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JOHNNY SEAY The Good Years TRACK LISTING: Three Six Packs, Two Arms and a Jukebox / My Baby Walks All Over Me / My Old Faded Rose / Willies Drunk and Nellies Dying / Behind My Baby's Bedroom Door / Nothin's Bad As Bein' Lonely / Everybodys Friend / Everyday / Why Can't I Just Come Home, And You Be Gone / Standing Room Only / Mystery Train / There's Another Man / Hitchin' and Hikin' / If It Were'nt For Hard Luck (I'd Have No Luck At All) / It's A Shame / It Won't Be Easy To Forget / Mary Rocks Him To Sleep / If / Fort Worth Girl / Tecumseh Valley / Strawberry Roan / In The Early Morning Rain / Ballad of The Tarantula Express / The Brazos River Song LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Three Six Packs, Two Arms and a Jukebox  CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase |
THE SHAKIN' APOSTLES (Freddie Steady)
Live at the Old Quarter
Freddie Steady is joined by longtime musical partner Cam King. In an intimate acoustic setting, they revisit a collection of Freddie's songs from the last 25 years. Included are selections from his former groups, The Explosives, Freddie Steady’s Wild Country and current outfit The Shakin' Apostles.
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FREDDIE STEADY'S WILD COUNTRY (Shakin' Apostles)
Lucky 7
Wild country is just that. Country through and through yet, well, wild. The sounds of hot, sweaty Gulf Coast Texas, from the bar rooms to the bayous, city streets to back porches, yet all filtered through the iconoclastic talent of Freddie Steady Krc. When this mighty album was recorded in the mid-80s Freddie had already put behind him spells with New Wave almost-made-its the Explosives and Texan psychedelic guru Roky Erickson. Then he fled to England, assembled some of the nation's finest crossover musicians (devoted to country when not playing alongside the likes of John Cale, Bill Wyman, Bob Geldof and others) and made Lucky 7, aided by the engineer from the Sex Pistols' bombastic sessions. The result is, quite simply, stunning. Alt-country before anyone knew what that was (if, indeed, they do now). Country as rock 'n' roll, rock 'n' roll as country. A handful of well-chosen covers and a welter of Freddie originals, hummable, danceable classics from a time before he became a known Texan singer-songwriter with the thundering twang of his now band, the Shakin' Apostles. Listen to one of the most beautiful pure country songs you're ever likely to come across, (I Hear) Neon Angels Sing. The instrumental crash of Ride Through Wild Country (led by the album's producer, Brit guitar genius Wes McGee). The divine High Lonesome Country Soul (and real country soul it is, too). And then a host of out-and-out rockers, all pedal steel and fiddle and squeezebox and killer guitar. It's an album that's as new and exciting today as it was then. And with the added bonus of four extra tracks featuring Austin's high church of wayward country geniuses...Butch Hancock, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, pianist Floyd Domino, fiddler Alvin Crow and more. If you're not sweating and grinning by the end, it really is time to worry. -Nick Dalton MAVERICK MAGAZINE (UK)
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Say You'll Go
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JERRY SIRES BAND
You're Gonna Be Cold
The Jerry Sires Band has been bringing western-swing and traditional country tunes to Central Texas for longer than most of us care to admit. Based in the Austin area this eclectic group of musicians are prepared to go to any lengths to bring a good time to you. Comprised of sometimes six, sometimes eight or more talented guys with guitars, mandolin, fiddle, lap-steel, electric bass, accordion, drums and maybe even a sax, you are never sure what all, but can always be assured of toe-tappin' fun. Come check them out at a honky-tonk or bar-be-que joint near you!
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! You're Gonna Be Cold
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BRANDON SILVEIRA
That Boy Ain't Right
TRACK LISTING: 1. Dusty Ol' Road / 2. Lonesome Wishin' Fool / 3. Heaven Needs Angels / 4. Now and Then / 5. Life Don't Get Much Better Than This / 6. Insane / 7. Country's Being Wronged / 8. Fine Women / 9. Country Party / 10. Beer-Thirty / 11. Mistakes
—America fell in love with this spikey-haired hillbilly rocker on last year’s Nashville Star competition. With virtually no performance experience, Brandon demonstrated astonishing stage finesse and impressive vocal individuality. As an album, Brandon's music is just as charming as it is live on TV. Charlie Robison and I lobbied hard to get him on the show, and his new CD, "That Boy Ain’t Right" doesn’t let us down for one moment. You go, Brandon!-Robert K. Oermann
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Insane
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JERRY SIRES and the Bucolic Plague
Looking For a Good Time
Infectious country and swing music including covers of Hank Thompson and Merle Travis. Guest stars Howard Kalish, Champ Hood, Stan Smith and Darcie Deaville.
