
Original Air Date: February 16, 1946Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Grand Ole OpryPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Special Guests:• Lousie Buck (Announcer)• The Duke of Paducah• Minnie Pearl Musicians:• Roy Acuff• The Smoky Mountain Boys• The Old Hickory Singer...
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Andrew Rines
Welcome to the Old Time Radio Westerns. I'm your host, Andrew Rines, and let's get into this episode. This episode is going to be Grand Ole Opry Original air date is February 16, 1946 and the first song is going to be Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain. Let's get into it and I hope you enjoy.
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Announcer
From Nashville, Tennessee, comes your Grand Ole Opry, brought to you with a national joy. Smoke Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco.
Audience Member
Everyone will have some fun at the Grand Gold Op. Reunite. That's right.
Announcer
Tonight and every Saturday night, nearly 4,000 people Jam Orchestra and Gallery of the historic Old Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. Here for another grand performance of Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco's Grand Ole Opry. Tonight you'll hear Roy Acup, the Duke of Paducah, the Old Hickory Singers, Minnie Pearl, Velma Oswald, Tommy Magnus, Mac McGar, and a lot more. All yours to remind you that whether you roll your own or smoke a pipe, you'll get more smoking joy from Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco. And now, here he is, the pride of Tennessee's Smoky Mountains, our singing master of ceremonies, Roy Acuff.
Roy Acuff
Thank you, Cousin Louie Buck.
Cousin Louie Buck
And a fine Big Dixie greeting from all of us. To all of you friends of Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco's Grand Ole Opry, I want to warn you that the title of our first song may sound just a little moist. But it's a cute song and I hope you'll enjoy it. Blue Eyes Crying in the rain.
Roy Acuff
In.
Audience Member
The far light glow I see her Blue eyes Crying in the rain when we kissed goodbye and partied I knew we'd never meet again Love is like a dying amber Only memories remain through the ages I remember Blue eyes crying in the rain.
Cousin Louie Buck
Now my hair has.
Audience Member
Turned to silver.
Roy Acuff
All my life I've.
Audience Member
Loved in vain I can see her.
Cousin Louie Buck
Star in heaven.
Audience Member
Blue eyes crying in the rain Someday when we meet Meet up yonder we stroll hand in hand.
Cousin Louie Buck
Again.
Audience Member
In the land that knows no parting Blue eyes Crying in the rain.
Cousin Louie Buck
Thank you, friends. Thank you very much. Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco's Old Hickory Singers ought to wear these handlebar mustaches and derby hats to sing this one. It's a real tearjerker from way back in the gaslight area. Sure enough, they have got them on. So get out your handkerchiefs and listen to she Is More To Be Pitied Than Censored.
Audience Member
At the old concert hall on the Bowery Round the table were seated one night A crowd of young fellows carousing with them Life seemed cheerful and bright at the very next table was seated a girl who had fallen to shame all the young fellows jeered at her weakness Till they heard an old woman exclaimed she is more to be pinned than censured she is more to be helped than despised she is only a lassie who ventured on thy stormy path Ill advised, do not scorn her with words fierce and bitter. Do not laugh at her shame and downfall. For a moment, just stop and consider that a man was the cause of it all.
Cousin Louie Buck
Thank you, fellas. Why are those mustaches again? Poor girl. It must have been a tough fight. Last Thursday was Valentine's Day. And while almost everybody was somebody's happy Valentine. Well, here's a man who has his big fat wife slap. Happy Valentine. Meet Franz Albert Smoking Tobacco's prince of Goodfellas.
Roy Acuff
The Duke of Pinuka. Kiss Dookie Duke. Come on, Duke. Women from kissing. Me, too. Little old bobby soxers, all of them back there. They wouldn't send me my valentine by mail. Said they wanted to deliver it in person. Wasn't so bad. I wonder which one of them had that vanilla tasting lipstick. I'm gonna take another lick on that. It's like I've always said, though. What have I got that Van Johnson ain't got? And don't he look good without it, too? You know, I wrote a little Valentine Day poem for the night. I put it on a little piece of paper. I had it on a little piece of pa. There it is. Yeah. Got it on a little scrap of paper. I knew I'd find it someplace there. Yeah. Little poem I wrote. It's awful sweet. Even Vito's gonna like this. It says, roses are red, violets are blue and butter was yellow the last time I saw any.
Cousin Louie Buck
That's sweet.
