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http://dothaneagle.comleft to right: Bobby Emmons, Chips Moman, Buddy Buie, J.R. Cobb, Wayne Carson
Robert Register courtesy of the 9-11-10 issue of the Dothan Eagle http://www.dothaneagle.com/
KICKING OFF CityFest
by Lance Griffin
......"People always ask me, 'How do you write all those songs? Where do they come from?' "
(J.R.) Cobb shrugged his shoulders.
"I don't know. Take a drink of whiskey..."
Lance Griffin lgriffin@dothaneagle.com
Some songwriters get their material from traumatic experiences. Others write from the rapture of love and still others are inspired by the seemingly insurmountable.
But legendary songwriter J.R. Cobb let slip a less than well-kept secret Friday night during THE SONGWRITERS ROUNDTABLE about how most songwriters come up with their stuff.
"People always ask me,'How do you write all those songs? Where do they come from?'"
Cobb shrugged his shoulders.
"I don't know. Take a drink of whiskey. ..."
Cobb and fellow songwriters Buddy Buie, Wayne Carson, Chips Moman and Bobby Emmons wrote enough gold records to balance the treasury. They wrote country hits such as "ALWAYS ON MY MIND" by Willie Nelson; Southern Rock hits including "SO INTO YOU" by the Atlanta Rhythm Section and old time rock 'n' roll hits such as "BE YOUNG, BE FOOLISH, BE HAPPY" by the Tams.
They came together at the Dothan Civic Center on Friday night to talk about the stories behind the songs, sing a little and laugh a lot.
You could have called it
THE BLUE COLLAR SONGWRITERS TOUR.
But the real reason behind the gathering was to raise money for ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disese) research. By the end of the night, organizers were hoping to have raised around $50,000.
"I can't think of a better reason to get together," said Buie, who helped organize the event.
They did a little rocking, reminiscing, reflecting and remembering the times when just about every time they put pen to paper, a hit was produced.
And not every song came from a shrug of the shoulders and a drink of whiskey.
Well, not
just a shrug of the shoulders and a drink of whiskey.
Moman's hit "LUCKENBACH, TEXAS" (recorded by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson) came after an all-night studio session mixed with a conversation with a couple in the studio kitchen.
"They asked me if I had ever been to Luckenbach, Texas," Moman said. "When Bobby (Emmons) came in the next morning, I told him we needed to go to Luckenbach, Texas."
"He said, 'with Waylon and Willie?'"
LET'S GO TO LUCKENBACH,
TEXAS
WITH WAYLON AND WILLIE
AND THE BOYS
THIS SUCCESSFUL LIFE WE'RE
LIVIN'S
GOT US FEUDING LIKE THE HATFIELDS
AND MCCOYS
BETWEEN HANK WILLIAM'S
PAIN SONGS AND
NEWBURY'S TRAIN SONGS AND
BLUE EYES CRYIN' IN THE RAIN
OUT IN LUCKENBACH, TEXAS
AIN'T NOBODY FEELIN' NO PAIN
The stories and the laughter flowed into the night.
After the roundtable, fans were treated to musical performances from THE STRANGERS and the BopCats, Wilbur Walton,Jr., David Adkins, Rodney Justo, Mitch Goodson, Jimmy Watford and Paul Hornsby.
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We had six superb rides on this Bay Limousine vehicle.
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Robert Register Roland, OUR friendly headless Thompson gunner, pretty sho' it goes Wayne, Buddy, Bobby, Chips, The Old Man, Justo
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Wayne Carson, Buddy Buie, Bobby Emmons
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Buie, J.R., Justo, Wayne Carson
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Wayne, Robertoreg, Chips
Had four flat screen TVs at the head of our table for the Auburn game.
MUCHAS, HUNT'S PLACE!!!!
http://www.huntsrestaurant.com/
THE ROCKER with THE LUV BUZZZZ in the background
Frank Tanton You old dog...
I thought you were jus kidding about the stripper pole...
SOUND CHECK! Robertoreg, Justo, Chips Moman, THE OLD MAN
http://paulcochran.com
Gil Anthony
sold these as part of the fundraiser.
Each reproduction is signed by the promoter- Buddy Buie, The M.C.- Bill J. Moody,the lead singer for the CANDYMEN- Rodney Justo,the lead singer for THE JAMES GANG- Wilbur Walton,Jr., the bass player for THE JAMES GANG- Jimmy Dean & the road manager for THE CANDYMEN- Rodger Johnson.
Buie warned me to watch my Ps & Qs Friday morning. He said,"You are dealing with a wounded lion."
