{"id":1820,"date":"2014-10-15T12:05:54","date_gmt":"2014-10-15T17:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/garyhayescountry.com\/?p=1820"},"modified":"2023-09-04T00:11:52","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T00:11:52","slug":"outlaw-fest-day-3-part-2-more-legends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/garyhayescountry.com\/?p=1820","title":{"rendered":"Outlaw Fest Day 3 Part 2: More Legends."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ok folks so part 1 of day 3 was Brandon Atwell’s album release party
\nthat I just released.
\nThere were several acts until Country Legend Tom Ghent came on stage.
\nWhen he got up there pretty much the whole place rushed the stage
\nto see him play.
\nHe was one of the Legends of Country Music songwriting from the times
\nwhen Outlaw Country was just forming and beginning to take shape.<\/p>\n

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In fact his first song was “Easy As Dreaming” which was recorded by
\nBobby Bare, the first Outlaw Country music artist.
\nIt was on the 1977 album “Sleeper Wherever I Fall” and is one of my favorites
\nto sing along to.<\/p>\n

His next song was “Lust For The Road” which was cut by Tommie Joe White
\nin 1986 I believe.
\nAnd his song “Gandy Dancer” was recorded in 1990 by John Lincoln Wright.
\nHis songs “Big Muddy” and “I Want To Live” were great choices as well.<\/p>\n

He continued his set with “Yankee’s Rebel Son” and another one called
\n“The Pawnbroker”.
\nAnd also played a cajun type song that was requested by someone followed by
\n“Sour Grapes”.<\/p>\n

“Whiskey Whiskey” was a song recorded by Rita Coolidge and Kris Kristofferson.
\nIt was recorded in 1971 and on “The Lady’s Not For Sale”.
\nIt’s also another of my favorite songs.
\nHe followed those hit songs by “Mississippi Rainstorm” and ‘Take Me Drunk I’m Home”.<\/p>\n

We all stayed and admired this man’s talent and history as he graced the stage
\nwith all of his songs. Our group that was Altamont Originals hold Tom Ghent in
\nhigh regard and reverence.
\nAnd honestly he closed his set with another of my personal favorites
\n“When All Us Old Folkies Were Young”.
\nHe has so many stories about Greenwich Village in it’s prime and so many stories
\nof Nashville in the 60s and 70s.
\nIt’s so exciting to be around him when he shares his life stories.<\/p>\n

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Another person that played and I touched on his set from Friday night
\nwas Hal Bruni.
\nThis was his regular slotted performance time and I took notes on both of his sets.
\nI got to finally meet him before the festival took off early thursday morning as
\nI rolled in to registration and vendor meetings.
\nHal Bruni is affiliated with the Last Honky Tonk Music Series and DAT Sauce who also
\nsponsored the event this year.<\/p>\n

He sent me a whole box of stuff a few weeks before the festival started
\nand I had some knowledge of his songs already.
\nI was working in the merch tent and selling merch for other people and
\ndidn’t get to fully see his whole set this time but I do remember he opened his set
\nwith “Same Old Blues” and “Southern Music”.<\/p>\n

His album “Blue Collar Town” was a good addition to my collection and I
\nplay his music quite often.
\nHe told me stories of Wayne Mills being his children’s Godfather and shared all
\nhis tattoos with me. He’s a different style of artist for sure
\nand has a very unique ability to play music that many others don’t have.
\nJust his writing style and way of life was unique.<\/p>\n

“Smoke And Mirrors” and “She Knows The Words” were two more songs he played I
\nnoticed.<\/p>\n

Another Last Honky Tonk Music Series member that I enjoyed his set was
\nKyle Wilson. I hope to catch up with him one day and see his set further.
\nI’m not really familiar with his songs or setlist.
\nI got to stop and talk with him briefly and he didnt stop in the merch
\ntent and I basically missed meeting him further.
\nI will make it a point to one day change that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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