Artist:Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan
Song:Tennessee Birdwalk
Album:Life and Death and Almost Everything Else
The husband and wife duo of Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan topped the country charts with the 1970 single Tennessee Birdwalk. This crossed over to be a top 30 pop hit. This was their only big hit but it allowed them to tour for many years. As novelty songs go, it's fairly memorable. I recognized it immediately when AccuRadio played it today. But I'm sure many of you have never heard it. Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan were both born in Buffalo. And they both grew up in Ohio. But they didn't meet until both were living in Florida in 1963. Blanchard was a comedian and Misty was a pianist. They started working together and released a couple of 1965 singles. They married in 1967. They signed with Wayside Records for the 1969 album Birds of a Feather. The album was produced by the label's owner Little Richie Johnson. Tennessee Bird Walk was the third single and it topped the Country Singles chart and reached #23 on the Billboard Hot 100. The next single Humphrey the Camel reached #5 on the Country Singles chart. And That was their final big hit. For their 1972 album Two Sides of Jack and Misty, they signed with the much larger Mega label. Some of their songs charted but not high enough to keep them on the label. They released a few singles on Epic but Blanchard and Misty wouldn't release another album until 1987. But they continued to tour for many years. This comp is available as a digital download. Blanchard has written a column in Florida newspapers for years. They recorded a final album in 2012 and then Misty died on Jan. 1, 2021. Here's Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan performing Tennessee Birdwalk on a 1975 episode of Pop! Goes the Country.
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