John Conlee sang this on Friday night at a concert at Choctaw Indian Resort... I thought he and the song were both fantastic! As someone else noted, my eyes welled up with tears...
I got to see him in concert at the Choctaw Indian Resort in Durant, Ok just a couple of days ago and he was phenomenal! He has not lost any of his voice -- he can hang it out there for anyone! He has a couple of newer songs in his act that are really great... I look forward to seeing him again!
Marty was not a very big man... A dreadnought almost made him disappear. For a long while he played a ukelele in personal appearances. The guitar he is playing is a Martin 5-18. Martin has introduced a Marty Robbins version of the 5-18 and I think it has been out for a couple of years. He used it...
As unbelievable as it is, Marty was having chest pains as he performed with the Mandrell sisters in this video. Two days later he went into the hospital with his second diagnosed heart attack.
As I recall, this was recorded in 1981 at the Grand Ole Opry House. I have the original VHS tape. "Jenny" was a song he picked up in Australia and it became a part of his show in the last few years... Women loved it! His impersonations of Gabby Hayes and others were trademarks in his shows for ma...
camerabugs, Chuck had suffered a stroke several years before. I am not totally sure, but I think it somewhat hampered him in his singing. He could sing, but I think he took a lesser role...
John Conlee sang this on Friday night at a concert at Choctaw Indian Resort... I thought he and the song were both fantastic! As someone else noted, my eyes welled up with tears...