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.
Spanish Eyes
Del Wood Lyrics
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02. U2 Wey hey hey, baby hang on Wey hey hey, baby hang…
101 Strings Orchestra Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Al DiMeola Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish e…
Al Hirt Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Al Martino Blue Spanish eyes. Teardrops are falling from your Spanish e…
Al Meola Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish e…
Alain Morisod Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
All The Best From The Caribbean Vol. 2 Wey hey hey, baby hang on Wey hey hey, baby hang…
Andy Williams Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Baja Marimba Band Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Bouke Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling From your Spanish ey…
Brother Firetribe Darkness fades away and the first rays hit the floor Sleep'…
Bruce Springsteen Little Christine We're takin' one more run Secret heart, whe…
Buddy Merrill Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Carlos Villalobos Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish e…
Charlie Rich Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Daniel O'Donnell Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish e…
Don Gibson Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Elvis (Live) Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish e…
Elvis Presley Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Emile Pandolfi Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish e…
Engelbert Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Engelbert Humperdinck (Pop) Blue Spanish eyes teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Enrique Chia Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
FAMILY ROOM - U2 Wey hey hey, baby hang on Wey hey hey, baby hang…
Fantastic Strings Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Fifth Avenue I never wanted this feeling, I never thought it would come T…
Flip Phillips Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish e…
Floyd Cramer Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Gaia Epicus The first time I ever saw your face I felt something…
George Van Eps Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Hank Snow Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish e…
Herbert Rehbein & His Orchestra Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
James Last & Freddy Quinn Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish e…
James Last And His Orchestra Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
James Last Orchestra Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish e…
Jerry Vale Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Jon Secada Blue Spanish eyes teardrops are Falling from your Spanish ey…
Julio Iglesias Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Julio Iglesias; Willie Nelson Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish e…
Karl S. Williams I see you standing in the corner and I'm wondering…
Kelly Stewart Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish e…
Korla Pandit Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Madonna I know for sure his heart is here with me Though…
Malasañers Those Spanish eyes are fading fast And soon no more will…
Mantovani Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Mantovani(曼陀凡尼) Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish e…
Martino Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Mathis Johnny Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish e…
Matt Monro Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Medium Terzett Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish e…
Micke Ahlgrens Blue Spanish eyes teardrops are falling from your Spanish e…
Miguel Alvarez Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Mint Condition What are you looking for? Hey I've been mistaken for Puerto…
Nelson Corbin and the London Pops Orchestra Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Peabo Bryson Once in a lifetime everyone falls You follow your heart and…
Phillips Flip Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Plácido Domingo Blue Spanish eyes teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Placido Domingo Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Raul Malo Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish e…
Ray Conniff Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Ray Conniff The Singers Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish e…
Ray Price Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Rick Springfield Well I thought it out and if I'm thinkin' right She's…
Ricky Martin I met a girl at the carneval In Rio de Janeiro We…
Roger Williams Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Roland Kaiser Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from you Spanish eye…
Romantic Strings and Orchestra Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Santo & Johnny Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish e…
Starlite Orchestra & Singers Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
The Baja Marimba Band Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish e…
The Ballroom Band Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
The Boys Here we are in the arms of one another And we…
The Capitol Showband Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
The Frank Vignola Trio Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish e…
The Pianos of Cha'n Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
The Three Amigos Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish e…
Tiffany Baby take the long way home Don't stop at every light The…
Tiffanys Baby take the long way home Don't stop at every light The…
Tom Jones Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Tony Pastrana Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish e…
U2 Wey hey hey, baby hang on Wey hey hey, baby hang…
W. Nelson Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Willie Nelson & Julio Iglesias Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish e…
Xavier Cugat Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Ysleta High Sch. Marimba Band Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish e…
Zamfir Gheorghe Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
♪♫ Backstreet Boys Here we are in the arms of one another And we…
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@fernandoalvarez6019
Hola Raquel.
Sin dudas, las Maravillas del Mundo, en la antigüedad y en la actualidad, son muy subjetivas.
Aún así, creo que debían ser obras que dejaban fascinados a quienes las observaban, y llamaban tanto la atención porque no eran comunes de encontrar. A su vez, eran distintivas de ciudades o lugares; y eran representativas de la cultura de esa región.
Creo que cualquiera de ellas hubiera sido interesante de admirar, y elegir una de ellas, es complicado.
A mí siempre me llamó la atención el Coloso de Rodas. Me lo imaginaba justamente como portal de entrada al puerto, con los barcos circulando por debajo. Seguramente, si hubiera existido en esa configuración, hubiera sido impactante.
También los Jardines Colgantes de Babilonia, porque debían marcar la diferencia entre todas las ciudades del mundo antiguo. No creo que hubiera ninguna que tuviera ese despliegue de verde en sus murallas. Se debía ver como algo maravilloso y único. Y sin dudas, lo era.
Y el Faro de Alejandría, me resulta simpático porque cumplía con los atributos de espectacularidad, y grandiosidad, pero a la vez, tenía una finalidad práctica. E inició la costumbre de instalar ayudas a la navegación en todas las costas del mundo.
Aunque ya no esté en pie, creo que el Faro de Alejandría dejó un legado a las futuras generaciones. Y demostró el genio y la capacidad de las personas que vivieron en aquella época. De alguna manera, estableció un vínculo entre la antigüedad y la modernidad.
Excelente video, como siempre.
Saludos desde Buenos Aires, Argentina.
@benildalora8221
Este canal ha sido mi más grande descubrimiento en YouTube, cuánto me entretiene y cuánto he aprendido! Tu narración es absolutamente la mejor en este idioma.
@raqueldelamorenaoficial
Mil gracias por tus palabras, Benilda. Nos alegra saber que te gusta. ¡Saludos!
@bammbamm1260
Coincido contigo 👍👍
@dinorahbetancourt8801
Hola Raquel, si los profesores de historia impartieran las clases con tanto amor por su trabajo como lo haces tu al contarnos hechos historicos ,apuesto que habria menos incultos en la sociedad,gracias de nuevo por todo el conocimiento que compartes ,yo ya estoy algo grande pero sigo aprendiendo y me gusta,de nuevo gracias.
@amiraruiz3517
Desde México envío amor y gratitud a ti Raquel de la Morena y a tu equipo. Te admiro.
@edgardobravo7351
Raquel, como varios han sugerido, tienes una voz que acaricia e invita a sumergirse en las historias que nos cuentas. Un gran trabajo, como siempre.
¡Saludos desde Chile!
@raqueldelamorenaoficial
Muchas gracias por ver nuestros vídeos, Edgardo. ¡Un saludo desde España!
@romavincis5912
Si pudiera pedir tres deseos, uno de ellos sería viajar al mundo antiguo y ver todas esas maravillas.
@fatimacroft524
Enorabuena Raquel y Pedro,ya me estoy quedando sin palabras para definir cada uno de los capítulos que ya he visto y aún me quedan por ver.Solo decir que me alegro muchísimo de haberos descubierto de forma causal.Chaito, Raquel y Pedro.🎉
@miguelzuleta
Que recuerdos de la infancia. Cuando con mi madre abria un enciclopedia y ella me mostraba las 7 maravillas del mundo antiguo esas lustraciones me hacian volar la imaginacion. Gracias regresarme tan gratos recuerdos y deja mas vijente que las piramides aun son las mas misteriosas y perennes de la humanidad.