'Beverly Hillbillies' Singer Dies at 93

Yahoo Entertainment - AP Music ^ | December 9, 2004

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

The Ballad of Jed Clampett

lyrics and music by Paul Henning

 

Come 'n listen to my story 'bout a man named Jed

Poor Mountaineer barely kept his family fed

An' then one day, he was shootin' at some food,

An' up thru the ground came a bubblin' crude.

Oil that is! Black gold! Texas tea!

 

Well, the first thing ya know, Jed's a millionaire

Kin-folk said, "Jed, move away from there." Said

Californy is the place y'oughta be, so they

loaded up the truck, and they moved to Beverly.

Hills that is! Swimmin' pools, Movie stars!

 

Ol' Jed bought a mansion. Lawdy it was swank

Next door neighbor was pres'dent of the bank,

Lotsa folks objected, but the banker found no fault,

'Cause ol' Jed's millions was a-layin' in the vault

Cash, that is! Capital gains, Depletion money!

 

Well now it's time to say goodbye to Jed and all his kin

An' they would like to thank you folks fer kindly droppin' in.

You're all invited back again to this locality,

T'have a heapin' helpin' of their hospitality.

Hillbilly, that is! Set a spell, Take your shoes off!

Y'all come back, here!

Copyright 1962 by Carolintone Music Company, Inc.

[Joee]

I don't know whether this will work or not, but may he RIP

http://www.discoverynet.com/~ajsnead/allsongs_1/bevrlyh.html

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Quick Time link for "The Ballad of Jed Clampett"

[Pharmboy]

Well, Jerry, as my country cousin used to say: "Make yourself t' home."

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Cass County Boys - 1996 WMA Hall of Fame Members

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		Cass County Boys 1996 WMA Hall of Fame Members
			The Cass County Boys are known to a generation of Americans who listened to them on Gene Autry's Melody Ranch radio program from the mid-1940s to the early 1950s and saw them in at least eleven Autry movies and ten of his TV shows during that period. They appeared in several Western films with Charles Starrett and Tex Ritter as well. They recorded for Decca, made transcriptions for the World Broadcasting Service and made five telescriptions for the Snader Company. The composition of the group, which was formed in the latter part of 1936, remained the same throughout their careers. The group consisted of lead singer Fred Martin (accordion), tenor Bert Dodson (bass) and baritone Jerry Scoggins (guitar). Initially, Martin and Scoggins were singing duets on Dallas radio. They invited Dodson, who was playing bass with the Light Crust Doughboys, to join them. Martin was from Cass County, Texas. Scoggins and Dodson were also from Texas. An announcer dubbed them the "Cass County Kids". Each was an outstanding performer in his own right; Martin was a popular radio performer, Dodson was a superb bass player (much in demand as a studio musician) with a beautiful tenor voice, and Scoggins sang the lead in the popular "Beverly Hillbillies" TV theme, among other things. But we remember them most fondly as the Western trio that was always characterized by superb musicianship and smooth harmony. 1996 was the 60th anniversary of the group's formation. (By O.J. Sikes)
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[the invisib1e hand]

Two best shows in my lifetime: Green Acres, Beverly Hillbillies (in that order).

[r9etb]

Yeah, but it's cleaned up some from the SNL skit Bel Airabs, which was a satire on the "Abscam" scandal of the early 80s.

In the episode the song ran thusly:

"So they loaded up the Rolls and moved near Beverleeeee.... Belair, that is. Big houses. Swimmin' pools. Jews."

[reagan_fanatic]

How sad.

Another legend passes on to the Great Beyond. The Beverley Hillbillies are one of my all-time favorite shows, along with Green Acres.

[FBD]

do you have the entire song?

[reaganaut]

Does anyone know if there is a C&W/Bluegrass ping list? If not, i'll start one. I just don't want to be redundant.

[reaganaut]

RIP Jerry. I spent many hours singing along with you as a child.

[MeekOneGOP]

bump! :^)

[bubbleb]

Thanks for the ping---brought back childhood memories. Mr. Scroggins will be remembered for using his talents to bring pleasure to many.

[MeekOneGOP]

Both are great shows.

[RightWhale]

How can a banjo player increase the gas mileage on his car?

[hobbes1]

just damn. First Dimebag Darrel, now this... : (

[floriduh voter]

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

Me too!

[floriduh voter]