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“When Country Was Gold In The
Delaware Valley©”
A New Book about area
Country Music by Bill Melody
OnLine
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“When Country Was
Gold In The Delaware Valley©”
is a nostalgic look
back on the early days of Country and Western Music
in the Delaware Valley, the people who gave it birth
and the places where the music lived and flourished
“When Country Was
Gold In The Delaware Valley©”
is available by
sending $13.00 plus $2.00 for shipping and handling
or a total of $15.00 cash or U.S. Postal Money Order
to: Bill Melody
P.O. Box 307
Bristol, PA 19007-0307
Sorry, no COD’s,
credit cards or personal checks. “When Country
Was Gold
In The Delaware Valley©”
by Bill Melody
is now available to read on a book CD and sells for $10 by mail only. Send $10 plus $2 for shipping and handling in cash or US Postal Money Order to the same Post Office Box number listed above for the regular book version. And the regular book version is available
at PDQ Printing and Graphics (see address below) and
at a limited number of retail
outlets in Philadelphia and the Lower Bucks County area including:
PDQ Printing &
Graphics
7602 Route 13 (at Haines Road)
Levittown, PA 19057
215-946-4188 |
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Pat’s Music
Center
2072 Street Road
Bensalem, PA 19020
215-638-9750
Pat’s Music
Center
7302 Frankford Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19136
215-708-0444
Chuck Dixon’s
Fairless Citgo Auto Service Center
909 Trenton Road
Fairless Hills, PA 19030
215-736-2115
Joe Z Guitar Repair
Center
at A-Z Music, Inc.
358 West Bridge Street
Morrisville, PA 19067
215-295-5818
www.angelstouchdecor.com.
Don’t forget to tune
into my “Country Music Hall” shows Saturday
afternoons and Sunday mornings on WBCB-AM 1490 and
on the web at www.wbcb1490.com
If you enjoy great Rock 'n Roll
music, tune into my good friend and colleague Brook
St. Ives each Friday and Saturday night on WBCB-AM
1490 and at www.wbcb1490.com Hey, be sure to check
out Brooks' super web site at
www.thesaintafterdarkdiscjockey.com
I also have the pleasure each week of
working with the Wrestling Man himself Eric Gargiulo
who knows what he's talking about every Saturday on
WBCB. Keep a lookout for Eric's new book about wrestling which should be out in the near future. And be sure to check out his web site at
www.prowrestlingradio.com.
Down Melody Lane by
Bill Melody Host of WBCB's "Country Music Hall"
www.wbcb1490.com
Circle Saturday, July 12 on your calendar. That's the day of a big Country and Bluegrass Music Festival that will be held to celebrate the Grand Opening of the new Crescent Shriners' Center at 700 Highland Drive in Weshampton, N.J. That's near Mount Holly. The shindig gets underway at 11 a.m. and will go on until 10 p.m. An all star lineup of country music talent featuring old friend Jim Murphy and his Pine Barons, along with Dave Bond and real Country, Borderline, Riverside and others will be featured continuously throughout the day. Tickets are $10 and children under 12 years are free. Besides music, there will also be Clowns, face painting, mini-cars and motorcycles on display, along with the award winning Crescent Shrine String Band, food and plenty of surprises. For tickets or directions, call the Shrine Center at 609-702-9440 or log on to www.crescentshrine.org ..... I plan on being there with copies of my new book. I hope to see you there. That's Saturday, July 12 in Weshampton, N.J.......Jim McCoy, owner of the famed Troubadour Park and Lounge in Berkley Springs, West Virginia, and who is actually credited with giving Patsy Cline her first opportunity to sing on his radio show on station WINC back around 1948, will be a guest on my Country Music Hall show on WBCB-AM 1490 on Sunday, July 6. Tune in to this country music legend. McCoy named his lounge in honor of his friend Ernest Tubb. And he will have a tribute to Patsy and Tubb at the Troubadour Lounge on Friday, August 29......The National Traditional Country Music Association in Anita, Iowa will hold the organization's annual fund-raising Country and Bluegrass Festival and Contest from Monday, August 25 through Sunday, August 31, according to NTCMA's president Bob Everhart. The week-long country music extravaganza is held each year to raise money to support NTCMA's Pioneer Music Museum, America's Old Time Fiddler's Hall of Fame, the Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame and the famed Oak Tree Opry. More than 600 performers are expected to take part, says Everhart with the event to be held at the Plymouth County Fairgrounds in LeMars, Iowa. Admission is $15 per day for adults and $10 per day for anyone under 18 years of age. You can gain additional details by logging on to www.oldtimemusic.tipzu.com or send an e-mail to bobeverhart@yahoo.com. Their phone number is 712-762-4363. Country musicans and performers are invited to take part in the Festival. We would like to wish Bob continued success with his all country music event....I'm sorry to report that my book is no longer available at An Angel's Touch Decor and