Red Foley Hank Williams | Grand Ole Opry (1949)

Summary

Podcast Summary: Old Time Radio Westerns – "Red Foley Hank Williams | Grand Ole Opry (1949)"

Introduction

In this special episode of the Old Time Radio Westerns podcast, host Andrew Rines transports listeners back to 1949 Berlin with a rare broadcast from the Grand Ole Opry starring legendary country artists Red Foley and Hank Williams. This digitally restored episode offers a vivid glimpse into the post-war era, showcasing performances, humor, and camaraderie among some of country music’s most iconic figures.

Setting the Stage: Grand Ole Opry in Berlin

The episode opens with Grant Turner setting the scene for the evening's performance:
“It's Grand Ole Opry time again tonight from Germany and this time it's Berlin.” (01:43)

This unique rendition of the Grand Ole Opry features Red Foley, Hank Williams, Minnie Pearl, Rob Bradfield, Jimmy Dickens, Roy Acuff, Helen Harris, Rod Brasfield, and the Smoky Mountain Boys, all performing for American troops stationed in Germany.

Musical Performances

1. "Promise Land" by Red Foley and Hank Williams

   • Red Foley and Hank Williams collaboratively perform "Promise Land," showcasing their harmonious vocals and storytelling prowess.
     Red Foley: “I said Jones was a mighty man but now he's the rest of the...” (02:11)

2. "Move It On Over" by Hank Williams

   • Hank Williams delivers an energetic rendition of "Move It On Over," accompanied by Jimmy Dickens and Roy Acuff, highlighting his distinctive vocal style and engaging the live audience.
     Hank Williams: “Move it on over. Move it on over.” (04:31)

3. "Yodeloo" by Helen Harris

   • Helen Harris captivates listeners with her yodeling performance, teaching the audience the basics of yodeling.
     Helen Harris: “You hear a yodel if you listen close to me.” (12:53)

4. "Every Step of the Way" by Roy Acuff

   • Roy Acuff introduces a heartfelt ballad, "Every Step of the Way," emphasizing themes of love and companionship.
     Roy Acuff: “Every step of the way, my darling, we’ll walk alongside by side.” (27:00)

5. "I'm Throwing Rice at the Girl I Love" by Hank Williams

   • Hank Williams delivers an emotional performance of "I'm Throwing Rice at the Girl I Love," reflecting his signature blend of sorrow and melody.
     Hank Williams: “I’m throwing rice at the girl that I love after she just said I do.” (40:47)

Comedy and Skits

1. Jimmy Dickens' Hilarious Anecdotes

   • Jimmy Dickens shares amusing stories about his hometown and family, providing comic relief and showcasing his affable personality.
     Jimmy Dickens: “I wish Uncle Cyp and Ain't SAP wouldn't fight so much like that.” (09:30)

2. Minnie Pearl's Witty Banter

   • Minnie Pearl engages in playful dialogue with fellow performers, recounting humorous experiences in Germany and poking fun at her brother’s antics.
     Minnie Pearl: “Beauty’s only skin deep. I said, well, let’s skin her.” (37:49)

3. Rod Brasfield's Country Humor

   • Rod Brasfield delivers a monologue filled with country humor, reminiscing about his upbringing and the trials of a simple country boy.
     Rod Brasfield: “I remember my mama always said to me, Jim, take a tater and wait.” (31:14)

Sponsor Integration: Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco

Throughout the episode, the characters promote Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco, seamlessly blending sponsorship with the show's narrative: Red Foley: “Prince Albert is so rich and full flavored. And because Prince Albert's choice tobacco is specially treated to ensure against tongue bite and crimp.” (07:01)

These integrated advertisements reflect the era's common practice of sponsors being part of the entertainment.

Audience Interaction and Group Performances

The show includes moments where performers interact directly with the audience, encouraging participation in sing-alongs and dances: Red Foley: “Let’s put that best barbershop foot forward and sing a little song.” (33:14)

Participants join in classic group songs and dances, fostering a sense of community and shared enjoyment among the listeners and soldiers present.