Roy Acuff
Beautiful thought. I'm going to throw this McGregor. I'm going to throw this to the girls down there. The one that gets it can have me. I got a lot of pretty valentines this week. I got one from Betty Grable. Yeah, I can't show it to you, though. She sent me a kiss by Western Union. The messenger boy that delivered it was 60 years old. Oh, boy, did his beard tickle. First time I ever got a kiss and my suit brushed at the same time. But I tell you, there's still a lot of life left in this old boy. Anytime it's a windy day, you can see me up on Church street with my Tarzan eyes. I call them Tarzan eyes because on a windy day they just swing from limb to limb. I sent the prettiest girl in our neighborhood a valentine. And I asked Roy acup. I said, roy, must I send her a love valentine or a comic one? He said, well, dookie do, it all depends whether you want to woor. Wower. I wooed her. You know. We had a valentine party and my glamour girl niece was there. Drucy drool dripper. Yeah, you know Drucy, she's sweet, ain't ya? Drucy was there, and boy, did she cause some excitement. I tell you, she's been a using a special soap that makes her skin smooth, you know. And that's where the trouble started. Now that doggone soap has made her skin so smooth, her clothes keep slipping off. We played some kissing games. Oh, boy, do I like kissing games. I was kissing them four at a time. You know. I love to play post op. We played a game called kiss and tell, you know. And every time I'd kiss a girl, somebody would tell my big fat wife, yeah, and then she'd tell me. But after the fifth time, she didn't tell me anymore. She just hauled off. And the next thing I knew, I was being hauled off. Oh, did she get mad. Oh, that was a maddest woman. I'm telling you, she was madder than an old sent hen that's been thrown in a rain barrel, you know. Oh, man, she said, you dirty little coward. What was you doing behind my back? And that's when I made my big mistake. I said, nothing, honey, but there sure was plenty of room back there to carry on. Now I know what them airplane pilots mean when they speak about blacking out.
Audience Member
Oh, that's the fattest woman.
Roy Acuff
And jealous. I kissed every girl at the Valentine party. I'm telling you, she got so jealous, the next day she wrapped my lunch in flypaper. I'll never forget the first Valentine party I went to. I'll never forget it. I was young and bashful then. I ain't bashful anymore. Trouble is, I ain't young anymore either, you know. I walked up to a sweet young thing at the Valentine party and I said, if I kiss you, will you tell? She looked me up and down. She said, tell, mister, I won't even admit it. She said, you're not my. Oh, she was one of them creatures that's beautiful, but dumb, you know. Oh, she was the dumbest thing, Roy. I'm telling you, she was plenty dumb. I took her by the arm and I reached over and whispered in her ear. Kind of a la Charles Boyer style, you know? I said, honey child, don't you all be like that. I'm a Southern Charles Boyer. I said, honey child, don't you all know that me and you could make beautiful music together? She said, okay, let's turn the radio on. I told you she'd. She said, you just think my type. Know how I like my men. Tall, dark and handsome. I said, says which? And like Them how? She says I like them tall, dark and handsome. I said, well, I guess I ain't so very tall. She says, you ain't very dark either. I said, okay, you can skip the next one and introduce me to your nearsighted girlfriend. I said, I might not be tall, dark and handsome, but I ain't as old as I look. She looked up at me like a dying duck in a rainstorm and she says, I bet you tell that to all the girls. I said, yeah, here lately, for some reason or other I have to. But I tell you, all of my love making always ends up in the very same way. I see a skirt and I start to flirt and she says, look at that squirt trying to be Quirt. But the first thing you know, I'm calling her Girt. The next thing you know, I've lost my shirt. I've just about run out of script. So I guess I'm going to skip back to the wagon yelling these shoes are killing me.
Cousin Louie Buck
Friends, there's a fine old fiddle tune that sometime called Wagner and sometimes Tennessee. Wagner and Tennessee it is when Prince Albert smoking the back of the ho down chain Tommy Magnus goes to work on. Thanks, Tommy Magnus. Now let's listen to that pipe smoking expert cousin Louis Vu.
