From the album "Roadhouse"
Zoomer Roberts: vocal & bass
Buddy Winston: guitars
If anybody ever gets around to writing about Hank Williams' musical antecedents instead of his alcohol consumption, we might find out why so many of his songs don't have a bridge. This lesser-known waltz doesn't have one. Neither does "Cold, Cold Heart" or "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry." One suspects he was exposed to some ancient ballad styles in his formative years. I met his band, the Drifting Cowboys, in Kerrville in 1979, but I mostly asked them questions about playing gigs in 1949 with no drums and low wattage. It was fascinating.
This recording is from the "Roadhouse" sessions of the late 1990s. I altered the melody slightly and replaced the VI minor chord with a diminished. That sort of thing will get you fired from some jobs.
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El Paso artist Pat Olchefski-Winston (Buddy's wife) did this vibrant water color of Buddy and me in 2001. For more information about Pat and her work, go to: www.olchefski.com and www.artistsofthesouthwest.com
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Art by Pat Olchefski-Winston
El Paso artist Pat Olchefski-Winston (Buddy's wife) did this vibrant water color of Buddy and me in 2001. For more information about Pat and her work, go to: www.olchefski.com and www.artistsofthesouthwest.com
With Ernest Tubb ~ 1980
Back in 1983 with Mickey Cochran (guitar) and Bobby Napier (fiddle). Bobby went on to bigger things, including a stint with Tammy Wynette.
1980s Bidness Card
