John D. Loudermilk co-wrote this song. Today, however, the community in question might not be such a desirable destination.
Car bombing in Suq Wadi Barada (Abilene), Syria, October, 2013
Posted on 09/23/2016 2:20:40 PM PDT by smalltownslick
http://www.cmt.com/news/1771190/songwriter-john-d-loudermilk-dead-at-82/
Some great songs there........Ebony Eyes is one of my all-time favorites. RIP John D.
Not mentioned in the article, this hit #32 on the pop charts in 1961:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXPhSlbN9L4
“the soundtrack of your life”
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Uh, no, sorry.
Eh, not really, but I always liked, “Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye.” One of the 90s country guys did a nice cover of it. I remember the video.
John D. Loudermilk co-wrote this song. Today, however, the community in question might not be such a desirable destination.
Car bombing in Suq Wadi Barada (Abilene), Syria, October, 2013
LOL! The Kansas town was pretty rough in its day, too.
Tobacco Road!!
I read a book fairly recently by a journalist on the theme of “Country music as the soundtrack of redneck dysfunction.”
RIP.
Any relation to the Congressman?
No idea. Mr. Loudermilk is from Durham, NC. Congressman Barry Loudermilk is a native of Georgia.
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