Christopher got to meet Terry Collins, THE GUEST OF HONOR
http://www2.dothaneagle.com/lifestyles/2010/sep/05/3/songwriters-discuss-work-raise-money-fight-als-ar-786743/
Christopher got to meet Sherri McCarty for the first time. Buie made sure that she & Mike sat with us at the same table.
Robert Register Sherri McCarty, Greg Haynes- author of THE HEEEY BABY DAYS OF BEACH MUSIC, Mike McCarty- cover artist on almost every ARS album http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kcb-McVilIA
from
http://heybabydays.blogspot.com
The reason the book sold for so much for the worthy cause is that the title page of the book included the signatures of the great songwriters shown above. It may have even sold for more but $500.00 is the last number we saw on the bid sheet at the silent auction at “A Songwriter’s Round table” It was a nusical festival featuring the music of five exceptional Southern Songwriters and Producers. I was fortunate to have a backstage pass . Emcee Gil Anthony even brought me on stage following the writer’s round table discussion so I could extol the virtues of the Heeey Baby Days to the thousands assembled at Dothan Alabama’s Civic Center. It must have paid off for the book sold for more at this event than any of the other charity event at which it has been auctioned. Of course,
Robert Register, said to me afterwards that if I had not have gotten on stage , it would have sold for more. It seems that some people took offense to my comment that the reason the book was made large was for use as a weapon against the Crimson Tide and War Eagles… It was a joke… I was kiddin’ besides I had not even thought about that possibility.
Gil Anthony
http://gilanthonyblues.com/did a terrific job as MASTER OF CEREMONIES.
L to R: Gil Anthony, Mitch Goodson, Kenneth Bright, Jeff Peacock, Wilbur Walton, Jr. (in white pants, obscured by The Rocker), Rodney Justo, Lamar Miller, Jimmy Dean, Terry Collins, Paul Hornsby, David Adkins, Buddy Buie
L to R: Mitch Goodson,Jeff Peacock, WILBUR,
ROCKER http://www.coocoocachooband.com/theguys.html
, Jimmy Dean, Terry Collins, Buddy Buie
WILBUR, Justo, Jimmy Dean, Terry Collins, Paul Hornsby, David Adkins, Buddy Buie, Davie Cooley
Burke, "Honky Tonk Angels", Frank Tanton, Kenneth Bright, Jeff Peacock, Lamar Miller , Davie Cooley, David Adkins
Burke
http://www.myspace.com/thebeaugatorsHONKY TONK ANGELS
TANTON
Burke, HONKY TONK ANGELS,Tanton, Kenneth Bright, Lamar Miller, Jeff Peacock
GOT TO SEE BILL J. MOODY INTRODUCE
THE STRANGE GANG!!!!
CHIPLEY
Got up Sattiddee morning & headed for PCB.
CHIPLEY
Robert Register This sux so bad. Makes you wanna punch somebody hard on the end of the
nose. One of the few artifacts of my HYSTERICAL career has disappeared.
It took over 5 yrs. to get the SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE UNITED STATES
1795-1819 HISTORIC MARKER put up by the Historic Chattahoochee
Commission & the Houston County Commission o...n the 231 northbound
lane right at the old fireworks stand on the Florida Line. Now it's
gone. I'm gonna find out what happened.
Robert Register Here's a picture of Christopher beside the missing historic marker taken by his uncle, Buddy Henry, back in the summer of '08. The original ELLICOTT'S STONE Historic Marker was stolen back in the 1990s and was eventually found in two pieces in a Mobile County junk yard.
So I got back home safely and this weekend visited Apartment C, 1519 8th Street, my residence from '73 until '80
These were taken by a very talented professional photographer/ graphic artist, and I am proud to say, also a friend.
Her Name is Tina Varner Davis
The date was last Saturday night, Sept 4th, 2010. in Cartersville Ga.
I just purchased the website name paulgoddard.net and there will soon be my own site on the net. 
Me and Emily after the show.
Paul Goddard, founding member of THE ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION
PG
Wurlitzer Prize lyrics chords (I Don’t Want To Get Over You)Recorded by Waylon Jenningswritten by Chips Moman and Bobby EmmonsGI'm not here to forget you I'm here to recallThe things we used to say and do AmI don't want to get over youD7 GI don't want to get over youI haunt the same places we used to goAlone at a table for two AmI don't want to get over youD7 GI don't want to get over you B7They ought to give me the Wurlitzer prizeC Am CFor all the silver I led slide down the slotGPlaying those songs sung blueAmHelp me remember youD7 GI don't want to get over youA fresh roll of quarters same old songMissing you through and throughAmI don't want to get over youD7 GI don't want to get over youRepeat #3 AmI don't want to get over youD7 GI don't want to get over you
