Grady Nutt
(1934-1982)
{This page was last
updated on 9/1/10}
Latest News -
August 24th, 2010 - Roger has provided yet another link for
your listening pleasure! Thanks Roger
July 18th, 2010 - Thanks Roger for the links (below)!
First, I cannot thank you enough for all the great things
on this page. I have downloaded a bunch of Grady Nutt materials
thanks to you.
One good turn deserves another. Just today I received a CD I
purchased of Grady's Album "A Laugh and a Half."
I have converted the tracks to mp3 format and have uploaded them
to our server. You may download a copy of each at the links as
follows:
http://www.jacil.org/LaughandaHalfIntro.mp3
http://www.jacil.org/RollCalledUpYonder.mp3
http://www.jacil.org/WhenChickensCrossLegs.mp3
http://www.jacil.org/RoastBurning.mp3
http://www.jacil.org/IvanOdor.mp3
http://www.jacil.org/TrimPlease.mp3
http://www.jacil.org/SleepingThroughSermons.mp3
http://www.jacil.org/ButtonButton.mp3
http://www.jacil.org/Water.mp3
http://www.jacil.org/DinnerGround.mp3
http://www.jacil.org/Can'tCarryMeOut.mp3
http://www.jacil.org/IFoundDollar.mp3
http://www.jacil.org/OddCouple.mp3
http://www.jacil.org/Closing.mp3
I would appreciate it if you would post these to your website
so others like me who greatly appreciate all this man gave us
can share in these delightful stories. Thanks again for your
wonderful tribute.
Roger Deem
roger@jacil.org
Jacksonville, Illinois
April 14th, 2010 - http://jacksonvilleprogress.com/homepage/x993499400/A-piece-of-history-changes-hands
- ...A piece of equipment used to shape hats, Jay said his hat
blocks went as far out as Saint Louis to hat manufacturers. Some
found their way to legendary Southern Baptist Preacher and Comedian
Grady Nutt, who lived in the area
and made cowboy hats with the hat blocks. ...
Mar 25th, 2010 - Here's a look back and good blog
article in the Baptist Standard with a brief soundtrack you
might enjoy (Henrietta, TX clip)!
Nov 9, 2009 - On the net ... Tuesday Hymns: “Come, Thou
Almighty King” « The Rankin File By cliftonr
"Growing up as a Baptist it was not unusual to leave out
a verse of a hymn, usually the third, prompting comedian Grady Nutt to once remark, “I am
as lonely as the third verse in a Baptist hymnbook.” Our
Tuesday Hymn is a prime example ..." - The Rankin File -
http://cliftonr.wordpress.com/
Nov 4, 2009 - Grady Nutt Athletic Center Photo (see the sign):
Grady's memory lives on in the use of the GNAC - I think he'd
be quite proud of activities and use such as provided to me by
Ted in this photo ... (also way to go on those Eagle ranks!)
Attached is an old Scout picture form the Grady Nutt Athletic
Center at Alice Lloyd College in KY. The Scout on the right is
my son.
Both of those guys are 16 now. Still active. Both are Eagle
Scouts, Vigil Honor, Venture Silver, and are on staff at the
2010 NJ. Not bad for a couple of little wet kids!
Barry Goff
Older News -
Grady Nutt Mention - HIGH
POINTS| from El Camino Real, The Cherokeean Herald
"My cousin and I went to Jacksonville, and Grady Nutt
made cowboy hats for us that instantly transformed us into real
cowboys. I even got a horse, ..."
Video interview with Grady Nutt from 1981. Click
here. Thanks to Dwight for the reference!
Jeff McCann was converting some vinyl to CD the other day
from his father's old collection. He came across a few Grady
Nutt albums and posted the first one on his blog at www.alldaysingin.blogspot.com (Stories from
Hee Haw I believe). Anyway, it's on his blog if you'd like a
listen (it's there with artwork too). - Thanks Jeff!
Two albums (Taking Notice and The Prime Minister of Humor)
available for download at http://www.one-way.org specifically at http://www.one-way.org/mp3
- Eric Sawyer
Grady Nutt BLOG
Spot! - Come share your Grady Nutt stories here!
