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10 Jun 97 - 02:39 PM (#6573) Subject: Tennessee Bird Walk?? From: BillS I remember this from some years back (I want to say the early 70's) on one of the various Saturday Morning vignettes. The chorus goes something like:
So remember me my darling when spring is in the air Anybody got the full lyrics or a reference to a recording? |
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10 Jun 97 - 03:07 PM (#6576) Subject: RE: Tennessee Bird Walk?? From: Peter Timmerman I think it was Sheb Wooley (of Purple People Eater fame). There must be a Sheb Wooley Greatest Hits album out there somewhere. Yours, Peter |
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10 Jun 97 - 06:06 PM (#6585) Subject: RE: Tennessee Bird Walk?? From: rechal@earthlink.net I think I remember a verse that went:
I'm a bow-legged chicken, I'm a knock-kneed hen Never been so happy since I don't know when I walk with a wiggle and a giggle and a squawk Doin' the Tennessee Bird Walk. |
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10 Jun 97 - 07:03 PM (#6589) Subject: RE: Tennessee Bird Walk?? From: Gene Graham Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan did them both...and more! |
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10 Jun 97 - 07:32 PM (#6592) Subject: RE: Tennessee Bird Walk?? From: Gene Graham and if memory serves me right...didn't BONNIE LOU do TBWalk? |
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10 Jun 97 - 07:56 PM (#6594) Subject: ADD: Tennessee Wigwalk ^^ From: Gene Graham Well, 'scuse me! Mem'ry served me wrong! Bonnie Lou did the Tennessee Wigwalk! TENNESSEE WIGWALK Recorded by Bonnie Lou Words and music by N. Gimbel and L. Coleman I'm a bow-legg'd chicken, I'm a knock-knee'd hen Never been so happy since I don't know when I walk with a wiggle and giggle and a squawk Doin' the Tennessee Wigwalk. To a tune on a fiddle on a hardwood floor Tho' I'm broke and I'm weary and my back is sore I walk with a wiggle and giggle and a squawk Doin' the Tennessee Wigwalk. Put your toes together; your knees apart Bend you back; get ready to start Flap your elbows just for luck Then you wiggle and you waddle like a baby duck. Dance with me honey; tap your toes and glide And we'll always be together; side by side Walk with wiggle and a giggle and a squawk Doin' the Tennessee Wigwalk. Walk with a wiggle; wiggle with a walk And you're doin' the Tennessee Wigwalk. Doin' the Tennessee Wigwalk. Doin' the Tennessee Wigwalk. ^^ |
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10 Jun 97 - 08:38 PM (#6595) Subject: Lyr Add: THE TENNESSEE BIRD WALK (J Blanchard)^^ From: Gene Graham And here's the other one....ENJOY! THE TENNESSEE BIRD WALK (Words and music by Jack Blanchard) Take away the trees and the birds'll have to sit upon the ground. Umh! Take away their wings and the birds'll have to walk to get around And take away the birdbaths and dirty birds will soon be everywhere Take away their feathers and the birds'll walk around in underwear Take away their (*Whistle sound) and the birds'll have to whisper when they sing Take away their common sense and they'll be headed southward in the spring REFRAIN: Oh, remember me my darling, when spring is in the air When the bald-headed birds are whispering everywhere When you see them walkin' southward in their dirty underwear It's The Tennessee Birdwalk. How about some trees, so the birds won't have to sit upon the ground. Umh! And how about some wings, so the birds won't have to walk to get around And how about a birdbath or two, so the birds'll all be clean And how about some feathers, so their underwear no longer will be seen How about a little (*Whistle sound), so the birds wont have whisper when they sing And how about some common sense, so they won't be blockin' traffic in the spring. REPEAT REFRAIN: It's The Tennessee Birdwalk; It's The Tennessee Birdwalk; It's The Tennessee Birdwalk. Recorded by Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan ^^ |