For more info check out www.jerrysires.com
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase
THE SKEETERS
Easy For The Takin'
TRACK LISTING: 1. Easy for the Takin' / 2. Tryin to get there / 3. The Road / 4. Jester of Life / 5. I Have Just Begun / 6. Johnny / 7. Cut Me Down(And turn me loose) / 8. Alabama Love Song / 9. Mother Trucker / 10. Memory Lane / 11. Dodgin' the Blues / 12. Cowboy / 13. After the Fact / 14. Honky Tonkin'
Although The Skeeters' overall sound bears a striking similarity to Waylon at his best, they also incorporate bits of Nashville's other outlaws - Billy Joe Shaver, Kristofferson, Willie and Cash- along with plenty of their own original sound. Bert possesses a truly amazing voice, the songwriting is strong, powerful and doesn't merely rehash tired old themes that have become cliche. The band perfectly captures the spirit of the music, their playing is tight and on target but at the same time projects a loose, almost reckless sound. The result is a fresh updated perspective on the much storied roadhouse/honky tonk country of the outlaw glory days. The Skeeters hit a home run with their self titled debut. On Easy For The Takin'', this time they hit one out of the park- with the bases loaded. - Take Country Back
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THE SKUNKS
Earthquake Shake - Recorded Live In Austin and New York City 1980
20 tracks from the legendary Austin punk/rock and roll trio that included Jesse Sublett, Jon Dee Graham and Billy Blackmon. Great energy comes from these recently unearthed soundboard recordings. Somewhat recalls Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers.
For more info check out www.wgblackmon.com/skunks.html
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! What Do You Want
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THE SMALL STARS
self-titled
"Too hacky to hack it in Vegas, the Small Stars – a lounge lizard, a porn star, a professor, a cattle baron, and a surfer – set out from Reno to visit the Stevie Ray Vaughan statue at Auditorium Shores. Their bus broke down, but the bassist, also the band's resident therapist and pharmacist, was so impressed with the local supply of recreational drugs he convinced them to stay. As backstories go, it's not bad, but it's also totally made up. Small Stars is actually some longtime locals goofing on low-rent cocktail culture. The ringleader is Guy Fantasy, a shades-clad swinger who resembles Andy Kaufman's scabrous alter ego Tony Clifton, Bill Murray's Nick the Lounge Singer and, most of all, Fastball's Miles Zuniga. "Basically, I wanted a license to explore my inner asshole," he says. Small Stars took shape after the last Fastball tour, where, much to bandmate Tony Scalzo's chagrin, Zuniga would sometimes embark on "long, rambling monologues." "Tony said, 'I don't want to be in a revue,'" Zuniga chuckles. But Zuniga did, and for the record, Scalzo was seen having a fabulous time at a recent Small Stars show. When Zuniga got back, he recruited a handful of local players – Landis Armstrong, Jeff Johnston, Matt Hubbard – to help bring his louche vision to life. Selections may include anything from Tom Waits' "Jockey Full of Bourbon" to the Ides of March's "Vehicle," or friend Vic Odon's full-throated take on "Wasted Days, Wasted Nights." "The music lends itself to late-night rambling," Zuniga says. "What you'd want to hear on your fourth whiskey." A Small Stars show might feature a magic show, blue stand-up comedy from Vinnie Lombardi, a hula-hoop dancer, and special guests like Tom Banjo, who brought his brilliant Cranky Show a few weeks back. "I didn't want to be in another band that was just a band," Zuniga says. His ultimate goal is a full-on musical production; he's gradually begun working originals like "Everything's Keen-o in Reno" into their act, and is looking for a pair of female dancers he plans to dub Bubble & Squeak." -Austin Chronicle
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Everything's Keen-O In Reno
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! True Hollywood Story
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase
Live at the Old Quarter
Freddie Steady is joined by longtime musical partner Cam King. In an intimate acoustic setting, they revisit a collection of Freddie's songs from the last 25 years. Included are selections from his former groups, The Explosives, Freddie Steady’s Wild Country and current outfit The Shakin' Apostles.
