"What Kind of a Deal Is This?"

[Joe Williamson]

Does anybody remember who did this novelty sort of song, I think from back
in the '60s?

[OldMan Zeke]

has a familar ring 2 it

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[OldMan Zeke]

Archie Cambell Maybe???


Biography
Archie Campbell, a star and chief writer for Hee Haw beginning in 1968,
also recorded several hits for RCA during the '60s. Born on November 7,
1914, in Bulls Gap, TN, Campbell studied art at Mars Hill College, NC,
and in 1936 went to work for WNOX-Knoxville's Mid-Day Merry Go Round. He
moved to WDOD-Chattanooga in 1937 and stayed until 1941, when he joined
the Navy. Campbell returned to WNOX after World War II, and added a
Knoxville TV show called Country Playhouse in 1952. The show ran for six
years, after which he moved to Nashville to join the Grand Ole Opry.
Campbell signed to RCA Victor in 1959, just after his Opry debut. He
reached the country Top 25 in 1960 with "Trouble in the Amen Corner,"
but later singles flopped. He moved to Starday in 1962, but found no
success there either. Another stint with RCA beginning in 1966 brought
the Top 20 entry "The Men in My Little Girl's Life." Two other singles
-- "The Dark End of the Street" and "Tell It like It Is" -- hit the Top
30 in 1968, but Campbell's chart activity declined after he joined Hee
Haw in 1968. He recorded several comedy/music albums, including Bull
Session at Bull's Creek (with Junior Samples) and a self-titled album
for Elektra in 1976. He also hosted the TNN interview show Yesteryear
during 1984. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

[CY]

The Carlisles! Around '68...


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Archie Cambell Maybe???


Biography
Archie Campbell, a star and chief writer for Hee Haw beginning in 1968,
also recorded several hits for RCA during the '60s. Born on November 7,
1914, in Bulls Gap, TN, Campbell studied art at Mars Hill College, NC,
and in 1936 went to work for WNOX-Knoxville's Mid-Day Merry Go Round. He
moved to WDOD-Chattanooga in 1937 and stayed until 1941, when he joined
the Navy. Campbell returned to WNOX after World War II, and added a
Knoxville TV show called Country Playhouse in 1952. The show ran for six
years, after which he moved to Nashville to join the Grand Ole Opry.
Campbell signed to RCA Victor in 1959, just after his Opry debut. He
reached the country Top 25 in 1960 with "Trouble in the Amen Corner,"
but later singles flopped. He moved to Starday in 1962, but found no
success there either. Another stint with RCA beginning in 1966 brought
the Top 20 entry "The Men in My Little Girl's Life." Two other singles
-- "The Dark End of the Street" and "Tell It like It Is" -- hit the Top
30 in 1968, but Campbell's chart activity declined after he joined Hee
Haw in 1968. He recorded several comedy/music albums, including Bull
Session at Bull's Creek (with Junior Samples) and a self-titled album
for Elektra in 1976. He also hosted the TNN interview show Yesteryear
during 1984. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide




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[[e-mail] (Noah Tall)]

On Jul 5, 3:48�pm, "Joe Williamson" <***@joewilliamson.com> wrote:

> Does anybody remember who did this novelty sort of song, I think from back �
> in the '60s?

On Jul 5, 10:23 pm, "CY" <***@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> The Carlisles! Around '68...<

Actually it was Bill Carlisle from 1965. I ONLY make that stipulation,
so as not to confuse them with the original Carlisles, consisting of
both Cliff & Bill.

Anyhow, it was a 1965 single on Hickory, and I have it on Bill
Carlisle's 1966 LP, "The Best Of Bill Carlisle" also on Hickory.

