TED Ferrell

Shell; Ken and Helen live in Fl.and doing wondeful,Helen and Ken have visited me couple or so times in the last few years.Helen is still singing up a storm and Ken still preachin' hot bible.They do their own thing not tied in with any ministry. I sure love those two and count them as dear friends. If you would like their ph # give me a shout at ferrellsplace@cs.com God Bless Ya! Ted

ha ha ha Kathy that is so cute You Are Something Else Again Hang in there.Cause soon the boys of summer wiil unlock the secret and then n you will get a new challenge See Ya!

Kathy thanks for posting picture I showed it to my Mom and even though it is small she said "that is my Ernest in the middle of picture" It's amazing to me that these recordings have survived for 77 years and beyond my wildest dreams that I could find my dad's earliest recordings .It will be a joy and thrill to listen when the CD gets here. Have a great day.

Thanks Act2 yeah! have not been posting much lately cause I am my Mom's constant caregiver since her stroke back in Dec.2004 but all in all she is doing super. I do enjoy reading this thread and all who post here.Some of the things that come up I know the answer but I pass and let the rest come up with the correct response and these folks are good at it too. Sudo and Kathy hey that picture of Dagmar was just all right.think I'm in love again ha ha ha See You All Later Down The Line Bless Your Hearts Ted PS Act2 Later on I'll post the info on where to order The Kissinger's CD with my Pop Ernest and as I looked at the cover I believe the cover photo has my Dad's picture there in the middle of The Kissenger's we shall see when I get it.Tell hubby if he wants I will make a copy and send to him

Hi To All; Will share a little of family Nostalgia that I found while surfing the net last night. Sometimes I just type in a name to see if there is any info about that person.So last night I typed in my step fathers name Ernest Legg lo and behold three different old time country music sites were seeking info about him. My dad played.sang and called square dancing with Clark Kessinger and his brother in the late 20's and early 30's,They recorded for Brunswick in 1928 and 1929.I had some knowledge of those days but was not aware the scope of my dads work.Neither he or my Mom shared much with me about those times. I was somewhat amazed that my dad is well respected for his work with The Kessingers and that some music historians were seeking info about him.I replied to two of those sites plus I found a site that has the 1928 and 1929 Brunswick recording sessions that has been remastered and put on CD and of couse I ordered for I do not have any of my dad's recordings. This morning at breakfastI shared with my Mom (who now is 92) whatI had found and ahe was blessed beyond measure.Ernest and my mom Emma were married in 1944 and were very much in love until his passing in 1970.My Mom never remarried and to this day carries my step dad's name. On this Father's day it was a blessing for me to find that after all these years there are some folks that know of and respect my Dad's work that even I was not aware of. Happy Fathers Day to all you guys God Bless Ted F.

Chatty K You are amazing how you come up with all those pictures and the knowleege you have about all this suff is outstanding. When I can sure enjoy reading all of you God Bless Ted F.

For Your Info; Today Doug McMullan came by my recording studio and we put the finsihing touches on his CD called Wierille Road.The CD is a heart rendering rendition that includes a couple of Doug's wondeFrul songs and a spoken sharing about why he is on this quest.You can and should check it out at his web site. In case you all do not know Doug has a battle going on with the current powers that be at twi Though I am not actively involved I support Doug;s unselfish decision to stand and be counted God Blees You All Ted F.

Howdy Everybody; If you wrote and performed songs while in twi they belong to you and that's the name of tha tune God Bless You All And Keep Singing Them Gospel Songs Ted Ferrell

Hi All; Dmiller since you are a bluegrass man I am sending you 5 of my studio tracks on seperate CD with leads open so you can fiddle away .enjoy aCT2 Tell Bill he sure has it together sure do like his music Tommy Z.Lord help you if you get accused of sounding like me ha ha. To all of you that have requested my CD they will in the mail real soon. God Bless You All Richly Ted F.

John Don't know if you have seen my thread about free CD.Sure would be happy to send you and Janet to put in your antique museum. Send mailing address if you would like to have.John you still be the best picker of all. Love Ya! Ted

White Dove you get out from under that rug right now and help me sing this har new tune I don't wanna stink the joint up by myself.This is no time for stage fright

Hey White Dove Don't pay no mind to Ray Ratt he used to play drums in my old band and is deaf now.He never would use ear plugs when I was singing.ha ha Ted

Hi Pawtucket; Sure enough I will send you a bunch They could go together good with GS T.Shirts cause they can be used as frizzbes ha ha Send me your snail mail address my friend ferrellsplace@cs.com

Act2 Looking forward to meeting you and hubby someday in the not to distant future That is if I can find a hat ha!ha! Thanks B. To all that have responded thus far your CD will be in the mail soon It's guaranteed to chase all varmits and pests out of your home. Ted

A year or so ago I put together a CD that has a few of my older tunes and some newer ones.Should any of you like to have,I will be happy to send the CD to you FREE of charge.All you need to do is email me your mailing address and the CD will be on it's way. My email is ferrellsplace@cs.com God Bless Ted F.

