He was one of those one-name
guys – someone whose first name alone left no doubt who you were talking about.
Like Waylon, Willie, Jerry Jeff, and maybe even Elvis, all you had to say was one
name, and everyone knew.
'Merle'.
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Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Merle
He was one of those one-name
guys – someone whose first name alone left no doubt who you were talking about.
Like Waylon, Willie, Jerry Jeff, and maybe even Elvis, all you had to say was one
name, and everyone knew.
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Is It Rock & Roll Or Country?
The thing is, many country tunes are the old fashioned stuff
that is about as far from rock and roll as you can get (like George Jones or
Tammy Wynette). All due respect to them, but I don't much like that kind of
music, and for many years, I ignored anything associated with 'country' music.
However, a lot of so-called country music is really rock & roll and rockabilly in disguise – just great rock & roll that is labeled
'country'.
Our friend, veteran and talented video producer Bigg, recently posted in the
Vanderbilly.com Video Vault, an excellent video lesson of a country song, the Brooks and
Dunn tune 'Brand
New Man'. In the comments, another prolific and highly respected video
guy, Tugwell, said:
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