Hank C. Burnette - "My Bucket's Got A Hole In It"

"My Bucket's Got A Hole In It" (what a title!). I first (not surprisingly) heard this one by the originator himself, Hank Williams, Sr. and then it went on down the line from Sun wild man Sonny Burgess to Ricky Nelson and beyond and finally ended up with this (what a shame, ha, ha!). I hardly remember when or where I cut it, but it must've been sometime in the mid-'70s, I reckon, judging from the 'distinctive' sound of that Gretsch Country Gent. Now, this may come as a surprise to you but I've ALWAYS hated that thin sound of Gretsch guitars, which is a far cry from a fully fledged Gibson with a pair of roaring PAF 'buckers attached. Brian Setzer (of all people) nailed it right on the button in the foreword to the book, "GRETSCH - The Guitars of the Fred Gretsch Company" (!!), when he said (quote): "The instrument should theoretically feedback (6120s), should always be out of tune (Bigsbys and roller bridges) and should generally disassemble themselves (questionable neck joints) yet they play better the more trashed they get"! And PLAY better than any Gibson they do, based on that heavenly neck (at least on my gorgious lookin' Gent!). And ever since I fasten my peepers at a certain EP cover of Eddie Cochran flashing his customized Bigsby equipped 6120 (with a Gibson P-90 'Soapbar' pickup in the neck position, that he put there himself) doin' "20 Flight Rock", I've been sold on their LOOKS (much better lookin' than any
Gibson out there, no matter what!). Well, frankly speaking, any guitar that's flashing a Bigsby has won my heart forever, even if it sounds like crap! What a paradox then that Fred Gretsch was stubborn enough not to listen to the 'Country Gentleman' himself, Chet Atkins, when he came strollin' by with one inventive (and great!) solution after the other, such as neck-through-body constructions (better sustain and stability) and 'heavier' pickups (louder and more gutsy sound), etc. No wonder he got tired of it all at the end and left to the other side of the fence for Gibson (good choice!) to finally get the 'oomph' he wanted out of his axes! But that's another story...keep tappin', folks!

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[bulbheadmyass]

Yeah, you put the Hank in "Hank C." -- This is a gem.

[burnette44]

Thanks, Jan!!!! A lot of Hank W. Sr's stuff is just begging to be 'rocked up', like this one! And it's a pleasure doin' them too! I've got several others in the vaults that I might upload as well. Have a terrific Holiday, my friend, you deserve it!! Love, Hank C.

[pengoling]

ok Hank my "tålamod " will be eternally !

see yá/roddan

[burnette44]

Thanks Roddy! If it was just for the music, I'd do it in a flash! But makin' something that at least resembles a video takes time & that's what's keepin' me 'down'! I don't want to get trapped into the 'usual stuff' like so many do here on YT, aka just upload a single picture of some kind, with the music and then call it a video! That's pretty sneaky, in a way! But it saves time, of course, so maybe....Later 'Gator! Hank C.

[deskyles]

Hank,

Great job thanks for sending my way. I give U 5 *****. Take care,

Darlene

[burnette44]

Thanks, Darlene!! Always nice to hear from you & gettin' your kind comments! I'm in the midst of yet another CD project at the moment, which takes up most of my time. But I hope to be back 'in full swing' again before too long! God bless & thanks for being my friend! Hank C.

[Jeffro321]

Great stuff!

[Hotblueamazon]

En helg utan burnette existerar inte här hemma. Att få se dig på scen skulle vara guld värt.

[MrVogelspinne]

I like Rockabilly and I don´t know Hank J. Burnette - but now I have many Songs from him on my Playlists. He is really great!!

[burnette44]

Thanks Erik! I can always count on you, can't I?!! Incidentally, I managed to DELETE one night's work on "Look Out Heart" by mistake a few days ago!! Ain't life a drag sometime?! How's "The Promised Land" comin' along? No pressure as I know you're as busy as a beaver all the time, just curious though! Take care & keep it up!! Hank C.

[burnette44]

Hey jtls8, how much money where we talkin' about (LOL!!). Seriously speakin', with friends like you I can't go wrong! Thanks a lot!!!! Take care & all the best! Hank C.