George Jones & Johnny Paycheck Guitarist Gary Adams Dies
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Country Music guitarist great Gary H. Adams died on January 7, 2022. He was 78 years old and had lived a full life as a musician, husband and father. Best known as a founding member of George Jones’s touring band, and also as a member of Johnny Paycheck’s touring band…
Hank Williams III On The Road
2 CommentsWell Hank III is finally on the road again- you can check tour dates HERE. According to the reviews coming in the band sounds great! houstonpress.com has a 25 picture slideshow of his show at the Meridian on Tue 2/17 that you can view HERE. Here’s a couple gooduns: “Read savingcountrymusic.com or I’ll come out […]
Johnny Knoxville : Supporter of REAL Country Music
3 CommentsYou might be surprised to learn that Jackass mastermind and actor Johnny Knoxville is a big fan of underground / outlaw country music. Not only that, at times he’s gone out of his way to lend his name to helping out specific artists and causes. When you start poking around a bit, it’s amazing where […]
IBWIP / Reinstate Hank Video Contest Update
3 CommentsSorry 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 […]
Grumbling About the Grammys / Hank III Damn Band Lineup
1 CommentAccording to hank3.com, the new band lineup for the upcoming tour will be: Andy Gibson – Steel Guitar, Dobro Daniel Mason – Banjo Adam McOwen – Fiddle Shawn McWilliams – Drums Zach Shedd – Upright Bass, Electric Bass (for Assjack) Gary Lindsey – Vocals (Hellbilly/Assjack) Most notable is Adam McOwen is back with the band, […]
The Revolution Rolls On
7 CommentsYes its true, we piss and moan about pop country a lot around here. Maybe too much. I get emails for people upon occasion saying “Yeah, I hate pop country too, but who cares? Just don’t listen to it if you don’t like it. No need to make such a big deal about it.” Artists […]
Drive By Truckers / Merle Haggard / Ticketmaster Merge News
1 CommentJust a few quick things: Drive By Truckers on Austin City Limits: In an attempt to conceal the fact that they have completely sold out and abandoned their roots of supporting local Texas music and other great independent country artists, Austin City Limits upon occasion will still put on a decent act, and this Saturday […]
Rachel Brooke and Lonesome Wyatt of TBP to Release an Album
6 CommentsI was floored yesterday when I learned that Rachel Brooke is pairing up with none other than Lonesome Wyatt of Those Poor Bastards to make a new album! The name of the album is going to be “A Bitter Harvest,” and they are planning for it to be available in May on CD and vinyl. […]
Honoring The Hall of Fame and The Hoss
1 CommentI’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 on […]
Big D’s Redneck Minute & Mr. Bandana = Reinstate Hank
2 CommentsThis 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 read Sugar’s letter, it was almost like […]
The Honky Tonk Hustlas (Country Music Anarchy)
1 CommentPop country has corrupted the airwaves of our country, and everyday like a bad rash it spreads out across the landscape poisoning the minds of would-be country music fans. Perch a cowboy hat on top of pop, take some glamor shots, and with a pretty face and a passable voice you too may be able […]
Reinstate Hank Video Contest Update !!
5 CommentsThe 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 !! By the way, if you’ve […]
Reinstate Hank Video Contest !!!
15 CommentsReal 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 . . . […]