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  • 11 weeks 3 days ago
    Ted Christy commented on the post:
    RIP Jimmy Dean!
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    I grew up with a local singer in Garrison Ky by the name of Gordon Brown who idolized Hank Williams and he could sound just like him. I was a 17 year old lap steel player in 1952. He begged me to go on the road with him. He said we will make it even if we have to sleep in the car and bum for food for awhile but stick with me. I said thanks but no thanks.

    He changed his name to Luke Gordon and took off. He made his way to Virginia. He got into a talent contest put on by Jimmy Dean. He won on Sat night and an unknown singer by the name of Patsy Cline won on Sunday night or vise verse. They both got to play on Jimmy Deans TV show.

    Luke Gordon was quite a crowd pleaser when he came out and did a medley of Hank Williams tunes. He made a living singing country music until he retired and came back to Ky.recently.

    There is no doubt that Jimmy Dean touched a lot of lives.

  • 11 weeks 3 days ago
    Johnny Counterfit commented on the post:
    RIP Jimmy Dean!
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    Every so often, we assess our lives when someone who affected us passes away. The passing of Jimmy Dean causes me to hearken back to a time when I watched my first country music variety show, on television. At 5 or 6 years of age, I marveled at watching Jimmy Dean sing, and interact with his guests; years later, when I performed in concert, the circle was completed when Jimmy was in the audience watching my performance.

    After the show, Jimmy and I talked about his (early) TV program, and I asked him about the (puppet) dog he featured on his show. Pictured above with Jimmy is "Rolph" who, as it happened, was the first "Muppet" character, courtesy of Jim Henson.

  • 11 weeks 4 days ago
    James Workman commented on the post:
    Music Bomb!
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     Or, took an ol' cold tater and waited? Not nearly enough, I'll bet....