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COUNTRY MUSIC NEWSLETTER

COUNTRY MUSIC NEWSLETTER
From: Lonnie Ratliff Newsletter Updates (nashvilleshowcase@comcast.net)
Sent: Mon 6/28/10 7:02 PM
To: sdcinternetics@msn.com
June 28th, 2010
Number of Newsletter Subscribers:  8,987
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Spotlight Artist
Shawn Camp
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Darrell DeShawn "Shawn" Camp (born August 29, 1966 in Perryville, Arkansas) is an American musician who performs country and Americana music. Originally signed to Reprise Records in 1993 as a recording artist, Camp charted two minor singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts that year. Since then, he has found success as a songwriter, having co-written hit singles for many country music artists, including Garth Brooks, Josh Turner, Brooks & Dunn, and Blake Shelton, although he continues to record his own material as well.
Camp was raised in Perryville, Arkansas by a musical family.[2] In 1987, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee and worked in the backing bands of such acts as the Osborne Brothers, Alan Jackson, Suzy Bogguss and Trisha Yearwood.[3] In 1991, he was signed to Reprise Records, with two minor Top 40 singles charting in 1993.[3] He later left the label over creative differences, but continued to write songs for other artists. Camp's first Number One as a songwriter came in early 1998, when Garth Brooks reached the top of the Billboard country charts with "Two Piña Coladas", a song co-written by Camp.[2] Later that same year, Brooks & Dunn also reached Number One with "How Long Gone", another Camp co-write.[3][4]
Camp released a second album, titled Lucky Silver Dollar, in 2001.[3] In 2006, he was nominated as Songwriter of the Year by the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music; also, Billboard ranked him #10 on their 2006 list of Hot Country Songwriters.[5] The same year, two songs co-written by Camp entered the country charts: "Nobody But Me" by Blake Shelton, and "Would You Go with Me" by Josh Turner, which peaked at No. 4 and No. 1, respectively, on the Billboard U.S. Hot Country Songs charts. Camp also co-wrote Turner's 2007 single "Firecracker" and George Strait's 2008 single "River of Love".
 
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"Click" the "PLAY"  logos below to hear these original songs.  For artists this is a great way to get acquainted with the songwriter who could end up writing the song that makes you a star.  Don't wait until 2 weeks before you go to the studio to find the songs for your next CD.  Start looking now.  If you are not looking for songs right now it don't hurt to get to know the songwriters who write the style of songs you like.  In 7 days these song links will stop playing the songs so don't wait around and lose a great song. Contact the writer by sending them an E Mail.  If you are just a fan of original songs it's OK to send the songwriters an E Mail and let them know if you hear a song you like as a fan.
Next  week we will feature up to 10 more original songs.  - Lonnie
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1.  You're The One Who Said Goodbye                        Male/Female           tingodmusic@comcast.net
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2.  Happy Birthday Darling                        Male/Female           eadams@nf.sympatico.ca
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3.  A Half-A-Mile from Memphis                         Female           tuneatomic@gmail.com
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4. Teddy Bears & Bedtime Stories                          Male           sugarrivermusic@sbcglobal.net  
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5. A Crash Course In Flying               Male          tuneatomic@gmail.com
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6. Your Signature Is There                        Female          rmabey@hotmail.com
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7.  Oh So Lonesome                  Male             Johnny_weaver1957@yahoo.com
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   8.  Our Gentle Love                              DUET   sugarrivermusic@sbcglobal.net
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9.  This Anniversary Year                        Male            eadams@nf.sympatico.ca
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I have had a good run with my songwriting the last month or so.  Here's a few songs I am working on by myself and with co-writers.  Hope you enjoy reading the lyrics and as always your comments are welcome if you feel so inclined. - Lonnie
From Outlaws To Grandpas
(Intro)
Grandpa got a letter from his pal Amarillo Jack
He had me read it too him cause his eyes are  going bad
Jack said lately I been thinking how life circles back around
Hell we never thought we'd get here but look here at us now
(Verse)
Like a long hard cattle drive that's the story of our life
The raging rivers and stampedes fade to history
They're just stories that we tell for grandkids and ourselves
If we hadn't seen them happen even we would not believe
(Verse)
Some men never left the bunkhouse never dared the trail
But we tried to write our names across the sky
We stuck close to God's plan, never back shot any man
So sit here on the porch a spell and we'll tell you 'bout our life
(Chorus)
From outlaws to grandpas is a road that's worth taking
Even though it leaves you broken down, wrinkled up and shaken
It's a natural progression one of nature's laws
From Alpha to Omega from Outlaws to Grandpas
(Verse)
Our legacy was written with blood, sweat and tears
Now with Grandkids gathered wide eyed all round
A glass of tea and you and me pass along that history
Though some say not exactly the way it all went down
(Chorus)
From outlaws to grandpas is a road that's worth taking
Even though it leaves you broken down, wrinkled up and shaken
It's a natural progression one of nature's laws
From Alpha to Omega from Outlaws to Grandpas
(Tag)
It's a natural progression one of nature's laws
From Alpha to Omega from Outlaws to Grandpas
Grandpa got a letter from his pal Amarillo Jack
Copr. Bob Carter / Lonnie Ratliff / Jim Carter
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Joni's Dream
   
Joni wasn't meant for Calhoun, Georgia
It was plain as the nose on your face
Some people said she got above her raisin'
But those who know her say it's not that way
(Chorus)
Joni had a dream as big as Dallas
She should be in New York City, Nashville or L.A.
