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Country folk encompases all races. WE don't care what color someone is, we care about the values they live by.

Those of us who grew up in the country all say "Sir/Ma'am". It's manners.

I live in the desert near a very small village. A black couple moved here from the east and were very confused by the welcome they recieved. They were amazed that most everyone carries a gun and immediately bought some . Race means nothing here and that makes it difficult for outsiders to understand us. Thank you for a good reaction.

The part he sings in this song about his friend being murdered is absolutely true. It was important to him to include a tribute to his friend that lost his life in this way.

To this day, I still say Sir and ma’am. If I didn’t, mom will come up out of her grave and smack my jaws.

Not all of us are racists in the country. Some are indeed, but not all of us.

Ma-am is a saying of respect. That is what we need more of these days.

Being from "South Alabam", I will not comply. I hate the direction we are headed. We no longer have self reliance, personal responsibility, or honor. It was my pleasure and honor to grow up there.

Hank Jr is that dude. Legit as can be. He fell off a mountain once, 500ish feet or something. He sang the National Anthem at a Pittsburgh Steelers home game one time, ive been to a lot if games, heard a whole bunch of singers, Hank blew them all out of the water. "If Heaven Ain't Alot Like Dixie" is a really fun song of his. "The Conversation", a duet with another legend, Waylon Jennings, tells Hank Sr's story in just a few verses. Hank Sr was rhe OG Outlaw of country music. He lived the rock star lifestyle, drugs, booze, women. And he died too quick because of it.

I'm a 70 year old hillbilly from the Appalachian mountains of east Tennessee... sometimes it's been hard, regardless, yes i was blessed.

Hank Williams Sr. was legendary - he died at 29 years old, when his son Hank Jr., was around 4 years old. His son may not remember him but he inherited his dad's talent. The song is one of the few that still holds true even after the years that have passed. Thanks for playing this & your comments.

The security footage used in the video is the ACTUAL CCTV footage of his friend being murdered...

Just in case anyone doesn’t know the line “I’d like to spit some Beechnut in that dudes eyes “, it’s referring to Beechnut chewing tobacco. The sting from tobacco juice in the eyes is probably as effective as mace, maybe worse. Great reaction Fabian, just subscribed! 👍👍👍👍👍

You get it ! As a farmer/rancher we work 24/7 365 days of the year. We love our God, family, friends, animals and land. Not an easy life but wouldn’t have it any other way.

Another Hank Jr song to check out, Family Tradition. Great reaction.

Thanks for the reaction! I am from South Georgia and most of the people I know, whatever race, could give a damn about a person's skin color. What matters is a person's behavior no matter the skin color.

I'm Puerto Rican and moved down to Texas to a tiny town with dirt roads. Have not encountered any racism at all. We're a town made up of white, mexican, native american and me. We don't care what color your skin is as long as you're a decent human being. To be honest, I encountered more racism in NY and mostly from my own. Everyone has manners in the south, even if they hate your guts. LOL

He was born in Shreveport when his dad, Hank Sr, was playing on the Louisiana Hayride. They lived in Bossier City on McDade St. After his dad died, his stepmom married Johnny Horton.

I moved from LA to a small town west of Fort Worth 8 years ago; couldn't be happier. My friends say ma'am to me all the time. I say "yes honey"; they say "yes ma'am".

Only a fool would say racism doesn't exist, but as a country gal...and a gen-X Alabama country gal...it ain't what it used to be (thank the Good Lord). Very good reaction! Have you listened to The Ballad of Curtis Loew by Lynyrd Skynyrd? Always been my favorite by them. Written in 1974...you'll really like it I promise.

I've been listening to this one since it was released in '82. I'm no true country boy but I was smart enough to learn how to get along without many modern conveniences if I had to. Know how to grow your own food, hunt & fish, preserve it for unrefrigerated storage and have the tools at hand to do so.

This is an anthem to country ppl. I was 15 yrs old on a camping trip the first time I heard this song.. I'm still living it to this day... I don't go to cities.. It's just me, hubby, the dogs, the chickens..the kids have grown up and our gone

I've lived in several small towns in southern Missouri and it is not near as racist as it is commonly portrayed.

Bocephus is my all time favorite. Great reaction

Shreveport here. 🙂 This describes my husband perfectly. LOL

Hank Jr is still alive... I think you were reading some of his father's bio.

hank jr- mr.weatherman

Hank jr my favorite singer very talented man

As a white 63 year old, I thought the exact same thing when I watched the video, several thousand times, I’m in the country in Texas and most of my best friends are not white, but then again, the video was made in 1982 or so years ago

This song was born an anthem.

