Thank you soo much for posting this vid!!! It is wonderful to see Deford's story to be made aware and available to Youtube's world wide community! He was, and still is, a true inspiration and desreves WAY more credit and respect that he will ever recieve. A true innovator and an inpiration to us all.. What a talent!! Too bad he is still nt properly recognized at the ryman auditorium in Nashville, TN.. The place that he helped to make legendary.. Shame on you Nashville!! You know the truth!!
"TOO bad Grnad Old Opra DUMPED HIM!" ASCAP raised their licensing fee too high (thinking they had more or less a monopoly on good songs), so radio stations refused to renew with ASCAP. So DeFord and everyone else was ordered not to play any ASCAP songs on WSM. And he refused. Meanwhile Duke Ellington, for instance, a member of ASCAP, was scurrying to change to an almost entirely new non-ASCAP repertoire for broadcast big-band shows (which was a lot more work than DeFord would have had to go to).
Deford Bailey earned the right to perform whatever song he wanted, just as the other Opry members did. The Opry has a history of getting rid of great stars who don't see things their way. Doesn't seem to matter what the fans want or say. Too many politics in the wrong place if you want a hillbilly's opinion! The Hall of Fame induction was many years overdue!!!
"Deford Bailey earned the right to perform whatever song he wanted, just as the other Opry members did." Radio stations that participated in the boycott of ASCAP, which was most of them in the country including WSM, did not have the right to broadcast any ASCAP tune.
Precious....
Pickinbuddy 1 year ago
@idaltuguy What did they do, what did they say, and when? We could all use a history lesson.
moproducer 1 year ago
Any idea if the first episode was recorded?
ZackPomerleau 3 years ago
Thank you soo much for posting this vid!!! It is wonderful to see Deford's story to be made aware and available to Youtube's world wide community! He was, and still is, a true inspiration and desreves WAY more credit and respect that he will ever recieve. A true innovator and an inpiration to us all.. What a talent!! Too bad he is still nt properly recognized at the ryman auditorium in Nashville, TN.. The place that he helped to make legendary.. Shame on you Nashville!! You know the truth!!
TraeBuckner 3 years ago
a lot of the great harp players have a lot to thank him for,good post,thanks.
harpfelt 3 years ago
It's a shame the way he was treated. Even his Hall of Fame Induction, many years too late, wasn't done in sincerity.
BY1NO1 3 years ago
"TOO bad Grnad Old Opra DUMPED HIM!" ASCAP raised their licensing fee too high (thinking they had more or less a monopoly on good songs), so radio stations refused to renew with ASCAP. So DeFord and everyone else was ordered not to play any ASCAP songs on WSM. And he refused. Meanwhile Duke Ellington, for instance, a member of ASCAP, was scurrying to change to an almost entirely new non-ASCAP repertoire for broadcast big-band shows (which was a lot more work than DeFord would have had to go to).
JosephNScott 4 years ago
Deford Bailey earned the right to perform whatever song he wanted, just as the other Opry members did. The Opry has a history of getting rid of great stars who don't see things their way. Doesn't seem to matter what the fans want or say. Too many politics in the wrong place if you want a hillbilly's opinion! The Hall of Fame induction was many years overdue!!!
cmlbob 3 years ago
"Deford Bailey earned the right to perform whatever song he wanted, just as the other Opry members did." Radio stations that participated in the boycott of ASCAP, which was most of them in the country including WSM, did not have the right to broadcast any ASCAP tune.
JosephNScott 3 years ago
Thanks for posting this.
BoyaBo 4 years ago
he was a true genius, rest in peace
peglegsam 5 years ago