Half As Much, by Hank Williams.
This song came on in the car for like 4 seconds before I pulled into the driveway a little while ago, and I immediately started belting it out, so here we are.
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Played it a full step up so I could play the A harp along with it in E.
That makes three Hank Williams songs and zero Hank Williams III songs. Gotta fix that soon…
Ramblin’ Man, by Hank Williams.
Had to triple-check I didn’t do this song yet, because I’ve done it at karaoke, and I sing it in the car pretty regularly, and it’s the first Hank Williams song I really fell for, and it’s only two chords long, and it’s late, and we just watched Parasite (for the first time) and it feels somehow relevant, but also not relevant.
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Still having fun with reverb. And those are like 3/4 of the right harmonics, and I didn’t attempt the closing lick, because the rest of it went so well.
Cold Cold Heart, by Hank Williams.
I’m not really sure when I got into Hank (Senior) for good, but it was likely after college when I played a Greatest Hits CD until I had accidentally just about memorized most of it. Even at this moment, after playing this song, I have Kawliga and On The Bayou stuck in my head, and it’s totally involuntary.
Hank (Senior) is great, and Hank (Junior) is terrible, but if you really want to go for a ride, spend a meaningful amount of time with Hank III, who plays shows that are half straight up country where he sings just like Hank (Senior), and half psychobilly punk and it’s all terrific.
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Back in the basement office, with a notable (audible) change: Some natural reverb from the new vinyl plank floor, replacing the (wet) carpet. As noted on this track, the refrigerator also gets that natural amplifier, though of course it’s quiet now that I’m editing and writing.