TV Opry Apr 13

Jimmie Misenheimer · Post by **Jimmie Misenheimer** » 14 Apr 2002 6:30 pm

YES-SIR! You Bet!! L.R. 4-ever -- and then some!! Jimmie

Mike Cass · Post by **Mike Cass** » 15 Apr 2002 12:19 am

Sorry, I missed it.....i think TW & I were BSing on our cell phones while the other fellows made the big TV $'s)
To me, thats kinda like having Tiger as yer partner, but insisting that your caddy hit all the tee shots

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Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 15 Apr 2002 8:01 am

Joe,
I think Kevin sounds abit like Keith too! It would have been nice to have heard a second song on the TV portion. He left me wanting to hear more!

Joey,
Fred sounded like he was playing through a Matchbro to me too!

I still can't believe he's playing steel, rather than lead guitar! Good job! Theresa[This message was edited by Theresa Galbraith on 15 April 2002 at 04:09 PM.]

Peter Dollard · Post by **Peter Dollard** » 16 Apr 2002 7:24 pm

I must agree with my friend John Steele on this. I had no problem with the backing musicians but the vocals of the three legends were sadly lacking in pitch quality. My wife who seldom comments on country music let out a shout of disbelief when Charlie Pride tried to hit the chorus of Kaliga and came up flatter than a Firestone. While we can all disagree about the show I have a question for all who posted on this thread. If you were trying to convince someone to try country music who had never heard it would you send them a tape of this?
I do not think so. Peter

Peter Dollard · Post by **Peter Dollard** » 17 Apr 2002 6:33 am

At the 97 Steel Convention in St Louis I asked why Speedy West no longer played the convention. They said he had very bad arthritis in his hands and could no longer perform. Now can somebody please tell me the difference between his situation and a vocalist who can no longer hold pitch but continues to perform off the prestige of the reputation from their younger years. Peter

Peter Dollard · Post by **Peter Dollard** » 17 Apr 2002 11:43 am

My point is simply this. Porter no longer even has the limited control he used to have that made him a decent if not exciting singer who was able to hold pitch. The last six or seven times he has been on the Opry he cannot even get close to what he used to do in the sixties and earlier. As for Bill Anderson he has lost nothing since he never had any real voice; his forte is writing great songs like City Lights and The Lord Knows I'm Drinking. I still say if you have lost the ability to what brought you to the dance you should exit gracefully like Speedy; who realized he could no longer perform as he wanted too and left us with the memory of a great steel player who lead the steel into the modern era

David Pennybaker · Post by **David Pennybaker** » 17 Apr 2002 8:21 pm

I'd say that when people hear the "old-timers" sing on the Opry, they're hearing what they want to hear (or what they used to hear). They came to hear the singer who made that song famous and/or they want to hear somebody their age (or somebody who they listened to when they were younger) perform those older songs.

Is that a good thing or a bad thing? I could make the argument either way, I suppose. I guess it boils down to WHICH type of audience are they trying to appeal to with particular performers on the Opry.

They seem to have a good mix of both the old and the new.

Would those who came to hear the older stuff be as satisfied if some of the younger performers did those songs instead? Interesting question.

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Joe Miraglia · Post by **Joe Miraglia** » 18 Apr 2002 4:47 pm

Dave P.--It is fine to remember how it was, but when a singer loses it he or she should know when to hang it up. There are some Opry stars who haven't lost it and they should keep going as long as they can. As far as younger performers some of them do a great job doing the older songs such as Martina Mcbride, Brad Paisley, Allen Jackson, Vince Gill, Lori Morgan and some of them are starting to age themselves. If some of the older members (who are not singing as well as they did) stepped down, wouldn't it give country music a better image if some of the newer (and possibly better) singers sang some of the older traditional material. When someone new to country music tunes in to the Opry on a Saturday night and hears an older off-key singer perform, it's no wonder they get the wrong impression of country music. Joe