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30 Mar 11 - 09:24 AM (#3124761) Subject: where do country singers get their names From: GUEST,java There's a thread on Ferlin Husky, which started me thinking - where do these extraordinary names come from? for starters: Ferlin Husky (of course) Dwight Yoakum Merle Travis... |
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30 Mar 11 - 09:31 AM (#3124765) Subject: RE: where do country singers get their names From: catspaw49 Hank Williams George Jones Connie Smith Willie Nelson .............yeah............I see what you mean.............. Spaw |
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30 Mar 11 - 09:49 AM (#3124774) Subject: RE: where do country singers get their names From: The Sandman Dick Miles |
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30 Mar 11 - 09:51 AM (#3124777) Subject: RE: where do country singers get their names From: GUEST,999 Thdey get their names from their mamas. |
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30 Mar 11 - 10:04 AM (#3124783) Subject: RE: where do country singers get their names From: GUEST,java from their mamas!!! are you kidding! chet atkins hoyt axton star de azlan dierks bentley felice and boudleaux hillous boutrum....... |
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30 Mar 11 - 10:30 AM (#3124805) Subject: RE: where do country singers get their names From: Jeri From their mamas. Wikipedia is a good place to look. Chet Atkins: Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 - June 30, 2001) Hoyt Axton: Hoyt Wayne Axton (March 25, 1938 - October 26, 1999) Ferlin Husky: Ferlin Eugene Husky (December 3, 1925 - March 17, 2011) Dwight Yoakum: Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) Merle Travis: Merle Robert Travis (November 29, 1917 - October 20, 1983) |
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30 Mar 11 - 01:11 PM (#3124932) Subject: RE: where do country singers get their names From: GUEST,leeneia Thank you, spaw and Jeri. |
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30 Mar 11 - 01:14 PM (#3124935) Subject: RE: where do country singers get their names From: alex s I think your missing Guestjava's point here, Jeri. It seems to be more about the unusual origins of these names than who gave them: "where do these extraordinary names COME FROM" We are increasingly hearing names which are unusual/bizarre (TiaRianne, McKayler etc) but the names above are generally of older people and therefore very unusual. |
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30 Mar 11 - 02:58 PM (#3125017) Subject: RE: where do country singers get their names From: Les from Hull I thought Willie Nelson was a wrestling hold! |
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30 Mar 11 - 03:10 PM (#3125022) Subject: RE: where do country singers get their names From: GUEST,999 "from their mamas!!! are you kidding!" Yes! |
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30 Mar 11 - 03:34 PM (#3125037) Subject: RE: where do country singers get their names From: catspaw49 I thought Willie Nelson was a wrestling hold! It is Les and definitely a submission hold! Spaw |
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30 Mar 11 - 03:34 PM (#3125038) Subject: RE: where do country singers get their names From: Arkie Where country performers get their stage names could be an interesting topic but stage names, even odd ones, is not unique to country and is not anything new. "Lady Gaga", "Madonna", "Kid Rock", "Scissors Sisters", etc. etc. |
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30 Mar 11 - 04:06 PM (#3125069) Subject: RE: where do country singers get their names From: GUEST,Betsy Going on from Les and Catspaw - I thought Box Car Willie was a medical complaint . |
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30 Mar 11 - 04:07 PM (#3125070) Subject: RE: where do country singers get their names From: Bonzo3legs Hank Wangford |
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30 Mar 11 - 04:10 PM (#3125071) Subject: RE: where do country singers get their names From: GUEST,Hootenanny From a village in Suffolk in the last instance. Hoot |
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30 Mar 11 - 05:46 PM (#3125137) Subject: RE: where do country singers get their names From: JedMarum where do country singers get their names? out of a hat |
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30 Mar 11 - 05:51 PM (#3125141) Subject: RE: where do country singers get their names From: GUEST,java The point being that these aren't stage names, which makes them even more unusual. I'm interested in the origins of language, so where DO they come from? How many other Hoyts, Merles and Ferlins do you know? |
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30 Mar 11 - 06:10 PM (#3125155) Subject: RE: where do country singers get their names From: Joe_F Perhaps they are named after racehorses or rock groups. %^) H. L. Mencken took note of a region of the US, which he called the "fancy names belt" & which includes Oklahoma & northern Texas, in which it is customary for parents to give their children (esp. their daughter) fanciful names. |
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30 Mar 11 - 06:25 PM (#3125158) Subject: RE: where do country singers get their names From: GUEST,Paul Slade Same rule as porn stars: first pet and your mother's maiden name. |
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30 Mar 11 - 07:05 PM (#3125182) Subject: RE: where do country singers get their names From: GUEST,Betsy Paul - We bow to your knowledgeable comment. Mind you - In the highlands and Islands telephone directory (Scotland) it didn't list ( early 1980's) a Mac or McTavish - which was an archetypal name for a Scotsman in kids comics and early TV comedy shows. There was however a couple of Donald Ducks. Whats in a name Eh? Would Englebert thingy got noticed by his voice alone ???? |