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Although the Warren Smith Liberty LP hasn't been re-issued as such, it is included in its entirety on the Bear Family CD "Call of the Wild" BCD 15495 which also includes some Liberty 45's that didn't make the LP

I paid $159.95 at Collectors Choice Music http://www.ccmusic.com Some places want $200+ ***6/14 - His daughter now has the set for sale at $150 + $3 SH http://www.WynnStewart.com <FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Ray Cothren on 14 June 2000 at 05:49 P...

Received the Wynn Stewart box set today. Bear Family did a great job. 279 tracks (10 CD's). 50 page booklet starts off with interview with Merle Haggard, great pix (including one of Mooney with a built on ash tray on the Fender).

SJ,
Stan H. used HitPro@aol.com as his email address last year. Don't know if it's still current.

Info about the song & who wrote it plus an update on Bobby's health can be found at http://www.rockabillyhall.com/BobbyAustin.html <FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Ray Cothren on 01 June 2000 at 07:21 PM.]</p></FONT>

Jason,

Chapparal Brothers, Introducing the., Cap 2922

Just For The Record Cap ST 551

Factoid: That was Don Rich playing fiddle on those Tony Booth LP's in the early 70's. Jay Dee on steel of course.

Jimmy Y,
Unfortunately Bozo Darnell passed away a couple of years ago. I exchanged a couple of emails with his son, Reuben, back in October. He has some interesting stories to tell about his dad & Wynn. If you want the son's email address let me know. He is a singer & has a CD out I think.

"Something Pretty" is one of the better albums Wynn did on Capitol. It was the fourth one (1968) out of ten. If you see his first Capitol LP at a flea market, "Songs of Wynn Stewart" (1965), you should buy it. Mooney on all tracks.

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Tommy Collins was one of the early pioneers of the Bakersfield/west coast sound. He will be greatly missed. This is an article from about 3 years ago.

http://www.bakersfield.com/fp/baksound/tommy.htm

Interesting tapes & photos found cached. From a time when lots of forumites had hair on their head. http://www.b0b.com/forum/smile.gif http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38192-2000Mar8.html <FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Ray Cothren on...

Steve,
Yes he did.

The A & E cable channel's 'City Confidential' series has a show on tonight about the death of Stringbean Akeman if anyone was ever curious about the details of his murder. I think that the show will be rerun later tonigt also.

Sonny Garrish http://allmusic.com/cg/x.dll?UID=6:44:57|PM&p=amg&sql=A237966 <FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Ray Cothren on 14 February 2000 at 04:10 PM.]</p></FONT>

Darrell McCall has a new CD, the just released "Lily Dale". I assume (but not sure) that it is a re-release of the 1977 critically acclaimed Columbia LP. If it is, it is one of Darrell's & Buddy Emmon's better efforts. Buddy also co-produced the record w/Darrell and of course Willie s...

You can buy the vinyl LP here http://www.buckaroorecords.com/ for an $18 bill. Bonnie Owens forgetting the words to Philadelphia Lawyer is free.

re MCN ceasing publcation:

The right hand must not know what the left hand is doing. I received a renewal notice yesterday.

Check this site out. There are links from the Jim Reeves page to other artists, all of which have lyric pages. Many classics. Scroll down past Reeves photo.
http://www.albany.net/~coollz/

You nailed it b0b.

b0b,
Don't be testy now just because Andy Griffith's song & the award ceremony cut into ole Earl's banjo pickin' time.