Country Music Broke My Brain
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Michigan, 141
Michu, “The World, Äôs Smallest Man,” 16, 17–19
Miller, Roger, 162
Mills, Gordon, 281
Mills, Terri: known for her stunning version of “Sweet Adeline,” 667
Mimms, Malcolm, 97
Miracles, The, featuring Smokey Robinson, 8
Moe, 13
Monroe, Bill, 285
Monty Python, 195
Mooney, “DooLittle” Lynn, 67–68
Morehead State University, 103
Morgan, Lorrie, 140
Morocco, 249, 254
Morris, Gary, 206–208
Moser, Cactus, 65
Moultrie, GA, 262
Mozart, 5, 175
Mt. Juliet, TN, 213–214
Mudhole, 13
Muscle Shoals, 72
Music business
BMI Awards and the, 301
Brad Paisley and the, 202
Don Williams and the, 120
Europe and the, 255
functions, 130
God and the, 128
gossip and the, 154, 309
paranoia and the, 99
Phil Walden and the, 75
songwriting, 147–161, 221, 242, 295
stardom and the, 291
Steve Wariner and the, 80
Music Row (see also Lower Broadway, Nashville)
author and, 149
Bruce Hinton and, 41
Chely Wright and, 44
events on, 279–280
gossip and, 301
hotel on, 230
Julie and, 237
Linda Gratowski and, 228
Loser Guidebooks and, 99
Maude’s Courtyard, 192
Paul Davis and, 200
Randy Travis and, 119
Shania Twain and, 242
theme song of, 261
William Lee and, 94
Muzik Mafia, 57
Mylene, 134
N
Namath, Joe, 209
Nashville
“America’s Music” in, 21
author’s radio career in, 22–24
author’s television show in, 17–19, 170–171
Belle Meade Theater, 68
celebrities in, 79, 183, 220
Chris Cagle in, 291
cowboy hats in, 91
definition of country music and, 57
dreamers in, 231–232
Engelbert Humperdinck in, 280
gay community in, 43
Gene Autry in, 276
Jimmy Buffett in, 172
Kim Carnes in, 222
K.T. Oslin in, 266
Leslie Townes Hope in, 272
Mark Herndon in, 284
“meat-and-threes” in, 165
Natalie Maines and, 55
Neil Diamond in, 224
Noshville, 289
Pat Boone in, 270
“pop” music in, 9, 32
Printer’s Alley, 144
radio in, 99–100
record stores in, 297
Roach/Eldon in, 137
rules in, 259
sayings and speech from, 263
Sheryl Crow in, 221
songwriting in, 148, 155, 160, 167–168
Sunset Grill, 73
Taylor Swift in, 298
Nashville Network, 70, 84
Nashville Now, 70
Nashville Symphony, 206
Natural Bridge State Park, 98
Nelson, Ricky, 4
Nelson, Willie, 152, 167, 192, 194, 202, 206, 264
Nettles, Jennifer, 276
Nevada, 127
New Christy Minstrels, 105
New York (City) (see also Broadway), 35–36, 106, 145, 189, 205–211, 263, 305
New York (State)
Newbeats, 206
Nolte, Nick, 121
North Korea, 261
Noshville, 289
O
Oak Ridge Boys, 94, 209, 214
Obama, Barack, 106, 176
O’Day, Devon, 72–75, 112, 113, 158, 257, 296
Oermann, Robert, 41
Ohio, 14, 22, 141, 249, 263
Ohio River, 176
Ohio State Fair, 272
OK Chorale, 133
Oklahoma, 26, 91
Oldman, Gary, 311
Olga, 256–257, 305
O’Neal, Jamie, 293
Ono, Yoko, 190
Opryland, Opryland Hotel (see also Grand Ole Opry), 67, 139, 140–141
Orbison, Roy, 274
Oslin, K.T., 265, 266
Osmond, Donny and Marie, 62
P
Paisley, Brad, 90, 199–202, 285, 306, 318
Palamino, 183
“Pardon The Interruption,” 267
Parton, Dolly, 52, 89
Paul Revere & The Raiders, 272
Pauley, Jane, 144–145
Pavarotti, Luciano, 42
Paycheck, Johnny, 22–24
Pearl, Minnie/Sarah Cannon, 70–76, 313
Pedro, 262–263
Perry, Ron: Chief OneTickNoNass, 582
Peru, 25, 144
Peters, Bernadette, 209–210
Phoenix, Joaquin, 172
Playboy Records, 166, 296
Pleasure Isle, KY, 4
Pleshette, Suzanne, 77
Presley, Elvis, 3, 4, 8, 63, 103, 158, 227
Price, Ray, 254
Price, Roger: Mr. Enterprise, 931
Pride, Charley, 177–181
Printer’s Alley, 23, 144–145
Prissy, 198–199
R
Radio
DJ/air personality, 27, 112, 113, 202, 291, 318
life in
listening to radio, 7, 112–113, 165
personnel, 29
Ragsdale, John, 149–150
Randall, Jon, 202
Rascal Flatts, 294–297
Redding, Otis, 73
Reelfoot Lake, 94–95
Renfro Valley, KY, 2–3
Requardt, Bob, 119
Reynolds, Allen, 39
Rhodes, Dusty, 15
Rich, John, 55, 57–60
Richards, Keith, 265, 311
Richey, George, 143
Richmond, KY, 287
Ridings, Jim, 313–314
Riggs, Mrs., 4–5
Riley, Jeannie C., 261
Roach/Eldon, 131–138
Robbins, Marty, 45, 274–275
Robbins, Ronnie, 511
Robers, Jim: my “roller boy,” 466
Roberts, Julia, 74
Robinson, Will, 158
