Amen to that, Steve - his toupe is a work of art as is his house, I hear.
Junior
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> >Joe Gracey wrote;
> >son, I was playing Hank Snow records on the radio in 1966 when he was
> >still a star, and I couldn't stand him then, either.
> >
> >
> >-Hank Snow has a reputation of being a cantankerous old bastard, but he
> made enough good stuff that warrants a listen. "Music Makin' Mama from
> Memphis" is one hell of a song and his guitar work is spectacular.
>
> He was older than both the other Hanks and hence his listening patterns
> were
> based on Jimmie Rodgers and Canada's other early superstar, Wilf Carter
> (aka
> Montana Slim). He also had things pretty tough and whilst I wouldn't
> recommend his autobiography in its entirety ( he gives himself the ability
> to move mountains in later chapters) the early part is darn good. He tells
> of his first ever recording session in the mid 30s when he had to travel 2
> 1/2 days to get there, recorded two songs and then heard nothing for six
> months.
>
> Hank's mid 60s recordings are pretty solid and if the "tragic" song is
> your
> cup of tea I say I'd rate him above Hank Williams and other great
> exponents
> of the art such as Porter Wagoner.
> But I dare say if you dared to make a reference to his "barely detectable"
> toupe in his presence you'd be banished to the Canadian wilds quicker than
> you could blink.
> Give Clarence a bit of a listen...at least the aforementioned "MMM from M"
> and "I've Been Everywhere", "Golden Rocket" etc.
> Steve Reid-
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