About Dick Feller, ....
Dick Feller
Hey, Jim & Linda,
Thanks for mentioning my wife's favorite songwriter and my daughter's
favorite Dad, and yes, I am Dick Feller, strange visitor from another
planet who came to ........ sorry wrong intro.
I just want to say that the rumors of my demise, if not greatly
exaggerated, are certainly premature for I am alive and very well in
Nashville.
Yeah, I wrote "Lord, Mr. Ford" and "Some Days Are Diamonds" and
"Eastbound & Down" and a lotta other things that kids under twenty will
never have heard of ...
And, Jim, "The Credit Card Song" is sorta a "medley of my HIT" although
"Makin' The Best Of A Bad Situation" was a pretty good tune for me.
So, Jim, if you are still lookin' for a vinyl of an album I did called
"No Word On Me", I think I have one still in the shrink-wrap and I will
even autograph it for you. Zap me an e-mail and we will get together on
it.
Thanks guys. You made my day.
Cheers,
Dick Feller
Jim Davis
Dick Feller <fel...@usit.net> wrote:
>Hey, Jim & Linda,
Dick, I've been hearing an advertisment for farm implements. The
voice and styling a very similar to what I remember from you. Is this
you, or someone capitalizing on your genius?
Dick Feller
Jim Davis wrote:
> >
> Dick, I've been hearing an advertisment for farm implements. The
> voice and styling a very similar to what I remember from you. Is this
> you, or someone capitalizing on your genius?
Dear Jim,
No, sorry to say, that is not me. But you know what they say: Imitation is the
sincerest form of Plagiarism!
Actually, I am flattered to have you remember me.
I was, at one time, the voice of Dodge Trucks in Texas and I wrote and sang the Dodge TV
commercial "Do You Like Trucks?" As a friend of mine says, "It may not be ART but it
sure as hell is RENT!"
Thanks for thinking of me.
Cheers,
Dick Feller
James T. Elms
rocka...@aol.com (Rockabi101) wrote:
>Actually, when Dick Feller wrote "Daisy Hill" he established himself as
>one of Nashville's best songwriters.. It's a song that is so good it
>probably can't be followed by anything better (although if anyone can -
>Feller will.) "Biff, the Friendly Purple Bear" simply solidifies the
>reputation.
Yes, I agree that both are great. My favorite song of Dick Feller's
(one of my favorite songs _period_) is "Texas Katie." Absolutely one
of the best country songs ever.
What makes these songs so great is that they are _written_, they are
complete stories with a beginning, a middle, and an ending. We need
more songs like this!
Jim
Olin Murrell
James T. Elms wrote:
>
> rocka...@aol.com (Rockabi101) wrote:
>
> >Actually, when Dick Feller wrote "Daisy Hill" he established himself as
> >one of Nashville's best songwriters.. It's a song that is so good it
> >probably can't be followed by anything better (although if anyone can -
> >Feller will.) "Biff, the Friendly Purple Bear" simply solidifies the
> >reputation.
>
> Yes, I agree that both are great. My favorite song of Dick Feller's
> (one of my favorite songs _period_) is "Texas Katie." Absolutely one
> of the best country songs ever.
>
"Texas Katie" is a fine song, but Dick wrote one of the best country
lines ever penned in a tune called (I think) "Orphan of the Road." The
song is about the wandering son of a rodeo cowboy and a carnival gypsy,
adn the chorus concludes with the line "The bastard son of fire and ice,
just an orphan of the road." Shiver!!!!!!!!
> What makes these songs so great is that they are _written_, they are
> complete stories with a beginning, a middle, and an ending. We need
> more songs like this!
>
You're right. Story songs have been the backbone of Country music, and
they've never really gone away, though often the "story" is somewhat
obscured these days.
--
Olin Murrell
Austin, TX
ol...@bga.com
http://www.realtime.com/~olin
Brian Debenham
In article <3217F4...@usit.net>, Dick Feller
<mailto:fel...@usit.net> wrote:
>
> Yeah, I wrote "Lord, Mr. Ford" and "Some Days Are Diamonds" and
> "Eastbound & Down" and a lotta other things that kids under twenty will
> never have heard of ...
>
The only song of yours I know is 'Lord, Mr. Ford' in the version covered
by the English rockabilly group Matchbox in 1979. Great song !
Brian
--
Brian Debenham
briand...@enterprise.net (home) brian.d...@gecm.com (work)
StrongARM is coming - Intel the end is nigh !
Alf Storrud
> rocka...@aol.com (Rockabi101) wrote:
>
> >Actually, when Dick Feller wrote "Daisy Hill" he established himself as one of Nashville's best songwriters.. It's a song that is so good it
reputation.
I would like to add "Janie and her satin gown" to that list - It's on "No word on me" - and let's not forget Dick's humourous songs...
