I was surprised after hearing Hasil Adkins' LP of chicken-related songs that he's actually a legend in certain circles. After doing a little research I understood exactly why. I read that he was a major influence on The Cramps and it all fell into place. A documentary about his life and contributions to modern music, "My Blue Star", was released a few years ago. There's another documentary on YouTube called "The Wild World of Haskil Adkins" but the audio-video synchronization is so bad it's hard to sit through. So here's the "My Blue Star" trailer, which pretty much covers all the bases anyway.
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