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseLucky 7
Wild country is just that. Country through and through yet, well, wild. The sounds of hot, sweaty Gulf Coast Texas, from the bar rooms to the bayous, city streets to back porches, yet all filtered through the iconoclastic talent of Freddie Steady Krc. When this mighty album was recorded in the mid-80s Freddie had already put behind him spells with New Wave almost-made-its the Explosives and Texan psychedelic guru Roky Erickson. Then he fled to England, assembled some of the nation's finest crossover musicians (devoted to country when not playing alongside the likes of John Cale, Bill Wyman, Bob Geldof and others) and made Lucky 7, aided by the engineer from the Sex Pistols' bombastic sessions. The result is, quite simply, stunning. Alt-country before anyone knew what that was (if, indeed, they do now). Country as rock 'n' roll, rock 'n' roll as country. A handful of well-chosen covers and a welter of Freddie originals, hummable, danceable classics from a time before he became a known Texan singer-songwriter with the thundering twang of his now band, the Shakin' Apostles. Listen to one of the most beautiful pure country songs you're ever likely to come across, (I Hear) Neon Angels Sing. The instrumental crash of Ride Through Wild Country (led by the album's producer, Brit guitar genius Wes McGee). The divine High Lonesome Country Soul (and real country soul it is, too). And then a host of out-and-out rockers, all pedal steel and fiddle and squeezebox and killer guitar. It's an album that's as new and exciting today as it was then. And with the added bonus of four extra tracks featuring Austin's high church of wayward country geniuses...Butch Hancock, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, pianist Floyd Domino, fiddler Alvin Crow and more. If you're not sweating and grinning by the end, it really is time to worry. -Nick Dalton MAVERICK MAGAZINE (UK)
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Say You'll Go
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseYou're Gonna Be Cold
The Jerry Sires Band has been bringing western-swing and traditional country tunes to Central Texas for longer than most of us care to admit. Based in the Austin area this eclectic group of musicians are prepared to go to any lengths to bring a good time to you. Comprised of sometimes six, sometimes eight or more talented guys with guitars, mandolin, fiddle, lap-steel, electric bass, accordion, drums and maybe even a sax, you are never sure what all, but can always be assured of toe-tappin' fun. Come check them out at a honky-tonk or bar-be-que joint near you!
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! You're Gonna Be Cold
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseThat Boy Ain't Right
TRACK LISTING: 1. Dusty Ol' Road / 2. Lonesome Wishin' Fool / 3. Heaven Needs Angels / 4. Now and Then / 5. Life Don't Get Much Better Than This / 6. Insane / 7. Country's Being Wronged / 8. Fine Women / 9. Country Party / 10. Beer-Thirty / 11. Mistakes
—America fell in love with this spikey-haired hillbilly rocker on last year’s Nashville Star competition. With virtually no performance experience, Brandon demonstrated astonishing stage finesse and impressive vocal individuality. As an album, Brandon's music is just as charming as it is live on TV. Charlie Robison and I lobbied hard to get him on the show, and his new CD, "That Boy Ain’t Right" doesn’t let us down for one moment. You go, Brandon!-Robert K. Oermann
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Insane
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase
Looking For a Good Time
Infectious country and swing music including covers of Hank Thompson and Merle Travis. Guest stars Howard Kalish, Champ Hood, Stan Smith and Darcie Deaville.
