Outlaw Roots — The Hank Jr. Legacy (Week 17)

Leave them Boys alone 🎶 Ballad of Hank Williams

Sup yall…
it’s time to hank it up…

got two good ones today—
featurin’ some of Hank’s friends
singin’ along…

the first one—
has the great Ernest Tubb
and Waylon Jennings…

the second—
features Don Helms…
legendary steel guitarist
for Hank Sr.’s band
The Drifting Cowboys…

these are two of my favorites…
both are true eyewitness accounts 😄…

you’ll find out…
when you listen…

Leave Them Boys Alone 🎶
Strong Stuff… 1983

Ballad of Hank Williams 🎶
The Pressure Is On… 1981

I actually could write my own
true eyewitness account song
just like these about Hank… 😳…

the first verse might go something like this…

“Hank Jr was the first show I ever seen…
my neighbor took me to see him n’ Atlanta…
he got drunk n’ mean…

but it was ok…
he was alright…

still tried to half-ass
play guitar n’ sing that night…

guess we should have left him alone…
n’ let him sing his song…” 🤷‍♂️ 🎶

Ernest Tubb
Don Helms
Hank n’ Waylon

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Outlaw Roots — The Hank Jr. Legacy (Week 16)

Weatherman 🎶 A Country Boy Can Survive

So two great songs for yall today… one of them… you’ve probably been wondering when I was going to bring it… consider it brought…

One is a deep cut… the other one most everyone knows lol…

🎶 Weatherman — The Pressure Is On (1981)

🎶 A Country Boy Can Survive — The Pressure Is On (1981)

I love to go deep… while I like songs like… A Country Boy Can Survive… I’m more of a Weatherman… maybe because I’ve had too many storms and tornadoes… but I’m thankful for storms… that’s how you get a strong back and legs… from standing through them.

Thank you for listening…
hope your weekend forecast is bright.

I also added a short video of Hank talking about his love for hunting… fishing… and the outdoors… it’s pretty cool… check it out.

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Outlaw Roots — The Hank Jr. Legacy (Week 15)

Living Proof 🎶 Orange Blossom Special

In case you’re unfamiliar…

Hank Williams Jr. was born the son of the one and only
Hank Williams—

a superstar who died in his prime at 29…
cardiac arrest… most likely brought on
by a mixture of drugs and alcohol.

Hank Jr. was just 3 years old.

From that point on—
his life was already decided for him.

His mother began shaping him
to take his father’s place—

thrown on stage as a kid…
dressed like him…
singin’ his songs…

not as himself—
but as a reflection.

And the older he got—
the more he hated it.

He didn’t want to be his daddy…

he wanted to be himself.

To write his own songs—
sing his own truth—
step out of a shadow
that wasn’t his to carry.

But they told him—

no one wants to hear that.

Still—

he didn’t quit.

And eventually…

he broke free.

Today I have two deep cuts for you—

🎵 Living Proof — Living Proof (1974)
🎵 Orange Blossom Special — Man of Steel (1983)

Hope yall enjoy… have a great weekend too.

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