Curling that note, Lefty was matching Hank Sr song for song in the early 50’s. I asked Mr Don Helms about Hank and Lefty touring together, he said we did twice. I said how did they did make it together, he said laughing they were a menace to society, two great stars that we will never see the like of again, unfortunately.
It astounds me there are places in the world where you can see these amazing players performing to a half empty restaurant. If a band half this good showed up in my town it would be crawling with people.
In the 1950s I live three houses away from Jimmy Martin on hilger Street in Detroit. He drove an old 1952 Hudson that had mud flaps with reflectors. I was just a kid never really talked to him but I would howdy him and he would howdy back. I was his paperboy and he always tipped well