Joni loved this town but but couldn't hang around
Joni's dream kept calling her away
Joni wasn't meant for Calhoun, Georgia
Though the roots of her raisin' were strong
Those bright city lights shined like precious diamonds
A lighthouse leading her on
(Repeat Chorus)
(Dobro Inst.)
Joni said goodbye to Calhoun, Georgia
As she climbed on that silver Greyhound 
Half of Calhoun saw her off at the station
She was livin' out the dream and stardom bound
(Repeat Chorus)
Copr. Lonnie C. Ratliff - Okie Acres Music (BMI)
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Boggy Bottom Bigfoot 
(Chorus)
Someone saw a Bigfoot down on Boggy Bottom 
And they say that he's almost nine feet tall Bet he holes up in a cave there in Bugaboo Canyon And Bigfoot ain't afraid of anything at all . . . and they say Every mother's son from Rattan to Tishomingo 
Is locking doors and loadin'  their shotguns
Someone saw a Bigfoot down on Boggy BottomIf you see him . . don't hang around .. run
(Verse 1)
Wonder why the Bigfoot chose this part of Oklahoma   
The good people in Atoka County say  As each day takes it's toll on the diehard  non-believers 
They ask themselves if he ain't real what else could scream that way 
(Verse 2) 
With the moon behind the clouds it gets hard to hide your fears 
Down on Boggy Bottom . .  Sasquatch is waiting there 
You can call it Urban Legend . . You can say you don't believe  
 But when the night shadows move you still question what you see  .. cause 
(Chorus)
Someone saw a Bigfoot down on Boggy Bottom 
And they say that he's almost nine feet tall Bet he holes up in a cave there in Bugaboo Canyon And Bigfoot ain't afraid of anything at all . . . and they say Every mother's son from Rattan to Tishomingo 
Is locking doors and loadin'  their shotguns
Someone saw a Bigfoot down on Boggy BottomIf you see him . . don't hang around .. run
Tag:
Someone saw a Bigfoot down on Boggy Bottom 
Copr. Lonnie C. Ratliff - Okie Acres Music (BMI)
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Sweetest Song
Some see the night as dark and silent  
It's mystery is a haunting thing  
At times like these old mem'ries surface 
As lovers' ghosts gather and sing 
(CHORUS)
The sweetest song tells the saddest story
With a melody that goes on and on
How bittersweet it holds (her/his) mem'ry
Close to your heart it's the sweetest song
You search your soul and find no answers 
(She/He) disappeard like a midnight train 
Gone with the wind but not forgotten 
Love lingers still beneath the pain
(CHORUS)
(Inst.)
