Comments on: R.I.P. Eddy Arnold

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By: William

William — Sat, 29 May 2010 20:00:58 +0000

My mother, who passed away on January 29, 2005, while I held her hand, LOVED Eddy Arnold, especially back in the 1970s after I received my Honorable Discharge from the US Air Force and visited her at home.

I remember her sitting inside a small room we called the “den” becuase it was the room with the television and the stereo. She would play Eddie Arnold records ad nauseum, and she would even sit there and cry, Eddie’s singing moved her so deeply.

R.I.P, Eddie!

By: tpierce2

tpierce2 — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:27:46 +0000

I am dating myself with this comment–but in college we used to shoot pool, shuffleboard dance and drink beer to his music.

Class act!

By: tiredofit08

tiredofit08 — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:15:27 +0000

not my kinda music but RIP…a definite talent and a class act….

By: Ordinary Coloradan

Ordinary Coloradan — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:55:09 +0000

Class act, all around. And such a great set of pipes.

By: sillygatboy

sillygatboy — Mon, 12 May 2008 19:59:34 +0000

On May 8th, I posted on this blog:
“…and now for the most serious news of the day, I just heard that Eddy Arnold died a few hours ago. I’m from the D.C. area, Uline Arena in the 60′s…Porter Waggoner, Roy Clark, Jimmy Dean, Willie, Patsy Cline, so many others. …and Eddy Arnold, a voice like no other.
I must go now and shed a tear…”

By: GraniteMan

GraniteMan — Mon, 12 May 2008 03:34:17 +0000

In 1951 me and my buddies loaded up the trunk with fried chicken, cherry pie and sodas to last three days and drove to Nashville in a 41 Ford club coupe. We heard Eddie Arnold and he was the kind of guy that made our country great as well as a singer that had a voice like no other. You knew it was Eddie Arnold from the first note out of his mouth. God Bless Him, we won’t see another for a long time.

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By: GaMidnightRider

GaMidnightRider — Sun, 11 May 2008 07:48:46 +0000

Eddy you will be missed but you and your music will always live on and be a great asset of our county roots.

R.I.P.

By: ammo john

ammo john — Sun, 11 May 2008 02:37:44 +0000

I’ve always loved “Cattle Call”. Just something about it that makes me smile.

By: terrig

terrig — Sat, 10 May 2008 22:26:42 +0000

My folks listened to him a lot when I was growing up so I am very familiar with his music. I can sing the “Big Bouquet of Roses” in my sleep, which is probably the best time to hear me sing since I can’t carry a tune in a bucket.
Anyone ever hear of Ray Price? I saw him with my Dad a few months ago at Cypress Gardens (or whatever they call it now) in FL. He was another one we were spoon fed as kids too.

By: MNUSMCDavid

MNUSMCDavid — Sat, 10 May 2008 18:42:47 +0000

Thanks seedubya

This brought back a great memory of me learning to play guitar. My father was a jazz guitarist and was trying to teach an 11 year old with short fingers to play. I never could understand his telling me I had to feel the music before I could play it. To show me, he put on Eddy Arnold and told me to close my eyes. Then I knew. Thanks!

By: WarEagle82

WarEagle82 — Sat, 10 May 2008 18:10:06 +0000

Eddy Arnold was my mother’s favorite. And as a boy I liked him too. “Make the World Go Away” was one of my favorites.

The world has changed since I was a kid and music is one area where it hasn’t gotten better. There are far too few people like Eddy Arnold out there making music.

I don’t have to miss Eddy Arnold, or Buddy Holly, or all the others as we can still remember them through their music as long as we aren’t too old and senile to find an mp3 player.

By: TTFK

TTFK — Sat, 10 May 2008 18:08:06 +0000

Up in the attic? Hell, I have MP3s of him that get regular play along with Charlie Pride, Dale Watson, Jimmy Carpenter, Johnny Ace, Bill Monroe, Billy Joe Shaver, Doc Watson, Jimmie Rodgers, Johnny Bush, Merle Travis, Ray Price and Dave Dudley.

Of course, I am also only 32… I feel old now.

By: Alaskan

Alaskan — Sat, 10 May 2008 18:00:21 +0000

There are a number of videos of him singing on Youtube, but this one of a live performance in 1996 is charming.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE6rdpMV2Dg