Closing Remarks

As the show wraps up, Red Foley teases future performances and extends gratitude to the audience: Red Foley: “At that time we'll have more Grand Ole Opry Globetrotters, as we call them, Jimmy Dickens and Hank Williams and Jimmy Riddle and several others.” (42:51)

He bids farewell with heartfelt thanks to all performers and listeners, encapsulating the warmth and camaraderie that defined the Grand Ole Opry's mission to entertain troops abroad.

Conclusion

This episode of Old Time Radio Westerns offers a rich tapestry of music, humor, and heartfelt performances that celebrate the enduring legacy of the Grand Ole Opry. By digitally restoring these classic broadcasts, the podcast preserves and enhances these timeless stories, allowing modern audiences to experience the golden age of radio as it once was—a beacon of joy and solace for many, especially those far from home.

Notable Quotes:

• “Move it on over. Move it on over.” – Hank Williams (04:31)
• “Beauty’s only skin deep. I said, well, let’s skin her.” – Minnie Pearl (37:49)
• “I wish Uncle Cyp and Ain't SAP wouldn't fight so much like that.” – Jimmy Dickens (09:30)
• “Prince Albert is so rich and full flavored.” – Red Foley (07:01)

Timestamp Highlights:

• Introduction and Show Setup: 00:13 – 01:43
• "Move It On Over" Performance: 04:31 – 06:25
• Jimmy Dickens' Comedy: 09:07 – 12:25
• Helen Harris' Yodeling: 12:25 – 14:20
• Rod Brasfield's Monologue: 14:20 – 32:42
• Hank Williams' Performances: 34:00 – 41:07
• Minnie Pearl's Stories: 37:22 – 40:28
• Closing Remarks: 42:51 – 43:29

This detailed summary encapsulates the essence of the 1949 Grand Ole Opry broadcast, highlighting the blend of music, humor, and heartfelt interactions that made these radio shows a staple of American entertainment.

Transcript

[Red Foley]

Foreign.

[Andrew Rines]

Welcome to the Old Time Radio Westerns. I'm your host Andrew Rines. And before we get into this episode, I wanted to do a little PSA and remind you that I put out multiple shows a week of Old Time Radio Westerns. You can check them out by going to otrwesterns.com or looking up OTR Westerns on your podcast application of choice. We're releasing over 10 episodes a week so far, about a hundred a month. So definitely want you to check that out again otrwesterns.com and check it out. I also wanted to invite you to check out my sister podcast site otnetcast and that's n e t c a s t. So ot n e t c a s t netcast otnetcast.com we're currently releasing mystery genre shows and this is shows like the Shadow Escape, Suspense and the Whistler. And we have plans on bringing other shows to the network for you guys to listen to. So it's my non western old Time radio channel that I can kind of do other genres that not only I like, but hopefully you would like too. You can check us out by going to otnetcast.com or searching ot on your podcast app of choice. Now let's get into this episode. This episode is going to be Grand Ole Opry original air dates sometime in 1949. We've got red Foley and Hank Williams in this episode.

[Grant Turner]

It's Grand Ole Opry time again tonight from Germany and this time it's Berlin. Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco brings you transcribe the Grand Ole Opry starring Red Foley, Minnie Pearl, Rob Frassfield, Hank Williams, Jimmy L. Helen Harris, Roy Cuffin, the Smoky Mountain Boys.

[Hank Williams]

And here is Red Bully.

[Red Foley]

I said Jones was a mighty man but now he's the rest of the.

[Hank Williams]

Promise Land Type music he could understand.

[Red Foley]

Was a six eight wheeler under his command he made the Fred Train boogie.

[Hank Williams]

All the time he made the Fred Train boogie as rolled down the line.

[Red Foley]

Now when that farm started ringing the bell Everybody along the line could tell K. Jones he was coming to town on a six eight wheeler that was burning the ground he made the Fred.

[Hank Williams]

Fre boogie all the time he made.

[Grant Turner]

Fred train boogie ass roll down the.

[Red Foley]

Line.

[Hank Williams]

Thank you boys. Thank you.

[Red Foley]

Thanks a lot fellas. Thank you very much. And a great big V gate. In other words. Howdy from Grand Old Opry to Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco's friends all over the world.

