Why Ray Charles Is Deserving of Country Hall of Fame Induction
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With his 1962 album Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, and Volume 2 released later, Ray Charles opened up the gift and the joy of country music to an entirely new audience that may have otherwise not have been exposed to it. It wasn’t just the contributions of Ray Charles….
Free Hank III Takes the Pop Country Challenge
4 CommentsSo a couple of times when I’ve posted a roasting of a some pop country blowhard, I’ll get someone to send me a message similar to this: Hey Dumbass, (or whatever) So you talk shit about pop country, but you admit you never listen to it. So how would you know if it sucks or […]
One Big Goddamn Hellbilly Family
0 CommentsSaturday morning I woke up after sleeping one off, and listened to Tim Pop’s 100th podcast, and then listened to It Burns When I Pee’s latest offering. Both shows were great, and after listening, I got this weird sense, like there was something big going on. Something very big. I guess I’ve always known that […]
More Imposters/ Vinyl/ Podcasts/Boobs/Olympics/ Whatever
1 CommentWasn’t planning to post a blog today but there’s a bunch of random shit to talk about, so here we go. First off sorry to everyone who tried to leave comments or kudos on my blog yesterday and got an error message. Stupid MySpace. Another Hank III Impostor If you go here you can see […]
Early Reviews Of Damn Right, Rebel Proud Are In !!
1 CommentFirst off, thanks to EVERYONE who spent the time to report the fake Hank III site here on MySpace, and thanks to Declared Ungovernable for sniffing it out. I got something else to say here, just so it’s set in stone, and it is not aimed at any particular person or situation, but it’s something […]
Ode to the Hellbetties!!! (of the present)
2 CommentsFirst of all, if you did not catch all of the news about it all over the bulletin board, Hank Williams legendary steel guitar player Don Helms died yesterday. I’d done a blog on him about a month ago after he suffered a minor heart attack, and you can read it by clicking here. Most […]
Forgotten Outlaws (Part 2)
1 CommentBefore I get into the meat of part 2, I forgot to mention in part 1 that Shel Silverstein ALSO was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002. But I’m a little confused about this, because he died in 1999, and as the Grand Ole Opry has told us over and over […]
Forgotten Outlaws (Part 1)
0 CommentsSome of the coolest shit that happens in these blogs happens down in the comment section. I hope all you people read down there too, because they usually have just as much good information as up above. My last blog was no exception. Wayne gave us the great story behind the song Up Against the […]
Hank III & Texas
0 CommentsFirst: –The good news came down yesterday that Restless in Amsterdam finally has had her number cruncher rescued from spybot virus hell, and is now back on the warpath for the Hank & Hank movements. Great news for us, bad news for the Nashville mob bosses. –The release of the Hank III Collector’s Tin HAS […]
Track List For Hank III’s Collector’s Tin + Straight to Hell Reviews
2 CommentsThey finally released a track list for the new Hank III Collector’s Tin available for pre-order now, and coming out on August 19th. The first tracks are as you would expect, in order how they were released on CD. But check out the last tracks: 40. Down In Houston41. I Could Never Be Ashamed Of […]
Pre-Order Damn Right Rebel Proud Now! (+ Reinstate Hank Event)
1 CommentDamn Right, Rebel Proud Now Can be Pre-Ordered!! You can pre-order it on Amazon by CLICKING HERE, or you can check your favorite online CD store to see if you can pre-order through them. Why is this important? Because it means there’s no turning back for Curb Records. Now they HAVE TO release the album. […]
Bob Wayne & the Outlaw Carnies Concert Review
2 CommentsMonday night I got to see Bob Wayne & the Outlaw Carnies the way REAL country music should be seen: in a small town, in a small bar with a neon sign buzzing outside. Smoke was in the air and beer was flowing. Good times. Following is my official concert review. If you poke around […]
And If the King Jimmy Martin If He Was Still Here . . .
3 CommentsHe’d Tell ‘Em All To Suck His Dick That line comes from the first song on Damn Right, Rebel Proud , due out Oct. 21st, ‘The Grand Ole Opry’: (if you haven’t heard or seen it before) So who was Jimmy Martin? Well, if you want to read a full bio you can click here […]