Tag: country-music
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Harvey and the Hayshakers: Part 3
The End of the Trail Time changes all. As the 80’s rolled into the 90’s there were multiple factors impacting the band, least of which was the age of the bandmembers. Being in a band is a young man’s game. Late nights, setting up the equipment and then packing it up again, driving 60 to…
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Harvey and the Hayshakers: Part 2
Becoming Hound Dog Headliner and Leisure Suits Times were good in the 1970’s and early 1980’s in my hometown of Shenandoah. The farm economy was strong, a new Eaton’s Transmission factory just opened (eventually employing about 400 people) there were 4 Seed and Nursery companies, a gate factory and a robust main street. Main street…
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Harvey and the Hayshakers
Becoming Hound Dog Part 1: The Music and the Passion Typically, on Sunday afternoons after church, dad would break out his guitar and start strumming and singing. He would sing what I would call country music classics such as: Johnny Cash- “Folsom Prison Blues”. Hank Williams: Your Cheating Heart, Hey Good Looking, Jambalaya, I’m So…
My View from 1958 