[78-L] Hillbilly Heaven

[David Lennick]

http://www.amazon.com/Sidekick-Heaven/dp/B000S3YF46

Got 99 cents, Pilgrim?

dl

On 7/3/2012 6:41 PM, Gene Baron wrote:
> I remember when the Western group Riders in the Sky had a radio show on NPR
> (late 80s/early 90s?), they did a parody called 'Sidekick Heaven' where
> they listed the names of famous cowboy sidekicks (Gabby Hayes, Andy Devine,
> et al) -- I don't know if they recorded it.
>
> Gene
> gene.baron at gmail.com
>
> On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 3:23 PM, Dennis Flannigan<dennis.flannigan at gmail.com
>> wrote:
>
>> When Deacon Andy Griffith's "What It Was, Was Football," hit our R&R
>> station, Seattle's KJR, it was like finding a second Stan Freberg. Andy
>> followed up with other laughs, then the play, *No Time for Sergeants*.
>> Later the movie, and of course, *Face in the Crowd*, the movie showing the
>> demonic side of fame. It stayed two days in Tacoma, and was gone. Found its
>> fan base many years later, thanks to movie buffs. Wonderful, under
>> remembered stuff.
>>
>> On to, "Hillbilly Heaven." Other covers of the time might find a few living
>> members. June Carter's version implied women got into heaven, and worth
>> adding to your collection.
>>
>> Are there more covers of "Hillbilly Heaven," or, "Deck of Cards"?
>>
>> d
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