"Portland, Oregon and sloe gin fizz, if that ain't love, tell me what is? Uh-huh."
Now that's country songwriting.
And, Loretta Lynn, who inked up that little gem that she rocked with Jack White of The White Stripes, is being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on June 19, in New York City.
The induction class also includes Desmond Child, Albert Hammond, Alan Menken and John Sebastian.
Lynn also wrote some of the gutsiest gal-written tunes ever in country music including, "The Pill," "You Ain't Woman Enough," "Fist City" and "Coal Miner's Daughter," among others.
Lynn joins some illustrious country company in the hall including Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams, Boudleaux and Felice Bryant, Harlan Howard, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton.
Lynn's not resting on any laurels though. She's back stomping around her home turf at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 29, for a concert at the Eastern Kentucky Expo Center in downtown Pikeville.
Halfway to Hazard opens the show.
Tickets are $29, $39 and $49.
Call (800) 277-1700.
Speaking of female songwriters from The Country Music Highway, that well ain't dry yet.
The next generation behind the Rebecca Lynn Howard and Julie Reeves, is teaming up for a show called "Ladies Night 2," at 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 28, at the Paramount Arts Center.
Sponsored by WTCR's Homegrown Country and its hosts Gary and Sonya, the show is only $5 and features about half a dozen of the Tri-State's best female country music songwriters and performers including Jamie Painter, Traci Ann Stanley, Holly Forbes, Ashlee Stewart and Sonya Crites.
Originally scheduled for the Coffeehouse, this second annual event had enough pre-sale tickets to move it into the Paramount's small theater space and now into the big house.
Word has it that if the Paramount gets half full, Gary is dressing up and doing a version of "Natural Woman."
Tickets are available at the Paramount Box Office at (606) 324-3175.
Listen to Homegrown Country at 5 p.m. every Sunday to get a taste of these talented local artists' latest works.
E-mail homegrownradio@roadrunner.com.
While we are on the subject of good country songwriters, we've got a good one coming here in two weeks to the April 5 premiere of Russ Barbour's much-anticipated documentary, "Ken Hechler: In Pursuit of Justice."
Lionel Cartwright, the soundtrack's composer, performer and producer, is coming to support and to perform.
Cartwright, who grew up in Glen Dale, W.Va., which is the same hometown of Brad Paisley, chalked up two Top 20s, three Top 10s, and three Top 5 hits, one being a No. 1 song, "Leap of Faith" for MCA Records back in the late 1980s/early 1990s.
You can go online at www.lionelcartwwright.com to read more about this talented native who I'd almost forgot about.
Idol chatter
Michael Orland, the keyboardist for "American Idol," is joining J.B. Miller on 97.9-FM at 8:15 a.m. Tuesdays to get fans fired up for that night's "American Idol" show.
Miller said it's not a gossip fest but about chatting with this music man who spends major time with each contestant each week.
You can check out more about him at www. michaelorland.com.
From Season Three of American Idol, New Orleans native soul gospel singer, George Huff, who put out a CD on Word Records, will be the guest artist on April 17, at the world premiere of Francesca Karle's latest docu-drama "Back to the Bottle" that will take place at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center.
The premiere is going to be a red-carpet affair, and inside filled with a food buffet, live music and the film, which has a guest appearance by a major film star.
Tickets are $25 and all money raised above expenses goes to the Cabell County Substance Abuse Prevention Partnership.
Francesca's first film, "On the River's Edge," about Huntington's homeless raised more than $25,000 for area agencies that help the homeless.
Tickets may be purchased at the United Way on Madison Avenue, Midway Barber Shop on 4th Ave, or to charge tickets by phone, contact Corey at (304) 523-2764.
Dave Lavender writes about music and other entertainment for The Herald-Dispatch. Contact him at (304) 526-6686 or lavender@herald-dispatch.com.
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