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It was the golden age of country. If youve got the money, ive got the time mickey hi everybody, i am mickey gilley. Boy, i love playing those honky tonk songs. I started my career in the 1950s, playing little ole honky tonks around houston, texas. What a great time for Country Music. Back in the 1950s, you could turn on your radio and hear legends like Hank Williams and ray price. Or you might hear a new voice, someone who made you think, that guy is going to be a star. Someday. Well, i never felt more like singing the blues because i never thought i would ever lose your love i cant get over how she set me free oh, lonesome me mickey artists like don gibson helped country get more popular. And by the 60s, the music was in honkytonks and concert halls. It was also on radio and television. Country music was becoming americas music. Just walk on by wait on the corner pure sweet love mickey i would like to introduce you to my cohost, Country Musics number one television personality, lorian
Born, not busy dying. [ applause ] hey, mr. Tambourine man, play a song for me sounds familiar. Im not sleepy and theres no place im going to hey mister, sing that song for me a Jingle Jangle morning ill come following you i know that evenings empire has returned into sand vanished from my hand left me blindly here to stand, but still not sleeping my weariness amazes me i am branded on my feet i have no one to meet my ancient empty streets too dead for dreaming i used to know all of bob dylans records before i was governor. I think everything that Willie Nelson wrote. Allman brothers helped put me in the white house by raising money when i didnt have any money. Gregg and i were good friends. The allman brothers had been here and bob dylan has not been here. But Willie Nelson has been here and johnny cash has been here. We got married in a fever, hotter than he brought judy cash down here. We always claimed that she was my cousin. When Willie Nelson wrote his autobiography, he confessed
We have an america that in bob dylans phrase is busy being born, not busy dying. [ applause ] sounds familiar. Hey, mr. Tambourine man, play a song for me a Jingle Jangle morning ill come following you i know that evenings empire has returned into sand vanished from my hand left me blindly here to stand, but still not sleeping my weariness amazes me i have no one to meet my ancient empty streets too dead for dreaming i used to know all of bob dylans records before i was governor. I think everything that Willie Nelson wrote. Allman brothers helped put me in the white house by raising money when i didnt have any money. Greg and i were good friends. The allman brothers had been here. Bob dylan has not been here. Willie nelson has been here. And johnny cash has been here. We got married in a fever, hotter than he brought judy cash down here. We claimed she was my cousin. When willy nelson wrought his autobiography, he confessed that he smoked pot in the white house one night when he was sp