WSM intro tune? - mid-60's Ralph Emery talk show

Mike Baxter · Post by **Mike Baxter** » 16 Jul 2003 11:20 am

Does anyone remember the name of the intro tune (and artists) for the mid-60's Ralph Emery late night talk show on WSM?

It featured a guitar and steel and was overdubbed by a NASA voice announcing a launch, "T minus 10, T minus 9, . . . " etc)

Thanks, Mike

Larry Miller · Post by **Larry Miller** » 16 Jul 2003 2:16 pm

"Rose City Chimes" by Bobby Garrett?[This message was edited by Larry Miller on 16 July 2003 at 03:17 PM.]

Paul Graupp · Post by **Paul Graupp** » 16 Jul 2003 2:58 pm

Larry: My gut reaction is that you are correct.....but something in the back of my head, where ever that may be, is saying Pete Drake and I can't recall the song either and it's well known. But then I thought Weldon Myrick had done Tears In Heaven so what do I know......

Regards, Paul

Mike Baxter · Post by **Mike Baxter** » 16 Jul 2003 3:07 pm

Bobby Garrett's "Rose City Chimes" was the answer I received from WSM when I wrote them in 1966.

I could never find the recording until recently - but unfortunately, it is not the tune I am looking for.

Mike

Paul Graupp · Post by **Paul Graupp** » 16 Jul 2003 5:16 pm

The Pete Drake thing is still bugging me....maybe I'll dream about it later tonight and remember what the title was.....

Regards, Paul

George Rozak · Post by **George Rozak** » 16 Jul 2003 6:10 pm

The Pete Drake thing is still bugging me....maybe I'll dream about it later tonight and remember what the title was.....

Paul...

Could you be thinking of "For Pete's Sake" by Pete? I believe that was the theme song used on the Opry for a number of years.

George

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Paul Graupp · Post by **Paul Graupp** » 17 Jul 2003 5:24 am

No, George. It wasn't FPS because I used to play that and I'd recall it right away. It was, for lack of a better word, more cosmopolitan or progressive than that. Maybe Reggie Duncan will read this and ask Lloyd Green if he recalls what Pete played on that show...

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Regards, Paul

Johnny Roberts · Post by **Johnny Roberts** » 17 Jul 2003 5:38 pm

The theme song on Ralph's show was "RhodesBud Boogie", featuring Buddy Charleton and Leon Rhodes.

Paul Graupp · Post by **Paul Graupp** » 18 Jul 2003 4:27 pm

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Mike Baxter · Post by **Mike Baxter** » 19 Jul 2003 8:32 pm

Thank you all VERY much for your help.

I haven't yet been able to find this tune locally - but I'll locate it eventually

Mike

Tim Harr · Post by **Tim Harr** » 20 Jul 2003 4:21 pm

Rose City Chimes is on an Ernest Tubb LP called "Live at the Midnite Jamboree"

In talking with Buddy a few years back, we talked about that LP in detail...

It was NOT in fact a LIVE album..it was all studio and had dubbed in applause and Introductions..

I guess it ws like an early "concept album"...

Mike Weirauch · Post by **Mike Weirauch** » 20 Jul 2003 5:01 pm

Ralph Emery always opened his show with Bobby Garrett's "Rose City Chimes." Ralph was a fan of Bobby Garrett and loved the song. I don't ever recall hearing RhodesBud's Boogie played as an intro to Ralph Emery's show on WSM but I guess it could have. "For Pete's Sake" opened the Opry for years until someone deemed it either too country or a steel guitar instrumental and took it off.