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Tag: country music

Posted on February 29, 2020February 29, 2020

Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave (1980)

This is not a biography but a “perfect concert” that Hank Williams, on the night of his death in the back seat of his Cadillac, imagines he will give in a bar rather than the huge hall in Canton Ohio.

Posted on September 28, 2019September 30, 2019

 Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019)

Linda Ronstadt’s glorious career makes for a marvelous film. Click the title to read my entire review.

Posted on July 20, 2019July 21, 2019

Wild Rose (2018)

A terrific drama about a Scottish singer with dreams of becoming a star in Nashville. Click the movie title to read my entire review.

Posted on April 29, 2016February 29, 2020

I Saw the Light (2016)

Two new fictionalized biographies of musicians are showing and I like them both. Click the photo to read my review of I Saw the Light.

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