For more info check out www.jerrysires.com
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseEasy For The Takin'
TRACK LISTING: 1. Easy for the Takin' / 2. Tryin to get there / 3. The Road / 4. Jester of Life / 5. I Have Just Begun / 6. Johnny / 7. Cut Me Down(And turn me loose) / 8. Alabama Love Song / 9. Mother Trucker / 10. Memory Lane / 11. Dodgin' the Blues / 12. Cowboy / 13. After the Fact / 14. Honky Tonkin'
Although The Skeeters' overall sound bears a striking similarity to Waylon at his best, they also incorporate bits of Nashville's other outlaws - Billy Joe Shaver, Kristofferson, Willie and Cash- along with plenty of their own original sound. Bert possesses a truly amazing voice, the songwriting is strong, powerful and doesn't merely rehash tired old themes that have become cliche. The band perfectly captures the spirit of the music, their playing is tight and on target but at the same time projects a loose, almost reckless sound. The result is a fresh updated perspective on the much storied roadhouse/honky tonk country of the outlaw glory days. The Skeeters hit a home run with their self titled debut. On Easy For The Takin'', this time they hit one out of the park- with the bases loaded. - Take Country Back
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Easy For The Takin'
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseEarthquake Shake - Recorded Live In Austin and New York City 1980
20 tracks from the legendary Austin punk/rock and roll trio that included Jesse Sublett, Jon Dee Graham and Billy Blackmon. Great energy comes from these recently unearthed soundboard recordings. Somewhat recalls Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers.
For more info check out www.wgblackmon.com/skunks.html
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! What Do You Want
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseself-titled
"Too hacky to hack it in Vegas, the Small Stars – a lounge lizard, a porn star, a professor, a cattle baron, and a surfer – set out from Reno to visit the Stevie Ray Vaughan statue at Auditorium Shores. Their bus broke down, but the bassist, also the band's resident therapist and pharmacist, was so impressed with the local supply of recreational drugs he convinced them to stay. As backstories go, it's not bad, but it's also totally made up. Small Stars is actually some longtime locals goofing on low-rent cocktail culture. The ringleader is Guy Fantasy, a shades-clad swinger who resembles Andy Kaufman's scabrous alter ego Tony Clifton, Bill Murray's Nick the Lounge Singer and, most of all, Fastball's Miles Zuniga. "Basically, I wanted a license to explore my inner asshole," he says. Small Stars took shape after the last Fastball tour, where, much to bandmate Tony Scalzo's chagrin, Zuniga would sometimes embark on "long, rambling monologues." "Tony said, 'I don't want to be in a revue,'" Zuniga chuckles. But Zuniga did, and for the record, Scalzo was seen having a fabulous time at a recent Small Stars show. When Zuniga got back, he recruited a handful of local players – Landis Armstrong, Jeff Johnston, Matt Hubbard – to help bring his louche vision to life. Selections may include anything from Tom Waits' "Jockey Full of Bourbon" to the Ides of March's "Vehicle," or friend Vic Odon's full-throated take on "Wasted Days, Wasted Nights." "The music lends itself to late-night rambling," Zuniga says. "What you'd want to hear on your fourth whiskey." A Small Stars show might feature a magic show, blue stand-up comedy from Vinnie Lombardi, a hula-hoop dancer, and special guests like Tom Banjo, who brought his brilliant Cranky Show a few weeks back. "I didn't want to be in another band that was just a band," Zuniga says. His ultimate goal is a full-on musical production; he's gradually begun working originals like "Everything's Keen-o in Reno" into their act, and is looking for a pair of female dancers he plans to dub Bubble & Squeak." -Austin Chronicle
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Everything's Keen-O In Reno
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! True Hollywood Story
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BOBBY EARL SMITH Turnrow Blues TRACK LISTING: 1. Turn Row Blues / 2. Better Than Me / 3. Don't Be Angry / 4. Little Hearts and Flower / 5. Little Fiddle Lick / 6. Blue Louisiana / 7. Easy As You Please / 8. Fixin' To / 9. It's A Good World / 10. Just One Love / 11. Straight Down In The Middle / 12. Poor Little Fool / 13. Peace Begins With Me and You Joe Gracey and Bobby Earl Smith, a/k/a the Jackalope Brothers recorded "Turn Row Blues" at Sunbird Studios in Spicewood, Texas, in two sessions in February and April of 2003, with James Burton playing Dobro on 7 cuts and Lloyd Maines on Dobro on 6 tracks. The vocals and instruments are "scratch". The only overdubs are Burton playing "tic-tac" guitar on one cut and Warren Hood adding fiddle to 3 songs during a trip home from college over spring break. Sunbird sits out back of the main house next to the chicken coop on the Gracey homestead. The James Burton session was recorded on a cold and rainy winter day with a Franklin stove for warmth. The Lloyd Maines session was cut on a blue spring day with the front door open to the cool hill country breeze. Turn Row Blues features 9 new original songs and 4 old favorites. Turn Row Blues Musicians: James Burton, Lloyd Maines, Casper Rawls, John X. Reed, Gabe Rhodes, Freddie Krc, Warren Hood, Eric Smith, Bobby Earl Smith CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase |
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SHADRIC SMITH Shadric Smith and The Billy Buffalo Band For a great combination of country, folk, blues and western swing give this CD a try! Featuring singer-songwriter Shadric Smith and a group of talented young musicians with the addition of Vassar Clements as guest fiddler on three of the tracks. Recorded in 1978, this collection of fourteen original songs was the end result of eight years of song writing and was meant to be released as an "album" on a small midwestern label called Cognito Records out of Minneapolis. Unfortunately that never happened, and after the tapes lay dormant for twenty years a CD was finally released on Out of the Blue Records in 1999. A thousand copies were pressed, of which there are still about two hundred left...so these can truly be called Limited Edition collector's items. TRACK LISTING: Yankee Cowboy / The Moon Is My Companion / Ride The Texas Wind / The Nitehawks / Diamonds Don't Mean A Thing / Holliday's Club Cafe / Riverboat Sail Downstream / I Can't Stop My Feet From Dancin' / Redbird / Hello Nel... / I Can't Help Myself / Country Boy / It's Late / Tearin' My Way Home LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Yankee Cowboy CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase |
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RICK SOUSLEY Twang Rick's latest CD is titled "Twang" and has a ton of great country songs like "Leave My Momma Out of This" and of course the title tune "Show Us Your Twang". All the songs on this super new CD will have you stompin' yer feet, clappin' yer hands and singin along! TRACK LISTING: Beer Thirty / She Brought Me Back To Love / Mile A Minute / Looking Out My Back Door / A Single Man / Show Us Your Twang / Buster / Rowdy / If You Could See Through My Eyes / Leave My Mama Out Of This / Stoned At The Jukebox / If I Haven't Said I Love You LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Beer Thirty CD $14 or ONLY $11 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase |
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RICK SOUSLEY Patsy Proof Smooth. For Rick Sousley, that single word characterizes both his personality and his melodic vocal gift. Always a confident gentleman, Rick is still cursed with the heart of a honky-tonker. One listen to Rick's latest album, "Patsy Proof" draws upon Sousley's talents, while affording Rick the opportunity to pay homage to some of his musical influences. Names like Haggard, Gosdin, Bush and Jones run deep and thick through Rick Sousley's musical blood. TRACK LISTING: 1. Patsy Proof / 2. 1100 Springs / 3. Mama's Place / 4. Little Bird / 5. 16 Bars from Luckenbach / 6. Climbing the Walls / 7. She Done a 180 / 8. Ain't Your Memory / 9. Let Him Walk You Home to Me / 10. Fear of Flying / 11. Mr. Whiskey LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Patsy Proof CD $14 or ONLY $11 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase |
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SORTA Strange and Sad but True Sorta is a Texas band with a sound that is hard to define, but easy to love. The Dallas Observer recently named Sorta the Best Overall Act for 2005. Strange and Sad but True is Sorta's fourth release, in which they add a little more Rock and a little more Pop to their rootsy sound. This release follows the highly acclaimed Little Bay, which was named #3 Record of the Year in Texas by NPR. American Songwriter magazine states that every song on Strange and Sad but True is potentially a favorite! TRACK LISTING: Buttercup / Water Music / Tell Me A Story / 85 Feet / Mama / Lazybones / Goodnight / Nothing Left To Say / Party's Over / Pink And Baby Blue / Closer / Peace And Quiet LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Buttercup CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase |
LONNIE SPIKER
Unapologetically Honky Tonk
TRACK LISTING: 1. Lets Face the Music / 2. A Little Lonlier Than This / 3. The Devil (in me) / 4. Some Hurtin to Do / 5. Fallin' / 6. Another Place Another Time / 7. It's Me / 8. Close UpThe Honky Tonks (w/Johnny Bush) / 9. Soul Of A Writer / 10. It's Not Like You / 11. Beer Drinkin' Women / 12. I Came In Here Laughing (I'll Be Leaving In Tears) / 13. What It'd Do to My Heart
If you really want to know who Lonnie Spiker is, you need not go any further than the title of his latest album "Unapologetically Honky Tonk". Though born in Pennsylvania he now maintains a home in Austin TX as well as Nashville TN. But one listen will tell you he is pure Texas Honky Tonk. Utilizing some of South Texas best musicians including Bobby Flores and Randy Reinhard, this CD sounds like what a great night of honky tonk tonk music ought to sound like.
