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  1. This week's #TuneTuesday theme is #GuitarsAndStrings. Lots of great songs to choose from, so I ended up listing the first five that came into my mind:

    Johnny Watson: Johnny Guitar (1960)
    youtube.com/watch?v=FAGMLKPhg5A

    Dick Dale & the Del-Tones: King Of The Surf Guitar (1963)
    youtube.com/watch?v=JQA0CJlfN3Y

    Duane Eddy & the Rebelettes: (Dance With The) Guitar Man (1962)
    youtube.com/watch?v=b9OLsh9RmTU

    Brenda Lee: Little Jonah (Rock On Your Steel Guitar) (1958)
    youtube.com/watch?v=ORlNiIe3k94

    Johnny Preston: (I Want A) Rock And Roll Guitar (1960)
    youtube.com/watch?v=rRtl70cOYSA

    #JohnnyGuitarWatson #DickDale #DuaneEddy #Blossoms #BrendaLee #JohnnyPreston

  2. "Always on My Mind" is a #ballad written by #WayneCarson, #JohnnyChristopher, and #MarkJames, first recorded by #BrendaLee and first released by #GwenMcCrae (as "You Were #AlwaysOnMyMind") in March 1972. Lee's version was released three months later in June 1972. The song has been a crossover hit, charting in both the #countryAndWestern and #pop categories. #ElvisPresley's recording was the first commercially successful version of the song.
    youtube.com/watch?v=n1YKv_Pl8PU

  3. "Always on My Mind" is a #ballad written by #WayneCarson, #JohnnyChristopher, and #MarkJames, first recorded by #BrendaLee and first released by #GwenMcCrae (as "You Were #AlwaysOnMyMind") in March 1972. Lee's version was released three months later in June 1972. The song has been a crossover hit, charting in both the #countryAndWestern and #pop categories. #ElvisPresley's recording was the first commercially successful version of the song.
    youtube.com/watch?v=n1YKv_Pl8PU

  4. Shadowland

    April 26, 1988 ~ k.d. lang teams with legendary Nashville producer Owen Bradley and releases her debut album -- an homage to her idol Patsy Cline. For many, Shadowland isn't just one of the best country albums of the 80's, it's one of the best country albums of all-time. #kdlang #shadowland #80smusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #80scountry #brendalee #buddyemmons #kittywells #lorettalynn #owenbradley #petewade

    robinbannks.com/2026/04/26/sha

  5. Shadowland

    April 26, 1988 ~ k.d. lang teams with legendary Nashville producer Owen Bradley and releases her debut album -- an homage to her idol Patsy Cline. For many, Shadowland isn't just one of the best country albums of the 80's, it's one of the best country albums of all-time. #kdlang #shadowland #80smusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #80scountry #brendalee #buddyemmons #kittywells #lorettalynn #owenbradley #petewade

    robinbannks.com/2026/04/26/sha

  6. "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" is a #ChristmasSong written by #JohnnyMarks and recorded by #BrendaLee in 1958; it has since been recorded by numerous other music artists. By the song's 50th anniversary in 2008, Lee's original version had sold over 15 million copies around the world with the 4th most digital downloads sold of any Christmas single. In 2019, Lee's recording of the song was inducted into the #GrammyHallOfFame. In November 2023.
    youtube.com/watch?v=L4mbm3xaftw

  7. "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" is a #ChristmasSong written by #JohnnyMarks and recorded by #BrendaLee in 1958; it has since been recorded by numerous other music artists. By the song's 50th anniversary in 2008, Lee's original version had sold over 15 million copies around the world with the 4th most digital downloads sold of any Christmas single. In 2019, Lee's recording of the song was inducted into the #GrammyHallOfFame. In November 2023.
    youtube.com/watch?v=L4mbm3xaftw

  8. #OnThisDay in 1944, #BrendaLee [Brenda Mae Tarpley], American pop and country singer ("I'm Sorry"; "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"), born in Atlanta, Georgia.
    #HappyBirthday #81 🎉🎂🎀💗🥳

  9. #OnThisDay in 1944, #BrendaLee [Brenda Mae Tarpley], American pop and country singer ("I'm Sorry"; "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"), born in Atlanta, Georgia.
    #HappyBirthday #81 🎉🎂🎀💗🥳

  10. 🎄 Seasonal trivia for you from #Nashville.

    In the summer of 1958, Brenda Lee went into a studio here and recorded "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree."

    She was 13 years old.

    Look out for her new Christmas book now available.

    #BrendaLee

  11. 🎄 Seasonal trivia for you from #Nashville.

    In the summer of 1958, Brenda Lee went into a studio here and recorded "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree."

    She was 13 years old.

    Look out for her new Christmas book now available.

    #BrendaLee

  12. "Help Me Make It Through the Night" is a #country #ballad written and composed by #KrisKristofferson and released on his 1970 album Kristofferson. It was covered later in 1970 by #SammiSmith, on the album #HelpMeMakeItThroughTheNight. In 1982, Kris did a re-recording with #BrendaLee for the compilation album #TheWinningHand. It has been covered since by many other artists from #TammyWynette and #JohnnyCash to #ElvisPresley, #JoanBaez, #BryanFerry, #MarkEitzel.
    youtube.com/watch?v=HonH-w7mGlQ

  13. "Help Me Make It Through the Night" is a #country #ballad written and composed by #KrisKristofferson and released on his 1970 album Kristofferson. It was covered later in 1970 by #SammiSmith, on the album #HelpMeMakeItThroughTheNight. In 1982, Kris did a re-recording with #BrendaLee for the compilation album #TheWinningHand. It has been covered since by many other artists from #TammyWynette and #JohnnyCash to #ElvisPresley, #JoanBaez, #BryanFerry, #MarkEitzel.
    youtube.com/watch?v=HonH-w7mGlQ

  14. Brenda Lee's "I Want to Be Wanted" hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 24, 1960.

    #Music, #BrendaLee, #60s, #60sMusic, #1960s, #1960sMusic

  15. Shadowland

    April 26, 1988 ~ k.d. lang teams with legendary Nashville producer Owen Bradley and releases her debut album -- an homage to her idol Patsy Cline. For many, Shadowland isn't just one of the best country albums of the 80's, it's one of the best country albums of all-time. Listen to Shadowland by k.d. lang on Amazon Music ... #kdlang #shadowland #80smusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #80scountry #brendalee #buddyemmons #kittywells #lorettalynn #owenbradley

    robinbannks.com/2025/04/26/sha

  16. Shadowland

    April 26, 1988 ~ k.d. lang teams with legendary Nashville producer Owen Bradley and releases her debut album -- an homage to her idol Patsy Cline. For many, Shadowland isn't just one of the best country albums of the 80's, it's one of the best country albums of all-time. Listen to Shadowland by k.d. lang on Amazon Music ... #kdlang #shadowland #80smusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #80scountry #brendalee #buddyemmons #kittywells #lorettalynn #owenbradley

    robinbannks.com/2025/04/26/sha