Hank Williams songs & country favorites from the '60s–'90s
The Grifting Cowboys play the honky-tonk of Hank Williams alongside the country and roadhouse songs of the '60s through the '90s. Pedal steel runs through all of it. We call it comfort country — sad songs, good harmonies, steel guitar, and enough familiar tunes to keep people singing along.
Live at the Oysterhouse, Olympia.
Vocals & guitar
Singer, guitarist, and music historian who created and tours Move It On Over, a grant-funded Hank Williams concert-and-history show. A recipient of the Woody Guthrie Fellowship; he teaches history at Pierce College.
Pedal & lap steel
Pedal steel, lap steel, dobro, and guitar. A working Pacific Northwest steel player who has studied with Hawaiian and Western-swing masters; here, the steel is the band's melodic voice.
Vocals & strings
Kitsap-based country, Americana, and bluegrass artist who leads his own band, Morgan Smith & Co. A warm voice and a deep country songbook.
Hank Williams
Johnny Cash · Kristofferson · George Strait · Haggard
The Eagles · Brooks & Dunn · Buffett · The Band
…and three sets more — honky-tonk, outlaw, and singalong country.