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08 Aug 04 - 03:53 PM (#1242678) Subject: RE: Tennessee Bird Walk?? From: GUEST I know a version that we sing at camp: The Tennessee Wiggle Walk I'm a bow-legged chicken, I'm a knock-kneed hen Haven't been so happy since I don't know when I walk with a wiggle and a giggle and a squawk Doin' the Tennessee Wiggle Walk Put your heels together and your knees apart Snap your fingers, ready to start Flap your wings just once for luck And you wiggle and you waddle like a baby duck Come dance with me, baby, keep your toes in time Haven't been so happy in a long, long time I walk with a wiggle and a giggle and a squawk Doin' the Tennessee Wiggle Walk Doin' the Tennessee Wiggle Walk |
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08 Aug 04 - 05:18 PM (#1242728) Subject: RE: Tennessee Bird Walk?? From: Once Famous I always rated The Tennessee Birdwalk by Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan as one of the worst country songs of all time. I mean really, birds in their dirty underwear. What kind of drugs were these hillbillies on? BTW, the song was definately from the middle 1960s by them. |
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08 Aug 04 - 09:16 PM (#1242851) Subject: RE: Tennessee Bird Walk?? From: GUEST,Art Thieme I loved this song. It is on a tape of country favorites of mine. Art |
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08 Aug 04 - 11:22 PM (#1242902) Subject: RE: Tennessee Bird Walk?? From: Once Famous Sorry, Art, but I found it to be an embarrassment to country music, something that I have many, many tapes of favorites of. |
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08 Aug 04 - 11:52 PM (#1242927) Subject: RE: Tennessee Bird Walk?? From: Q (Frank Staplin) Two versions in the DT and threads from 19 and 97 on this memorable song! Hear Blanchard and Morgan sing it (and download it) at The Record Lady, Real Country Archives, page 11. Record lady |
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09 Aug 04 - 12:11 PM (#1243269) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk?? From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca I've always enjoyed it as a funny parody song. It's the funniest thing. Sorry to hear that you feel differently, Martin. I mean it is SO funny. |
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09 Aug 04 - 12:21 PM (#1243281) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk?? From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca Martin, you mean that you think it's worse than say .... "Guitarzan"? or any number of Ray Stevens or Harper Valley PTA or any of the songs by the team of Homer and Jethro? |
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09 Aug 04 - 12:24 PM (#1243286) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk?? From: Q (Frank Staplin) At the same location (Record Lady Archives p. 11, listen to "Tennessee Bird Talk" by Ben Colder. I agree, they are funny. Sort of updates on the old trad. jaybird, etc. songs? |
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09 Aug 04 - 01:45 PM (#1243351) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk?? From: GUEST,Gene take a look at these doozies Martin, you can probably find a few to add to your list... [CHICKEN FRIED COUNTRY CD1] [CHICKEN FRIED COUNTRY CD2] [HOOSIER HOTSHOTS-HAVING FUN WITH] [KORN KOBBLERS] [MAIRZY DOATS #1] [MAIRZY DOATS #2] [WACKY COUNTRY SONGS #1] [WACKY COUNTRY SONGS #2] [WORLDS GREATEST NOVELTY #1] [WORLDS GREATEST NOVELTY #2] [COMEDY CARAVAN] CHICKEN FRIED COUNTRY CD1\ 01 - You're The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly 02 - Flushed From The Bathroom Of Your Heart 03 - May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose 04 - Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad 05 - I'm Gonna Hire A Wino To Decorate Our Home 06 - You Can't Have Your Kate (And Edith, Too) 07 - She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft) 08 - Billy Broke My Heart At Walgreen's 09 - Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me 10 - I Wouldn't Buy A Used Car From Him 11 - One's On The Way 12 - Feudin' & Fightin' 13 - I Got Tears In My Ears 14 - Divorce Me COD 15 - Second Fiddle (To An Old Guitar) 16 - Peel Me A Nanner CHICKEN FRIED COUNTRY CD2\ 01 - (We're Not) The Jet Set 02 - When The Ship Hit The Sand 03 - Who's Gonna Take The Garbage Out 04 - Dropkick Me Jesus (Goalpost Of Life) 05 - Waitin' In Your Welfare Line 06 - You're Driving Me Out Of My Mind 07 - Biscuits In The Oven & Buns In Bed 08 - I May Be Used (But I Ain't Used Up) 09 - I'm Kissin' You Goodbye 10 - Chicken Truck 11 - I'll Take The Dog 12 - Put Another Log On The Fire 13 - Something To Brag About 14 - Flowers On The Wall 15 - Her Name Is 16 - You Never Even Called Me By My Name HOOSIER HOTSHOTS-HAVING FUN WITH\ 01 - No Romance in Your Soul 02 - My Blue Heaven 03 - Toot, Toot Tootsie 04 - Sweet Georgia Brown 05 - Someday 06 - Wabash Charleston 07 - Wah-Hoo 08 - Them Hillbillies Are Mountain Willies Now! 09 - I Like Bananas (Because They Have No Bones) 10 - Meet Me by the Ice House, Lizzie! 11 - What Can I Say Dear, (After I Say I'm Sorry) 12 - Washboard Stomp 13 - Tiger Rag KORN KOBBLERS - HOOSIER HOTSHOTS\ 01 - When You Wore A Tulip 02 - Up In The Balcony 03 - Myrtle The Turtle & Flip The Frog 04 - Five Foot Blue Eyes Of Blue 05 - I'm My Own Grandpa 06 - I Can't Get Off Of My Horse 07 - If You're Cheating On Your Baby 08 - Oh You Beautiful Doll 09 - I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate 10 - The Light Turned Green 11 - Drifting And Dreaming 12 - Ain't She Sweet 13 - Since They Stole The Spittoon 14 - Trumpet Blues 15 - Never Make Eyes (At Gals With Guys) 16 - We Got To Put Shoes On Willie 17 - Horses Don't Bet On People 18 - Clancey Lowered The Boom 19 - Why Did I Teach My Girl To Drive 20 - Dardenalla 21 - Don't Shoot The Bartender 22 - Don't Give Me No Goose For Christmas, Grandma MAIRZY DOATS #1\ 01 - Mairzy Doats-The Merry Men 02 - Civilization (Bongo Bongo Bongo)-Danny Kaye & Andrews Sisters 03 - Across The Alley From The Alamo-Mills Brothers 04 - Woody Woodpecker-Mel Blanc & The Sportsmen 05 - Buttons And Bows-Dinah Shore 06 - I'm My Own Grandpa-Guy Lombardo 07 - Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me)-Peggy Lee 08 - Cement Mixer (Put-Ti Put-Ti)-Alvino Rey 09 - Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy-Red Foley 10 - Rag Mop-Ames Brothers 11 - Ragtime Cowboy Joe-Jo Stafford 12 - Huggin' And Chalkin'-Hoagy Carmichael 13 - Mule Train-Frankie Laine 14 - Twelfth Street Rag-Pee Wee Hunt 15 - Personality-Johnny Mercer 16 - Cruising Down The River-Russ Morgan 17 - Mooning-Cindy Bullens - Louis St. Louis 18 - Freddy, My Love-Bullens, Cinty 19 - Rock & Roll Party Queen-Louis St. Louis 20 - There Are Worse Things I Could Do-Original Soundtrack 21 - Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee-Olivia Newton-John 22 - We Go Together-John Travolta - Olivia Newton-John 23 - Love Is a Many Splendored Thing-Original Soundtrack 24 - Grease-Frankie Valli MAIRZY DOATS #2\ 01 - Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief-Betty Hutton 02 - Doin' What Comes Natur'lly-Dinah Shore 03 - I Never See Maggie Alone-Kenny Roberts 04 - Managua, Nicaragua-Guy Lombardo 05 - I'm A Lonely Little Petunia (In An Onion Patch) 06 - A-Feudin' And A-Fightin'-Dorothy Shay 07 - Three Little Fishies-Kay Kyser & Orch 08 - Chickery Chick-Sammy Kaye & Orch 09 - The Thing-Phil Harris 10 - Open The Door, Richard!-Count Basie & Orch 11 - The Hut-Sut Song (A Swedish Serenade)-Freddy Martin & Orch 12 - 'A' - You're Adorable-Perry Como & Fontane Sisters 13 - Daddy-Sammy Kaye & Kaye Choir 14 - Beer Barrel Polka-Glah'e Musette Orch - 15 - Cocktails For Two-Spike Jones & City Slickers 16 - Deep In The Heart Of Texas-Alvino Rey & Orch WACKY COUNTRY SONGS #1\ 01 - Coasters (Yakety Yak) 02 - Rolf Harris (Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Spo) 03 - Shirley Ellis (The Nitty Gritty) 04 - Royal Teens (Short Shorts) 05 - Johnny Cymbal (Mr. Bass Man) 06 - Ray Stevens (Gitarzan) 07 - 'Weird Al' Yankovic (I Lost On Jeopard) 08 - Brian Hyland (Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie) 09 - Larry Verne (Mister Custer) 10 - Ray Stevens (The Mississippi Squirrel) 11 - Edd 'Kookie' Byrnes And Connie Stevens) 12 - David Seville (Witch Doctor) 13 - Bobby 'Boris' Pickett (Monster Mash) 14 - Lonnie Donegan And His Skiffle Group (- 15 - Napoleon XIV (They're Coming To Take M) 16 - Cocktails For Two (Spike Jones) 17 - Jim Lowe (The Green Door) 18 - Jim Stafford (Spiders & Snakes) 19 - h eTrashmen (Surfin Bird (trashmen) 20 - Allen Sherman (Hello Mudduh, Hello Fad) WACKY COUNTRY SONGS #2\ 01 - Get A Job (Silhouettes)WC2 02 - Alley Oop (Hollywood Argyles)WC2 03 - Auctioneer (Leroy Van Dyke)WC2 04 - Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp,Bomp,Bomp) (Barry Mann)WC2 05 - On Top Of Spaghetti (Tom Glazer)WC2 06 - Running Bear (Johhny Preston)WC2 07 - Baby Sittin' Boogie (Buzz Clifford)WC2 08 - Dang Me (Roger Miller)WC2 09 - Hot Rod Lincoln (Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airm 10 - All American Boy (Bill Parsons)WC2 11 - In The Mood (Henhouse Five Plus Two)WC2 12 - Pepino The Italian Mouse (Lou Monte)WC2 13 - A Boy Names sue (Johhny Cash)WC2 14 - Transfusion (Nervous Norvus)WC2 15 - The Purple People Eater (Wheb Wooley)WC2 16 - Winchester Cathedral (New Vaudeville Band)WC2 17 - The Astronaut (Jose Jimenez (Bill Dana))WC2 18 - Disco Duck (Rick Dees)WC2 19 - When Your'e Hot, You're Hot (Jerry Reed)WC2 20 - Skinny Minnie (Bill Haley & His Comets)WC2 WORLDS GREATEST NOVELTY #1\ 01 - Tennessee Birdwalk-Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan 02 - I've Been Everywhere-Hank Snow 03 - Fiddlin' Around-Chet Atkins 04 - Chit Akins, Make Me A Star-Don Bowman 05 - Johnny's Cash & Charley's Pride-Mac Wiseman 06 - The Bird-Jerry Reed 07 - Frog Kissin'-Chet Atkins & Ray Stevens 08 - Numbers-Bobby Bare 09 - The Sheriff of Boone County-Kenny Price 10 - Shriner's Convention-Ray Stevens 11 - Redneck-Vernon Oxford 12 - The Man on Page 602-Jack Barlow 13 - Th' Wife-John Loudermilk 14 - Lord, Mr. Ford-Jerry Reed 15 - Welfare Cadillac-Guy Drake 16 - That's Good...That's Bad-Archie Campbell 17 - That's What I Like About the South-Phil Harris 18 - Oh Susanna-The Singing Dogs WORLDS GREATEST NOVELTY #2\ 01 - Country Music Nightmare (Boxcar Willie) 02 - The Auctioneer (Leroy Van Dyke) 03 - I'm A Nut (Leroy Pullins) 04 - That's My Pa (Sheb Wooley) 05 - The One On The Right Is On The Left (J Cash) 06 - The Fishin' Hole (Andy Griffith) 07 - It's Hard To Be Humble (Mac Davis) 08 - Ode To The Little Brown Shack (Billy Ed Wheeler) 09 - Double S (Bill Anderson) 10 - The Streak (Ray Stevens) 11 - Red Necks, White Socks & Blue Ribbon Beer (J Russell) 12 - My Girl Bill (Jim Stafford) 13 - Where's The Dress (Moe B & Joe S) 14 - Don't Go Near The Eskimos (Ben Colder) 15 - I Like Beer (Tom T. Hall) 16 - The Movies (The Statler Brothers) 17 - Tale Of The Comet Kohoutek (Burl Ives) 18 - Country Music Is Here To Stay (Ferlin Husky) MP3 COMEDY CARAVAN\ 01 - Football Andy Griffith 02 - John & Marsha Stan Freberg.wav 03 - The Birds & The Bees Yogi Yogerson 04 - It's In The Book Johnny Standley 05 - St. George & The Dragonet Stan Freberg 06 - Yokohama Mama Hari Kari 07 - Romeo & Juliet Andy Griffith 08 - Object Of My Affection Yogi Yogerrson 09 - Little Blue Riding Hood Stan Freberg |
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09 Aug 04 - 03:24 PM (#1243433) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk?? From: Q (Frank Staplin) Riley Puckett sings "Sauerkraut." Another gem on the Record Lady, Real Country p. 23 |
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09 Aug 04 - 09:17 PM (#1243702) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk?? From: Once Famous George Seto, sorry but's it's a stupid song and hardly a classic. Guest, Gene you are quite a cut & paster. As a country music historian for about 40 years, I am familiar with virtually everything you listed and actually own a good number of it. Much of it you list is not close to country parody. Please tell me what Tennesse Birdwalk was a parody of. You forgot to list anything by a well known country parody group, The Geezinslaw Brothers. The thing about this genre is it can make for some "novel" listening. Hell, I've listened to Dr. Demento off and on for years (BTW, he is considered to have the largest record collection in the world). However, the joke is old when you know the punch line. Don't tell me that you laugh at every joke that's thrown at you, or find hearing novelty songs just as funny everytime you hear them. This genre is barely alive in country music today with the exception of Cletus Judd, and without the videos, it's pretty lame. |
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10 Aug 04 - 11:42 AM (#1244129) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk?? From: The Fooles Troupe A good joke, well told, is always worth a good laugh. "Number 57!" |
