The Sucarnochee Revue

08/02/2024

Congrats to Britt Gully !!!! “Let It All Hank Out” at #4 on Cashbox Independent Country Chart!!! “Davy Had The Difference” peaked at #2 on the Cashbox Americana Chart, and is still in the Top 15.

07/27/2024

So very sorry to hear of the tragic plane crash, and deaths of Kelly Nelon Clark, her husband, Jason Clark, and their daughter Amber Nelon Kistler. Also killed in the crash were Amber’s husband, Nathan Kistler, Melodi Hodges, an assistant, pilot Larry Haynie and his wife, Melissa. The Nelons have been so highly regarded as Southern Gospel artists, and fine genuine folks for so many years. The group’s founder, Rex Nelon recorded one of my songs. I really thought a lot of him. He was a very good, pleasant Christian man. This generation of Nelons had accomplished so much. They just seemed to get better, and better. They will be greatly missed.
Autumn Nelon Streetman was not on the plane, and released this statement,
“As many of you have heard by now, my father and mother, Jason and Kelly Nelon Clark, along with my sister, Amber and brother-in-law, Nathan, as well as our dear friends Melodi Hodges, Larry and Melissa Haynie were involved in a tragic plane crash on Friday. Thank you for the prayers that have been extended already to me, my husband, Jamie, and our soon-to-be-born baby boy, as well as Jason’s parents, Dan and Linda Clark. We appreciate your continued prayers, love and support as we navigate the coming days.”

07/25/2024

Congratulations to Carl Ray’s new hit song on Sucarnochee Records, “Caney Fork!!!!”

07/20/2024

Mary Mac, and I caught up, and had breakfast with Oldstar as they ended their nationwide tour, and spent the night in Birmingham.
Pictured from left to right: (Mary McCollum White; Jacky Jack White; Henry White -rhythm and lead guitar, vocals; Apollo C**t, Electric Bass; Cameron King -rhythm and lead guitar;
Jackson James- Drums; and Zane McLaughlin-lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar )

The Dates they Played:

6/28- Denton, TX
6/29 - Austin, TX
6/30 - New Orleans, LA
7/1- Panama City, Fl
7/12-Birmingham, AL
7/13-Columbus, GA
7/15 - Atlanta, GA
716- Ashville, NC
7/17- Washington, DC
7/8- Philadelphia, PA
7/10 - Brooklyn, NY
7/11 - Boston, MA
7/12 - Portland, ME
714-Kent,Ohio
7/15-Detroit, Michigan
7/17 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
7/18 - Chicago, IL

07/19/2024

We welcome your prayers for our friend, Randall Wilds of Wilds And Associates. He is facing heart surgery. He stays so busy. He’s going to have to slow down a little bit. Thank you for speaking to the Lord about our friend Randall.

07/18/2024

Anita Carter was one of the finest female country singers of all time. Fil (Wings of Pegasus) runs analyses of guitarists, rock bands, plus, country, rock, and pop singers. I had no idea, he is a fan of the Carter Family. Anita, and Helen were two of my best friends. I’m so glad Fil recognizes her incredible talent. Fil, may not realize, however, that Anita always sang behind the beat. She did this on purpose. She recorded this song when Folk Music was still big. She was the first to record “Ring of Fire” before her brother-in-law Johnny Cash. She recorded it in a Folk Music style

Tonight we're having a listen to the haunting voice of Anita Carter back in 1962 singing 'Voice of the Bayou'! Original Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch...

07/11/2024

Awesome!!

07/01/2024

Congratulations to award winning Carl Ray and Rhonda Vincent for the continued chart success and awards for their duet on “The Old Rugged Cross.”

07/01/2024

Congratulations to Britt Gully for continuing success with our songs, “Davy Had the Difference,” and “Let it All Hank Out!!!”

07/01/2024

Congratulations to David Slater for continuing chart success with our song, “Crossing the Great Divide!!!”

07/01/2024

Very grateful to see Jana Mougin back on the charts with our song “If I Didn’t Love You!!!” She’s a wonderful artist, and receiving much deserved appreciation for her talent.

07/01/2024

Another magazine article…

06/25/2024

Great Big New Hit for Carl Ray!!!!

