Memory Lane

by Rebecca Bynum

My husband, Hal Bynum, passed away one year ago yesterday and I’ve been thinking about what a wonderful life he gave me. I told Jeffrey Burghauser about this event when Hank Jr. and Kid Rock sang Hal’s song, “There Ain’t No Good Chain Gang” at Johnny Cash’s memorial concert. Many of Hal’s good friends were there that night, Hal’s manager Merle Kilgore, Hank Williams Jr., Kid Rock, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, George Jones, Jesse Colter, Rosanne and John Carter Cash and others I may have forgotten. Hal gave me a beautiful life, filled with excitement and interesting people, and I will always be grateful for the years we had together.