Tag Archives: country

Hooks, and Rhymes, and Reasons

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Monte

Clinton, South Carolina, Monday, April 11, 2016, 8:43 a.m. I’ve had a few days to digest it. It’s time for me to pay homage to the great Merle Haggard, who died on his 79th birthday, and it didn’t make me … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged celebration, country, dutton, hooks, legacy, Merle Haggard, monte, songwriting, Tom T. Hall, writing | Leave a comment

The Hometown Cuisine Helps

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Monte

Clinton, S.C., Wednesday, July 23, 2014, 4:57 p.m. Maybe tonight’s Truck race on the Eldora dirt has made me more attentive to the rustic. I had an appointment this afternoon and decided to have an early supper. I’ve got three … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged barbecue, chicken, clinton, country, dutton, food, fried, monte, peaches, steak | 3 Comments

My Evolution Is No Revolution

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Monte

[cb_profit_poster Guitar1]Clinton, S.C., Thursday, November 7, 2013, 12:15 p.m. It’s difficult for people to evolve. The world changes. Public opinion changes. Some folks abandon the past. Some cling to it. I expect most people yield to some things and defend … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged audacity, bigotry, books, brad, Church, CMS, country, dope, dutton, Eric, fiction, generation, intangibles, monte, music, novels, Paisley, prejudice, sexy, songwriting, Swift, Taylor, tractor, Twitter, young | 11 Comments

Whatever Floats Your Boat … or Yacht

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Monte

[cb_profit_poster Guitar1]Clinton, S.C., Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 10:15 a.m. I’m trying to accept what’s going on in contemporary music. I’m tired of fussing about it. I don’t like “new country” (a term that has been used about as often over … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged americana, books, cash, cass, cleaves, country, downtrodden, dutton, earl, fiction, haggard, internet, ipod, johnny, keen, loretta, lynn, mainstream, mama, merle, monte, music, nashville, novels, populism, porter, radio, rap, robert, satellite, slaid, songwriting, wagoner, writing | 6 Comments

Finding Time for Music

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Monte

[cb_profit_poster Guitar1]Clinton, S.C., Monday, August 26, 2013, 10:39 a.m. A disadvantage of songwriting is that it detracts from song listening. It’s a good problem to have, all in all, I reckon, or, at least, not a terrible one. It’s just … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Music, Writing | Tagged americana, audacity, books, causes, clinton, cochran, country, crazy, dope, dutton, fiction, Hall, hank, humor, mansfield, miller, monte, music, natural, riley, roger, songwriting, t, tom, writing | 4 Comments