[Grant Turner]

Yes sir. Red, we're playing tonight at Berlin's largest concert hall filled with American boys from your own on another stop on Grand Ole Opry's globetrotting tour of the United States Air Force and Army occupation bases here in Europe.

[Red Foley]

Yes, and they're hanging from the rafters tonight to hear and see in person our Prince Albert troop, direct from Nashville. So make way for our lean and lanky singing friend, the lovesick blues boy, Hank Williams.

[Hank Williams]

I came home last night about a half past ten. And that baby of mine, she wouldn't let me in.

[Red Foley]

So move it on over.

[Hank Williams]

Move it on over. Move it on over.

[Jimmy Dickens]

Move over short dog.

[Hank Williams]

Cause my tall dog's moving in. Lily, she changed the lock on our front door. And my door key, it don't fit no more.

[Roy Acuff]

So scoot it on over.

[Hank Williams]

Shove it on over little dog. Cause the big dog's moving in. All right, Billy. This old house here, it's mighty small. But it's better than old house at all. So push it on over Sliding on over. Move over old dog. Cause a new dog's moving in. She'll crawl back to me on her knees.

[Jimmy Dickens]

But I'll be busy scratching fleas.

[Red Foley]

So scratch it on over.

[Hank Williams]

Shove it on over. Move over the dog. Cause the mean dog's moving in. I remember pup, before you whine. That side yours and this side mine.

[Red Foley]

So shove it on over.

[Hank Williams]

Drag it on over. Move over cold dog.

[Jimmy Dickens]

Cause the hot dog's moving.

[Hank Williams]

Thank you. Why, hello, Red.

[Grant Turner]

Happy Thanksgiving.

[Red Foley]

Grant, today isn't Thanksgiving.

[Grant Turner]

Oh, I know that, but so many people were wishing you Happy Thanksgiving on Thursday, I decided that I could wait.

[Red Foley]

Grant, you can't wish someone a happy Thanksgiving when it isn't thanks. Oh, now why can't I?

[Grant Turner]

Don't folks have just as much to be thankful for today, say as they did two days ago?

[Red Foley]

Well, see, you got something there, Grant. The year round men are thankful for many things such as Prince Albert. Thankful that Prince Albert is specially made for smoking enjoyment.

[Grant Turner]

Prince Albert is the largest selling smoking tobacco in America.

[Red Foley]

And I'm one of the men Grant that's thankful for Pa. Because Prince Albert is so rich and full flavored. And because Prince Albert's choice tobacco is specially treated to ensure against tongue bite and crimp. Cut to burn slow and even and smoke cool.

[Grant Turner]

So fellas, for extra smoking enjoyment, ask for Prince Albert, the National Joy smoke. Buy it for convenience in the handy pocket tin with the humidor top for economy by Prince Albert in the big pound side.

[Red Foley]

Well, sir, that is our boy Jimmy Riddle with that hot harmonica from the sound boys. Let's hear it.

[Hank Williams]

It's.

[Red Foley]

You fellas. Certainly Are wonderful to us. Well, boys, here is the lad who brought a C54 load of laughs all the way from. From Hornwell, Tennessee to Berlin. And of course, could be none other than Rod Bradfield right there.

[Jimmy Dickens]

Thank you, Mr. Foley.

[Red Foley]

You're welcome, Rod.

[Jimmy Dickens]

Hi, dear friend. I just flew in from Wish Bottom up in the old airlift corridor.

[Red Foley]

You know all about that.

[Jimmy Dickens]

All right, you go that way.

[Red Foley]

Hey, Rod, listen, tell me this. Are you homesick yet?

[Jimmy Dickens]

Not for Wish Bottom.

[Red Foley]

No, sir. By net.

[Minnie Pearl]

O' Brien.

[Jimmy Dickens]

Wish Bottom. Wish Bathing Wish over there where we was at.

[Minnie Pearl]

Couldn't even get me a.

[Jimmy Dickens]

Couldn't even get me a glass of buttermilk. No, I couldn't. They brought me out some stuff in one of my steins when I wanted buttermilk. I wished I was closer to the Snip Snap and Bite restaurant down home back there in the States, in Owenwald. I wished I was there so I could get me a grilled goat burger and a soda pop. My Uncle Cypher runs a Snip Snap and Bite. Was a telling me about him and his wife. Ain't saf. They've been a fighting and a feuding and a fussing again. And he was telling me about it. And just about that time, Dan Dudley come running up all out of breath and says, uncle S, there's a burglar just broke into your house and there ain't nobody home but your wife.

