And still do love it,” Williams said, his words catching. He can’t bring himself to sing the song live now following his wife’s death. After all the debaucherous blues, he sings, “Jesus, won’t you come by here/Down on my knees to pray,” like a sinner on Sunday. The last track on the album “Jesus Won’t You Come By Here,” the only religious song on the record and penned by Lightnin’ Hopkins, was a song Williams loved for decades. Then his wife, Mary Jane Thomas, whom he married in 1990, died in March after a medical emergency at a Florida spa.
Williams’ eldest daughter Kate died in a car accident at age 27 in 2020, just months before it was announced he would be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Recorded at Dan Auerbach’s Easy Eye Studio in Nashville, the session musicians include electric slide guitarist Kenny Brown, bassist Eric Deaton, drummer Kinney Kimbrough and Auerbach on guitar.īut for all the bravado that Williams displays, he can’t escape his own heartbreak as his family continues to endure tragedy. Burnside and Muddy Waters, as well as Williams’ own original tunes. The album is a sexualized romp through X-rated blues material by Robert Johnson, Lightnin’ Hopkins, R.L. His new record continues to mythologize the macho boogie-woogie man, even as he has reached his 70s. His comments once cost him the “Monday Night Football” intro spot.
He’s not quiet about his conservative political beliefs, likes singing about God, guns and the South. It’s a non-stop all dance repertoire featuring the best of 70’s disco, 80’s rock, 90’s Pop, and the hit songs of the new Millennium. 1 hits include “A Country Boy Can Survive,” “Family Tradition” and “All My Rowdy Friends Are Comin’ Over Tonight,” which later became the opening theme song for “Monday Night Football.” He’s been named entertainer of the year multiple times by the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music and won a Grammy for best country vocal collaboration.īut he also has become headline fodder for his boisterousness and brashness, especially in his later years. Alter Ego from Montreal is North America’s top party band. SoCal Hybrid Punk rock band's alter ego Mariachi el Bronx releases second album describes as the alter ego' of his punk rock band, the Bronx.
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