MEMORABILIA
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.
During his first ever visit to Britain, Boxcar Willie was giving "Honorary Hobo" certificates to his fans. I was fortunate to have one signed at King Oswy Working Mans Club in 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.
A letter from Boxcar Willie thanking me for sending a newspaper article I had written about him.
"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.
"Hang in there Stan" signed Jerry Reed © RCA.
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, at Opryland, and backstage at the Grand Ole Opry.
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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.
Many of the photographs on this page I obtained during my first trip to Nashville, Tennessee in June 1974. Those of Bill Anderson, Loretta Lynn, Charlie McCoy, Conway Twitty and Charlie Walker were signed for me during Fan Fair week.
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.
A signed postcard from Loretta Lynn and Johnny Lee was "Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places" during the Urban Cowboy era. I got this at Gilley's Night Club in Pasadena, Texas, June 1983.
Eddy Arnold and Rusty Adams.
Willie Nelson with short hair. This was in Birmingham, England when he signed his autograph of 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 Wembley, England appearances.
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.
A limited edition Gator belt buckle - a proud possession and a gift from Jerry Reed.
David Houston as he appeared in the movie "Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers" and he signed it!
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 – but I still have the buckle.
The final small photographs 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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Credits: The publicity shots of Bill Anderson, Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty are copyright © MCA. Those of George Jones, Charlie McCoy, Johnny Paycheck and Tammy Wynette are copyright © Epic and Monument and Jerry Reed and Steve Wariner are © RCA.