Written by Wood Newton, Daniel Johnson and Carl Ray Williams. A love story while growing up on the Caney Fork River.

06/25/2024

David Slater is at lucky #13 on the Cashbox Independent Country Chart with “Crossing the Great Divide!!!” Written by David and Jacky Jack White for Bob White Music,Inc., ASCAP/Ranger Dave Music, ASCAP promoted by Millenium Music and Sucarnochee Records

06/23/2024

The “People’s Court” Story:Jacky Jack White and David Slater’s First Major Song Cut

In 1984, David Slater, and I started writing songs together when he was a student at Lipscomb University, and while I was working there, and finishing up a Masters degree in psychology. Grand Ole Opry star Ray Pillow signed us up to his publishing company, New London Music. New London had published several major hits, including “God Bless the USA.” David, and I wrote a lot of “power ballads,” and country rock songs. “Exchange of Hearts” was the first song we published with Ray. It went on to be a massive international hit for Slater. But, that would happen several years later. However, in a few short months, David would win Ed McMahon’s “Star Search” singing our original songs each week of the competition. This put us on the map. But, before all that happened…
One day in 1985, Ray Pillow, and his partner Larry McFadden called me up, and asked me to write a novelty song for the famous country comedian Ray Stevens. Stevens, Pillow, and McFadden were very close friends who played golf together at least one day every week. Larry said, “you’re certifiably crazy, Jack. This shouldn’t be very hard for you. Ray Stevens needs one more song for his album.” I was very confident. I’d really liked Ray Stevens “Ahab the Arab,” and “Gitarzan.” So, I didn’t think it would be very difficult at all. Plus, I had five days. I’ve always been a fast writer. I went back to my apartment in McMinnville, Tennessee.
Four and a half days later, I had absolutely no clue what I was going to write. I tried. But, nothing coherent, or funny was happening. I didn’t have writer’s block. I had cement block. Nothing remotely adequate had entered my brain pan.
I got in my car, and headed to Nashville. I kept praying some workable idea would appear. Then, somewhere around Readyville, my car motor started clicking. Then, it started smoking. I’d blown my engine.
Lucky for me, my friend, and banker Jeff Golden drove up minutes after it happened. He took me to a wrecker service in Murfreesboro. One of the wrecker operators drove me back to Readyville to get my car. This guy was about sixty years old, unshaven, smoking a cigar, and wearing a torn athletic undershirt with grease stained work pants, and brogan boots. We’re driving along, and he starts a conversation.
“Who sold you this car?”
“Believe it or not, my dad sold me that Oldsmobile.”
He started laughing. “Your dad?!!? You oughta take him to People’s Court.” He’s laughing really loud at his own remark.
“Did you say ‘People’s Court?’ You got something to write with, and some paper?”
He handed me a pencil, and a receipt book.
I told him, “Mister. I’m going to sit over here, and write a hit song.”
The guy knew I was serious. He was really excited about it. I decided I was not going to write about a defective automobile. I told him “I’m going to write about a guy with a muffler shop who can’t get along with his wife. His fishing has been hampered by her constant disgust. They decide to ‘get on the tv,’ and tell it all to Judge Wapner!!!”
He almost drove the wrecker into a ditch. By the time I got a rental car, I’d written my draft of the song “People’s Court.”
Ray, and Larry were expecting me to bring them a lyric, and melody by four o’clock that afternoon. I slid into the parking lot at 3:45. I ran up the two flights of stairs. David Slater was lounging around in the writer’s room. I desperately said, “David, starting playing a ‘vamp’ on that electric keyboard.” David started playing an improvised piano part. I started reading the dialogue I’d written, and singing the choruses. We taped it on a reel to reel tape recorder. Just as the tape rewound, and spun off the spool, Ray Pillow, and Larry McFadden came running in. “Have you got that song ready for Ray Stevens?” “Yes, sir. Right here.” “Where’s the lyric sheet?” I thought they were going to explode when they saw that receipt book. They had less than five minutes to get that tape, and lyric sheet to Ray Stevens. The secretary typed up the lyric sheet. She kept saying, “I can’t believe you wrote this crazy stuff on a receipt book.”
Ray, and Larry left and went over to Ray Stevens’ Ahab Publishing office about a block away. Lee Greenwood walked into the writing room. David, and I wrote a song with him. The entire time I was sweating it out wondering if they were going to be successful pitching “People’s Court.” This would our first cut on a major artist.
A little over an hour later, Ray, and Larry returned. They both looked at me kinda like I was an escaped convict. Ray said, “Jackie, that was the stupidest, craziest song I’ve ever heard in my life. I’ve never been so embarrassed. We should have listened to that song before we took it over. Anyway. I don’t know why, but he’s going to record it. He’s gonna have Buddy Calb rewrite it, and make it more civilized. Anyway, I guess we should all be happy.” Later that summer, when the song charted, and the album “Surely You Joust” went to #11, and sold a lot of copies, we were happy.
David Slater

