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| | Honky Tonk by Henry Horenstein |
 | | For several decades, honky tonks were a haven where a band could learn and hone its skills, try out new material, play old songs that radio didnt program anymore, and essentially learn to put on a show. |
 | | Honky tonks were a tremendous training ground for a band that could learn when to get out of this environment and move up the ladder to work in better places that offered more money. |
 | | However, the rigors of the roadin many cases a lifelong unhealthy diet of foods high in cholesterol and saturated fat, often coupled with addiction to tobacco and sometimes alcohol, along with family problems, and business pressuresall contributed to the aging process, sadly, not always in a graceful manner. |
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