I'm obsessed with all the albums he produced for artists, they're all fantastic. Tammy Wynette, Johnny Paycheck, George Jones, Bob Luman, Jody Miller, David Houston, list goes on!
He makes it sound so simple. But for mere mortals, doing what he did is very difficult, if not impossible. To be able to shadow this Nashville legend is quite an accomplishment. But an even greater accomplishment is your work recognizing all musicians, whether they were credited on a song or not.
Billy produced some great records and wrote some great songs. I am a big fan of David Houston and on his early albums Billy wrote a lot of them along with Glenn Sutton. Great interviews!
Such a great insightful interview, this gentleman is legendary in Nashville and a natural born musician who covered every aspect of the business from the bottom to the top. To think he was in the music industry his entire life playing, writing, producing, managing and even vice president of CBS, even remained married for over 50 years, amazing man and career. Nice picture of you two @ 5:12 by the way, thanks again Joe!
Billy was mentioned in an Otis Gibbs channel interview the other day. When I saw it I thought of you because I know he was your mentor. You do great work Joe. I hope to bring the family by the museum sooner than later. Be well
What I find so fascinating is hearing, in their own voices, stories from people you have known of for years and the memories that dwell within. Thank you, Joe for these interviews and for having the foresight to get the gettin' while the gettin' was good. Brother, we owe ya.
Hi Roger...... Yes that was strong wasn’t it. Billy loved producing Tammy due to the little break she had in her voice. If you like country music stories look out for the interview I’m going to put up very soon. It’s with Hank Sr. steel guitarist Don Helms. I think it’s one of the best I’ve done. Thanks joe
I'm a pretty new subscriber and haven't watched nearly enough of your interviews but I'm mesmerized by each one. Any of them would make a decent voice-only presentation but having the visual reference takes them to "A whole 'nother level!" Watching the person being interviewed is nice but the aspect of these that really sets them apart is the still shot that pops up each time another relevant person is mentioned. I noticed in this set a mention was made of three people being together for a particular event and you had a pic of the three people together in a scene that would pass for THAT event. You must have an incredible library of images. I suspect the easy part was tapeing the interview. The real work is in post production. For those who rightfully say you do the best interviews and ask the best questions, I agree but they should know the secret is: you already know the answers.
Thanks Ed....I’m very happy you’ve enjoyed the interviews so far. Yes a lot of time is spent editing and adding pictures if appropriate.Our museum in house video editor Jay does a great job add the pictures and taking out my goofs. Thanks again for watching.......Joe
He may be the man, all right, but I don't think fans of a) hillbilly music, b) Western swing, c) bluegrass, d) honky tonk, e) Bakersfield, f) outlaw country, and g) neo-traditional country see him, Chet Atkins or Owen Bradley as heroes.
Holy crap, my favorite of your interviews so far, and I've enjoyed them all To hear the story of these famous songs from him is solid gold, as they say. I bet he is a hoot to hang with. I got a charge out of hearing about the musicians stopping when Tammy started singing...I would have, too. Rhe pics you added in were great, also. Thanks so much!!
Oh hi Joe ,I find you again when looking for Billy Sherrill ,,you get the best guests ,,namely JI Allison ,was the only other one I searched ,,thank you for such great interviews ,you have such passion for these artists
Thank you for sharing , he was one of the best in the music industry and wrote alot of # 1 hits Love the songs he wrote for Tammy to sing along with the others...
Thank you Joe for ANOTHER amazing interview ,the other one I saw was JI Allison who is an amazing drummer and I commented and you answered ,you have such passion for great artists and I love your interviews !Being a big Tammy Wynette fan is why I’m so interested in Billy ,I read where he treated her so decently when she first got to Nashville .She went knocking on doors and producers were so rude to her saying things like I’ll help you if you’ll help me ,and she walked out ,,,which was common back then and one out of five songs were by women .But not Billy ,she said I wanna sing and he listened ,he was overwhelmed w her ,and as he was producing George Jones he hooked them up to tour together .And I read Charlie Rich Jr commenting when Billy died that he remembered being a kid in Billy’s studio ,and running around in the studio in the early 70s while his father Charlie Rich Sr was recording the amazing Behind Closed Doors .I also read where Billy made the comment he didn’t wanna hear of the deaths of Wynette and Jones and yet he lived through both .RIP Billy sherrill ,one of a kind ,we miss you
Billy was like my second Dad in many ways. He gave me a chance. Changed my life completely by believing in me. Yes he loved Tammy. She reminded him of his sister. Best, Joe
Oh that’s so great ,lucky you ! Thanks for sharing !I had no idea you knew him for that long .Also I saw where Tammy said it was Billy who gave her the name Tammy ,her real name being Virginia .