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! A Little Lonelier Than This
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Unapologetically Honky Tonk
TRACK LISTING: 1. Lets Face the Music / 2. A Little Lonlier Than This / 3. The Devil (in me) / 4. Some Hurtin to Do / 5. Fallin' / 6. Another Place Another Time / 7. It's Me / 8. Close UpThe Honky Tonks (w/Johnny Bush) / 9. Soul Of A Writer / 10. It's Not Like You / 11. Beer Drinkin' Women / 12. I Came In Here Laughing (I'll Be Leaving In Tears) / 13. What It'd Do to My Heart
If you really want to know who Lonnie Spiker is, you need not go any further than the title of his latest album "Unapologetically Honky Tonk". Though born in Pennsylvania he now maintains a home in Austin TX as well as Nashville TN. But one listen will tell you he is pure Texas Honky Tonk. Utilizing some of South Texas best musicians including Bobby Flores and Randy Reinhard, this CD sounds like what a great night of honky tonk tonk music ought to sound like.
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! A Little Lonelier Than This
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase
THE STINGERS ATX
This Good Thing
Since 1998, The Stingers ATX have steadily developed their own modern hybrid of Jamaican reggae-rocksteady
and classic American soul, from their weekly three-hour showcases at the Black Cat Lounge in Austin, Texas to New Year's Eve in Paris. While their live shows keep crowds on their feet with solid roots-reggae rhythms, melodic horn lines, and tight 3- and 4-part vocal harmonies, their songwriting sensibility draws from the styles of Bob Marley and the Wailers, Gregory Isaacs, Sam Cooke, and the Drifters. This six-piece lineup, which features established musicians from Austin's famed music scene, maintain an active tour schedule from Texas to New York City's Knitting Factory to Europe.
In the summer of 2002, Grover Records, one of Europe's most active reggae/ska labels, took notice of The Stingers ATX's successes and signed the band to record their most recent LP This Good Thing (Winter 2002). For this project, they collaborated with NYC studio veteran Victor Rice, who utilized his extensive knowledge of the traditions of reggae and rocksteady to highlight the group's ability to use conventional Jamaican elements in an updated American style.
"This is Austin Rocksteady: three-part harmonies combined with faithful execution of the Jamaican rhythms. Add to the mix one Jonny Meyers from Forest Hills, NYC with major songwriting ability. We emerged from Music Lane Studios with 14 fresh hot biscuits for this song-starved planet." -Victor Rice on This Good Thing
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Get Away (featuring Ragah El)
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This Good Thing
Since 1998, The Stingers ATX have steadily developed their own modern hybrid of Jamaican reggae-rocksteady
and classic American soul, from their weekly three-hour showcases at the Black Cat Lounge in Austin, Texas to New Year's Eve in Paris. While their live shows keep crowds on their feet with solid roots-reggae rhythms, melodic horn lines, and tight 3- and 4-part vocal harmonies, their songwriting sensibility draws from the styles of Bob Marley and the Wailers, Gregory Isaacs, Sam Cooke, and the Drifters. This six-piece lineup, which features established musicians from Austin's famed music scene, maintain an active tour schedule from Texas to New York City's Knitting Factory to Europe.
In the summer of 2002, Grover Records, one of Europe's most active reggae/ska labels, took notice of The Stingers ATX's successes and signed the band to record their most recent LP This Good Thing (Winter 2002). For this project, they collaborated with NYC studio veteran Victor Rice, who utilized his extensive knowledge of the traditions of reggae and rocksteady to highlight the group's ability to use conventional Jamaican elements in an updated American style.
