Jim Ed Brown

The Urban Cowboy film and soundtrack album.

And the album was produced by Jim Ed Norman and John Boylan.

And I had met them both out in LA.

And I could take them songs.

I could take songs out to John's house or to Jim Ed's office.

And they weren't like jumping up and down about my songs, but they weren't discouraging me.

You know, if I drop something off at Jim Ed's place, I might get a note back in the mail said, we need more tempo for this album or just enough to keep me engaged, you know.

Second thing that happened was my partner, Steve got signed to a staff songwriting position at famous music in Los Angeles.

I will tell you, I've been in a room twice where two people have been star- where people have been starstruck.

One, I had to do an event with Jim Brown, people were starstruck, and then when the Lady Vols were practicing at Trevecca one day for the SEC tournament, they're, the Lady Vols were practicing.

There's, there's a decent crowd there, and then Pat Summitt walked in, and it was just quiet, and everybody was staring at her.

And we had to do an interview with her, and she walked over and, my God, she was so gracious and nice.

Leaving me is not what I prefer So it's either here or drinking beer Or home remembering her Pop a top again I think I'll have another round Another one, my friend Then I'll be gone and you can let some other fool sit down.

Now there's a song that'll quench your thirst, Papa Top from Jim Ed Brown.

Now, I had a choice of playing the version from Nat Stuckey in 1966, Jim Ed Brown's version from 1967, or Alan Jackson's version from 1999.

But I played the version from Jim Ed Brown because it hit number three in 1967.

Nat Stuckey actually wrote and recorded the song a year earlier, but it went nowhere.

The Alan Jackson version landed at number six in 1999.

One and two the count.

Jim Ed out of the batter's box, now back in.

Rivers again leaning off toward right center.

Torrez ready to bring it.