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Van Halen/Hank Williams Mash-Up May Be The Worst Thing I’ve Heard

I’m not even sure how someone’s creative mind even goes here.  Let me preface by saying I’m a HUGE, life-long Van Halen fan.  I’ve seen them life with David Lee…

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I'm not even sure how someone's creative mind even goes here.  Let me preface by saying I'm a HUGE, life-long Van Halen fan.  I've seen them life with David Lee Roth as lead singer (in their prime) and with Sammy Hagar.  Loved them both.  So, when I say that this is the worst thing I've ever heard, it pains me deeply to make that declaration.

Van Halen's first breakthrough top 40 single, "Jump," came off their sixth album, "1984."  Now, infamous bootleg artist Bill McClintock has combined Roth's vocals (and the video to "Jump") with the video and audio of Hank Williams Jr. performing the instrumental track to his father's "Your Cheatin' Heart."  This is brutal.  I can't decide which is more blasphemous.  Messing with VH or messing with Hank!

Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.