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PopMatters.com – George Jones

October 21st 2008 in alt.country

PopMatter.com’s Jim Abbott spends some time with country music legend George Jones. The possum seems in good humor and is looking toward future entrepreneurial ventures. He also offers a few choice words about mainstream pop-country:

“This new country needs to find a new title and quit stepping on country music like it’s a steppingstone,”
Jones says of the stuff that dominates radio. “Country music is country music, and if they want to
do something else, then find a new title. It breaks my heart because I know country music the way it’s
supposed to be.”

Hank III “Damn Right, Rebel Proud” On Line Listening Station

Looks like Mike Curb is going to do right by Hank III and release his new album on the originally slated date. For those of you that just can’t wait for tomorrow’s release of Hank Williams III “Damn Right, Rebel Proud” head over to the online listening station and hear the release in it’s entirety. Let me say that again, entirity.

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Record Review – Hank III – Damn Right, Rebel Proud (Sidewalk Records)

There’s a lot of things you can say about Shelton Hank Williams III, he’s profane, his lyrics are simplistic, he advocates substance abuse and a destructive lifestyle – my money would be that he would look you in the eye, give you smile and spit on your shoes.

The newest release by Hank III “Damn Right, Rebel Proud” follows the same breakneck path his last album “Straight to Hell” took us. Barrels of whiskey, bales of pot, cocaine, scraped knuckles, black [...]

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