September 24, 20196 yr Author 1 hour ago, cactusflinthead said: Johnny Cash at his speed freakiest was equally disturbing. Yeah, that film they showed of him hopped up was...disturbing, but it made a point. Here's a photo of Jessi Colter from her segment to get our minds off of that.
September 24, 20196 yr 5 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said: Yeah, that film they showed of him hopped up was...disturbing, but it made a point. Here's a photo of Jessi Colter from her segment to get our minds off of that. Johnny Who ?
September 25, 20196 yr My good friend Johnny Rodriguez... dude is a trip. Has some great Tanya Tuckers that cant even be shared on PornHub And Texas i kickin' ass tonight..
September 25, 20196 yr 41 minutes ago, OWLVIS said: Has some great Tanya Tuckers that cant even be shared on PornHub Go on........
September 25, 20196 yr The beginning of the story of Hank Jr is pretty damn sad. Damn. Dude almost ended it before it started because the fans wanted him to be his dad
September 25, 20196 yr great austin stuff tonight. willie and the armadillo and waylon and ray benson. great shit.
September 25, 20196 yr Man. Getting to the late 70s really brings back childhood memories of mom always having country on the radio in the car. Great stuff
September 25, 20196 yr Author Tonight’s was my favorite by far, wished it could have gone on an hour around the Texas stuff. Surprised and pleased by the solid coverage of Townes van Zandt. They did a really good job of contrasting Austin/Texas with Nashville and LA.
September 25, 20196 yr 10 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said: Tonight’s was my favorite by far, wished it could have gone on an hour around the Texas stuff. Surprised and pleased by the solid coverage of Townes van Zandt. They did a really good job of contrasting Austin/Texas with Nashville and LA. shit I picked it up around 830 and must’ve missed TVZ. I’m gonna have to rewatch. thanks for heads up
September 25, 20196 yr I'm still an episode behind...fucking Hee Haw man. I've read that Buck Owens hated it but I guess the money was good.
September 25, 20196 yr It has always seemed strange to me that Willie had never heard Pancho & Lefty before recording it. Wasn’t Townes pretty well known amongst songwriters?
September 25, 20196 yr Kinda disappointed they didn't talk about Merle helping record Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys "For The Last Time". Bob had a stroke during recording in 1973 and Merle impersonated Bob's hollar for the rest of the album.
September 25, 20196 yr Author 31 minutes ago, futureman said: shit I picked it up around 830 and must’ve missed TVZ. I’m gonna have to rewatch. thanks for heads up Yep, whole part about him and Guy Clark and some of the other independent types. First part was great with Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner and some of the others Loved how they ended tonight with connecting Willie and Merle to EmmyLou’s Pancho and Lefty, connecting her to Gram Parsons, and then to TVZ. Then playing Willie and Merle’s Pancho and Lefty and showing an image of Willie’s guitar, and then rolling credits with Jolene. I’ve watched plenty of documentaries and A&E Biography and the like, and Ken Burns’s crew takes things just a little further and shows you the more interesting connections.
September 25, 20196 yr Author 10 minutes ago, bluto said: No don Williams through episode 7? He can commiserate with Tennessee Ernie Ford. And maybe Conway Twitty, although he got mentioned as Loretta’s duet partner. Johnny Horton. Jerry Reed. Jim Reeves. Im not gonna complain too much.
September 25, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, atomheartbevo said: Jerry Reed. They did a quick mention of Jerry 1 or 2 episodes ago when they were talking about hokum. Edited September 25, 20196 yr by RPM
September 25, 20196 yr 3 hours ago, Trey3216 said: The beginning of the story of Hank Jr is pretty damn sad. Damn. Dude almost ended it before it started because the fans wanted him to be his dad Part of that was directly on the fans, part was on his crazy, needy mother, who promoted him that way for a decade prior to his "rebellion".