"This is Austin Rocksteady: three-part harmonies combined with faithful execution of the Jamaican rhythms. Add to the mix one Jonny Meyers from Forest Hills, NYC with major songwriting ability. We emerged from Music Lane Studios with 14 fresh hot biscuits for this song-starved planet." -Victor Rice on This Good Thing
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Get Away (featuring Ragah El)
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STOP THE TRUCK Live! From Austin, Texas Whether it's Western Swing, a Texas waltz, or a kick-ass rockin' rodeo anthem, Stop the Truck fills the bill. Known for their masterful lyrics and exceptional harmonies, Stop the Truck is fast becoming a Texas icon. TRACK LISTING: Girl Like That / Redneck Level / Old Side Of Town / Long Gone Cold Desire / Jak Daniels / Old Man In The Mirror / Silky Sue / Not In This World / Velma From Selma / I Just Wanna Fall In Love Again / Take It Slow / The 2- Step Program / Sudden Stop / Ramona / Just Thought I'd Let You Know / Rodeoactive LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Girl Like That CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase |
STOP THE TRUCK
Two Step Program
A half-ton of honky-tonk. Two of Austin's premier songwriters make country music their bitch.
For more info check out www.stopthetruck.com
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase
Two Step Program
A half-ton of honky-tonk. Two of Austin's premier songwriters make country music their bitch.
For more info check out www.stopthetruck.com
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase |
ANGELA STREHLI Blue Highway "Tough, knowing and honest, her chosen context -- the Blues -- fits her perfectly, with none of the blackface cultural contradictions that often turn white blues shows into exercisese in wishful thinking."-- Peter Watrous, New York Times TRACK LISTING: Austin's Home Of The Blues / Blue Highway / Hello My Lover / SRV / Slipped, Tripped, And Fell In Love / I Don't Know Why / Lord, Don't Move The Mountain / Headed South / Always Love You / C.O.D. LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Austin's Home Of The Blues CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase |
ANGELA STREHLI
Live From Rancho Nicasio
Recorded live at Marin County roadhouse Rancho Nicasio, this album features Angela's crack band and R&B favorites from her live shows.
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! A Stand By Your Woman Man
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Live From Rancho Nicasio
Recorded live at Marin County roadhouse Rancho Nicasio, this album features Angela's crack band and R&B favorites from her live shows.
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! A Stand By Your Woman Man
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DAO STROM Send Me Home Dao Stom sings a lonely song for the entire world to hear... her wanderlust makes for a beautiful album that endears you from the start... making you feel the pillow against her cheek, hear the freeway through her half-cracked windows. She's a storyteller, and a damn good one... - Audra Schroeder, The Austin Chronicle TRACK LISTING: Perfume River / When U Go Out / Hesitating / Wake Up In The Cold / My Little Angel / Send Me Home / My Tall Friend / Day That We Met / Jesus Song / I Am A Poor Wayfaring Stranger LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Perfume River CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase |
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SUNNY SWEENEY Heartbreaker's Hall Of Fame Heartbreaker's Hall of Fame has some songs written by Sunny and some written by great songwriters like Jim Lauderdale, Keith Sykes, and Libbi Bosworth. “I've heard it said before that good cover songs are better than bad originals. I have written plenty of songs, but only the ones I felt suited the mood of the record are the ones I wanted to use on there. I didn't want like a couple songs I was proud of and then throw just some “filler” songs in the mix just to be able to complete the album.” TRACK LISTING: Refresh My Memory / East Texas Pines / Next Big Nothing / Lavender Blue / Ten Years Pass / Here Lately / Heartbreaker's Hall Of Fame / Slow Swinging Western Tunes / Please Be San Antone / Mama's Opry / If I Could / 16th Avenue LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Refresh My Memory CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase |
THE SWINDLES
Drunk For Your Amusement
"San Antonio, Texas turbo garage rock for the '90s. Captures the energy and immediacy of their live show." -Express News
For more info check out www.theswindles.com
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Drunk For Your Amusement
"San Antonio, Texas turbo garage rock for the '90s. Captures the energy and immediacy of their live show." -Express News