06/22/2024

The first charted hit I ever wrote. “People’s Court” by Ray Stevens. Co-written with David Slater, and C. W. Calb. The circumstances, and situations around the writing, pitching, and recording are a lot more comical than the record. Regardless, the single charted, the album went to #11, and the door creaked open to the music business.

"People's Court" is from the album, "Surely You Joust" it was Ray Stevens' twenty-third studio album and his third for MCA Records. The album's front cover s...

06/21/2024

Here is the magnificent Terrill singing “Exchange of Hearts” on the Sucarnochee R***e. She took it to #26 on Cashbox’s Pop/Rock Chart. We love Terrill.
David Slater’s 1987 recording of our song, “Exchange of Hearts” is in the Top Five on the Philippine Country Music Chart this week. It’s been on the charts there since 1995.

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06/20/2024

Sucarnochee Records…

06/17/2024

Jana Mougin is back in the Top Fifteen with the Jon Vezner/Jacky Jack White song “If I Didn’t Love You” published by Bob White Music,Inc., ASCAP/Minnesota Man Music, BMI on Dark Shadow Recording label.
We are so grateful, and honored to be associated with Jana Dolakova Mougin, and her good husband Stephen, and son Sammy and all the wonderful musicians involved on this updated version such as Dan Tyminski (guitar), Sierra Hull (mandolin), Ron Block (banjo), Todd Livingston (dobro), Stuart Duncan (fiddle), Barry Bales (bass), Lauren Mascitti (vocal), and Stephen Mougin (vocal).
A Tremendous Blessing!!!

06/14/2024

David Slater is still going strong with our song “Exchange of Hearts.” It’s only been on the charts in the Philippines since 1995.

06/10/2024

Stuart Duncan plays some amazing rock violin on this Led Zeppelin classic performed by Robert Plant, and Alison Krauss. Stuart played fiddle on both versions of the song “If I Didn’t Love You” written by Jon Vezner, and myself. Steve Wariner recorded “If I Didn’t Love You” in 1993. It was a Top Ten Country in the United States, and the U. K. Last year, Jana Mougin had a #2 Bluegrass Hit in the United States.
Stuart is really amazing. It was a great pleasure to finally meet him.

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss perform a cover of Led Zeppelin's Rock and Roll at CMAC in Canandaigua, New York on June 1, 2022

06/07/2024

Absolutely great artists!!

Our new single - duet is out now! Listen on your favorite streaming platform!

Stephen Mougin
Dark Shadow Recording
Henrich Novák
Henrich Novák Artist Page
Darol Anger
Dennis Crouch
Syntax Creative

https://sc.lnk.to/Ug2uxW

06/04/2024

Wood Newton has performed on The Sucarnochee R***e multiple times. We even wrote a song on the great Cindy Walker’s guitar after one of the shows.

Written by Jacky Jack White, Carl Ray Williams and Wood Newton - Produced by Mike Loudermilk.

06/03/2024

I’m just learning of the passing of William Bill Blakeney. I always made it a point to stop, and see him in Linden,Alabama at the furniture store. Bill loved music, writing it, performing, and talking about it. He had a magnificent collection of CD’s. He was one of the nicest, most genuine fellows I’ve ever known. My condolences to Tyler Blakeney, Roger W. Etheredge, and the rest of the family. He certainly loved you. My children, and myself are very sad to hear about this.