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Hank Williams Sr "Honky Tonk Blues" dvd

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Oct 20, 2008 12:33 p.m. Tux:

Any Hank Williams Sr fans in here? If so, you might want to check out the American Masters (PBS) dvd, released in 2004. I recently found it at the dreaded Wal-Mart for under $10. Bury your pride, and shop there during third shift to avoid being seen by anyone you know (or even want to know).

It's loaded with mega-soundbite interviews conducted with those who knew him best. One of my favorites has Danny Dill & Don Helms sitting in the front seat of the same '48 Packard the band used to tour in, explaining when Hank got drunk and fired the entire band...and everyone else, including many who didn't work for him.

The program includes haunting covers by grandson Hank Williams III. If anyone needs proof of genes skipping a generation, it's in strong evidence on this dvd.

Here's a link with more info on this dvd.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/williams_h.html
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Oct 20, 2008 8:45 p.m. JW:

Thanks for the link, Tux.

I'm gonna get it.

John
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Oct 20, 2008 10:26 p.m. Deed Eddy:

You will not regret it.
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Oct 21, 2008 10:03 a.m. Richard Hudson:

Well, I refuse to go to that place; but the next time Conchieta is in there, I'll see if I can sweet talk her into checking it out.

Thanks, Richard
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Oct 21, 2008 10:27 a.m. Walter Broes:

Tux said: Here, Don Helms interjects; "Hell, he'd call up people he didn't even know and fire them, too!".
That's funny!!!
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Oct 21, 2008 3:12 p.m. Tux:

Btw, Neil Young's "Heart of Gold" movie (2005) is also on discount at Wal-Mart ($9.00). Anyone into Hank Sr will love this film. It's a double-disc effort. Disc Two is dedicated to Special Features, and should be played FIRST, imo. Amongst other things, it includes copius interviews of bandmembers (Emmy Lou Harris, Spooner Oldham, et al) taken in old classic cars, winding thru the rainy streets of downtown Nashville. I doubt the filmmaker scheduled the rain, but it gives this segment a wonderfully warm patina.

Guitar tech/player, Larry Cragg, also tells a short story about each of Neil's instruments, as he takes them from their cases to place on stage; "This is the banjo James Taylor used in studio for 'Old Man'...This is the Martin guitar Neil used to record 'Heart of Gold'...This acoustic once belonged to Hank Williams Sr; got it from a guy who got it from Hank Jr...This is 'Blackie' (Les Paul); not originally black...etc, etc. Fascinating inside stuff.

The live concert, recorded at the Ryman Auditorium, is very very intimate. No Pearl Jam invitee grunge rock here. My favorite tune from this portion is, "One of These Days", a reflective song apparently inspired by Neil's then ongoing battle with a brain aneurysm.

"Heart of Gold" is Neil's tribute to many people, places & things, not the least of which is Hank Williams, Sr.

Instead of me babbling on, I'll supply the link. This dvd is worth all of $9.00. Trust me.

http://www.heartofgoldmovie.com/indexflash.html

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