September 25, 20196 yr 9 hours ago, atomheartbevo said: He can commiserate with Tennessee Ernie Ford. And maybe Conway Twitty, although he got mentioned as Loretta’s duet partner. Johnny Horton. Jerry Reed. Jim Reeves. Im not gonna complain too much. Jimmy Webb Also a bit strange that Johnny Rodriguez gets more air time than Glen Campbell.
September 25, 20196 yr Author 18 minutes ago, EMAWesome said: Jimmy Webb Also a bit strange that Johnny Rodriguez gets more air time than Glen Campbell. I have seen some speculation on a few country forums that some people were not as prominently mentioned based on their estates/family’s amount of cooperation. Some hints of them wanting big payments (or something else) for rights, etc. I know the recording companies have all cooperated, both on the soundtrack, just like they did with the Vietnam series. Shit, the record companies should have contributed a lot of money towards it, like Nashville and Tennessee did. This has got to be helping their back catalogs.
September 25, 20196 yr I own probably 2000 lps and maybe 1000 cds. Tens of thousands of songs, but not one Dolly Parton song. Occasionally I've wondered why. Watching last night's episode I discovered the reason. As soon as she started singing, I started weeping, and couldn't stop. From Muleskinner Blues to I Will Always Love You the tears flowed. She opens her mouth, and out comes the breath of God. It's simply a beauty which is more than I can handle.
September 25, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Not that Bob said: I own probably 2000 lps and maybe 1000 cds. Tens of thousands of songs, but not one Dolly Parton song. Occasionally I've wondered why. Watching last night's episode I discovered the reason. As soon as she started singing, I started weeping, and couldn't stop. From Muleskinner Blues to I Will Always Love You the tears flowed. She opens her mouth, and out comes the breath of God. It's simply a beauty which is more than I can handle. I dig Dolly, but Patsy had the best voice in all of country music history, past and present for now.
September 25, 20196 yr 13 hours ago, 4th&Five said: It has always seemed strange to me that Willie had never heard Pancho & Lefty before recording it. Wasn’t Townes pretty well known amongst songwriters? But what a crazy credit to him that he heard it, then woke up Merle, then went and laid it down about as well as it could be done, all in one night.
September 25, 20196 yr 13 hours ago, bluto said: No don Williams through episode 7? Pretty sure they showed him from the back playing at the new Opry House, yet no mention.
September 25, 20196 yr Just now, Chad Fuck said: But what a crazy credit to him that he heard it, then woke up Merle, then went and laid it down about as well as it could be done, all in one night. And Willie smokes a lot of weed, coincidence ? I think not.
September 25, 20196 yr My Dad played guitar to pay his way through college (it only took him 11 years). When I picked up a guitar and started mouthing off about how cool it would be to "make it" he set me real straight: "I'm the only guy I've ever met in this business who's still married to their first wife. I've seen guys better than anyone you've ever seen on TV practice 8 hours a day and never make it. That's not to say don't keep playing, but don't forget your books." That stuck with me, for better or worse, but probably mostly better. Watching this documentary I can see why he said that. Damn near everyone who was anyone he had admired or associated with, sacrificed their health and personal life to make it. Lots of broken lives in the wake of the greats.
September 25, 20196 yr never listened to crowell much...what was the song he was playing around guy's table?
September 25, 20196 yr 27 minutes ago, 4th&Five said: never listened to crowell much...what was the song he was playing around guy's table?
September 25, 20196 yr No don Williams through episode 7? There was a still of him sitting in front of an audience. Pic was from behind. His hat gave him away. That’s all I’ve seen so far.
