Read a funny tidbit in the paper yesterday. A court in Iran ordered a man to give his lawful wedded wife the 124,000 roses that he promised in her dowry, after she filed a complaint to claim it. The woman said she was claiming the dowry because her ´very stingy husband´ would not even buy her a cup of coffee. The court has seized the man's flat until he produces all of the roses. Under Iranian law, a woman can claim her dowry, or mahr , at any time during a marriage or when getting divorced. The gift becomes the property of the [...]
What makes our favorite new country singer tick? Check out the first-ever STWOF interview to find out... Setting The Woods On Fire (STWOF): Hi Caitlin, thanks for agreeing to be part of the first ever interview on Setting The Woods Of Fire! Let's get started with your records, can you tell us a little about what's available now and what will be released in the coming months? Caitlin Rose (CR): Well, this first EP, Dead Flowers, has its official release next week. [...]
The first time I heard "Bony Maronie," it was not by Larry Williams, but by Johnny Winters and I was in my early teens, stoned, and trying to learn the riff on guitar in my friends basement. The first time I heard "Hattie Malattie" by Lee Diamond, I was sure it was some record company guy at Vee-Jay trying to come up with a "Bony Maronie" type of thing to get a hit. I wasn't stoned, but I was wrong. It does bear a resemblance to "Bony Maronie," but it turns out Lee Diamond is actually [...]
It's about time George Jones got the Bear Family box set treatment. I have literally been waiting for the release of She Thinks I Still Care: The Complete United Artists Recordings 1962-1964 for the past 15 years. This box set documents a transitional period for Jones, between the hardcore honky-tonk of the Mercury/Starday years and the Countrypolitan leanings of the Musicor and Epic years. As was common practice in Country music during the 60s, many of Jones' albums from this period-- Sings The Hits Of His Country Cousins , The New [...]
Elvis Costello series, Part 3 of 3. In 1981, Elvis Costello was coming off an incredible string of legendary rock albums (My Aim Is True, This Year's Model, Armed Forces, & Get Happy!) when he decided to release an album of country covers called Almost Blue . Talk about a potential career killer! There are a ton of music fans out there whose favorite kind of music is "anything but country." So, for a lot of Costello fans and rock fans, this was one to skip . Apparently, the reaction [...]
If all of country music were distilled down into one song, what would it be? I'm not talking about the "best" song or your personal favorite, but about a representative piece. In other words, the most country country song, or, as David Allen Coe might say, "the perfect country song." According to Coe, the key ingredients to the "perfect" country song are "mama, trains, trucks, prison, and gettin' drunk." Check it out here: David Allen Coe - You Never Even Call Me By [...]
I need to get my pot of soup ready, and then I need to sit down and find out who OSU will be playing the the National Championship game. I believed we'd be here all year, but I'll admit, I had my doubts after the Illinois game. Here's our chance at redemption. Here's your chance to download some good Country Christmas tunes. Eddy Arnold: Jolly Old St. Nicholas He's second only to George Jones
WHO LOVES THE SUN The Velvet Underground Loaded Warner : 1970 [Buy It] WHO WAS THAT MASKED MAN Van Morrison Veedon Fleece Polydor : 1974 [Buy It] WHO WOULD YOU FUCK Ghostface Killah Supreme Clientele Sony : 2000 [Buy It] WHO TOOK THE MERRY OUT OF CHRISTMAS Staple Singers 1970 Available on : The Complete [...]
Some people like to get their holiday shopping done early. I decided to get my holiday blogging done early. So this year I'm posting a bunch of holiday songs all at once--call it a compilation if you like, or think of it as me stopping by to D.J. your Christmas party without having to deal with me drinking up all your eggnog, insulting your guests and throwing up on your sectional. Individual tracks are available for download by right clicking on the links, or you can just download a zip file of the whole thing. 1. [...]
After yesterday's post I had this song in my head all day long. Maybe not one of The Possum's greatest (which are too many to count), but it still gives me goosebumps sometimes. Possibly because several of the people he sings about that were alive at the time have since passed on, and possibly because the Opry really is in musical danger. George Jones - Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes? from the you-should-already-have-this The Essential George Jones: The Spirit Of Country ( insound / amazon [...]
Will the real George Jones please stand up? Alright, well we heard a young and most likely drunk George Jones doing his best Elvis impersonation in the last post. The things a young artist must do for a few bucks are sometimes a little degrading. Anyway, George Jones is arguably the greatest country singer of all time. His voice is as unique and soulful as Al Green or Van Morrison. He has many imitators himself, but "Possum" is the real deal. There are hundred of CD's available by him and few box [...]
Here we go. We are proud to present the top 10 of our Top 100 Drinking Songs. We couldn't have done this without the hundreds of suggestions that poured in from all y'all back in January. And we certainly couldn't have done this without the help and expertise of our panel of judges. Please, once again, raise a toast to Kip, Sean, Kyle, Andy, and Rev. Frost. For the record, and for your
Let's take a trip down Dj Premium past. 1- Electrifying Mojo 2- Millie Jackson 3- Denise LaSalle 4- The Kinks 5- Hoyt Axton 6- George Jones 7- Baby Huey 8- Jimmy McCracklin 9- Roscoe And The Green Men 10- Batman 11- Marga Benitez 12- Lavice And Company 13- Joe Tex 14- Electrifying Mojo 15- Dirtbombs 16- King Coleman
Worrying news from Nashville: George Jones is in hospital with pneumonia . He's expected to make a full recovery, but live shows are being put on hold while he gets treatment. music rock sick list george jones
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