You probably already know this history, but before Ronnie died, he recorded a version of Merle Haggard's Honky Tonk Night Time Man. It appeared on Street Survivors. He also re-wrote the lyrics and recorded a version called Jacksonville Kid. It wasn't released until 2008 on a bonus disc:
Also, Ronnie had plans to collaborate with Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings after the Street Survivors tour ended. What a shame that never happened. The interesting part is that Waylon hated Merle, but somehow Ronnie was able to get them to agree to work together.
Merle would have been the natural fourth member of The Highwaymen, instead of Kris Kristofferson, who didn't have the chops to be in that group, but Waylon wouldn't allow it. Waylon thought Kristofferson was a "fucking communist," but he hated Merle more. Hahaha.
Yep, that's a favorite for sure. When I was in school in Gainesville, none of us ever had a pot to piss in, and couldn't afford to do much, so we'd go bass fishing on the weekends. Mostly to Lochloosa, Cross Creek or the Ocklawaha River, and this song always stuck in my head then.
Ronnie was a prophet, and I knew then that the beauty of those places wouldn't last, so we appreciated them even more. Even then we could see
- the concrete a' slowly creepin' - and that was right at 40 years ago.
You've heard of JJ Grey I'm sure, another Florida Boy from the outskirts of Jax. You'll like this one, if you haven't heard it. Passionate about our area.
Thank you. Enough with the "humiliation ritual" congressional hearings, e.g., circus acts.
You're right, Mary. Until something of consequence happens, if ever, it's all theater. That or we really are living in a simulation.
Ron,
You probably already know this history, but before Ronnie died, he recorded a version of Merle Haggard's Honky Tonk Night Time Man. It appeared on Street Survivors. He also re-wrote the lyrics and recorded a version called Jacksonville Kid. It wasn't released until 2008 on a bonus disc:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0xVt9155qQ
Also, Ronnie had plans to collaborate with Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings after the Street Survivors tour ended. What a shame that never happened. The interesting part is that Waylon hated Merle, but somehow Ronnie was able to get them to agree to work together.
Merle would have been the natural fourth member of The Highwaymen, instead of Kris Kristofferson, who didn't have the chops to be in that group, but Waylon wouldn't allow it. Waylon thought Kristofferson was a "fucking communist," but he hated Merle more. Hahaha.
Ron, you probably already know this, but it might be the most beautiful thing Ronnie ever wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmWhq4cXhcc
Thanks, RD.
Yep, that's a favorite for sure. When I was in school in Gainesville, none of us ever had a pot to piss in, and couldn't afford to do much, so we'd go bass fishing on the weekends. Mostly to Lochloosa, Cross Creek or the Ocklawaha River, and this song always stuck in my head then.
Ronnie was a prophet, and I knew then that the beauty of those places wouldn't last, so we appreciated them even more. Even then we could see
- the concrete a' slowly creepin' - and that was right at 40 years ago.
You've heard of JJ Grey I'm sure, another Florida Boy from the outskirts of Jax. You'll like this one, if you haven't heard it. Passionate about our area.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pUE7zJB704
Another swamp. More to the west.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6j802H8-Bc
Thanks, Ron. Great tune. I hadn't heard that in years. Thanks for bringing it back.