Mel Tillis pt2

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:02):
We're talking with Mel tell Us, and the subject under
discussion is a new movie called Uphill All the Way.
And I understand that uh Burrell lives is in this picture,
that wonderful actor and singer, and I understand he uh

(00:22):
sort of came out of retirement to do this picture
for you, Mel.

Speaker 2 (00:27):
Excuse me rap. Uh Burrell.

Speaker 3 (00:32):
Uh had said that he that he had planned to
not make any more movies. And I called him and
and I told him that that I wanted to make
a movie and uh if I could, uh I could
uh get the financing together and and he said, well,
you'll make your movie.

Speaker 2 (00:52):
He said, you want me in it?

Speaker 1 (00:53):
Right?

Speaker 2 (00:54):
He said, well, seen of the script? And I did,
and I said him, Uh, I said in the script,
he liked it.

Speaker 3 (01:01):
He read it, and and they called me back and
he said, yes, I would love to make a film
with your mail.

Speaker 1 (01:07):
Well, now, Glenn Campbell, I've seen him recently and he
told me that there's something on the contract that Burrow wrote,
I'm only doing this picture for mel.

Speaker 3 (01:18):
Tillis yeah what he wrote, Yeah, yeah, he said I
don't want to do any more movies. He said, I'm
only going to do this for my friend Meil Tillis,
which I thought was you know, he's a good man,
a generous man.

Speaker 1 (01:36):
How did you get to know burrough lives? Well?

Speaker 3 (01:38):
I met him in nineteen and sixty two when he
came to town to record and he had bought a
boat out on Old Old Hickory Lake and he wanted someone.

Speaker 2 (01:49):
To pull it to West Palm Beach.

Speaker 3 (01:55):
So me and Jerry Bradley, a volunteer, volunteered to pull
it to west from the beach. Hecky was about a
twenty three footer, and we had to go down to Decatur,
Alabama and find a trailer that was large enough to
carry the boat, and we pulled it all the way.

(02:15):
He said, well, just they said, just put it on
down to Okachobee to Pahoche he said, he said, you
talked so much about Pajochy.

Speaker 2 (02:23):
I just wanted to go there.

Speaker 3 (02:25):
And he said, we'll leave from there and go up
to Saint Louis Canal and take it on to Revera
Beach and later on his man would come over from
the Bahamas and take the boat to Abaco, where he's from.
And that's what happened, and I, me and Jerry uh

(02:46):
badly we pulled it on down there, and we launched
it and dropped it off the trailer, bent the propeller
shaft and it went. Boy, you could hear us when
we left Bohok. You could hear us in West Palm Beach.

Speaker 1 (03:04):
Uh.

Speaker 3 (03:06):
But we took off up up the Saint Louis Canal
and we were uh hung around. We partied for three
or four days there and rivera Beach, and then we uh.
Jerry had to come back and go into the Uh.
Jerry got drafted and he had to come back and
go in the army. And I went on to the
Bahamas with burrel Ione.

Speaker 2 (03:26):
For six weeks.

Speaker 1 (03:27):
All right, there's another story. I want to ask you
about this right now. Let's say, let's say you sing
a little song. How about one of your biggest tips,
Send me on down.

Speaker 2 (03:34):
Send me down to Tucsons. Clint Eastwood found me that song.

Speaker 4 (03:45):
No one lost their gold down to the June song
in the summer.

Speaker 5 (03:52):
So this time the balls choose me. I've been sort
of restless.

Speaker 1 (04:03):
I guess it.

Speaker 5 (04:03):
Thought it my heaven. I got away on my wife
and family. There have been no other woman since the
mother of my.

Speaker 6 (04:20):
Children, and and every way she's the lady and there's
one then I'll remember a sultry knight we spent together
and she's satisfied.

Speaker 7 (04:37):
Loving side of me. To go listen to the side,
and I'll get.

Speaker 5 (04:48):
The job done and call it the one whose love
is freeze.

