COUNTRY MUSIC MEMORABILIA
Many of the photographs on this page I obtained during my first trip to Nashville, Tennessee in June 1974. Those of Bill Anderson, pictured above, Loretta Lynn, Charlie McCoy, Conway Twitty and Charlie Walker were signed for me during Fan Fair week.
George Jones © MCA
To Stan - glad you like my albums signed Conway Twitty in Nashville, June 1974.
A signed picture of ace harmonica player, Charlie McCoy.
A Christmas card from Buck Owens in 1979.
On his first ever visit to Britain, Boxcar Willie was giving "Honorary Hobo" certificates to his fans. I was fortunate to have one signed at Hartlepool Workingmens Club in King Oswy Drive, Hartlepool, England on January 17th, 1978. If you click on the photograph you can view the certificate full size and read the small print.
During another meeting I had with Boxcar Willie during the 1980's, he gave me a limited edition belt buckle (which I later gave away to a friend) and a miniature Boxcar Willie pewter statuette. The model was custom designed for Boxcar by C.A.T in 1983. If you click on the small images above, larger photographs will open. I still have this statuette and would be available for sale if I received a sensible offer.
A letter from Boxcar Willie thanking me for sending a newspaper article I had written about him.
Boxcar Willie - later to become a star of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. "Who is this Boxcar Willie?" Some American people were once asking. "He's one of your own" we said. "He's a Texan!"
"Thanks and love and happiness" signed Skeeter Davis © RCA.
An early publicity shot of Tammy Wynette from 1966/7 © Epic Records.
A publicity shot taken at the time Jerry made the movie "Gator" with Burt Reynolds.
When I first met Dolly Parton in Nashville in June 1974, she apologised for not having any photographs with her at the time. She later sent two signed pictures to my home in England - one to me and one for my wife. The one signed to me personally was later sold to help raise money for charity. During my first time in Nashville in 1974, I actually met Dolly on three different occasions that week - at the Municipal Auditorium, the Theatre by the Lake in Opryland, and backstage at the Grand Ole Opry.
A publicity photograph of Charlie Walker © Epic Records.
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Memorabilia
The photographs on this page are from my own collection of country music memorabilia that I have acquired over the years. I do hope you enjoy viewing as much as I did meeting these wonderful people. Because of the amount of material I have collected, many of the photographs have had to be reduced to a thumbnail size. To view a larger image, please click on the one you wish to see.
Eddy Arnold signed this for me on a visit he made to England in the 1960's.
A signed postcard from Loretta Lynn during a very enjoyable meeting I had with her at Opryland 1974.
On stage at the Grand Ole Opry is a publicity photograph showing Jan Howard, Connie Smith, Charlie McCoy and Faron Young taken at a Country Music Association Awards Show in Nashville. On the right is a signed postcard from Charlie Walker.
Johnny Lee was "Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places" during the Urban Cowboy era. I got this publicity card at Gilley's Night Club in Pasadena, Texas, June 1983 although I never met him.
Rusty Adams and Rusty as Ko-Ko the Clown.
The Browns - Maxine, Bonnie and Jim Ed on stage at the Grand Ole Opry in the 1980's.
Ernest Tubb with Kelly Foxton and Hank Snow backstage at the Opry.
Willie Nelson with short hair. This was in Birmingham, England when he signed his autograph on the back of the photograph. It did get a few drops of rain on it at the time but I managed to save it!
Joe Sun and Steve Wariner.
A postcard from the Merle Haggard Souvenir and Gift Shop in West Main Street, Hendersonville, Tennessee which I sent to a friend in October, 1981 and Melba Montgomery from one of her appearances at the Wembley Festival in England.
The brightly coloured photograph directly above is the Milsap Family - Ronnie, Joyce and Todd Milsap who were kind enough to send this Christmas card to me - one of three I received over the years. I am not exactly sure which year this was but Ronnie also sent a letter to me after he was voted "Artist of the Year" by listeners to my "Country Time" programme in 1976. Charley Pride is on the right with a signed photograph he did for me after a UK tour in 1984.
"My best to you" signed Johnny Paycheck and a signed photograph from the man who brought us "Rose Coloured Glasses" John Conlee. I was fortunate to see him backstage at the Opry talking to Charley Pride. Later, the same week, I saw him conducting a radio interview at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, in Nashville.
Porter Wagoner offers a nice smile backstage at the Grand Ole Opry.
A limited edition Gator belt buckle - a proud possession and a gift from Jerry Reed. It is NOT for sale!
A signed photograph of Epic recording star David Houston and a scene from the movie "Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers."
A treasured gift from the band Alabama – a belt buckle. I had travelled to Nashville and, when I was in the area of Music Row, I saw a lot of activity near a recording studio and was told Alabama were inside making a recording. I went back to my car and took out a newspaper article I had written about Alabama's first ever album for RCA - "My Home's In Alabama" - and asked for it to be passed on. Later, one of their tour officials called at my hotel and presented me with a signed photo and the belt buckle. The photograph was later sold to help raise money for charity. The belt buckle has since been sold to Alabama fan Robert Moses, who hails from the band's home town of Fort Payne, Alabama - so I know it's gone to a good home and he has the documentation to say where it came from.
An Alabama RCA car sticker - just one of many stickers I managed to acquire during my many visits. I guess some of these can't be found anymore.....
The Ernest Tubb Record Shop on Broadway. One of the many record stores I visited during my first trip to Music City in 1974.
The Country Music Hall of Fame is a must for any country music fan.
The original home of the Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman Auditorium was a museum during my first visit.
My ticket for the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville Tennessee and on my birthday, too!
Outside the Ryman Auditorium on June 15th, 1974.
A luncheon ticket on the Plaza Deck of the Municipal Auditorium.
It meant a trip out to Opryland to see that famous show - which I did, of course.
This photograph is of the stage backdrop from the Waylon Jennings concert at Hammersmith, London, in October 1983. I was fortunate to meet Waylon after the concert. John Denver had also been watching the show from the wings. I said hello to him, but sadly, did not have time to conduct an interview.
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The publicity photographs of Bill Anderson, Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty are copyright © MCA. George Jones, Charlie McCoy, Johnny Paycheck, Charlie Walker and Tammy Wynette are copyright © Epic and Monument and Jerry Reed and Steve Wariner are © RCA, Boxcar Willie © Gem Records.
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