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* I was just talking to Anders Lindall at AFSCME about a story that wasn’t panning out and he asked me if I’d heard that Jamey Johnson was playing at the Du Quoin State Fair this year. I hadn’t, but it’s true. He’s playing Friday, September 2nd at the grandstand.
Looks like I’m gonna be hauling the camper down ‘yonder this year.
* Love me some Jamey, man. As he sings in one of his songs, his music and attitude is somewhere between Waylon Jennings and George Jones. Let’s take a little break from the weirdness and have a listen…
Started burning our candles
Both ends and the middle
A bunch of roaring outlaws at high speed
* Also, you may know that Anders used to be a music critic for the Chicago Sun-Times. He wrote a piece not long ago about a rising country star from an AFSCME family from the same town where one of my brothers used to live. It’s definitely worth a read…
One of the brightest new country music stars in Nashville comes from an AFSCME union family right here in Illinois.
With her debut album Midwest Farmer’s Daughter, Margo Price has landed a guest spot on “Saturday Night Live”, a video on CMT, and a rave review in Rolling Stone, which called her “undeniable” and compared her to Loretta Lynn.
But what looks like a rocket ride to stardom is really the latest twist in a long road that started in Aledo, Ill., southwest of the Quad Cities, where Margo and her sisters were raised by mom Candace and dad Duane. He worked for 25 years in Illinois prisons, first as a correctional officer at East Moline, where he was a member of AFSCME Local 46, and then as a lieutenant at Hill Correctional Center (Local 1274). Duane was a PEOPLE contributor and after his retirement in 2010 joined AFSCME Retirees.
posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Jul 28, 16 @ 3:25 pm
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Jamey filled in for Merle (RIP) at the Willie & Merle stop in Cape Girardeau 2 nights after he passed. He did a bunch of Merle’s songs. Very moving tribute. Incredible voice.
Comment by Left of Central IL Thursday, Jul 28, 16 @ 3:30 pm
Must be something in the corn around there. Long-time Country Artist Suzy Bogguss is also from Aledo.
Comment by Shermanite Thursday, Jul 28, 16 @ 3:31 pm
Darian used to live in Aledo, but not anymore.
And the better song, especially due to the nature of Illinois, is “High Cost of Living”
Comment by Doug Thursday, Jul 28, 16 @ 3:31 pm
Rich, he is also playing in Chillicothe at Three Sisters Park on August 18 with Chris Stapleton.
Comment by Small Town Girl Thursday, Jul 28, 16 @ 3:35 pm
I’m coming out too Feel free to park next to me… we’ll break out the pinata and have a hell of a time.
Comment by VelvetElvis Thursday, Jul 28, 16 @ 3:44 pm
Rich and all, it may be worth adding for readers in the Chicago area that Margo Price will play at Millennium Park on Tuesday, Sept. 7.
Comment by Anders Lindall Thursday, Jul 28, 16 @ 3:48 pm
At the risk of agreeing with AFSCME…
Margo Price is great! There was a nice piece on her in the NYTimes magazine a few months ago too. She’s a real country girl, for sure.
Comment by E Thursday, Jul 28, 16 @ 3:50 pm
Rich, I love me some Jamey too. If you dig him, Chris Stapleton should knock your socks off, too. Haul the camper up to Chillicothe and join us for the evening…
Comment by ChilliGuy Thursday, Jul 28, 16 @ 3:58 pm
August 18 is a work night. And the State Fair is on. Sorry.
Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Jul 28, 16 @ 3:59 pm
Waylon and George yes, but I think you have to add just a little David Allen Coe
Comment by Steve Schnorf Thursday, Jul 28, 16 @ 4:04 pm
Love. This. Song. Am already YouTubing-up some more Jamey. Thanks for another fantastic musical tip, Rich.
Comment by Linus Thursday, Jul 28, 16 @ 4:11 pm
==And the better song, especially due to the nature of Illinois, is “High Cost of Living” ==
My vote would be for, You can’t cash my checks.
Comment by Gruntled University Employee Thursday, Jul 28, 16 @ 4:22 pm
==My vote would be for, You can’t cash my checks===
Agreed. lol
Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Jul 28, 16 @ 4:25 pm
Anders was also one of the most prolific contributors to the late great magazine No Depression.
If Rich is okay with hijacking this blog into a roots music discussion, we can discuss why going to Millennium Park to hear Margo Price in September is a very good idea.
Comment by Graveyard Shift Thursday, Jul 28, 16 @ 4:45 pm
I’m with Steve, you can’t beat DAC.
Comment by Dead Head Thursday, Jul 28, 16 @ 5:15 pm
I have all his music. “You Shoulda Seen It in Color” is one of my favorite songs ever.
Comment by justacitizen Thursday, Jul 28, 16 @ 10:09 pm
Rich - You ever listen to the White Buffalo? Might like him a little if you dig Jamey.
Comment by Tin Ear Thursday, Jul 28, 16 @ 11:15 pm