A True Honky-Tonker : Owen Mays
Josh Green
July 24, 2015
"The country music community has lost a valuable member in the passing of musician Owen Mays. Proclaimed by friends and fans as “The Human Jukebox” and “The Walking Encyclopedia of Country Music” – Mays was a symbol of honesty, humor, and talent. That package of attributes is as rare as it is beautiful and this is a truly great loss.
Every week at YMR, we post a musician for “#dangthatsagreatsong Thursday.” Today we honor Owen.
A good friend of Owen and music contributor to YMR – Josh Green has been kind enough to lend a few words and choose the following tune." - Mary Sparr
Owen, was a very funny guy. He said what he wanted, even if it wasn’t popular. His love for country music and country music history was second to none. He could talk and debate with the best of them.
Professional wrestling was what initially brought Owen and I together — and particularly our endless love for Ric Flair. When I shared with him my “famous, not famous” Ric story (in this story for those who aren’t familiar, Ric doesn’t come off very nice.) Owen 100% defended Flair and almost justified it to me.
The low lit, cheap dirty barrooms all across the Midwest have forever lost a student and a teacher. A true Honky Tonker. Rest in Peace Owen.
Josh Green
July 24, 2015
"The country music community has lost a valuable member in the passing of musician Owen Mays. Proclaimed by friends and fans as “The Human Jukebox” and “The Walking Encyclopedia of Country Music” – Mays was a symbol of honesty, humor, and talent. That package of attributes is as rare as it is beautiful and this is a truly great loss.
Every week at YMR, we post a musician for “#dangthatsagreatsong Thursday.” Today we honor Owen.
A good friend of Owen and music contributor to YMR – Josh Green has been kind enough to lend a few words and choose the following tune." - Mary Sparr
Owen, was a very funny guy. He said what he wanted, even if it wasn’t popular. His love for country music and country music history was second to none. He could talk and debate with the best of them.
Professional wrestling was what initially brought Owen and I together — and particularly our endless love for Ric Flair. When I shared with him my “famous, not famous” Ric story (in this story for those who aren’t familiar, Ric doesn’t come off very nice.) Owen 100% defended Flair and almost justified it to me.
The low lit, cheap dirty barrooms all across the Midwest have forever lost a student and a teacher. A true Honky Tonker. Rest in Peace Owen.
