Jack Greene web page

Here is a link to one of the true gentlemen of Country Music, "The Jolly Greene Giant" Mr. Jack Greene. Click on the link and enjoy!

http://www.jackgreeneopry.com/default.cfm

Carl Butler & Pearl Our Country World

"Our Country World"
"One thing about Carl and Pearl Butler's Country world...it definitely is Country. The Butlers are among the very few in Country music who insist on not changing their sound to make it more uptown. They are Country and sing Country! And like Country folks...they're among the friendliest you'll find anywhere in Country music. Good songs, good folks and a darn good album. Go ahead and buy it!"

This is what Mike Hoyer, "Country Music USA", WHO, Des Moines, IA had to say about this LP on the liner notes. I've never read anywhere where anyone had anything bad at all to say about Carl or Pearl. They seem to have been loved by everyone.



This LP, released in 1968 has some great songs included. Some are Carl and Pearls, others were made famous by other Country music stars. Merle Haggard's "Legend Of Bonnie and Clyde" and "Sing Me Back Home" are here. A song made famous by Freddy Fender, "Before The Next Teardrop Falls" is here as well, a full seven years before Freddy's version was released. Charley Pride also released this song in 1968 on the LP, "Make Mine Country".



Carl has songs of his own on here as well, "If I'd Only Met You First" written by Carl and a guy named Hank Cochran, one of Country musics greatest writers. Also written by Carl is the song, "My Tears Don't Show". A couple of Carl's previous single releases are here as well, "Little Pedro" and "I'm Hanging Up The Phone". How about a version of Jerry Lee Lewis' "Another Place, Another Time"? Its here too and everyone of them are just fantastic. Carl sings with great emotion and feeling and it is very evident on this LP. "Go ahead and buy it."


Song List:



Side One:
"The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde"
"Before The Next Teardrop Falls"
"If I'd Only Met You First"
"Forbidden"
"Another Place, Another Time"
"My Tears Don't Show"



Side Two:
"Sing Me Back Home"
"I'm Hanging Up The Phone"
"Your Mothers Prayer"
"Little Pedro"
"When The Door Swings Shut (On Old Memories)"



If you love a wailing and crying steel guitar and hard driving honky tonk bass, Carl and Pearl Butler's music will be right up your alley. "Go ahead and buy it."



Until next time: Keep on Honkytonkin...it's the only cure for "Honkytonkitis" !

Mo

Avenue of Prayer is a Gosple LP that Carl & Pearl released in 1967 on the Columbian label. Carl & Pearl had wanted to release a Gospel album for many years. They were inspired by an older group from the Grand Ole Opry, The Bailes Brothers and seven of the songs on this LP were written by the Bailes'. The Bailes Brothers were even at the recording sessions for this LP and gave their rousing approval of the finished product.

If you love the old Country Gospel music then this LP is right up your alley.

The song list for this LP is as follows:

Side 1

"Tell Your Children"

"He Came A Long Way"

"Romans Ten And Nine"

"Jesus Is The One"

"Watch And Pray"

"Pale Horse And His Rider"

Side 2

"Give Mother My Crown"

"Somebody's Praying For You"

"Avenue Of Prayer"

"Building On The Sand"

"Muddy Sea Of Sin"

My personal favorites are "Jesus Is The One", "He Came A Long Way" and "Somebody's Praying For You"

Until next time, Keep On Honky Tonkin'!

Mo

For enough pictures of Carl & Pearl to fill a guitar case, go to my friend Greg's Flickr site at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/83022989@N00/

Thanks for sharing your collection Greg !

Keep on Honky Tonkin'!

Mo

Carl Butler & Pearl Loving Arms

Here we have the second LP released by the great husband and wife duet, Carl Butler & Pearl. This LP reached number 10 on the Billboard Country charts and the title track, "Loving Arms" hit the number 14 slot as a single.

Released in 1964 on the Columbia label, this was the followup to their smash hit, "Don't Let Me Cross Over". This LP also has a song titled, "Just Thought I'd Let You Know", a song that Carl & Pearl sang in the movie, "Second Fiddle To A Steel Guitar" a movie that they appeared in that was released in 1966. It is loaded with great Country Music. Once again we notice those great Rhinestone suits that they loved to wear.

Carl & Pearl wrote four of the songs on this LP. The song list is as follows:

Side 1

"Loving Arms"
"Half A Heart"
"Just Thought I'd Let You Know"
"Sing Me A Blue, Blue Song"
"It's My Sin"
"Dreaming Of A Little Cabin"

Side 2

"Satisfied Mind"
"I Know Now"
"Kentucky"
"Don't Let Me Fall" "Who Knows Right From Wrong" "Angel Band"

Until next time,

Keep on Honky Tonkin'!

