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Blanket on the ground Billie Jo Spears

2,001 views · Published 13 November 2011 · 3:36 · Indexed 12 November 2026

Channel: daveinprogress3 · 2011 · Music

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I didn't 'come out' as a country music fan until the 90's, but i can see the seeds were well and truly planted in 1975 when i began my submersion into pop music. With Top 40 hits by Freddy Fender, B.J Thomas, Ray Stevens, Jessi Colter, Glen Campbell, Don Williams and our own Diana Trask, Judy Stone and Bill and Boyd - i was exposed to country music way back when.... 

Long before i fell in love with Anne Murray, Crystal Gayle and later Juice Newton and Trisha Yearwood, i identified with the 'somebody done somebody wrong song' ingredient to many a country tune. If it wasn't the clever word plays, it was the plaintive vocal style, exemplified by Billie Jo Spears and one of her biggest hits "Blanket on the Ground". Although given radio play (how else would a ten year old boy know about it?), it was not a hit locally, but it has remained with me as a fine example of how country music is played and sung. Simply and with heart. The next few years would see an explosion of country artists including Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton and the above mentioned Crystal Gayle and Anne Murray all whom would go on to have 'cross over' hits on both the country and pop charts. 

Daggy? Maybe. Cheesy? Possibly. Uplifting? Often Heartfelt? Always.    Enjoy!

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