834-05:002013-12-27T11:09:39.834-05:00Ralph wrote very affectionately about Tex in his f...Ralph wrote very affectionately about Tex in his first book, and about what a great person he was.<br /><br />Interesting that Tex was on Mr. Acuff's segment in the first show and Bill Monroe--complete with a visit from Jimmy Martin!--in the second show, and all Hall of Famers. And how many band members performed--Osward, most of the Nashville Grass, and Kayton Roberts doing my favorite number of his, "The Bells of St. Mary's," after which Mr. Snow used to say, "You'll notice at no time did his fingers leave his arms."Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998867386294693956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-5924010189449479142013-12-26T18:13:53.293-05:002013-12-26T18:13:53.293-05:00Fred, Bismarck:
Nice of you to remember Tex, Byro...Fred, Bismarck:<br /><br />Nice of you to remember Tex, Byron -- a true great and one of those stylists who was instantly recognizable on the radio.<br /><br />Tex's glory musical days were before my time -- before my age of musical awareness, at least -- altho I knew him well as a movie cowboy (from Grade B re-runs in the early days of TV). Since then, I've gotten acquainted with his wonderful music -- country as well as cowboy -- from the 1940s, which should be discovered by everybody.<br /><br />In his latter days, Capitol did not give up on him, and he could still dent the charts once in a while. "Just Beyond the Moon," from 1967, is one of my all-time favorites.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com