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.
Never Be Anyone Else But You
Del Wood Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Never Be Anyone Else But You' by these artists:
Cliff Richard There'll never be anyone else but you for me Never ever…
Cliff Richard and the Drifters There'll never be anyone else but you for me Never ever…
Daniel O'Donnell There'll never be anyone else but you for me Never ever…
Edison Lighthouse There'll never be anyone else but you for me Never ever…
Emmylou Harris There'll never be anyone else but you for me Never ever…
Rick Nelson There'll never be anyone else but you for me Never ever…
Ricky Nelson There'll never be anyone else but you for me Never ever…
Ricky/Rick Nelson There'll never be anyone else but you for me Never ever…
Rocky Sharpe There'll never be anyone else but you for me Never ever…
The Allisons There′ll never be anyone else But you for me Never ever be J…
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@my.02cents
56:19 Can we push pause for a moment and give the actors a round of applause for this kiss scene? It is very well done and believable! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@amychen3821
重生劇一直上線，此劇情還行，女主雖為新面孔，演技空間仍大，演員服裝可以再精進，更換率再高些
@sharynwilkerson9900
I must say that this is a very good drama worth watching till the end. And the ending?? All I can say is "About time"! lol Great ending for a great couple.
@Kai_ay_ay
Wait why can you spoil it?
@sharynwilkerson9900
@@Kai_ay_ay Sorry. There are many ways it could be a great ending so the choice is yours before you see it. Meant no harm.
@Kai_ay_ay
@@sharynwilkerson9900 oh there was a misunderstanding haha. I read your comment wrong but also I was asking you to spoil the ending for me cause I thought you didn’t like the ending. I read it as it was good up until the end, like the end ruined it or something. But glad you liked it. No harm done don’t worry
@user-ek1sp5wf2e
Do you know name of drama in English?
@sharynwilkerson9900
@@user-ek1sp5wf2e I've done a lot of searching for this answer but I can't find it. Sorry. Wish I knew it, too.
@mpelina803
It's a reborn plot and its decent. The leads looks new and need a little bit of improvement I think especially the FL . Appreciate the team's hard work 👍 but wardrobe dept needs a little touch up .
@user-kw2nh3zk6j
Y el departamento de peluqueria😂😂