Right off the bat I will say I am not offended by any of you who don't care for some of the tunes that I or others did years ago. Most of which is personal preference and understandably so. However there is more to this story than meets the eye. When Joyful Noise recorded 1, 2 and 3 we did so with a two-track tape deck and a mixing board. There was no "we can fix it in the mix" routine. We laid down the music tracks with vocals at the same time. It was a hard sell even to get this done because The Way had been burnt by Way Prods first two studio albums in the excess of over ten thousand dollars each and that investment was never recovered by sales from those two albums. It was not until America Awakes that we ventured back into a professional studio, and God love him Ken Mc got that one going. Later on The Cultural Center came to be and little by little a decent studio was put together. When I reflect on those times I think "well that was yesterday" and "although I do have a lot of wonderful memories I must keep moving on". More recently two of my dear friends and I put together a monthly CD called Word and Music that contains two or three songs and a short sharing (not teaching) from the bible. We do this in my home studio and mail out free of charge copies to family, friends and perhaps enemies ha ha. Something that happened a few months ago you might get a kick out of. During the month of February we recorded our monthly CD with a theme of God and Country and the lady who sings and writes with me did a recitation she wrote called Tommy's Coming Home about a Mom who has a son in the military and it was very touching. We added some nice strings to it and away it went. A few days later and in light of all that is gong on in the world I got to thinking let's send a copy of her song and White House Across The Street (one I did back in 1976) to President Bush. Well lo and behold a few weeks later he responded thanking us for sending and his reply was on an official document from The White House personally signed by George W. Bush. It was sent to us unfolded made for framing and now hangs in my studio. In closing let me say I have never thought I was or am a great songwriter, singer or musician but to the best of my ability give it my best shot and am thankful to God that mine and others humble contributions has touched the hearts and lives of others. Thanks to all of you that posted your kind and endearing words. God Bless Each And Every One of You, Ted F.

Hey John how be ya.Yeah it was me who wrote We Dig ThE word While We Did The Coal and for your info I was born and raised in the coal mines of Wv.and some of my family died from complcations of balck lung.My Grandfather told me the story of We Dig The Word so many years later I made it into a song. GeogeAar you sure do not like my old music at all as per Attic Of Your Mind and that's fine with me,A couple of years ago I got a phone call from a lady I did not know and she was not an exwayfer and she related to me that she was on the verge of commiting sucide but started playing Attic Of Yor Mind and decided to go on rether then go out.There is more to this story but i'e too long for typing George if for no other reason I wrote and recorded that song it was worth it all I'm sure if you had to listen to it over and over you would commit sucide eh! ha ha La Procahine sorry about my song you dislike Ready To Go that was recorded thirty years ago and you stiil recall it? You know the last thing to go from your brain cells are lyrics and music so suffer ha ha Exe while rehearsing with The Victors they kept singing Were Bulding A Bridge and not More Beer In The Fridge.I like your version better. hee! hee! Hey you guys and gals why do we have to hammer on one another and be so unkind.We all are dong the best we can do. Bye Bye Love to All Ted F.

Hey Socks and Jonny Lingo Hope you two might have something going there that would be just great. No matter what we are still a band of brothers. Socks you still are the best picker songwriter singer around so keep laying them tracks down Lingo by jingo make that harp ringo!!! Love You Ted F.

Hi act2; Thanks dear one.I have been keeping tabs on ya: through our mutual friend;You know who ha ha Looking forward to meeting you and hubby and when you all get moved a little closer all of us will have a party.Sounds like a plan to me eh! Love you Ted F.

Linda; Yepper I have moved to a small town close to Delaware Oh. Live out in the woods where on some mornings I see deer out the kitchen window. One drawback though are the hungry racoon's boy they sure are enjoying my garbage cans ha ha. Linda if you can ever tear yourself out of Cleveland the door to my humble abode is wide open and there is an Applebee's close by. See you soon I hope. I will call you later on this coming week and give you new address and phone number. Stay sweet as you are Ted [This message was edited by TED Ferrell on January 24, 2004 at 19:16.]

Dear dear exce.. and I love you so very much!! Hope that one of these days before The Lord snatches you and me out of here that I will get the chance to give you a BIG HUG. LOVE You Ted

Back Forty Thanks my friend for your comment and yes we did have some pretty good times back than or as the old song goes Those Were The Days God Bless You Too My Brother Love Ted F.

Hi There Jonny Lingo (Buck) That's a wondeful idea you have so please go for it.If I recall rightly you live on the west coast or Alaska.My thinking would be to share your idea with Socks (John R.) cause he would be the best you could get for that project Let me know how it turns out and should I be able to add anything to the mix I'm here for ya! Take care my brother and keep blowing that harp God Bless Ted F. [This message was edited by TED Ferrell on January 24, 2004 at 1:35.]

Kit, thank you for remembering with that meaningful song with notes that it was on Jan. 13, 1974 that I walked on the stage at The Crescent Theater in Minster Ohio and said ?God Bless You In The Name Of Jesus Christ and Welcome to Joyful Noise?. At that time most of the original musicians and singers were fourth corps. Through the years that followed many wonderful talented believers gave of their time and talent with the love of God in their hearts. Some I did not have the opportunity to work closely with, but to this day I love each and every one if them. Wyteduv58, happy to know I may have brought a smile to you and your hubby?s face with my crazy antics ha ha. Dot, ?Attic Of Your Mind? I'm still personally working on. But one of these days I may figure it out. Lightside my friend, we still have much left to do, and by God's mercy and grace I will continue to say ?Hey think I'm good for one more song? just like we all are. For Christmas dear friends of mine gave me a book Bill Gaither has out. Bill is probably the greatest gospel songwriter to come down the pike in the last hundred years. It's a marvelous book that touched and inspired my heart very much. So to sum up my life and many others who gave and are still giving I will borrow from the title of Bill Gaither's book ?It's More Than The Music?. God Bless all of you and may this year be the very best for all of you. Love To All Ted Ferrell

My dear bother may you have a most wonderful Birthday ever Sure would love to be with you to help celebrate your special day. Miss you my friend and look forward to being in your company someday soon. Would you please email me your address have something to send you God Bless You and Happy Happy Birthday.You stil are the best all around guitar man Your Friend and Brother I Remain Ted