Country Music Broke My Brain (43 page)

Jones, Tom, 281

Jordan, Michael, 200

Judd, Ashley, 65

Judds, The (Naomi, Wynonna), 35, 63, 64–65, 89, 270

K

Kaempfert, Bert, 9

KDKA/Pittsburgh, 246

Keel, Beverly, 315

Keith, Toby, 55, 251, 253

Kendalls, The, 62

Kendrick, Dr. Will: the man you want to wake you up, 699

Kentucky

      
childhood in, 1–5, 8, 13, 15, 95, 101–103, 125, 238, 245–246

      
college life in, 103–104, 209

      
life in, 83, 287

      
rural, 113–115

      
sayings and speech from, 164, 195, 294–295

Kentucky Derby, 137

Kid Rock, 178

Kidman, Nicole, 62, 79, 80, 290

Kids Say The Darndest Things,
270

Kilgore, Merle, 223

Killen, Buddy, 158

King, John, 277

King, Larry, 318

King Kong, 270

King Tut, 251

Knievel, Evel, 666

Kottas, Bill: he did build that, 763

Krauss, Alison, 201–202

Kristofferson, Kris, 149, 163

Kroger, 92, 102, 126, 183, 238–243

L

Ladd, Dr., 269

Lady Antebellum, 83–84

Lange, Mutt, 242, 243

Lanson, Snooky, 164

Larry The Cable Guy, 307

Las Vegas, 39, 42, 55, 127, 130, 168, 243, 281

Lasorda, Tommy, 228

Lee, Brenda, 9

Leiper's Fork, 221

Lemon, Brother, 126, 127

Lennon, John, 156, 189–190, 207

Letterman, David, 14, 30, 53, 267

Leuzinger, Chris, 73, 75

Lewis, Jerry Lee, 166

Light, Don, 170–173

Light, Joe, 170

Linde, Dennis, 149

Lindell, Valerie, 18–19

Linkletter, Art, 269–270

Lisbon, 261

Little Richard, 8

Loggins, Kenny, 221

Lombardo, Guy, 240

Lonestar (incl. John Rich, Richie McDonald), 57, 284

Loretto, KY, 229

Los Angeles, 181, 183, 206

Louvin Brothers, 61

Love, Brother, 126–127

Loveless Café, 144–145

Lovett, Lyle, 74

Lower Broadway (
see also
Music Row, Nashville), 144, 145, 205–211

Lubbock, 50

Lucy and Desi, 183

Ludlow, KY, 238

Lugosi, Bela, 234

Lynn, Loretta, 67–68, 188

Lyons, Ruth, 14

M

Madonna, 4, 34, 35–36

Maharrey, Dr. Tammy: dental diva and chicken pigeons, 487

Mandrell, Barbara, 272, 313

Manilow, Barry, 39

Manuel, 39

Marijuana, 33, 74, 132

Marshall Tucker Band, 74

Martin, Steve, 251

Martine, Layng, 153

Marx Brothers, 295

Mason, Dave, 83

Mattea, Kathy, 212, 213–214

Maude's Courtyard Café, 151, 192

MCA Music Publishing, 41, 149–150

McBride, John, 288

McBride, Martina, 159, 183, 276, 288

McClain, Charly, 165

McDonald, Michael, 221–222

McDonald, Richie, 57, 284

McEntire, Reba

      
catfish noodling and, 278, 279

      
Dick Clark and, 104

      
favorite song of, 62

      
Gerry House and, 318

      
Grand Canyon and, 51–56

      
John Ims and, 151

      
Linda Davis and, 83

      
Loretta Lynn and, 69

      
Narvel Blackstock and, 210

      
Nick Barraclough and, 263

      
Sheryl Crow and, 221

      
Will Robinson and, 158

McGraw, Tim, 26, 89, 134, 225, 257, 291

McManus, Pat, 56

Memphis, 103

Mercury Records, 52

Michigan, 141

