Country Music Star Eddy Arnold Dies at 89

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~James Helbert~, Wytheville, VA
Providence Reformed Presbyterian Church, RPCUS
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"Is this not a brand plucked from the fire?” - Zechariah 3:2

I remember him well. My parents and grandparents were big C&W fans, so I heard a lot of Eddy Arnold. It brings to mind many good memories.

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Ivan Schoen, Pastor
Maranatha Baptist Church
Poplar Grove, Illinois USA
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"When a denomination begins to consider doctrine divisive, theology troublesome, and convictions inconvenient, consider that denomination on its way to a well-deserved death." Dr. Albert Mohler, President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

His recording of A Daisy a Day became a favorite of my late wife in the summer of 1980, when we were driving each day to the hospital to visit our premature born twins, and after the death of one of them. I played it over and over to her in the final months of her life in 2002 and early 2003.

He remembers the first time he met her
He remembered the first thing she said
He remembered the first time he held her
And the night that she came to his bed
He remembers her sweet way of sayin'
Honey has something gone wrong
He remembered the fun and the teasin'
And the reason he wrote her this song

CHORUS
I'll give you a daisy a day dear
I'll give you a daisy a day
I'll love you until the rivers run still
And the four winds we know blow away

They would walk down the street in the evening
And for years I would see them go by
And their love that was more than the clothes that they wore
Could be seen in the gleam in their eyes
As a kid they would take me for candy
And I'd love to go taggin' along
We'd hold hands while we walked the corner
And the old man would sing her this song

CHORUS
I'll give you a daisy a day dear
I'll give you a daisy a day
I'll love you until the rivers run still
And the four winds we know blow away

Now he walks down the street in the evening
And he stops by the old candy store
And I somehow believe he's believin'
He's holdin' her hand like before
For he feels all her love walkin' with him
And he smiles at the things she might say
Then the old man walks up to the hill top
And gives her a daisy a day

CHORUS
I'll give you a daisy a day dear
I'll give you a daisy a day
I'll love you until the rivers run still
And the four winds we know blow away

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Glenn Ferrell
Pastor, Sovereign Redeemer Presbyterian Church
OPC
Boise, Idaho

Arnold had 57 consecutive Top 10 country hits from 1947 to 1954 and 146 total (I think) Top Ten hits in his career, with 28 of those making it to No. 1. No country singer had a more successful career (money-wise) than Arnold.

He was largely responsible for that smooth "Nashville sound" so despised and rebelled against by younger guys like Willie Nelson, et al.

Arnold died exactly one week to the day before his 90th birthday.

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Richard T. Zuelch, M.Div
Ruling Elder, OPC (not currently serving)
Westminster Presbyterian Church, CA (OPC)
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Talking to oneself is, I believe, considered a sign of lunacy. Thinking to oneself is most certainly a sign of it. - G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936), in January, 1906

I loved hearing him sing these!

ANYTIME YOU'RE FEELING LONELY
ANYTIME YOU'RE FEELING BLUE
ANYTIME YOU FEEL DOWN-HEARTED
THAT WILL PROVE YOUR LOVE FOR ME IS TRUE

ANYTIME YOU'RE THINKING 'BOUT ME
THAT'S THE TIME I'LL BE THINKING OF YOU
SO ANYTIME YOU SAY YOU WANT ME BACK AGAIN
THAT'S THE TIME I'LL COME ON HOME TO YOU

(4mm break)

ANYTIME YOU FEEL DOWN-HEARTED
THAT WILL PROVE YOUR LOVE FOR ME IS TRUE

ANYTIME YOU'RE THINKING 'BOUT ME
THAT'S THE TIME I'LL BE THINKING OF YOU
SO ANYTIME YOU SAY YOU WANT ME BACK AGAIN
THAT'S THE TIME I'LL COME ON HOME TO YOU





Big Bouquet of Roses



KEY: G

(4 MM INTRO)

I'M SENDING YOU A BIG BOUQUET OF ROSES
ONE FOR EVERY TIME YOU BROKE MY HEART
AND AS THE DOOR OF LOVE BETWEEN US CLOSES
TEARS WILL FALL LIKE PETALS WHEN WE PART

I BEGGED YOU TO BE DIFFERENT BUT YOU'LL ALWAYS BE UNTRUE
I'M TIRED OF FORGIVING NOW THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO DO
SO I'M SENDING YOU A BIG BOUQUET OF ROSES
ONE FOR EVERY TIME YOU BROKE MY HEART

(16 MM PIANO BREAK)

I KNOW THAT I SHOULD HATE YOU AFTER ALL YOU'VE PUT ME THRU
BUT HOW CAN I BE BITTER WHEN I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU
SO I'M SENDING YOU A BIG BOUQUET OF ROSES
ONE FOR EVERY TIME YOU BROKE MY HEART
ONE FOR EVERY TIME YOU BROKE MY HEART

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N.L./ www.foundersbaptist.org
Spring, TX

My dad and I listened to some of his songs last night together. I'm somewhat new to him, although I've heard of him many times before. My dad said he was very popular, selling as many or more records than even Hank Williams, Sr. The first thing I noticed when listening to him is his very smooth voice. He almost didn't sound Country and Western. To me, it was like: Bing Crosby does C&W.

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Charles Plauger
Member/Grace Reformed Church
Oakland, MD

As a matter of fact, his two biggest influences as a singer were Bing Crosby (1903-1977) and Gene Autry (1907-1998).

That's interesting! You know, I heard that several singers back then styled themselves after the popular ones, whether intentional or unintentional I don't know. I guess we tend to naturally imitate those who we are surrounded by the most. I recently picked up an Ernest Tubb CD and read that he was heavily influenced by Jimmie Rogers, and his voice was compared to his in similarity. But, Ernest had his tonsils removed from an infection, and his voice changed, and his own unique sound emerged.

One of my favourite albums of all time is:

Amazon.com: Cattle Call/Thereby Hangs a Tale:...

Now that is what I call an album (or two).

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Mike
London City Presbyterian Church
London
England

"Surely, we wish to be orthodox, but we must first learn what real orthodoxy is. Surely, we wish to be progressive, but we must first have a basis to progress from."