Larry Gatlin Debuts ‘Johnny Cash’ Video; New Releases List; Charlie Robison Winners
- Watch the new video from Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers, “Johnny Cash Is Dead And His House Burned Down.”
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New releases for the week of June 23, 2009 include:
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Charlie Rich – Once a Drifter (Reissue)
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Charlie Robison – Beautiful Day
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David Frizzell & Shelly West – The Very Best of David Frizzell & Shelly West
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George Jones – A Good Year For The Roses – The Complete Musicor Recordings 1965-1971 Part 2 (4 CD Box Set)
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Jackson Taylor and the Sinners – Aces N’ Eights
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Joel Kaiser & The Devils Own – Honky Tonkin’ Till The Coffin
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Larry Jon Wilson – Larry Jon Wilson
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Leon Russell – Best Of Hank Wilson
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Mack Allen Smith – The Early Years: 1962-1967
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Steve Wariner c.g.p. – My Tribute to Chet Atkins
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Tift Merritt – Buckingham Solo (Live)
Amazon | iTunes | MySpace
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- Richard Skanse has a lengthy, but good, interview with Charlie Robison all about his new divorce record and why he chose to cover the songs he did. On the Bruce Springsteen cover, “Racing In the Street,” he says:
One of the stories behind that song is, 15 years ago, I was in Nashville making this terrible record for Warner Bros. that thank God never came out, and I was kind of miserable. But I did get to hang out with Townes [Van Zandt] and Guy [Clark] while I was out there. We’d hang out and get hammered at Guy’s house, just sitting around and singing songs. I’d do that Springsteen song, and Guy always made me promise that someday I would record it. And I said, “OK, I will.” But it never seemed to fit anywhere until I got to this record.
- And congrats to the winners of our giveaway for Charlie Robison‘s new album: Maureen, Drew, agent713, Mike Parker and Ryan. Country California has a couple of chances for you to win an album if you didn’t pick one up here, plus C.M. claims that his autographed copies are better than ours.
- Mike Severson shared a few highlights from a report released by the National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM) in association with Nielsen SoundScan on the current state of the recording industry. Visit the link at the bottom of his post for the full report.
- Farce the Music presents songwriting tip #10 from John Rich: Leave your politics at the door of the writing room.
- For week 14 in his Nashville or Bust series, Nathan Rabin tackled The Louvin Brothers and their “fire-and-brimstone theology of bottomless torment and endless grace.”
- Michael Corcoran reviewed the first of Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson‘s two sold-out shows at the Cactus Cafe last night and mentioned three of the moments that brought out the most goosebumps.
- To honor Jerry Douglas for his 25th year at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, he was presented with a sheep.
- GAC partnered with Original Signal Recordings to digitally release Lane Turner‘s new self-titled EP on June 9. (Amazon | iTunes | MySpace)
- About 250 extras showed up yesterday to take part in the filming for the Hank Williams Jr. intro to this season’s Monday Night Football. Twice as many extras are expected to show up for round two today, but that doesn’t mean everyone is enthusiastic. Rich Eisen of the NFL Network posted the following to his Twitter feed Saturday night: “Is it complete heresy of me to say that I’m totally over the whole Hank Williams Jr. thing? Holy smokes is that PLAYED.”
- Download “Red Light Love” from the forthcoming self-titled album from Those Darlins.
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June 23, 2009 at 11:41 am
Johnny Cash Is Dead And His House Burned Down – WOW! That’s the best song I’ve heard in LONG LONG time! Love it! I’ve always loved the Gatlin’s but this goes over the bar. Excuse me while I go play this a few hundred more times.
June 23, 2009 at 11:48 am
I’m excited about new music by Lane Turner too!
June 23, 2009 at 11:49 am
I’ve always been a fan of the Gatlin Brothers. Great song and killer video. Go further and listen to the story behind the song, that interview is pretty cool…
June 23, 2009 at 11:50 am
The song isnt bad, but should Gatlin sing about wanting more “fiddle and steel guitar” if that isnt a part of his own band or this song in particular?
June 23, 2009 at 12:02 pm
The song is catchy enough, but Kelly makes a good point. Plus, that crazy reverb is more than I can stand, not to mention that the lyrics are goofy, which I can actually forgive.
Stormy and Launibug, it was nice of you to allow others to win this time around.:)
June 23, 2009 at 12:08 pm
I love the Johnny Cash song. I actually think the song works better without fiddles and steel guitars, mainly because they used the tune from “Big River” which contains neither. Too bad radio won’t play it.
June 23, 2009 at 12:09 pm
This might make me a hypocrite, since I do like to argue about how much of todays modern acts suck, but I am not a big fan of hearing it in song for some reason, especially from an act who hasnt been commercially viable for quite some time. It rings a tad hollow and has the scent of some fairly sour grapes.
