Drew Bratcher is a writer from Nashville. His work has appeared in the Oxford American, The Paris Review, and County Highway, among other venues. He is the author of Bub: Essays from Just North of Nashville (2022).
Drew Bratcher
Articles
At Tammy Wynette’s Grave, Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville
Drew Bratcher meditates on the legacy of a country music legend.
All the Honky-Tonk Babies Have Broken Hearts
Drew Bratcher considers the career of Hank Williams Jr. and the anxiety of his father’s influence.
Visions of Cash
Growing up with the man in black.
The Last Cowboy Song
Listening to Marty Robbins’s classic 1959 album “Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs.”
The Father Never Goes Away: A Conversation with M. Randal O’Wain
M. Randal O’Wain discusses his new memoir and his working-class Southern roots.
Alabama’s Mortal Sounds
Revisiting the primal scene — an Alabama concert.
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