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Kevin Hatton
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Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 28 Jul 2006 5:18 pm |
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Who recorded it? Someone named Wiid somebody.
Great song. |
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Petr Vitous
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Posted 28 Jul 2006 5:27 pm
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Song wrote Buzz Rabin and Jerry Lee Lewis recorded it on Mercury album I-40 Country in 1974.
Other version by Stonewall Jackson on album Bad Ass (Little Darlin 1979).
Petr
http://www.luma-electronic.cz/lp/elpe.htm [This message was edited by Petr Vitous on 28 July 2006 at 06:33 PM.] |
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Lem Smith
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Long Beach, MS
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Posted 28 Jul 2006 5:35 pm
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| Wayne Kemp had a song entitled "Alcohol of Fame" as well. The only one with "wild" in their name that I can think of right off is "Wild" Bill Emerson, who wrote many songs for George Jones and many others and was quite a good vocalist himself. |
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Joe Casey
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Weeki Wachee .Springs FL (population.9)
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Posted 2 Aug 2006 2:44 pm
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I recorded it around 82 with sir Smiley on the steel and he did a major turn-around modulation in the song. Plus I was elected to the AOF somewhere around then. 
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Florida:Where its not against the Law to get caught Steelin.
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Kevin Hatton
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Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 2 Aug 2006 8:54 pm
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| Its the Wood Brothers. |
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Doyle Weigold
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CColumbia City, IN, USA
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Posted 3 Aug 2006 5:44 pm
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| Lem, I remember Wayne Kemp doing this song on some shows that we got to work with him. Good to see his name here again. Doyle |
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Smiley Roberts
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Hendersonville,Tn. 37075
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Posted 3 Aug 2006 8:54 pm
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Joe,
Not the same song. Different "A.O.F."
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Lem Smith
From:
Long Beach, MS
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Posted 3 Aug 2006 11:36 pm
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Doyle, I saw on his website where Wayne had some serious strokes, but was doing better. It also said he has a new album coming out. I've always really enjoyed his music, and I'm glad to run into someone else who is familiar with his work.
Lem |
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Joe Casey
From:
Weeki Wachee .Springs FL (population.9)
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Posted 4 Aug 2006 1:00 am
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| Smiley,I was thinking that when they mentioned it was a Wayne Kemp song...I knew Wayne in L.A. in the old Cals Corral days around 61-62. I was looking up the writer of Tom Campbells version and mine and it was a woman who I believe still lives in Nashburg. "so tonight I'll dress and go downtown,to a barroom on skid row" |
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Frank Parish
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Nashville,Tn. USA
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Posted 4 Aug 2006 4:18 am
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| I worked with Wayne Kemp around 79-80 in Louisville. I think he did that tune then. He's written some really great tunes. Love Bug, One piece at a Time for Johnny Cash and lots more. [This message was edited by Frank Parish on 04 August 2006 at 05:24 AM.] |
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Ron Page
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Penn Yan, NY USA
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Posted 4 Aug 2006 8:26 am
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Kevin's right. They play that one all the time on XM -- 13 I think.
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Kevin Hatton
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Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 4 Aug 2006 8:51 am
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| Thats the one Ron. Great country song. My band is going to cover it. Thank goodness for XM Satelite radio. |
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Leroy Riggs
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Looney Tunes, R.I.P.
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Posted 4 Aug 2006 11:03 am
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| The Woods' brothers version is being heard intermittently on Willie's Place. |
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Gene Jones
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Oklahoma City, OK USA, (deceased)
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Posted 4 Aug 2006 11:21 am
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| * [This message was edited by Gene Jones on 11 August 2006 at 10:19 AM.] |
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Ron Page
From:
Penn Yan, NY USA
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Posted 4 Aug 2006 11:36 am
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I hadn't heard it before the Wood Bros version. They sound a little like Arron Tippen to me. Love it!
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Lem Smith
From:
Long Beach, MS
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Posted 5 Aug 2006 10:19 am
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Wayne Kemp, Stonewall Jackson, and the Woods Brothers, are all different songs. I just listened to each one to make sure.
Not sure which version Joe did, because I've not had the good fortune to hear it. |
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Doyle Weigold
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CColumbia City, IN, USA
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Posted 7 Aug 2006 7:59 pm
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| I've got a picture of Wayne pickin' with us at "The Post" in Piercton Ind. If I can figure out how to get it on here I'll send it. Doyle |
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Smiley Roberts
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Hendersonville,Tn. 37075
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Posted 8 Aug 2006 7:25 am
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The "AOF" that Joe Casey mentioned,was written by a friend of mine named Molly Thomas. It was recorded by Stonewall Jackson,Joe Casey,& my neighbor,Tom Campbell. As Joe mentioned,I played steel on his version of the song. I haven't heard any of the other versions.
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©¿© It don't mean a thang,
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Petr Vitous
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Posted 8 Aug 2006 1:34 pm
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I searched through my archive and here's the inventory:
ALCOHOL OF FAME
Jerry Lee Lewis song written by Buzz Rabin
Stonewall Jackson song written by Molly Thomas
Woods Bros song written by Hank Williams & Fagan (or Fagen)
The Wayne Kemp song has different title:
ALCOHALL OF FAME written by Danny Walls & Barry Warren (Doorknob DKDM-001) 1983
Min. four different songs, surely.
There are a few other songs titled Alcohol Of Fame but mostly from hard rock field of music.
Petr http://www.luma-electronic.cz/lp/elpe.htm [This message was edited by Petr Vitous on 08 August 2006 at 02:48 PM.] |
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Joe Casey
From:
Weeki Wachee .Springs FL (population.9)
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Posted 8 Aug 2006 2:40 pm
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Smiley I will bet I could find a few CDs laying around somewhere if anyone wanted one.
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Florida:Where its not against the Law to get caught Steelin.
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Doyle Weigold
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CColumbia City, IN, USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2006 7:24 pm
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| Smiley, wasn't Molly Thomas involved with a booking agency? It almost seems like the first time we worked with Wayne Kemp, we booked him thru her. Doyle |
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Ron Page
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Penn Yan, NY USA
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Posted 11 Aug 2006 8:45 am
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Myron,
Take a close look at Smiley's forum signature and you should be able to pick him out of any crowd. If that doesn't help, he's usually the only one (adult) wearing his underwear outside of his pants.
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Tommy Minniear
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Logansport, Indiana
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Lem Smith
From:
Long Beach, MS
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Posted 13 Aug 2006 5:49 pm
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| Tommy and Doyle, thanks for posting the pic. |
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