#1 song on the day of your birth

Debbie Kerns just sent me this cool link to a website that will show you the #1 song on the day of your birth.  It would be fun to see the MRBA members hits.

Number One Song on this Date in History

Curtis Rathburn – “Quarter to Three” by Gary U.S. Bonds

Phyllis Erck - “Poor People of Paris” by Les Baxter

Post yours here as a comment.  Thanks for this fun link Debbie.

Jay Barber the Whistleberry Cowboy – new website

Jay Barber the Whistleberry Cowboy

Jay Barber the Whistleberry Cowboy

MRBA member, Jay Barber, the Whistleberry Cowboy, has a new website online.  He has samples of his original cowboy songs and some of his writings.   With song titles like “I I just don’t look good naked anymore” and “Viagra Cowboy” your bound to get a giggle or 2 out of Jay’s music.

Check it out at www.whistleberrycowboy.com.

Here’s  a note Curtis & I received from Jay and Ruthi from their wintering grounds in Arizona:

Hi Phyllis and Curt.  check out my new web page.  I have found the most economical way to get my songs out is to write funny songs.  They send them off to their friends so all can get a laugh.  I know this isn’t the kind of thing you would put on your mail list but you might know some people who would enjoy listening to them.  Let me know how you feel about these songs.
 
WE are in AZ now but can’t wait to get bach to Montana.

Performance Humor

I found some jokes told by some Bluegrass Performers over the years.
Lester Flatt used to say of Josh Graves durring introductions, “You’ve heard of people that don’t know nothin’? Well he don’t even suspect nothin’.”
The Pinnacle Boys’ Bud Brewster used to respond to requests for songs they didn’t like or didn’t know by saying, “I’m sorry but we don’t have that one worked up. But here’s one with a lot of the same notes and we sure hope you’ll like it.”

Tom Rozum was full of lame jokes at the Lewis-Rozum shows. One example:
Why do chicken coops have two doors?
If they had four, they’d be chicken sedans…

How about this from the Country Gentlemen.
Boy, I really like this town, but I gotta tell you, last night, I didn’t get any sleep at all. There were all these girls banging on the door all night long!
It got so bad, I finally had to get up and let ’em out!

And an oldie but a goodie….what do you call a beautiful woman on the arm of a banjo player?
a tattoo

Got any others ?