Comments on: Friday Five: The O.K. Corral http://www.engine145.com/friday-five-the-o-k-corral/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=friday-five-the-o-k-corral A Roots Music Publication Sat, 18 May 2013 01:56:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: luckyoldsun http://www.engine145.com/friday-five-the-o-k-corral/#comment-59318 luckyoldsun Sat, 27 Oct 2012 22:31:21 +0000 http://www.engine145.com/?p=20903#comment-59318 "Gunfight at O.K. Corral" was one of a series of killer western movie themes that Frankie Laine sang--from the sublime "3:10 to Yuma" to the ridiculous "Blazing Saddles." He also had big hits with "Mule Train," "Your Cheatin' Heart" and "Hey, Good Lookin'" and of course, sang the "Rawhide" TV theme--but for some reason Laine was completely rejected by the country music industry. I think maybe it was because Laine was really an Italian American from Chicago named Lovecchio--but on the other hand, another paesan from Steubenville named Dino Crocetti did find a bit more acceptance in Nashville. “Gunfight at O.K. Corral” was one of a series of killer western movie themes that Frankie Laine sang–from the sublime “3:10 to Yuma” to the ridiculous “Blazing Saddles.” He also had big hits with “Mule Train,” “Your Cheatin’ Heart” and “Hey, Good Lookin’” and of course, sang the “Rawhide” TV theme–but for some reason Laine was completely rejected by the country music industry. I think maybe it was because Laine was really an Italian American from Chicago named Lovecchio–but on the other hand, another paesan from Steubenville named Dino Crocetti did find a bit more acceptance in Nashville.

]]> By: Paul W Dennis http://www.engine145.com/friday-five-the-o-k-corral/#comment-59096 Paul W Dennis Sat, 27 Oct 2012 00:57:39 +0000 http://www.engine145.com/?p=20903#comment-59096 I remember it from the first go-round too I remember it from the first go-round too

]]> By: Rick http://www.engine145.com/friday-five-the-o-k-corral/#comment-59074 Rick Fri, 26 Oct 2012 22:09:32 +0000 http://www.engine145.com/?p=20903#comment-59074 Tombstone, Arizona is a really cool tourist trap, well as far as tourist traps go anyway, and they used to stage re-enactments of the shoot out. If anyone ever heads that way I highly recommend a side trip to the old copper mining town of Bisbee that has become an artist colony of sorts. If Hank "Keep The Change" Jr. recorded that album today, it would likely be titled "Ballads of the Hills and Plains and Water Rights!". Tombstone has been experiencing a serious water shortage problem for the last couple of years ever since a flash flood damaged their water collection system in a nearby mountain range. Unfortunately the water collection system is on federal land and the Interior Dept. under Obama won't give Tombstone city employees access to make the needed repairs! I'm guessing Romney might do well in that voting district... Tombstone, Arizona is a really cool tourist trap, well as far as tourist traps go anyway, and they used to stage re-enactments of the shoot out. If anyone ever heads that way I highly recommend a side trip to the old copper mining town of Bisbee that has become an artist colony of sorts.

If Hank “Keep The Change” Jr. recorded that album today, it would likely be titled “Ballads of the Hills and Plains and Water Rights!”. Tombstone has been experiencing a serious water shortage problem for the last couple of years ever since a flash flood damaged their water collection system in a nearby mountain range. Unfortunately the water collection system is on federal land and the Interior Dept. under Obama won’t give Tombstone city employees access to make the needed repairs! I’m guessing Romney might do well in that voting district…

]]> By: Barry Mazor http://www.engine145.com/friday-five-the-o-k-corral/#comment-59050 Barry Mazor Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:36:52 +0000 http://www.engine145.com/?p=20903#comment-59050 Well, that show ran from 1955-'62 and than re-ran forever, so you don't have to be ancient to recall it. Although, yeah, I saw it as a kid its first time around. Well, that show ran from 1955-’62 and than re-ran forever, so you don’t have to be ancient to recall it. Although, yeah, I saw it as a kid its first time around.

]]> By: bob http://www.engine145.com/friday-five-the-o-k-corral/#comment-59025 bob Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:31:54 +0000 http://www.engine145.com/?p=20903#comment-59025 Thanks Barry. As one of the oldest of the baby boomers, I remember it well. Thanks Barry. As one of the oldest of the baby boomers, I remember it well.

]]> By: Barry Mazor http://www.engine145.com/friday-five-the-o-k-corral/#comment-59010 Barry Mazor Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:51:50 +0000 http://www.engine145.com/?p=20903#comment-59010 For those of us of a certain age, Wyatt Earp will always kind of be Hugh O’Brien, and the song, the theme from that 50s TV show, The Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp. As in: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HrY2Ynn4Jo For those of us of a certain age, Wyatt Earp will always kind of be Hugh O’Brien, and the song, the theme from that 50s TV show, The Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp. As in:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HrY2Ynn4Jo

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