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A Little Jones

Posted by Brendan on August 25th, 2009 filed in country music, youtube

I first heard “Worst of Luck” a few years ago: it’s about the most bitter song I have ever heard in my life. I have no idea who wrote it (it sure as hell wasn’t Jones), but it’s almost comical in its barely suppressed fury. And George is just the guy to deliver it: [...]

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Trouble in Mind

Posted by Brendan on August 3rd, 2009 filed in country music, youtube
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Yabba Dabba Doo

Posted by Brendan on July 21st, 2009 filed in country music, youtube

…the King is gone and so are you.

Last night I broke the seal on a Jim Beam decanter
That looks like Elvis
I soaked the label off a Flintstone Jelly Bean jar
I cleared us off a place on that
One little table that you left us
And pulled me up a big ole piece of floor.
I pulled the head [...]

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Blues on a Monday

Posted by Brendan on July 13th, 2009 filed in Philadelphia, country music, youtube

Double dose of Gram might drive ‘em away…

and

…or maybe just make ‘em that much worse.

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New Sounds from an Old Friend

Posted by Brendan on June 18th, 2009 filed in country music, friends, youtube

My former bandmate Jennie Benford, from Jim and Jennie and the Pinetops, is playing in a new band called Garbage Bear, which I think is the funniest name ever. Well, except perhaps for “Night Burglar”, a tee-shirt she probably still owns with a picture of a raccoon on it thus labeled.
When I first started playing [...]

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Dill Pickles at the Spruce Hill May Fair, Saturday May 9

Posted by Brendan on May 5th, 2009 filed in Philadelphia, country music, family, friends, old time

The Spruce Hill May Fair is an annual event in West Philadelphia that’s always lots of fun. As the flier says, we’ll be playing at 2:00 PM or so. Other bands include:
Adimu Kuumba;
the Oubliette Ensemble;
Unidos de Filadelfia; and
the Cobalt Blues band.
Hope to see you there!

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Stick Out Your Cans…

Posted by Brendan on April 27th, 2009 filed in biography, country music, friends, old time, youtube

…here come the garbage man!
More live Dill Pickles from the NarbEarth Day Festival! And at the risk of sounding like an arrogant self-absorbed prick, check out my bass break.

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George Jones: Burn the Honky Tonk Down

Posted by Brendan on March 26th, 2009 filed in country music, youtube

Classic honky tonk from the master.

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A Workin’ Man Can’t Get Nowhere Today

Posted by Brendan on January 22nd, 2009 filed in biography, country music

Merle Haggard, “A Workin’ Man Can’t Get Nowhere Today

No one’s made a video yet for this song, and someone should.
For that matter, some mainstream female country star would have a huge hit by remaking this song as “A Workin’ Mom Can’t Get Nowhere Today”.
I don’t think Merle will mind if I publish the lyrics. [...]

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The Most Beautiful Singing is the Carter Family

Posted by Brendan on September 28th, 2008 filed in country music, youtube

While the Band is Playing Dixie

And oh this is heartbreakingly beautiful:

You are My Flower/ I’ll Be Satisfied

I have never seen this footage before and it is so beautiful I may cry, oh my that version of “I’ll Be Satisfied” is just the best thing.

Turn this one up loud, poor quality: Sweet Fern

Little Moses

This one is [...]

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