Hank Williams, Jr. - “Family Tradition” (5.25MB mp3 file)
I was born and raised in Georgia, and after my parents split up when I was 3, I spent the school year in Atlanta and entire summers in Savannah with my extended family. (Although that extended family is very tiny — I never knew my real dad’s relatives, so I have one set of grandparents, one uncle, one aunt, and one cousin.)
My uncle — my mom’s only brother — is a huge Bocephus fan, and even looks just like him, albeit with red hair/beard. (My uncle, a self-proclaimed redneck, is also about 6’4” and, like, 240 pounds, pure linebacker-style, and while he looks like someone you would never want to cross in a dark alley, he couldn’t be a sweeter guy.) He took me to see Hank Williams Jr. play at the Savannah Civic Center when I was in fourth or fifth grade, and honestly it was kind of cool — Hank can play almost every instrument ever invented, which was impressive.
This song is the soundtrack to hanging out in my aunt and uncle’s one-car garage that they converted to a game room, watching with my younger cousin as they played darts and drank cheap beer.
Songs That Saved Your Life
don't forget the songs
that made you cry
and the songs that saved your life
yes, you're older now
and you're a clever swine
but they were the only ones who ever stood by you
I'm April. I like music.
I post a song
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