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The Funnies pt. 2 3-21-08

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1892 - Charlie Poole 1892-1931, singer, and banjo player, was born in Randolph County, North Carolina.

1911 - Cecil Campbell 1911-1989, steel guitarist pioneer, banjo, bandleader, and actor in western movies was born in Danbury North Carolina.

1918 - Hoyle Nix 1918-1985, Western Swing fiddler, bandleader, and recording artist born Azel, Texas. Hoyle and his brother Ben formed the "West Texas Cowboys" in 1946.

1937 - Johnny Ferguson, singer, born in Nashville, Tennessee.

1945 - Jimmie Davis topped the charts with "There's A New Moon Over My Shoulder."

1952 - Uncle Dave Macon 1870-1952, age 81, died in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Inducted into the CMHF in 1966. Dave was the 2nd entertainer hired by Judge George D. Hay in 1925, to play on WSM's Barn Dance. The first hired was Uncle Jimmy Thompson. David Harrison Macon was laid to rest in Coleman Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

1953 - Gene Libbea, of the "Nashville Bluegrass Band," born in Pasadena, California.

1955 - Johnny Cash recorded "Hey Porter" at Sun Records in Memphis. John wrote the song, and Sam Phillips produced the session.

1956 - Carl Perkins and his brother, Jay, were seriously injured in a car crash while en route to New York City, for an appearance on the Perry Como Show.

1958 - Jerry Lee Lewis and Myra, his 13-year-old cousin, were married. This could have been the most expensive marriage in the history of the entertainment world. Jerry's concert fee went from $5,000 a show, to an eventual low of $300.

1958 - Hank Williams Jr., age 8, made his stage debut in Swainsboro, Georgia.

1962 - Tennessee Ernie Ford's Capitol album Nearer the Cross" was certified Gold by the RIAA.

1969 - Sonny James' single "Only The Lonely" went to #1.

1970 - The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour featured Debbie Reynolds, Jeannie Seely, Gaylord & Holiday and Ken Berry.

1976 - Waylon recorded "Are You Ready For The Country."

1977 - Stoney Cooper 1918-1977, age 59, of Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper died today. Wilma Lee & Stoney joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1957.

1977 - ABC-TV aired John Denver's special "Thank God I'm A Country Boy."

1977 - Glen Campbell's "Southern Nights" topped the charts.

1980 - Ronnie Milsap's RCA single "Why Don't You Spend The Night" was #1 on Billboard's country chart. Bob McDill wrote the song, it was Ronnie's 13th #1.

1985 - Exile's single "Crazy For Your Love" was the #1 song on Billboards Country chart.

1988 - K. T. Oslin's RCA Victor album "80's Ladies" was certified Gold by the RIAA.

1988 - The Country Music Hall of Fame opened their "Johnny Cash" exhibit.

1988 - Restless Heart's RCA Victor album "Wheels" was certified Gold by the RIAA.

1995 - A judge in Waco, Texas, dismissed marijuana possession charges against Willie Nelson ruling the police searched the singer's vehicle without probable cause.

2001 - Vince Gill, Roy Clark, and Garth Brooks appeared at a benefit for Grand Ole Opry star Johnny Russell raising funds for his medical bills.

2003 - Kenny Chesney's "Big Star" debuted on Billboard's Top 40.

2004 - Danny Bailey, age 84, of the Bailey Brothers, died Knoxville, Tennessee.

2004 - The Library of Congress announced it has added three more country music recordings to its "Registry of Historic Sound." Bob Wills' "New San Antonio Rose," Patsy Cline's "Crazy," and "Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison."

2005 - Trace Adkins released his CD "Songs About Me," and future Grand Ole Opry member Charlie Daniels released "Songs From the Longleaf Pine."

2005 - Universal South released "Nashville Star 2005 Finalists." This album contains cover songs recorded by the finalists of this years contest.

Also visit: Bill's "Rockabilly Country News & Views" Page
Compiled by Bill Morrison - billmorrison2002@hotmail.com

**** Country Music News ****

April 2008 Patsy Cline symposium presented by the Virginia Historical Society and Shenandoah University

Dear Friend of ICMC: Below is information about the Friday 4 April 2008 Patsy Cline symposium presented by the Virginia Historical Society and Shenandoah University. The program is excellent and includes ICMC stalwarts Jocelyn Neal and Kris McCusker. Bill Malone (whose Country Music U.S.A. will be a the focus of the Friday, 23 May ICMC panel) will be discussing "Patsy Cline and a Changing South: From Depression to Postwar Affluence." Joli Jensen, another friend of ICMC, will also be a presenter at the Patsy Cline symposium. Links are provided at the end of the announcement to view the program and register.

