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Hard Gamblin Man
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Hard Gamblin Man is about a professional gambler, who's played one game too many. Mysterious to the town folk ... And gun down by a less talented player, who thinks he's been cheated. This song almost made it to TV as a theme song for a show about
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Country, Country Western, Old Rock, Rock-a-billy, Pop Country, Blue Grasss, a bit of Blues / Jazz and on oaccasion ... a lit'l Pop Rock.
WB and the Western Union was my first country band. Playing for years as a solo or backed by other local bands for years. I put this band together, to hopefully get out some of my country songs, I had piling up. We recorded my first album, in my basement, as I hired one of those locale mobile studios. It was to be just a demo album. But some songs truned out well enough to see air play. the theme of the album was, Thanks Grand Ledge. My hometown, to which I composed an original song for. Most songs on the LP, were from the early 70's. The only new song was the Grand Ledge song, "Good O'le Boy from Grand Ledge MI." It got over 3 months of air play, as well as, "Move Over" "Hard Gamblin Man" Just a thought of you" and "Tribute to Christ Jesus" 5 songs, managed to get air play off our demo. And not one other member had any experience, performing outside their home or for friends. Mel Sharrah-Drums, Barb Morse on Piano, Rick Bellant on Guitar ... and Jake Jocobus on Bass. Not pictured as he joined the band, just days before our recording effort. But a great guy, who didn't mind not being on the cover. The band lasted 4 years ... but disbanded due to my financial problems, trying to get them promoted and local club gigs that didn't pay enough to cover expenses.
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Genre
Country • Country General
Charts
Peak #20
Peak in subgenre #7
Author
WB Vaughan
Rights
Yes 1972 and PA 1984 collection
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July 18, 2007
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MP3 3.0 MB • 128 kbps • 3:15
Story behind the song
I was asked to compose an opening song for this show, up in Mt. Pleasant MI., in Mar of 1970. It was called the doo doo song. Just a bit of a funny jingle, to open a comedy show, at a local club, which featured many a humorous skits and other musical performances by me, and several others, in between. While back stage during the second skit ... the director came backstage and asked if I could compose another song, before their Gambling skit came up. I had about 25 minutes ... and said I don't think so? But, I gave it a try, after she left. They were impressed with my opening song and hoped I might be able to do this. Well, in about 10 minutes, and written on a napkin ... I managed to compose this song. They were elated ... and I went out and performed it, only minutes before the gambler skit. It went over very well with the audience. So, needless to say ... they came one more time and asked If I could do one for a medicine man, skit, near the end of the show. Again, I said, I don't know? But I said, I'd try? In less than 6 minutes, again I had another song. A country disco, is how I classified it. A bit more humorous than the Gambler. But ... in one night I had composed two songs, in less than 20 minutes. To which I kept in my performance list ... as solos, until we recorded them with my 1st country band, "WB and the Western Union." It was the band who came up with the name. I let them do stuff like that! And didn't run the band as most solo entertainers might have. They had a lot of respect for me, because I did not place myself above them, even thought the name of the band had me listed separate from the band, itself. Their idea was, I had many years of experience ... while they were all, without any outside experiences or original songs. So they felt, because I already had a name in the business? It should be listed and shown or reflected in the name of the band as well. And this was their way of doing just that. I was the leader of the band? But I ran it pretty democratically, as far as everyone had a say in what we were going to do. Not just me! I guess I geve them direction is all. Not all my ideas were implemented. But most were, as they considered me, as having more experience than they had.
Lyrics
Steps down from the stage and he walks to the saloon. Walks up to the bar and he ask for a room. Walks upstairs, unpacks his bag and lays upon his bed. As he thinks about tomorrow and the gamblin games ahead. Wakes up in the morning and he dresses for the day. No one in this town, knows how long he's gonna stay. Steps down to the bar and he orders him a drink. While everybody stares at him, they don't know what to think. Chorus 1: And he's a Hard ... Gamblin Man He's a Hard ... Gamblin Man ... Hummmmmmmm .... He looks across the room and he chooses him a table. Then he calls for any players, anybody who is able? To match the skills of a gamblin man, a few step in sight to play this game with a gamblin man, who's gambled all his life. Repeat Chorus 1: Music lead ... The game grows old, he's short of tricks ... but they still know who's boss. While one man stands, rebeling, 'bout the game that he just lost. And one man cries, (spoken) "You Cheated Me!" and shot him with his gun. (spoken): As the blood flowed from the gamblin man ... His gamblin life was done. 2nd Chorus: He was a Hard ... Gamblin Man ... He was a Hard ... Gamblin man ... Hummmmmmm ... Hummmmmmm ... Hummmmmmm ... Hummmmmmm ........
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