I ran across this website the other day that tells about the Reilly Springs Jamboree in Texas. I have heard about this jamboree my whole life, from my dad, Lou Erck who started it back in the fifties along with Bob and Joe Shelton. Having only ever heard about it from vague mentions here and there from my dad and my brother (who was a teenager at the time), I had no idea what it was really like till I read about it here... In my mind - it was a small event that only existed a few years - but apparently it lasted till 1965 long after my dad moved away! As it turns out all these years later I discovered that one of the songs I love - "Just Because" was written by Joe Shelton! I also found a picture of my dad hanging out with Johnny Cash. Too cool...
That's my Dad - Lou Erck - the tall guy -- 3rd from the left.
Among the guests appearing on the Reilly Springs Jamboree during the years were Johnny Cash, June Carter, George Jones, David Houston, Johnny Horton, Ernest Tubb, Tony Douglas, Bill Carlisle, Stringbean, Slim and Mallie Ann Harbett, Al Dexter, Del Wood, Moon Mullican, Burton Harris, Dale Berry and his trained horse (who actually came up the back steps onto the stage),
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