Damn 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. […]
He’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 […]
This is Big Wayne: Big Wayne likes beer. He also likes Hank Williams and Hank Williams III. But Big Wayne is confused. He doesn’t understand why Hank Williams is not a member of the Grand Ole Opry, even though they use his image, likeness, and songs to promote themselves. He doesn’t understand why a man […]
You know it’s funny. When I started this blog there were some that thought there wouldn’t be enough stuff going down to blog every day, or even every other day. Today I had three different things I wanted to write about, and then something else came up and I decided to write about something completely […]
Judd Films and Neltner Creative make up what you could call Hank III’s Creative Department. If you don’t know about them, you should check them out. Judd Films: This is Blake Judd and Keith Neltner hanging out on the stage of the Opry mother church. Judd films from Kentucky is a huge supporter of Hank […]
The phone number to the Grand Ole Opry is 1-800-733-6779, and the local number is 615-871-6779. Please call them and tell them you want to know why Hank Williams Sr. has not been reinstated, even though it was their plan to reinstate him before he died. Then call them again. And then call them the […]
Listen, as far as I’m concerned this thing is not over yet. I’ve had a lot f people emailing and leaving messages wondering what I’m going to do next or if I’m just going to quit this thing, but my plan is not to quit until the Mission Statement is completely satisfied. The Mission Statement […]
Hey Everyone, I’ve been asked to post this from the Reinstate Rally Crew for all participants in the Reinstate Hank rally this weekend at the CMA Fan Fair in Nashville, or anybody who wants to participate: “Hank III will be set up inside the Bluegrass in tomorrow roughly from 12 to 2 CST on lower […]
This weekend many devoted hellibillies will be showing their support for the Reinstate Hank movement at the CMA Fan Fair, including Cathy and Wayne who’ve been great supporters for Free Hank III also. Since I live some 1,500 miles away I can’t attend, but I wanted to show my support. I could let down my […]
Need Volunteers for a Reinstate Hank Rally The Reinstate Hank movement is looking for volunteers to help with a couple of camera shoots. One will be on June 6th & 7th at the CMA Fan Fair, and the other is in Georgiana, Alabama that same weekend. If you can help out or want more information, […]
On Memorial Day, I thought I’d pay tribute to a song by a fallen oldtimer. One of the things I like about Shelton Hank III, and one of the things I’m sure you like is his open rebellion against pop country music. When you hear songs like ‘Trashville,’ Dick in Dixie,’ and ‘Not Everybody Likes […]
If you think that Hank Williams Sr. is the only person to get crossways with the Opry, check out this sordid history: DeFord Bailey: DeFord Bailey was the most influential harmonica player of the early 20th Century, and is known as the ‘Lost Legend of the Grand Ole Opry.’ The Opry owes this dude a […]
There’s a great new article featuring Shelton Hank III at Cashville411.com about the Reinstate Hank Sr. movement, with lots of info about how and why he started it, and what his plans are with it. That cashville411.com site is a cool site too, esp. if you’re a Nashville resident. I’ve found myself reading stuff there […]