I am often embarrassed to admit I like country music. But I am
So far from embarrassed to acknowledge and embrace Benjamin’s work and champion it loudly. It is what country music (any music really) should be. It tells the stories of life, of real people, the dispossessed, the non-celebrity. I often wonder where is the music that follows the folk and country traditions of Guthrie, Ochs et al. It’s here. With poverty, decline, addiction, etc so much a part of every day life for so many this is