[Red Foley]

Uncle Sight says, well, it's too late.

[Jimmy Dickens]

To warn him now. I sure wish Uncle Cyp and Ain't SAP wouldn't fight so much like that. I sure wish they wouldn't fight so much like that. They could get along real nice if they just try. The other day, Uncle Cyp, he bought Ain't SAP a fur coat and brung it home to her. And she just pertiner had a fit over it. Just pretty near had a fit over it. And she looked at it and she says, I don't see. I don't see how a pretty coat like that can come from such a smelly old skunk. And Uncle Sipe says, well, I knowed you wouldn't thank me for it, but you don't have to call me names. Of course. Now, it could be that Uncle Sipe's operation he just had had something to do with it because he's been out of sorts ever since. I'll never will forget him coming out from under the ether after they had cut out his appendix. Or they operated on Uncle Sip and took out his. Removed his appendix. Uncle Sipe heard the Doctor say something about gangrene setting in. And he told Ain't Sapp to have the nurse bring in another chair into the room there. He said if old gangrene was coming, he sure didn't want him to have to stand up. Poor old feller. He sure put up an awful puss when they wanted to operate on him. He says, why in the thunder do you want to cut me open when all I've got is just a little itch in my appendix? The doctor says, well, you darn fool, we got to take it out so you can scratch it. They took a blood test on Uncle Sipe and I asked a doctor how it come out, and he said, extraordinary. His blood tested 90 proof. Goodbye.

[Red Foley]

Thanks a lot, fellas.

[Jimmy Dickens]

Thank you.

[Red Foley]

We knew you'd like old Rod Brassfield. Well, sir, both in the hills of Tennessee and in the alpine country, we have a little girl who is right at home here. Little gal that does some mighty, mighty fancy yodeling and tricks with her voice. Let's give a nice hand to Ms. Helen Harris, huh? Right here.

[Hank Williams]

With the yodeloo. I climbed a big high mountain On.

[Helen Harris]

A clearing sunny day I fell in love with the yodeler and couldn't get away oh, he taught me to yodel Odal. He taught me the odoo. And now I'm going to teach you all the Yoda, just like me. It's easy while you're singing to go Yoda. First you take a deep breath and you exhale.

[Hank Williams]

1, 2, 3.

[Helen Harris]

You hear a yodel if you listen close to me. Oh, this is how the Yoda Oda. This is how the.

[Red Foley]

Thank you, boys. Thank you, fellas. Thanks so much. See you. Well, sir. There's a little fella here that was so little he needed only a half a seat on the plane coming over here. Of course, that is Ma Dickens, loud little boy from Tater Patch, West Virginia. Little Jimmy Dickens. Come on.

[Rod Brasfield]

Now. I'm just a simple guy. There's one thing true to shooting. I hate those folks who think that they're so dead. Burn high, pollute. I'd be the same in Hollywood or right in my own kitchen. I believe in fussing when you're mad and scratching when you're itching. I'm a plain old country boy A cornbread loving country boy I raised Keen on Saturday But I go to church on Sunday I'm a plain old country boy A tater eating country boy I'll be looking over my old gray mule when the sun comes up on me Bet y' all think I'm too little to look over a mule, don't you?

[Hank Williams]

Maybe I am.

[Rod Brasfield]

But I'll bet you I've looked under my sheriff.

[Hank Williams]

Where I come from from.

[Rod Brasfield]

Opportunities they never were too good. We never had much money but we done the best we could. Ma doctored me from youngin hood on Epsom salsa iodine Made my diapers out of old meat sacks My spinders out of flour lines. I'm a plain old country boy, A cornbread lovin country boy. I raise cana on Saturday but I go to church on Sunday. I'm a plain old country boy, a tater eating country boy. I be looking over that old gray nude when the sun comes up on Monday. Well, every time that preacher came I.

[Hank Williams]

Always fixed the chickens.

