Clint Black says his album, to be released October 4th, "Drinkin' songs and other logic" is "the kind of album my dad wishes I would make."

"His favorite record of mine has always been 'Killin' Time' . . . He said it's not anymore." The honky-tonk album "Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic" is now his father's favorite, Black told the Kearney Hub by telephone in advance of his concert there on Friday. Black said he decided on the album's name as a way to remind himself of his musical aim — honky-tonk — as he wrote. Black also said he wanted to craft music that would remind him of what he grew up listening to, such as drinking songs by Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash and others.

Oh, to hear Haggard and Cash in a Clint Black album again!