My friend (and friend of many who read this) Jim Paul Blair has launched a grand adventure that is sure to pay off. For me it already has. Jim and the band, City Moon, are very good. They can play everything from bluegrass to rock. They have now created the show, "Lost Highway", a tribute to Hank Williams. Jim plays Hank. Jim becomes Hank. He looks, acts and sings just like Hank. If you have heard Hank recordings, he is not easy to copy. Hank had sort of a yodel like voice inflection and Jim has it down.
Last Night we went to the Hard Rock in Tulsa to see him perform. I was amazed at the transformation. Jim even went to Nashville last winter and had Emanuel to make suits identical to Hank's suits. These are "Nudie" suits that all stars of hanks time wore and Emanuel made most of them.
Jim is also playing Hank Williams in a play at the Little Theater this month. You deserve a break. Take the family and show them the guy who was the forerunner to both Country and Rock. Hank is in both the Rock and Roll hall of fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame.
See Jim when he plays anytime, because he WILL put a smile on your face.
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