Jim Stafford
American singer-songwriter and musicianWikipedia
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Search complete. 18 mentions across 7 episodes found for "Jim Stafford".
Sep 7, 2026
Mike TaylorHOST
I wonder where is he ranked in the singer category? He had
Mike RobertsonHOST
a lot of Stafford.
Mike RobertsonHOST
He had a lot of Jim Stafford going for him in this one, I thought.
Mike TaylorHOST
Well, it's funny because he wasn't a good actor and the singing was terrible.
Mike TaylorHOST
So it's like, Jack Jones, what are we doing? No wonder your father turned his back on you.
Tim FriedmannHOST
I'm going to look into a little bit more.
Tim FriedmannHOST
Is it like Alice Cooper, or is it somebody else like Jim Stafford? There you go.
Tim FriedmannHOST
But J.J. Cale is this week's Little Big, and Frankie's going to tell us all about him.
Frank OstHOST
And I'm going to tell you how he became J.J. Cale.
Dave BakerHOST
we're cooking.
TrentPANELIST
Jim Stafford.
TrentPANELIST
It was a suggestion by our other Dave here in the booth.
Dave BakerHOST
He's starting to grow on me a little bit.
AjaxHOST
I mean, dang me, I used to...
AjaxHOST
When I, when I heard that song, like I actually bought a Jim Stafford and a Roger Miller, um, cassette tape back in the day, and I would play Spiders and Snakes and Dang Me all the time.
AjaxHOST
So [laughs] mad respect for Roger Miller.
AjaxHOST
Um, love him.
Tim FriedmannHOST
Right, right.
Tim FriedmannHOST
And so we came up with one from the 70s, like 74, 75, Jim Stafford.
Tim FriedmannHOST
Yeah.
Tim FriedmannHOST
What are you going to tell us about Jim Stafford?
Frank OstHOST
Probably a lot of people don't know him, but you might know a few of his songs.
Frank OstHOST
Yeah.
speaker_3SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I don't like spiders and snakes and that ain't what it takes.
Jim StaffordSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Like spiders and snakes And that ain't what it takes To love me Like I want to be loved by you So
speaker_1NARRATOR
Both involved families, both involved music, and between them, they invented an industry that would make Branson one of the most visited places in America.
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In 1959, four brothers named Mabe, Jim, Lyle, Bill, and Bob, decided to start a live entertainment show to give tourists something to do in the evening after a day on the lake.
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They called themselves the Bald Knobbers, borrowing the name from a notorious group of Ozark vigilantes who had terrorized Taney County in the 1880s, meeting on treeless hilltops, bald knobs, to plan their rough justice.
Gabby HazeHOST
Taney County's where Bradleyville, Missouri is, and that's where her whole family lived, and her grandfather used to tell us about it.
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The name on the marquee was now a memory, not a living presence.
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The departures accelerated.
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In 2014, Jim Stafford, who had been one of Branson's anchor performers for more than two decades, refinanced his large theater on the strip and then abandoned it, leaving the bank to repossess the property.
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The official response from Branson's tourism and chamber organizations was, characteristically, upbeat.
Andrew CreminsGUEST
which means they just totally totally
Dean LeggeroHOST
oversold it okay my number one i've been trying to figure out a way to get this song in and i i don't know how to explain this song without really ruining it and i don't i don't know if i want to ruin it for people because the whole thing it's a twist ending song and it's so weird and i don't know how they got away with this in the 70s eric do you know my girl bill by jim stafford
Eric KuberHOST
yeah
Dean LeggeroHOST
Okay, so you have to listen to it.
Dean LeggeroHOST
He's trying to talk to the guy because they're both in love with the same girl.
Dean LeggeroHOST
And it's brilliant.
Dean LeggeroHOST
Jim Stafford is brilliant in the delivery.
Dean LeggeroHOST
It's a straight ahead song.