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01 April 2009

Perhaps the greatest country baritone since George Jones is confined to a wheelchair by cerebral palsy and has a day job at a nuclear power plant. →[More:]Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Bradley Walker. But it ain't all slow mournful stuff like "When I'm Hurtin'" -- Bradley can straight-up tear it up, too. Here's the video for the single "A Little Change" off Walker's excellent 2008 release "Highway of Dreams". WARNING: This post contains unapologetic, unironic, heartfelt country music that may contain sentiments about Jesus, patriotism, and other topics that may run counter to prevailing MetaChat opinions.

post by: BitterOldPunk at: 11:17 | 12 comments

Jesus is just all right with me.

posted by initapplette 01 April | 11:45

Wow, this is great. He's got a fantastic voice.

I love country music, especially acoustic bluegrassy stuff like this. I was channel-hopping the other night and came across a new channel, Rural TV, that was showing the Porter Wagoner Show from 1974. Jeebus, he was a cadaverous-looking man ... but I watched long enough for him to introduce a song from "the li'l lady", and on came Dolly in the biggest wig I've ever seen her wear (although it was tiny in comparison to the 'hair' on some of the ladies in the audience).

posted by essexjan 01 April | 12:12

Glad you like it, jan. I figured you would -- I had you in mind when I posted this.

posted by BitterOldPunk 01 April | 12:49

Thank you :-)

posted by essexjan 01 April | 13:44

He sounds like George Strait wishes he sounded. Good stuff, BOP.

posted by deborah 01 April | 13:48

Great stuff -- thanks! I feel like I've been listening to almost nothing but country lately, and this will help me happily continue in that vein.

posted by scody 01 April | 14:16

Yeah, he's no Paul Weller, but he'll do... ;)

posted by BitterOldPunk 01 April | 14:26

Hee!

posted by scody 01 April | 14:27

One more:

A cover of Merle Haggard's "Back to the Barrooms".

I can't get over this guy's voice. It's too bad the sound quality on the videos is so poor -- listen to his record. He's got pipes that most country singers would MURDER for.

Also: somewhat mawkish video bio.

posted by BitterOldPunk 01 April | 14:54

Oh yes. Yes yes. Great country voice. The essence. Thanks, BOP.

posted by flapjax at midnite 01 April | 23:23

Wow, that man can sing. Thanks for the introduction!

posted by Triode 02 April | 01:32

I am cross-posting this to the blue just because I can. So there.

posted by BitterOldPunk 14 April | 16:09

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