Lonely Graveyard

LONELY GRAVEYARD

The Hasil Adkins album that I got is called White Light/White Meat (subtitled: “Authentic West Virginia One Man Band Home Recordings 1958-1965”) and provides a representative slice of his output: raucous rockers (“Hot Dog Baby”), Hank Williams-style love songs (“You’re Gonna Break My Heart”), songs about dance crazes (“Come on and Do the Shake with Me”), and country weepies (“Lonely Graveyard”).

(May 2011)