(Bridge)Old lover's ghosts can sound like angels
Singing out in harmony
When they touch that place you thought was hidden
How sweet it is those memories
(CHORUS)
The sweetest song tells the saddest story
With a melody that goes on and on
How bittersweet it holds (her/his) mem'ry
Close to your heart it's the sweetest song
Copr. Lyrics - Lonnie C. Ratliff - June 8th. 2010
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Early's Been Probed
We were drinking out by Crystal lake
Me and Bubba, Early and Paul
Early wandered off into the woods
Taking care of mother nature's call
All of a sudden the sky light up
With the glow from a UFO
We'd all seen things like this before
But never up this close
We all stared at the spaceship lights
Tried to size up the situation
Coulda been a minute or  a month
In suspended animation
It passed like the blink of an eye
And there was Early white as a ghost
Bubba turn to Paul and he said
My God, Early's been probed
(Chorus)
Early's been probed, scarred for life
Abusive extraterrestrials made him an anti-socialite
Now Early spends his days staring out into space
And sometimes he breaks down and cries
Early's been probed, scarred for life
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(Bridge)
They say The truth is out there we saw the truth on Crystal Lake
Only three friends know Early's been probed and we'll keep his secret safe
(Chorus)
Early's been probed, scarred for life
Abusive extraterrestrials made him an anti-socialite
Now he spends his days staring out into space
Sometimes he breaks down and cries
Early's been probed, scarred for life
Copr. Lyrics: Lonnie Ratliff - June 23rd, 2010
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A JOURNALIST ASKS US SOME QUESTIONS.
These clips from an interview contain some insight into the lives of musicians... at least two of them.
Q: Why did you leave Buffalo for Ohio? A: Misty left with her former husband, to get work. They were there for a couple of years. She worked as a pianist in a bar owned by Doris Day's parents. I lived in Ohio with my father's relatives when I was a child. I later moved from Buffalo directly to Miami and began playing piano all around south Florida.
Q: When did you leave and did you go right to Florida? A: Misty and her ex went directly from Cincinnati to Miami. In Ohio their car was hit by an old millionaire's limo, and he had a lot of clout in town. Misty and her ex were being sued and were about to lose their trailer home. We both moved to Miami somewhere in the 1960's.
Q: Exactly how did you guys meet in Hollywood Florida? A: We were aware of each other because we both played piano in Hollywood FL, and our names and pictures were often in the paper. I went to a club where she had her band, and checked her out. I made a date with her, and she stood me up. Her friends told her I was a mafia guy, which wasn't true. I just worked in a lot of mob owned clubs. A few months later we were both playing piano bars in downtown Hollywood, on US #1, about a block apart. I dropped into my club on my night off to see how they were doing, and Misty was talking to my boss about getting my job. We began seeing a lot of each other after that. Misty and I finally formed our own band and played a lot on the road. We were married in the 1960's in Kingsland Georgia, on the way to a gig in South Carolina.. one of our favorite Carolinas..
Q: Why did you start all those personal record labels? A: The labels had different names because we had different partners (backers) in each. The best way to get a major label career back then was to release something on your own label, prove it locally, and then make a deal with a bigger label.
Q: How many releases do you recall having on them? A: We probable had 15 or 20 releases by us and other artists on our Darn, Zodiac, and Marianna labels. Mostly by us. Misty was Jacqueline Hyde and Maryanne Male. I had The Jack Blanchard Group. At that time I also wrote and directed the music for a government documentary film titled "A Million Acre Playground", and we released "Gemini" by the Jack Blanchard Group. It was getting strong play on the Miami Pop stations. Then the Ventures covered it note-for-note and released it on Dolton, a subsidiary of Liberty Records. They called and wanted 100% of the publishing on the song. I was so angry about the cover, that I refused to give it to them. They then flipped the record and promoted the other side, which was "La Bamba", a big hit. They later recut "Gemini" on a couple of their albums. Each one sounded worse, and they have never paid us.
Q: What was your first country recording? A: "Bethlehem Steel", our first duet, was initially on our Darn Records label. "Bethlehem Steel" and three other songs were on an EP (Extended Play), which had 4 songs on a 45rpm record. EP's were often used to shop recordings to labels in those days. These four songs were from our first Nashville recording session. All our recordings before that were recorded at Criteria Studios in Miami. "Bethlehem Steel" started getting local airplay in Florida, and a DJ named Lee ("Hoss") Moss called Wayside Records, a New England country label that was starting to get known. They signed us. (Thank you, Lee Moss.)
Our second Wayside single "Big Black Bird" got a "Top 10 Pick" in Billboard... Pop, not Country! They didn't know what we were. It started to get heavy airplay, and Wayside was afraid it would get too big for them, so they made a distribution deal with Mercury/Smash Records. They argued so long about the deal that the single had to be released again. By that time it had already lost its momentum and newness. Stuff happens.
