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.
Suspicious Minds
Del Wood Lyrics
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Carola We're caught in a trap, I can't walk out because I…
Carrousel People We're caught in a trap I can't walk out Because I love…
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Del Reeves & Billie Jo Spears We're caught in a trap, I can't walk out Because I…
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Elvis We're caught in a trap I can't walk out Because I love…
Elvis & Lisa Marie Presley We're caught in a trap I can't walk out Because I love…
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Flemming Bamse Jørgensen We′re caught in a trap I can't walk out Because I love…
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Helmut Lotti Were caught in a trap I can't walk out Because I love…
Howard Carpendale We′re caught in a trap I can't walk out Because I love…
J.D. Fortune We're caught in a trap I can't walk out Because I love…
Jessi Colter We're caught in a trap, I can't walk out Because I…
Jessi Colter / Waylon Jennings We're caught in a trap, I can't walk out Because I…
Jessi Colter feat. Waylon Jennings We're caught in a trap, I can't walk out Because I…
João Suplicy We're caught in a trap I can't walk out Because I love…
Johnny and the Caveman Petit à petit et sans faire de bruit Une ombre s'est…
Jon Bon Jovi Richie Sambora & Willie Nelson We're caught in a trap I can't walk out Because I love…
Mark James We're caught in a trap I can't walk out Because I love…
Martina McBride We're caught in a trap I can't walk out Because I love…
Miss Kittin & The Hacker We're caught in a trap I can't walk back Because I love…
Morgan Wade We're caught in a trap I can't walk out Because I love…
Pete Yorn We're caught in a trap I can't walk out Because I love…
Ronan Keating We're caught in a trap I can't walk out Because I love…
Ronan Keating (Songs For My Mother) We're caught in a trap I can't walk out Because I love…
Rusted Root We're caught in a trap I can't walk out because I…
STATON CANDI When you don't believe a word I say? We can't go…
Steve Hofmeyr we call it a trap i can't walk out because i love…
The Bourbon Cowboys We're caught in a trap. I can't walk out. Because I love…
The Heptones Suspicious Minds I fall in a trap, oh baby I can't walk…
The Magic Time Travelers We're caught in a trap I can't walk out Because I love…
The Sports Suspicious minds Sneaking all around Suspicious minds Keep t…
The Waymore Blues Band & Waylon Jennings We're caught in a trap, I can't walk out Because I…
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Waylon Jennings & Waylon Jennings & Jessi Colter We're caught in a trap, I can't walk out Because I…
Waylon Jennings And Waymore Blues Band We're caught in a trap, I can't walk out Because I…
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