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Song of the Day: Howlin’ At The Moon- Hank Williams

Posted by on November 27th 2012 0

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This month’s full moon, which is referred to as the beaver moon, occurs tonight (Nov. 27th/28th). According to the Farmer’s Almanac, this full moon is named such due to the historic need to set beaver traps before winter set in. These traps would ensure a steady supply of furs throughout the winter season. Tonight’s full moon will also be the smallest one of the year and will be accompanied by a small penumbra eclipse. And if the world goes to hell on December 21st, this will be the last full moon we’ll ever see. So to my fellow music lovers whose spirit animal is also the wolf, enjoy tonight’s full moon and check out today’s Song of the Day (1951) from Country legend, Hank Williams.

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Take Cover: I’m So Lonesome I’ll Never Get Out of this World Alive

Posted by on June 29th 2010 0


A.A. Bondy, “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” (Hank Williams)
John McCauley, “I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive” (Hank Williams)

This one time, I played a Hank Williams III song on my radio show, and forty-five seconds in, had lost all 12 of my dedicated listeners. Every. Single. One. It wasn’t pretty, to say the least. Not that 12 is a whole lot of listeners, but things went from bad to worse in the short span of a few countrified, twangy guitar licks. The WGTB listenership doesn’t have too much respect for honky-tonk country, it seems, but maybe there’s more tolerance for the work of grandaddy the O.G. Hank Williams– an intriguing, legendary character in American lore and the patriarch of a talented country dynasty. Read More »

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