Mel Tillis and Leroy Van Dyke | Live at Church Street Station

Welcome to Church Street Station, presented by the legendary Rex Allen Sr. Originally airing in 1988, it was recorded live at the The Cheyenne Saloon and Opera House' located in Orlando, Florida. Church Street Station brings you the best live performances from all your country music favourites.<br />In this episode we have performances by: Mel Tillis and Leroy Van Dyke<br />Mel Tillis - Good Woman Blues (0:40)<br />Mel Tillis - I Got the Hoss (02:10)<br />Leroy Van Dyke - Walk on By (04:23)<br />Leroy Van Dyke - The Auctioneer (06:46)<br />Mel Tillis - Burning Memories (09:24)<br />Mel Tillis - Send Me Down To Tucson (11:34)<br />Mel Tillis - Rose of El Paso (13:34)<br />Mel Tillis - Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town (17:42)<br /><br />Leroy Frank Van Dyke is an American country music singer best known for his hits "The Auctioneer" (1956) and "Walk On By" (1961).<br /><br />Van Dyke was born in Mora, Missouri. He lived in Spencer, Wisconsin, and graduated from the University of Missouri majoring in agricultural journalism. He was catapulted into country music fame in 1956 with his composition "The Auctioneer", co-written with Buddy Black, which sold over 2.5 million records. He wrote the song about the life of his cousin, National Auctioneers Association Hall of Famer Ray Sims, also a Missourian. Van Dyke had the lead role of a budding country music performer in the 1967 movie What Am I Bid?, in which Sims played himself as an auctioneer.<br /><br />In his 50 years-plus career, Van Dyke has recorded more than 500 songs, dozens of them making the charts. His record of "Walk On By" (1961) was named by Billboard magazine in 1994 as the biggest country single of all time, based on sales, plays and weeks in the charts.[citation needed] It stayed at number one in the U.S. country chart for 19 weeks, and in all, charted for 42 weeks, also reaching No. 5 on the pop listings. It sold more than 1.5 million copies.<br /><br />In the UK Singles Chart Van Dyke had two hits: "Walk On By" reached No. 5 in February 1962, and "Big Man in a Big House" made No. 34 in May that year.<br /><br />Lonnie Melvin "Mel" Tillis is an American country music singer and songwriter. Although he recorded songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the 1970s, with a long list of Top 10 hits.<br /><br />Tillis's biggest hits include "I Ain't Never", "Good Woman Blues", and "Coca-Cola Cowboy". On February 13, 2012, President Barack Obama awarded Tillis the National Medal of Arts for his contributions to country music. He also has won the CMA Awards' most coveted award, Entertainer of the Year. He is also known for his speech impediment, which does not affect his singing voice. His daughter is country music singer Pam Tillis.<br /><br />This performance was recorded live at Church Street Station in Orlando, Florida.