The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #118794   Message #2571226
Posted By: Jayto
19-Feb-09 - 05:02 PM
Thread Name: Coal Mine Songs
Subject: RE: Coal Mine Songs
I know man that song hit me hard when I first heard it. Now it is stuck in my head something fierce lol. My brother listens to it everyday as he drives to the mine. He told me that the other day.

Old Chunk Of Coal is actually a song written by Billy Joe Shaver. The same guy that wrote Georgia on a Fast train (your song right now lol) and HonkyTonk Heros for Waylon Jennings. I did some gigs with him a few years back. He was a big figure in the 1970's outlaw movement in Nashville. I swear the Outlaws were some of my immortal heros lol. The punks of country you know. You know me man I love rebellion lol
cya
JT