Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree of it in which James Earl Jones played the role of the returning ex-con. According to L. Russell Brown, he read Hamill's story in the "Reader's Digest", and suggested to his songwriting partner Irwin Levine that they write a song based on it. Levine and Brown then registered for copyright the song which they called "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree". At the time, the writers said they heard the story while serving in the military. Pete Hamill was not convinced and filed suit for infringement. Hamill dropped his suit after folklorists working for Levine and Brown
Rednecks, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer be here""). A reference is also made to "There Stands the Glass," a No. 1 country hit by Webb Pierce, which is noted as playing on the jukebox. Rednecks, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer "Rednecks, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer" is a song written by Bob McDill and Wayland Holyfield, and recorded by American country music artist Johnny Russell. It was released in July 1973 as the first single from his album "Rednecks, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer". The song peaked at number 4 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles chart, making it his only top-ten. It