Enjoy a "Sheepslaughs" Podcast featuring Grady
Nutt (#25) -
Thanksliving
- a meditation from Agaperos
Presentation at French Lick IN 1977:
This is the tape I have from Grady's 1977 presentation to
a gathering of the North American Christian Convention in French
Lick IN. It is the only Grady Nutt recording that I own that
I'm sure the copyright expired long ago. Since I now have more
web space, I will provide it in MP3 format over the next several
months. The good news is that it contains many of Grady's great
stories, the bad news is that not all parts are in the best condition.
Still it's very worth listening to. Enjoy!
Great news! Jeff Krob,
a big Grady Nutt fan, has provided us with revised sound files.
Jeff cleaned up the files on my site using Adobe Audition 1.5
(using all of their noise cancellation) and provided them back
to replace the old ones. Some tracks still have their problems
but they are much improved. So below are the "old but improved"
MP3 files. Thanks Jeff!
A Tribute to Grady Nutt:
This page is a small tribute to a man of God and a man of
humor. Grady Nutt was, for me, one of the most profound and entertaining
speakers/evangelists I've ever heard. His insight into the life
and character of Jesus (and us) was unparalleled. He is best
known for his role as "the preacher" from the 70's
TV Show "Hee Haw," but that was only the tip-of-the-iceberg
of his talent and insights. The stories above serve as a good
introduction to his humor. If you like these, I hope you are
able to track down a whole recording or two. I hope in some way
that my Christian cartoons
measure up to his insights in a visual-parable sort of way ...
but no one I know put it in words as well as he did! -Rich Diesslin,
Freelance Cartoonist and Illustrator, www.the-cartoonist.com
New Grady Nutt BLOG
Spot! - Come share your Grady Nutt stories here!
News:
The Nutt tribute to Grady appears to be on hold for family
reasons. I don't know any of the details, but I certainly respect
the family's right to privacy. Since Grady was a public man,
I hope that at some point his stories are collected and made
available. It would be a shame to lose his unique way of sharing
the good news. In the meantime, I hope you are able to find in
the aftermarket many of his recordings and other works to enjoy.
Where to get Grady Nutt Tapes and Albums:
General Interest Links:
Grady Nutt Inventory Worksheet
(on the right)
New album ordering information below!
{updated 3/12/01}
On-Line Short Biography: http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/
NN/fnu7.html (Handbook of Texas Online: NUTT, GRADY LEE)
Lake Neuron BLOG discussing some fond memories of Grady's
stories, etc.: http://lakeneuron.com/2004/07/grady-nutt/
Net-Articles mentioning Grady Nutt:
Nutt Quotes Found on the Web:
The late comedian Grady Nutt said it: "God should be
a resource in the struggle, not a way around it."
As the late Southern humorist Grady Nutt always said, you
know you're in Baptist country when the preachers pronounce "dance"
with four syllables -- as in "daaah-E-unce-uh!"
"Openness is essentially the willingness to grow, a distaste
for ruts, eagerly standing on top-toe for a better view of what
tomorrow brings. A man once bought a new radio, brought it home,
placed it on the refrigerator, plugged it in, turned it to WSM
in Nashville (home of the Grand Ole Opry), and then pulled all
the knobs off! He had already tuned in all he ever wanted or
expected to hear. Some marriages are "rutted" and rather
dreary because either or both partners have yielded to the tyrrany
of the inevitable, "what has been will still be." Stay
open to newness. Stay open to change." Grady Nutt, in Homemade,
July, 1990
More Information found on Grady Nutt's
Books, Tapes and Ablums:
Gospel Gallery - Southern
Gospel Music - Collector Albums:
- One place you can actually buy a Grady Nutt Album and/or
Tapes - http://www.gospelgallery.com/gglppg09.html
- Albums depend on availability.
- You can subscribe to an information service to update you
on new listings for Grady Nutt below ...
Grady Nutt's Former Speaker's Bureau: {added
6/4/01}
The produced the Flip Sides of Grady Nutt Tape and Grady was
a co-founder. They are still active today representing
many other talented people. I've inquired about Grady Nutt
tapes, but have not heard back yet. I'll keep you posted.
McKinney
Associates, Inc.
1-800-955-4746
502.583.8222
Fax 502.583.2518
Post Office Box 5162
Louisville, Kentucky
40255-0162
http://www.mckinneyspeakers.com/index1.html
For the Nutty acolytes who want info about "The Gospel
According to Norton": It is no longer in print, but it was
published in 1974 by Broadman Press, Nashville, TN. Paper, 96pp.
