Subject: Billy Ed Wheeler From: mkebenn Date: 03 Nov 00 - 08:28 AM Does anyone know if Mr. Wheeler is still alive or is he "singin in the angel's band"? Newbie Mike Bennett |
Subject: RE: Billy Ed Wheeler From: Jim the Bart Date: 03 Nov 00 - 09:42 AM I haven't heard that name in many moons. It will be interesting to see if anyone has any info. |
Subject: RE: Billy Ed Wheeler From: Mike Regenstreif Date: 03 Nov 00 - 09:56 AM Billy Edd Wheeler is still alive. He's about 68 years old. The promo material that I got with the recent album by Johnny Staats included a letter from BEW congratulating Johnny on his version of "Coal Tattoo." Mike Regenstreif |
Subject: RE: Billy Ed Wheeler From: Fortunato Date: 03 Nov 00 - 10:03 AM I've been singing Coal Tattoo a long time, but I confess that's the only BEW song I know. What else is there? regards Chance |
Subject: RE: Billy Ed Wheeler From: Mike Regenstreif Date: 03 Nov 00 - 10:09 AM Off the top of my head: The Coming of the Roads Red-Winged Balckbird The Reverend Mr. Black Winter Sky Mike Regenstreif |
Subject: RE: Billy Ed Wheeler From: GUEST,Russ Date: 03 Nov 00 - 10:22 AM Still singing "Coal Tattoo" and "Red winged blackbird" after all these years. "Red winged blackbird" is my all time favorite coal mining song. |
Subject: RE: Billy Ed Wheeler From: Stewie Date: 03 Nov 00 - 10:42 AM High Flyin' Bird |
Subject: RE: Billy Ed Wheeler From: GUEST,Bill in Alabama Date: 03 Nov 00 - 10:56 AM other great ones by BEW: Little Brown Shack Out Back Anne Give Me Back My Blues Sister Sarah Gee-Haw Whimmy-Diddle
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Subject: RE: Billy Ed Wheeler From: GUEST,mkebenn Date: 03 Nov 00 - 11:47 AM Great to hear he's still with us. got turned on to him 35 years ago researching coal tattoo after hearing John Stewart do it with KT3.. Don't forget Desert Pete. One of my most prized possesions is a copy of his first alblum I found in a flea market 20 years ago.. Mike Bennett |
Subject: RE: Billy Ed Wheeler From: Ely Date: 03 Nov 00 - 08:52 PM Is Red-Winged Blackbird the one that goes "Oh, can't you see that pretty little bird/Singin' with all his heart and soul/He's got a blood-red spot on his wing/and all of the rest of him's black as coal"? My band used to sing that but we didn't know where it came from. |
Subject: RE: Billy Ed Wheeler From: Hedy West (current membership) Date: 04 Nov 00 - 04:20 PM I think "Hilda, the Hillbilly Hippie" also comes from Billy Ed. |
Subject: RE: Billy Ed Wheeler From: Allan C. Date: 05 Nov 00 - 12:36 AM Yes, Ely. That's the one. I believe that Mr. Wheeler also wrote "Sassafras". This was a real surprise to me when I was told. I had learned the song in the folk tradition when I was a child and thought it had been around for at least a century! |
Subject: RE: Billy Ed Wheeler From: DougR Date: 05 Nov 00 - 02:00 AM Billy Edd is alive and well and living in Swannanoha, N.C. He and Chet Atkins also wrote some songs together that I have a tape of. I don't think any of them became hits though. Some are very funny. Chet Atkins sang one of the songs one night on the Opry. Something about a dog, but I can't remember the name of the song. DougR |
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