Garrison
2011-06-09 15:58:37 UTC
Many fans of legendary country singer Hank Williams now know that
Williams recorded eight classic songs at 811 Race St. in Cincinnati,
once the home of the E. T. Herzog Recording Co. That's largely due to
the efforts of the Cincinnati USA Music Heritage Foundation, which
erected a historic marker there with the city of Cincinnati's support.
But Williams wasn't the only singer who made history at Herzog. Its
alumni include Patti Page, who dominated the country and pop airwaves
in the 1950s and '60s with more than 100 hits and recorded five solo
songs at the studio on June 11, 1951 and three with singer Rex Allen
on Dec. 10, 1949.
Tonight, the Music Heritage Foundation will celebrate the 60th
anniversary of Page's 1951 recording session with a concert by the
Tammy WhyNots, a retro-country super-group of local musicians led by
Kelly Thomas, in the newly refurbished second floor of 811 Race St.
The group also includes Todd Lipscomb (Kentucky Struts) David Rhodes
Brown (Warsaw Falcons, Magnolia Mountain, 500 Miles to Memphis), John
Schmidt (Warsaw Falcons), Sylvia Mitchell (the Cincinnati Symphony
Orchestra) and Greg Schramm (Tex Schramm and the Radio Cowboys).
They'll be performing decked out in what Thomas calls "full retro
country attire." Think beehive hairstyles, polyester dresses with high
collars and sequined jackets.
"We are doing two of her songs, 'Detour' and 'I Want to Be a Cowboy's
Sweetheart,' which I'm really excited about because I have to try to
yodel," said Thomas, whose other projects include country-rock band
Kelly Thomas and the Fabulous Pickups. "They're both really good
songs."
Younger music fans, Thomas noted, might be more familiar with Page's
flamenco-style song "Conquest," which the White Stripes covered in
2007.
The Music Heritage Foundation and the Tammy WhyNots are also
encouraging fans to record the Page songs, in the grand tradition of
Grateful Dead audience bootlegging. The WhyNots also will perform
original songs (which they ask fans not to record) from their newly
released eight-song album of traditional country inspired by the likes
of Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline and Williams.
Page herself is currently ill and unavailable for interviews, said
Music Heritage Foundation president Elliott Ruther.
But her management told Ruther that she appreciated the efforts to
recognize her contributions to music and, specifically, music in
Cincinnati.
In return, the Music Heritage Foundation is inviting fans to send her
well-wishes through recordings, pictures and written messages.
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20110609/ENT03/106090305/Celebrate-singer-who-made-history-here-at-Herzog-studio?odyssey=tab%7Cmostpopular%7Ctext%7CENT
Williams recorded eight classic songs at 811 Race St. in Cincinnati,
once the home of the E. T. Herzog Recording Co. That's largely due to
the efforts of the Cincinnati USA Music Heritage Foundation, which
erected a historic marker there with the city of Cincinnati's support.
But Williams wasn't the only singer who made history at Herzog. Its
alumni include Patti Page, who dominated the country and pop airwaves
in the 1950s and '60s with more than 100 hits and recorded five solo
songs at the studio on June 11, 1951 and three with singer Rex Allen
on Dec. 10, 1949.
Tonight, the Music Heritage Foundation will celebrate the 60th
anniversary of Page's 1951 recording session with a concert by the
Tammy WhyNots, a retro-country super-group of local musicians led by
Kelly Thomas, in the newly refurbished second floor of 811 Race St.
The group also includes Todd Lipscomb (Kentucky Struts) David Rhodes
Brown (Warsaw Falcons, Magnolia Mountain, 500 Miles to Memphis), John
Schmidt (Warsaw Falcons), Sylvia Mitchell (the Cincinnati Symphony
Orchestra) and Greg Schramm (Tex Schramm and the Radio Cowboys).
They'll be performing decked out in what Thomas calls "full retro
country attire." Think beehive hairstyles, polyester dresses with high
collars and sequined jackets.
"We are doing two of her songs, 'Detour' and 'I Want to Be a Cowboy's
Sweetheart,' which I'm really excited about because I have to try to
yodel," said Thomas, whose other projects include country-rock band
Kelly Thomas and the Fabulous Pickups. "They're both really good
songs."
Younger music fans, Thomas noted, might be more familiar with Page's
flamenco-style song "Conquest," which the White Stripes covered in
2007.
The Music Heritage Foundation and the Tammy WhyNots are also
encouraging fans to record the Page songs, in the grand tradition of
Grateful Dead audience bootlegging. The WhyNots also will perform
original songs (which they ask fans not to record) from their newly
released eight-song album of traditional country inspired by the likes
of Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline and Williams.
Page herself is currently ill and unavailable for interviews, said
Music Heritage Foundation president Elliott Ruther.
But her management told Ruther that she appreciated the efforts to
recognize her contributions to music and, specifically, music in
Cincinnati.
In return, the Music Heritage Foundation is inviting fans to send her
well-wishes through recordings, pictures and written messages.
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20110609/ENT03/106090305/Celebrate-singer-who-made-history-here-at-Herzog-studio?odyssey=tab%7Cmostpopular%7Ctext%7CENT