I’ve listened to the music of Hank Williams Sr. since I was a little kid. My whole family liked him, and I can still remember words to songs I haven’t heard in years, though I do own at least his greatest hits on CD.
One song I don’t remember hearing as a kid is “Move It On Over,” which is a favorite. I well remember the first time I heard it. I was sitting at the Red Rooster Pub in Jacksonville, Alabama. I was probably twenty-four years old, drinking a beer and playing backgammon, and the song was on their stereo system. When I tried to find out later who was singing it, I first came up with George Thorogood, who did a cover, but his version didn’t have the repeated lines, so I think I was hearing Hank Sr. himself at the Pub.
The reason I thought of the song this past week was because of that raglan sleeve shirt I made for my musician that was too small. I did a second attempt that went better, then I modified the first attempt a bit (I still need to remake the pattern in both sizes and change the collar) and put it on a smaller doll.
Doll One represents a musician in the first series I’m working on. Doll Two represents another musician in the second series. Their stories will cross at some point, and when I was looking at them, all I could think was, “Move over old dog ’cause a new dog’s movin’ in.”
Enjoy a bit of country, if you are so inclined.
I don’t think I know any of his music!
Hank Sr. is country and western and waaaay before your time.