Michu, “The World, Äôs Smallest Man,” 16, 17–19

Miller, Roger, 162

Mills, Gordon, 281

Mills, Terri: known for her stunning version of “Sweet Adeline,” 667

Mimms, Malcolm, 97

Miracles, The, featuring Smokey Robinson, 8

Moe, 13

Monroe, Bill, 285

Monty Python, 195

Mooney, “DooLittle” Lynn, 67–68

Morehead State University, 103

Morgan, Lorrie, 140

Morocco, 249, 254

Morris, Gary, 206–208

Moser, Cactus, 65

Moultrie, GA, 262

Mozart, 5, 175

Mt. Juliet, TN, 213–214

Mudhole, 13

Muscle Shoals, 72

Music business

      
BMI Awards and the, 301

      
Brad Paisley and the, 202

      
Don Williams and the, 120

      
Europe and the, 255

      
functions, 130

      
God and the, 128

      
gossip and the, 154, 309

      
paranoia and the, 99

      
Phil Walden and the, 75

      
songwriting, 147–161, 221, 242, 295

      
stardom and the, 291

      
Steve Wariner and the, 80

Music Row (
see also
Lower Broadway, Nashville)

      
author and, 149

      
Bruce Hinton and, 41

      
Chely Wright and, 44

      
events on, 279–280

      
gossip and, 301

      
hotel on, 230

      
Julie and, 237

      
Linda Gratowski and, 228

      
Loser Guidebooks and, 99

      
Maude's Courtyard, 192

      
Paul Davis and, 200

      
Randy Travis and, 119

      
Shania Twain and, 242

      
theme song of, 261

      
William Lee and, 94

Muzik Mafia, 57

Mylene, 134

N

Namath, Joe, 209

Nashville

      
“America's Music” in, 21

      
author's radio career in, 22–24

      
author's television show in, 17–19, 170–171

      
Belle Meade Theater, 68

      
celebrities in, 79, 183, 220

      
Chris Cagle in, 291

      
cowboy hats in, 91

      
definition of country music and, 57

      
dreamers in, 231–232

      
Engelbert Humperdinck in, 280

      
gay community in, 43

      
Gene Autry in, 276

      
Jimmy Buffett in, 172

      
Kim Carnes in, 222

      
K.T. Oslin in, 266

      
Leslie Townes Hope in, 272

      
Mark Herndon in, 284

      
“meat-and-threes” in, 165

      
Natalie Maines and, 55

      
Neil Diamond in, 224

      
Noshville, 289

      
Pat Boone in, 270

      
“pop” music in, 9, 32

      
Printer's Alley, 144

      
radio in, 99–100

      
record stores in, 297

      
Roach/Eldon in, 137

      
rules in, 259

      
sayings and speech from, 263

      
Sheryl Crow in, 221

      
songwriting in, 148, 155, 160, 167–168

      
Sunset Grill, 73

      
Taylor Swift in, 298

Nashville Network, 70, 84

Nashville Now,
70

Nashville Symphony, 206

Natural Bridge State Park, 98

Nelson, Ricky, 4

Nelson, Willie, 152, 167, 192, 194, 202, 206, 264

Nettles, Jennifer, 276

Nevada, 127

New Christy Minstrels, 105

New York (City) (
see also
Broadway), 35–36, 106, 145, 189, 205–211, 263, 305

New York (State)