[Rod Brasfield]

If I'd reach for a drumstick I was sure to get a lick. She always saved two parts for me But I had to shut my mouth twice A kiss her down the north end of a chicken flying south. I'm a plain old country boy, A cornbread loving country boy. I raise cane on Saturday but I go to church on Sunday. I'm a plain old country boy, A tater eating country boy. I be looking over my old gray mule when the sun comes up on Monday.

[Red Foley]

Thank you, fellas. Thank you a lot. Boy.

[Grant Turner]

Well, golly, Red, this. This globe trotting sure earns you a rest. Why don't you just roll a cigarette and smoke for a while?

[Red Foley]

Well, do I have time, Grant? Of course you do.

[Grant Turner]

You know, it takes almost no time at all to roll a firm smooth making cigarette with Prince Albert. Because Prince Albert's choice tobacco is crimp cut so it clings to the paper. It doesn't blow around, doesn't dribble out the ends. So now go on and enjoy yourself. Right now is always a good time, I think, to smoke a making cigarette made with Prince Albert.

[Red Foley]

Come to what we call hymn time on this evening's Prince Albert Opry. Just to add a touch of home, I think maybe that you might enjoy a sort of a little sacred song here. The kind that we sing back home on Sunday night.

[Roy Acuff]

This world is not my home, I'm just passing through. My treasures and my hope are all beyond the blue where many friends and loved ones have gone on before.

[Red Foley]

And I can't feel at home in.

[Roy Acuff]

This world anymore O Lord, you know I have no friend like you. If heaven's not my home, O Lord.

[Hank Williams]

What will I do?

[Roy Acuff]

The angels beckon me from heaven's open.

[Red Foley]

Door and I can't Feel at home.

[Roy Acuff]

In this world anymore Heaven's expecting me that's one thing that I know I fixed it up with Jesus a long, long time ago he will carry me through Although I'm weak and low and.

[Red Foley]

I can't feel at home in this.

[Roy Acuff]

World anymore O Lord, you know I have no friend like you if heaven's.

[Red Foley]

Not my home O Lord, what will I do? The angels beckon me from heaven's open.

[Hank Williams]

Door and I can't feel at home.

[Roy Acuff]

In this world anymore.

[Grant Turner]

Well, sir, Rad, the Titania palace is just brim full of folks tonight here in Berlin. Did you ever see such a fine bunch of fellows in one meeting?

[Red Foley]

Well, I never did, Grant. But speaking of meeting, I see a gal waiting in the wings there that's mighty anxious to keep her weekly Saturday meeting with her millions of friends. Of course, I mean Cousin Minnie Pearl.

[Minnie Pearl]

Howdy.

[Hank Williams]

Howdy.

[Minnie Pearl]

I'm just proud to be here. Well, sir, I'll tell you right now. We sure been having a big time since we've been over here in Germany. Boy, we had an awful hard time last night in Heidelberg. Just for a while there, though. The girls dressing room caught on fire. Took two hours to put out the fire. Took three hours to put out the firemen. And that puts me in the mind of Brother. I got a letter from home today and they said that Brother had been elected head of the bucket brigade in the fire department. Now he's got a big sign he wears on his overhauls. Buckethead.

[Hank Williams]

Well, Rodney.

[Minnie Pearl]

Rodley, what in the world.

[Jimmy Dickens]

I'm a cowboy.

[Hank Williams]

Minnie, are you him?

[Minnie Pearl]

You done went western? Done gone get Plum taxi, have you? Well, I'll declare. What you doing now since you went Western?

[Red Foley]

I'm. I'm.

[Jimmy Dickens]

I'm with a rodeo.

[Minnie Pearl]

What you got on your rodeo? Got an Indian.

[Jimmy Dickens]

Got one Indian.

[Minnie Pearl]

Minnie, what does he do on the show?

[Jimmy Dickens]

Well, he's always running around. He's a crazy Indian. Yeah, Always just running around, building a fire in his toupee.

[Hank Williams]

Oh.

[Minnie Pearl]

Yeah, Rodney, not a toupee. You see, it's a tp. A toupee is a wig.

