{"id":1398,"date":"2006-11-15T20:16:49","date_gmt":"2006-11-15T20:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the19thfloor.net\/?p=1398"},"modified":"2006-11-15T20:16:49","modified_gmt":"2006-11-15T20:16:49","slug":"honkytonk_man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the19thfloor.net\/?p=1398","title":{"rendered":"Honkytonk Man"},"content":{"rendered":"

On NPR’s Fresh Air<\/i>, music critic Ken Tucker gives a glowing review<\/a> to country singer Bradley Walker’s debut album, Highway of Dreams<\/i><\/a>. Walker has a form of muscular dystrophy and uses a wheelchair, but the review makes it clear that he is worthy of attention regardless of his disability. I’m no aficionado of country music, but even I can tell that he’s the real deal and not just a twangy pop act. Perhaps this will be the break Walker needs and he can quit his day job at the nuclear power plant. <\/p>\n

I really should screw up the courage to try out for American Idol<\/i>. People tell me that my rendition of Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me” is quite soulful. <\/p>\n

Thanks to my friend Ellen for the tip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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