I will be completely honest with you. Up until about 2 1/2 years ago, I thought Johnny Paycheck was a one hit wonder with a gimmick name. And that one hit song, “Take This Job and Shove It,” wasn’t even his own song, but a David Allan Coe cover.
Well ladies and gentlemen, since then I [...]
I’ve got so many great readers and supporters, and it seems like everyone has something they try to support beyond REAL country music. I wish I had more time to investigate and be more involved in all of these great causes, but there is only so much time in the day, as they say. I [...]
Say what you want about the man, or even his music, but it is hard to make the case that anybody has been a bigger ambassador for country music than Gram Parsons. Gram Parsons showed millions of non-country fans that country music could be cool. He turned The Rolling Stones into country fans. He discovered [...]
With the death of local record stores, and even the smaller national chain music stores, Wal-Mart has now taken the spot as the big dog atop the music selling food chain. Problem is, Wal-Mart refuses to sell any album with what they consider “offensive” lyrics, so artists are forced to ether produce “clean” versions of [...]
I’ve said it many times before, when it comes to the movements to put REAL country music back in it’s proper place in the world, we all do what we can. Some make videos. Some like me take their poison pen and try to jab it in the eye of pop country. Some just [...]
Well it is May 1st, and this is the deadline that Outlaw Magazine set for everyone who wanted to have their Reinstate Hank videos in, so I figured that this was as good of a time as any to wrap up the contest I’ve been running. It goes without saying, if people still want to [...]
With technology, the strangleholds that major label have over artists are decreasing by the day. It used to be that you needed a label to record your music, publish your music, distribute it and promote it. But now all off these things can be done by the artists themselves through the internet. And as [...]
To sign the petition to Reinstate Hank Williams to the Grand Ole Opry CLICK HERE
To learn more about the movement to Reinstate Hank CLICK HERE
To learn more about Outlaw Magazine’s request for Reinstate Hank video’s CLICK HERE
To learn about my Reinstate Hank video contest CLICK HERE
To see an updated list of the booty you can [...]
Hardcore Lutheran has officially entered the Reinstate Hank Video Contest (see previous blog posts for contest details) :
See people it is that simple, just let the camera roll and speak your mind. And if you don’t have a camera, you can just email and I WILL SEND YOU ONE! Simple as that.
Also Restless [...]
Sorry I haven’t been blogging much lately. Been under the weather and busy, you know. I’m working on some great blogs in this upcoming week, but here’s a couple of quick things:
I had a BLAST last Thursday, hanging out in the chat room as the It Burns When I Pee podcast held a vidcast [...]
I’ve said it many times before. About the only country music institution you can count on nowadays to honor the old greats and preserve the traditions of REAL country music is The Country Music Hall of Fame. But unfortunately like so many of us they are having financial troubles.
I first read about this [...]
This Reinstate Hank video was a collaboration of Sugar writing an amazing letter, Mr. Bandana doing an excellent, heartfelt job reading, and Big D’s Redneck Minute for providing the gear and behind-the-scenes help.
Watching this video gave me a chill for a few reasons: The way Mr. Bandana [...]
The take for the Reinstate Hank Video Contest is GROWING!
On top of what I offered at the beginning (CD’s from Marty Robbins and Jimmie Rogers, and merch stickers from various bands), Manda Panda from File 13 Clothing has now offered up a T-Shirt from her Rebel Rouser Collection !! [...]
Real quick, some MySpace readers have been having trouble commenting and kudoing these blogs. MySpace has been jacking with the blogs for weeks now, and I appreciate everyone working through the problems. As always you can comment problem free at savingcountrymusic.com.
Alright people.
A couple of weeks back I made this video . . [...]
Check out the new creation from Manda Panda of File 13 Clothing
That girl has a knack for expressing what we all feel!
About two weeks ago Outlaw Magazine asked for the people of Reinstate Hank to send in videos talking about how they feel about the movement. To read [...]
Bob Wayne Now Available Online !!!
Bob Wayne and the Outlaw Carnies who got kudos in my last blog for their album Driven By Demons being one of the top albums of the year are now available online! You can find his music on iTunes, or CD Baby , [...]
I would guarantee right now that Hank Williams will be reinstated into the Grand Ole Opry in 2009, but I’ve learned over time not to underestimate the colossal stupidity under which the money men who have hijacked the Mother Church operate. What I can guarantee you is that in 2009, Reinstate Hank is [...]
Well it seems that word is spreading about the movement to Reinstate Hank Williams to the Grand Ole Opry faster than a pop country plaque on America’s airwaves. I’m happy to announce that Free Hank III lieutenants Cathy and Restless In Amsterdam have found themselves some notoriety, and in [...]
Free Hank III supporter and all around good guy Big ‘G’ of the Texas Roadshow has landed a big fish, as none other than Hank Williams III will be LIVE tonight on Revolution FM, which you can listen to online by clicking that link. The interview will air at midnight [...]
So on Saturday night, I get a phone call from a friend who knows I like pop country about as much as getting a splintered board shoved up my ass, telling me that the perfume peddling Timberly McGraw is the host of Saturday Night Live. So I tune into the last half of the [...]
