"My mailman died, my phone won’t ring..." The current issue of Uncut magazine comes accompanied by a crispy collection of songs that inspired Gram Parsons, the late godfather of cosmic American music. All tracks being bona fide country classics, there was only one I didn't own already: a splendid honky tonker called A Broken Heart And A Glass Of Beer by Hank Thompson. My bad, Hank, and cheers. Here goes.
Hank Thompson - A Broken Heart And A Glass Of Beer