I sure hope Billy is a warmer person in person... Cuz the greatest A-Team players, Owen & Harold Bradley for example were the warmest, kindest people I've ever met in my life... Interesting interview - Thanks!
Hi Keys... thanks for watching again. Billy was shy. This is one of the very few interviews you’ll see of him and by far the longest. Billy was like my second Dad is why he gave the interview. He was one of a kind. Always for the underdog. Hated bullies. A close friend. Best,Joe
@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum I understand... Music has wonderful people. That was a very nice interesting interview. Thank you for improving my knowledge and diminishing my ignorance!
Great interview Joe! It's obvious that Billy has led a rather interesting life & has a lot of stories to tell! Thanks once again for taking us behind the scenes............. Be safe........... 👍👍😉😉
Wow, another interview which I had to watch to the end. I grew up in E TN and to a certain degree, I didn't pay much attention to country music--there is so much history here that I've never known. The portion about Tammy Wynette was literally hair raising--amazing! I'll date myself, I was a youngster when 'Delta Dawn' and 'The Most Beautiful Girl' came out. We just loved those songs and never thought of them as being this style or that style, they were simply beautiful amazing songs! Cool to hear about how those songs came out. Listen to your producer, lol! Thank you Joe for yet another amazing chapter in the evolution of music!
Thanks John... I’m really glad you enjoyed it. Billy was one of a kind. I cannot imagine my life without his friendship, guidance and support. Thanks again for watching..... Best, Joe
Billy reminds me of man giving a speech at a rich man’s convention, and he keeps saying he came to town with nothing, had no help with nothing, just figured it all out from nothing, and some kid comes up to him after the show and asks him, Mr what did you have in that little handkerchief you kept holding on to.? And he says, 2 million dollars in thousand dollar bills.
Deloris Fuller was either going with or married to the great ed wood, jr.. (Plan 9 from outer space and Glen or Glenda) I'm pretty sure that she's the girl that Patricia Arquette portrayed in the excellent 1994 film, Ed Wood.. She wrote ' do the clam ' and other tunes for elvis' movies.. I've seen her interviewed, and she's really sweet and has a unique insight on all of it..
Wow! This is right up there with the Dylan in Nashville videos for historical importance.. Billy Sherrill, Nashville's finest writers and players, the Quonset Hut and Columbia/Epic records = the best AND the biggest selling country music records from the 60's through the 80's. Did any producer have better ears for talent and tunes? Gruff and no-nonsense but with a heart of gold, I'll bet. He was very confident but quick to praise others and give gredit where it's due. Gettin' personal- did you two ever butt heads? Great work, Joe, can't wait for the George Jones stories in part 2.
Thanks Seeburg....Billy changed my life. He gave me a chance. We hit it off at the start. Like my second dad in many ways for 40 years. We had been friends for 30 years when we did this interview. No.... to answer your question.... never had a cross word. Best.... Joe
Hi Andrew... first thanks for watching.... that’s funny you said that.... there was a person who was in my high school rock band who said his third cousin was Billy Sherrill and that’s how I knew who Billy was when I met him by accident and my friend , Steve Lott , who was Billy’s third cousin never met Billy either and Billy ended up being like my second Dad. Best...... Joe
Great interview as always Joe. Can you tell me who played the piano on the George Jones song. " I always get lucky with you". I know Billy Sherill produced it.Love the instrumentation of that song.
Incredible talent in Nashville and truly changed the face of culture. Funny enough Elvis C said he seemed bored and uninterested in the production. Wonder why unless he was uninterested...regardless his so called Country Cosmopolitan sound was amazing 👏
Well, at least Miss Jody Miller's arm was included when you cropped her out of that photo with Al Gallico, in that photo of her between Billy and Al. Lol
@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum Leon Russell is also gone now, ....Brill Building writer Burt Bacharach is still around!! Carole King/Cynthia Mann..you gotta get Jerry Lee while he's still here!?..thanks Love all your videos!!!
Kind of like Jan Howard wanting to record the songs Harland and Hank wrote for Patsy Cline, it ain’t never going to happen even if you’re married to the writer producer or her husband. I Fall To Pieces comes to mind?
@@ronniebishop2496 She started on the Lawrence Welk Show . She was on for 2 years (1967-68). She is the only Welk Alumni to go on and have a huge career.
Billy is the guy who brought soul to country music. His strings on records were legendary.
