Comments on: Forgotten Artists: Johnny Darrell

By: JODY DARRELL

JODY DARRELL — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:03:53 +0000

HI’ MY NAME IS JODY DARRELL, YES, JONNY DARRELL’S WIDOW, THANK YOU ALL FOR THANKING OF JOHNNY, I HOPE TO DO A BOOK AND A MOVIE ON HIS AND MY LIFE SOME DAY,, IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN HELPING ME I WOULD RAELLY LIKE THE IMPUT, I HAVE A LOT WRITTEN DOWN AND NEED HELP ON THE REST,, CALL ME AND LESS MAKE A MOVIE, IT NEEDS TO BE DONE, JODY DARRELL, 281-248-3905

By: John Davis

John Davis — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:22:10 +0000

I had aspirations to become a country singer almost 4 decades ago. I sat and quaffed some beer (didn’t know he was a diebetic, so the beer probably wasn’t doing him much good) with Johnny Darrell and Billy Stepp at Deemen’s Den (owned by singer Nancy Dee) down on Broadway in Nashville back in the early 1970’s. He and Billy both treated the crowd with a song or two, as was common at the “Den” back then.

I think Johnny’s arrest for pot possession that landed him in the Davidson County Jail for several months at a most inopportune time of his then blossoming career played a crucial part in his lack of success thereafter. Pot possession was a big no-no in those years in most places, and the punishment was severe. The County lock-up was still known at the time for putting people in leg-irons and sending them out to break rock, although I can’t say if Johnny somehow avoided this aspect of punishment because of his status as a recording artist.

His non-traditional voice and style may have become more acceptable to the mainstream country fans later in the Seventies if he had kept it going. I’m sure his health played a part, but he never really recovered the momentum after his stint in the county jail.

By: LARRY FRANKUM

LARRY FRANKUM — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:27:14 +0000

JODY WAS JOHNNY’S BEST FRIEND AND PROVED IT IN THE END, SHE WAS HIS BIGGEST FAN AND MORE THAN LOVE KEEP IT THAT WAY, JODY WANT’S TO THANK EVERY ONE FOR THIER SUPPORT IN THE PAST, I’AM HER FRIEND AND I KNOW WHAT SHE HAS GONE THROUGH,THE MUSIC WORLD IS A HARD WORLD, BUT JODY DARRELL IS A STARTER AND A FINISHER,, SHE WILL FINISH THIS,,LOOK FOR A VERY GOOD MOVIE TO COME OF JOHNNY AND JODY’S LIFE,, I KNOW I WONT TO SEE IT,, LARRY FRANKUM

By: LARRY FRANKUM

LARRY FRANKUM — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:02:12 +0000

MY NAME IS LARRY FRANKUM A FRIEND OF JODY DARRELL AND I THINK THIS WRITEUP ON JOHNNY DARRELL IS LONG TIME COMING,, JODY IS KIND OF CRAZY, BUT SHE IS ONE OF THE BEST PEOPLE I HAVE EVER MET,, SHE TUCK CARE OF JOHNNY FOR MANY YEARS WHILE HE WAS SICK,, LOVE YOU JODY, BEST WISHES, THANK’S FOR WRITING THE ARTICAL VICTORIA,,,,LARRY FRANKUM

By: victoria fields

victoria fields — Thu, 28 May 2009 02:11:38 +0000

watch out for the upcoming movie

By: victoria fields

victoria fields — Wed, 27 May 2009 02:10:26 +0000

HELLO TO ALL, I RECENTLY MEET A AMASING LADY BY THE NAME OF “JODY DARRELL” . THE WIDOW OF JOHNNY DARRELL. WHO WANT’S ME TO LET THE COUNTRY MUSIC PEOPLE KNOW THAT SHE HAS SIGNED A CONTRACT ON THE LIFE OF JOHNNY. I TOO THANK EVERYONE FOR SUCH A GREAT SITE. I LOVED IT ALL. I WILL HAVE COFFEE WITH JODY TOMORROW AND AS SHE SAID “LIVING LIKE WILLIE STILL ” I REALLY ENJOYED LEARNING ABOUT JOHNNY HERE.BUT I LOVE HER STORIES BEST.WOW WHAT A LADY !!! PEACE OUT, TEXASREDBUD

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By: Matt B.

Matt B. — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:48:20 +0000

Stormy,

Rap and R&B albums are scrutinized a lot more than pop/rock records are and if only one or two tracks contain a cuss word (only once in the song) then they won’t edit it.

By: Paul W Dennis

Paul W Dennis — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:40:32 +0000

A point I’d like to clarify about “covers”. In the context of Johnny Darrell’s career, a “cover version” meant that the song was recorded AND released as a single by another artist.

It was fairly routine for LPS of the 50s, 60s and 70s to feature recordings of other artists recent hits – I bet I must have 20 or more recordings of songs such as “By The Time I Get To Phoenix”, “With Pen In Hand”, Rocky Top” and “Gentle On My Mind” on the LPs issued by various artists. The Statler Brothers never issued either “Green, Green Grass of Home” or “Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town” as singles