[Jimmy Dickens]

Well, that's why he does it. He wants to keep his wig warm. Manny. Pearl, I've seen your brother at the moving picture show the other night. He was sitting right behind me and my gal, Susie, she had him, a new gal. I. I didn't know who she were. I didn't hardly know who she were. I figured she must have been a movie censor, though, because she kept saying, cut it out.

[Minnie Pearl]

Well, sir, I. Tell you talking about brothers, that puts me in the mind. One time last year we was laying off to take brother to town. We was gonna buy him one of them there store bought suits. Got him one, had two pair of pants to it. That is nice for the winter, but that got awful hot for brother come summer. And we had gone down to the depot to get on and we got on that old train and we was just sitting there, me and brother both big as laughing, twice as natural. And all of a sudden a fellow come down the isle, he was hollering, apples, oranges and nanners. My brother had never ate one of them nanners before. And he's careless with his money. He don't care for nothing. He'll spend a nickel just like that all in the same place. Think nothing of it. Well, he got that natter and he didn't know how to eat it. And this fella right across the Israel got one too. And brother just kept his eyes on that feller. And that fella peeled down the nanner in his hand. Brother peeled out of the nanner in his hand. Fella took a bite out of the nanner in his hand. This brother took a bite out of the nanner in his hand. Went through a tunnel, everything just black. Couldn't see a thing come through on the other side. Brother just sitting there holding that. Nana wasn't saying a word. I said, brother, ain't you gonna eat the rest of the nannies? He said, no, I ain't gonna eat no more. I took one bite and I went stone blind.

[Red Foley]

These boys sure love Mini Pearl over here. And we don't blame it, you see. Well, see, everywhere we go, there's a great reception for a singer of American folk songs who really needs no introduction, Roy Acuff. And he's Smoky Mountain Boy.

[Jimmy Dickens]

Thank you, Red Foley.

[Hank Williams]

Thank you, fellas. I saw the light I saw the light no more darkness, no more night Now I'm so happy no sorrow inside Praise the Lord I told him now I wandered so aimless Life filled with sin I wouldn't let my dear Savior in Then Jesus came like an angel in the night Praise the Lord I saw the light I saw the light I saw the light no more darkness, no more night Now I'm so happy no startled inside Praise the Lord I saw the light Just like the blind man I wandered alone Wearies and fears.

[Jimmy Dickens]

I claimed for my own Then like.

[Hank Williams]

The blind man that God gave back his sight Praise the Lord I saw the light I saw the light I saw the light no more Darkness no more night Now I'm so happy no sorrow inside Praise the Lord, I saw the light.

[Red Foley]

I was a fool to.

[Hank Williams]

Wander and stray for straight is the gate and narrows the way Now I have traded the wrong for the right Praise the Lord, I saw the light I saw the light I saw the light no more darkness, no more night Now I'm so happy no sorrow inside Praise the Lord, I saw the light.

[Red Foley]

Well, sir, here's a song I'd like to dedicate to Prince Albert. The best debacle, I think, in the whole wide world. This is a brand new ballad and one of our very latest recordings called Every Step of the Way.

[Roy Acuff]

Every step of the way, my darling darling we'll walk along side by side Every step of the way, my darling we'll let true love be our guide we'll make our own sunshine and storing up a way to hold us over for a rainy day Two hearts beating is one, my darling with every step of the way.

[Hank Williams]

Sam.

[Roy Acuff]

Every step of the way, my darling we'll share our laughter and tears.

[Hank Williams]

Oh.

[Roy Acuff]

How dear is the day, my darling we pledged our love through the year we may pick some roses that have too many thorns but we'll go on together Come watch me.

[Hank Williams]

Not for just.

[Roy Acuff]

A few miles, my darling but every step of the way.

[Hank Williams]

Sam.

[Red Foley]

Thanks a lot, boys. Thank you very much. Now, one of the our mainstays on the Grand Old Opry is that versatile young fella. Of course, I think maybe you boys know who I'm talking talking about. The little man with the grit. Big boys. The old cold tater boy. Little Jimmy Dickens, boys.

[Rod Brasfield]

Thank you, fellas. Thank you. Thank you kindly. That's mighty, mighty nice. No, you fellas didn't mean that, but I love it anyhow. When I was a little boy around the table I've on, I remember.

[Hank Williams]

I.

