A long time ago a group of contrarian hillbilly musicians from southern Missouri called Big Smith played music regularly at a place called Chester’s on Dickson in Fayetteville, Arkansas. I recorded the following and many more like it from the soundboard there in April 2002. It’s medley because I couldn’t post the whole show. First song recorded by the Beatles. Second song sang by my dear rather contrarian himself grandfather, gone now longer than I care to count out. But we’d sing it when he took me fishing when I was a little kid and living in the Ozarks in Arkansas. Third is some of that contrarian stuff I mentioned earlier.
These recordings unfortunately don’t describe the pure joy it was drinking and dancing (and remembering my Papaw) there all night.
Anyway, here’s some hillbilly music from the states.
Notes. Permalink. Tue, Jul 22nd 2008, 6:23 AM (∞).
