WAYNE HAS A GENUINE AFFINITY FOR STOMPING ROCKABILLY, Western swing,
blues, and old-timey country. 21+ (ID REQUIRED) | 6:30PM DOORS | $15
ADV | $18 D.O.S.
Wayne has been called "The King of Juke Joint swing," a "Roots
Renaissance Man," a "Country Singer's Country Singer" and "Hank
Williams meets Gershwin." But the phrase most frequently echoed
throughout his career is "Wayne Hancock is the real deal." Joe Ely
said it, Hank Williams III said it, Bobby Koefer from the Texas
Playboys said it, as have countless music fans and writers when
referring to Hancock's authentic and original blend of honky tonk,
western swing, blues and big band that he calls "juke joint swing!"
Authenticity and sincerity have been the cornerstones of Hancock's
writing and music since the start of his career. His refusal to
compromise his vision and sell out his music has earned him a fiercely
loyal underground following.
Hancock's vision, as he puts it, is "to bring people together and make
them feel good about music. It's a spiritual thing and without
spirituality, you've got nothin'. There ain't much on the radio that
strikes me as being original or from the heart, most of it's from the
pocketbook and it shows."
Wayne is proud of his rural roots and culture and has thoroughly
absorbed the spirit of country music's forefathers such as Ernest
Tubb, Hank Williams and Jimmie Rodgers. Never a mere imitator, the
cutting-edge style that emerges is every bit his own. He breathes
youth and driving energy into traditional country forms and adds a
dash of big band horns, boogie woogie piano, scorching rockabilly
beats, heavenly Hawaiian steel licks and some wigged-out hillbilly
jazz guitar.
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