Old saying spawned a hit

This week in 1973: According to a nationwide poll, Americans opposed the bombing of Laos and Cambodia 2: 1; the Un i ted States put Sky lab into orbit; a Senate panel began pub l ic hearings on Watergate; and a singer from S ledge , Miss., had his 22nd hit record.

A lot of hit songs have been written about old sayings or popular sayings at the time.

And according to John Schweers, Charley Pride’s 1973 No. 1, “Don’t Fight The Feelings Of Love” was one of those tunes.

Schweers commented, “Don’t Fight The Feelings” was a saying that was going around about that time. I was in my upstairs bedroom in my $100 a month apartment, just doodling around on my guitar. I got this feeling going and was stomping my feet to the beat and my landlady knocked on my door because she thought I was nailing something on her wall. I think she was a little unhappy to find out that I was a songwriter.”

RCA Victor released Charley Pride’s “Don’t Fight The Feelings Of Love” on April 17, 1973 and on the final day of June, John Schweers had his first No. 1.

The single was Pride’s 22nd charted song and his 12th No. 1. It was on the charts for 15 weeks.

Charley Pride placed 67 songs on the country music charts between 1966 and 1989—including 29 No. 1s.

He joined The Grand Ole Opry in 1993 and was inducted into The Country Music Hall Of Fame in 2000.

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Doug Davis & The Good Ole Boys will perform today at 10 a.m. at Magnolia Assisted Living.