Announcer
Well, suppose you were looking for exactly the right pipe tobacco. You didn't care how much time, trouble and expense it took to get it. What would you do? Well, you might go out and select the really choice smoking tobacco from all the tobacco you could find. And then you'd have it crimp cut. Because crimp cut tobacco burns real slow and cool and pleasant. Then if you could, you'd specially treat that tobacco to take out tongue bite, parch and sting. Well, naturally, no one man could do all those things and there'd be no need to even if he could. All you have to do is ask for Prince Albert smoking tobacco and you have the pipe tobacco that's made right for you. No wonder more pipe smoke Prince Albert than any other tobacco on earth. For the extra time and trouble and work that go into making Prince Albert sure pay off in smoking pleasure. You just try it once, mister, and you'll swear by it always. No fooling.
Audience Member
So fill your pipe up with Pa and take a puff or two. You'll get that extra smoking joy Prince Albert offer you.
Cousin Louie Buck
Thanks, fellas. It's time now for some real country music from a real country boy and girl, Velma and her great big bashful brother Oswald. They're playing and singing a tune that's mighty popular around the old opera house. Why not confess?
Roy Acuff
Why, you will.
Audience Member
Roy. Yeah? I am asking of you, little darling Are you tired of the love I possess? Are you longing to be with another? If you don't love me, why not confess? When I'm round, you are always complaining you are trying to beat me. I guess for my sake I am asking in earnest. If you don't love me, why not complain? You always told me that you love me that forever you'd be my sweetheart. I can tell by your countless expressions that my love has no place in your heart. When I'm around you are always complaining, you are trying to beat me. I guess for my sake I am asking in earnest. If you don't love me, why not confess?
Roy Acuff
Anytime tonight.
Audience Member
It'd be all right.
Roy Acuff
Yeah.
Cousin Louie Buck
Thanks, Belmar and Oswald. Well, you're all right, boy. Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco's girl reporter has a new slogan for the Grinders Gazette. It says. It says what Grindr Switch really needs is fewer people telling Grinder Switch what it really needs. Pretty good.
Roy Acuff
Here she comes.
Audience Member
Cousin Minnie Poo.
Minnie Pearl
Be coming roundabout, you'll be coming roundabout.
Roy Acuff
You'Ll be coming round the mountain.
Audience Member
Richie go.
Minnie Pearl
I'm just so proud to be here. Well, sir, I'll tell you right now, I'm sort of tired tonight. I had to stand up on the bus all the way from Grinder Switch here to Nashville. A little boy, about six year old, offered me his seat, but I refused. I wouldn't have refused though, if I'd have noticed he was sitting in a sailor's lap. I'll tell you though, a lot of things have happened to me since I was up here last Saturday night. My feller, Hezzy. I don't know whether as yet y'all have heard me speak of him or not, but that there's my feller's name is Hezzy. Well, he come by and tucked me to dinner last Wednesday night. He tucked me to dinner. I never. I never could figure out why folks allus call it dinner. And then some folks calls it lunch in the middle of the day. I got word when Hezzy asked me to dinner. Cause I set and waited from 11 o'clock that day. Clean up till 2 that afternoon. He didn't show up till 6 that night. He said he's taking me to dinner. And he done it well, suit. That restaurant we went to was so classy. Oh, it is nice. It sort of reminded me of a story I shared once about a romantical feller. Here's the hero. And he Drank champagne out of the heroin slipper. Oh, I told Hezzy about it. I says, hezzy, why can't you be romantical? You ain't never drunk champagne out of my slipper. He says, no, I can't do that. Cause Mammy won't never let me drink over two quarts at a time. The waiter. The waiter asked us what we wanted to have to drink with the. With the victuals. And we said we wanted some hot tea. So after we had drunk the tea, well, I says to Hezzy, I says, now I'm going to read your fortune in these tea leaves. So I looked over in the tea leaves and I says, hezzy, I can see in your future. You married to a perfectly beautiful girl and set her down in a little white house right in Grinder's Switch. Of course, I'd want to be near my folks. I says, hezzy, what do you suppose I see running around that little white house? Hezzy says, a picket fence. Oh, Hezzy's always saying things like that. Now, I never will forget the first time we was out together and he ordered hot tea. And when he ordered tea, the waiter says, would you want your tea loose or in a bag? Hezzy says, neither. I'm used to drinking it from a saucer. Bye now. See you next week.
Cousin Louie Buck
Along, Cousin Minnie. Friends, when it comes to Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco's man with the mandolin, Mac Maguire, it's my opinion his playing's as different from the rest as black and white. I'm pretty sure you'll agree with me when you hear Mac McGar in the black and White rag. Thank you. Friends, whenever you're buying pop tobacco, just remember it's the makers of Prince Albert's Smoking Tobacco that bring our show. I'd enter your homes each Saturday night now with the help of the Smoky Mountain Boys in Velma, I'd like to sing you a fine old gospel hymn. There's a Beautiful home.
