Laid Back Jim returns with a song written by A.P. Carter and recorded by artists such as Flatt & Scruggs, Bill Monroe and Roger Miller. The song is "Jimmy Brown the Newsboy".
Another gem from Laid Back Jim. This time it's a song from Roy Acuff called "Wreck on the Highway".
In a bit of Roy Acuff trivia, he is first artist to have recorded "House of the Rising Sun". That was back in 1940.
Laid Back Jim brings you another one from the Hank Williams catalog of great songs. Here's Jim singing "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry".
Hank wrote and recorded this song in 1949. The inspiration was his troubled relationship with his then wife Audrey. Rolling Stone magazine ranked this #111 of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Good friend Kevin (kjmix1) tagged me (for which he will pay - dearly). So I herewith present five factoids about myself that I'm quite sure most of you could care less about. Take it away, Johnny!
Laid Back Jim gets up off his sick bed to bring you a song Johnny Cash recorded after a visit to Ireland. The song is "40 Shades of Green". Hope you enjoy it!
Laid Back Jim returns with an old tune written by Johnny Bond and Billy Folger. Hank Williams recorded it and Jim feels the lyric is especially appropriate for Memorial Day. Hope you enjoy!