Melt Down

I had a minor melt down today on the way to the bank. There was a substitute for Cokie Roberts on Fresh Air today and he was replaying an interview by Cokie with Ray Price done in '99. They played "Crazy Arms" and I just couldn't hold back the tears. There is something about music that can touch emotions and memories you've buried so deep you think they'll never surface. In this case it was memories of my father, that Alabama wild man, dry, wry sense of humor, bourbon drinking, gambler.  Ray Price died on Monday, he was in his 80's and a contemporary of my folks. He made a lot of good music! Some of my favorites of his were: For the Good Times, Am I That easy to Forget, You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me, and of course his first big hit Crazy Arms. Any Ray Price fans out there? Or for that matter any classic country music fans out there. I've been mostly Rock n Roll my whole life but when you hear his music it does strike an honest chord that a few modern day artists are bringing back, notably Jason Isbell. I've heard a few cuts from his album Southeastern. I think it's going to be a monster. If you haven't heard him pull up the single "Elephant". Then you too can have a meltdown.