Heath Haynes is a singer and songwriter from Danville who for many years was a rock 'n' roller in Richmond. Before decamping for Nashville, he lead a power pop band called Heath Haynes and the Cryin' Shames. I sort of lost track of Heath after seeing him rock The Taphouse with the Cryin' Shames a few years ago, but recently caught up with him thanks to the magic of the incredible Internets.
Here's what he had to say:
"I front a band called Heath Haynes and The Four Ballers. We play the honky-tonks of Broadway in Nashville. Five to six times a week we play hardcore country and rock and roll for four hours a shot, sometimes twice in a day. On any given night we play everything from Hank Williams, George Jones, Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, and Johnny Paycheck to the Stones, Monkees, Who, Chuck Berry, Kinks, Stooges, T Rex, and Ramones. Neil Young, Rufus Thomas, Cheap Trick, Sam Cooke, Waylon Jennings, Sex Pistols, Hendrix, Violent Femmes, Replacements, Madness, Johnny Rivers, Neil Diamond, Glenn Campbell, Link Wray, and Animals all rear their heads from time to time. We throw some of my originals in from time to time when the mood hits me. People eat it up and come back for more week after week. What can I say, it's a living!
"... You hear a lotta people talk about livin' the dream. Well here I am in Nashville and I am a full time professional recognized musician. Hell, today I sang 'Your Cheatin Heart' onstage in a packed house with the guy that played steel guitar on the FUCKIN RECORD! That shit don't happen in Richmond Virginia, cuz."
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