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Ann J.
Morton
My life's journey so far!!!!!
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july 2016
Songs
recorded by Hank Thompson, Charley
Pride, Crystal Gayle, The Spinners,
Gene Watson, Linda Davis, Bill
White, Bill Fredrick. Diana Trask,
Ferlin Huskey, Johnny Duncan, Dick
Curless, Red Sovine, Jim Mundy .I am
Very thankful to be an award winning
singer/songwriter.
My brother is Jim Mundy award
singer/song writer and had a # 1
Billboard song "Yesterday once
more" by Moe Bandy with many
top hits himself. I also have a
brother Bill Fredrick that was with
the group Grey ghost on Mercury
Records. BIll is on Prairie Dust
records, and is on "Joyce's Top 200
charts" Bill Is on the road so very
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Bill was 4 years old when he started
singing. Our family had a TV show. Bill
did Elvis presley songs, and he could
shake those hips just like Elvis. Our
family had a TV show. My mother played
upright bass, I played piano, Jimmy
Mundy was M.C. We also had a radio show
at KWHN in Fort Smith, Arkansas. We
spent so much time answering fan mail,
which we all loved to get and read.
Guess You could say I am from a 'musical
family.
The Spinners recorded, and had the
TV Coca Cola commercial with the
song that I wrote, "Paint the World a
Rainbow" (and buy the world a Coke).They
did the song for a single.
" Roy Clark and Roni Stoneman of Hee Haw
fame for the song "Roy" that I wrote I
wanted to mention........ I also want to
have an honorary mention of Eddie Rager,
who wrote "Minstrel Man" for Willie
Nelson and played bass on the road with
me, after he left Willie's band. Eddie
Rager was one of my co-writers, as well
as Dennis W Morgan. (who I co wrote
"Unbreakable Hearts" with). Eddie Rager was
a great guy and we lost him too soon. He
told me some great stories about some of
the trips when he was with Willie. I
always was a Willie Nelson fan and wrote
a song for him "Willie I will" I was so
honored to finally meet Willie Nelson
since I had written the award winning
song!!! A very great man, and so down to
earth. I also Promoted records for Hank
Thompson, Marty Robbins, Ricky Nelson,
Red Sovine, and John Denver. Johnny
Duncan, Diana Trask, John Wesley Ryles,
Judds, Many others.
The great Linda Davis, recorded one of
my favorite songs "Me and My Crazy
heart" It has not been released as
yet. That same song was also recorded by
Toni Price. of (Austin, TX. fame)
We lost our Liz Anderson, who was
a great singer,songwriter and my best
friend, along with her husband Casey.
They wrote many hits for Merle Haggard,
and their daughter,My Lovely friend who
we also lost the GREAT Lynn Anderson.
Hargus (Pig) Robbins also recorded
"Unbreakable Hearts" which is also the
album title on Elektra Records. "Pig"
has won so many awards. Jill Burke also
recorded "Unbreakable hearts" and i that
song is still going strong. She is such
a great singer, and Friend.
Curly Chalker was the steel player on my
very first session in Nashville, when I
was just a pup. I started writing when I
was about 8 years old and playing piano.
The song I wrote when I was 13 years
old, "Poor Wilted Rose", won an award
for being in the Billboard charts for 11
weeks. I have won several other awards
for my songs that were in the Billboard
charts for more than 11 weeks.That was
the rules for getting an award. My top
40 Billboard hit was "My Empty Arms". I
can relate to Willie Nelson's song "On
the Road Again". I toured so much, but
really was not a traveling Kind. So I
went into Record Promotion With ABC-DOT
Records Jim Foglesong was president, and
told me that I should start doing
promotion to Radio Stations. I took
JIm's advice.. I really loved talking
and writing to all the DJ'S. Later I
started Ann J Morton Record Promotions.
and I am still doing special Promotion
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I have known
so many great folks, and pickers
and grinners, that have been in
my life. I am still writing and
recording, I do a show every
once in a while. I want to thank
each and everyone that has
passed through my life, and
helped me with my journey. I
appreciate everyone. Radio and
Country Music has been my
Life!!!!.......... and it still
is. Thanks Joyce Ramgatie for
keeping us indie folks still
singing, and for your great "Top
40 and Top 200 Country charts"
We love you!!!!!!! Thanks for
everything!!! |
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Contact Ann. J Morton at
AnnJMorton@aol.com
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(c) Joyce Ramgatie/Ann J Morton2016
Email
info@joyce-ramgatie.com
http://www.countrymusicchart.net
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