Thanks for watching Roland... Joe
Rest in peace, Joe chambers at the musians
I'm obsessed with all the albums he produced for artists, they're all fantastic. Tammy Wynette, Johnny Paycheck, George Jones, Bob Luman, Jody Miller, David Houston, list goes on!
Yep, I especially enjoy his recordings with the great Jody Miller!
He makes it sound so simple. But for mere mortals, doing what he did is very difficult, if not impossible. To be able to shadow this Nashville legend is quite an accomplishment. But an even greater accomplishment is your work recognizing all musicians, whether they were credited on a song or not.
The greatest music producer in the history of country music Period!!.His records are just phenomenal.
Billy produced some great records and wrote some great songs. I am a big fan of David Houston and on his early albums Billy wrote a lot of them along with Glenn Sutton. Great interviews!
That James Bond reference was incredible.
Like so much of your vault content...absolute pure gold. Wow.
Thanks Patrick.... Part two out tomorrow... Best, Joe
Billy did it all , he was no doubt a musical genius , he also produced the best work George Jones ever did...imho.
It’s a hit! This guy is pure gold.THANKS!
Such a great insightful interview, this gentleman is legendary in Nashville and a natural born musician who covered every aspect of the business from the bottom to the top. To think he was in the music industry his entire life playing, writing, producing, managing and even vice president of CBS, even remained married for over 50 years, amazing man and career. Nice picture of you two @ 5:12 by the way, thanks again Joe!
Thanks sax.... Part 2 is next. Best, Joe
Dadgum it Joe. This interview was top shelf. Fantastic.
Thanks Johnny... part two soon.
Best.... Joe
Billy was mentioned in an Otis Gibbs channel interview the other day. When I saw it I thought of you because I know he was your mentor. You do great work Joe. I hope to bring the family by the museum sooner than later. Be well
What I find so fascinating is hearing, in their own voices, stories from people you have known of for years and the memories that dwell within. Thank you, Joe for these interviews and for having the foresight to get the gettin' while the gettin' was good. Brother, we owe ya.
Thank you Thomas... glad you’re enjoying them... Joe
Greatness. Thank you!!
Truer words never spoken Terry..... best, Joe
Billy Sherrill's formula with Tammy Wynette was transcendent and different in the most unique sense. The Edith Piaff of Co
Billy’s career is phenomenal! Great production and interview Joe.
Thanks Minister .... Part 2 will be up soon.Best........Joe
Joe! Another great one!
The part about the first time they heard Tammy sing made my cry.
Beautiful! Thanks 🙏
Hi Roger...... Yes that was strong wasn’t it. Billy loved producing Tammy due to the little break she had in her voice. If you like country music stories look out for the interview I’m going to put up very soon. It’s with Hank Sr. steel guitarist Don Helms. I think it’s one of the best I’ve done. Thanks joe
I'm a pretty new subscriber and haven't watched nearly enough of your interviews but I'm mesmerized by each one. Any of them would make a decent voice-only presentation but having the visual reference takes them to "A whole 'nother level!"
Watching the person being interviewed is nice but the aspect of these that really sets them apart is the still shot that pops up each time another relevant person is mentioned. I noticed in this set a mention was made of three people being together for a particular event and you had a pic of the three people together in a scene that would pass for THAT event. You must have an incredible library of images. I suspect the easy part was tapeing the interview. The real work is in post production.
For those who rightfully say you do the best interviews and ask the best questions, I agree but they should know the secret is: you already know the answers.
Thanks Ed....I’m very happy you’ve enjoyed the interviews so far. Yes a lot of time is spent editing and adding pictures if appropriate.Our museum in house video editor Jay does a great job add the pictures and taking out my goofs. Thanks again for watching.......Joe
outstanding!
Billy Sherrill is the man!
He may be the man, all right, but I don't think fans of a) hillbilly music, b) Western swing, c) bluegrass, d) honky tonk, e) Bakersfield, f) outlaw country, and g) neo-traditional country see him, Chet Atkins or Owen Bradley as heroes.
His dad held revival in Liberty Tx. and stayed with my greatgrand parents. Became friends and married my mother and father in Texas.
Holy crap, my favorite of your interviews so far, and I've enjoyed them all
To hear the story of these famous songs from him is solid gold, as they say. I bet he is a hoot to hang with. I got a charge out of hearing about the musicians stopping when Tammy started singing...I would have, too. Rhe pics you added in were great, also. Thanks so much!!
