{"id":5277,"date":"2016-09-14T11:48:52","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T16:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/garyhayescountry.com\/?p=5277"},"modified":"2023-09-04T00:10:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T00:10:11","slug":"country-music-legend-bobby-mackey-receives-lifetime-achievement-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/garyhayescountry.com\/?p=5277","title":{"rendered":"Country Music Legend Bobby Mackey Receives Lifetime Achievement Award."},"content":{"rendered":"

I took a small break from my Muddy Roots articles work to take a short trip up to
\nCincinnati Ohio to come to Bobby Mackey’s Haunted Honky Tonk as Mr.Bobby is
\npresented with A lifetime achievement award for 38 years open for business and his
\ncontributions to Country Music as a whole.<\/p>\n

I could sit and write an entire article about him and his role in my youth as one of the
\nmany overlooked country music artists I sought out as a child amiss the ocean of
\nmainstream music society offered. He was one of the few artists on Lefty Frizzells label
\nin his younger days before opening his world famous honky Tonk in Wilder Kentucky
\nright on the Cincinnati city limits 38 years ago.<\/p>\n

Of course I had to stop at Skyline chili and get coney dogs, life on the road is hard stuff
\nand Cincinnati is good to me and has a great local music scene with many bands I
\ndearly love. Today we just had an open mic session and many people played before Mr.
\nBobby Hayes welcomed us and introduced tonights house band, and my good friend
\nLuther Jackson emceed tonights event.<\/p>\n

\"luther\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The house band was Willie Faulkner, Rick Jacobs, Donnie Keitch and Ron Fitzgerald and
\nthey played classic country music for us as we enjoyed socializing with one another as
\nwe got ready for tonights special guest. They played “Swing’n Doors” and “Crazy Arms”
\nalong with “White Lightning” and “He Stopped Loving Her Today”.
\nGuitars Cadillacs and Hillbilly Music along with Fast As You and Sing Me Back Home
\nbefore they brought up Mr. Tiny Terry Wogan to perform “American Trilogy” , “Mustang
\nSally” and “Going Where The Lonely Go”.<\/p>\n

\"Tiny<\/a><\/p>\n

Harry Alexander performed “The Fireman” by George Strait as well as “Only The Lonely”
\nand “Walking The Floor Over You”. They didn’t have the electric bull going and this was
\nmostly personal friends and associates here on his behalf to celebrate him. I tell you
\nwhat there is a table upfront of ladies that have been coming here for the entire 38
\nyears it has been open.<\/p>\n

\"Bobby\"<\/a><\/p>\n

You know I haven’t saw any ghosts or witnessed any paranormal stuff here tonight but
\nI took the ghost tour last time I was here and we had fun. Mr Bob Hudson was next and
\nhe performed “Rambling Fever’ and “Silver Wings” for us as we moved along. Next they
\nfeatured Jimmy Cash as he played “Folsom Prison” and “Ragged Old Flag”. And once again
\nthe house band played” The Bottle Let Me Down” and “Neon Moon”.<\/p>\n

\"kuzio\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Along with a newcomer from Wisconsin Kylar Kuzio who played the John Conlee classic
\n“Rose Colored Glasses” and mother young man David Berry that wrapped up this first
\nsegment of music here tonight from some great artists that signed up to play. I’m not
\nsure how long tonight will last but I cannot stay way too late due to a four hour ride
\nhome to work tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Bobby Mackey’s band came out to entertain us first with some songs as Mr. Bobby got
\nto sit up front at the head of the room while they played “That’s Why I’m Walking” made
\nfamous by Stonewall Jackson. And my God they did “Look At Us” perfect I mean they did
\nthe signature John Hughey steel guitar intro just right.<\/p>\n

\"award\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Mr. Tom Winkler is telling stories of years ago about this iconic Honky Tonk joint and
\nhow it has come time for him to be given his award for his contributions to Country
\nMusic. He has been operating this iconic venue for 38 years and has recorded more
\nclassic country music than I can name and providing the trip state area with true real
\nhonest Country Music. On behalf of the tri state area and Garyhayescountry.com I am honored to report on his receiving this lifetime achievement award.<\/p>\n

For one of the first times ever he is getting to be a part of the audience and listen to his
\nBest Damn Band perform for HIM and now Miss Kaylar is playing the Bobby Mackey
\nclassic “Johanna”. Mr.David Berry is now playing “Jesus On The Wall” with a guitar that Mr.
\nBobby ordered for him and sent him.<\/p>\n

\"Bobby\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Mr.Bobby has given his wife and manager along with his band members loyalty
\naawards. He was telling us the story of how he acquired the bar and the lady that gave
\nhim the key to the building. The mayor and the Fire Chief of Wilder Kentucky are here
\nto help present this award to him. There are folks who were hanging around this bar
\nwhen it opened all those years ago.<\/p>\n

Chuck Rich has been playing steel guitar for 25 years and played steel guitar for Kenny
\nPrice. He told stories about Willie Brown and Mr.Ernie as they got their awards and
\nwho he called the younger one of the bunch Mr. Harold from Mississippi. His wife Miss
\nDenise also got awards for running this business as Mr. Bobby plays the music like he
\nsaid he doesn’t micro manage he does the music. And the man who personally invited
\nme his manager Mr.R.J. also got an award for his services to this establishment as well.<\/p>\n

\"me<\/a><\/p>\n

All in all it has been a truly great trip up here today and Mr Bobby was also made a
\nmember of the Wilder Fire Department and told he now has to respond to fire calls. It
\nhas been a true honor to witness this event and it was nice to be in the area again and
\nsee all my Cincinnati friends once again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I took a small break from my Muddy Roots articles work to take a short trip up to Cincinnati Ohio to come to Bobby Mackey’s Haunted Honky Tonk as Mr.Bobby is presented with A lifetime achievement award for 38 years open for business and his contributions to Country Music as a whole. I could sit […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":24036,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t