Mel Tillis R.I.P.

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Mel Tillis R.I.P.

Postby Bent Fabric » 19 Nov 2017, 18:30

I'm not gonna say it twice.

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Re: Mel Tillis R.I.P.

Postby toomanyhatz » 19 Nov 2017, 20:48

Great songwriter. His daughter Pam did a record of his songs in the 90s that I really liked a lot. Also remember him as a common 70s/80s talk show guest.RIP.
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Re: Mel Tillis R.I.P.

Postby BARON CORNY DOG » 20 Nov 2017, 01:26

Another great one gone. As hatz says, a handful of great songs, and he seemed like a standup guy. I always thought he was a Texas guy since he made Whataburger commercials and played in Ray Price's band, but apparently not! RIP.
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Re: Mel Tillis R.I.P.

Postby pcqgod » 21 Nov 2017, 02:27

Still Baron wrote:Another great one gone. As hatz says, a handful of great songs, and he seemed like a standup guy. I always thought he was a Texas guy since he made Whataburger commercials and played in Ray Price's band, but apparently not! RIP.


Yeah, I thought he had some south Texas connection. Definitely seemed like a great guy, anyway.
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Re: Mel Tillis R.I.P.

Postby BARON CORNY DOG » 21 Nov 2017, 03:10

The Houston Press wrote:Tillis was a touring machine for two decades, and he admits Texas was a big part of his success.

"We just stayed in Texas and Oklahoma more than anywhere else," he says. "We had that twin-fiddle dance-hall sound that people down there like, and they really gave us a great reception anywhere we went."

"I couldn't tell you how many times we played Lubbock, Amarillo, Midland, Odessa and Abilene," adds Tillis. "West Texas was mighty good to us."

He also recalls getting help from legendary Houston radio personalities like Arch Yancey and Joe Ladd.

"We played Dancetown U.S.A. on Airline quite a bit, and lots of the Houston disc jockeys would come by and say hello," Tillis recalls. "Houston was such a great town for country music in the '60s and '70s, and you absolutely had to get on radio in Houston to really make it."


http://www.houstonpress.com/music/mel-t ... oy-6595457
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Re: Mel Tillis R.I.P.

Postby Davey the Fat Boy » 21 Nov 2017, 03:22

Great singer and a really fine songwriter. A lot of folks don’t know that he wrote this one:

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