Polly Adelaide Hendricks Hazelwood (February 22, 1920 – October 3, 1989), k… Read Full Bio ↴Polly Adelaide Hendricks Hazelwood (February 22, 1920 – October 3, 1989), known professionally as Del Wood, was an American pianist.
Hendricks was born in Nashville, Tennessee. A lifetime resident of Nashville, she was surrounded by the influences of early country music and the remaining vestiges of ragtime, particularly through the guitar pickers. She took up piano at age five, and played ragtime, gospel, and country music. Despite her parent's best efforts to encourage a direction towards classical music, the environment in Nashville, plus the early local programming on radio, convinced her that she wanted to play piano in the honky-tonk style. Her dream goal was the Grand Ole Opry, something she would realize in her early 30s.
Shortening her married name (Adelaide Hazelwood) to something easier to remember (and intentionally non-gender specific), Wood began playing in bands and honky-tonk joints in her 20s. After a decade of building repertoire and reputation, she spent some time as a staff pianist at WLBJ in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It was there that she was heard playing "Down Yonder" among other pieces, which led to a gig with a recording group called Hugh `Baby' Jarrett and his Dixieliners. This led to the first of many recording sessions for the Tennessee Records label starting in 1951. "Down Yonder" soon became a national hit in both the country and pop categories in Billboard record charts, sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. She is probably the first female country solo instrumentalist to sell a million copies of a record.
This success was turned into appearances on the Grand Ole Opry starting in 1952, which led to an eventual full-time gig there in 1953, fulfilling her long-time dream. Two years later her fame culminated with a contract from RCA Victor Records, where she would make some of the first country/honky-tonk stereo recordings in the late 1950s. While nothing else that she put out had the same success as "Down Yonder", her offerings over the next decade were frequent and consistent. Wood gained the title, Queen of the Ragtime Pianists, sometimes shared with junior fellow plunker Jo Ann Castle. She was also divorced from her stage-namesake, Carson Hazelwood, during this period, but not before adopting a son they named Wesley.
During the Vietnam War, Wood was part of one of the Grand Ole Opry package tours that entertained troops overseas in 1968. Her recordings after the late 1960s were infrequent at best, but her appearances on the Opry continued until just before her death from a stroke on October 3, 1989 at the age of 69.
She was interred in the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville.
Hendricks was born in Nashville, Tennessee. A lifetime resident of Nashville, she was surrounded by the influences of early country music and the remaining vestiges of ragtime, particularly through the guitar pickers. She took up piano at age five, and played ragtime, gospel, and country music. Despite her parent's best efforts to encourage a direction towards classical music, the environment in Nashville, plus the early local programming on radio, convinced her that she wanted to play piano in the honky-tonk style. Her dream goal was the Grand Ole Opry, something she would realize in her early 30s.
Shortening her married name (Adelaide Hazelwood) to something easier to remember (and intentionally non-gender specific), Wood began playing in bands and honky-tonk joints in her 20s. After a decade of building repertoire and reputation, she spent some time as a staff pianist at WLBJ in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It was there that she was heard playing "Down Yonder" among other pieces, which led to a gig with a recording group called Hugh `Baby' Jarrett and his Dixieliners. This led to the first of many recording sessions for the Tennessee Records label starting in 1951. "Down Yonder" soon became a national hit in both the country and pop categories in Billboard record charts, sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. She is probably the first female country solo instrumentalist to sell a million copies of a record.
This success was turned into appearances on the Grand Ole Opry starting in 1952, which led to an eventual full-time gig there in 1953, fulfilling her long-time dream. Two years later her fame culminated with a contract from RCA Victor Records, where she would make some of the first country/honky-tonk stereo recordings in the late 1950s. While nothing else that she put out had the same success as "Down Yonder", her offerings over the next decade were frequent and consistent. Wood gained the title, Queen of the Ragtime Pianists, sometimes shared with junior fellow plunker Jo Ann Castle. She was also divorced from her stage-namesake, Carson Hazelwood, during this period, but not before adopting a son they named Wesley.
During the Vietnam War, Wood was part of one of the Grand Ole Opry package tours that entertained troops overseas in 1968. Her recordings after the late 1960s were infrequent at best, but her appearances on the Opry continued until just before her death from a stroke on October 3, 1989 at the age of 69.
She was interred in the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville.