I haven't heard this song in many years.

I grew up in East Texas and now live in Utah. I got ya on the "yes mam, no mam" thing

Hey what's up Ft. Worth brutha! Born & raised in Funky Town since 1966. Good to see ftw fam doing well. Thx tor the reaction, and keep rockin'

I translate this to, " Fukk Around and Find Out "

It's never too late to learn survival skills. You never know when they'll come in handy.

There is a like a list of Country essential songs through time that stand the test of time and will be played, I guess forever at clubs. Thomas Rhett put out an entire song that lists most of them. Unlike any other artist, HWJR has had 2 of them that would be on anyone's list except for maybe The Hag as well, but for Hank Jr, most defintely Family Tradition 1979 and Country Boy Can Survive 1982. Hank Jr was an Alabama boy, but born in Shreveport because his dad was doing the Louisiana Hay Ride radio show when Rocking Randall Hank Williams, aka Hank Jr was born.

From an old gal raised and lived country my whole life...we are not racist. My neighbors were black n helped raised me n my sister after my mom died when I was 8. They were just country folk like us. We take care of each other out in the sticks.

AMEN to your opening prayer!!!!

I'm a metal fan but I can listen to this man and Waylon.

"Family Tradition" is one of his best songs because he followed his father's footsteps in drug and alcohol abuse. Black artists have done well including Kane Brown who wrote the great song "One Mississippi" which is now the official state song of Mississippi. That's impressive considering the fact that Mississippi is the birthplace of The Civil Rights Movement with the murder of Emmitt Till as well as the murder of three civil rights workers depicted in the movie "Mississippi Burning". Mississippi is also known as The Birthplace of American Music and has dozens of historic music landmarks you can visit as well as the official Grammy Museum. Morgan Freeman's restaurant and bar is called Ground Zero and it's down the street from the Riverside Inn which is mentioned in a dozen different songs of different genres. The Crossroads is an hour away, mentioned in several songs and the name of an Eric Clapton album, where allegedly Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil in exchange for teaching him how to play the guitar "real good". The movie "O Brother Where Art Thou" is set in Mississippi and Robert Johnson's character is depicted.

Yes ma’am and yes sir. You were raised right. Subscribed

Thats the video in the song of his friend getting knifed ky the killer

White people in the city too but Rappers don't have them in their videos, don't mean they aren't liked or excepted by either of them but the heart of each person. Racists just need to seek the Lord and the rest of us to love each other to praise the Lord for our brothers & sisters of all colors. TY for the reaction!

Grew up with this song. ❤

He’s from my neck of the woods ❤️ we say ma’am and sir to everyone around here. Don’t matter if you’re 4 or 94 😊

Yeah, we sick of all the sidewalk babies. Great reaction man.

You got a lot of insight into what it is to live off the land. Good reaction 👍

Before the video even gets started, I just wanted to let you know that I try to support all local acts, even if they are on KZfaq. I am also from Fort Worth, Texas, and just wanted to write a message of encouragement. Let’s go!

TY and God bless!

Enjoyed watching you😊😊😊.

Love the closed captioning 😂😂😂 spin a button 😂😂😂

hes from alabama in birmingham there is musium honoring his father hank williams

I Live in the country…not racist. Great reaction, God bless

I've listened to the whole video.. I'm a country girl and I'm white.. but, hello, I know there are black country ppl too. I respect them.. Farming is hard work. no matter color.City ppl need to respect what farmers do every day.. Sunup to Sundown we don't quit.

I'm from a small village the whole town was a half mile long and about as wide our main street was a back country road

I always thought this video needed a remake to add more diverse group of country folks. It is a great song from the era of Outlaw Country music and you are right, there are lots of Blacks who are country too, and say Mam and Grace like the rest of us do.

I live in wv

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Hank Williams is the son of Hank Williams Sr,

Funky town that’s where I am from👍

Charlie Pride---Kane Brown--Darius Rucker--is a good start---

Michael Murphy : Desert Rat

Im in the country, and have many neighbors of color.

If you want a good laugh use KZfaq Closed Captioning. Hank Jr is one of my all time favorite singer/ songwriters.

I believe he from Alabama. I know he had Hanks Montana Exchange near Cullman, Al. And my GrandParents lived about 15 miles away.

I'm A Georgia boy white now living ks never let the color of friendship change me ❤❤❤❤❤mom and dad raised me better miss home

You should react to Family Tradition by Hank Williams Jr.

