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Outlaw Roots — The Hank Jr. Legacy (Week 10)

Mr. Lincoln ♫ Thanks a Lot

Today’s pairing carries a powerful heritage combo. “Mr. Lincoln” reaches back into American history, tipping its hat to the spirit of freedom and the larger story of the nation, while **“Thanks a Lot” — originally written and recorded by Hank Williams — connects Hank Williams Jr. directly to the legacy of his father. Together the songs show Bocephus standing in two traditions at once — the story of America and the story of his bloodline in country music — reminding us that some songs don’t just entertain… they carry the weight of where we came from.

♫ Mr. Lincoln
Album: Major Moves
Year: 1984

 ♫ Thanks a Lot
Album: Born to Boogie
Year: 1987

Hope y’all enjoy and have a weekend full of good stuff. 🤠

Hank when he was a baby with his famous family

You got that right! I lean toward the older ways… and theres damn few backwoods lawyers left today ♩

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OutlawRoots—TheHankJr. Legacy—KidRock Edition(Week7)

Redneck Paradise 🎶 The F Word…

Country music royalty and rock rebel — Hank Jr. and Kid Rock have one of those unlikely but genuinely tight friendships that fans love. They first connected years ago when Kid Rock showed up to one of Hank Jr.’s shows already knowing all his songs, and that mutual respect sparked something real. Over time they became close — so close that Hank Jr. has called Kid Rock like family and even jokingly referred to him as his “rebel son.”

The two have also teamed up musically, most notably on the gritty, fun duet “Redneck Paradise” on Kid Rock’s Rebel Soul album, where their big voices and bigger personalities make for classic Southern rock-country energy.

Outside the studio, they share a love of hunting, fishing, and just hanging out — proving that their friendship goes beyond music into real life brotherhood…

Here’s two songs for you…

🎶 “Redneck Paradise” – Kid Rock (feat. Hank Williams Jr.)
Album: Rebel Soul
Album Released: 2012

🎵 “The ‘F’ Word” – Hank Williams Jr.
Album: The Almeria Club Recordings
Album Released: January 8, 2002

The F Word song does not use the F Word… it’s actually Anti-F Word… so enjoy 😁

Getty Images Credit: Michael Loccisano

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Outlaw Roots — The Hank Jr. Legacy (Week 6)

Montana Cafe 🎶 Whiskey On Ice…

One thing I noticed growing up as a Hank fan — and still notice today — is that he’s known by a handful of songs that went full mainstream.. and people grabbed onto them… ones like… All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight.. Family Tradition.. A Country Boy Can Survive… and a few others.

He kind of got labeled by those songs — like that’s all he’s about.
But man… nothing could be further from the truth.

Once you dig in.. you find so much more —
beautiful love songs…
raw.. well-written.. poetic ones… many are deep… magnificent… also his voice is amazing on so many… in a way you don’t really hear on his more popular ones…
real depth that never got the same spotlight.

Today’s picks…

🎶 “Montana Café”
• Title track of the album Montana Cafe
• Released: 1986

🎶 “Whiskey on Ice”
• from the album High Notes
• Released: 1982

Hope you enjoy this little dive into the deeper cuts…

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Outlaw Roots — The Hank Jr Legacy (Week 5)

🎶 Old Nashville Cowboys 🎶 Always Loving You

Hey yall… so I have two great Hank songs for you today… both are among my favorites…

🤠 “Old Nashville Cowboys”
Year Released: 1979
Album: Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound

🎶 “Always Loving You”
Year Released: 1979
Album: Family Tradition

Here’s a cool fact… in 1988 my best friend passed away… and we received an autographed picture that read “sorry to hear about Joey…” signed by Hank… thought that was so great… the song Always Loving You… always reminds me of those days and my friend…

Years move on…
songs don’t.

Have a good weekend out there.

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Outlaw Roots — The Hank Jr. Legacy — Girlfriend Edition (Week 4)

🎶 Women I’ve Never Had 🎶 Heaven Can’t Be Found…

This week’s picks come straight from my lady’s heart — two of her favorite Hank tunes… she’s got good taste 😁
(I’ll admit, I’m partial to these also.)

🎶 Women I’ve Never Had — Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound (1980)

🎶 Heaven Can’t Be Found — Born to Boogie (1987)

Cool Hank fact:
Born to Boogie won CMA Album of the Year in 1987 — one of the rare times a true outlaw-style record got full industry respect…

Appreciate yall listening… have a heck of a weekend — let’s light it up 🔥 😎…

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