Audience Member
There's a beautiful home Far over the sea There are mansions of bliss for you and for.
Roy Acuff
Me.
Audience Member
Oh, that beautiful home so wondrously firm that the Savior for me has gone to prepare There's a beautiful home Far over the sea There's a beautiful.
Roy Acuff
Home.
Audience Member
For you and for me it's glittering Time the sun out shine that beautiful home Someday shall be mine.
Cousin Louie Buck
In.
Audience Member
That beautiful home.
Cousin Louie Buck
Dear friends, I shall.
Audience Member
Meet who are waiting for me My coming to green Reunited we'll be With Jesus our King While the ages roll on his praises we'll sand that beautiful home Far over the sea.
Roy Acuff
And a.
Audience Member
Beautiful home for you and for me Its glittering t the sun have shine that beautiful home Someday shall be mine.
Announcer
I wonder how many of you fellas who roll your own cigarettes still think that you can't have a rich, full bodied smoke without having all that tongue bite along with it. Well, I doubt that you'll find any Prince Albert smokers who think that. But when you roll a cigarette around Prince Albert smoking tobacco, you're rolling up the downright rich, tasty flavor of real choice tobaccos. Yet tongue bite and parch have been taken out thanks to Prince Albert's famous no bite treatment. And there's another reason for the mildness that goes along with Prince Albert's rich taste. And that's the fact that Prince Albert is crimp cut. Being crimp cut, it burns slower. And when tobacco's burned slower, stands to reason it burns cooler. Now, you cigarette rollers who've been promising yourself to try Prince Albert this time do it. You'll be awfully glad you did.
Audience Member
So roll your own with good Pa and take a pup or two. You'll get that extra smoking joy Prince.
Cousin Louie Buck
Albert offers you here on stage of Prince Albert smoking the back of his old hicker sangers with a song that's chuck full of that down in Dixie harmony, Birmingham jail.
Audience Member
Rainbow Hear the rainbow love Hear the drain blow late in the evening Hear that rain blow roses love sunshine Violet's love you Angels in heaven know I love you no, I love you dear no, I love you Angels in heaven no I love you you.
Cousin Louie Buck
All right everybody up on your feet for a regular old fashioned square dance. Forget about your cares and trouble Just be happy for a while. Dance around Arkansas traveler and Crandall Lockwood.
Audience Member
There'S some fiddle years that's all on the floor and dance you all take your honey girl so far off the.
Announcer
Floor and form a square.
Indeed
Swing your.
Cousin Louie Buck
Corner on going left hand to your partner throw.
Roy Acuff
Let go G and Gensco hall and lead her home and ask.
Cousin Louie Buck
Her mom hitch there she cannot go.
Audience Member
Take her arm and see her home.
Cousin Louie Buck
I'm telling you, we're having an awful lot of fun to quit now.
Roy Acuff
But we gotta get along home with.
Audience Member
Cindy get along home today get along home today Homelander went up on the.
Roy Acuff
Mountain Give my horn a blow Thought.
Cousin Louie Buck
I saw Cindy heading down the road.
Roy Acuff
Well, friends, the sand has slipped through our half hourglass and it's time for us to hit the road back to the hills. We'll be back in town again next week for another big get together right here in the Grand Newell Opera House at the same time over these same stations. So until next Saturday, it's just so long. From our singing star and master of ceremonies, Roy Acuff, the Duke of Paducah, Minnie Pearl, the Smoky Mountain Boys, the Old Hickory Singers, Velman Oswald, Tommy Magnus, Mac Magar, and the whole grand cast of Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco's Grand Old Afraid.
Announcer
This is Louis Buck inviting you to tune in next week at the same time for another wagon load of fun, music and laughter and reminding you that whether you roll your own or smoke a pipe, you'll get more smoking joy from Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco. So long everybody.
Audience Member
Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco Grand Ole Opry.
Andrew Rines
Came to you from Nashville, Tennessee.