Thanks Roger... Yes Billy was great to hang with and I enjoyed it for 40 years. The second part of the interview will be out soon... Best... Joe
I had to chuckle when he mentioned Delores Fuller, who was hooked up at one point with Ed Wood, of Plan 9 From Outer Space fame.
I really enjoyed the interview! Thank you Joe!
Thanks David... Part 2 will follow soon.... Billy was like my second dad in many ways. Changed my life... Glad you enjoyed it........ Best...Joe
11:45 .. The Tammy Wynette story is incredible .. Wow
What a fantastic interview, what an incredible talent but he made it sound so matter of fact with a big chunk of modesty too, legend .
Oh hi Joe ,I find you again when looking for Billy Sherrill ,,you get the best guests ,,namely JI Allison ,was the only other one I searched ,,thank you for such great interviews ,you have such passion for these artists
Terrific interview! Behind the scene nuggets of gold.
Thanks Kenneth..Joe
I really liked watching this. Thanks for uploading. Now on to Part II.
Thank you for sharing , he was one of the best in the music industry and wrote alot of # 1 hits Love the songs he wrote for Tammy to sing along with the others...
Thanks for watching Deborah.... Billy was a great friend... like family...best, Joe
Those Charlie Rich albums that Sherrill produced are amazing
Thank you Joe for ANOTHER amazing interview ,the other one I saw was JI Allison who is an amazing drummer and I commented and you answered ,you have such passion for great artists and I love your interviews !Being a big Tammy Wynette fan is why I’m so interested in Billy ,I read where he treated her so decently when she first got to Nashville .She went knocking on doors and producers were so rude to her saying things like I’ll help you if you’ll help me ,and she walked out ,,,which was common back then and one out of five songs were by women .But not Billy ,she said I wanna sing and he listened ,he was overwhelmed w her ,and as he was producing George Jones he hooked them up to tour together .And I read Charlie Rich Jr commenting when Billy died that he remembered being a kid in Billy’s studio ,and running around in the studio in the early 70s while his father Charlie Rich Sr was recording the amazing Behind Closed Doors .I also read where Billy made the comment he didn’t wanna hear of the deaths of Wynette and Jones and yet he lived through both .RIP Billy sherrill ,one of a kind ,we miss you
Billy was like my second Dad in many ways. He gave me a chance. Changed my life completely by believing in me. Yes he loved Tammy. She reminded him of his sister. Best, Joe
Oh that’s so great ,lucky you ! Thanks for sharing !I had no idea you knew him for that long .Also I saw where Tammy said it was Billy who gave her the name Tammy ,her real name being Virginia .
True
I sure hope Billy is a warmer person in person... Cuz the greatest A-Team players, Owen & Harold Bradley for example were the warmest, kindest people I've ever met in my life... Interesting interview - Thanks!
Hi Keys... thanks for watching again. Billy was shy. This is one of the very few interviews you’ll see of him and by far the longest. Billy was like my second Dad is why he gave the interview. He was one of a kind. Always for the underdog. Hated bullies. A close friend. Best,Joe
@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum I understand... Music has wonderful people. That was a very nice interesting interview. Thank you for improving my knowledge and diminishing my ignorance!
Great interview Joe! It's obvious that Billy has led a rather interesting life & has a lot of stories to tell! Thanks once again for taking us behind the scenes............. Be safe........... 👍👍😉😉
Thanks Steve... part two soon.
Best..... Joe
Wow, another interview which I had to watch to the end. I grew up in E TN and to a certain degree, I didn't pay much attention to country music--there is so much history here that I've never known. The portion about Tammy Wynette was literally hair raising--amazing! I'll date myself, I was a youngster when 'Delta Dawn' and 'The Most Beautiful Girl' came out. We just loved those songs and never thought of them as being this style or that style, they were simply beautiful amazing songs! Cool to hear about how those songs came out. Listen to your producer, lol! Thank you Joe for yet another amazing chapter in the evolution of music!
Thanks John... I’m really glad you enjoyed it. Billy was one of a kind. I cannot imagine my life without his friendship, guidance and support. Thanks again for watching..... Best, Joe
Excellent interview, Billie was awesome!💫
Thanks Larry..... Joe
Another great interview. Billy had a hand in putting out some great music.
Thanks for watching BT...Joe
Very interesting conversation.
Thanks for watching Bill. Billy is the person that gave me a chance. Without him I doubt I would have had the life I’ve experienced. Best….. Joe
Love this!! Can't find any interviews of billy so this is a treat!!
