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| | + | Andrews and Wilkes were the first producers to place Clower on a record. Andrews spotted Clower as he spoke to a luncheon group in Lubbock and suggested that the fledgling comedian cut a record of his monologue. The result was Clower's "The Coon Hunt" on MCA Records, which was later awarded a platinum album for sales in excess of $1 million at the retail level. Andrews handled Clower's first five albums.<ref>''The Kansas City Star,'' January 7, 2007.</ref> |
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| − | Andrews and Wilkes were the first producers to place Clower on a record. Andrews spotted Clower as he spoke to a luncheon group in Lubbock and suggested that the fledgling comedian cut a record of his monologue. The result was Clower's "The Coon Hunt" on MCA Records, which was later awarded a platinum album for sales in excess of $1 million at the retail level. Andrews handled Clower's first five albums.<ref>''The Kansas City Star,'' January 7, 2007.</ref> | + | In 1975, Andrews produced "Phone Call from God" by Jerry Jordan (born 1944), a [[gospel]] [[singer]] from Brownfield in Terry County west of Lubbock. This recording subsequently received a gold record from MCA, the recognition of the sale of one million records. Jordan is also an [[artist]] with a gallery in Taos, [[New Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.askart.com/askart/j/jerry_jordan/jerry_jordan.aspx askart.com|title=Jerry Jordan|publisher=Askart.com|accessdate=October 23, 2019}}</ref> |
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| − | In 1975, Andrews produced "Phone Call from God" by Jerry Jordan (born 1944), a [[gospel]] [[singer]] from Brownfield in Terry County west of Lubbock. This recording subsequently received a gold record from MCA, the recognition of the sale of one million records. Jordan is also an [[artist]] with a gallery in Taos, [[New Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.askart.com/askart/j/jerry_jordan/jerry_jordan.aspx askart.com|title=Jerry Jordan|publisher=Askart.com|accessdate=October 23, 2019}}</ref>
| + | Thereafter, through Southern Track Records of [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]], Andrews produced Robert W. "Bob" Murphey, an [[attorney]] and country comedian from [[Nacogdoches]] in east Texas.<ref name=obit/> A nephew of former Texas [[Governor]] [[Coke Stevenson|Coke Robert Stevenson]] (1888–1975), Murphey was also a former sergeant-at-arms of the Texas House of Representatives. |
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| − | Thereafter, through Southern Track Records of [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]], Andrews produced Robert W. "Bob" Murphey, an [[attorney]] and country comedian from [[Nacogdoches]] in east Texas.<ref name=obit/> A nephew of former Texas [[Governor]] Coke Robert Stevenson (1888-1975), Murphey was also a former sergeant-at-arms of the Texas House of Representatives. | |
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