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Topic: Miles and Miles of Texas |
Gerry Roeters
From: Hudsonville, Michigan, USA
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Posted 6 Mar 2004 10:49 am
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Who can tell me who wrote this great old Western Swing song? Another one I was wondering about was "I just destroyed the world I'm living in." Thanks for the help ahead of time. |
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Herb Steiner
From: Spicewood TX 78669
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Dennis Lobdell
From: Freeport,Tx,USA
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Posted 6 Mar 2004 12:11 pm
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Gerry: From what I've been able to find, it's Willy Nelson. Dennis
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Jim Smith
From: Midlothian, TX, USA
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Posted 6 Mar 2004 12:23 pm
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I'm with Herb, it was Tommy Camfield that wrote "Miles and Miles of Texas". Tommy told the story of how he wrote it, and performed the song at every Grapevine Opry show he was on, when I played there in the early 80's. |
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Walter Stettner
From: Vienna, Austria
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Posted 6 Mar 2004 12:24 pm
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"Miles And Miles Of Texas" was written by Diana Johnston and Tommy Camfield.
"I've Just Destroyed The World" was written by Willie Nelson and Ray Price (although Willie was famous for selling song credits in his early career, simply because he needed the money, might be that he wrote it by himself and sold a part to Ray Price).
Kind Regards, Walter
www.austriansteelguitar.at.tf
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Fred Justice
From: Mesa, Arizona
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Posted 6 Mar 2004 3:00 pm
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Herb,Jim,and Walter,
There is a steel player and ex-Texan that
lives in Phoenix and i know him well,by the
name of Ivan Greathouse that has always said
he wrote miles and miles of texas,
Did Ivan have anything to do with the song
is my question?
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Fred Justice
Events Dir.
SWSGA[This message was edited by Fred Justice on 06 March 2004 at 03:01 PM.] |
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