Sho Buds & Sad Songs

It's been a minute mostly because me and the bottle, have always been friends. A roundup of musings on country music since the last upload in February 2022. 

Welcome back for Episode 7 SB&SS. Don't you point your finger at nobody; it's plain to see that you ain't no saint yourself.The Final Stage Exits:Gary Adams:1) https://www.murrayfettro.com/obituary/gary-adamsDalls Frazier: 2) https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/dallas-frazier-songwriter-elvira-dead-obit-1285401/Hargus "Pig" Robbins3) https://pitchfork.com/news/hargus-pig-robbins-nashville-a-team-pianist-dies-at-84/Also some musings about the current affairs in country music as well as my idea for a way to assess how sad a sad song truly is.

Welcome back for Episode 6 of Sho Buds and Sad Songs. If she's not with the one she loves, well then she'll love the one she's with. So love this episode:1) Ch. 2 I Lived to Tell It All  summary2) Erika Jane Amerika's awesome country arthttps://www.erikajaneamerika.com/3) CMT Giants: Charley Pridehttp://www.cmt.com/full-episodes/p796xd/cmt-giants-charley-pride-cmt-giants-charley-pride-season-1-ep-special

Welcome back for Episode 5 of Sho Buds and Sad Songs. Here's the Coles Notes for you (Canadian version of CliffsNotes), but listen to the full episode for the fried chicken and mac and cheese:1) Ch. 1 I Lived to Tell It All  summary2) The Shady Ladies of Music City - Trailer summaryhttps://www.shadyladiesofmusiccity.com/3) The Country Music Hall of Fame 2020 Inductees - Marty Stuart, Dean Dillon, & Hank Williams Jr. + The Note Hank Wrotehttps://watch.countrymusichalloffame.org/videos/country-music-hall-of-fame-2020-class-live-at-the-hall-encore

Here we are for Episode 4. A respite since Episode 3 after I came down with something. I lay out the Hank Sr. "Grand Tour" for you, with the epicenter as his hometown of Montgomery, Alabama. Here's my list:-The Hank Williams Boyhood Home Museum (Georgiana, AL)https://www.facebook.com/HankWilliamsBoyhoodHomeMuseum/-The Hank Williams Museum (Montgomery, AL)https://www.thehankwilliamsmuseum.net/-The Hank Williams Statue (Downtown Montgomery)-Chris's Hot Dogs (Downtown Montgomery)https://www.chrishotdogs.com/-Kawaliga Lake/Kawaliga Restaurant (Alexander City, AL)http://kowaligarestaurant.com/-The Hank Williams Cabin (Alexander City, AL)https://explorelakemartin.com/explore_lake_martin/hank-williams-cabin/-The Almeria Club (Backroads Alabama)I also found a unique Buffalo Bill vinyl with a short story about the western legend. I like the feel of my boots sliding over the boards.

Welcome back for Episode 3. I first discuss some of the interviews with Travis Tritt surrounding his recent concert cancellations. Here's an article with accompanying interview clip:https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/10/20/travis-tritt-concert-cancelations-covid-mandates-tucker-carlson-fox-nashville/8537295002/Then it's back to business:-We get a glimpse of what looks like one of Waylon's guitars during Travis's interview with Eric Bolling.-I review the "Acknowledgements" of George Jones's autobiography and come across his personal publicist, Evelyn Shriver.-A brief nod to Hotel Whiskey in beautiful Pass Christian, MS-A plug for the AARP-sponsored Clint Black virtual concert (https://local.aarp.org/aarp-event/aarp-presents-a-virtual-concert-with-clint-black-wqnpfy5tpjl.html)

Welcome back for Episode 2. I made an edit to my country music wishlist: I add John Carter Cash to the lineup for the Legacy(?) concert. Then we go on from there:-An update on the Adams Brothers (Record and book in the making)-Venturing into "I Lived to Tell It All" (New Material, Stripped Copies, and Lost CMA Awards)-A note on "Ralph Carlson & Country Mile - Live at the George Jones Show" (Listen to my attempted recording of the hard-if-not-impossible-to-find cassette from the George Jones show hosted at Smiths Falls Memorial Convention Center in Smiths Falls, ON circa 1996).I've been listening to Alan Jackson's song "Back." I'm in agreement; let's bring country back. Get country back on track. I recently read a piece from Outsider.com by Clayton Edwards about the premier of "The George Jones Show." Clayton references his favorite (and one of the few accessible) episodes and paraphrases Bobby Bare: "The radio plays country music for folks who don't like country music." Ain't that something. Here's the link to Clayton's article: https://outsider.com/news/country-music/on-this-day-george-jones-show-premieres-1998/

Welcome to Sho Buds & Sad Songs. A brief intro about myself and we jump into a discussion about Mike Judge's "Tales from the Tour Bus" and the unreleased interview recordings. From there it's just a good ole country mile talking about:-"I Lived to Tell It All" by George Jones (With Tom Carter)-Ralph Carlson & Country Mile "Live At The George Jones Show" (1996 cassette tape)-Cody Johnson's new album "Humans"-My Country Wishlist concert lineup: Hank Jr., Hank 3, Georgette Jones, Dion Pride, Shooter Jennings, John Paycheck, Michael Twitty, Tre Twitty & Tayla Lynn, Alan Jackson & Ali Jackson, emceed by Tyler Mahan Coe.