Doyle LeMaster
After being involved in a fiery head-on collision in which both legs were crushed, Doyle LeMaster could no longer hear the sounds of music that once flowed in his head. He could no longer make words rhyme or create song hooks. Hence, he could no longer write songs. Mentally, Doyle suffered other problems as well.
The neurophysiologist said my brain had been damaged. I was suffering from a closed or traumatic head injury----a ricocheting back and forth of the brain against the inside of the skull upon impact.
Through the Alabama Head Injury Foundation staff, I learned the many methods of coping with the damage done to my brain---my body---and how to cope with a wheelchair in public. AHIF taught me about head and spinal cord injuries. AHIF helped me regain my self-confidence by allowing me to help develop and work in their outreach and volunteer programs.
Being able to write Christmas in Afghanistan thrilled and haunted me as I wrote it. I was surprised when I heard myself creating new lines that fell into place as producer, Mike Headrick, Country Discovery Records; recorded my performance. Words of rhyme just seem to fall into place out of nowhere.
The end results?
Viet Nam and Korean War veterans cried or walked away in silence when they listened to the song. World War Two veterans expressed a different feeling.
How did I learn to rhyme words again? That is another chapter in my life.
Doyle, I think this is something special.
Charles Carr, Hank Williams Friend and Driver
A portion of the profits front the profits from the sales of Christmas in Afghanstan will go to the DISABLED VETERANS OF AMERICA and THE HANK WILLIAMS MUSEUM in Montgomery, Alabama.
Doyle LeMaster
Phone: 1-256-218-4088
Email: doylelemaster.com
Influences
Hank Williams, Jim Reeves, Archie Cambell, willie Nelson
Sounds Like...
Bill Anderson, Hank Williams, George Jones
Christmas in Afghanistan
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| Christmas in Afghanistan |
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