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An all-time classic. By and large, most Christmas music these days is pretty commercial, and honestly, forgettable. But over the years, legends like Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson have put out some absolutely beautiful, and timeless, holiday originals. And one of the best is Willie Nelson’s “Pretty Paper,” which he wrote in 1963, and was first made famous by Roy Orbison when it peaked at #15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Willie later recorded his own version of the song in 1964 and again in 1979 for his own Christmas album. In the lyrics, Willie references a man selling “pretty paper, pretty ribbons” alone on the sidewalk, and as it turns out, there actually was a disabled street vendor Willie knew from his time as a radio DJ in Fort Worth who did just that. Though he regrets never stopping to actually talk to the man whom he would walk by every single day on his way to work, the image of seeing him on the sidewalk always stuck out to Willie long after he moved from Texas to Nashville to pursue a career in country music. The Local Paper Identifies The Mystery Man He specifically remembered the man announcing, “Pretty paper! Pretty paper!”, to get the attention of people walking by, which is where the instantly recognizable title and lyrics came from. For many years, the man’s identity was a mystery, but in 2004, Fort Worth Star-Telegram columnists were finally able to identify the man who inspired such an iconic song. They had put the word out to their readers to see if anyone had any information regarding the man or might’ve recognized him, as a lot of them had shopped at Leonard’s Department Store over the years and remembered seeing him there. None of them knew his name, but quite a few people reported that he traveled from Santo, in Palo Pinto County, to downtown Fort Worth to sell his goods. As it turns out, a man named Bob Neely, a nearby rancher from Santo, called one day when he found out they were inquiring about his neighbor, Frankie Brierton. Bob says you could always hear him crawling up and down Houston or Throckmorton streets on all fours. Eventually, the paper got in contact with Frankie’s daughter, Lillian Compte, who lived in Conroe. She had no idea the song was about her dad, or that anyone would be asking about him, seeing as he had passed away in 1973: “It’s a pretty song. I just never thought of it being about my father. He sold pencils. He crawled around on his hands and knees. But we never did without.” Frankie had suffered from a spinal disorder as a child, and learned to crawl when his spine was weakened as a result. He would travel to Fort Worth, Dallas, and Houston to sell his goods at the State Fair of Texas and the Stock Show in Fort Worth. Eventually, the landlords in downtown Fort Worth wanted to ban street vendors and missionaries in front of stores. Charlie Ringler, a former store manager at Leonard’s, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that the Leonard family allowed all of them to stay as long as they were actually selling something: “Some people wanted them moved out, but we never moved them. We couldn’t turn them away. As long as they were selling pencils or something, that was fine.” As it turns out, on a rare, snowy Christmas Eve in the Stockyards, the red headed stranger was doing some last minute Christmas shopping and decided that he was going to buy wrapping paper from the man when he left the store. Willie Nelson Finds Inspiration On Christmas Eve When he walked back outside, the snow had picked up, and he circled Leonard’s to see if he could locate Frankie. He never did, and it’s still something he thinks about to this day. Willie actually wrote a book about the man he saw in Fort Worth, where he imagines what would’ve happened if he’d actually gotten to know him: “And all these years, I’ve wondered about the man that inspired that song. A poor soul who was selling wrapping paper by the side of the road, singing to lift his spirits and stay warm.” While I’m sure it would’ve been amazing to meet the man and get a chance to hear his story in first-person, something about the mystique and mystery of it all is really special too. The song itself is another refreshing reminder this holiday season from the great Willie Nelson about what’s important… and I don’t think the writers of “Jingle Bells” or “Frosty the Snowman” can come close to that. And if you’ve always wanted to put a face to the man who inspired such an amazing song, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram has one in this article, where there’s more detail about Brierton’s story. Lillian also explained that her father earned a living without government assistance, also selling pencils at the Fort Worth Stock Show, the State Fair of Texas in Dallas and on Main Street in downtown Houston. Though he faced extra challenges in his life that most of us will never come close to understanding, she never saw him as anything other than her father. Her son, Rick Compte, says that he loved and admired his grandfather, and joked about how much he loved attention: “You might say that he really liked attention.” Unfortunately, Brierton never knew that “Pretty Paper” was inspired by him, but I have to imagine his family is incredibly proud of the fact that, not only did he work hard his entire life to provide for them despite the bad circumstances he dealt with physically, but he is the muse for one of Willie Nelson’s most beloved songs, and one of the greatest Christmas songs ever written. You can’t do much better than that… Willie’s performance of “Pretty Paper” at Austin City