Stop The World And Let Me Off

Joerg Hennig · Post by **Joerg Hennig** » 6 Jan 2003 11:47 am

Ralph Mooney played that tune with his band in his 2nd set at last year´s Convention. It was about the only song they did that I haven´t heard before. I´d like to know, who did the original? Sounds like some ´60s Bakersfield tune.

Regards, Joe H.

Jon Light (deceased) · Post by **Jon Light (deceased)** » 6 Jan 2003 11:54 am

Hag does it on Big City. Don't know if he wrote it.

Jerry Hayes · Post by **Jerry Hayes** » 6 Jan 2003 11:59 am

Hag didn't write that song. It might have been someone like Carl Belew maybe. Mooney probably played it because Waylon Jennings had a pretty good record of it early in his career. I do believe it was a West Coast artist who first recorded it but I can't remember who at this time....JH

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Jerry Brightman · Post by **Jerry Brightman** » 6 Jan 2003 12:05 pm

Joe,

The first version I heard was Waylon Jennings in the mid-60's. I don't think that version had any steel on it. I recorded a single and album with Susan Raye in 1974 titled "Singing Susan Raye". I had a solo on that particular cut.

The Info I have on the album states: C. Belew and W.S. Stevenson as the writters and published by 4-Star Music Company, Inc. BMI.

Hope this helps....

Jerry Brightman http://www.slidestation.com

Chris Forbes · Post by **Chris Forbes** » 6 Jan 2003 12:14 pm

If my memory serves me correctly (and it does only rarely) I seem to remember that Bonnie Owens recorded it also in the 60's.

Bob Knight · Post by **Bob Knight** » 6 Jan 2003 12:32 pm

Johnny and Jack recorded this many many years ago.............

Roy Ayres · Post by **Roy Ayres** » 6 Jan 2003 1:03 pm

Eddie Arnold *******

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Oops! My error. I was thinking "Make the World Go Away" -- (A senior moment I suppose)[This message was edited by Roy Ayres on 06 January 2003 at 04:43 PM.]

Tommy Minniear · Post by **Tommy Minniear** » 6 Jan 2003 3:16 pm

Don't forget: Patsy Cline had a version of it. She originaly recorded for 4-Star, before her signing with Decca.

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Janice Brooks · Post by **Janice Brooks** » 6 Jan 2003 3:28 pm

Also James Intveld in 1999

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Kenny Dail · Post by **Kenny Dail** » 6 Jan 2003 3:58 pm

Bob Knight gets the cigar. Shot Jackson did the Dobro/Steel for Johnny and Jack at that time.

This version appeared in the early 50s.

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Steve Hinson · Post by **Steve Hinson** » 6 Jan 2003 4:10 pm

Rose Maddox cut that song too...

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 6 Jan 2003 4:22 pm

It was written by Carl Belew in '57. Patsy Cline recorded it, first, though, in January '58, with Carl releasing his own version several months later.

My favorite record by Carl, though, was always "I'm In The Middle Of A Memory". Lotsa nice Pete Drake stuff in that one, but most discographies don't even list it.

Tommy Minniear · Post by **Tommy Minniear** » 6 Jan 2003 6:42 pm

Donny Hinson: Without checking the books on this, I think you are probably right. It makes sense that if a 4-Star Writer wrote the song and they had the publishing, then a 4-Star Artist would be selected to record it first. Keeping the bulk of the earnings from the record "in-house", so to speak. Been goin' on for a long time, ain't it!

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Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 6 Jan 2003 8:34 pm

Sure has, Tommy!

Alvin Blaine · Post by **Alvin Blaine** » 6 Jan 2003 11:18 pm

That was Waylon's first big hit and Dwight Yoakam just cut it for an upcoming Waylon Tribute CD.

Jerry Hayes · Post by **Jerry Hayes** » 7 Jan 2003 10:29 am

Thanks Jerry B. I knew that C. Belew had recorded it but didn't know about the W.S. Stevenson connection. He was an early version of Snuff Garrett in that he'd get songs published and recorded for a piece of the song and probably never wrote anything in his life. He's listed on a lot of west coast tunes recorded in the 50's & 60's. Another one who did that was Chuck Seals. Ralph Mooney wrote every word of Crazy Arms but Seals got it recorded by Ray Price for a piece of the song.

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Gene Jones · Post by **Gene Jones** » 7 Jan 2003 10:54 am

...and Conway recorded it on an album in 1973... www.genejones.com

Joerg Hennig · Post by **Joerg Hennig** » 7 Jan 2003 11:43 am

Thanks to all so far... I see there never was any version back in the ´60s where Moon played on, or did he on Bonnie Owens´record?

ESnow · Post by **ESnow** » 9 Jan 2003 9:57 pm

You can find Stop The World on The Best Of Bonnie Owens. I'm pretty sure Norm played on this one but I'll have to check with him to be sure. I've had the pleasure of playing this song with Bonnie a few times. When she was off the road with Merle she booked some jobs as a featured artist and used the staff bands but always took me along with her to play steel. It was an honor to play with Bonnie. Sometimes it felt kinda strange because she would have me set up just to her left, right up front with her so the band was to my back. I wasn't used to that. Bonnie is a true Cowboys Sweetheart!!! Eddie Snow

Neil Hilton · Post by **Neil Hilton** » 10 Jan 2003 9:15 am

yes indeed, Bonnie is such a sweetheart. I had occasion to visit with her and Merle several years ago after a show in Lincoln, Nebr - they autographed some old vinyls for me, including their '65 "just between the two of us" duets ablum - and she signed the back cover of live Philly album right over the top of the "Philadephia Lawyer" credits, we had lots of fun talk about that!

"Aw hey, come over here honey, ain't nobody gonna crucify ya..... they're good people here in Philadelphia!"

Ron Page · Post by **Ron Page** » 10 Jan 2003 10:21 am

Neil,

Just played that CD at lunchtime out tooling around.

Bet that would be cut out of the mix nowadays.

Very entertaining though, as are those impersonations.

Ron

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John Bechtel · Post by **John Bechtel** » 10 Jan 2003 12:15 pm

Wasn't there also a comedy version done by either Homer and Jethro or Lonzo and Oscar? Or was that a different song that I'm thinking of? I'm that old and then some! "Big John" http://community.webtv.net/KeoniNui/doc http://community.webtv.net/KeoniNui/doc0