1960s
BONNIE OWENS-EXCUSE ME FOR LIVING
Born Bonnie Campbell in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Bonnie Owens was a country music singer who was married to Buck Owens and later Merle Haggard. Mainly most people know Owens for these two previous reasons but in the 50s and the 60s Bonnie Owens was a singer/songwriter in her own right. She met Buck Owens when she was only fifteen. They played in a band in Mesa, Arizona and then later were married in 1951 and moved to Bakersfield, California. They eventually divorced but moving to Bakersfield jumpstarted both their careers in music. [edit] Fame Bonnie Owens' first recording was a duet with Fuzzy Owen called "A Dear John Letter" and was on Mar-Vel Records #MV-102 and dates about 1950. Side B contained a song titled Wonderful World. Bonnie and Fuzzys A Dear John Letter was not a remake of the 1953 Jean Shepard/Ferlin Husky version as some believe, as theirs predated Shepard/Husky by 3 years. Owens recorded on numerous labels during the 1950s and early 1960s including Merle Haggards and Fuzzy Owens own Tally label, all of which were singles. Her first album titled Dont Take Advantage Of Me came in 1965 on Capitol Records # ST-2403. Owens was named Female Vocalist Of The Year in 1965 by the Academy Of Country Music and she and Haggard were married that same year. From that point on Bonnie dedicated her time to Haggards children and his career, touring with Merles band The Strangers as a backup vocalist. Little known to many is the fact that during the early stages of Bonnie and Merles careers together, Bonnie was the headliner, and Merle, the up and coming (and underlining) new star. Owens and Haggard divorced in 1978, and after a brief hiatus, she continued touring with him. She had hits on the Country charts in the early 1960s with the songs "Why Don't Daddy Live Here Anymore?" and "Don't Take Advantage Of Me". In 1965 Haggard and Owens recorded the song called "Just Between the Two of Us", a duet hit and probably Owen's best known hit. It was also the title...
ANITA & HELEN CARTER-BRIAN
A member of country music's most famous family, Anita Carter found success of her own as a folk solo act during the early '50s and late '60s. The Carter Family had ruled country music during the 1930s, but broke up in 1943 after patriarch A.P. Carter and his ex-wife Sara decided to retire. Sara's cousin Maybelle, the third member of the Carters, re-formed the group the same year -- as Mother Maybelle & the Carter Sisters -- with her daughters Helen, June, and Anita. The sisters had sung on Carter Family radio broadcasts in 1935, and the new group more than made up for the breakup of the originals. The Carters performed on radio from Virginia, Tennessee, and Missouri during the late '40s, but moved to the Grand Ole Opry in 1950. In 1951, Anita stormed the charts with a one-off duet with Hank Snow; both "Bluebird Island" and its B-side, "Down the Trail of Achin' Hearts," reached the country Top Five. During the mid-'50s, she also performed with the teen trio 'Nita, Rita & Ruby, but spent most of her time with the Carters. The group continued to be popular on the Opry, and even opened for Elvis Presley in 1956-1957. After A.P. Carter's death in 1960, Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters became the Carter Family and performed more contemporary country than gospel. In 1961, the Carters began a long-running association with Johnny Cash by appearing in his road show. They recorded the country Top 15 single "Busted" with Cash in 1963, and after June Carter married him in 1967, the Carters appeared on his ABC-TV show from 1969 to 1971. Though the Carter Family continued to record -- usually with Cash -- during the early '70s, they disbanded in 1969. Mother Maybelle became recognized as a major figure in the folk revival that year, appearing with Sara at the Newport Folk Festival and on the Rounder album An Historic Reunion. Meanwhile, Anita had begun to record for RCA in 1966, hitting the country charts with "I'm Gonna Leave You." Another single charted in 1967,...
School Daze (featuring the St. Louis Zoo Chimpanzees)
These 16mm Home Movies were shot at the St. Louis Zoo circa 1960. The musical soundtrack is from the Al Myers collection of Home Recordings. There's a live WHKC radio broadcast from 1949 featuring The Georgia Crackers with Curly Herdman on fiddle and Al Myers on guitar. Many local radio programs were the subject of Home Recordings. These discs are often the only source for such material. Also heard is a song by fiddler Curly Fox. Technically considered a Home Recording, this commercially-produced song was recorded directly from the radio using a home record-cutting device. It was an inexpensive way for home audio enthusiasts to pirate their favorite songs, that is, once the initial investment was made on the record cutter. Enjoy!
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Checkmate- Lady on the Brink (part 6)
First broadcast October 15, 1960- Jane Wyman guest stars a woman who puts gets a hired killer convicted with her testimony. She hires Checkmate when she feels the mans associates will seek revenge on her. A young Mary Tyler Moore shows up in this episode in a minor supporting role. VIST MY CHANNEL FOR MORE EPISODES OF GREAT 50s TV SHOWS CHECK OUT THE PLAYLISTS FOR SOME GREAT OLD SHOWS
Checkmate- Lady on the Brink (part 5)
First broadcast October 15, 1960- Jane Wyman guest stars a woman who puts gets a hired killer convicted with her testimony. She hires Checkmate when she feels the mans associates will seek revenge on her. A young Mary Tyler Moore shows up in this episode in a minor supporting role. VIST MY CHANNEL FOR MORE EPISODES OF GREAT 50s TV SHOWS CHECK OUT THE PLAYLISTS FOR SOME GREAT OLD SHOWS
Checkmate- Lady on the Brink (part 4)
First broadcast October 15, 1960- Jane Wyman guest stars a woman who puts gets a hired killer convicted with her testimony. She hires Checkmate when she feels the mans associates will seek revenge on her. A young Mary Tyler Moore shows up in this episode in a minor supporting role. VIST MY CHANNEL FOR MORE EPISODES OF GREAT 50s TV SHOWS CHECK OUT THE PLAYLISTS FOR SOME GREAT OLD SHOWS
Checkmate- Lady on the Brink (part 3)
First broadcast October 15, 1960- Jane Wyman guest stars a woman who puts gets a hired killer convicted with her testimony. She hires Checkmate when she feels the mans associates will seek revenge on her. A young Mary Tyler Moore shows up in this episode in a minor supporting role. VIST MY CHANNEL FOR MORE EPISODES OF GREAT 50s TV SHOWS CHECK OUT THE PLAYLISTS FOR SOME GREAT OLD SHOWS
Checkmate- Lady on the Brink (part 2)
First broadcast October 15, 1960- Jane Wyman guest stars a woman who puts gets a hired killer convicted with her testimony. She hires Checkmate when she feels the mans associates will seek revenge on her. A young Mary Tyler Moore shows up in this episode in a minor supporting role. VIST MY CHANNEL FOR MORE EPISODES OF GREAT 50s TV SHOWS CHECK OUT THE PLAYLISTS FOR SOME GREAT OLD SHOWS