To remind you again of ICMC, two presentations at the Saturday morning 24 May session of the International Country Music Conference will focus on Willie Nelson and on the business of country music. Dr. Travis Stimeling of Milikin University will discuss “Phases and Stages, Circles and Cycles”: Willie Nelson's Compositional Approaches to the Concept Album.” Dr. Con Cusic of Belmont University will discuss "The Business of Country Music. Dr. Erika Brady of Western Kentucky University will preside over the Saturday morning sessions. Sessions will be held in The Frist Lecture Hall of the Gordon E. Inman Center at Belmont University in Nashville.

Registration for ICMC is $100 and includes substantial food at luncheons, breakfasts, and evening functions. A check made payable to ICMC should be sent by Friday, 16 May 2008 to James E. Akenson Box 5042 Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN 38505. Additional ICMC 2008 features will be sent to you in the coming weeks. A complete program is posted at www.internationalcountrymusic.org where you may also find a PDF registration form.

There is no official ICMC hotel. West End Avenue hotels are quite convenient. The Holiday Inn Select near the Vanderbilt campus and across from Centennial Park is used by many ICMC participants. Other West End hotels include two Hampton Inns and a Courtyard by Marriott. Throughout the Nashville area may be found the complete range of hotel chains which can be accessed by their respective web pages. You might investigate the Vanderbilt University Scarritt Center for slightly less costly housing at http://www.scarrittbennett.org/retreats/default.aspx.

Please share this announcement with colleagues or appropriate discussion groups.

Should you no longer wish to receive information from ICMC, please reply and your request will be honored.

Best wishes, James Akenson ICMC Co Chair

Decades After Her Death, Fans Are Still Crazy About Patsy Cline

Symposium and Concert at VHS Explore Virginian's Life and Music

Richmond, VA – At a time in American history characterized by the Cold War, stay-at-home moms, social suppression, and suburbia, how did the beer-drinking, rule-breaking, fringe-wearing, divorced high school drop-out Patsy Cline emerge?

On Friday, April 4, 2008, the Virginia Historical Society (VHS), in partnership with the Community History Project of Shenandoah University, will host a day-long symposium to discuss that very issue. "Sweet Dreams: The Life and Times of Patsy Cline" brings together scholars, authors, and historians who will survey the life of recording artist Patsy Cline, her history, and her enduring legacy. To conclude the conference, Richmond radio personality and music producer Tim Timberlake has created a Patsy Cline review featuring celebrated performers and special guest singers.

"Patsy Cline is arguably Virginia's most significant contribution to twentieth-century American popular culture," said Paul Levengood, Managing Editor of the Society's Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. "More than forty years after her death, Patsy's life and timeless music continue to fascinate and entertain. And, the twentieth-century was the period in which Virginia changed the most. More and more, the Historical Society is using pop culture stories to demonstrate the scope and depth of changes in the state's history."

Patsy Cline (1932–1963), born Virginia P. Hensley in Winchester, Virginia, has been called "the most popular female country singer in recording history" by the Country Music Hall of Fame. Her brief career produced the number one jukebox hit of all time, "Crazy," and her Greatest Hits album, with more than ten million copies sold, is among the elite few to have reached "Diamond" status (others include The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, U2's The Joshua Tree, Michael Jackson's Thriller, and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's Live 1975–1985).

Despite the hard-luck stories and the tragic nature of a singing career cut short, Patsy Cline is regularly invoked as the standard for female vocalists, both pop and country, and remains a powerful source of inspiration. She has had a lasting impact on the recording industry as a whole and paved the way for the brightest female talents of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

By examining various factors in Patsy Cline's story—the social and political climate, early musical influences, her role as a female pioneer in a male-dominated industry, and her musical accomplishments—the symposium will shed light on why this Virginian is so important and how her life's journey is entwined with our history as a state and a nation. "Discussing Patsy Cline's career is a wonderful way of exploring themes in American history in the 1950s," said Warren Hofstra, Professor of History at Shenandoah University and symposium co-organizer and presenter. "Her story as a struggling artist says a lot about the period and community from which she came."

To register for the event, please visit www.vahistorical.org or call (804) 342-9673. To enhance the experience, symposium and concert attendees are encouraged to wear Patsy Cline-inspired attire.

"Sweet Dreams: The Life and Times of Patsy Cline" is organized with support from the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Norfolk Southern.

Easter Weekend at the Opry
GET TICKETS

Make plans to spend Easter weekend at the Opry along with country legend Loretta Lynn, Grammy winners Marty Stuart and Steve Wariner , Lorrie Morgan, Connie Smith , Josh Gracin, Sarah Johns, and more!

