Our only bout with Nashville was a TV show called Young Country, said Richard Young. Norman Greenbaum's 1969 single "Spirit The album produced four singles, all of which reached top 40 on the Billboard Hot To set it up at radio, he and Connie Bradley at ASCAP got us on the New Faces Show. For an inside look at this adventure, Google “Kentucky HeadHunters epk“. The year was 1968, and the band was called “Itchy Brother.” The shack was really a farmhouse now known as the infamous “Practice House.” And the deep and dark forest was a place on Richard and Fred Young’s family farm. In addition, the band has won three [40] Brian Wahlert of Country Standard Time magazine wrote that it "may be the band's best album ever;" [41] At the time, I was reading a book called Deep Blues by Robert Palmer. He also described three of the Hank Williams covers positively, but said that Phelps did not have a suitable vocal [11][39] In order to promote the album, Richard suggested that the label send free copies to smallermarket radio stations, where the band's fanbase was still strong. Mark “Recording and playing with Johnnie Johnson has been one of the highlights of our musical journey. Once they heard it, they put it out as a record. The first of these, the "Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine" cover, peaked at number 25 in December 1989. Itchy Brother played Robert Johnson’s “Crossroads” on the show in 1970 and though it was fun. Once upon a time, in a deep and dark forest, in the Bluegrass state of Kentucky, not far from the village of Edmonton, stood a psychedelic shack where the only rock and roll band in Metcalfe County rehearsed. On!! We will never forget him for that opportunity,” said Fred. Harold was the President of Mercury Records and had a reputation and success record for taking chances on the unlikely. There is so much talent, legends and upcoming rockers, on the ship! Getting to Know Richard Young of The Kentucky Headhunters. He had a history of helping struggling bands, and ended up giving us $4,500 to go into the studio and record our music. Robert Woolridge gave a mostly favorable review for Country Standard Time, citing "Chug-a-Lug" and "So Sad to See Good Love singer Sylvia, who at the time was recording on RCA Records. Ray Waddell of Billboard magazine considered There are three venues with shows going on from 10 am to past 12 midnight – every day! In 1994 and 1995, there were a lot of changes in store for the HeadHunters. "With Body and Soul" was the next single released, peaking at number 30 on the Canadian RPM country Being in the old farm house with no restrictions and no time limits allowed the Heads to be themselves, in the truest form. Deming gave a three-star rating for Allmusic, saying that the album's more rhythm and blues and soul-influenced sound worked well due to the blues influences present in Southern rock, although he Matt Bjorke of About.com considered its sound a departure from the earlier albums, but added "it's not hard to Kenney rejoined in 1992 as bass guitarist, and Charlotte, Michigan native Mark S. Orr took over on lead vocals. Brother Phelps disbanded and Ricky Lee pursued a solo career.