| Re: doris gath
Posted by Geoff Simons  on December 7, 2007, 3:36 pm, in reply to "Re: doris gath"
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Thanks for your replies, Doris and Don.
I've also heard Jim do snippets of Tennessee Waltz and I Really Don't Want To Know. During this performance he commented that they were songs he wished he had recorded (or something to that effect). I also have a great recording of him performing The Kentucky Waltz on a radio show, and a Grand Ole Opry recording of Peace In The Valley, Softly And Tenderly and Old Time Religion. Then there is the Gannaway video of Jim singing Down In The Caribbean on the Opry. I was not thinking so much of Jim doing covers of songs made popular by his contemporaries, but more along the lines of him performing some of the great old standards in Country, Popular or Gospel music.
Regards,
Geoff
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: i've heard, on concert audio, jim singing
: others' songs when he was doing comedic
: impressions of them (i.e. ferlin husky,
: lefty frizzell, etc)...
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: Hi Geoff:
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: I do not recall that Jim ever sang a song
: that somebody else had recorded. He said he
: had enough of his own!
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: One night at the Flame Cafe a man insisted
: that Jim sing "I wanna hold your
: hand". Jim said "That is a
: Beatles' song, I don't do other people's
: songs". The man kept persisting.
: Finally Jim said to him "Hold your own
: hand!". That shut him up and the crowd
: laughed and applauded Jim for that
: statement.
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: Always for Jim, Doris
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: Hi Doris,
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: During the many performances of Jim that you
: had the good fortune to attend, did he ever
: sing songs that he had not recorded? And, if
: so, what were his favourites?
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: Thanks for sharing,
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: Geoff
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: Hi Big Don:
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: Gee, you sure blew up my balloon! Thanks for
: all the unnecessary compliments.
:
: But sorry to burst your bubble: I was never
: president of Jim's fan club. I was
: secretary, vice-president and Minnesota
: representative. I don't want to get credit
: for something I didn't do!
:
: Good luck in your upcoming career. For
: those of you who haven't heard Don sing, I
: must say I was blown away when he sent me
: some mp3s of him karaoke style. He sounds
: as much like Jim as anybody plus he can sing
: blues or whatever. Keep at it, Don, you can
: do it.
:
: Always for Jim, Doris
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: for those of who who may not know, doris
: gath
: was a personal friend of jim reeves - and
: also president of his fan club. i met her
: quite by accident on another website and
: soon fell in love with her (i hope her
: husband doesn't read this - tee-hee!). not
: only has she gone out of her way to
: patiently answer all of my inquiries about
: the man - but she has also been so kind as
: to encourage me with my own music career. i
: just wanted to take a moment to give some
: major props to a beautiful lady: mrs. doris
: gath! god bless your sweet heart, doris.
: thank you for your friendship and support -
: and also for helping to keep the music and
: memories of jim alive...
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