Here's a little history from the All Music Guide



Cliff eventually retired around 1950, and Bill then organized the
Carlisles, a group that despite its family moniker actually included a
succession of unrelated individuals, gospel singer Martha Carson and
songwriter Betty Amos among them. Carlisle also performed with several
1950s stars in the early stages of their careers -- Don Gibson, Chet
Atkins, and Homer & Jethro, among others. It was during these
performances that he began to leap about on stage and develop his
comical alter ego, Hotshot Elmer, a character he had created earlier
in his career. As Elmer, Carlisle would interrupt performances by
jumping over chairs, falling off the stairs, and creating general
mayhem on stage. Carlisle's trademark athletic leaps earned him the
nickname "Jumpin' Bill."


The scene was set for the recordings that brought Carlisle his
greatest renown in the 1950s: a series of novelty songs, delightfully
off-center gospel pieces like "Rusty Old Halo," and straight-country
harmony numbers recorded for the Mercury label. The first, "Too Old to
Cut the Mustard," hit the Top Ten in 1952 and was covered by Rosemary
Clooney and other pop artists. The 1950s were much less friendly to
lyrics of sexual tension than were the decades in which Carlisle began
his career, but "Too Old to Cut the Mustard" was one of several
Carlisles numbers (another was the "The Old Knot Hole") that evoked
the styles of a more tolerant era. "No Help Wanted" climbed to number
one the following year and stayed there five weeks. That year he had
three more hits, all of which made it to the Top Ten, including the
Ira Louvin song "Taint Nice (To Talk Like That)." Though seemingly
striking an old-fashioned pose in their cornball humor, these
recordings crackled with an energy in tune with the stirrings of what
became rock & roll; they featured sharp electric guitar solos and such
instrumental novelties as a bass saxophone. This string of successes
led the Opry to invite the Carlisles aboard in 1953. Carlisle's
children joined his band in the 1960s, and he had another hit in 1965
with "What Kind of Deal Is This." Carlisle was a fixture of the Opry
in later years, performing there up until ten days before his death on
March 17, 2003

[Tom Kan PA]

On Jul 6, 2:42 am, "***@aol.com (Noah Tall)"
<***@aol.com> wrote:

The first, "Too Old to Cut the Mustard," hit the Top Ten in 1952 and
was covered by Rosemary
Clooney and other pop artists.

Actually, it was by Marlene Dietrich and Rosemary Clooney (1952)

Both:
Too old, too old
He's too old to cut the mustard anymore
He's gettin' too old, too old
He's too old to cut the mustard anymore

Marlene:
Once I kissed a millionaire
Ran my fingers through his hair
The whole thing turned out pretty grim
'Cause none of his hair belonged to him

Both:
Too old, too old
He's too old to cut the mustard anymore
He's gettin' too old, too old
He's too old to cut the mustard anymore

Rosemary:
A gent I know with a big sedan
Swore he was an army man
But he got dressed up, fit to kill
In the uniform he wore at the Bunker Hill

Both:
Too old, too old
He's too old to cut the mustard anymore
He's gettin' too old, too old
He's too old to cut the mustard anymore

Marlene:
I entertained an actor I know
The moon was high and the lights were low
He said I'd like to play the scene
But it's time to drink my Ovaltine

Both:
Too old, too old
He's too old to cut the mustard anymore
He's gettin' too old, too old
He's too old to cut the mustard anymore

Rosemary:
It seems that every man you meet
Wants to sweep you off his feet

Marlene:
But gals, before you do submit
Make him show his birth certificate

Both:
Too old, too old
He's too old to cut the mustard anymore
He's gettin' too old, too old
He's too old to cut the mustard anymore

[[e-mail] (Noah Tall)]

> �The first, "Too Old to Cut the Mustard," hit the Top Ten in 1952 and
> was covered by Rosemary
> �Clooney and other pop artists.
>
> Actually, it was by Marlene Dietrich and Rosemary Clooney (1952)<

But again, it'm much more "appropriate" sung by a male(s), which is
why the Ernest Tubb and Red Foley version is the one to have.

I always thought this was a perfect song for Waylon, Mel, Jerry and
Bobby aka The Old Dogs.
It's almost a shame I wasn't in charge of song selection . : ) .