Newbeats, 206

Nolte, Nick, 121

North Korea, 261

Noshville, 289

O

Oak Ridge Boys, 94, 209, 214

Obama, Barack, 106, 176

O'Day, Devon, 72–75, 112, 113, 158, 257, 296

Oermann, Robert, 41

Ohio, 14, 22, 141, 249, 263

Ohio River, 176

Ohio State Fair, 272

OK Chorale, 133

Oklahoma, 26, 91

Oldman, Gary, 311

Olga, 256–257, 305

O'Neal, Jamie, 293

Ono, Yoko, 190

Opryland, Opryland Hotel
(see also Grand Ole Opry),
67, 139, 140–141

Orbison, Roy, 274

Oslin, K.T., 265, 266

Osmond, Donny and Marie, 62

P

Paisley, Brad, 90, 199–202, 285, 306, 318

Palamino, 183

“Pardon The Interruption,” 267

Parton, Dolly, 52, 89

Paul Revere & The Raiders, 272

Pauley, Jane, 144–145

Pavarotti, Luciano, 42

Paycheck, Johnny, 22–24

Pearl, Minnie/Sarah Cannon, 70–76, 313

Pedro, 262–263

Perry, Ron: Chief OneTickNoNass, 582

Peru, 25, 144

Peters, Bernadette, 209–210

Phoenix, Joaquin, 172

Playboy Records, 166, 296

Pleasure Isle, KY, 4

Pleshette, Suzanne, 77

Presley, Elvis, 3, 4, 8, 63, 103, 158, 227

Price, Ray, 254

Price, Roger: Mr. Enterprise, 931

Pride, Charley, 177–181

Printer's Alley, 23, 144–145

Prissy, 198–199

R

Radio

      
DJ/air personality, 27, 112, 113, 202, 291, 318

      
life in

      
listening to radio, 7, 112–113, 165

      
personnel, 29

Ragsdale, John, 149–150

Randall, Jon, 202

Rascal Flatts, 294–297

Redding, Otis, 73

Reelfoot Lake, 94–95

Renfro Valley, KY, 2–3

Requardt, Bob, 119

Reynolds, Allen, 39

Rhodes, Dusty, 15

Rich, John, 55, 57–60

Richards, Keith, 265, 311

Richey, George, 143

Richmond, KY, 287

Ridings, Jim, 313–314

Riggs, Mrs., 4–5

Riley, Jeannie C., 261

Roach/Eldon, 131–138

Robbins, Marty, 45, 274–275

Robbins, Ronnie, 511

Robers, Jim: my “roller boy,” 466

Roberts, Julia, 74

Robinson, Will, 158

Rogers, Ginger, 262

Rogers, Kenny, 103–106

Rogers, Roy, 276

Rogers, Will, 58, 208

Rooney, Mickey, 208

Rose, Pete, 265

Rucker, Darius, 86, 87–88

Russell, Dr. Thomas Anthony: world-renowned orthopaedic surgeon and carpenter, 891

Russia, 255–258

Ryman Auditorium, 206

S

Sake, 142–146

Sam and Dave, 73

Sanchez, Manny, 133

Sanford, Fred, 271

Saturday Night House Party,
181

Savannah, GA, 313–314

Schermerhorn Symphony Center, 206

Schlitz, Don, 150, 162, 302

Schneider, John, 208

Schurr, Tom, 314–315

Scott, Hillary, 83–84

Scott, Lily Mae, 4

Sears, 187

Seattle, 200

Seger, Bob, 214

Sellers, Bob, 314

Shapiro, Tom, 58, 87, 280, 309

Sharpton, Al, 219

Shaw, Artie, 175

Shelbyville, TN, 294

Shelton, Blake, 138

Sherrill, Billy, 143

Showbiz (
see also
Hollywood), 162–169

Silbar, Jeff, 206

Simon Kenton High School, 223–224

Sinatra, Frank, 164, 231, 270

Singer, Dr. Bob, 310

Sioux City, IA, 129

60 Minutes,
179

Slabicki, Laura: best youngest first cousin, 572

Sledge, MS, 179

Sledge, Percy, 73

Smokey Mountains, 857

Snow, Hank, 3, 5, 102, 249

South Dakota, 164

Spain (incl. Seville), 260–262

Springsteen, Bruce, 89, 274

St. Bart's, 172–173

St. Louis, 53, 113, 246

Stafford, Jim, 267

Stahl, Donna, 175

Statler Brothers, 179

Stein, Beth, 315

Stephen King, 187

Stephenson, Van, 150

Stevens, Ray, 130, 150

Stewart, Duncan, 315

Stewart, Jimmy, 271

Stewart, Jon, 267

Stone, Doug, 165

Strait, George, 92, 151, 158, 298, 318

Summer, Donna, 220

Summit Hills Country Club, 102

Sunset Grill, 73

Swaggart, Jimmy, 166

Swan, Billy, 58

Swayze, Lisa, 209

Swayze, Patrick, 209

Sweden, 305

Swift, Taylor, 298–303

Switzerland, 136

T

Talladega, 251

Tallent, Shane, 315, 318

Tampa, 33

Tanzania, 119–120

Television (
see also
individual shows)

      
author's show on, 267