Ear Worm

Johnnie, Kitty Wells and Jack, source: By WSM/Grand Ole Opry - eBay itemcoverpage 1page 2page 3page 4page 5page 6, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22346502

I don't know how I found this song, Lonely Island Pearl.  Maybe I was searching on something island related ?  But whenever I play it the refrain just keeps running through my brain !

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOqT0d74QTU

Mel Tillis was the songwriter of Lonely Island Pearl (his manager is also credited?).  Per the wiki:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnnie_%26_Jack


Jack died in 1963 in a car accident.  There is a good synopsis of the Johnnie and Jack act here:

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/johnnie-jack-mn0000235537#biography

If you've ever seen the Kubrick movie: Full Metal Jacket you've heard Johnnie Wright with his wife, Kitty Wells:

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNHOFyIaGD8


I'm not really much for Country and Western music (I've got the time, no need to leave out Western) and maybe it's just the island mention but I like: Lonely Island Pearl.  Hello Vietnam is something else again - maybe because it's associated with a really unpleasant movie and subject in my mind ?


Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
http://wb9kzy.com/ham.htm