Grady Nutt, Family Time: A Revolutionary Old Idea (Washington,
D.C.: FamilyTime Committee of the Million Dollar Round Table
and the American Family Society, 1977). This is sort of
a do Cub, Boy & Girl Scout type activities at home.
Books -
- Agaperos
- Being Me
- The Gospel According to Norton
- So Good, So Far
- Family Time: A Revolutionary Old Idea
Albums
- All Day Singin' and Dinner on the Ground
- The Gospel According to Pinocchio
- Grady Nutt: the Prime Minister of Humor
Audio:
- "Mrs. Middleton Takes the Plunge"
- "Striker Creek Practice Baptism" from All Day Singin'
and Dinner on the Grounds
- The Flip Sides of Grady Nutt
I have some tapes from some live performances, which I may
be willing to trade with folks once I figure out what I can and
can't make a copy of!
Grady Nutt Humor Award:
Presented to the person or group that has made the largest
impact on the Gospel music industry through their use of humor.
-by the Gospel Music Association.
Grady Nutt Humanities Award, University
of Louisville: {added 3/26/02}
Don't know if they still give this or not, but Univ. of Louisville
was giving an award in a new area their Humanities Division,
funded by Eleanor Nutt Maddox. The information is at: http://www.louisville.edu/a-s/humanities/gradnutt.html
Thanks to Carol Baker for the update!
Some other finds from Carol:
These are the archives of the Appalachia Preaching Mission,
and they have several tapes of Grady. Although the archives are
open for researching, I don't know if they will let you copy
the tapes or not. Here is more contact info from their site:
http://cass.etsu.edu/ARCHIVES/AFINDAID/a194.html
East Tennessee State University
Archives of Appalachia
Box 70295
Johnson City, TN 37614-0138
Telephone: (423) 439-4338
Other Search Engine Findings:
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Venue/1006/nutt.html
- Biography and Compilation Listings
http://www.williams-bell.com/
- a Winner of Grady Nutt Award
http://www.gospelmusic.org/news/article.cfm?ArticleID=31
- GMA Grady Nutt Award
http://www.dangerousfaith.org/DEAdams/songshymns.html
- D.E. Adams
http://www.faithworks.com/archives/god_laughs.htm
- God and Humor Article
http://collectors.mybravenet.com/6.html
- Might possible sell albums?
http://www.alc.edu/campuslife/tour/tourindex.htm
- Grady Nutt Athletic Center
http://www.nacba.net/PDF_FILES/Speedbumps.pdf
- Article
http://www.timvp.com/heehaw.html
- Hee Haw Filmography
A Related Resource:
Dan Pratt, buddy of Grady's, lives up in Vermont or Maine
somewhere, running a music education business I think. You really
need to check for a used copy of his LP "The 6 O'Clock Apocalypse"
-- you'd like it. -Carol
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The Grady
Nutt Inventory Worksheet!
Compliments of www.the-cartoonist.com
Grady Nutt Recordings
Flip Sides of Grady Nutt - 1970 Tape
Side 1
1. Opening (8.00) - Phone Call, Growing
2. Henrietta, Texas (11.24)
Side 2
1. The Tiple (5:17)
2. Jesus and the Woman at the Well (13:37)
Recorded at Ridgecrest, NC
The Prime Minister of Humor (I) - 1976 Record
Side 1
1. Introduction (1:42)
2. Oom Gawah (16:37)
3. C. D. Walker (7:03)
Side 2
1. A funeral Visit (4:40)
2. Diaper Covers (8:35)
3. Conclusion (6:10)
Recorded in 7th and James Baptist Church, Waco, TX
Available at http://www.one-way.org/mp3
The Prime Minister of Humor II - Taking Notice
- 1978
Side 1
1. Crazy Names (2:17)
2. The Balcony Bombardier Brigade (6:56)
3. Growing Pains (2:40)
4. First Tux (2:40)
5. The World’s Greatest Itch (9:45)
Side 2
1. Hand Bonin’ (3:10)
2. Jazz Tiple (4:38) - Moonglow, Bye Bye Blackbird
3. Friday Night Flicks (6:03)
4. The Tea Totalers (10:05)
Recorded in Abilene TX
Available at http://www.one-way.org/mp3
The Grady Nutt Parables - 1979 Tape Copy
1. The Hebrew Superbowl - The Story of Samson
and Delilah
2. Lion’s Club celebrity Roast - The Story of Daniel
