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Y'all hep me out with this one
Posted: 18 Jan 2001 3:48 pm
by Dan Najvar
When I was a Boy {I'm 26}my Uncle would come over every sunday after church for dinner. Well, after we ate he would go out to his car and bring in his guitar and sing old country songs aand show me chords and whatnot. He used to sing a song that went "If teardrops were pennies and heartaches were gold".To this day I have never,ever heard it in a recorded form and I know he didn't write it.So who did? Or rather Who recorded it? I know with all the knowledge in this forum I can get an answer
and only here. Thank you in advance
Dan Najvar
Posted: 18 Jan 2001 3:52 pm
by Bob Knight
Carl Smith, Porter& Dolly, and a lot of others
Posted: 18 Jan 2001 3:58 pm
by Dennis Wood
Joe Wright has an excellent insturmental on one of his cd's.
Posted: 18 Jan 2001 4:04 pm
by Dan Najvar
Thank You!!! That was Some fast responses,like 2 minutes!!!!!!!!! I will now go to try and find it
Thank You Again
Dan Najvar
Posted: 18 Jan 2001 4:07 pm
by KEVIN OWENS
Carl & Pearl Butler
Porter and Dolly
Carl Smith
Jean Shepard
Loretta Lynn
and I'm sure many others have recorded it.
I think Carl Smith had the first hit in the mid 50's.
Kevin
Posted: 18 Jan 2001 4:08 pm
by Leroy Riggs
Check the Ernest Tubb Record Shop. They'll have it.
Posted: 18 Jan 2001 11:10 pm
by Tommy Minniear
Funny thing! I was just listening to a copy of Carl Smith's 20th Anniversary tape, as I was drivin' down the highway today. This song is on it. I thought it would be cool if some new artist would re-cut it and release it as a single. Most of Carl's stuff cooks! Especialy with "Murph" playin' steel!!
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Tommy Minniear
Posted: 19 Jan 2001 8:16 am
by tim duvall
What's the title of this song??
Posted: 20 Jan 2001 1:00 am
by Donny Hinson
"If Teardrops Were Pennies"...written by Carl Butler, was probably first recorded by Carl and Pearl Butler. I think Porter's version was the biggest country version. In addition to those mentioned above, it's also been recorded by Rosie Flores, Rosemary Clooney, Kitty Wells, and Lynn Morris.
Posted: 20 Jan 2001 7:50 am
by Frank Freniere
The Dolly and Porter version absolutely is one of my all-time favorite songs, period.
I have it on vinyl ("Love and Music" RCA APL1-0248). The steel isn't credited but it sure is sweet and sure sounds like Weldon Myrick.
Posted: 20 Jan 2001 10:26 am
by Don Lail
If you would like the lyrics and chords, you can find them at
WWW.ROUGHSTOCK/COWPIE/SONGS/.
I just printed it out for myself. Great old tune!
Posted: 20 Jan 2001 10:33 am
by Don Lail
OOPS! Sorry If I misled you, that link doesn,t work but if you do a general search on the word " COWPIE " it should come up first on the list.
Posted: 25 Jan 2001 8:44 am
by Recluse
The Porter&Dolly and the Carl Smith versons are posted at The Record Lady,s site.
URL is:
http:/members.spree.com/entertainment/
recordlady/main.htm
Sorry I don't know how to post a hyper-link.
Stunning site!
They are posted in Archive 6.
There is a whole group of people posting old country in the net. Try some of her links when you can stay up LATE!
Posted: 25 Jan 2001 12:55 pm
by Kenny Dail
Hi Donny, not trying to be argumentive but it is my belief that Carl Smith had the most popular version which it may have been done with Billy Robinson doing the steel work. I may not have been the first after his big hit with "I Overlooked An Orchid" but it immediately followed. I also could be wrong about Billy R., very possibly could have been Johnny Seibert. Touche'.
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kd...and the beat goes on...
Posted: 25 Jan 2001 7:57 pm
by Eddie Lange
Great Hal Rugg turn on the Porter and Dolly version. It's got his E to F change utilizing the 2nd string thing like Don't Come Home A Drinkin.
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The Young Steelkid