country music
I was lucky enough to see Robbie Fulks last night at Cafe Nine in New Haven. You should check out his new album. It's quite good. Here's an old favorite:.
Country music will warn you about many things. Among them is to watch out for strangers with drugs. Every drug known to man, she now knew them all.
Dolly Parton reminds us about work and feminism.
Another country legend is gone. It's amazing how many iconic country songs Glaser was involved with in one way or another. "Streets of Baltimore." "El Paso." "Gentle on My Mind.".
Not many country artists left from that generation.
The country music response to the hippies led to many songs that ranged from belligerent to hilarious to bizarre. Such as Buck Jones' "A Box of Grass."
I maintain that Waylon has the very best version of "I Recall a Gypsy Woman" and I'd be remiss in not mentioning that Don Williams had a big hit with.
A good rule of thumb about country music is that when the singer starts talking, something weird is about to happen. When it is about morality or politics, you know.