September 25, 20196 yr Author Just looked at Amazon’s charts. The top albums in Americana: Wanted! The Outlaws Flying Burrito Brothers Anthology The Essential Guy Clark The Very Best of Dwight Yoakam Top MP3 Country Downloads Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will the Circle be Unbroken Highwomen Willie - Red Headed Stranger Garths Biggest Hits Kris Kristofferson 16 Biggest Hits Country Squire Country Music Soundtrack Wanted! The Outlaws Essential Johnny Cash
September 25, 20196 yr 54 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said: Just looked at Amazon’s charts. The top albums in Americana: Wanted! The Outlaws Flying Burrito Brothers Anthology The Essential Guy Clark The Very Best of Dwight Yoakam Top MP3 Country Downloads Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will the Circle be Unbroken Highwomen Willie - Red Headed Stranger Garths Biggest Hits Kris Kristofferson 16 Biggest Hits Country Squire Country Music Soundtrack Wanted! The Outlaws Essential Johnny Cash Ken Burns ought to have some new sponsors for his next film - I'm looking at you big record companies...
September 25, 20196 yr 2 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said: Ken Burns ought to have some new sponsors for his next film - I'm looking at you big record companies... He oughtta get some damned nice fruit baskets from those artists.
September 25, 20196 yr I'm pissed. When I set series record on my dvr I didn't change the default setting (keep 5 episodes). It deleted Ep 1 & 2 and I don't see another airing of them.
September 25, 20196 yr The stuff on Kristofferson is fascinating. I never knew any if this stuff about him. What a life.
September 25, 20196 yr 5 minutes ago, Goo Punch said: The stuff on Kristofferson is fascinating. I never knew any if this stuff about him. What a life. I knew nothing about him before he was a janitor. Had no idea about his military service. Really changed my view of him.
September 25, 20196 yr Author 2 hours ago, RPM said: I'm pissed. When I set series record on my dvr I didn't change the default setting (keep 5 episodes). It deleted Ep 1 & 2 and I don't see another airing of them. They are on the PBS app, but not sure for how long. Also, PBS app has extra interviews, and did not realize it - I wasn’t scrolling down on my tv.
September 25, 20196 yr I've watched a few episodes on the app, but I wanted the complete series on my dvr.
September 26, 20196 yr Author 2 hours ago, RPM said: I've watched a few episodes on the app, but I wanted the complete series on my dvr. Maybe you can catch it during a pledge drive, when each episode expands to 4 hours.
September 26, 20196 yr kris is no bullshit in the running for most interesting man in the world. can't imagine his check list back then, and he didn't discriminate from janis joplin to farrah fawcett (swear there was some story about him recanting his times with FF that she was so skinny his balls dragged across the mattress all night)
September 26, 20196 yr 25 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said: Naomi is a frankenstein monster. I was wondering wtf happened to her. Bad plastic surgery?
September 26, 20196 yr Just now, RPM said: I was wondering wtf happened to her. Bad plastic surgery? Just too much. I hate the over the top procedures some women have. When you walk down the street in places like Palm Beach Florida or other upper income places/ resort towns you see older women with frozen faces that just look like masks. An amazing voice though.
September 26, 20196 yr Author 19 minutes ago, RPM said: I was wondering wtf happened to her. Bad plastic surgery? She tells all in her book from a while back, Naomi's Guide to Aging Gratefully: Facts, Myths, and Good News for Boomers It should be noted, she did not call it "Naomi's Guide to Aging Gracefully". She knows what she's doing.
September 26, 20196 yr kris is no bullshit in the running for most interesting man in the world. can't imagine his check list back then, and he didn't discriminate from janis joplin to farrah fawcett (swear there was some story about him recanting his times with FF that she was so skinny his balls dragged across the mattress all night)Plus Rita Coolidge. She’s smoke.
September 26, 20196 yr Did they talk about Billy Joe Shaver and Honky Tonk Heroes album when covering Waylon? “I’ve got those songs, and you’re going to listen to them—or I’m going to kick your ass right here in front of God and everybody.” https://music.avclub.com/honky-tonk-heroes-has-one-of-the-best-stories-in-coun-1798282204
September 26, 20196 yr Ain't no one being singled out now. It's epilogue time. Such a great fucking series.
September 26, 20196 yr 6 minutes ago, RPM said: No mention of Billy Joe so far. He was in a picture with Willie last night but no mention.
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