Rogers, Ginger, 262
Rogers, Kenny, 103–106
Rogers, Roy, 276
Rogers, Will, 58, 208
Rooney, Mickey, 208
Rose, Pete, 265
Rucker, Darius, 86, 87–88
Russell, Dr. Thomas Anthony: world-renowned orthopaedic surgeon and carpenter, 891
Russia, 255–258
Ryman Auditorium, 206
S
Sake, 142–146
Sam and Dave, 73
Sanchez, Manny, 133
Sanford, Fred, 271
Saturday Night House Party, 181
Savannah, GA, 313–314
Schermerhorn Symphony Center, 206
Schlitz, Don, 150, 162, 302
Schneider, John, 208
Schurr, Tom, 314–315
Scott, Hillary, 83–84
Scott, Lily Mae, 4
Sears, 187
Seattle, 200
Seger, Bob, 214
Sellers, Bob, 314
Shapiro, Tom, 58, 87, 280, 309
Sharpton, Al, 219
Shaw, Artie, 175
Shelbyville, TN, 294
Shelton, Blake, 138
Sherrill, Billy, 143
Showbiz (see also Hollywood), 162–169
Silbar, Jeff, 206
Simon Kenton High School, 223–224
Sinatra, Frank, 164, 231, 270
Singer, Dr. Bob, 310
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sp; Sioux City, IA, 129
60 Minutes, 179
Slabicki, Laura: best youngest first cousin, 572
Sledge, MS, 179
Sledge, Percy, 73
Smokey Mountains, 857
Snow, Hank, 3, 5, 102, 249
South Dakota, 164
Spain (incl. Seville), 260–262
Springsteen, Bruce, 89, 274
St. Bart’s, 172–173
St. Louis, 53, 113, 246
Stafford, Jim, 267
Stahl, Donna, 175
Statler Brothers, 179
Stein, Beth, 315
Stephen King, 187
Stephenson, Van, 150
Stevens, Ray, 130, 150
Stewart, Duncan, 315
Stewart, Jimmy, 271
Stewart, Jon, 267
Stone, Doug, 165
Strait, George, 92, 151, 158, 298, 318
Summer, Donna, 220
Summit Hills Country Club, 102
Sunset Grill, 73
Swaggart, Jimmy, 166
Swan, Billy, 58
Swayze, Lisa, 209
Swayze, Patrick, 209
Sweden, 305
Swift, Taylor, 298–303
Switzerland, 136
T
Talladega, 251
Tallent, Shane, 315, 318
Tampa, 33
Tanzania, 119–120
Television (see also individual shows)
author’s show on, 267
author’s TV pilot on, 170–171
early pioneers of, 14
Jamey Johnson on, 167
Marty Robbins on, 275
Teensy Michu on, 18–19
Temple, Shirley, 270
Temptations, 272
Tennessee Performing Arts Center, 220
Tennessee State Fair, 17, 19, 81, 272
Texas
cowboys and, 91
Guy Clark and, 156
Johnny Paycheck in, 24
Larry Gatlin and, 208
Marty Robbins and, 274
Mickey Gilley and, 166
President and, 54
Roach and, 133
Steve Hicks and, 172, 314
Steve Wariner and, 80
Willie Nelson and, 194
Thornton, Billy Bob, 74
Tillis, Mel, 162
Tillis, Pam, 162
Timberlake, Justin, 200
Tomlin, Mike, 143
Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, 267
Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, 206
Travis, Randy, 118–121, 318
Tritt, Travis, 100–101, 137
Troggs, 308
Trump, Donald, 57, 271
Tubb, Ernest, 71
Tucker, Tanya, 108, 109–111
Tulsa, 52
Turner, Lori: Star of Housewives of Forest Hills, 468
Turner, Trey, 53, 295
Twain, Shania, 241–242
Twitty, Conway, 9, 89, 129, 188
U
Underwood, Carrie, 44, 89, 182, 187, 203
Urban, Keith, 46, 78–79, 183, 187, 225
V
Vietnam, 104
Voecks, Al: strong and steady, cheap and ready, 315
Vogues, 130
W
Wagoner, Porter, 45
Walden, Phil, 70–76
Ward, Duane, 314
Wariner, Steve, 80–82
Warner, Bonnie: marathon runner and listener, 544
Warren, Mike: the friend you want in high school, 873
Watson, Gene, 122, 123
WCKY/Cincinnati, 8, 14
Wells, Kitty, 206
West Virginia, 62
Western Kentucky University, 103
Wet Willie, 73
Wheezer, 132
White, Betty, 182, 183–184
White, Don: down the middle, 622
White, Tony Joe, 149, 190–191
Willa, 315, 318
Williams, Andy, 8
Williams, Don, 41, 118–121
Williams, Hank, III, 72
Williams, Hank, Jr., 72, 223
Williams, Hank, Sr., 71–72, 271
Williams, Jody, 301
Williams, Paul, 288
Williams-Paisley, Kimberly, 201
Wilson, Gretchen, 177–181, 187
Wilson, Norro, 110, 242
WIL/St. Louis, 246
Winfrey, Oprah, 65
Winwood, Steve, 220–221
WKRC/Cincinnati, 14
WLW/Cincinnati, 14, 246
Wopat, Tom, 208–209
Wray, Fay, 270
Wright, Chely, 44
Wright, Stanley, 98–99
WSAI/Cincinnati, 14
WSM/Nashville, 246
Wynette, Tammy, 143
X
XM Satellite Radio, 270, 318
Y
Yearwood, Trisha, 39, 41–42, 151
Yoakam, Dwight, 91
You Can Be a Star, 84
Young, Faron, 170–171
Your Hit Parade, 164
Z
Zelenik, Bill: for good advice see, 922