I've lived in the country most of my life. It is very diverse and not very racist. Maybe that's just where I'm from, but I doubt it. The mainstream wants people to think those things because it fuels the division they strive so hard for.

Hank Jr. gives credit to many influences and inspirations but one stand out was Rufus “Tee Tot” Payne. You might want to look him up to understand some of the diversity from which Hank draws.

6:40 Living the farm life is a simple life, but it isn't an easy life. In comparison, running a marathon is simple, but it isn't easy.

He's actually from Montgomery Alabama

I was in a bar one night talking to a girl. She said something, and i said "yes ma'am". She said, "did you just call me ma'am"? I said "no ma'am, i would never do that"... she didn't talk to me for long.

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He’s not calling anyone ma’am. He says ‘we say grace and we say ma’am if you ain’t into that we don’t give a damn’

Video was made years after the song came out. Music videos didn't exist at the time

If war broke out or something, country people would survive. They live off the land. City folk freak out if internet goes out 2 mins. lol

You are very correct. Many country families are Black. What used to be... is no more that i have experienced tho. You stated 9 times out of 10 racism exists more in the country.. I would say that no longer exists. We (Black and White) all help each other in the country. I am 57, and I had never seen racism until i joined the Army. And even that didn't survive once we went to war. But back home. no Sir, We all keep to our business until someone is in need, (No matter the color of our shells) We all strive together when it comes to it. And that is the way we want to keep it. Racism has no place in my Country.

In 1982 ma'am was accepted by all, not so much anymore.

Check out "ALL MY ROWDY FRIENDS " Hank Williams Jr

We can spin a button and run a trout line😂

The getting mad over ma’am thing is crazy, I literally call every girl from age 5 to 90 ma’am, I call my daughter ma’am half the time, and guess what my daughter says yes sir and yes ma’am to everyone she meets and so will her kids one day

Majority of county folk are not racist, it’s a culture shock if anything everyone in my farm town is friends with everyone and we have a bit of everone lol

Country people aren't racist for the most part ! There are some but mostly just like who we like regardless of color

Just so you know brother, you can come visit my piece of the woods anytime. You would be welcomed by all our community. Please dont think that all country folk is racist. They keep all that stirred up in the city. Out here, show respect to receive respect. Bring a solid character, skin color doesn't matter!

the heheheh tells ya 30 years later it still rings true lol

Love your reaction and love the demeanor. One criticism though... Saying "9 out of 10 times, a country person is racist" is like saying 9 out of 10 times a black person is a gang banger. Just sayin'..

Country folks are very tough my grand parents on both side were farmers and dairy farmers we All hunt and fish i dont so much anymore im not as tough

Thing is alot of the videos you dont see the diversity, but we all know the diversity is there, were all neighbors and family. Hell Charlie Pride is country legend, Darrius Rucker is another, Coffee Anderson, not to mention the rodeo legend Leon Coffee, Willie Thomas, real history Bill Pickett and now Charlie Sampson. And alot more. Cowboys have a long history of diversity. so ill shut up just thought id share some history 😂

another song im sure you heard every monday night in the 90s and early 2000s before he told ABC to get bent with a few changing of the words all my rowdy friends are comin over tonight

Family Tradition.

At 69 I still, to this day only see neighbors greeting neighbors here in the country. Skin color has absolutely nothing to do with country living today. It's simply neighbor looking after neighbor, that's all.

Listen to more Hank Jr, but also try Charlie Daniels Band's Devil Went Down To Georgia

I actually like the song, but curious about its origin. Has someone implied that 'country boys' (which can mean anyone from a farm to downtown Atlanta) couldn't survive hard times?

This is a true story. Look into the accident he overcame.

Can you check out some Toby Keith, Alan Jackson and Tim McGraw? I didn't see any playlists for them

may i recomend Country State Of Mind by Hank Jr....next?

Nothing much changed.

The reality depicted in the media vs the reality of going out and about to see what really is. Country gal checking in from what those that like labels would call a mixed race family in a very diverse area. Had to leave the city where I moved for work in order to find less "racial" prejudice and division. Maybe has more to do with media exposure, who we interact with and what we spend our lives doing?

I dont think theres as much racism in country folk as people think. We come in all shapes, sizes, and COLORS. Please check out Jimmy Allen, Rvshvd, and maybe even some Charlie Pride if youd like to see a little diversity in your Country music. I wont suggest song titles because they are all good. Country music is pretty accepting of all people as long as they have true talent, respect, and a love of being in the country.