Everybody Knows That He's The King . . .
“If
we could all sing like we wanted to, we’d all sound like George Jones”
(Waylon Jennings)
The greatest – bar none – living country singer. With that voice,
that phrasing, the total immersion in the song, George Jones conveys raw emotion
like no one else.
His bourbon consumption is equally legendary (did he really ride
that lawnmower all the way to town?),
as was his marriage to Tammy.
Who hasn’t been in a George Jones mood?
The Brakeman's Coming Down The Line Tonight . . .
The Singing Brakeman.
The Father of Country Music.
TB brought Jimmie’s career on the railroads to an end but allowed him
to do what he loved. Between 1927 and 1929 he sold half a million records
and toured constantly, but TB came back for him just two days after he’d
completed his final recording.
You love him. But he don’t love you.
Archie Was A Big Band Man . . .
The legendary arranger
and bandleader, who worked with Johnny Mercer and founded Cadence Records
in the fifties.
He produced “Bye Bye Love” and “Wake Up Little Susie”
by the Everly Brothers, but
found Link Wray a bit too "garage" for his tastes.
When his daughter thought otherwise, “Rumble” was released, and
the power chord
was born. Archie thought the revolution had come and he was right.
Deep down, he understood.
email the band at: froskell@talktalk.net
website address: www.thegoodintentions.co.uk
