Bob Wood Plays it Cool guitar Sunn amp rare old lp signed Waynesboro Virginia
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Bob Woods Plays it Cool
MRC Lp 1167 Major recording company Waynesboro, Virginia.
vinyl vg-, with number of scuffs, scratches. no inner sleeve. album cover has some wear, edge wear, ring wear.. signed, inscription on back by Bob Wood to Lew Dewitt. record should be cleaned before playing, has dust, fingerprints, spots.
songs include:
- GENTLE ON MY MIND
- BORN TO LOSE
- RELEASE ME
- CANADIAN SUNSET
- BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
- WATERMELON MAN
- FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY
- WILD SIDE OF LIFE
- GUT JAM BLUES
- FOR THE GOOD TIMES
- HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT
- ROCKY TOP
Quote from Lew Dewitt on a different album
.....and I'll never forget that Sunday afternoon at Carl Perkins' house when everyone from the Johnny Cash show plus a few other friends listened in awe as Bob played song after song on his guitar. We were all immediately aware of his potential, and thrilled, but no one any more so than Sam Phillips. Sam should know talent when he hears it, as it was he who originally discovered Johnny Cash, as well as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbinson, Conway Twitty, and our illustrious host , Carl Perkins. Sam offered Bob, that afternoon, a job as staff guitar player for Sun records. Bob was appreciative but his sights were set on another goal. I believe this album is a step towards that goal...............
record should be cleaned before playing. may have dust, fingerprints, etc.
These records came from the estate of Lew Dewitt, Lewis Calvin "Lew" DeWitt (March 12, 1938 - August 15, 1990) was an American country music singer and composer. He was also a well known country music guitarist and tenor singer and was the original tenor and founding member of The Statler Brothers
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Three years later, DeWitt, feeling that his health had taken a turn for the better through continuing treatment, mounted a solo career. During this time he would return to touring and would release two albums: Here to Stay (1984)[3] and On My Own (1985).[4] He also charted a solo single on the country charts: the No. 77 "You'll Never Know" in 1985. A third and final album for the Compleat label remains unreleased, although two singles were pulled from it just prior to the label going into bankruptcy.
He would remain active as a performer until late 1989,[5] when his health went into a downward spiral which culminated in his death on August 15, 1990. The cause of death was heart and kidney disease, stemming from complications of Crohn's disease.
The Statler Brothers (sometimes referred to in country music circles as simply The Statlers) were an American country music, gospel, and vocal group. The quartet was formed in 1955 performing locally and in 1964 they began singing backup for Johnny Cash.
Originally performing gospel music at local churches, the group billed themselves as The Four Star Quartet, and later The Kingsmen.[1] In 1963, when the song "Louie, Louie" by the garage rock band also called The Kingsmen became famous, the group elected to bill themselves as The Statler Brothers. Despite the name, only two members of the group (Don and Harold Reid) are actual brothers and none has the surname of Statler. The band, in fact, named themselves after a brand of facial tissue they had noticed in a hotel room (they joked that they could have turned out to be the Kleenex Brothers).[2] Don Reid sang lead; Harold Reid, Don's older brother, sang bass; Phil Balsley sang baritone; and Lew DeWitt sang tenor and was the guitarist of the Statlers before being replaced by Jimmy Fortune in 1983 due to DeWitt's ill health.[3] DeWitt continued to perform as a solo artist until his death on August 15, 1990 from heart and kidney disease.[4]
The band's style was closely linked to their gospel roots. "We took gospel harmonies," said Harold Reid, "and put them over in country music."[1]
The group remained closely tied to their gospel roots, with a majority of their records containing at least one gospel song. They produced several albums containing only gospel music and recorded a tribute song to the Blackwood Brothers, who influenced their music. The Statler Brothers also wrote a tribute song to Johnny Cash, who discovered them. The song was called "We Got Paid by Cash", and it reminisces about their time with Cash. Very early on in the group's history, before the group named themselves "The Statler Brothers," Joe McDorman was their original lead singer.[5]
The Statler Brothers started their career at a performance at Lyndhurst Methodist Church near their hometown of Staunton.[1] In 1964, they started to become Johnny Cash's backing vocal for an ?8 1?2-year run as his opening act.[2] This period of their career was memorialized in their song "We Got Paid by Cash". They were featured regularly on Cash's hit show The Johnny Cash Show on ABC. The show ran from 1969-1971. Due to their expanding career the Statlers left Cash's entourage around the mid 1970s to pursue their own careers. They left Cash on good terms.
Two of their best-known songs are "Flowers on the Wall", their first major hit that was composed and written by Lew DeWitt, and the socially conscious "Bed of Rose's". In the 1980s, the Statlers were a mainstay on The Nashville Network (TNN), where their videos were shown regularly. Also on TNN, between 1991 and 1998, they hosted their own show, The Statler Brothers Show, a weekly variety show which was the channel's top-rated program for its entire run.[6][7] Their songs have been featured on several film soundtracks. These range from "Charlotte's Web" in Smokey and the Bandit II, to "Flowers on the Wall" in the crime dramedy Pulp Fiction.
Throughout their career, much of their appeal was related to their incorporation of comedy and parody into their musical act, thanks in large part to the humorous talent of group member Harold Reid; they were frequently nominated for awards for their comedy as well as their singing. They recorded two comedy albums as Lester "Roadhog" Moran and the Cadillac Cowboys, and one-half of one side of the album Country Music Then and Now was devoted to satirizing small-town radio stations' Saturday morning shows.
They earned the number one spot on the Billboard chart four times: for "Do You Know You Are My Sunshine?" in 1978; "Elizabeth" in 1984; and in 1985, "My Only Love" and "Too Much on My Heart".[8]
Since forming, the Statler Brothers have released over 40 albums.[9]
The Statler Brothers purchased and renovated their former elementary school in Staunton, and occupied the complex for several years. The complex consisted of offices for the group, a small museum and auditorium, as well as an adjacent building which served as office space for unrelated businesses. A garage was built to store the two tour buses that the group had used for many years. The group has since sold the building which has been converted back into a school.[citation needed]
In 1970, the group began performing at an annual Independence Day festival in Gypsy Hill Park in Staunton. The event, known as "Happy Birthday USA", lasted for 25 years and included many country music figures including Mel Tillis, Charley Pride and many others. The event drew as many as 100,000 fans each year. The group also honored their hometown with the song "Staunton, Virginia" on their 1973 album Do You Love Me Tonight
Location: stack 11-B records should be cleaned before playing. may have dust, fingerprints, etc.
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