[Rod Brasfield]

Would have to be right still until the whole crowd ate. My mom always said to me, jim, take a tater and wait. Now, taters never did taste good with chicken on the plate But I had to eat them just the same and that is why I look so bad and have the tuning weight Because I always had to take an old cold hair and wave. And then the preachers, they would come to stay a while with us I would have to slip around and raise a little fuss in fear that I would fill the beans or break a china plate My mama always said to me, jim, take a tater and play well, I thought that I'd starve to death before my time would come. All that chicken they Would eat and just leave me the bun, the feet and neck Are all they left upon the china plate it makes you pretty darn weak to take an old cold tater in the way now taters never did taste good with chicken on plate But I had to eat them just the same and that it was why I look so bad and have these puny ways Because I always had to take an old cold tater and wave.

[Red Foley]

Okay, boys, thank you a lot. You know, it'd tickle us to death if we could just bring every one of you men up to the microphone here and let you say hello to the folks back home in America. Of course, that'd take too long. We can sing a little song to the folks back home. So we want all you men to join in and good and loud so the folks back home can hear you. And let's put that best barbershop foot forward and sing a little song. I want a girl just like the girl that married dear old dad Boys, let's go, huh?

[Hank Williams]

I want a girl just like the girl that married hero has I want a girl just like the girl that married.

[Red Foley]

Hey, come, come here. Grant, will you watch now watch carefully there.

[Grant Turner]

So what, you just, just pulled out a cigarette, didn't you?

[Red Foley]

You're right. But a making cigarette while you were watching too roll it so fast and so firm and smooth that you thought it was already made. Now that's what you can do with Prince Albert. Because Prince Albert's joint tobacco is crimp cut so that it clings to the paper and it doesn't blow around, it doesn't dribble out the end. And I tell you, for my money, there's no tobacco in the world like Prince Albert. And now the number one folk song in America right now is a little, little tune called the Lovesick Blues. Of course, we have the boy here with us today, boys, who is responsible for all the commotion that that tune has caused. Let's give a nice big welcome to the old boy from Alabama. That big, long, tall, lanky, lean Hank Williams. What'd he say? Folks.

[Hank Williams]

I got a feeling Call the blues. Oh, my baby said goodbye Lord, I don't know what I do All I do is set inside oh, Lord that last long bitch well, Lord, I thought I would cry she'll do me, she'll do you she's got that kind of loving her, Lord I love to hear her when she calls me sweet daddy Such a beautiful lady I hate to think it's all over I've lost my heart It Seems I've grown so used to you somehow Lord, I'm nobody, sugar daddy Now I'm so I got to.

[Red Foley]

Love Sick blue.

[Rod Brasfield]

Well, I'm in love.

[Hank Williams]

I'm in love with a beautiful gal that's what's the matter with me well, I'm in love I'm in love with a beautiful gal but she don't care about me daughter trying and I, I tried to keep her satisfied but she just wouldn't stay so now that she is leaving this is all I can say I got a feeling all the blues oh, all since my baby said goodbye Lord, I don't know what I do All I do is set and sound oh, Lord, that last long well, Lord, I thought I would cry she'll do me, she'll do you she's got that kind of loving Lord, I love to hear her when she calls me sweet Such a beautiful thing I hate to think it's all over I lost my heart it seems.

[Red Foley]

I've grown so.

[Hank Williams]

Used to you somehow Thought I'm nobody.

[Rod Brasfield]

Sugar daddy Now.

[Hank Williams]

I got to love Sick blue.

[Red Foley]

Well, sir, boys, here is a treat that you've all been waiting for. We have beautiful international traveler, Ms. Grinder switch of 19 and 30, cousin Minnie Pearl.

[Minnie Pearl]

I'm just proud to be here. Well, I am. I'm proud to get to come over here and see you all. I'll tell you, though, it ain't safe for a pretty girl to come over.

[Hank Williams]

Here where y' all are.

