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Saturday, July 2, 2011
Friday, July 1, 2011
A Death In The Family
Jimmy Dickens - A Death In The Family
I have to admit that when I found this record, my hopes were high that the song was going to be some kind of demented country murder song. Why? Well, the jolting title and the fact that it was written by Bill Anderson (author of the country murder classics The Cold Hard Facts Of Life and The First Mrs. Jones) were all that was needed for some wildly groundless speculation on my part.
Sure, I admit that I was initially a little disappointed to learn that the song is actually about the misery of a shattered marriage rather than a cold-blooded murder. It still packs one hell of a punch, though.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Pee Wee Herman Meets Dolly Parton
This positively weird clip comes from Dolly, Dolly Parton's 1987/88 attempt at reviving the dying TV variety show genre. Stick around till the end and you'll hear Pee Wee and Dolly duet on Hank Williams' Hey Good Lookin'.
Friday, June 24, 2011
The Money and The Time
I was sitting around listening to Lefty Frizzell. This is something that happens quite often. I noticed that he cut quite a few different versions (with different guests, backup singers, bands and even lyrics) of his first and probably best known single "If You've Got The Money, I've Got The Time".
So I decided to put together all the ones I could find. This includes the demo version as well as the truncated versions that were used as intro and outro to his appearances on the U.S. armed forces sponsored "Country Music Time".
I also added in Lefty's attempt to go back to the same well with "If You Can Spare The Time (I Won't Miss The Money)" as well as a couple of versions of his song "(When Me and My Baby Go) Steppin' Out" which specifically mentions both "the money" and "the time" in its lyrics.
Click here to get the money and the time!
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
8 Weeks In A Bar Room
Ramblin' Red Bailey - Eight Weeks In A Bar Room
So here's a lightly mangled copy of Eight Weeks In A Bar Room, Ramblin' Red Bailey's woozy ode to a bout with hardcore alcoholism triggered by, what else, the departure of the woman he loved. I first heard the song, like, I assume, most of the people who know it, on the celebrated twisted country LP comp God Less America.
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