Speaker 7 (04:57):
She made me is and I found my life, not
the lady. No sign is fil love and sign.

Speaker 5 (05:18):
I know my lady.

Speaker 8 (05:19):
It is not to blame ause they raised her prim
and proper, while another takes her pleasures where she can.

Speaker 7 (05:32):
No one in two sons.

Speaker 5 (05:34):
She don't hide it.

Speaker 6 (05:36):
And when she gets excited and she makes you feel
you're ever again your man.

Speaker 2 (05:47):
Blood in mine.

Speaker 4 (05:48):
I could have a wish that I knew would be granted.
Don't you know that one wiz would be.

Speaker 6 (06:01):
Just lay beside my lady and she'd beat the kind
of lady to satisfy loving.

Speaker 5 (06:11):
Son, love me.

Speaker 7 (06:15):
Go all stend me down to kisside, and I get
the job.

Speaker 5 (06:23):
And call it the one whose love is breeze.

Speaker 7 (06:30):
Shame man, baby lady said his love son. Yeah, God,

(06:51):
listen it down to kick side and ut.

Speaker 9 (06:57):
The john S.

Speaker 1 (07:02):
That is mel tell Us with send me on down
to tucside. Talking to mel tell Us about Barrel Lives
and there's a story and I don't know all the details,

(07:22):
but you got the toothache. You remember that story?

Speaker 2 (07:27):
I sure do.

Speaker 1 (07:28):
You were down with Burrel Lives in the Bahamas.

Speaker 2 (07:32):
We were in the Bahamas. This was in uh This
was twenty three years.

Speaker 3 (07:36):
Ago, and there had a long time right and there
aren't many dentish around on those islands. If any, if
there's any there, there would be in uh In in Nassau.

Speaker 10 (07:50):
Uh.

Speaker 3 (07:52):
We were on the outer islands and I got a
severe toothache.

Speaker 2 (07:58):
And I had to have.

Speaker 3 (07:59):
A uh uh extracted. So uh Berrol said, I know
a doctor over. He said he's not a dentist, but
he can pull it for you. So we scooned over
there on Burrow schooner and we uh uh I.

Speaker 2 (08:14):
Got over there. He said yeah, he said I can.
I can pull it.

Speaker 3 (08:17):
He said, I don't have any any novercane. He said,
I'm not a dentist, so uh uh Barro said that'll
be all right. He said we'll take care of that,
and we got I got a few uh ah.

Speaker 2 (08:33):
Court cort a v O.

Speaker 3 (08:38):
And I drank it uh until I passed out, and
old Burrow he took me in. He carried me in,
and uh I sent me and I was just real giddy,
you know, real giddy, real.

Speaker 1 (08:52):
Goofy. I was drunk.

Speaker 2 (08:56):
And they got uh.

Speaker 11 (08:57):
Uh.

Speaker 3 (08:58):
There was a big guy native there behind and a
black guy and he got on my head and he
held my head and nothing in that doctor.

Speaker 2 (09:07):
He was a drumming doctor. He couldn't hardly speak English.
He he pulled my tooth.

Speaker 3 (09:15):
And and it hemorrhaged on me. I gotta dry dry
socket in there or something, and it it hemorrhags on me.
And uh, finally I had to apply to uh to
Miami to get it uh fixed.

Speaker 1 (09:28):
All right, question is after drinking a quarter of hell,
does it hurt to have your tooth pulls?

Speaker 3 (09:35):
Didn't hurt a bit, but it wouldn't clock. My blood
wouldn't clock. That was why it hemorrehged so much on me.
All right, but I don't want to go through that
experience again.

Speaker 1 (09:44):
Oh was I sick?

Speaker 2 (09:46):
All right, little burrow, he laughed.

Speaker 1 (09:50):
Let me move on to the next directord. We got
the good old boys coming up next. More Bandy Joe Stapleck.

Speaker 2 (10:00):
And Mama is a.

Speaker 7 (10:07):
God bearing warm She's never done a bad beat.

