Remember Country & Western music? Somewhere along the way the “Western” part disappeared and everything went to hell. Let’s listen to some vintage Ernest Tubb… http://youtu.be/troL2Toww24 And here’s Floyd Tillman Drivin Nails in my Coffin… Remember Lefty Frizzell? Saginaw Michigan… http://youtu.be/JI_xCH6wkO8 Let’s close with the… Read More
In an email to us today, a friend of ours mentioned her parents listening to the Mills Brothers singing Yellow Bird… http://youtu.be/bBbgZauYL1Q This brought back a rush of memories. My father loved The Mills Brothers and listened to them a lot when I was growing… Read More
Come with me. Let’s hop aboard the Wabash Cannonball and pay a little visit to the Big Rock Candy Mountain. Here’s Yodeling Slim Clark… http://youtu.be/lIhHALsMTt4 It was first recorded by Harry McClintock in 1928. If you were part of the traveling nation, the mountain was… Read More
Readers of my generation will know that when I ask the question, “what was your first record”, I’m talking about those funny looking discs they used to record music on. They were perfect. There was really no need to mess with them. When I was… Read More
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