Limits in 1993 is one of the best: “Pretty Paper” The post Daughter Of Man Who Inspired Willie Nelson’s Christmas Classic “Pretty Paper” Says He Never Knew The Song Was About Him: “He Crawled Around On His Hands And Knees, But We Never Did Without” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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Keith Richards is one of the greatest guitarists of all time and also one of the most sincere musicians in the business. He has always been honest in interviews about any subject journalists ask him, including his opinions on other bands and artists. The Rolling Stones were extremely important for aspiring musicians all over the world, but especially in the United Kingdom. They inspired an entire new generation of artists, including Dire Straits and guitarist Mark Knopfler, about whom Richards has already given his opinion. What is Keith Richards' opinion on Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler Keith Richards is a big fan of Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler and already said he rates the musician “very highly,” repeating the praise twice and adding that he was impressed by Knopfler as a songwriter as well. "How highly do you rate Mark Knopfler?" BBC asked him. "Very high, very high. I love his sound, love the touch and I love the stuff he's writing too these days. I'm very impressed with it and he is working with Bob (Dylan) for a while too. I think you got a lot out of that," Keith Richards said. He praised the band and Mark, after picking "Money for Nothing" as one of his favorite songs to be played on the "My Top 10" radio show in 1986. In the previous year, during a recorded rehearsal before the Live Aid charity festival, Richards talked with Ronnie Wood and Bob Dylan about Dire Straits and their frontman. During the conversation, Wood asked: “Did you hear the new Mark Knopfler stuff? The new Dire Straits song about the microwave ovens and MTV (‘Money for Nothing’).” Both said they had not heard it yet, and Keith replied: “All I know about Dire Straits is they are working in London and our truck is recording them. (…) I mean, it is good music. How is this Mark Knopfler? I have never met him, lovely guitar player,” he said. Dylan and Wood then responded that Knopfler is a quiet person. "Money For Nothing" was released in 1985 being featured on Dire Straits' fifth studio album "Brothers in Arms". Two years before, in 1983, the band had used the Rolling Stones mobile studio to record "Alchemy: Dire Straits Live". That record became one of the most praised live albums of all time. The Rolling Stones used Mark's studio record one of their albums Curiously, a couple of decades later, in 2016, The Rolling Stones would be the ones to use Mark Knopfler's studio. Part of their covers album "Blue & Lonesome" was recorded at British Grove Studios, owned by the musician and located in London. “Yeah, it seems to have grown (the studio). I think it’s because it’s so flexible. You can use the place for high-tech things like movies and surround sound, so it’s great for that brigade. I think we’ve done the last three Warner Brothers musicals here. And it’s great for rock’n’roll recording." “So you can use tons and tons of vintage recording gear, and the band can all play together. You can do lots of different set-ups. It has the latest digital recording gear, but it also has analogue gear from 1954 onwards. In fact the microphones go back even further, they go back into the 30s, even,” he told UDiscover Music. Like most Rock and Roll musicians, Mark was also influenced by The Rolling Stones, especially when growing up. He is six years younger than Keith and started his musical career in 1965, one year after the Rolling Stones released their first albums. When talking about how much The Beatles influenced him, Mark mentioned the Stones saying he also liked them and The Kinks. "Oh, (The Beatles were a) huge (influence)! 'Please, Please Me' was one of the first records that I bought. It's funny now, because while I've been working with Aztec Camera at Ayre Studio, I've been playing Asteroids about every other day with Paul McCartney. It's slightly strange to think 'Oh, that's him' (laughs). But I also liked the Rolling Stones, and I absolutely loved the Kinks. And I got into trouble for writing 'The Kinks' on notebooks and desks in school." Mark Knopfler continued: "I loved songs like 'Where Have All the Good Times Gone', 'Waterloo Sunset', and 'You Really Got Me'. I enjoyed that period, and then a few years later, when I was 18 or 19, I got into a lot of the American bands, like The Doors. (Also) some of the English bands that didn't necessarily make it as big. (One of them was) Head, Hands & Feet (with Albert Lee). I never really got into deep record collecting, because I was always moving around and was too impoverished," he told Guitar Player magazine in 1984. Although Dire Straits were active only from 1977 to 1992 and released just six albums, they are still one of the best-selling bands of all time. The group has sold an estimated total of more than 120 million records worldwide. These days, on Spotify, they have more than 24 million monthly listeners. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018 but Knopfler didn't attend the ceremony. He remains focused on his solo career and recently organized the charity single “Going Home (Theme From Local Hero).” A large number of rock stars took part in the project, including Keith’s bandmate Ronnie Wood. https://youtu.be/IKfDFmpL7TEThe post Keith Richards’ opinion on Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

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