Q: What did your families think/care when you left?A: My family had already moved to Coral Gables FL. I was left alone in Buffalo.I got married (to somebody else), worked in factories, played piano nights and weekends,and started The Dawn Breakers, a Pop vocal quartet.The Dawn Breakers were signed by Coral Records.Misty left home to get away from an unhappy situation.
Since those days we have performed concerts/shows in 49 states. We were once on the road for 8 years straight. Strangely, we have never played Buffalo together. Before we had hits, we were once booked into a fancy restaurant in Buffalo, and when we got there they had another band. We settled for dinner.
Jack Blanchard 
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-- Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan... Grammy Nominees. Billboard's Country Duet of the Year. OUR HOME PAGE: http://jackandmisty.com OUR NEW "TRAVELING MUSIC" ALBUM: http://cdbaby.com/cd/jackmisty OUR CD CATALOG: http://elvinsystems.com/jm/catalog.htm
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I have been doing this for a long time so I have contacts with radio stations that will probably give you a few "spins" if they think your song has a chance with their audience.  Keep in mind that this is basically test marketing and that is what you are paying for.  You will get a very good deal for your $150 but this is not full time promotion because no one including me can do that at this price.
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of any of them you do not have just E Mail me the Artist Name & Title - Lonnie
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Volume Twelve, Number Eleven April, 2010 BridgeWorks The 2508 Pleasant Green Road Nashville, TN USA 37214-1324 615/889-0579 BillLittleton@unclewillamsplace.com a celebration of the spirit of community within the creative process
Digging Into The Past To Anchor The Future
A rather interesting situation evolved at the R.O.P.E. Sunday Social of April 11: a half dozen or more of the guest performers after the feature show were under sixteen. Any list of the most controversial topics I've dealt with in my near half-century of writing about country music would include "kid acts." It's a tricky footlog to stand on. I remember being a kid, visualizing myself as a member of the Opry, and appreciating ... yea, hungering for ... whatever encouragement that might come along. Not many people predicted I was gonna be a star, so those who simply complimented my pickin' or laughed when I had hoped they would laugh became valued elements of my hopes and dreams. At the same time, I remember some who lavished praise on me, obviously out of some fear of hurting my feelings if they didn't. So, I've made overt efforts to encourage youngsters, but only within the realm of honesty. That realm requires some homage to my belief that childhood is too important to be missed; playing music got me through the turmoil of being a teenager, but anytime my ambition got rambunctious, my parents reminded me there would be plenty of time to pursue music as a business when I got out of school. Even as an odd kid, for whom danged little is "normal," I had a normal childhood, for which I am profoundly grateful. So what would not be normal within that perception? Being a successful kid entertainer who is essentially the family business; the kid brings in more money than the parents, so the parents focus on growing THAT revenue stream, pushing the kid to become an even more successful entertainer. My analysis might be a bit arbitrary, but the
existence of such scenarios is quite well documented over a large chunk of the 20th Century. Even if most of the stories are less than factual, there's a touchof sadness in hearing ANYBODY say, "I never had a childhood," whether that person was a famous movie star or, like my grandfather, put to work in the coal mine driving mules at the age of eight. And now we return to the R.O.P.E. social. It is my nature to observe and suggest, which worked rather well writing about professional acts of yore, yet I've found that young people by and large don't welcome anything that rocks the "you're the greatest" boat. So I rarely say much of anything to them. On this afternoon, however, I heard an inflection in the voice of an eleven-year-old girl that triggered rare responses from me. Explaining that elusive element is not easy, best described by the old cliche', "We don't know what we're looking for, but we'll know when we find it." Let me put it this way: I LOVE to hear kids sing songs about life from the perspective of being a kid. All those great old songs we did -- "She'll Be Comin' 'Round The Mountain," "Sweet Betsy From Pike," "Oh, My Darlin', Clementine" ... "salmon boxes without topsies, sandals were for Clementine." Never saw a salmon box in my life, but I got the point about that lady's big feet! But, for the most part, the youngsters who aspire to country music stardom want to sing adult songs. Like their heroes do. I understand that, but that's where we adults have to come in and explain the difference between singing a song to honor the song as a legend of country music and performing the song as believeable art. VERY few kids can sing "I Can't Stop Loving You" and make me believe it. Before I left John A's on that Sunday, I had learned that the young lady who got my attention is named Laney Meredith; I chatted with her and her parents a bit and gave her my Internet contact information. The next day, I learned my computer might be out a few more days and envisioned her sending me an email and being