HEY DICK! When will we see a CD re-issue... I will need something to brighten up the Norwegian winter soon....*smile*
James T. Elms
Alf Storrud <al...@hedda.uio.no> wrote:
>HEY DICK! When will we see a CD re-issue...
>I will need something to brighten up the Norwegian winter soon....*smile*
Hey Alf!
I see you and I agree on the CD! In fact, looks like you and I have
already started hounding Rhino records....:-)
C'mon, Dick Feller fans! Get on the stick, or more precisely the WWW,
and look up:
http://cgi.pathfinder.com/@@nVpWrgcA7w3zxqC6/cgi-bin/boards/nph-read/158
You'll get Rhino Records "Ask Dr. Rhino", where Mr. Storrud started a
new thread. Let's see if we can make ourselves heard!
Jim
Gary Mcdole
My favorite Feller song is "Makin' the Best of a Bad Situation," but he's
written plenty of good ones to choose from...
-
Gary in Berkeley (gmc...@prodigy.com)
Robert Trowbridge
Dick,
You did some stuff with Louis Grizzard, correct?
I sure do miss his writings. He seemed to be a very down to earth person.
His ability to show how silly people can be was legendary.
Bob T.
Dick Feller
Dear Bob,
Yes, I did work with the late Lewis Grizzard. We wrote songs together
and I opened his stage show for a couple of years. Lewis had the unique
ability to give his complete attention to any person he might be speaking
to, be it President Jimmy Carter or the waitress at the Waffle House,
he was genuinely interested a person and what he or she had to say. He
could be "Private In Public," that is, to talk about those personal
things that we all go through but that most of us have a difficult time
bring up to each other.
When I met Lewis, he had been married and divorced 3 times. I played for
his wedding in the hospital when he married for the fourth time.
Somebody once said to him, "Lewis, you have trouble stayin' married."
Lewis said, "No, I have trouble stayin' divorced!"
He used to do a song on his show that we wrote together called, "Alimony"
The verse goes"
Well, I'm a multiple offender at the altar of love
I've got ex-wives, one, two, three
I've even got a bumper sticker on my car
That says, "HONK IF YOU WERE MARRIED TO ME"
I changed their names all right,
To "Plaintiff" .... just before they said "Good-bye"
And each one left a little parting gift
For me to remember her by ....
(And that was)
Alimony
Alimony
That's the bill you get
For the thrill you got
That's the price of matrimony
It may sound strange
And a little funny
But we marry for love
And divorce for money!
After the magic is long gone
The alimony lingers on .....
I loved Lewis and I miss him.
Thanks for remembering.
Cheers,
Dick Feller
Olin Murrell
Dick, and others;
Somewhere around this house, I have two tapes which someone graciously
sent me after a show where I did one of Dick's tunes ("Sum Of Marcie's
Blues"). On these two tapes, one will find Lewis Grizzard singing the
songs he and Dick wrote, along with tapes of several of his shows, and a
blurb from Bill Anderson shortly after Lewis' death introducing one last
album.
The point behind this is simple. I've tried to access the BBS to request
a Dick Feller CD, and for some reason, can't get through to post a
message.
What I'd really like to see is an anthology of BOTH performers, as Dick
is one hell of a poetic songwriter, and the only storyteller who could
best Lewis grizzard was the late, great Gamble Rogers.
I had the incredible luck to be able to call Gamble a friend, and I miss
him, as Dick misses Lewis. I've been lucky enough to strike up an email
friendship with Dick, and would really love to see his old songs, and any
new ones he cares to include, showcased for the modern market.
How 'bout it, Dick?
CJC
Dick Feller <fel...@usit.net> wrote:
>Hey, Jim & Linda,
>Thanks for mentioning my wife's favorite songwriter and my daughter's
>favorite Dad, and yes, I am Dick Feller, strange visitor from another
>planet who came to ........ sorry wrong intro.
>I just want to say that the rumors of my demise, if not greatly
>exaggerated, are certainly premature for I am alive and very well in
>Nashville.
>Yeah, I wrote "Lord, Mr. Ford" and "Some Days Are Diamonds" and
>"Eastbound & Down" and a lotta other things that kids under twenty will
>never have heard of ...
>And, Jim, "The Credit Card Song" is sorta a "medley of my HIT" although
>"Makin' The Best Of A Bad Situation" was a pretty good tune for me.
>So, Jim, if you are still lookin' for a vinyl of an album I did called
>"No Word On Me", I think I have one still in the shrink-wrap and I will
>even autograph it for you. Zap me an e-mail and we will get together on
>it.
>Thanks guys. You made my day.
>Cheers,
>Dick Feller
Hi Dick
Before i got down the page this far someone up above a little ways was
talking about (or mentioned) "Some Days Are Diamonds" and i said i
use to play that bugger late at night when i was a d.j. in Mojave, I
liked it then and I still do and as a matter of fact still have some
copies of it and some singles of BIFF and some more stuff.
