HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Anastacia, recording artist/singer-songwriter Ben Anderson (great to have worked with you), Rita Arya, Bill Black, Kyle Chandler, Dolores Costello, Elvira a.k.a. Cassandra Peterson (good to have met you), Will Gregory (Goldfrapp), Charles Tomlinson Griffes, Ken Kesey, Mark Kleiner, Baz Luhrmann, Roddy McDowall, Brother Jack McDuff, Lamonte McLemore (5th Dimension), Reinhold Messner, the 2010 documentary WHO IS HARRY NILSSON & WHY IS EVERYBODY TALKING ABOUT HIM?, Robert B. Parker, Joseph D. Pistone, John Ritter, Rita Rudner, The Supremes 1964 “Baby Love” single, Ty Tabor (King’s X), Michiyo Tsujimura 辻村みちよ, Fee Waybill (The Tubes—keep up the good work), and one of America’s best-known cultural ambassadors, Luke the Drifter a.k.a. The Hillbilly Shakespeare a.k.a. Mr. Lovesick Blues a.k.a. Timber Snake, singer-songwriter Hank Williams. He learned guitar from African-American blues musician Rufus Payne (a.k.a. Tee Tot), and that, along with the music of Roy Acuff and Ernest Tubb, influenced Hank’s style. Chronic back pain, alcoholism, and pill addiction took a toll on Hank’s heart and he died young and tragically, but in his short but hugely influential career he released 55 Top 10 singles with 12 #1 records. He’s cited as one of the essential pioneers of contemporary country music, but his reach extended into mainstream pop, rock’n’roll, and even jazz, as his songs (now considered to be American standards) were covered by hit-makers of the day and still are. 

A 78 of Hank’s “Lovesick Blues” turned up in my house when I was kid, and I remember enjoying it. In recent years I started performing regularly in assisted living homes, and my set includes Hank’s “Hey Good Lookin’” (along with “Jambalaya”). He wrote and recorded "Hey, Good Lookin'" in 1951(it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001). The song has been covered by countless artists and was a precursor to the genre known as Rockabilly. Hank was friendly with musician Jimmy Dickens. Having told Dickens that Dickens needed a hit record if he was going to become a star, Williams said he'd write it, and penned "Hey Good Lookin'" in only 20 minutes while on a plane with Dickens and entertainer Minnie Pearl. A week later Williams recorded it himself, jokingly telling Dickens, "That song's too good for you!" Here’s my cover of it (recorded by Chris von Sneidern). Meanwhile, HB HW and thank you for crafting so many great songs. https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/hey-good-lookin

#hankwilliams #minniepearl #jimmiedickens #americana #rockabilly #country #hillbilly #drifter #rufuspayne #johnnyjblair #singeratlarge 

Literally just finished watching the Letterkenny season 12 season finale and let me tell you;

This show y’all.

It got me through some of the hardest parts of my life. It gave me laughter like I’ve never known. It gave me hope and joy to know I could find good people in this world still. Knowing it doesn’t matter if people don’t like you; those who love you will never let you down.

That sometimes you need to get your ass kicked to learn your lesson. To talk shit to people who can’t even comprehend your levels. To always stand up and FIGHT for what’s right.

To be a GOOD man, treat your ladies right, do right by your community, and never forget;

When a friend asks for help? You help em’.

Thank you Letterkenny. You gave us over 10 years ago your problems on the internet, and now your stories have touched millions around the world on being Human through your sheer perseverance of raw talent, professionalism, and standards.

I am so greatful to say that I’ve wholeheartedly enjoyed getting to know these characters.

This show is unmatched, and there will never be one like it.

It gave us Shorsey. It gave us Wayne. True Alpha Males leading by example, because;

“You gotta set the tone.”

Thank you to Jared Keeso, Jacob Tierney, Michelle Mylett, And literally, COUNTLESS others who brought this show and town to life.

You’ve left such a TRUE Legacy.

Little Jimmy Dickens, 1950s.

Little Jimmy DIckens

Little Jimmy Dickens aka Jimmie The Kid

Happy Santi Sunday!

Here is a pic from Alcatraz.

Have a great Sunday.

Credit to Original Creator

checked my bank account and had a heart attack thinking i'd been the victim of identity fraud but no it's just christmas.

kitcat jimmy novak thinks we should give the steven knight adaptation of what is arguably dicken's finest a whirl... he loves both period dramas and swearing, so you could say he has. great expectations

Playlist....of the previous month!!! Not very coherent but I love these songs dearly. The main song and inspiration for the design itself is La Porte En Arriere by D.L Menard

Little Jimmy Dickens with Hank Williams, Hank Williams Jr and Hank III

maddieandtae: #RIPLittleJimmyDickens He was such a light in country music & will be dearly missed.

The KLF became a huge success thanks to them making the impossible highly probable without being modest about this fact, though they eventually broke down thanks to that. Yes, I should've explained what I meant, I kept hinting at their end, so listen to their last single to hear a pattern they developed – they recycled their pieces by asking a variety of musicians to join them. The duo found a way, where their coworkers sounded close to what they are, yet the KLF also managed to see a possibility their cooperators rarely thought of. For example, the tune on the link uses Extreme Noise Terror well. Their presence remains a gimmick, but the KLF put them on the piece in such a way the cooperators seemed strangely liberated by being themselves. Still, this couldn't go on as they learnt …

Kung Pao Buckaroo Holiday by Brad Paisley