Ride The Ducks

Any trip to Branson would not be complete without a tour on Ride The Ducks. It is one of the most fun, and unusual experiences that you will have. From the young to "young at heart" there is no way you could be disappointed with this 60 minute tour around Branson.

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The part land/part water tour is very unique, using old military vehicles. Once on water, the captain allows all the little folks to "drive" for a while........I know my kiddos were a little nervous at first, but had a blast once they got behind the wheel.

Branson has more to offer than theaters and shows. This is one thing Branson has that you do not want to miss.

Go have fun and Ride The Ducks.

F. M.

Theaters Shows and Attractions

More links on the way.....................

Acrobats of China ........................The Smoky Mountain Palace
Amazing Pets ...............................Grand Country Music Hall
Andy Williams Show ...................Moon River Theatre
Baldknobbers Jamboree Show ..The Baldknobbers Country Music Theatre
Bart Rockett Show ......................The Bart Rockett Theatre
Bob Nelson’s Comedy Show........Justin Flom's Imaginary Theatre
Bobby Vinton in Concert.............The Mansion Theatre
Branson Blues, Late Night..........Historic Owens Theatre
Branson Brothers........................The Caravelle Theatre
Branson County U.S.A. Late Show......Grand Country Music Hall
Branson Divas.............................Justin Flom's Imaginary Theatre
Branson’s Dueling Elvis Contest...........Historic Owens Theatre
Breakfast with Mark Twain........Historic Owens Theatre
Brett Family............Legends Family Theater
Broadway – The Star-Spangled Celebration............Branson Variety Theater
Buck Trent Morning Show.............Grand Country Music Hall
Carol Kline...................................God and Country Theatre
Celebrate America...........................The Mansion Theatre
Christmas on the Trail....................Shepherd of the Hills
Circle B Chuckwagon & Cowboy Music Show......Shepherd of the Hills
Clay Cooper’s Country Music Express...........Clay Cooper Theatre
Comedy Jamboree....................Grand Country Music Hall
Country Tonite.....................The Mansion Theatre
Dalena Ditto Country Variety Show............................The Mansion Theatre
Daniel O'Donnell.............................Tri-Lakes Center
Dino Kartsonakis............................Tri-Lakes Center
Diva Lunch Show..........................Imaginary Theatre
Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede Dinner & Show
Doug Gabriel Show .........................Jim Stafford Theatre
Echo Hollow .........................Silver Dollar City
Elvis and the Superstars.............Historic Owens Theatre
Elvis in the Morning....................Historic Owens Theatre
Gene Watson..................................God and Country Theatre
Goldwing Express...........................God and Country Theatre
Grand Jubilee...........Grand Country Music Hall
Hamner Barber Variety show.........................Hamner Barber Theater
Hank and Patsy, Together Again..............Historic Owens Theatre
Hot Seat...................................Hughes Brothers Celebrity Theatre
Hughes Brothers..................................Hughes Brothers Celebrity Theatre
Isle of Dreams ..........................Coffee House
Janie Fricke....................................God and Country Theatre
Jim Reeves Tribute show with nephew John Rex Reeves.................God and Country Theatre
Jim Stafford Show...............................Jim Stafford Theatre
Joe Diffie Show.....................Yakov Theatre
John Tweed Show.............................Clay Cooper Theatre
John Wayne and America’s Yodeling Sweetheart............Historic Owens Theatre
Justin Flom’s Magic Parlor..................Justin Flom's Imaginary Theatre
Kirby VanBurch Show..............................Kirby VanBurch Theatre
Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers.......Dick Clark's American Bandstand Theatre
Legends in Concert
Lisa Layne Country Show..................God and Country Theatre
Liverpool Legends – The Ultimate Beatles Experience
Loretta Lynn Tribute...................Historic Owens Theatre
Lowe Family
Magnificent 7 Show
Magnificent Gospel Showcase
Mel Tillis............................................Tri-Lakes Center
Moe Bandy Show
Noah The Musical
Oak Ridge Boys.......................................The Mansion Theatre
Original Stars of American Bandstand.........Dick Clark's American Bandstand Theater
Ozark Mountain Jubilee.............Grand Country Music Hall
Ozark Mountain Morning Show with Wade Benson..........God and Country Theatre
Paul Harris Live
Penny Gilley Show with Jeff Brandt
Pierce Arrow Show
Red Skelton: A Performance Tribute by Tom Mullica...................The Mansion Theatre
Red, Hot…..& Blue!...........Music City Centre
RFD-TV The Theatre
Ricky Boen and Texas Mud.....................Hamner Barber Theater
Righteous Brothers’ Bill Medley & Paul Revere and the Raiders...Dick Clark's American Bandstand Theater
Rockin' Monster Bash...................................God and Country Theatre
Shoji Tabuchi Show
Shepherd of the Hills................Shepherd of the Hills Outdoor Theatre
Showboat Branson Belle Cruise
SIX.....................................Hughes Brothers Celebrity Theatre
Silver Dollar City
Sons of the Pioneers..................Shepherd of the Hills Outdoor Theatre
Spirit of Christmas Starring the Osmonds.....................Branson Variety Theater
Spirit of the Dance.....................Branson Variety Theater
Sunday Gospel Jubilee...........Grand Country Music Hall
T. Graham Brown...........................God and Country Theatre
Tall Timber Lumberjack Show
The Best of Motown........................Hughes Brothers Celebrity Theatre
The Comets of “Bill Haley & the Comets”....Dick Clark's American Bandstand Theater
The Duttons.........................The Duttons Theatre
The Grand Ladies of Country Show...........................God and Country Theatre
The Haygoods..................Music City Centre
The Presleys ...................The Presleys Country Jubilee
The Promise
The Rankin Brothers......................Welk Theatre
The Titanic
The Twelve Irish Tenors...............Branson Variety Theater
The Wings of Christmas.........................Hamner Barber Theater
The World Famous Platters
Tillis Family Reunion
Tony Orlando & The Lennon Sisters, Christmas Celebration!
Tony Roi “Elvis Experience”............Music City Centre
Waltzing Waters
Yakov Smirnoff Show.................................Yakov Theatre
#1 Hits of the 60’s...........................Jim Stafford Theatre
14 Karat Country.................................Clay Cooper Theatre
50’s at the Hop Show.................50's at the Hop Show and Theatre
70’s Music Show....................Cabaret Theater

