Tv Opry Feb 22

Kenny Foy · Post by **Kenny Foy** » 22 Feb 2003 8:56 pm

Thanks, Janice for the line up. Very much appreciated.

Janice Brooks · Post by **Janice Brooks** » 22 Feb 2003 10:00 pm

Best performences Nancy Griffin and Blake Shelton. I did not recognize Georgia In A Jug until he got to the refrain.

Most out of charecter performence
Jim Ed doing Take This Job and Shove It.

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Rick Ulrich · Post by **Rick Ulrich** » 23 Feb 2003 2:00 am

Thanks for posting the lineup Janice. I have grown to depend on it to decide whether to watch or tape the Opry. Sometimes I just rent a movie and forget the whole thing. The info is very useful.

Kevin Hatton · Post by **Kevin Hatton** » 23 Feb 2003 11:23 am

Janice, I have to agree with you. Jim Ed looked like a cardbord standup figure who was immitating someone who was lip syncing! No feeling at all.

Peter Dollard · Post by **Peter Dollard** » 23 Feb 2003 11:53 am

I think Jim Ed was just trying to tip his hat to Johnny Paycheck's passing. Unfortunately that wasn't the song to try and do it with. By the way, last week on the televised portion there was more steel and steel backup then I have heard in the past three years. Every artist seemed to give the steelers their due. Peter.

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 23 Feb 2003 12:15 pm

I thought John Michael did a very nice tribute to one of his hero's. I didn't realize he had 15 #1 records!

Congratulations to Blake Shelton "The Baby" his #1 record for 2 weeks.
As for Jim Ed, love that "Pop A Top"! Also a nice tribute to Johnny Paycheck "Take This Job & Shove It"![This message was edited by Theresa Galbraith on 23 February 2003 at 12:21 PM.]

Jerry Hayes · Post by **Jerry Hayes** » 23 Feb 2003 2:42 pm

I was glad to see Nancy Griffith on the Opry as I've been a fan of hers for a long time now. That tune she opened with was a big hit for Kathy Mattea but Nancy wrote the thing and sang the s--t out of it. Check out Nancy's Lone Star State of Mind, it's great. The Stephens Sister's were hot! When I saw the thighs on the mandolin player I knew I was in LUV!!!!!!!!! That gal was hung! Anyway, I appreciated that Jim Ed did the Paycheck tune as well as Blake Shelton doing his tribute. All in all, I think it was a good show. On the way home from the gig last night I was listening to the Opry on the van radio and the Holly Dunn was on. She sang the Rodney Crowell tune "I couldn't leave you if I tried" and it was horrible. She had the melody all wrong and had a whiney voice. Luckily the only thing that saved it was a decent instrumental break. I think the steel took it first and played the same melody line that Holly sang but the guitar player after that played it right so that saved the day.........

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Jeff Evans · Post by **Jeff Evans** » 23 Feb 2003 8:59 pm

Yeah, that Nancy Griffin is great. I'm also a big fan of Andy Griffin. And Merv Griffith. And don't forget Hank Wilson, Frank Snow, Lorena Lynde, Pasty Klein, Andy Travis, Marty Robinson, and all the other grates.

Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 23 Feb 2003 10:23 pm

Hey Jess Evans,
You got ewemrrr, man. Cracked me up.

You could easily get a job at MAD magazine,
if music doesn't pan out.

Larry Bell · Post by **Larry Bell** » 24 Feb 2003 7:34 am

I was SHOCKED that Sat nite was NancI GriffiTH's first appearance on the Opry.

To my ears, Nanci was the Alison Krauss of her (and my) generation -- quiet, unassuming, humble, voice like the angels, and -- GREAT TUNES.

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John Steele (deceased) · Post by **John Steele (deceased)** » 24 Feb 2003 10:20 am

Thanks to a lurker who e-mailed me to answer my original question (posed respectfully) I actually found the broadcast Saturday night.
I have to agree with Janice's "out of character" assessement of Jim Ed's version of "Take This Job And Shove It". I realize it was a tip of the hat to Johnny Paycheck. I'm also glad they put it at the end of the program.
I'm not sure what they could have followed that up with, save perhaps Shirley Temple, complete with oversized lollipop, singing "Highway To Hell".

-John

Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 24 Feb 2003 10:43 am

I'm listening to the Saturday night archives at work. I was disappointed with the small amount of tributes to Johnny Paycheck on the televised portion, but Pete Fisher had a nice tribute and a moment of silence for Johnny at the beginning of the radio show.

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 24 Feb 2003 11:33 am

Jim,
John Michael Montgomery and Jim Ed Brown did a tribute to Johnny Paycheck. Funny how Michael gets muted & Jim Ed gets slammed because it's out of character for him to sing a song he's probably never sang before out of respect to Johnny. Sometimes you can't win.[This message was edited by Theresa Galbraith on 24 February 2003 at 11:36 AM.]

Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 24 Feb 2003 11:55 am

Theresa, I am well aware of and listened to Michael's and Jim Ed's song tributes and acknowledged them in my previous post, didn't you read it?

My point is that no oral tribute was given on the TV portion, as was done when other major artists have passed away.

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 24 Feb 2003 12:01 pm

Jim,
Yes, I read what you wrote.Thank You!
My point was that the poster here slammed both artist that payed a tribute to Johnny.

John Steele (deceased) · Post by **John Steele (deceased)** » 24 Feb 2003 4:49 pm

Ok, my P.R. manager has suggested I should clarify my original post.

To anyone to whom I left the impression that I don't also appreciate Janice's efforts, that's untrue. I know Janice knows that, so.... anyway.
What I was trying to convey in my own impressionistic way is: We never got the Opry up here, in any form, until recently. Somehow I developed an appreciation for country music despite it's absence. Alot of people around here did. The opry is a great institution, steeped in tradition in history, and might be the Mother Church of Country Music worthy of tremendous respect, but it's not the Lifeline of Country Music.

Oh, and Thanks, Janice.

-John

Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 24 Feb 2003 4:55 pm

Theresa, I didn't see any other Jim's post about the tributes, yet you addressed your post to "Jim", which I took to be me.

I certainly didn't slam anyone, in fact I even praised Pete Fisher!

Joe Casey · Post by **Joe Casey** » 25 Feb 2003 4:20 am

I thought it was wrong that they didn't use the TV portion as they have done in the past for "non members" who have passed away..Kudos for Jim Ed and Blake Shelton for their Paycheck tribute, I did not hear John Micheals, was it on the TV portion?

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Bill Hankey · Post by **Bill Hankey** » 25 Feb 2003 2:13 pm

In the early 60's, "Gino and The Homesteaders" celebrated Johnny Paycheck's music in a little "country club" called "Roy's Club."
They sang George Jones', and Buck Owens' hit songs also. To this day, I haven't heard an M.C. who could entertain a crowd as the one member of the band did. He and Johnny were good friends. His stage name was "Cappy Paxton". I remember him encouraging a few of us to go see Johnny, while he was appearing in or near Albany, N.Y.
I couldn't go on that night, but a short while later, Buck Owens and George Jones booked into the Troy, N.Y. Armory. I watched both shows, at that time. Their bright outfits
were striking, as I remember. The bands were excellent. I did get to see Johnny in action, in the mid-seventies, at The Lonestar Ranch, in New Hampshire. We crowded near a group of Jim Murphy's fans between shows, hoping to get close to him. I heard that later on after the last show, the band was very friendly, and could be reached to visit. I had to cover some miles, and missed out on that opportunity.

Bill H.