Then stay tuned for Opry Momets (30 min)
folled by E T's Midnight jamboree

MC of the Midnite Jamboree is Jennifer Herron.

MARCH 22 - TONY BOOTH

Saturday night after thaOpry

**** Amy's Kitchen ****

Low / No Fat:

Sausage and Mushroom Stew
From Low Fat Cooking.
2 tsp canola oil
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 pound Italian-style chicken sausages, casings
removed and chopped into pieces
8 ounces sliced crimini mushrooms
1 tsp dried mixed herbs or oregano
1 14.5 ounce can crushed tomatoes
1/2 cup fat-free reduced sodium beef broth (chicken is fine)
1 15 ounce can reduced-sodium black beans, drained
and rinsed
Freshly ground black pepper

Heat oil on medium in a large skillet. Saut? onions and
garlic until onions have softened. Add chicken sausage
pieces and cook until no longer pink. Add mushrooms
and saut? for 1-2 minutes. Stir in herbs, followed by
canned tomatoes, broth and black beans
Simmer for 15 minutes.

Serves 4
Per Serving: Calories 282, Calories from Fat 76, Total Fat 8g
(sat 2.2g), Cholesterol 65mg, Sodium 781mg, Carbohydrate 31.7g,
Fiber 9.8g, Protein 19.8g

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Bistro Apple Tart from Dessert Du Jour
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup shortening
4 to 5 Tbsp. cold water
4 cups sliced, peeled apples
1/2 cup snipped dried figs
2/3 cup apricot or peach preserves
Milk
Sugar

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. For pastry: In medium bowl, stir
together flour and salt. Using pastry blender, cut in shortening until
pieces are pea-size. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the water over part of
flour mixture; toss gently with fork. Push moistened dough to side of
bowl. Repeat, using 1 tablespoon water at a time, until all flour
mixture is moistened. Shape into ball.
2. Place dough on lightly floured surface; use your hands to slightly
flatten dough. Roll dough from center to edge into 14-inch circle. To
transfer pastry, wrap it around rolling pin; unroll onto ungreased
baking sheet.
3. Arrange apples and figs in center of pastry, leaving 2- to 3-inch
border. Stir preserves; spoon evenly over fruit. Using your fingers,
fold pastry border up and over filling, pleating pastry to fit. Brush
pastry with milk and sprinkle with sugar.
4. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until apple is tender. If necessary to
prevent over browning, cover tart loosely with foil during last 10 to 15
minutes of baking. Makes 8 to 10 servings.

Nutrition facts per serving:Calories 335 Total Fat (g) 13 Saturated Fat (g) 3
Cholesterol (mg) 0 Sodium (mg) 84 Carbohydrate (g) 53

**** Today's Useless Fact ****

Why does gargling with salt help a sore throat?

How can such a seemingly simple solution of salt and water cure that sore throat? The answer lies within the very nature of salt. It's a natural dehydrator commonly used in food preservation and preparation. Its ability to draw out the water in foods is the reason pickles retain their tartness and crunch after months in a jar, and also how salmon lox is made. While salt doesn't exactly pickle your throat, the same principle applies. A sore throat is usually inflamed due to bacteria and other germs wreaking havoc on your soft tissues or mucosa. These inflammations (known as edemas) are usually filled with water, and the salt works its way into your throat. Through osmosis, the salt draws out the edema fluid, killing the bacteria, which requires a warm, wet environment.

While the relief from pain and swelling is real, gargling with salt doesn't necessarily cure the ailment. Also, the principle of too much of a good thing can apply. While the warm water and salt grains dancing in your throat may feel good, too much salt can harm your mucosa. Gargle in moderation, then go see a doctor if your symptoms persist. Check out the links in our Salt category and Sore Throat category for more.

****A Parting Thought ****
Why do we celebrate America's Independence Day
with fireworks made in China?

Last Call Y'ALL
The guard in Air Force basic training must check
the ID of everyone who comes to the door. A trainee
was standing guard when he heard a pounding on
the door and the order, "Let me in!" Through the
window, he saw the uniform of a lieutenant colonel
and immediately opened up. He quickly realized
his mistake.

"Airman! Why didn't you check for my authority
to enter?"

Thinking fast, the airman replied, "Sir, you'd have
gotten in anyway."

"What do you mean?"

"Uh,..the hinges on the door are broken, Sir."

"What? Show me!"

With a twinkle in his eye, the airman opened the
door, let the officer step out, and slammed the
door.

"Airman! Open up immediately!"

"Sir, may I see your authority to enter?"
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The airman was rewarded for outsmarting his
commanding officer.
I kinda doubt it

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