Highway 101

Highway 101 hit it big in 1987. With a unique sound created mainly by lead singer Paulette Carlson, the group has tried to maintain the sound through many incarnations.

Although I feel the group only had this sound with her in the band, they did have many hits in the ‘80s and ‘90s with and without her.

From their first top five hit in 1987, The Bed You Made for Me, then, Whiskey, If You Were a Woman, (my personal favorite), through their last top five hit Walkin', Talkin', Cryin' Barely Beatin' Broken Heart, in 1990, they had a great fan base.

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Other hits include, Somewhere Tonight, Cry, Cry, Cry, (Do You Love Me) Just Say Yes, and their final number 1, Who's Lonely Now.

Highway 101 probably could not fill their own Branson Theater on a regular basis, but I am sure they could share one and be a very successful addition to Branson.

F. M.

Mel McDaniel

After honing his skills for years around Tulsa, OK, Mel McDaniel went off to Nashville, Anchorage, AK and then back to Nashville.

He wrote songs for Conway Twitty, Kenny Rogers and Bobby Goldsboro. Then in 1976 he signed a record deal with Capital.

Through the ‘70s and ‘80s he scored such hits as Louisiana Saturday Night, Big Ole Brew, Hello Daddy, Good Morning Darlin’, Take Me to the Country and I Call It Love.

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Then in 1984, Mel McDaniel had the smash number 1 hit, Baby’s Got Her Blue Jeans On. I remember sitting in my car listening to KVOO 1170 AM from Tulsa, OK, when I heard radio legend, Billy Parker predict that the song was destined for number 1. I was thinking that I did not feel it was his best song, and if his others had not made it to the top, that surely that song wouldn’t. Boy was I wrong. It skyrocketed to the top.

Later Mel recorded Let It Roll and Stand Up.

In 1996, Mel had a near fatal auto accident that took several years to recover from.

He did recover and now has a very busy tour schedule.

I feel that Mel McDaniel would be a major hit with a Branson theater.

F. M.