tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post7619870003001461761..comments2024-03-26T22:40:26.729-04:00Comments on Music You (Possibly) Won't Hear Anyplace Else: Western Ballads, Hootenanny and American BalladsLee Hartsfeldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15378950382643333359noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-19735727278423422942021-11-08T10:53:18.787-05:002021-11-08T10:53:18.787-05:00Hootenanny was the title of a television show on A...Hootenanny was the title of a television show on ABC that featured folk singers. Therefore, a gathering of folk music groups has become known over the years by that name. Modern Sound albums consisted of Hit Records of Nashville sound-a-likes, but occasionally if they didn't have enough actual folk songs for a album, they would fill with similar sounding country sound-a-likes. Both are excellent albums.HitRecordsofNashvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687231596668268227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-48856394984597351492019-09-08T10:53:32.776-04:002019-09-08T10:53:32.776-04:00Thank you for your work on these albums and for sh...Thank you for your work on these albums and for sharing them. I have many fond memories of my Dad singing these songs on road trips. It’s magical the forgotten memories that came alive with the help of the Reverend Mr. Black.Steve Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287034581115485292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-32038044823341260122019-08-18T21:16:50.182-04:002019-08-18T21:16:50.182-04:00Those western ballads are a hoot!
(Sorry, couldn&#...Those western ballads are a hoot!<br />(Sorry, couldn't resist.)<br />Dianenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-90318265728421371122019-08-18T10:13:53.845-04:002019-08-18T10:13:53.845-04:00Hey, Lee! Just to ease your troublin' mind, &q...Hey, Lee! Just to ease your troublin' mind, "El Paso" has never had anything to do with real life around here. Granted, local boys have been shot for fooling around with other guys' girls, but that's universal. There IS (or was) a Rosa's Cantina, but it came after the fact, to cash in on the record. And Felina? Something related to cats, one supposes. In my bar-band days, we could serve up the song on a tourist's request, provided they tipped well or bought us a round. Marty Robbins' B-Western set to music is just that. The bridge is catchy, though. Carry on!<br />Zoom.Zoomer Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08119241176641816294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-47955184090094106812019-08-17T22:04:39.710-04:002019-08-17T22:04:39.710-04:00Wolverton Mountain was a country tune (although it...Wolverton Mountain was a country tune (although it was a pop hit as well) and wouldn't have been in the repertoire of the clean-cut folk singers and groups I recall. That said, there were some folk artists who had a country background, such Ian and Sylvia.Busterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08918896767504950096noreply@blogger.com