Speaker 9 (10:12):
In her life, kind of caring mother to us children
and to daddy, trusting, loving wife.

Speaker 12 (10:25):
But she gave into temptation, and to daddy's aggravation.

Speaker 5 (10:30):
She spoke her first joint and did it ride. Mama
burned down. Dad is home town.

Speaker 1 (10:37):
Last night.

Speaker 7 (10:39):
Mama cried, I knew ya had it coming to you.
You could see the flames for miles and miles around.

Speaker 5 (10:49):
Well, a pardon to the parson. It's not a kiss
of arsenal. When she spoke her first joint, it burnt.

Speaker 10 (10:57):
So ride.

Speaker 2 (10:59):
Mama burnt down.

Speaker 13 (11:00):
That is hocky talk last night.

Speaker 14 (11:11):
Some folks will talk for days of why it happened,
and the papers will make her front page news.

Speaker 5 (11:21):
To the local lady, she is still a hero to
the men folks, she's the witching and at the fuse.

Speaker 14 (11:30):
Well, Mama said that she had had it. She was
tired of That is habits. She spoke her first joint
and did it ride. Mama burned down.

Speaker 5 (11:41):
That is hockey talk.

Speaker 2 (11:43):
Last night.

Speaker 14 (11:45):
Mama cried, hello here you you had it coming to you.

Speaker 5 (11:50):
You can see the ladies from mouth and miles round.
We'll have a card through the parcel. It's not a
case of Arsenal.

Speaker 14 (12:00):
When she spoke her first joint Burnt Soup ride, Mama
burned down.

Speaker 5 (12:06):
That is hocky talk last night.

Speaker 7 (12:09):
I never saw my baddy cried, ah my mama white
so high.

Speaker 1 (12:15):
When you spoke her.

Speaker 5 (12:16):
First joint, she did it right, Mama burned down. That
is hocky talk last night.

Speaker 1 (12:29):
That's more Bandy with Joe Stanpley and the song is
called Daddy's Honkey Talk.

Speaker 3 (12:34):
It's the name brand and it's the savy.

Speaker 13 (12:41):
It's a good, good day to.

Speaker 7 (12:44):
Be a came came up, He's got it Tan, We've
got it good. And Jamon came on, came on, we
got it Tandy.

Speaker 13 (12:57):
Cause it's a good good see.

Speaker 5 (13:01):
Welk to wardor.

Speaker 10 (13:04):
Why does the partment to another?

Speaker 7 (13:07):
All one good story, singing our.

Speaker 15 (13:15):
Way and will do our best to make you that
lessen team game song, got intand got.

Speaker 7 (13:28):
Jamon came We got him.

Speaker 1 (13:33):
Why don't you bring on somebody about this? This nice
lady here?

Speaker 3 (13:39):
Yes, I will, I like, I like uh Janney freaky
and this song it reminds me uh, the title of
it reminds me.

Speaker 2 (13:48):
Of the first word in Lonesome is me.

Speaker 1 (13:50):
Yeah.

Speaker 3 (13:50):
But Roger Miller and her song is the first word
in memory is me.

Speaker 2 (13:54):
It's a nice song.

Speaker 10 (14:07):
I can see.

Speaker 7 (14:09):
You don't know what a mamory can do.

Speaker 10 (14:19):
You're getting ready too, good lie, goodbyes to you.

Speaker 5 (14:30):
I can't tell by the way you're not falling.

Speaker 10 (14:37):
You're listening to somebody. And when she's saying and beside
you like God you used to.

Speaker 3 (14:56):
Will be mi.

Speaker 10 (15:00):
When she seen.

Speaker 7 (15:08):
You'll be love matter.

Speaker 11 (15:12):
But it's fine, you will see me the first one and.

Speaker 10 (15:23):
The moy.

Speaker 2 (15:26):
Is me.

Speaker 10 (15:39):
She never touch you God the way that I do,
it won't be her.

Speaker 13 (15:53):
Fine.

Speaker 10 (15:55):
That's juality. When she's home way if any man, no
I curse, that's.

