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DearHeart

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18. My father still loves Ernest Tubb, but Mom didn't and would never have let him take us to see him.

Reply to GentryDixon (Reply #17)

Thu Mar 7, 2013, 06:27 PM

Mar 2013

She likes country, but just not Bluegrass (reminds her of the holler she used to have to visit with her step-mother). So, we went to see the Oak Ridge Boys. That was my time. I would've rather seen Patsy, Elvis, etc. I always knew that I was born too late!

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Patsy Cline-yesterday was the 50th Anniversary of her death March 5, 1963- [View all] DearHeart Mar 2013 OP

I love Patsy, that you for posting. Here are a couple of my favorites... Purveyor Mar 2013 #1

You're welcome :D I love Walkin After Midnight too! Here's my other favorite! DearHeart Mar 2013 #2

Such a rich, beautiful voice...gone too soon livetohike Mar 2013 #3

So many of the good ones, the people with actual talent and voices, die too soon! DearHeart Mar 2013 #4

No, I never heard of her, but she's got a terrific voice and I can see how livetohike Mar 2013 #5

Wow, I'm Old. 50 years ago, in March 1963, I joined the Air National Guard. trof Mar 2013 #6

You're not old! 95 is old! Think of it this way...being older is better than not getting old. :D DearHeart Mar 2013 #14

She had soul olddots Mar 2013 #7

We sure could! I think there are some out there, but they just don't get the radio play. DearHeart Mar 2013 #12

Love Patsy. GentryDixon Mar 2013 #8

I'm so envious! I only came to know her when I was a teenager and she had been gone DearHeart Mar 2013 #10

My parents always took we girls GentryDixon Mar 2013 #17

My father still loves Ernest Tubb, but Mom didn't and would never have let him take us to see him. DearHeart Mar 2013 #18

Now I'm going to have to dig up the "Coal Miner's Daughter" video tape. talkingmime Mar 2013 #9

Dont even get me started on "Coal Miner's Daughter", one of my favorites! DearHeart Mar 2013 #11

I don't think so, but "Coal Miner's Daughter" is one of my favorite movies. talkingmime Mar 2013 #13

Fiddler is also up there for me too! Musicals in general, I love. DearHeart Mar 2013 #15

"The work, it was hard, and then we slept 'cause we was tard." talkingmime Mar 2013 #16