LEGENDS OF COUNTRY promotion

a PJM production

SEE WHAT THE FUSS IS ALL ABOUT. SEE WHAT THE PEOPLE ARE SAYING.


‎3 days of dusty, boot-wearing, saddle-sittin', moonshine slurpin' good times with all the biggest names in country & western muzak.

"I think it's unfair that Trugg Stokes is the main headliner, because Trigger Dunlop aand Hurl Houston are so good they should have an entire day just to play all 9 of their classic albums. Spradley Downback is sporting a new hat, though, so that'll be cool." - a lot of country fans.

Texas Pile was just in Sand & Sweat Magazine showing off a new tattoo, and some are concerned this means he's going to have a new sound, with more drums and less harmonica. I say bring it on, Texas Pile.

Quicklips McFadden just got divorced, and we know that's good for at least at album's worth of new tunes which many speculate he'll be showcasing during this celebration of Southern tunes and Good Times and Lite Beer.

Josephson Josephson, a group who some say is fronted by a man named Josephson Josephson, but who others say simply plays songs written by the by now famous Josephson twin brothers, is sure to thrill all with their unique fireworks display that they shoot off after every single song. This year they have a new explosive called the Moon Rawket.

Pearl Winston surprised us all with her debut album last year, "Hooks and Looks: 10 Songs About the Attraction of Voice and Lips". Fans are excited to see if her stage performance is as riveting as her studio performance.

Richie Diffman is back after ten years in rehab. He says he's kicked alcohol, reduced cocaine usage, forgotten about heroin, and barely touches paint thinner these days. Doctors say his voice has recovered from his glass-swallowing stunt during his last performance, in 2002, which, incidentally, was the straw that broke the camel's back. It was straight to the hospital, the straight to rehab. And now, straight back to the stage.

Rachael Slurr just finished her GED at age 52, and went on a cross-country trip with her horse, Walton, to "find herself". Her husband says mescaline and a canteen of milk is all she took on her trip. She and Walton returned to the Smoky Mountains to begin rehearsals for the LEGENDS OF COUNTRY festival.

Lids McSnurl's release from prison two months ago might make him an unlikely performer at the festival, but his undeniable talent and legendary discography begs to differ. With eight chart-toppers under his belt, 33 world tours to his name, and a child in every state of the Great United States of America, Lids is America's Hero, a true country music powerhouse, a stallion of the acoustic guitar, and a patented midnight wail that still sends shivers down my spine..

Jogson Ribload, a long-time performer at biker bars, was a nobody until 2008 when he punched famed country star Hart Cryme in the nose at the Tar Truck & Rodeo Show in Texas. The two brawled until the early hours of morning, when police threw the men in a jail cell and told them they couldn't go home 'til they patched things up. They did more than that. Hart Cryme signed Jogson to a 5-album contract on his hot label Horseshoe Records, after hearing Mr. Ribload deliver the most punishing rendition of Hart Cryme's classic tune, "A Barrel of Oil For My Daughter on Her Wedding Day". A friendship was formed, and Hart became Jogson's musical mentor.

The legendary and reclusive Flidd Grobard has finally announced he'll leave his home state of Georgia for the first time in his life for a once in a lifetime return performance. After a string of highly successful albums through the 80's, Flidd quit performing live altogether, and quit appearing in public, quit talking to the press, and announced he was quitting music for spiritual reasons. He surprised everyone in 1996 with a comeback album, "American Phone Numbers", that shook the country & western world to the very core, and redefined the genre entirely. But he refused to grant interviews, and did not release publicity photos. He was silent for almost 10 years, until 2005 when he, yet again, redefined the genre with his untouchable album, "Flidd Grobard Unbuckled", in which every song reached number 1 on the charts. Rumors have persisted that Flidd has been working on a new album, and sources close to him have confirmed that if enough mud is supplied for his scalp, he will be performing at Legends of Country this summer, for the first time in over 20 years. We look forward to this very much.

The recent documentary on Blent Rockly's life and career has taken the world by storm. People who never considered themselves country and/or western fans have been converted by the beauty of Blent's work, and his thirst-quenching spirit. He's known to many as the hardest working man in country and western music, and for good reason. When his entire family was murdered by a harmless Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in NYC, Blent turned to country music to sooth his soul and to cool his fire-cooked nerves. His early releases were angry, frothy, venomous country and western like the world had never seen. But as he aged, Blent's style took on a more refined, mature, and sympathetic approach. Years working alongside The Hoof Head Steel Railroad Band taught Blent a thing or two about human endurance, perseverance, and the triumph over life's greatest hurdles. His latest album, "Rockly VI: Songs in the Key of Love" takes us to an unexplored place, a land previously unthinkable to Blent's fans, with whispers of magic, splashes of gold and romance, and a hint of child's laughter that makes everything feel OK. Blent's performance promises to be world-changing.

Rodney "High Five" Fevrone has worked hard to get where he is, and as he is known to say, "haters are my motivators." Fueled by alcohol and nicotine, Mr. Fevrone never shies away from a duel of words, or a feud of sticks and stones. He brings his ruff n tumble style to every song he sings, and every stage he stands on.

Wilf Durbin, famous for his gritty Western novels, and later for his portrayal in film as the character he created, Cyclone George Chesternut, has had his hand in all aspects of the country and western lifestyle. In 2000 at the young age of 69 Wilf released an album of banjo originals and spoken word cowboy poetry, entitled "Triumph of the Wilf". 2003 saw the publication of his 66th novel and his second album, "Fistfull of Durbin", which reached platinum status in the states. Following albums weren't as successful, but 2011's "From the Sand's Brown Eye" has put Wilf back in the spotlight of country and western music.

Clubbard Brutts has just finished his world tour promoting his 13th album, and perhaps, his magnum opus, "Full Magnum, Full Opus", and looks forward to taking the stage at Legends of Country to show the fans what a real cowboy sounds like when the desert dirt has stained the soul.

Pletts Vernon snaps his fake legs into place in order to take the stage this summer for what promoters are calling a "return to form" and a "dazzling display of will and power". His child band, the constantly revolving line-up of 10 year olds playing fiddles, drums, cowbells, bass guitars, and xylophones, will be backing him during his Farewell Performance.

Turkmund Brendman quit his job as Sunday school teacher to pursue a career in country music. And boy are we glad he did. The songs this man sings and the rhymes this man brings are unlike any we've heard. His fingers dance on that guitar like a tapdancer on a ship's deck.


* credit for the names Hart Cryme, Texas Pile, Jogson Ribload, and Rachel Slurr goes to Alex Poole.