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Arthur Godfrey
American
Entertainer
Born:
Aug 31
,
1903
Died:
Mar 16
,
1983
Believe
Good
Me
Time
Work
You
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He asked if I was a songwriter, and I said yeah, that I was in town because I'd won this contest. He said, okay, then he was gonna play me his hit, and started singing 'When it's time to relax, one beer stands clear... '
Arthur Godfrey
Time
Me
Beer
Relax
Singing
Okay
Songwriter
He
Clear
Town
Because
Contest
Said
Yeah
His
Won
Hit
Gonna
Then
Asked
Stands
Play
Started
As corny as it may sound, my true goal was to crack the Americana market.
Arthur Godfrey
Corny
Market
True
Sound
Goal
Crack
May
Americana
Now I'm fortunate to have a good band in CA, and play many solo gigs as well. My point is that I stopped playing in bands and played solo for four years, to get back into the groove and pulse of writing and singing and who I am on stage.
Arthur Godfrey
Good
Writing
Singing
Band
Stage
Pulse
Back
Solo
Gigs
Point
Well
Am
Years
Bands
Get
Stopped
Good Band
Groove
Fortunate
Who
Many
Now
Play
Four
Played
Playing
I explained to the lady my love for John and his work, and she made it possible for me to purchase one of the 24 proofs, the one for 'I'm So Tired,' which I have on my piano at home.
Arthur Godfrey
Work
Love
Home
Me
Tired
Made
Possible
Purchase
John
Piano
She
His
Lady
Which
Explained
I know how I like to be treated, so I always start by saying, 'Could you give me a moment of your time, I know you're very busy,' and usually, they will.
Arthur Godfrey
Saying
Time
Me
You
Will
Busy
Give
Give Me
Could
Like
Know
Always
How
Very
Your
Moment
Start
Treated
I really believe in myself. I'm the hardest worker I know, and one of the best songwriters. There's a craft to it, and it takes a long time to hone it, and I work really hard at it.
Arthur Godfrey
Work
Time
Best
Myself
Long
Long Time
Believe
Songwriters
Takes
Know
Craft
Worker
Really
Hard
Hardest
Hone
I'd just hit the Billboard thing, and I had a good feeling. About a month ago, I received a call that said I was in the running, that I'd made the final 25. So I just wanted to place.
Arthur Godfrey
Good
Made
Feeling
Final
Month
Running
About
Had
Call
Said
Hit
Just
Wanted
Place
Billboard
Good Feeling
Thing
Received
If I go to a seminar and someone like you or someone like him is talking, I'm never part of the group that rushes him directly afterward. I always wait in the back corner with my head down until everyone is gone, and then I go up and do my thing.
Arthur Godfrey
You
Wait
Gone
Down
Group
Corner
Back
Everyone
Someone
Directly
Never
Part
Head
Like
Until
Him
Talking
Always
Go
Up
Seminar
Afterwards
Then
Thing
You get a letter from her agency embracing you into the family that says, 'It is our goal now to help you achieve your dream of being a songwriter, in John's memory.'
Arthur Godfrey
Family
You
Memory
Achieve
Our
Says
Dream
Embracing
John
Songwriter
Goal
Get
Being
Agency
Your
Your Dream
Help
Now
Letter
Her
You know, if you don't do nothin, you don't do nothin.
Arthur Godfrey
You
Know
Nothin
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