the Bristol Borough store on Radcliffe Street has closed. The owners, two special people, Bob and Barbara Everette will continue in business however, in the mail order business. So, you can still purchase the marvelous and delightful gifts that Bob and Barbara specialize in by logging on to their web site which is listed above. The above link will take you directly to their business. They're truly great people and it was a pleasure doing business with them I wish them continued success with their gift business. Remember, just click the link above marked An Angel's Touch Decor and you'll find the Everette's..... .....I recently had the honor and I'm quite proud of becoming a member of the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia, a great organization that recognizes television and radio personnel, both past and present throughout the City of Brotherly Love and its surrounding area. Most all of the people who became my radio heroes when I was growing up in North Philly, are members of this superb organization...... My book "When Country Was Gold in the Delaware Valley(c)" is now available at Pat's Music at 2072 Street Road, Bensalem, 19020, 215-638-9750 and at his second location, Pat's Music, 7302 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. 19136, 215-708-0444. Both of Pat's locations have a variety of instruments, CD's, Amps and great music supplies. Stop in and say hello to Pat or Bob. Both of the Pat's Music Stores are complete outlets for just about everything a musician would need. And you are waited on by the owners Pat and Bob who know the music business quite well and can help you with anything you need musically...... Check out my friend Louie Setzer's web site for more details on where the Appalachian Mountain Boys are appearing by logging on to www.louiesetzer.com...... My dear friend Annie Lynn's music is finally starting to catch on with area listeners as her recording of "My Blueridge Mountain Home," wriiten by Jim Burns and featuring Lance Miller and Annie is rapidly making inroads on radio stations throughout Virgina and other states. Also, Annie's signature song "See You Soon" is a pretty catchy tune that the listeners on my "Country Music Hall" shows continue to request. Keep up the great music, Annie. Tune in to my Sunday show to hear more about this energetic young lady, a super performer and a darn good songwriter. You can write to Annie at Anniebirdd@aol.com. She'd love to hear from you.....If you are a guitar player, or play any other instrument and you need repairs or guitar supplies, stop by and say hello to my friend Joe Z at Joe Z's Guitar Repair at A-Z Music on Bridge Street in Morrisville. One thing for sure, Joe Z knows the guitar, he can repair them with considerable ease, play them like it's nobody's business, and even custom build you one, if you so desire. By all means, stop in. And while you're there, pick up a copy of my book "When Country Was Gold in the Delaware Valley(c).".......Hey
all you country DJ's out there. Country singer Dick
Rich has a tribute to all of us on his web site at
www.dickrichcountry.com.
Rich is one of the icons of Delaware Valley area
country music. Dick Rich was country for a number of
years and he's still going strong. In fact, he jams
every first and third Wednesday from 7 until 10 p.m.
at the Meiserville Inn, each second Sunday at the
Middleburg VFW and every fourth Sunday at 4 p.m. at
Green Gables in Lewistown. For directions or more
information, or even to book my old friend for a
performing engagement, dial up this great performer
at 570-374-4633. Dick would be downright pleased to
say hello and chat with you about country music. He's a true professional ……
Be
sure to tune in to my good friend John Weingart and
listen to his show titled "Music You Can't Hear On
The Radio" every Sunday from 7 to 10 p.m. on WPRB
103.3 FM in Princeton, N.J. and at WPRB.com. John
plays a mixed bag of Bluegrass, Folk, some country,
and he even mixes in music by a few area
performers….
www.wbcb1490.com,
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Thanks to the many people who have purchased a copy
of my new book "When Country Was Gold in the
Delaware Valley©." I have heard quite a few positive
comments about the book and the many area performers
whose names we talk about. And, of course, the
number of clubs, night spots and places where
country music reigned supreme. We're hoping to add a
few new retail outlets in the near future where the
book can be purchased.
.....Lisa Lyman is a dynamic performer who sings in the style and tradition of her singing idol, Patsy Cline. Lisa regularly performs her outstanding Patsy Cline Tribute at the Rockin' Ron Cade "Memphis Memories" concerts. And Lisa's new Patsy Cline CD titled "Always," is available at: Memphis Memories Productions, P.O. Box 1644, Levittown, PA 19056. Lisa Lyman's next appearance at Rockin Ron Cade's next Elvis and Friends Tribute Concert will be held on Friday, July 18 at the Sheraton Bucks County Hotel located on Oxford Valley Road in Langhorne, Pa. check out Ron's web site for all the details. Visit
www.memphismemoriesproductions.com |
