30 Tales Of God Mom & Country on cassette

"...so you see, sir, my deck of cards serves me as a Bible, an almanac and a prayer book."

Thus Deck Of Cards, the clever, inspiring story about a soldier caught playing cards during a church service opens Tales Of God, Mom & Country, a most unusual "talkin'" collection, featuring 30 of the most important recordings ever made.

This one-of-a-kind anthology of recitatioins, narratives and "dramatic reaings" offers words of wisdom for every member of your family. Most of the 30 heartfelt and homespun narratives relfect upon family, patriotism and belief in God. A couple even boast some subtle humor and melody.

Included are some of the most important and popular recordings ever made. Favorites like Footprints In The Sand, Touch Of The Master's Hand, Drinking From My Saucer, A Part Of America Died and The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion) have been transcribed and their stirring word posted upon hundreds and hundreds of internet webpages.

Depending on your personal soft spot: God, Mom or Country, there' plenty of tear-bait here. You'll get gooseflesh no matter how may times you hear Paul Harvey describe The Indestructible Wall or Walter Brennan ask Who Will Take Grandma? or Archie Campbell recall when there was Trouble In The Amen Corner.

The words and their messages have never been more important and necessary to be heard. You'll enjoy these 30 Tales Of God, Mom & Country again and again. This double-length single cassette is brand new; it is unopened, unplayed and still in its original factory shrink-wrap. 30 Tales Of God, Mom & Country include...

1. Deck Of Cards T. Texas Tyler Brilliantly clever parable of a quick-thinking soldier caught playing solitaire during church service.
2. I Dreamed Of A Hillbilly Heaven Tex Ritter Ol' Tex recounts a dream about going to heaven and the roll call of country legends he meets there.
3. Big Bad John Jimmy Dean A horrible mining accident and the heroic efforts by the mysterious larger-than-life stranger.
4. Ringo Lorne Greene It probably didn't hurt that this Number One hit from 1964 was released at the height of Beatlemania. Long after Beatlemania had died down, this epic drama about a sheriff who saves the life of a gunfighter named Johnny Ringo continues to enchant fans of the American West.
5. Old Rivers Walter Brennan The wheezy-voiced, Oscar-winning character actor spins a simple reminisence of an elderly neighbor who's just passed away.
6. Old Dogs, Children & Watermelon Wine Tom T. Hall The Storyteller half-talks, half-sings his way through this gently-wise narrative.
7. Roses For Mama C.W. McCall His tales of eighteen-wheeled cowboys made C.W. McCall (real name William Fries) one of America's gretest storytellers during the late 1970s. Although paeans to the open road like Convoy made him a star, his songs and stories about family, nature and Colorado are what drove his art and made him a special performer. His main collaborator was Chip Davis of Mannheim Steamroller fame.
8. Mama Sang A Song "God put a song in the heart of an angel/And softly she sang it to me." Stan Kenton An unusual performance from the jazz master and rarely anthologized.
9. No Charge Shirley Caesar We couldn't get the original version by Melba Montgomery but this winner from the Dove-Award winner is guaranteed to bring a choke to your throat.
10. To A Sleeping Beauty Jackie Gleason You can almost see "The Great One", martini in hand, half in the bag, looking in on his young daughter and getting all weepy.
11. What Is A Boy Arthur Godfrey Pure nostalgia from days gone by; this is the only collection that this classic presently appears on.
12. An Open Letter To My Teenage Son Victor Lundberg Advertising executive Lundberg wrote and recorded this answer to the Generation Gap that began with Beatlemania and reached its zenith during the "Summer Of Love." A bit over-the-top with pearls of wisdom like "your mother will love you no matter what, because she's a woman..." This is the first appearance of this track on cassette.
13. What Is Truth? Johnny Cash The Man In Black speaks to his three year old son and explains that war is merely a place "where peope fight and die."
14. Past, Present & Future The Shangri-Las Pete Townshend of The Who cited this three-minute melodrama as one of his favorite records of all time. First time on cassette that I'm aware.
15. The Indestructible Wall Paul Harvey Complete with a "now you know the rest of the story" epilogue, this stirring narrative of a wall we've all probably seen a photograph of and its unlikely story of survival throughout the centuries. Guaranteed to put a lump in your throat!
16. Trouble In The Amen Corner Archie Campbell The church's other choir members threaten to resign if Brother Ira, whose once magnificent voice has now rusted with age, continues to sing with the group. The only cassette this classic can be found on.
17. The Farmer And The Lord Walter Brennan One cannot listen to his stories without getting emotionally involved with the characters and their lives.
18. Footprints In The Sand Cristy Lane Ever felt completely alone during times of personal crisis? So does the narrator of this classic until the presence of the single set of footprints are explained.
19. Touch Of The Master's Hand Tex Ritter "What changed its worth?" asked the bidders of the beaten and battered old violin at auction's close. This charming evergreen speaks of the worth and potential of every person regardless of how life may have beaten and battered their spirit.
20. My Country Jud Strunk Nearly forgotten classic found renewed interest after last Sept. 11. A poetic, deeply-felt and touching reflection on what it means to be an American. This is the only cassette that you'll find this classic from a talent who died too young.
21. The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion) Tex Ritter One of the most popular internet "urban legends" this all-time favorite was based on an actual radio editorial from Canadian broadcast legend Gordon Sinclair.
22. What Is An American Minnie Pearl The Queen Of Country Comedy puts her own perspective on what it means to be an American. Brilliantly witty.
23. Gallant Men Sen. Everett Dirksen With a voice like a cathedral organ, the Illinois Senator became known as "The Golden Voice Of The Senate." His dishelved appearance, flair for the dramatic and weekly press conference made him a national figure and his LP Gallant Men won a Grammy Award in 1967. This is the only cassette you'll find this patriotic chestnut.
24. Where Have All Our Heroes Gone Bill Anderson The "Silent Majority" made this patriotic poem a million-seller during the era of protest.
25. A Part Of America Died Eddy Arnold Those of us who live in New York City can never look at policemen and firemen the same way ever again since 9/11. The indelible image is of the thousands fleeing while the hundreds of uniformed were rushing to certain doom. One of the most-transcribed "policeman poems" on the internet, this is the first-ever appearance on cassette for this long-lost gem.
26. Who Will Take Grandma? Walter Brennan Few artists can carry off a recorded performance with spoken words and no singing. This tear-jerker casts an unblinking eye upon how we treat our elderly. This is the only tape you can find this oft-transcribed favorite.
27. Hello Fool Ralph Emery This one's a little frivolous; EMI-Capitol put this together for us and this was one of their tracks. This is the only cassette you can find this humorous send up of Faron Young's Hello Walls.
28. It's In The Book (Parts 1 & 2) Johnny Standley I get more requests for this hard-to-find parody than just about any other spoken word piece. Another gem from the EMI-Capitol vaults.
29. This Is All I Ask Burl Ives Nelson Riddle wrote this plaintive paean to old age that was recorded as a song by Perry Como. Burl Ives gives it some melodramatic oomph in this dramatic reading of the lyrics.
30. Drinking From My Saucer Bill Anderson Probably the most transcribed poem on the internet; it's all a matter of perspective when it comes to finding joy and contentment according to this modern-day classic.

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