Announcer
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Andrew Rines
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Old Time Radio Westerns Podcast: Detailed Episode Summary
Episode Title: Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain | Grand Ole Opry (02-16-46)
Host: Andrew Rines
Release Date: March 13, 2025
In this captivating episode of the Old Time Radio Westerns podcast, host Andrew Rines invites listeners to immerse themselves in a meticulously restored broadcast of the Grand Ole Opry from February 16, 1946. Rines sets the tone by highlighting the digital restoration efforts that enhance the audio quality, ensuring that every nuanced sound—from the gentle strum of a guitar to the lively banter of the performers—is vividly brought to life. He introduces the episode with enthusiasm, stating, “This episode is going to be Grand Ole Opry Original air date is February 16, 1946 and the first song is going to be Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain. Let's get into it and I hope you enjoy." (02:02).
Roy Acuff, known as the Duke of Paducah, takes center stage as the master of ceremonies. His charismatic presence and humorous anecdotes provide a delightful backdrop to the evening's performances. At 09:40, Acuff shares a memorable Valentine's Day story that showcases his impeccable timing and ability to engage the audience:
"I got a lot of pretty valentines this week. I got one from Betty Grable. Yeah, I can't show it to you, though. She sent me a kiss by Western Union."
— Roy Acuff (09:40)
This blend of humor and storytelling exemplifies the classic charm of the Grand Ole Opry broadcasts.
The highlight of the evening is undoubtedly Roy Acuff's heartfelt performance of "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain." Louie Buck, the show's announcer, introduces the song with a touch of nostalgia:
"Blue eyes Crying in the rain Someday when we meet Meet up yonder we stroll hand in hand."
— Louie Buck (06:31)
Acuff's rendition captures the song's melancholic beauty, evoking deep emotions and resonating with listeners through his soulful delivery.
Next, the Old Hickory Singers perform "She is More To Be Pitied Than Censored," a poignant narrative set in the Bowery. Cousin Louie Buck aptly describes the performance:
"It's a real tearjerker from way back in the gaslight area."
— Louie Buck (07:29)
The song's powerful lyrics and harmonious vocals deliver a compelling story of empathy and redemption, showcasing the era's storytelling prowess.
Adding a lighthearted touch, Minnie Pearl shares a humorous anecdote about her evening, blending comedic flair with relatable experiences:
"I had to stand up on the bus all the way from Grinder Switch here to Nashville. A little boy, about six years old, offered me his seat, but I refused."
— Minnie Pearl (20:52)
Her storytelling not only entertains but also provides a glimpse into the everyday lives of the performers, endearing her to the audience.
The evening transitions to a serene ambiance with a heartfelt gospel hymn performed by the Smoky Mountain Boys and Velma Oswald. The hymn offers a moment of reflection and spiritual comfort, highlighting the diverse range of performances featured in the Grand Ole Opry lineup.
"There's a beautiful home far over the sea, there are mansions of bliss for you and for me."
— Audience Member (25:32)
Roy Acuff:
"I love to play post op. We played a game called kiss and tell..." (13:30)
Cousin Louie Buck:
"It's a real tearjerker from way back in the gaslight area." (07:29)
Minnie Pearl:
"I wouldn't have refused though, if I'd have noticed he was sitting in a sailor's lap." (20:52)
Roy Acuff:
"I guess I'm going to skip back to the wagon yelling these shoes are killing me." (16:01)
As the broadcast draws to a close, Roy Acuff bids farewell to the audience, expressing gratitude to both the performers and the listeners. He hints at future gatherings, maintaining the timeless appeal of the Grand Ole Opry:
"We'll be back in town again next week for another big get together right here in the Grand Ole Opry." (31:30)
Andrew Rines wraps up the podcast by encouraging listeners to engage with the show through ratings, follow-ups on social media, and participation via voicemail, preserving the interactive spirit of classic radio broadcasts.
"This episode is copyright under the Attribution Non Commercial Share Like Copyright."
This episode of Old Time Radio Westerns masterfully captures the essence of mid-20th-century radio entertainment. Through digital restoration, listeners are treated to high-fidelity performances that honor the legacy of the Grand Ole Opry. From soulful ballads and spirited square dances to humorous interludes and poignant narratives, the episode offers a comprehensive glimpse into the vibrant world of old-time radio Westerns. Whether you're a long-time fan or a newcomer, this summary encapsulates the rich tapestry of sounds and stories that make these broadcasts enduring classics.
For more episodes and information, visit otrwesterns.com or follow the podcast on YouTube. Engage with the community by liking, rating, and subscribing to ensure you never miss a journey back to the golden age of radio Westerns.