June 23, 2009 at 12:16 pm
I also think the song works without fiddle or steel guitar too (it borrowed Johnny’s signature style), but the line about those being missing seemed random, especially since Johnny wasn’t exactly immersed in those instruments either.
June 23, 2009 at 12:24 pm
I agree with both of Kelly’s comments. The song is okay, but not great by any means. Gatlin seems like the wrong guy to be delivering the message. The whole thing (including the Cash sound, retro video, site launch months ahead of time without an artist name attached) just seems far too gimmicky to me.
Also, the house burned down in 2007, making this feel like a bit of a dated reference in 2009. It’s a definite latecomer to the Cash-fest.
June 23, 2009 at 12:27 pm
You guys don’t love me anymore, do you?
June 23, 2009 at 12:31 pm
Before she did “The Captain,” Chambers talked about buying a cool, oversized ring a few days earlier. “Shane looked at it and said ‘What were you thinking? You can’t play guitar with that?’” she said, flashing the ring at the audience. Then, looking back to see that Nicholson was out the back door, Chambers pulled off the gaudy piece of jewelry. “I can take it off now, without him saying ‘I told you so,’” said Chambers. “All the songs we’ve played so far have been at about half the normal tempo.”
Kasey did the exact same joke in the second show.
June 23, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Interestingly, I’m not wild about the house burning reference in either this song or the one by George Strait and Patty Loveless. Instead of thinking that it’s late to the party, I kind of think they’re both premature. They both seem like they’re reaching for people’s love of Johnny Cash rather than really making a poignant song or statement. I would have preferred to hear song referencing the Cash house burning in like twenty years or something; it wouldn’t seem so opportunistic to me then, I guess.
June 23, 2009 at 12:43 pm
“Johnny Cash Is Dead And Country Music Sucks” isn’t as catchy.
June 23, 2009 at 12:46 pm
What do you mean, Brody? I think that’d be an awesome title!:)
June 23, 2009 at 12:58 pm
“Also, the house burned down in 2007, making this feel like a bit of a dated reference in 2009. It’s a definite latecomer to the Cash-fest..”
You’re lucky to have forgotten about Johnny Cash Remixed so soon.
June 23, 2009 at 1:59 pm
Williams Riley’s album was released today.
Amazon or eMusic
June 23, 2009 at 2:44 pm
At this point another Johnny Cash song just feels like the message is really
Buy this albums, because: Johnny Cash.
June 23, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Leeann, I am not feeling the love today, but then again, I dont think I entered this one….because after winning two CD’s here last week, I also won a contest for an audiobook on another website…it must have been my week!
June 23, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Well, I don’t think this song will make the Gatlins’ relevant again, but it’s leagues better than the Oak Ridge Boys covering the White Stripes.
June 23, 2009 at 4:45 pm
I’d love to see Chambers make a recording of “You Don’t Know Me” on her next album.
June 23, 2009 at 5:06 pm
I could do with fewer songs bitching about the state of country music. That’s what comment threads and message boards are for.
June 23, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Drew, I’d like to hear Kasey cover Leslie Gore’s “You Don’t Own Me” and dedicate it to Nashville! (lol)
It’s great to see Lane Turner releasing some new songs that fans can actually purchase! I’m not a big fan of downloading, but in this case Lane is giving me no choice and forcing my hand! Curses! (lol)
I really like the Gatlin Brothers song and using Big River as the instrumental part of the song works out great. Larry Gatlin has a vocal style (ie vibrato) that often puts me off, but when he sings it straight on this song it really works. Since they mention so many departed great country artists, the reference to more “fiddle and steel” just refers to the current state of mainstream country music. I’d make the same suggestion about much of that Red Dirt stuff coming out of Texas these days…
“Red Light Love” huh? Are these little tarts referring to a whorehouse or what? I think Those Darlins should change their name to something like “Those Strumpets”, or “Thosen Brazen Hussies”, or….
June 23, 2009 at 6:43 pm
I like the video….the music is similar to the sound of Cash although..it’s almost like a commercial in a way. Something about it just doesn’t ring true or sincere. Kind of tongue in cheek.
June 23, 2009 at 7:26 pm
Rick, I’m not a fan of Larry’s vibrato either. I just don’t like it on men especially.
June 24, 2009 at 7:42 am
Anyone reading through that Nathan Rabin series and taking it seriously will wind up knowing less about country music when they’re done than when they started. Bless his heart, he means well, I’m sure, but…
June 24, 2009 at 9:11 am
Bless his heart=he’s an idiot.
June 24, 2009 at 9:58 am
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June 24, 2009 at 10:14 am
Cool I haven’t won in a long time! Thanks :)