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Hank Williams Back From The Dead

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Court OKs release of Williams songs

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 11 — A Nashville court has freed for release 150 “lost songs” recorded by country star Hank Williams.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/965018.asp?vts=091120032310

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Blissful news for music lovers.

By the way if you haven't heard Hank Williams III please do so immediately.
 
I didn't listen to him too much, but I can say I had a beer in the last place he was seen alive. (At least the last time he was alive)
 
I've heard good things about Hank III. I even like some of Junior's tunes, they're catchy.

I have a great appreciation for "real" country music, along the lines of Hank Williams, Johnny Cash (RIP), Merle Haggard, George Jones, Patsy Cline, etc. Perhaps it's time I check out what Hank III has to offer...
 
Johnny Cash RIP

Like Hank he'll live on.

Its wonderful when someone progresses and does some of their best work at the end.

Every Sunday I sing karaoke and do "Ring of Fire".
 
If there's any justice, the first thing Hank will do is beat the living hell out of Hank Jr.

Man, I'm bummed about Johnny Cash...The real, old-time country singers are almost extinct. And we're left with Garth Brooks, Toby Keith, and the rest of the pseudo-pop-with-a-southern-accent drivel.

I'm going to go play my banjo for a while...
 
Cleon said:
If there's any justice, the first thing Hank will do is beat the living hell out of Hank Jr.

Man, I'm bummed about Johnny Cash...The real, old-time country singers are almost extinct. And we're left with Garth Brooks, Toby Keith, and the rest of the pseudo-pop-with-a-southern-accent drivel.
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"Country" music for people that don't really like country music.

Hank III is one who is "putting the d**k back in Dixie, and the c**t back in country"

"running the back roads tryin' to save my life
the sheriff wants to kill me cause I f***ed his wife"

Can't wait to hear the new Hank I recordings....think you'll hear 'em on the "Young Country" stations?
 
subgenius said:

Can't wait to hear the new Hank I recordings....think you'll hear 'em on the "Young Country" stations?
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Sure. The same day you hear Elvis on so-called "Rock" stations and B.B. King on "Rhythm and Blues" stations.
 
Cleon said:
I'm going to go play my banjo for a while...
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I've wanted to learn how to play banjo ever since I heard Steve Martin, and his comedy on playing banjo. Like he said, you can't play a sad song on the banjo.

"Oh death, and greed, and murder, and sorrow..."

How much do beginner banjos run these days? That, and harmonica are two instruments I'd like to learn some day.
 
dwb said:
I've wanted to learn how to play banjo ever since I heard Steve Martin, and his comedy on playing banjo. Like he said, you can't play a sad song on the banjo.

"Oh death, and greed, and murder, and sorrow..."

How much do beginner banjos run these days? That, and harmonica are two instruments I'd like to learn some day.
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Depends. Open-backs, which are used in "old-time" or clawhammer playing, are cheaper than resonator-backed banjos for bluegrass (which is what Steve Martin played in his act).

You can usually pick up a used beginner instrument for $100-200, but the quality's going to be piss-poor. My recommendations:

The Deering Goodtime - http://www.janetdavismusic.com/goodtime.html
Goldtone - http://www.janetdavismusic.com/gt5.html

For a decent beginner instrument you're going to be shelling out $300-400. I strongly suggest you never, EVER buy a Fender banjo. They sound like crap.

They're hard to find, but Alvarez makes some great banjos. I have an old Alvarez Whyte Eagle that has a magnificent sound.

HTH.
 
Patsy Cline. (Just wanted to say her name)
Owen Bradley produced her greatest stuff at Bradleys Barn, also Leon Russell's "Hank Wilson's Back Vol II" (there was no vol. I) was recorded there (1973), and a weird avant gard band "Ween" recorded there "12 Golden Country Greats (there's only 10 songs on the album and none of them covers) with the country song every country artist wished they could do "P*ss up a Rope".
Owen Bradley also got out of his sick bed to record k.d. lang's "Shadowland" album, as beautiful as they come. The house players at Bradley's barn: Harold Bradley, Charlie McCoy, "Pig" Robbins, Pete Wade, Buddy Emmons, Buddy Harman, played on Patsy's, and k.d.'s "Shadowland albums, and the Hank Wilson's Back album. Leon did "Hank Wilson's Back Vol III in 1998, some of the same players still kickin')

In addition to Hank III, Dwight Yoakam is carrying on with the real thing and taking it to where it should go. Working with Buck Owens (hope that treasure stays with us a while)..... "Streets of Bakersfield" by Homer Joy one of the greatest songs of any kind ("you don't know me but you don't like me, say you care less how I feel, how many of you that sit and judge me ever walked the streets of Bakersfield")....Dwight also works a lot with Flaco Jiminez the great Mexican accordianist, and when you get D, Buck and Flaco together you got it goin' on....

All of the above transcends any label of music, but of course starts out from country music.

Patsy might have ended up singing opera her voice was so pure.....

We're starting a clock to when the first "new" Hank is coming out....

When Hank III plays grandpa's music he only intro's it with something like "here's a song from 1948"......

Someone stop me before I babble on endlessly.....

"There's only two kinds of music: good and bad."---bonus points if you can identify who said that.
 
subgenius said:
Patsy Cline. (Just wanted to say her name)
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And then there's the story of "Crazy," a song (by Willie Nelson, of course) she initially didn't much care for. But Patsy's team got her to give it a go (only a few weeks after being injured in a car accident) and she recorded it ... in one take!
 
The Buddha Lounge....8 Mile and Lahser....and I dedicate it to "all the hemmorhoid sufferers out there....and I think you know who you are..."
 
dwb said:
I've wanted to learn how to play banjo ever since I heard Steve Martin, and his comedy on playing banjo. Like he said, you can't play a sad song on the banjo.

"Oh death, and greed, and murder, and sorrow..."

How much do beginner banjos run these days? That, and harmonica are two instruments I'd like to learn some day.
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"Oh daddy don't go to the mine tonight,
My dreams have so often come true! ..."

or
" ... my dear mother,
Put my little shoes away".

Both involve banjo...

Oh yes, you can play sad, sad, sad (sniff) songs on the banjo.
 
jj said:


"Oh daddy don't go to the mine tonight,
My dreams have so often come true! ..."

or
" ... my dear mother,
Put my little shoes away".

Both involve banjo...

Oh yes, you can play sad, sad, sad (sniff) songs on the banjo.
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But please don't.
Oh shoot, what's the name of that "jazz/avant gard" banjo player....I even have one of his albums....oh yeah, Bela Fleck.....

Omigod there's many of them:

http://www.jazzbanjo.com/
 
subgenius said:

But please don't.
Oh shoot, what's the name of that "jazz/avant gard" banjo player....I even have one of his albums....oh yeah, Bela Fleck.....

Omigod there's many of them:

http://www.jazzbanjo.com/
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She's just 5 foot tall,
Work boot's and all,
And she'll just have to shaaareeee.
.....

Polka on the old banjo!

Polka on the banjo,
Play that fast train hot!
Polka on the banjo,
Give it all you've got!

...

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, indeedy!
 
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