Archive for the 'country music' Category

Porter Wagoner: Rubber Room

Posted by Brendan on October 29th, 2007 filed in country music, youtube

A short clip of Porter singing “Rubber Room” with Marty Stuart. I’ve actually never heard the album its on, but the song acquired a cult following:
The studio recording features a lot of weird vocal effects and choruses that make it considerably freakier than what he could have done on stage. You might call the [...]

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Porter Wagoner: 1927-2007

Posted by Brendan on October 29th, 2007 filed in country music, obituary, youtube

Porter Wagoner, country music legend, died today of lung cancer.
I’ve been a huge fan of Porter Wagoner for years: he was known especially for his garish nudie suits (Wagoner probably kept the rhinestone industry around an extra 50 years on his own), and more importantly for giving Dolly Parton her start. He was a [...]

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Proof that Pop Country is for Idiots

Posted by Brendan on October 27th, 2007 filed in calling bullshit, comedy gold!, country music, politics

Martina Macbride wrote a song about Rick Santorum’s crying daughter
You know the one:

I’m still not so much convinced she’s weeping for his loss so much as she’s bemoaning the fact that now Crazy Dad is going to spend more time at home, where she’ll have to listen to an endless diatribe about the Islamofascohomocomunists.
But anyway, [...]

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A Gig in Philly!

Posted by Brendan on September 25th, 2007 filed in Philadelphia, Rock-n-roll, country music

If you live in Philly, I’ll be thumping the upright bass this evening at the Tritone with Skip Heller opening up for Radio I Ching and supposedly Tommy Ramone (though I don’t see that name in the listings, so caveat emptor (I’m just the bass player, what the heck do I know?)

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Hasil Adkins

Posted by Brendan on August 17th, 2007 filed in country music, youtube

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Happy Hour With Hank

Posted by Brendan on June 11th, 2007 filed in Hank Williams, Philadelphia, country music

Hey folks,
On Wednesday June 11 June 13, I’ll be hosting Happy Hour with Hank Williams at Fergies. All Hank Williams, with none of the vomiting and dying in the back of a Cadillac associated with chloral hydrate! We’ll get started early around 7:30 or 8:00, so come on out: no late nights for [...]

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America the Ugly

Posted by Brendan on April 18th, 2007 filed in BAH, country music, youtube

I have always loved Tom T.Hall. One of America’s best songwriters.
For something a little lighter, there’s this:

I Love

and this

I Like Beer, something of a personal anthem.
When your country lets you down, there’s nothing like some Tom T. Hall. And beer.

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Friday Videos: Waylon Jennings

Posted by Brendan on April 13th, 2007 filed in country music, youtube

Man did I hit the motherlode…

Lonesome, On’ry, and Mean

“Brown Eyed Handsome Man” and “Only Daddy That’ll Walk The Line

Because You Ask Me To

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Schlitz Creek

Posted by Brendan on April 11th, 2007 filed in Philadelphia, country music

As I announced last week, I’m playing in a country band that is trying to come up with a name. We’re more honky-tonk than old-time or bluegrass, so we’re kinda leaning toward something that reflects bars, night-life, drinking, cheating, and sinning. Last week we thought we’d found our name with “The Schlitz”, but [...]

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Last Minute Philly Gig

Posted by Brendan on April 7th, 2007 filed in Philadelphia, country music

I have a last minute gig tonight playing honky tonk at Fergies. we still haven’t settled on a name: last week we were “Romantic Explosion” but no one could say that with a straight face. Tonight we’ll be playing as The Schlitz. Come and see us!
10 PM Fergies: 1200 block of Sansom [...]

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