Jamey Johnson Credits Toby Keith’s Passing for Inspiring New Music
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After many years and many excuses for not releasing a new album—including a concussion, publisher issues, and just plain apathy—Jamey Johnson has experienced a creative explosion recently.
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 […]
The Time I Threw A Sandwich at Hank III
1 CommentWell, it was more of a toss, but . . .” At freehank3.org, I have a saying: It’s not about me, it’s about III. But I’m making an exception because this is a funny ass story. I had totally forgotten about that night until I got a friend request from a great Australian band called […]
Hank Williams Jr. Is Not Daddy Warbucks Part 2
3 CommentsNow before I get started, let me just say the intention with this blog IS NOT TO START DRAMA OR CONTROVERSY! All I am trying to do is get the CORRECT information out there. Also, this blog is a part 2. If you have not read part 1, I recommend you do so because there […]
New Hank III Videos ! (+ Blog Stuff)
1 CommentFirst, I get to toot my own horn, ’cause sometime a few days ago this blog passed the 10,000 mark for page hits! At posting I had 10,340 total hits on the blog. That’s not too bad for only being around for 3 1/2 months. Thanks to EVERYONE for reading, subscribing, and all that stuff, […]
Pop Country Gets It’s Ass Handed To It !!!
0 CommentsCheck This Out: I’m not lying when I tell you that without asking Mr. Google, I could not name you one song, not even one song by Kenny Chesney or Keith Urban. I just don’t pay attention to pop country. But the other day when I was sitting in Subway enjoying a scrumptious footlong for […]