Waylon Jennings Re-Released; Hank Williams ‘Revealed’; Taylor Swift’s Video for “Fifteen”
- Collector’s Choice plans to reissue six of Waylon Jennings‘ late ’60s albums in November with liner notes by Colin Escott.
- Chet Flippo interviewed Rosanne Cash for this week’s Nashville Skyline:
What about volume two of The List?
Yeah, what about volume two? I’ve already started talking about it to John. In fact, there’s one outtake that we did not put one this record that’s got to start the next one. [Cash sings] “I’ll be there if you ever want me by your side. … So love me.” - In his MySpace blog, Josh Grider posted a track by track rundown of his new album, Sweet Road to Ride, which he describes as “an eleven track sonic snapshot of late twenties life. [...] songs about love, the road, and the road into and out of love.”
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Music Fog videos:
- A Truer Sound is giving away a copy of the new James McMurtry CD/DVD Live in Europe. Leave a comment with your favorite McMurtry lyric to enter.
- Listen to “Church On Saturday Night” from the new Arty Hill and the Long Gone Daddys disc Montgomery On My Mind: The Hank EP.
- The second installment of Mother’s Best radio show recordings of Hank Williams will hit shelves on Nov. 3. Titled Revealed: Unreleased Recordings, the collection will present 50 new tracks, including the first public performance of “Cold, Cold Heart.”
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CMT videos:
- String Theory Media worked with the Steep Canyon Rangers on a video profile covering the band’s career, the new disc, and new tour with Steve Martin.
- Music journalist Jason Schneider published a fairly extensive Kris Kristofferson bio in Exclaim! magazine and even posted the transcript of his interview with Kristofferson on his blog.
- Jim Lauderdale talked about his musically eclectic past in an interview with Birmingham Weekly’s Courtney Haden. (via Twang Nation)
One great thing that happened during this time was, when I first started doing the records with Ralph [Stanley], I hooked up with Robert Hunter, who’s one of my favorite songwriters. He co-wrote the new Dylan album, but along with Jerry Garcia, he wrote most of the Grateful Dead catalog. It’s been great working with him. We released an album of songs we collaborated on called Headed for the Hills, back in 2004, and now we’re finishing up another batch of collaborations that’ll hopefully come out in March, and that’s going to be called Patchwork River.
- Ninebullets.net digs Robert Earl Keen’s recent release, The Rose Hotel.
- Allison Stewart on Miranda Lambert’s latest:
Lambert hasn’t mellowed entirely — it’s more like a partial thaw — but the disc’s best tracks (like the sweet, understated “Love Song,” co-written with Shelton, and the slight but equally fine “Makin’ Plans”) are those that tackle issues of domestic tranquillity.
- Derek Hoke is scheduled to release what I assume is his debut album, Goodbye Rock N Roll, on November 3 and you can listen to seven of the 10 tracks on his MySpace. Hoke’s one-sheet recommends him to fans of Patsy Cline, Buddy Holly, and Lyle Lovett. If that appeals to you, start with the title track and work your way around from there. Good stuff.
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October 9, 2009 at 12:58 pm Permalink
I hope folks check out Craig’s Steep Canyon Rangers EPK. I love those guys: all work, no attitude.
October 9, 2009 at 1:18 pm Permalink
More Hank, awesome.
October 9, 2009 at 6:14 pm Permalink
Thanks for all the cool links today!
Amanda Shires makes me smile when she gets that big grin on her face at the end of her songs. Her quiet, quivering vocal style definitely lacks mass market appeal but it works just fine for me. Its a good thing she’s based in Texas where unique voices are not only accepted but embraced. Go Amanda!
Arty Hill is a fine retro honky-tonker and I hope he can make a living at it these days! If he’s not touring around Texas, he should be…
The Harters sound like they are trying to invade radio with a Little Big Town style sound when they should be following the lead of Gloriana instead with outright rock production. I like Leslie’s voice because she doesn’t sound like a pop diva, but that will work against them at radio. Since I like the sound of The Harters, I predict they will join Holly Williams as talented new artists who fail to get the Top 40 country radio airplay they deserve. Oh well…
Derek Hoke is alright but I don’t think the references to Patsy Cline, Buddy Holly, or Lyle Lovett hold water. His folky, acoustic numbers are fine and his music is pleasant, but he’s nowhere near the league of those other artists. As a marketing gimmick though its a wise move as it gets people like me to listen to his music even though I have no desire to purchase it.
October 10, 2009 at 1:02 pm Permalink
In slightly related country news Patty Griffin and, oddly enough, Skeeter Davis both among the artists covered by Susan Boyle on her upcoming cd I Dreamed A Dream. Otherwise known as my mother’s Christmas present.
October 10, 2009 at 9:50 pm Permalink
So Stormy, does this mean your Mom is going to reciprocate by buying you Bap Kennedy’s new CD “Howl On” that is being featured at the Village Records website? Hmm…
October 10, 2009 at 10:40 pm Permalink
She’s probably not going to get a chance because I will likely buy it for myself first. But she has been asking for Susan Boyle’s cd since Mother’s Day.
Adorably, last year she wanted me to see if I could find a copy of the song about Roman Catholic choirs singing. Its not hard to find where I get my musical tastes from.
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