We had a rare full three-hour show today because the sports preemptions missed our time slot. Woo hoo!
Marti programmed most of the music and came up with a theme of songs about cigarettes (there are many!), a good bit of classic country from the 1930s through the 1950s, and some comedy from Lonzo & Oscar, Smiley Burnette, and Jerry Clower.
The Mostly Obscure and Almost Forgotten segment included Sundown Pete & Margie Lane and our favorite, Jenks "Tex" Carman.
The last half-hour of the show was a tribute to Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith who died Thursday, April 3rd -- just two days after his 93rd birthday. Smith was an ever-present and popular musician who led a group of musicians that included his brothers Ralph and Sonny, as well as the great and under-appreciated Tommy Faile, Wayne Haas, and Lois & Ray "Duck" Adkins. They pioneered a musical variety program on WBTV out of Charlotte NC beginning around 1951 called "Carolina Calling" which most people in the Carolinas saw every morning before heading off to work or school. That includes Marti and me. He was on the air in some capacity until the 1980s when his brother Ralph died of cancer at which point he decided he didn't want to continue. He had the first major recording studio in the region and recorded great artists such as James Brown. 
Smith's first big hit was an instrumental he recorded in 1944 that was released in 1945 on the Super Disc label called "Guitar Boogie." The song was extraordinarily popular, and MGM bought out Super Disc and re-released the single a year or two later on the MGM label where it sold even more copies -- in the millions. The success of that song led to his moniker of Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith which also served to differentiate him from the old-time fiddler Fiddlin' Arthur Smith.
One of the more significant tunes Smith wrote was "Feudin' Banjos" which he actually co-wrote with Don Reno and recorded in 1955. Smith played the tenor banjo and traded licks with Don Reno who played the five-string. The tune showed up in 1963 on The Dillards' first album and on one of their appearances on The Andy Griffith Show. Then in the early 1970s it showed up again in the movie "Deliverance" at a key moment in the story line, but Smith didn't get credit. He sued and won and received all the royalties for the song.We are not certain of the sports schedule next Sunday, but we will let you know if we have a show as soon as we know. Keep up with what's happening with the show by liking our Facebook page: Red Rooster Party on WHUS.
Jim & Marti
Artist / Song / Album / Label / Year
- Aunt Hattie Dalton / Introduction / Personal Interview / Jim & Marti collection / 1994
- Golden Gate Quartet / God's Gonna Cut 'Em Down / Complete Recorded Works Vol. 5 / Document / 1946
- Sons Of The Pioneers / Cigareetes, Whuskey And Wild Women / Smoke That Cigarette / Bear Family / 1947
- Tex Williams / Smoke ! Smoke ! Smoke ! (That Cigarette) / Smoke That Cigarette / Bear Family / 1947
- Jimmy Dolan / Nicotine Fits / Smoke That Cigarette / Bear Family / 1952
- Glen Glenn / One Cup of Coffee and a Cigarette / Smoke That Cigarette / Bear Family / 1957
- Little Jimmy Dickens / Twenty Cigarettes / Smoke That Cigarette / Bear Family / 1961
- Roger Miller / Dad Blame Anything A Man Can't Quit / Smoke That Cigarette / Bear Family / 1966
- Jimmy Martin / I Can't Quit Cigarettes / Smoke That Cigarette / Bear Family / 1966
- Jerry Reed / Another Puff / Smoke That Cigarette / Bear Family / 1971
- Louis Innis / Better Back Up Mama / The Mercury Label / B.A.C.M / 1949
- Lou Childre / Ridin' On The Elevated Railroad / The Mercury Label / B.A.C.M / 1951
- Roy King / The Story of Shelly Liles / The Mercury Label / B.A.C.M / 1951
- Sheriff Tom Owens / Freight Train Blues / The Mercury Label / B.A.C.M / 1946
- Marty Robbins / You Don't Owe Me A Thing / Country & Western Hits / Documents / 1956
- Sam McGee / Railroad Blues / Country & Western / Documents / 1928
- Jules Verne Allen / The Day's of '49 / Country & Western / Documents / 1928
- Jimmie Rodgers / Jimmie's Texas Blues / Country & Western / Documents / 1929
- Milton Brown / Mama Don't Allow It / Country & Western / Documents / 1936
- Gene Autry / I'll Go Ridin' Down / Country & Western / Documents / 1936
- The Monroe Brothers / All The Good Times / Country & Western / Documents / 1937
- Carl Smith / I Overlooked An Orchid / Classic Country Hits / M&M / 1950
- Hank Williams / I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Livin' / Classic Country Hits / M&M / 1950
- Tennessee Ernie Ford / Anticipation Blues / Classic Country Hits / M&M / 1949
- Leon Payne / I Love You Because / Classic Country Hits / M&M / 1949
- Tommy Duncan / Gamblin' Polkadot Blues / Classic Country Hits / M&M / 1949
- Billy Briggs / Panhandle Shuffle / Classic Country Hits / M&M / 1949
- Johnny Bond / Birmingham Jail / Classic Country Hits / M&M / 1948
- Pee Wee King / Bull Fiddle Boogie / Classic Country Hits / M&M / 1948
- Jimmy Wakely / Mine All Mine / Classic Country Hits / M&M / 1948
- Jack Rivers / Dear Oakie / Classic Country Hits / M&M / 1948
- Wilma Lee And Stoney Cooper / This World Can't Stand Long / Classic Country Hits / M&M / 1948
- Bob Wills / New San Antonio Rose / Classic Country Hits / M&M / 1940
- Dixie Ramblers / He's An Army Man / Country & Western / Documents / 1940
- Lonzo & Oscar / There's A Hole In The Bottom Of The Sea / There's A Hole In The Bottom Of The Sea / B.A.C.M / 1948
- Lonzo & Oscar / Take Them Cold Feet Out Of My Back / There's A Hole In The Bottom Of The Sea / B.A.C.M / 1948
- Smiley Burnette / Comedy / Smiley Burnette Is Frog Millhouse / King / 1962
- Jerry Clower / The Maddest Man I Ever Saw / More Good 'Uns / MCA / 1981
- Sundown Pete & Margie Lane / Ghost Riders In The Sky / Self Titled / Rosedale Music / 2000?
- Jenks "Tex" Carman / Casey Jones / The Old Guitar And Me / Bear Family / 1960
- Jenks "Tex" Carman / The Old Guitar And Me / The Old Guitar And Me / Bear Family / 1958
- Arthur Smith / Guitar Boogie / The Golden Age of Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith / Cattle / 1944
- Arthur Smith & Don Reno / Feudin' Banjos / 45 Single / MGM / 1955
- Arthur Smith and His Crackerjacks / Bye Bye Black Smoke Choo Choo / 45 Single / MGM / 1955
- Arthur Smith and His Crackerjacks / Don't Look For Trouble / The Golden Age of Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith / Cattle / 1949
- Arthur Smith and His Crackerjacks / Banjo Boogie / The Golden Age of Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith / Cattle / 1948
- Arthur Smith and His Crackerjacks / Foolish Questions / The Golden Age of Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith / Cattle / 1948
- Arthur Smith and His Crackerjacks / New York To New Orleans / The Golden Age of Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith / Cattle / 1948
- Arthur Smith and His Crackerjacks / More Guitar Boogie / The Golden Age of Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith / Cattle / 1948
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