My brother and I have an all country record store and i mean all
country ( if you are out there reading this as a fan, i am not selling
records on this net or will i ) I just said that to make a point and
that point is, Those that do not even listen or want to listen or care
about the great country music of the 50's 60's is missing so much that
it hurts me to talk about it.
If anyone had a radio strong enough to pick up a couple of the
over-seas stations that we send CD's to and liked the music of these
years they would hear the greatest radio shows they have heard since
the 50's, you may not understand what the dj is saying but you can
sure understand the music he plays.
How do I know ? because I promote Freddie Hart and Moe Bandy and the
Kendalls, I am the personal manager of one of the greatest of the
singing cowboys Mr. Eddie Dean and when I send them any one of these
recordings they play it and send me back copies of the show.
I know I get carried away when i talk about the great music of these
years but some-body's gotta' do it.
You would think that out of the thousands of radio stations out there
that atleast 4, one on each corner of America would have balls enough
to operate a 50,000 watt "CLASSIC" country radio station and play just
that..
A friend of mine ask me once, if you knew you were going to die one
week from today what would you do ?
So I thought about it for a long time and I told him..First I would
find the biggest radio station i could find, buy a case of X-Lax, wrap
it in Hershey wrappers and send it to all those that worked at that
station..When they all left to take care of business I would lock my
self in the station and play REAL COUNTRY MUSIC 'till i dropped dead.
If you'll chip in on the X-Lax Dick, the first day all I will play is
Dick Feller music, I promise.
and you'r gonna find..more good folks out there remember Dick Feller
then you think.
all the best
don bradley
James T. Elms
Olin Murrell <ol...@bga.com> wrote:
>The point behind this is simple. I've tried to access the BBS to request
>a Dick Feller CD, and for some reason, can't get through to post a
>message.
>What I'd really like to see is an anthology of BOTH performers, as Dick
>is one hell of a poetic songwriter, and the only storyteller who could
>best Lewis grizzard was the late, great Gamble Rogers.
>I had the incredible luck to be able to call Gamble a friend, and I miss
>him, as Dick misses Lewis. I've been lucky enough to strike up an email
>friendship with Dick, and would really love to see his old songs, and any
>new ones he cares to include, showcased for the modern market.
>How 'bout it, Dick?
>--
Yes! We all want a Dick Feller CD!
Dick, your albums from the 1970's are just too darned good to not be
re-issued on CD. Yes, I've told you this by private mail, but I
couldn't resist a chance to jump on the bandwagon again. :-)
Looks like there's a number of people on this group who agree!
Jim
CJC
Dick Feller <fel...@usit.net> wrote:
>Hey, Jim & Linda,
>Thanks for mentioning my wife's favorite songwriter and my daughter's
>favorite Dad, and yes, I am Dick Feller, strange visitor from another
>planet who came to ........ sorry wrong intro.
>I just want to say that the rumors of my demise, if not greatly
>exaggerated, are certainly premature for I am alive and very well in
>Nashville.
>Yeah, I wrote "Lord, Mr. Ford" and "Some Days Are Diamonds" and
>"Eastbound & Down" and a lotta other things that kids under twenty will
>never have heard of ...
>And, Jim, "The Credit Card Song" is sorta a "medley of my HIT" although
>"Makin' The Best Of A Bad Situation" was a pretty good tune for me.
>So, Jim, if you are still lookin' for a vinyl of an album I did called
>"No Word On Me", I think I have one still in the shrink-wrap and I will
>even autograph it for you. Zap me an e-mail and we will get together on
>it.
>Thanks guys. You made my day.
>Cheers,
>Dick Feller
Hi Dick
I sent you a whole page the other nite after i saw you on the net but,
i guess it got lost, the board was full and it was getting hot and
things kept going off anyway..
you were asking where i was playing records in the sand? Mojave
that old desert gets as cold as it does hot.
I am still at it, working with Freddie Hart, Moe Bandy I have been the
mgr of the Golden Cowboy Eddie Dean for several years. We do some
shows now and then for the first one thing or another.
Was going thru some old records the other night and came across one on
Dick Flood, use to play the heck out'a that one to, wonder if he is
still around.
You sent the mail to cjc which is fine that's our computer co.
so i'll just sign this and give you a fax no. in case you want to get
in touch, or you can always look in billboard it's been in there going
on 30 years.
Sure am happy to see you are doing good, i have had some really good
calls in the past two weeks about some "CLASSIC" country stations
starting back up.
I will call it a night would be good to hear from you
Don Bradley-fax-805-522-6058
Busgirl37
Glad to meet another somewhat famous writer in the group. Age here is 38
and yes I do remember Eastbound and Some Days are Diamonds
Busg...@aol.com
"Is there room for just a country fan to tag along to tag along?"