Entries Tagged as ‘country’

August 16, 2008

BioWillie’s new diggs

everything’s bigger in Texas thanks to Biodiesel barrons Willie Nelson and Carl Cornelius who have expanded their operation, Carl’s Corner, home to BioWillie, located off exit 374 on Interstate 35, with 12 master-satellite-high-flow diesel pumps-designed to fill up both an 18-wheeler’s fuel tanks at once. background info here. but, not only can Nelson fill up [...]

July 21, 2008

Billy Bob breeds hillbilly brouhaha

who wouldn’t love being taken back to a time when the Rat Pack ruled the boob tube, dressed to the nines in matching suits & skinny ties, set to the music of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Kinks, and the Animals, fused with Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Buck Owens, Roy Acuff and Hank Williams?

July 18, 2008

the legend of Luke the Drifter

the real Hiram “Hank” Williams, who got his start on the Grand Ole Opry, was a man who liked his booze & his women & never apologized for it. true – heartache, rebellion and alcohol plagued him until his dying days, but that’s exactly the kind of mix that makes William’s discography a true testament [...]