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10 Aug 04 - 11:53 AM (#1244141) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk?? From: GUEST Oh Dear! Our Country Music "Expert" has feet of clay! We are sorely disappointed! |
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10 Aug 04 - 12:36 PM (#1244182) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk?? From: Bill D ah, Martin...I'd bet a buck that Gene has more records and more knowlege than you can even imagine...*grin*...he has been posting and helping here for many years. You need to be careful who you insult. |
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11 Aug 04 - 01:02 AM (#1244484) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk?? From: GUEST,Dale I'm with Bill D, Martin. I don't usually enter into the shouting match, name calling type things, but here I'll make an exception. Whether Gene is posting under his full name, or Guest,Gene, or whatever, he is a good and faithful member of the Mudcat, and has been almost from the beginning. If you want lyrics, sources, soundfiles, tapes/cds, whatever, he either has them, or will get them for you, with no strings attached, simply because he wants to be of help. I can't even count the times I have benefited from his generosity and knowledge. You would too, you have only to ask. Not liking a particular song is one thing, but making unkind remarks about someone who is so important and helpful to us all is quite another. |
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11 Aug 04 - 02:33 AM (#1244502) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk?? From: The Fooles Troupe Marty only takes his foot out of his mouth to change feet... :-) LOL! |
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13 Mar 06 - 12:09 PM (#1692133) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk?? From: GUEST,judy_wva@yahoo.com how can i get the tune to Tennessee Bird Walk Thank you |
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13 Mar 06 - 02:38 PM (#1692273) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk?? From: Bill D well! It's not much of a tune, but it is kinda distinctive. looking...... ah! here you go! |
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14 Mar 06 - 10:53 AM (#1693194) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk?? From: GUEST,leeneia Where have you guys been? To really experience "Tennessee Birdwalk," you have to be at home with somebody who has a good voice. You get the guitars going, and the singer sings it, rising to a throbbing crescendo with exciting chords on the words about "the bald-headed birds whispering", taking us down gradually on "headed southward" then alighting ever-so-softly on "Tennessee Birdwalk." It's a monument to musical self-importance - could have been done by Beethoven. What you need, martin, is less self-assurance and more parties. |
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23 Oct 08 - 03:13 PM (#2474004) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk From: Genie Anyone know what year the Tennessee Bird Walk came out? |
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23 Oct 08 - 04:19 PM (#2474053) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk From: Bill D At least 30+ years ago...my wife made a plaque with the words on it for her father 30+ years ago. |
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23 Oct 08 - 04:50 PM (#2474085) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk From: GUEST,TJ in San Diego Sheb Wooley, though obviously not the only one to do this song, had quite a career apart from it and things like "Purple People Eater," etc. He was also active in film and on television. Some may remember him as one of the bad guys in the movie, "High Noon." He was also a regular in the cast of the old t.v. series, "Wagon Train." He had the look of a somewhat rough-hewn cowboy, but was said to have a wicked sense of humor. |
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24 Oct 08 - 10:38 PM (#2475506) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk From: Jim Dixon WorldCat says: TENNESSEE BIRD WALK. Jack Blanchard. Sydney: Chappell & Co. Ltd, 1970. |