Since Grayden was an infant, Waylon Jenning's song Luckenbach Texas was the go-to for settling him down if he was crying, putting him to sleep if he was tired, or just soothing him in general. His dad says I sang the chorus to him over and over. When he would not settle in his father's arms, he sang songs from the Highwaymen to him. We have no idea why he loved Luckenbach Texas, it just worked. One night when Graeme was putting him to sleep, he said, "Daddy, play 'bach'".
Graeme says it is his talisman.
Night before last Graeme left his phone playing a list of Waylon Jenning's songs and he went right to sleep. Graeme came back in an hour and took his phone.
I hope he eventually gets hooked on Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristopherson. Country music will never be the same as when the Highwaymen sang. They each had glorious careers as individuals and together were the greatest county music artists in my lifetime.
Pop, last night he was sitting in my arms and we were listening to music. I told him I wanted to change the song and he said "Play Bach, yeah play Bach" So I did.
ReplyDeleteI left this on Facebook, too. But wanted to here as well.