Country Folks Can Survive
James Akenson You just never know. The prompt for a International Country Music (ICM) piece can come from unexpected places. The prompt, the inspiration, the idea can come from things you wish never happened. Just recently an EF4 tornado with windspeeds of 267-322 kilometers per-hour killed nineteen people and destroyed more than one hundred homes […]
Pick Me Up: On My Way Weigh Down
Pick Me Up: On My Way Weigh Down James Akenson Pick Me Up On Your Way Down is one fine Harlan Howard song. It’s been covered by lots of artists since it went to No. 2 on the Country Music charts in 1958. But we won’t be focusing on it since it’s not exactly […]
Alter Egos: Sigmund, Hank, Garth, and Dierks
Alter Egos: Sigmund, Hank, Garth, and Dierks James Akenson Mad Magazine long ago featured Alfred E. Neuman with the catch phrase “What me worry?” Donna Fargo claimed to be The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA . The Carter Family advocated Keeping On The Sunny Side. ( ) That connects me to the topic for this […]