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Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs

Posted by Lance Davis - February 22, 2015 - Big Bill Broonzy, Bob Dylan, Bob Wills, Buck Owens, Dave Alvin, Hank Williams, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Levon Helm, Merle Haggard, Minutemen, Phil Alvin, Sam Cooke, Sam Phillips, Staple Singers, Waylon Jennings

A couple of weeks ago, Bob Dylan gained a measure of notoriety for giving a speech in which he sprayed buckshot in the direction of Merle Haggard, Tom T. Hall, Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, and the classic songwriting team, Leiber & Stoller. In an age where internet comment sections are like speed dating […]

The Door Is Always Open

Posted by Lance Davis - May 26, 2013 - Faron Young, George Jones, Harlan Howard, Kris Kristofferson, Little Jimmy Dickens, Merle Kilgore, Mickey Newbury, Roger Miller, Sue Brewer, Waylon Jennings, Webb Pierce, Willie Nelson

Hank Williams, Jr. (L) and Kris Kristofferson

LD Note, 6-17-2021 — Thanks to a heads up from reader Brien Downes, this post now includes the full Door Is Always Open TV broadcast, which begins with a staged half-hour followed by an informal (and totally legendary) 45-minute guitar pull. Both sets are hosted by Waylon Jennings. I’m not going to annotate the stage […]

RIP Ralph Mooney

Posted by Lance Davis - March 25, 2011 - Bakersfield, James Burton, Merle Haggard, Ralph Mooney, Roy Nichols, Waylon Jennings, Wynn Stewart

Ralph Mooney died last Sunday and calling him a pedal steel pioneer seems woefully inadequate. He was the crucial link between Bakersfield country and Texas outlaw country, the two most significant reactions to the Nashville Sound between 1955-80. Think about this. Moon played for Wynn Stewart at Wynn’s peak (1950s-’60s), played for Waylon Jennings […]