Speaker 11 (16:16):
When your doll.

Speaker 9 (16:20):
What a man.

Speaker 7 (16:28):
That's when you'll.

Speaker 10 (16:32):
She was made.

Speaker 2 (16:44):
You me.

Speaker 13 (16:52):
The burst was in a country.

Speaker 10 (16:58):
Is les.

Speaker 11 (17:05):
The first one in themory.

Speaker 1 (17:11):
Is isn't it? The last word? And lonesome is me? Yes.

(17:33):
The Roger Miller song is it Hello Annie? And I
don't know if this or not. I can't remember that
you've heard miss Janey Fricky and the first word in
memory is me. Now, if you ever see have you

(17:59):
ever seen it any Fricky show, you'll see this young
man out there on stage with her. He is super
a super singer. They finally got him a record contract.
His name is Benny Wilson.

Speaker 13 (18:20):
Some men spend their lives chase rain balls, and by
the time him there lonely and hope, but they're still
not satisfast. Of course they can't get enough. But honey,
I'll be continue. If all we makes love costs heaven acres,

(18:42):
diamonds and mountains of gold.

Speaker 7 (18:46):
They ain't worth.

Speaker 13 (18:47):
Lads must just having you the hole.

Speaker 2 (18:51):
And you'll love more.

Speaker 5 (18:52):
Presses sion to know.

Speaker 13 (18:55):
Then heaven acres and diamonds and mountains uncold, acres of
dimes and mountains umbles.

Speaker 2 (19:18):
I got old and in that man won't need.

Speaker 13 (19:23):
And that look upon your face is enough for me.

Speaker 12 (19:28):
And if I make you happy and never make a bump,
I still have to be right here with you. Make love,
and heaven acres of dimes and mountains of gold, say
ain't worth has.

Speaker 13 (19:45):
Much a just having you the home and you'll love more.
Press just sile to know than heaven acres dime, un send,
mountains unct.

Speaker 2 (20:00):
Aker dime, then.

Speaker 13 (20:02):
Mountain sam.

Speaker 15 (20:15):
John does more.

Speaker 13 (20:16):
Press sambo, even though Ben adds acres dives and mountain sambo.

Speaker 5 (20:25):
Acer then mountain.

Speaker 1 (20:28):
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Speaker 2 (21:52):
I like to do the heart healer for you. There
may be some little hearts out there that needs healed.

Speaker 7 (22:09):
We'll appeal too sweet temptation. A victim on the Devil's bye,
and most of my dreams got lost in the bargain.
I could get the little comfort now when I get
a little aspiration, just not speak flat on my face.

(22:30):
If you came along, you're picking me up, and I'm
looking for a mom and a team.

Speaker 2 (22:36):
I need you see hard heat like you. And then
a long time long.

Speaker 7 (22:43):
I looked around and around and around and.

Speaker 5 (22:46):
Around seed a hard heater like you.

Speaker 7 (22:56):
I'm a friends and close relations yet to take it slow,
But I can't some dude while I'm beating by you
in this.

Speaker 1 (23:06):
Time, man it show.

Speaker 2 (23:09):
I don't need for.

Speaker 5 (23:11):
My rac now.

Speaker 7 (23:13):
I think it's playing to see. I got him in
his eye, John love the change, and I'm a hand
in you.

Speaker 15 (23:23):
I need to see harm heed to like you.

Speaker 7 (23:26):
And then a long time ald I looked around and
around there, around there and around see the harm heed
to like you.

Speaker 2 (23:56):
I need to feed harm heed to like you.

Speaker 10 (23:59):
And then I.

Speaker 1 (24:09):
I our guest star of the wig Mel Tillis, And
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(24:43):
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Speaker 3 (24:57):
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Speaker 1 (25:04):
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Speaker 2 (25:09):
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Speaker 1 (25:10):
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Speaker 2 (25:12):
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Speaker 5 (25:15):
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Speaker 1 (25:16):
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Speaker 2 (25:33):
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