Clayton McMichen

I was listening this morning to a song by Clayton McMichen called "Prohibition Blues." It's an interesting, and surprisingly current song, which might just as well apply to current drug laws as it once did to prohibition. Here's some of the lyrics:

The preacher comes around and gives advice, and then you have to stall
But if he gets to the bottle first, he'll never leave you none at all

I'll tell you brother, and I won't lie, what's the matter in this land
They'll drink it wet, and vote it dry, and hide it if they can

They'll pitch a party and they'll all get drunk, and call it society
But if they catch you with a pint, good morning penitentiary, hey hey hey

I did a little research, and discovered that McMichen was one of the pioneers of the genre we now call "country," playing with fiddle with Jimmy Rodgers. Really interesting stuff.

Check out the song.

Swami