HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR. CARL !

Today would have been Mr. Carl's 85th birthday. We sure do miss the "Singin' to the whole world" style that you had.

Here is a link to a video from Pop Goes the Country of Carl and Pearl singing "Punish Me Tomorrow". What a great song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlrNSVy70CU&feature=PlayList&p=BA03B2965F9543E7&index=6

Vern Gosdin, "The Voice" has died.

8/5/1934 - 4/29/2009

So long Vern, see ya in Heaven!

Mo

Here is a Golden Country LP, released in 1979, of some of Carl's earlier work when he was on the Capitol label. These songs are from 1950 and 1951 and were recorded with The Lonesome Pine Boys.

Besides Carl, the musicians were: Tater Tate on fiddle, Hoke Jenkins on banjo, Speedy Krise on dobro and Jake Tullock on bass fiddle.

All of these songs were released on 78's and I have even found a couple of them on 45's.

This LP shows Carl with more of a Mountain Music influence to his voice and music instead of the later Honky Tonk sound he and Pearl were so well known for.

Until next time, Keep on Honkytonkin" !

Mo

Carl Butler & Pearl Ad Slick

Taken in the driveway of their "Crossover Acres Ranch", this ad slick shows Pearl on one of Carl's prized horses. There is no date on this ad slick so I am just guessing that it has to be in 1963 when "Don't Let Me Cross Over" was still in the number one spot.

Just as the ad says: Still #1, especially for this fan. It's kind of ironic that the ad reads the way it does because "Don't Let Me Cross Over" and "Still" battled for the top position on the charts all year long in 1963. "Don't Let Me Cross Over" was in the top slot for 29 weeks, "Still" was there for 26 weeks yet won the song of the year award that year. I just wonder how that set with Carl.

Until next time, Keep on Honkytonkin'!

Mo

Here is an old trade magazine ad slick that I recently came across. This slick dates back to about 1965 and shows Carl and Pearl looking like the stars they were in their Nudie Suits. Sure beats a ratty old T-shirt and torn blue jeans that the "stars" of today wear!

Until next time, Keep on Honkytonkin' !

Mo

Randy Hughes, Patsy Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Cowboy Copas, Gone 46 Years

Gone 46 years now and still missed by the fans as much as they were the day they left us.

Top left is Randy Hughes, next to him is Patsy of course, one of the better pictures of her. Then on the second row is Hawkshaw Hawkins and Cowboy Copas.

Goodspeed.

Until next time, Keep On Honkytonkin'!

Mo

Carl Butler, pictured with one of his many rifles.

Carl had an absolutely hugh collection of firearms. As I understand it, (and I have been told this by more than one person), Carl sold off alot of his antiques and his collections because of, and I quote: "A rather unscrupulous woman". This was, of course, after his wife Pearl had passed away.