Celebrate Poetry Month With Shel Silverstein Reissues
- Shel Silverstein’s 1969 country album Boy Named Sue has been reissued by Water Records and includes liner notes from Chet Flippo.
- George Jones performed a 30-song concert on Monday night that lasted for over 90 minutes. Robert Reid says his voice showed signs of wear, but it never abandoned him. (via ggcolumn)
“I listen to the radio and I don’t hear the good, old drinking songs no more, and those cheating songs,” he observed before launching into The Race On. “I’m gonna do a bunch of those buggers tonight.”
- The Wilders’ latest album, Someone’s Got To Pay, revolves around band member Phil Wade’s experience on the jury of a first-degree murder case. Melissa Brown says the 20-track album could have used some editing, but describes it as consistently solid, ear-popping, and reminiscent of old-time country.
- After only three studio albums Dierks Bentley admits to feeling like it’s “a little soon” for a greatest hits album but Capitol Nashville urged the release.
- John Goodspeed says fans of the Randy Rogers Band, Cory Morrow, and Eleven Hundred Springs should acquaint themselves with Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen.
Commander Cody and his bunch of fine-tuned musicians — taking their name from a science-fiction film series from the 1950s — were at the forefront of a musical revolution in the late 1960s and through the ’70s that blurred the line between country and rock that continues to this day.
- Check out Vince Gill’s new, shorter haircut. (via CMT Blog)
- Country Weekly’s David Scarlett sat down with Trent Willmon in his home back in January for an interesting interview. He talks about the meaning behind different belonging in his house, an acting role he landed in Palo Pinto Gold, and the music on his new album, Broken In.
- Publishers Weekly has a quick summary of Willie Nelson: An Epic Life. (via Still Is Still Moving)
Writing with an affectionate country twang, Patoski gives his subject the consideration he deserves in a fine, fluid piece of storytelling that any Nelson fan will appreciate.
- The live recording of Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis from January will be released on June 10 on an album titled Two Men With the Blues.
- YouTube video of Dale Watson performing “The Ballad of Billy Joe” at Austin’s Broken Spoke.
- Answer seven short questions for the guys over at Little Dog Records and they’ll send you a free mp3 track of your choosing from their download store. If you need any help choosing, I’d recommend checking out Adam Hood and Moot Davis.
- Listen to George Strait talk about each track on his latest album, Troubadour.
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April 10, 2008 at 10:32 am Permalink
No dollar today!
April 10, 2008 at 11:11 am Permalink
Commander Cody really are something special.
April 10, 2008 at 7:22 pm Permalink
Shel Silverstein was really an amazing guy. Some country artists like Bobby Bare recognized his genius and took some of Shel’s songs to the top of the charts and many have become classics. His intelligence and sharp wit seem to be lacking from the songwriting committees that dominate mainstream Nashville these days.
Dierks Bentley should include his entire debut album “Don’t Leave Me In Love” in the Greatest Hits package if he wants to give his fans something worth buying.
I was a fan of Commander Cody back during the 1970’s along with artists like Elvin Bishop. They never became big stars but they did make some wonderful music that was a wonderful contrast to the mostly dreadful mainstream country music back in those days (apart from the Outlaw types that is.) Comander Cody’s remake of “Hot Rod Linclon” became a classic in its own right which was appropriate for a band from Detroit. Their version of “Cajun Baby” still stands as one of the best country songs I’ve ever heard……
April 11, 2008 at 3:22 am Permalink
Musically (and otherwise), Shel Silverstein was a true Renaissance Man. Shel’s songs ranged the gamut from children’s songs to nearly everything else. Most of Dr Hook’s output was written by Shel, as was a good part of Bobby Bare’s mid-1970s to early 80’s output
April 11, 2008 at 8:52 am Permalink
Rick- Dierks has said he has retained the right to “Dont Leave Me In Love” and hasnt signed the rights of it over to Capitol since he plans on releasing it when his Capitol recording deal is over with. I believe he has said he plans on starting his own record label in the future.
I agree it’s too soon for Dierks to have a greatest hits album, but at least he is trying to make is somewhat different in terms of the involvment of his fans, etc.
April 11, 2008 at 9:34 am Permalink
Well, it’s clear that the old rules/expectations of what a greatest hits album should be and when one should be released have changed drastically. The current trend seems to be 3-4 albums, thus giving the Toby Keith and even Trace Adkins a chance to have mutliple ones (I may be wrong about Keith). Gary Allan has one out now, and it is downright overdue compared to a Dierks one after 3 discs. I am looking forward to the Rhett Akins or Chad Brock greatest hits discs, those should be here anytime now….maybe a James House or Ricky Lynn Gregg compilation????
April 11, 2008 at 9:44 am Permalink
Commander Cody should be required listening for anyone who claims to be a fan of the “Outlaw Country” or the Americana movements. If you ask me, they deserve just as much credit as Gram Parsons for laying out the prototype. And you could probably throw Jerry Garcia in there as well.
As far as Dierks goes, I got to interview him when the last album was released and he said that he definetly planned to release “Don’t Release Me In Love” and while he was a little guarded on the details, he did hint that it could be a digital release on his Web site. Given his recent comments onthe decline of the old guard, I’d say that’s got a good chance of being the method.
April 11, 2008 at 2:29 pm Permalink
Comander Cody’s remake of “Hot Rod Linclon” became a classic in its own right which was appropriate for a band from Detroit.
Here is a little trivia for you and it has . The song Hot Rod Lincoln was written by a Spokane, WA man named Charlie Ryan (who died a few weeks ago) describing a trip home following a band gig in Lewiston, ID. There is a twisting turning road that snakes up the hill out of the valley where the Clearwater river meets the Snake river at the Idaho/Washington border. It’s called the “Old Spiral Highway” and you can see it on this map, if you blow it up to about the fourth level from the maximum drag it to look a little bit north of Lewiston. http://maps.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTExNmIycG51BF9TAzI3MTYxNDkEc2VjA2ZwLWJ1dHRvbgRzbGsDbGluaw–#mvt=h&lat=46.439156&lon=-117.005888&zoom=16&q1=Lewiston%2C%20ID
August 8, 2008 at 4:56 pm Permalink
WHERE DID GEORGE STRAIT GET THE LYRICS FOR TROUBADOUR?IT IS MY BELIEF THAT JAMES KING WROTE THAT SONG AND WAS PRESENTED TO GEORGE STRAIT BY BOB DILLEY.MR.DILLEY TOLD US THAT MR. STRAIT DID NOT BUY THE SONG NOW IT IS A HIT.WHO GOT THE CREDIT FOR THAT SONG ? IT CERTAINLY WAS NOT JAMES KING (TXROSE2@SBCGLOBAL.NET
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