70s-80s Country Music

Not only am I a big fan of Beach Music, but also country music, and especially that music from the 70s and 80s. I listened to the country radio stations and bought a lot of albums. Particular favorites of that time were Hank Williams, Jr (Bocephus), Merle Haggard, Alabama, and Waylon Jennings.

This past Wednesday, while playing NTN at Donovan's Reef ( a Florida Bar in southern Wisconsin), I saw a flyer for the Joe Powers Band. They feature 70s and 80s country music.

One of the owners, Tom, said we could have a room in the newly and majorly remodeled motel that is behind the place for $30. We immediately said we'd be there. Great food, NTN, and 70s-80s Country Music was just too good of a deal to pass up. And, at That Price!!! Sure beats a DUI.

We met up with another couple and got seats at the far end of the bar (noise considerations) and played NTN while waiting. We had several top twenties, and, of course, got trounced in the 8 pm Jukebox game, as usual. We just don't know that much about new music.

The Joe Powers Band is fairly new and it showed in their instrumentation and vocals. There was a lot of room for improvement.

However, we really did enjoy hearing those old songs. Some of which were: Good-Hearted Woman, Okie from Muskogee, I'm the Only Hell my Mama Ever Raised, Family Tradition, Streets of Bakersfield, Folsom Prison Blues, Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink, Amanda, Working Man Blues, Whiskey Bent & Hell Bound, and Me and Booby McGee.

Back in the early 1980s, we used to go around a lot listening to a local band called Choyce. Now, they really had the vocals and instrumentation down.

Great Listening to That Old Stuff. --RoadDog