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Back in Bush’s B-School days, the now defunct Hillbilly Ranch lounge and bar served as Bush’s home away from home. Located near what is now the Park Plaza Hotel, the restaurant specialized in honky tonk with hybrid blends of country, blues and gospel music. When he wasn’t hitting the books, Bush was often seen partying heartily at the Hillbilly Ranch with his cohorts, presumably over a few Sam Adams...
...results when combined with Kweller’s emo boy lyrics. Much of On My Way makes for pleasant listening, but many of the tracks sound too identical to artists who preceded the 22 year-old Kweller. “Hospital Bed”’s honky tonk piano sounds like Sgt. Pepper era Beatles and then shifts into a Ben Folds Five-esque piano pounding chorus, while “Down” and “I Need You Back” closely resemble Ryan Adams’ (another Ethan Johns-produced artist) alt-country...
...Elaine Richert hardly acts like an old woman. She's a yoga teacher at a Casper, Wyo., fitness center who packs her free time with cross-country skiing, hiking, volunteering for the symphony, organizing local fairs and honky-tonk dancing. In 1999, with two divorces behind her, she was looking for a boyfriend who could keep pace with her hectic schedule. She finally found someone--and he's 20 years her junior...
Since then, he’s swapped Randall for Timberlake, cowboy hats for fedoras, and honky-tonk for beats by Pharrell and Timbaland...
Something about the club and Gilley's evolving showmanship clicked. People flocked to hear his boogie-woogie ballads and honky-tonk anthems like Don't All the Girls Get Prettier at Closing Time? In 1974, after almost two decades of banging the keys, Gilley had his first No. 1 single: a sweet version of Room Full of Roses...