Outlaw Roots — The Hank Jr. Legacy (Week 8)

The Blues Man 🎶 O.D.’d In Denver…

Happy Friday, folks!
Got two good ones for you today… 🎸

The Blues Man came out in 1980 on Habits Old and New. it’s one of those lived-in songs.

A little cool info about this one… I’ve told yall before — I play all of Hank’s songs. over the years… this one was probably my most requested. I had an ex-girlfriend once… every time I picked up my guitar, she’d ask for it.. and it wasn’t just her.. friends… people hanging around… same thing. “Play The Blues Man.” just something about it…

Then go back a year to 1979 and Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound… to O.D.’d in Denver… so I got S.I.’d in Denver once.. but never overdosed there… thank God…

Hope yall enjoy these… 🎶🔥

*** Got my info wrong.. Waylon Jennings did not write The Blues Man according to sources.. it was written by Hank Jr… i was for sure it was Hank.. but then saw something online about Waylon and went with it before confirming ***

S.I.’d = snowed in ❄️

I’m not a walk be-hinder. I’m a new note finder 🎶

© 2026 Bryan Loia Hudson

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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 🔥 😎…

…….🛏️❌😔→🌸👃❌→👗❌→📿❌
→📞📱👀❌→🪞💔
→🍺🍻🎶🏚️→🌆🔍🔍
→🔥😞😞→😇❌
→💔🧎‍♂️→🔥→😇❌’ ¹⁴³ ?¿ 🤷‍♂️ 🤔 🤷‍♂️ 🤦‍♂️

© 2026 Bryan Loia Hudson. All rights reserved.

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Outlaw Roots — The Hank Jr Legacy (Week 3)

Hank Jr 🎶 If It Will It Will 🎶 I Don’t Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes)

Early in his career.. the label forced Hank to dress.. sing.. and act like his father..
He hated it…

After the 1975 fall that nearly killed him.. he came back changed — voice.. body.. spirit — and rebuilt himself around Southern rock.. country.. and outlaw truth.. That’s why his music from the late ’70s on feels free and feral — finally his own…

🎵 “If It Will It Will” (1991)

🎵 “I Don’t Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes)” (1981) (feat. George Jones) — originally one of his father’s songs from the 1940s…

He recorded many songs with friends over the years — the 2nd one below is with George Jones… Hope y’all enjoy…

© 2026 Bryan Loia Hudson. All rights reserved.

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