New Hank Williams lll CD

Hank Williams lll is releasing his new cd "Damn Right, Rebel Proud" on October 21st, 2008. The long awaited cd is finally here. The tracks on the album are as follows, The Grand Ole Opry Ain’t So Grand / Wild & Free / Me and My Friends / 6 Pack of Beer / I Wish I Knew / If You Can’t Help Your Own / Candidate for Suicide / H8 Line / Long Hauls and Close Calls / Stoned and Alone / P.F.F. / 3 Shades of Black / Workin Man.
Curb Records, Hanks old label, will be releasing a special collector's edition tin box set with three of Hanks previous albums on August 21st. Hanks new album "Damn Right, Rebel Proud" Is not from Curb Records, It is being put out by Hank as was his last cd, "Straight To Hell"

A radio show you should know about

For 18 years in Reno, Nevada, Uncle Dondo has been hosting "The Risky Biscuit Hayseed Hoot" Every Saturday morning. The 'Risky Biscuit Hayseed Hoot" Is two hour radio program. Dondo plays a mix of insurgent country, Americana: country, folk, bluegrass, singer/ song writter, twang, spoken word, humor etc. It's not just the music he plays that make it a great show, Dondo is truely one of the best DJ's ever to host a radio show.
I have been listening for 15 years, every Saturday morning. When I moved to Arizona to run the Colorado River for the summer of 1998, I didn't know what to do with myself every Saturday morning without his radio show. Now days, you don't have to worry about that. He has his show available for podcast on his website. http://web.mac.com/feralradio/iWeb/Site/Howdy!.html
Some of the artists he plays on his program include, Old Man Luedecke, Jimmy Buffett, Yonder Mountain String Band, Willie Nelson, Nanci Griffith, Johnny Cash, Corb Lund, Slaid Cleaves, Robert Earl Keen, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Robbie Fulks, Billy Joe Shaver , Hank Williams and many many more.
Every March, he does a special tribute show to the great Edward Abbey. It has become a favorite here in Reno, Nevada. Dondo has moved up to Montana, but still broadcast his show every Saturday morning on 100.1 The X in Reno , Nevada. And the podcast of "The Risky Biscuit Hayseed Hoot" is available on his website. There is a link on my blog to the podcast. I highly recommend you check it out, if you hear it once, I bet you will become a regular listener. It is that good, He calls it "Free Range Radio.

Jason and The Scorchers to receive Lifetime Achievement award

Jason and the Scorchers are going to receive The Americana Music Association's lifetime Achievement award on September 18th at the annual Americana Honors and Awards show at the Ryman Auditorium on Nashville, Tn. They are going to play the show with their original lineup, Jason Ringenberg, Perry Baggs, Warner Hodges, and Jeff Johnson.
I think they are one of the earliest "Alt Country" Bands, Their first album came out in 1984, but "cow Punk" might better describe their sound.
Jason and the Scorchers’ first two albums from 1984 and 1985 have been re-released. You can buy it at Amazon.com for $16.98

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