Check out this interview with JAMEY JOHNSON. They play live in the studio at npr with just 2 guitars and steel. Jamey seems to speed up some out of the pure pleasure of playing. Listen to the story or read it
Tammy Wynette once sang for Ronald Reagen, sitting on his lap. Nancy was pissed! At another event Ron tongue kissed her "he swabbed my tonsils" was the way Tammy put it. Married 5 times, once of course to George Jones.
In this interview with Terri Gross from NPR's Fresh Air, Rosanne Cash tells the world about her Dad's list of 100 most important country songs! THE LIST!
The tradition of "hillbilly variety shows" goes way back. Country music and corny humor go hand in hand. It reached its peak with "Hee Haw" which ran strong from 15. Juni 1969 till 27. Dezember 1992. The hosts were Roy Clark and Buck Owens. There were a bunch of shows with a similar format, Laugh In was the urban equivalent.
Wikipedia's deutsche Beschreibung vom Hee Haw (sehr gut!)
