Roger Creager and that Invisible Intoxicant 'Everclear'

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The line about spiking the watermelons at the baptist picnic is brilliant "they were singing hallelujah and Willie Nelson songs, the preacher said it was the best dang picnic the baptists had ever thrown".

Cody Jinks 'Cast No Stones'

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Something about this song from Texas artist Cody Jinks, speaks to me. Say what you want about Red Dirt, but this here, this is country music.

Waylon - 'Did Hank Really Do it This Way'

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Did a post earlier about Hank Sr., Hank Jr. and Hank III, then I couldn't get this song out of my head, Waylon Jennings in my opinion is a perfect example of "Rough Country".

Those Hanks - A Real Hard Family Tradition

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So, when I think about honkytonk country, drunk performances, hard lives on the road and a real history of country music. I think about those Williams boys... Hank, Hank Jr. and Hank III.

Jason Boland's 'False Accuser's Lament' a Continuation of 'Long Black Veil'

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What if the Lefty Frizzel's classic "Long Black Veil" was told from the silent lover's point of view? That's what Jason Boland gives us with "False Accuser's Lament" from the 2011 album "Rancho Alto".

Charlie Robison & Buce Robison - Some of OUR Favorite Rough Country [NSFW]

Charlie Robison is a singer and song writer at the age of 50 is still one of our favorites for being real people, and a great songwriter with a style Nashville may not care for much, but we call it "Rough Country".

Rough Country #1 - David Allen Coe

It's not all Bro-Country and crossover in Country Music. We love the classics but there are some newcomers with some good ole rough country of their own.