Looking at how some bands were named - I think

Rick Campbell · Post by **Rick Campbell** » 11 Dec 2009 5:55 pm

Jim Hartley wrote:Well, if Dickens' guys were lucky not to be named after his big hit, I guess those of us who worked for Roy Drusky were really lucky.

Jim

Jim,

I know what you're referring to, but I'm not telling......let everyone figure it out on their own. They might have been a good name.

Alvin Blaine · Post by **Alvin Blaine** » 11 Dec 2009 6:19 pm

Barry Blackwood wrote:Roy Drusky and the Anymores?

Roy's only #1 chart hit was "Yes, Mr Peters". "Roy Drusky and his Peters" would be in the same vain as "Clinton Gregory & The Swingin' Johnsons".

Jim Hartley · Post by **Jim Hartley** » 11 Dec 2009 7:36 pm

Oh well, so much for discretion.

By the way, during my time with Roy, the band was called the RFD expess.

Rick Campbell · Post by **Rick Campbell** » 11 Dec 2009 7:42 pm

I might be wrong. "Who Who Who Who Who Wa Wa Wa Wa Who Who Who"

Cal Sharp · Post by **Cal Sharp** » 11 Dec 2009 10:09 pm

Those of you who have been to the Opry might remember Ernie Ashworth's Nudie "Lips" suit, commemorating "Talk Back Trembling Lips".

It's been a running joke in Nashville for years, speculating on what kind of a suit Drusky could have had.

Jim Hartley · Post by **Jim Hartley** » 12 Dec 2009 3:44 am

Cal, even after all these years, that's still funny. The first time I ever heard that joke was the first night I worked the Opry with Roy. He was hosting a spot and I was standing next to the piano as he introduced Ernie. As Ernie walked by, Jerry leaned over to me and said, "aren't you glad Roy didn't come up with that idea?"

Back to topic: I always thought "The Good Time Charlies" was a great name, and it had a double meaning. Yea, it came from one of Del's hits, but we did have some good times, usually with Del leading the way. Luckily for me, I came along a little later. From the stories I've heard, I'm not sure I could have survived the early years.

John, this is a good thread, and there could have been another category. Place of origin.

Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
Jim and Jessie and the Virginia Boys
Wilma Lee and the Clinch Mountain Clan

I'm sure there are a few more.

Jim

Rick Campbell · Post by **Rick Campbell** » 12 Dec 2009 4:06 am

Yep, I was wrong.

Jack Francis · Post by **Jack Francis** » 12 Dec 2009 7:13 am

Thinkin' that band names should say somethin'...my wife says that my next bands name should be "ASLEEP AT THE MIKE"!

Rick Campbell · Post by **Rick Campbell** » 12 Dec 2009 8:23 am

Rick Campbell wrote:
Jim Hartley wrote:Well, if Dickens' guys were lucky not to be named after his big hit, I guess those of us who worked for Roy Drusky were really lucky.

Jim
Jim,

I know what you're referring to, but I'm not telling......let everyone figure it out on their own. They might have been a good name.

Yes, I was wrong all along. I thought you were referring to "peel me a nanner, toss me a peanut, you've done made a Monkey out of me".