Thankyou for visiting. I'm just here to play you some records from my personal collection. I love music, probably more than most anything else in life. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do. Please follow and share with your friends!
Like I promised. Another tune by the one and only...The Lonesome Drifter!
Upon first hearing this song, I knew right from the start. This has got to be the most ridiculously hopeless song. Just listen to the lyrics. It's so hopeless, it's borderline pathetic. It's one of those songs that reminds you of horrible situations, then you start laughing...with the immediate feeling of embarrassment. Cause ...well...it's not actually very funny at all. And thats what makes this song absolutely amazing. This is a relatively rare Ernest Tubb and Troubadours record from 1965. Sounds like they made it appear to be a live record, with conveniently placed live chatter with studio quality recording to follow. Either way, Cal Smith is giving one of the best country vocal performances I've heard. Something you could easily suspect inspired G. Parsons vocal performance of 'Hot Burrito #1. Now you know. This is where it all came from. Pristine Country Music .
The Lonesome Drifter. Well if that ain't enough mystery for ya, i don't know what is. This guy recorded some amazing tunes in less than 2 years and then hung up his hat and pawned his guitar after his fiddle player pissed him off. He literally walked off stage and didn't look back. Maybe he was having a bad trip? Hank Williams was busy killing himself quickly with the bottle, while The Lonesome Drifter was dropping LSD and cranking up this erie sounding Echo in the Studio. Some serious melt your face off kinda stuff. Who really knows what was actually going down....again theres that Mystery Train, comin' down the tracks. This tune 'Your New Love' is just one of lost gems in this batch of Trippy Cowboy Doom tunes, that could make Elvis look like quite the nice little boy. I'll be posting up more from this soon, but here's one of the hopeless Drifter songs he recorded in 1958.
Well Hot Burrito! This album is quite a surprise. Who would have thought The Flying Burrito Brothers would be this good without Gram Parsons or Chris Hillman? Chris Ethridge, or even Sneaky Pete?! Dang. Well this is a band which has none of the original members. Rick Roberts who joined pretty late in the game took the ball and ran with it. Incredible musicians on this record. It was only released in Holland and the UK. And this is their take on a fantastic classic
Buck! The legend! This album is a real gem. The Buckaroos are just gettin warmed up here in 1964. and one of my favorite tunes "Don't Let Her Know" is right here for you. The other night i played this tune at the bar and a young lady asked who it was. I let her know. She said she didn't have many country records. I replied, Honey then get on it and go buy this one, you haven't heard Honky Tonk til ya heard this one! Tom Brumley on pedal steel! one of the best steel moments i've heard!
