Lost Tuneage: "The Singing Fisherman," Honky-Tonk Man Johnny Horton
Lonesome Onry and Mean: The Sickest, Most Twisted Musical Genre Isn't Gangsta Rap - It's Bluegrass
Get Lit: Man of Constant Sorrow: My Life and Times by Dr. Ralph Stanley With Eddie Dean
Wednesdays are Honky-Tonk Heaven In Houston, and Thursdays are Hillbilly Hell
| Photos by Chris Gray |
| Robert Ellis & the Boys, under the blue neon |
No, We Haven't Forgotten About That Other Guy Playing House of Blues Thursday
Art Rock: Robert Ellis and the Boys at Mango's
Lonesome Onry and Mean: Our Pal Arty Hill Picks His Favorite Songs About Drunk Women
Lonesome Onry and Mean: Sideman Supreme Rick Shea Hits the Mucky Duck
"It's Hard to Kiss the Lips at Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long" and Other Funny Country Titles We Found
Sherwood Cryer, Gilley's Co-Founder and Ornery Cuss, Dies at 83
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| Sherwood Cryer at G's Ice House, 1999 |
Big Willie Style: The Red Headed Stranger at the Movies
MP3 of the Day: Miss Leslie & Her Juke Jointers
MP3 of the Day: Sean Reefer & the Resin Valley Boys
Lonesome Onry and Mean: John Doe & the Sadies' Country Club
Lonesome Onry and Mean: R.I.P. Vern Gosdin
| Foreground: Faron Young (leaning on piano), Tammy Wynette (at piano). Back row (l-r): Unidentified man, Hank Thompson, George Jones, Vern Gosdin, Marty Robbins |
"Don't you think you should've called To tell me you were coming down Oh, you look so out of place On this troubled side of town" - Vern Gosdin, "Do You Believe Me Now"Lonesome Onry and Mean has been lax in his duties, not reporting that one of the greatest country singers of all time passed away April 28. The fact that Vern Gosdin was known simply as The Voice in a town filled with singers says about all there is to say about one of the few singers who could hang with George Jones come hell or high water. Gosdin, who passed away at 74 due to complications of a stroke he'd suffered several weeks earlier, spent his entire life in music. He achieved some small success in Los Angeles, where he played in one of Chris Hillman's early bands, the Hillmen. But after a move to Atlanta and brief stint as the owner of a glass business, Emmylou Harris reconnected with Gosdin; two demo duets with her brought him to Nashville's attention and he signed with Elektra Records. "Hangin' On" and "Yesterday's Gone" were his first charting singles. For LOM, the name Vern Gosdin will always recall his monster honky-tonk hit "Set 'Em Up, Joe" with the classic barroom line with its reference to the Ernest Tubb classic, "Set 'em up, Joe, and play 'Walkin' The Floor.'"
Lonesome Onry and Mean: Blaze Foley Documentary Screening This Friday at the Old Quarter
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Lonesome Onry and Mean: A Twofer from the Ol' Possum
Lonesome Onry and Mean: R.I.P. Poodie Locke
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| John Belushi (left) and Poodie Locke, date unknown |
Steve Earle to Play Conroe's Crighton Theater, Cactus Music for Townes
Lonesome Onry and Mean: The Houston Origins of "Lost Highway"
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Lonesome Onry and Mean: Ol' Waylon Sings Ol' Hank...Again
A few weeks ago, I saw Kevin "Shinyribs" Russell power his way through the song with all the surliness and independent screw-you attitude that the lyric calls for. "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?" will always be bigger in Austin than it ever was in Nashville.
Waylon was always a great fan of Hank Williams, and often included covers of Williams tunes like "Darling Let's Turn Back the Years" in his set lists. Waylon even released an album of Hank covers, Ol' Waylon Sings Ol' Hank, on his own label in 1992, but not many copies of that one were even pressed, much less sold, so it remains a rarity. The album was reissued by YMC Records of Dallas in 2006 as Waylon Sings Hank Williams, and has been reissued again this year under the same title. (Copies are available at Sig's Lagoon and Cactus Music.) I was never aware of this album, recorded in 1985, until local record distributor Armando Sanchez handed me a copy a few weeks back.Bocephus Wants to Bail (One of) You Out, America
Lost your job? 401(k) a distant memory? Still think a country boy can survive? Well, America, you're in luck: Hank Williams Jr. feels your pain, and he wants to help out. Today, in conjunction with his new single "Red, White and Pink-Slip Blues," Hank Jr. announced his "Bocephus Bailout Package." According to his publicity firm, Bocephus is dipping into his pockets "in an effort to help tax-paying Americans get through these hard times."
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In other words, if you don't pay your taxes, as far as ol' Hank is concerned, you can just fuck right off then. If you're in good standing with the IRS, though, he's got quite an offer for you. He'll give you and one of your rowdy friends $1,500 towards travel and hotel to one of his concert locations, plus an additional $1,000 spending money - which, considering his only non-casino date at the moment is June 13 at the Republic of Texas biker rally in Austin, you're definitely going to need.
It doesn't stop there...





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