Great interview Joe
The story about playing the song while the offering plate was being passed around made me laugh until tears ran down my face
Thanks Misty… that was how Billy was always:)…. Best, Joe
Billy reminds me of man giving a speech at a rich man’s convention, and he keeps saying he came to town with nothing, had no help with nothing, just figured it all out from nothing, and some kid comes up to him after the show and asks him, Mr what did you have in that little handkerchief you kept holding on to.? And he says, 2 million dollars in thousand dollar bills.
Billy forgot the other engineer Tom Sparkman, engineered The Fabulous Charlie Rich, David Houston's You Mean The World To Me, etc.
Enjoyed the video as always 🎸
Thanks Riffs.... Joe
Deloris Fuller was either going with or married to the great ed wood, jr.. (Plan 9 from outer space and Glen or Glenda) I'm pretty sure that she's the girl that Patricia Arquette portrayed in the excellent 1994 film, Ed Wood.. She wrote ' do the clam ' and other tunes for elvis' movies.. I've seen her interviewed, and she's really sweet and has a unique insight on all of it..
Wow! This is right up there with the Dylan in Nashville videos for historical importance.. Billy Sherrill, Nashville's finest writers and players, the Quonset Hut and Columbia/Epic records = the best AND the biggest selling country music records from the 60's through the 80's. Did any producer have better ears for talent and tunes? Gruff and no-nonsense but with a heart of gold, I'll bet. He was very confident but quick to praise others and give gredit where it's due. Gettin' personal- did you two ever butt heads? Great work, Joe, can't wait for the George Jones stories in part 2.
Thanks Seeburg....Billy changed my life. He gave me a chance. We hit it off at the start. Like my second dad in many ways for 40 years. We had been friends for 30 years when we did this interview. No.... to answer your question.... never had a cross word.
Best.... Joe
Yer one of the best interviewers Joe!!!
Hi Jams.... Thank you very much. Sincerely...... Part two with Billy next.. Thanks, Joe
He produced my favorite song ever by Tammy Wynette.Till I can make it on my owne.The best written best sang best played best producer
Mr billy Sherrill is a relative of mine. Never got the chance to meet him though
Hi Andrew... first thanks for watching.... that’s funny you said that.... there was a person who was in my high school rock band who said his third cousin was Billy Sherrill and that’s how I knew who Billy was when I met him by accident and my friend , Steve Lott , who was Billy’s third cousin never met Billy either and Billy ended up being like my second Dad. Best...... Joe
Rip Sir 😭
Great interview as always Joe. Can you tell me who played the piano on the George Jones song. " I always get lucky with you". I know Billy Sherill produced it.Love the instrumentation of that song.
Hi Stevie.... most likely Pig Robbins. Thanks, Joe
Incredible talent in Nashville and truly changed the face of culture. Funny enough Elvis C said he seemed bored and uninterested in the production. Wonder why unless he was uninterested...regardless his so called Country Cosmopolitan sound was amazing 👏
He also produced R&B singer Tommy Tate “a lovers reward” on Okeh records
released in 1966
Well, at least Miss Jody Miller's arm was included when you cropped her out of that photo with Al Gallico, in that photo of her between Billy and Al. Lol
A wish that I had a nickel for every album that Billy helped produce.
A shame you never did one with Jerry Lee/Little Richard/Mickey Gilley
Hi 909.... I wish I could’ve too... Joe
@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum Leon Russell is also gone now, ....Brill Building writer Burt Bacharach is still around!! Carole King/Cynthia Mann..you gotta get Jerry Lee while he's still here!?..thanks Love all your videos!!!
Billy's tune Tipsy. ua-cam.com/video/981BPQs1ihc/v-deo.html
Pretty good tune!
What a great smoker that remains timeless, I love the way he screams during the piano solo.
Rest in peace Joe chambers of the MUSICIANS HALL OF FAME! IN NASHVILLE.
Thank you for your support Ken.
We have always been proud of the great musicians of the Shoals area and the one,s who have came here to work!
"Sutton's wife"? Sutton's wife was - uh - like, Tammy's main competitor throughout the '70s ..... the iconic LYNN ANDERSON
Tammy had no one in her league
I never promised you a rose garden Lynn? She was on Lawrence Welk for years
Kind of like Jan Howard wanting to record the songs Harland and Hank wrote for Patsy Cline, it ain’t never going to happen even if you’re married to the writer producer or her husband. I Fall To Pieces comes to mind?
@@ronniebishop2496 She started on the Lawrence Welk Show . She was on for 2 years (1967-68). She is the only Welk Alumni to go on and have a huge career.
@@ChadWalker-nu9dt So she started on the Welk show, or just came back to play after she made it? Wow.
Her little band. lol 😅