disappointed that The Magazine Guy ignored her, so I telephoned her mother and explained the computer problem. That conversation substantiated my first impression. Laney's mother, Kathy, assured me ample opportunities for her to be a kid exist and that whatever transpires will be the fruit of patience and effort, letting the
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situation grow at a natural pace, "to give Laney an opportunity to find out just who she is." Wow. How refreshing. Every family dynamic is different, so all the situations have to be studied and evaluated on an individual basis. I met Rachel Farley and her mom a couple of years ago and have watched her become a veritable regional star in Georgia. At the age of twelve, she got in place to go on stage during a competition as the act before her went on for two songs. She stood there and paid attention to the performer at hand; no fidgiting, no wandering around, no seeing who she could recognize in the audience; she stood where she had been told to stand and waited her turn. When that turn came, she walked out, introduced her song, and got on with the show, playing guitar comfortably and singing like it's a part of her metabolism, which I'm sure it is. The success she's having now is a direct natural growth from taking her karaoke rig to the front porch at the age of five when she was told to go outside and get some exercise in the fresh air. "I wanted to sing," she later told me, "and I did whatever enabled me to sing." I learned later in the week after the R.O.P.E. social that several of the youngsters performing that afternoon got to laughing, talking, and posing for photographs in the elevated back area of the club. Guess what their excitement cost them? A good listen and watch of one of today's ultimate vocal performers, Mandy Barnett.
Unfortunately, some others sitting in the area couldn't hear Mandy, either, even after "shhhhhh" attempts. I was not back there and do not know who or who all was involved in the disrespectful noise, but this is an appropriate opportunity to point out to young performers who might not have even been there that such activity is just that -- disrespectful. The way we prepare for the future is to learn from the past. So many elements of the entertainment endeavor have changed over the past decade that some might even say EVERYTHING is different. Not so. The basics are always the basics. Kindness is always in order. Courtesy counts. Success goes to those who fill a need. Nobody calls it the pretty face business or the fancy wardrobe business or even the great singer business; we call it the Entertainment Business! Entertainment, like any business, requires a combination of skill (often misrepresented as "talent") and instinct. Most of the skills can be taught, but the instincts, which is where the REAL talent comes into the picture, really is a Divinely-bestowed gift. Those instincts will grow as they are permitted and encouraged to; my personal mantra, in fact, has become, "The more we trust our instincts, the more trustworthy our instincts become." I like to see people accomplish what they want to do in life, regardless of what that may be. A less seasoned me of years past would have liked to think all of the youngsters who sang that recent Sunday will at least be able to make their livings as entertainers if that's what they want to do. My seasoning, however, makes me say to those who will listen that fame and fortune are not in themselves "the good life" and that they don't automatically and arbitrarily come together. Whether it's ever a professional activity, musical performance is a good thing for kids to do; it enhances self-confidence and it encourages a sense of teamwork and enthusiasm for life, IF the basic skills are learned in an attitude of kindness and sharing. Despite the folklore to the contrary, arrogance is not a result of singing in public -- arrogant people are already like that. It's just as easy to be kind and cooprerative, and it enhances
success opportunities because you find yourself surrounded by people who WANT to see you succeed and will, therefore, help as they can. Meanwhile, I'm saddened that ANYBODY missed the full impact of Mandy's performance. She was funny and comfortable and having a good time, which is a fail-proof method of entertaining. Her wondrous voice almost becomes a fringe benefit, which is not so much a reflection on her voice as it is a tribute to her personality. I would suggest, in fact, that young performers  pay attention to the long-tenured entertainers who have not had hit records. Mandy is no one's idea of an "obscure" act, yet she's not had a swirl of hit records like Dolly and Loretta and Tammy had; indeed, a LOT of her momentum has come from playing Patsy Cline in a stage play, yet she is unquestionably her own person with her own depth of appreciation for the history of country music. If anyone can claim to have gotten to where they are by "doing it her way," it's Mandy Barnett. The young performers who find their own personal ways are the ones we will use as examples for the NEXT wave of kids.v
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