El Paso
Del Wood Lyrics
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.58 Balcony in El Paso Cigarette butts grace my balcony And the …
Billy Walker Out in the west Texas town of El Paso I fell…
Caleb Elliott Westbound moving down the big stripe Headed for that califor…
caliza Si me preguntas por mi parecer yo pensaré alguna barbaridad,…
Charlie Marie El paso was where we met And where you walked away I…
Clare Dunn You were fire with amarillo eyes And I was free as…
Danielle Ate the Sandwich oh el paso, i have ridden on your highway curves i…
David Keenan I was told long ago that you learn more on…
Dead & Company Out in the West Texas town of El Paso I fell…
Gourds Flooded roads out of town Call and telephone lines are down…
Grateful Dead Out in the West Texas town of El Paso I fell…
Hank Snow Out in the west Texas town of El Paso I…
Heath Herring - Marty Robbins Out in the West Texas town of El Paso I fell…
Jason Anderson Well, it seems like all the kids 'round here are…
Jenna Paulette I bet you're out there checking fences Bringing all the mail…
John Denver Out in the West Texas town of El Paso I fell…
La Bandita Del Domingo Estás rendido frente al mar Y yo perdida en el temor Quién…
Los Hurones Son tres días caminando bajo el sol implacable del desierto …
Marty Robbins Out in the West Texas town of El Paso I fell…
Marty Robins Out in the West Texas town of El Paso I fell…
Michael Holm Out In The West Texas Town Of El Paso I Fell…
Mundaka Quiero quedarme perdido, famélico Quiero cruzar la frontera …
Old 97's Out in the west texas town of el paso I…
Paco paquerro Hoy estoy ausente porque tanto lo buscaste Me he pasado preg…
R.W. Hampton Vamos caminando, junto con el sol Encontrando una nueva visi…
Rischio Questo è full contact Allora pagami compare Merce che scotta…
Robbins Marty Out in the West Texas town of El Paso I fell…
Sabela Te miraba desde lejos cuando solo era una niña Te soñaba…
Sanchez Out in the West, Texas, town of El Paso I fell…
Starlite Singers Out in New Mexico, many long years ago There in a…
T.G. Copperfield Cruising through the streets of EPT Tell me are you down…
Taking Back Sunday Cradle the sound, caller speak through your teeth I was up…
Tapio Rautavaara Texasin liepeiltä löydät El Pason. Tyttönen siellä on Hurmaa…
The Brothers Four Out in the west Texan town of El Paso I…
The Dead Out in the West Texas town of El Paso I fell…
The Gourds Flooded roads out of town Call and telephone lines are do…
The Grateful Dead Out in the west Texas town of el Paso I…
The Mills Brothers Out in the West Texas town of El Paso I…
The Starlite Singers Out in New Mexico, many long years ago There in a…
The Vaccines Go get your space, man, you don't want an alien Reading…
TheGrateful Dead Out in the west Texas town of el Paso I…
Tom Russell Out in the West Texas town of El Paso I fell…
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@Monsieurjv
Texas fue el primer estado que conocí de usa 🇺🇸 cuando íbamos DE VACACIONES!!
En esos tiempos era padre por que era diferente a México 🇲🇽 pero yo nunca entendía lo que pasaba dentro del corazón se la mayoría de los Texanos,
Ya más tarde lo empecé a entender….
Se que hay muchos estados muy taxistas en usa., pero Texas! Es único en cuanto ODIO se refiere, Los Texanos son tan tan malos,
Muchos inmigrantes que vienen a vivir a usa become lo que quieren ser para dejar de ser quien son en realidad, as we all know…, para pertenecer a el lado derecho tienes que odiar a el lado izquierdo, es la única manera que serás aceptado y la única manera que te sentirás más serca de quien quieres ser., so aprendes a odiar tus raíces.,
Afortunadamente no todos son a si y hay algunos padres que logran educar bien a sus hijos y les enseñan el balor de sus raíces., no solo los hispanos hacen esto si no todos los foreigner’s que inmigran a usa.,
That being said…
Hay algo con Texas,
Es el estado más malo con mallor odio en sus ser, la malloria son una basura de humanos., pero no logro entender por qué.,
Se que tiene que ver mucho con la educación escolar pero por qué el odio de los Texanos hacia México es mucho más mallor que el de otros estados.,
Cual es la razón?, I need to analyze this para entender mejor.
@smoker-ku1er
Que lo metan a una celda con puros mexicanos...
@rzor1911
con el chapo xd
@alexesparza8463
Lo violan
@martinezfuentes9356
Smoker. De acuerdo y que le den tacos, chilaquiles y enchiladas bien picosas todos los dias. Sin olvidar los tamales y desde luego, con musica mexicana 24/7
@anabmtz32
Si ojalá
@titanff8033
@@martinezfuentes9356 no va aguantar el voltage capaz y se muere a lo 2 dias xddd
@MariaMaria.777
Yo no entiendo por qué el racismo contra Mexicanos, esas tierras en su origen eran Mexicanas allí no había ningún Patrick ni Donald ni Arnold ni nada de eso 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
@eduardosaidcedillobelmares8713
llaman ilegal al mexicano más lo tratan de ladron cuando fueron ellos los que nos arrebataron nuestros territorios, ellos son los verdaderos ilegales porque llegaron de la nada a establecerse en tierras que no les pertenecen.
@juliocesarcardoso8516
Por eso mismo...
@jesusbastida2876
Maldita ignorancia eso es todo!!!