60th Anniversary of Hank Williams Recording in Cincy

Monday night Keith, Rick and I attended a private party/meeting in Cincinnati to commemorate the 60th anniversary of when Hank Williams recorded at Herzog Studio. We actually got in the space, where Jake Speed and Freddies, David Rhodes Brown, Ed from Strawboss, Patrick Ewing and Elliot Ruther all performed Hank covers including a couple of Hank's bigger hits "Lovesick Blues" and "My Bucket.." The event was not only to commemorate this historic date sixty years ago when "Lovesick Blues" was recored there, but also an attempt to raise money and awareness to Cincinnati's ties to the history of country music and music in general. Donations and proceeds from the event were to to raise funds to get a marker to place outside the building so that people will know what has taken place in that space. 
CityBeat, a local Cincinnati publication wrote a blog on the space and event that you can read here:
http://www.citybeat.com/cincinnati/blog-301-hank-williams-citybeat-and-music-history.html

I would like that thank all of those that came out and let us be apart of the event. It was a great experience, and again as with "Reinstate Hank" it is great to meet people who care about the legacy of Hank Williams, music, and their home.

There was also an recent article about Hank Williams and the Opry in a Birmingham, AL publication that you can check out here:
http://bhamweekly.com/blog/2008/12/16/reinstating-hank-williams-to-the-grand-ole-opry/

More soon.

Seven Signs DVDs, Louvin, and Sunday Valley

Hello all.  Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving and are planning for a great Christmas.

Seven Signs DVDs are now for sale online and you can pick them up at www.SevenSignsFilm.com.  They'd make great stocking stuffers!  If you live in or around Greensburg, KY and don't want to buy it online, some will be at my mom's beauty shop late Monday evening.  Let me know if you need directions.  And if you live in or around Lexington, KY just let me know if you want one and we can meet up.  Those of you who ordered them online, the first wave of DVDs went out yesterday and those of you that haven't go to the site and grab one!

Again, Reinstate Hank just had a blurb/interview with Hank III in the "Smoking Section" of the issue of Rolling Stone with "100 Greatest Singers of All-Time on the cover.  If you want to see the online article that is a little more lengthy and mentions Keith and myself, the link to that is here:

http://www.rollingstone.com/blogs/smokingsection/2008/10/hank-iii-on-the-grand-ole-opry.php

A a good friend and country music legend Charlie Louvin will be released his new CD entitled "Charlie Louvin Sings Murder Ballads and Disaster Songs" so be sure to out and pick that up.

Lastly, one of my favorite bands of all time Sunday Valley will be playing a show for the first time in a couple of years at The Dame in Lexington, KY on December 27th.  I'm very excited and if you haven't heard of Sunday Valley you need to get out and be sure to see them!  Here is a youtube link to one of their songs we recorded for them several years ago.  Amazing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb6tWU-ADJ8

A lot of stuff going on, and I will be sure to keep you all posted as it all develops.

Reinstate Hank in Rolling Stone

The newest issue of Rolling Stone (1066) with several different covers of "100 Greatest Singers of All-Time" has an small article in the "Smoking Section" where they interview Hank III and they link the Reinstate Hank website. There is also a longer version of the interview on Rolling Stone's website where Hank III mentions Keith and myself working on the project. Check out the magazine and here is the link to the online article:

Rolling Stone Online Article

IBWIP Podcast, Alabama, and Seven Signs Site

Today the highly popular podcast "It Burns When I Pee" (IBWIP) will be dedicated to the Reinstate Hank campaign, Metal Farm Magazine and will have interviews from the Metal Farm Release Party in Cincinnati with Keith Neltner, Randy Bake, Sarah Luegers, and myself. It will also be featuring music from one of my favorite bands The Kentucky Struts who performed at the Release Party. A special thanks to Blake Clayton and his crew for coming down from Illinois just for the party and letting us be a part of his program. If you are into country music, but NOT "corporate" country music, check out his program, a lot of great bands are always on there mixed in with old country that he pays tribute to. It's a great program.
The full website for Seven Signs will be up and running in the morning. The site looks great and I must thank Adam Martin for all his hard work on the site. If you want to see more of Adam's work you can visit his website: www.AMartinDesign.com
Alabama was a great trip. We stopped in Manchester TN on the way down and spent the day with Mr. Charlie Louvin who was nothing short of a true Hillbilly gentleman and we appreciate his, and his wife's time and hospitality at their beautiful home. It was great to actually visit Montgomery and see the place where Hank Williams legacy began. We interviewed Driftin' Cowboys RD Norred and Braxton Schuffert, The Hank Williams Museum manager Beth Petty, and Joey Allcorn. The trip was very surreal and thanks goes out to all these folks for talking with us and being a part of our project. An extra special thanks goes to Joey Allcorn and Lauryn for taking time out to show us around and letting us stay with them. I also want to thank Keith Neltner, as always being there on everything and also Roman Titus for going along and taking stills of trip. His photography on the trip is a huge addition to the overall project. You can checkout some of Roman's work here: www.RomanTitus.com
Download the IBWIP podcast NOW, check out the Seven Signs site in the morning, and check out some of the links below to see some of the things we were around.

IBWIP Podcast - www.section86.com (cast) and www.ibwip.com (site)
Keith Neltner - www.NeltnerCreative.com

Roman Titus - www.RomanTitus.com
Joey Allcorn - www.JoeyAllcorn.com
Hank Williams Museum - www.TheHankWilliamsMuseum.com
Charlie Louvin - www.CharlieLouvinBros.com