[Minnie Pearl]

I yerd what two of Em said just now when I come in here. Well, you know, I was coming in out there, and two of them were standing there, and they were just kind of throwing their eyes over my way, kind of casting sheep's eyes in my direction. And one of them said to the other, and he said, ain't that the ugliest girl you ever. I done said, yeah, she's ugly, but she may be a pretty good old girl. You know, beauty's only skin deep. I said, well, let's skin her. No, I tell you, I had an awful hard time getting to get away over here now. My feller want me to come over here. He liked to have a fit when he found out I was coming over here. Just last week, my feller come by to see me. And we setting there on the double set tee. It is late. It must have been 8:30. And he says to me, he says, minnie Pearl, I wish you wouldn't go over Germany where all them handsome fellers is at. He says, what would you do if you Was to get over there and run up on a bunch of them fellers that'd just kiss you at the drop of a hat. What would you do? I said, I reckon that'd be all time dropping my hand. I ain't had no trouble yet, though I'm still hoping, Lord. We had a party the other night and played a kissing game at Grinds at Switch. And I'm telling you the truth, there was some old girl there and she kept hollering, let's play kissing games. Let's play kissing games. My throat was so sore. The next day after, they played a kissing game where they'd draw a circle in the middle of the floor and a girl would stand in the middle of the circle and the fellow would either have to kiss her or pay a fine. I made $11.85. Well, seeing all you handsome fellas over here, putting me in the mind of my cousin Elmer. He's been down the South Pacific and he was. He telling me about them girls dancing them hooler dances. And I says, how do them girls dance them hula dances? And he says, well, that ain't hard to do. All you do to dance a hula dances, you tie a bunch of hay around your waist and a bunch of oaks around your neck and then just rotate the crops.

[Red Foley]

All right, thanks a lot, fellas. Here's another little song, boys, that I'd like, Sort of dedicate to Prince Albert the best tobacco, I think in the world. Little song here that is called I'm Throwing rice at the girl I Love.

[Hank Williams]

I'm throwing rice at the girl that I love after she just said I do I'm throwing rice With a smile on my lips but my heart is.

[Roy Acuff]

Breaking in two.

[Hank Williams]

She was my gal and he was my pal but she loved him better Somehow I stepped aside After I kissed the bride and I'm throwing rice at her now.

[Red Foley]

Thank you. Thank you very much.

[Hank Williams]

Thank you.

[Red Foley]

Thank you.

[Jimmy Dickens]

That was wonderful.

[Minnie Pearl]

I'm telling you that that was wonderful.

[Jimmy Dickens]

That, sir, was wonderful.

[Red Foley]

You're talking about Prince Albert, I guess, huh?

[Minnie Pearl]

Well, I meant your singing, red. But Prince Albert is wonderful, too.

[Rod Brasfield]

In a making cigarette.

[Jimmy Dickens]

No, it's no kidding, buddy.

[Rod Brasfield]

It's rich, full flavored and mild and cool.

[Red Foley]

Yeah, clear.

[Rod Brasfield]

I'm just going to go and roll me one right.

[Red Foley]

All right. And while you're rolling one ride, we're going to call Roy a customer back up here to do us a little calling for a square dance, boys, if you feel like dancing. Well, let it roll, huh?

[Hank Williams]

Oh, join in. Circle around, Grab your gallon, head for town. Swing her high, swing her low, turn.

[Jimmy Dickens]

Her loose and on you go.

[Rod Brasfield]

Hurry up for it and don't be slow.

[Minnie Pearl]

You ain't as brag as you was a while ago. Chase, rabbit, chase. Chase that pretty girl around the moon. Can I join in with you?

[Red Foley]

We hate to bust in here with everybody having such a good time, but men, we've used up just about all the time that they'll allow us. We could get all of the Grand Ole Opry gang who are here in Germany this weekend to this 30 minute show tonight. But next Saturday night our program will be coming to you from Berlin. That's Berlin, Germany.

[Hank Williams]

Germany.

[Red Foley]

At that time we'll have more Grand Ole Opry Globetrotters, as we call them, Jimmy Dickens and Hank Williams and Jimmy Riddle and several others. This is Red Foley saying good night for Benny Pearl, Rod Brasfield, Roy Acup and Judy Martin and all of the.

[Hank Williams]

Grand Ole Opry Jacks.

[Red Foley]

Elvis Grande Robert came to events live from Rhine Main Air Base near Frankfurt. German.

[Andrew Rines]

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