Even the writers didn't know where this one came from

This week in 1979: OPEC raised oil prices 16%, now up 50% from previous year; the U.S. Supreme Court upheld affirmative action; President Jimmy Carter approved the MX missile program; 600 people were arrested when 15,000 protested at a Shoreham, New York, nuclear plant; and a father-daughter duo from St. Louis were about to have their 12th hit record.

A lot of songwriters say they have no idea where some of their songs, or the ideas for those songs, came from.

And according to Sonny Throckmorton, The Kendalls' 1979 top 20 hit "I Don't Do Like that No More" was one of those tunes.

Sonny said, "That was one of those songs that just came out of nowhere because I have no idea where it came from or why. The song just happened – and for no reason. Rafe Van Hoy and I wrote the song and I do not know where the idea for the song came from. I don't even remember if it was Rafe or me who mentioned it first. We just got together one day to write – we started writing on it and finished with neither of us knowing how or why. As I remember, once we started, it was a pretty easy song to write, we finished it pretty quick – I just don't remember anything about where we got the idea."

The Kendalls Ovation Records single "I Don't Do Like That No More" came on the charts August 18, 1979 and peaked at No. 16.

It was Royce and Jeannie Kendalls' 12th charted song and was on the charts for 11 weeks.

Between 1970 and 1989, The Kendalls placed 37 songs on the country music charts including three No. 1s.

Royce Kendall died in 1998.

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photo Jeannie and Royce Kendall. (photo courtesy Doug Davis)

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