OK, got to pay tribute to the stuff I heard my folks play, mainly on the car radio on otherwise quiet rides to and from Grandma and Grandpa's house in Oconomowoc from Milwaukee or wherever else I was at the time.
Mostly country, some pop. I really liked a lot of this, and this was before I ever had my own radio (other than the crystal kit with the wire that I fastened to a street sign as an antenna) and certainly before I ever purchased music.
Hank Williams -
To keep with the party atmosphere I'll skip these personal favorites,
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Cold, Cold Heart, and
Your Cheatin' Heart.
We'll go with the more upbeat
Hey Good Lookin' and
"Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"
Next, some Jim Reeves. Downbeat though they may be, my favorite Reeves' tunes are
He'll Have to Go and
Four Walls. Reeves has the deepest, richest, most emotional yet masculine voice out there, with the possible exception of Johny Cash.
Johny Cash...comin' up soon.
First, Charlie Pride's signature,
Kiss an Angel Good Morning
Then Glen Campbell with "
Gentle On My Mind"
"
Strangers in the Night" by Frank Sinatra
Now, Johny Cash with
I Walk the Line and
Ring of Fire
Break for Grace, introductions and dinner.
Regards,
Keith