When was elvira recorded

Letters to the Editor Submit a Letter. Investigations Narratives Pulitzer Winners. Connect with us. About us. Obituaries Homes Jobs Classifieds. It was not even inspired by a real woman, according to Dallas Frazier, but a street name in Madison, Tennessee, outside of Nashville. To explain the magic, you would have to first point to the recording itself.

Bonsall sang the verses with a lighthearted, playful delivery that bounced along to the catchy melody. We sang it through about three times and we nailed it! On the radio, on the speakers at the shopping store, they were performing it on tv on various shows.

Wayne March 21, am. Conrad Fisher March 21, am. Terry March 21, am. Was blessed to see them 8 years ago opening up for Kenny Rogers. Great music! She knew everyone in music-country, rock, pop, jazz, rockabilly, name a star, she either grew up with them, sang with them, shared a tour, or met along the way. Talk about connections! Brandon E March 21, am. Trigger, What would you say is the most recent country song that will be loved in forty years? Trigger March 21, am. But yes, I think folks will be listening to it 40 years from now.

I can definitely see that being entered into the American songbook. The rest of that Gaither gathering video is outstanding. The giddy swagger of his performance exuded far more playfulness than sensuality. In concert , it was his habit to widen his eyes and jump in the air when he sang the line, "I get a funny feeling up and down my spine. The voices of Bonsall, Sterban and their bandmates Duane Allen and William Lee Golden sat well out front of the rhythm section's amiably loping shuffle.

Everybody uses that word: 'magic. According to band lore, they only came to appreciate the song's true potential when they tested out some new material in the middle of a show in Spokane, Washington. The response was, like, unbelievable. We had to encore it several times, actually. They insisted that their label make it their next single. Released in March of '81, in the midst of the Urban Cowboy craze, the song climbed a country chart otherwise populated by sleekly discofied beats and gushy soft rock ballads.