All Day Singin’ an Dinner on the Ground
- 1980 Record
Side 1
1. All Day Singin’ and Dinner on the Ground (3:06)
2. Precious Memories * (2:35)
3. Bye and Bye Medley (2:16) - In the Sweet Bye and Bye, We’ll
Understand it Better Bye and Bye
4. Striker Creek Practice Baptism * (3:50)
5. Mrs. Middleton takes the Plunge * (6:44)
Side 2
1. The Church Heavy Lady * (3:04)
2. My Favorite Hymns (5:29) - In the Garden, Rock of Ages
3. Does God Have a Sense of Humor? * (1:06)
4. Brother Randall’s First Sunday * (6:52)
5. Church Boo Boo’s * (3:56) (includes public praying stories)
6. Great Hymns (3:07) - Leaning on the Everlasting Arms, I’ll
Fly Away
Recorded at several churches around Tennessee
*stories
The Gospel According to Pinocchio Tape Copy
Grady Nutt Remembered Tape Copy
Precious Moments (song)
Mrs. Middleton takes the Plunge
Fun in Church
Public Prayer
Looking for a City (Intro and song) with the Kingsmen
WSM Pulling the Knobs Off (Intro)
Turn Your Radio On (song) with the Kingsmen
Another Song (Alas, and Did My Savior Bleed) with the Kingsmen
Closing: Give the World a Smile with the Kingsmen
God's Will For You
Dialogue with Dr. John Howell, Louisville
Theological Seminary, on Christian Vocation
Date unknown, source unknown - probably in
the late 1970s after success as a professional entertainer
TV Show Pilot (video)
Audio
Video - Introduction
only
ETSU Presentaions (3)
Intro and Grady's roots
The Pledge Card at College (Amarillo, TX)
Robert Angel, Sound Sleeper
Fun in Church - Notes to Girls, Paper Airplanes
ETSU <volleyball association speech> - Weddings, Baptisms,
Granny Brown
ETSU version of the Prodigal Son
Available
for check-out from ETSU
Grady Nutt at French Lick, IN - 1977 Youth
Convention Tape(s)
Refer to sound track on the left
Grady Nutt Retellable Stories
Crazy Names
Church Boo Boos
When the Lights Went Out on Brother Hawkins
Does God have a Sense of Humor
The Church Heavy Lady
Striker Creek Practice Baptism
Mrs. Middleton Takes the Plunge
The Tea Totallers
Jesus and the Woman at the Well
Abraham - told by Ronald Reagan
Grady Nutt's Favorite Stories from Hee Haw
They Call Me Grady Lee
Yes, I am a Reverend
Oh, to Be a Missionary
In the Hole
It's Dark Over Here
The Preacher and the Watermellon
The Quiet Quakers
The Reverend and the Prospects
Sunbathing in West Texas
Laughter
Available at: www.alldaysingin.blogspot.com courtesy of
Jeff McCann
Grady Nutt: Funny Stories from the Prime
Minister of Humor
Put out by American Gospel, from the Benson
Company in 1986. Compiled by Norman Holland.
Side A:
Introductory Remarks
When the Roll is Called up Yonder
When Chickens cross their legs
The Roast is Burning
I've an Odor?
Just a trim, please!
Side B:
Sleeping through sermons
Button, button, who's got the button
Comments on Water
Dinner on the Ground
You Can't carry me out
I found your dollar (story involving Dr. Russell Dilday)
The Odd Couple
Closing Comments
Kingsmen: Give the World a Smile
Released on Heartwarming records, 1982, is
a live recording with Grady and The Kingsmen singing and sharing
jokes together. It has the following songs:
Give the World a Smile
On the Jericho Road
No Tears in Heaven
Looking for a City
Practice What You Preach
Turn Your Radio On
Jesus Keep Me Near The Cross
At the Cross Medley
Give the World a Smile (reprise)
Thanks goes out to Tom Payton for this reference!
A Laugh and a Half
Intro
Roll
Called Up Yonder
When
Chickens Cross Legs
Roast Burning
Ivan Odor
Trim Please
Sleeping
Through Sermons
Button Button
Water
Dinner Ground
Can't Carry
Me Out
I Found Dollar
Odd Couple
Closing
Thanks goes out to Roger Deem for this reference!
Books and Articles:
Agaperos Book
Being Me Book
The Gospel According to Norton Book
So Good, So Far Book
Family Time: A Revolutionary Old Idea Book
Hee Haw's Grady Nutt Article - Saturday evening post, March 1980
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