Mo

Carl Butler & Pearl Don't Let Me Cross Over

Here we have the LP that launched a career. This is the LP that has Carl & Pearl's only number 1 hit, "Don't Let Me Cross Over". Released as a single in late 1962 it climbed to the number one spot where it actually fell out only to move back into the coveted spot two more times for a total of 11 weeks at the top! It was so hot, it only needed four weeks from date of release to hit number 1! Pretty good feat !

Carl wrote four of the tunes on this LP, ("Grief in My Heart", "I Know You Don't Love Me", "I'm A Prisoner Of Love" and "I Like To Pretend") and Pearl co-wrote one, "I Know Why I Cry".

Here is the song list for this great Columbia Records LP:

Side 1:

"Don't Let Me Cross Over"

"I Know What It Means To Be Lonesome"

"River Of Tears"

"I'll Cry Again Tomorrow"

"I Like To Pretend"

"For The First Time"

Side 2:

"I Know Why I Cry"

"Grief In My Heart"

"I Know You Don't Love Me"

"Wonder Drug"

"Honky Tonkitis"

"I'm A Prisoner Of Love"

Here are the lyrics and chords to Carl & Pearl's greatest song:

Don't Let Me Cross Over

Writer & Composer: Penny Jay

INTRO: [C] Don't let me cross [G] over [D] love's cheating [G] line.
[G] I'm tempted my darling, to steal you a-[C] way
Don't let me cross [G] over, stay out of my [D] way
You know that I [G] love you, and I'm not the stealin' [C] kind
But I'm faced with [G] heartaches, at [D] love's cheating [G] line.

CHORUS
Don't let me cross over, love's cheating [C] line
You belong to a-[G] nother and could never be [D] mine
I know one step [G] closer, would be heaven di-[C] vine
Don't let me cross [G] over, [D] love's cheatin' [G] line.

I tried to forget you, but what else can I do
When your eyes keep saying, that you love me, too
I know if I lose you, not a dream will I have left
I don't want to cheat, dear, but I can't help myself.

CHORUS

Enjoy !!!

Keep On Honky Tonkin'!

Mo

Carl Butler & Pearl - The Old & The New

Yet another great album cover showing Carl and Pearl together this time in matching Nudie suits. More than likely, (although I am not sure) this picture was taken at their ranch, appropriately named "Crossover Acres" after their only number one hit, "Don't Let Me Cross Over".

Songs on this LP include:

Side One:
Only When I Smile
Oh, So Many Years
Little By Little
On The Banks Of The Old Pontchartrain
Too Late To Try Again
Ashamed To Own The Blessed Saviour


Side Two:
We'd Destroy Each Other
Make Me An Offer
Just A Faded Petal From A Beautiful Bouquet
If You Were Her And He Was Me
Curtain In The Window
We're Living In The Last Days Now

This LP was issued in 1965 by Columbia Records and the song, Too Late To Try Again made it to number 9 on the charts ! This LP also contains two gospel numbers, "Ashamed To Own The Blessed Saviour" and " We're Living In The Last Days Now".

My personal favorites on this LP are "Too Late To Try Again" and "We'd Destroy Each Other". Carl wrote "Too Late To Try Again".

The Great Carl Butler Sings

I really love this album cover! It shows Carl doing what he did best, singing at the top of his voice! Carl sang like he wanted the whole world to hear him every time he was on stage.

Carl and Pearl wore the colorful Nudie suits of the day and they looked fantastic in them. Even their ties were flashy and they wore boots and shoes that went right along with the theme of the outfits.

This LP does not have their best selling song on it, this is just one of my favorite LP cover designs because it shows Carl in one of his nudie suits, singing and playing for the fans. Carl was a great singer! I have read a few posts on the internet that label Carl as "nasally" like Webb Pierce was. Carl was NOT nasally at all. He did have the twang in his voice of an East Tennessee mountain boy but he was not nasally.

Song list for this LP:

Side 1

Cry You Fool Cry

Your Cold Heart Told Me No

Kisses Don't Lie

I'll Go Steppin' Too

A Victim Of Lies

Side 2

My Cajun Baby

Borrowed Love

You Can't Insure A House Of Dreams

Jealous Heart

If I Could Spend My Heartaches

Give Carl and Pearl a listen. If you like REAL Country music, you will love Carl and Pearl.

Until next time, keep on Honky Tonkin !

Mo