Hank Williams 56 Years On
It’s been 56 years that Hiram (Hank) King Williams, the man commonly referred to as the King of Country Music and the hillbilly Shakespeare, lost his life on an unseasonably cold road somewhere between Knoxville,…
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It Burns When I Pee “Have Yourself A Very Burning Christmas”
Episode #22 of It Burns When I Pee, the only podcast for covering genuine 100 proof country music, is a naughty little release ready to stuff in your stocking. Featuring the pin-up beautiful and talented…
The Tennessean.com on The Marty Stuart Show
Peter Cooper at the Tennessean.com posts a great piece on RFD TV network’s The Marty Stuart Show. Cooper reports that the country music legend Stuart modeled after The Porter Wagoner Show, The Wilburn Brothers Show,…
Create a Set List for the Drive By Truckers
PopMatters.com’s Jill LaBrack posted a thoughtful review of the recently released Hank William Box Set The Unreleased Recordings. Also at PopMatters Michael Metivier posts an equally thoughtful and culturally insightful review of country muisc legend…
Colbert Christmas to Feature Willie Nelson and Toby Keith
That bastion of righteous irony, Stephen Colbert, will celebrate the impending consumer slump this Sunday with A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All. Colbert fights the “war on Christmas” with this surreal bit of…
PopMatters.com on Johnny Cash – At Folsom Prison: Legacy Edition
PopMatters’com writer Jason Gross has a nice write up on the Legacy Edition release of the Johnny Cash classic country music milestone At Folsom Prison. Gross does a fine job of not only setting the…
David Browne on the Future of Country Music in Politics
David Browne writes an interesting article on the New Republic site about country music’s seeming total allegiance to the GOP, and how the lost election may cause the industry to do some back-room hashing out…
Justin Townes Earle Readies ’09 Release
NoDepression.com reports that Bloodshot Records recording artists, and son to Steve Earle and namesake of Townes Van Zant, Justin Townes Earle, will be releasing a follow up to the excellent Bloodshot debut The Good Life.…
Merle Haggard Recovering From Operation
At the insistence of his family and personal physician, country music legend Merle Haggard had a malignant tumor removed from his lung Monday at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital. Our thoughts are with the Hag and his…
Johnny Cash – “I Am The Nation” – VOTE!!!
A get out to vote public service announcement featuring the great Johnny Cash. Earn your right as a citizen and VOTE! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMHU3VRFGGE[/youtube]