Artist Wayne "The Train" Hancock

Wayne “The Train” Hancock plays country music with a hillbilly attitude that gives the finger to modern country and all of that VH1-courting, crossover-appeal horse pucky. Touted by none other than Hank Williams III for capturing the cowboy spirit of Hank Williams Sr. better than either of his namesakes, Hancock is one of those rare artists who seems to have developed a knack for musical time travel. His lovely, lazy style of old-school Western swing is so authentic, you’ll be seeing in black and white and hearing in mono. Hancock’s latest, 2009’s Viper Of Melody, is bursting at the seams with danceable murder ballads like “Your Love And His Blood,” and songs for the 99 percent like “Workin’ At Workin’.” 

Updated 11/30/2011