Tag Archives: George Jones

Whaddaya Know? We’ve Been Pre-empted!

Posted on December 3, 2021 by cousinlynn953

Just received the WHRB Program Guide in the mailbox. So I opened it up to tomorrow’s date, and what do I see from 7 AM to 12 Noon but ‘The Avett Brothers Orgy’. Surprise! Then a little later I receive … Continue reading →

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That’s Good, That’s Bad

Posted on September 2, 2021 by cousinlynn953

Good news: The Powers That Be at Harvard are opening up WHRB to renegades like me. Bad news: The same Powers have decreed that everyone inside the building must wear a face mask at all times. That means even people … Continue reading →

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It’s Independence Day Weekend, and OId Sinc’s on Vacation

Posted on July 2, 2021 by cousinlynn953

ANOTHER ARCHIVAL HILLBILLY AT HARVARD I went looking in the boxes of reel-to-reel tapes for a July 4th show. The closest I found was one from Saturday, July 5th, 1986. Old Sinc and Miss Helen were on vacation in Florida … Continue reading →

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The 2018 Joe Val Festival

Posted on April 2, 2018 by cousinlynn953

For bluegrass-country fans here in New England, Presidents’ Day weekend means Joe Val Weekend. The substitution is fine with me, as the elevation of the third weekend in February to just another Monday day off meant the nation quickly forgot … Continue reading →

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Adiós Glen Campbell

Posted on August 18, 2017 by cousinlynn953

(Hits and Misses 6) • Glen Campbell: Adiós (2017, Universal) If you’ll look at my post from last September on Hillbilly at Harvard in the 1960s, ‘HAH History: The Committee Saves the Show’, and scroll down, you’ll see a photo … Continue reading →

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Hits and Misses 2

Posted on December 2, 2016 by cousinlynn953

Continuing this occasional department. . . (Number 1 is HERE.) • Chuck Cusimano: Cold in Colorado (Cusimusico Records, 2015) New Chuck Cusimano has a newer album out, which we’ll get to, but this one was new to me only a … Continue reading →

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After 50 Years, the Second Stanley Brother Leaves Us

Posted on June 30, 2016 by cousinlynn953

I have been reading one memorial after another, eulogies, tributes, encomia, to and for Ralph Stanley.  Most of them focus on his voice (click on the links for the full articles):   “You don’t replace a Ralph Stanley,” said Eric … Continue reading →

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HAH Featured in Harvard Magazine Article on WHRB

Posted on September 23, 2015 by cousinlynn953

Harvard Magazine, which is circulated to an astonishing 240,000 alumni, faculty, and staff of Harvard University (Wikipedia), in its Alumni section for September-October 2015 (Vol. 118, No. 1) featured an article by Craig A. Lambert on WHRB (pp. 63-7).  The … Continue reading →

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George: Gone from Top, but Not Forgotten

Posted on October 10, 2013 by cousinlynn953

I have ‘un-stickied’ the list of George Jones posts from the top, but you can find it here: https://hillbillyatharvard.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/george-jones-posts-click-the-links/ Or just go down to the bottom of the page and click on Older Posts.  We won’t forget The Possum.  /CL

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George Jones Posts—Click the Links

Posted on May 10, 2013 by cousinlynn953

This list of posts following the recent death of the great George Jones will remain at the top for a while.  Clicking on the titles below will take  you directly to the posts: George Is Gone More George “No Show Jones” George, and … Continue reading →

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