For more info check out www.theswindles.com
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TAILOR MADE BAND Texas Swings Again The Tailor Made Band, the world's youngest Texas Swing Band, is proud to offer to you it's debut album. This young and highly talented group has made it their mission to keep the "original" music of Texas alive. TRACK LISTING: Miles & Miles Of Texas / If You'll Come Back To Me / Trouble In Mind / Mack The Knife / Cowtown / Faded Love / Is It True What They Say About Dixie / Choo Choo Cha Boogie / Ain't Misbehaving / I'm Satisfied With You LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Miles & Miles Of Texas CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase |
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TALL TALES & OTHER BIG LIES: STORIES OF RAY WYLIE HUBBARD (this is a paperback book with a bonus DVD) Austin animation house Collection Agency Films is proud to annouce the release of their first Comic Book, 'Tall Tales & Other Big Lies: Stories of Ray Wylie Hubbard.' This paperback book contains 40 pages of Ray Wylie Hubbard's hilarious and best-loved tall tales as illustrated by Jose Luis Gonzalez. A limited number of books will come with a special bonus DVD of the original "Tall Tales & Other Big Lies" short film. CD $17 or ONLY $14 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase |
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LIZ TALLEY Road To You Traditional country music with a little honkytonk, Texas swing and a splash of rockabilly. If you like twin fiddles, a crying steel guitar and a solid country beat...you'll like this. TRACK LISTING: Before I Met You / A Stranger In My Arms / It's Time To Cross That Bridge / Ready For Love / My Old Life / Close Up The Honkytonks / Texas In Your Swing / A Stitch In Time / Rockabilly Baby / The Road / Right Back Here To You LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Before I Met You CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase |
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JEFF TALMADGE Blissville "[On Blissville] Talmadge moves gradually from his image as a pure singer-songwriter to that of real roots artist...A mandatory purchase for each credible songwriter collection" -Rootstown TRACK LISTING: 40 Days Of Rain / Wild And Precious Thing / Cray Little Town / Secret Anniversaries / Driving To Blissville / Lie To Me / The Hard Part's Letting Go / Midnight Flight / Washington Island / A Soldier's Christmas / Message In A Bottle / Take A Drive With Me / Ophelia LISTEN - MP3 Clip! 40 Days Of Rain CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase |
JEFF TALMADGE
Gravity, Grace and the Moon
Produced by Bradley Kopp. Thirteen songs on the new studio recording from Kerrville New Folk Finalist and Falcon Ridge Showcase Artist Jeff Talmadge. The new CD reunites Glenn Fukunaga (bass), Paul Pearcy (percussion), and Bradley Kopp (guitar), and they are joined by Chip Dolan (accordion and piano), Richard Bowden (fiddle), Rich Brock (harmonica) and Randy McCullough (back vocals). Guest appearances by Peter Keane (guitar), Michael Hardwick (dobro), Lorrie Singer and Karen Mal (back vocals)
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Photograph
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JEFF TALMADGE
Secret Anniversaries
Intelligent and graceful songs, gloriously performed and lovingly produced. Features Gene Elders, Beth Galiger & more.
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JEFF TALMADGE
The Spinning of the World
"Lyrics as sharp as a cactus spine...." -Dan Alloway, KTEP (El Paso)
"You don't listen to Talmadge's original songs as much as slip into his world...." -Todd de Groff, Victory Music Review
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JEFF TALMADGE
Bad Tattoo
"Jeff Talmadge was born in Ulvade, Texas, and spent his earliest years under the twin spells of rock 'n roll and folk music. He was deeply influenced by Townes Van Zandt and John Stewart and intrigued by the growing music scene in Austin. At Duke University, he won the prestigious Academy of American Poets Award, seeing publication of several of his pieces. He went on to receive a Master of Fine Arts from the Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers in North Carolina. After years away from actively performing, Jeff struck out on his own in 1998. He now headlines at venues throughout the region, donates his time and talents to numerous causes and charities, and continuously works to perfect his performing and songwriting. This high level of professionalism earned Jeff a slot as a showcase artist or finalist at Folsom Ridge, KRCL Founder's Title Folk and Bluegrass Festival, Tucson Folk Festival, Sierra Songwriter's Festival Lake County Folk Fesival and the Wildflower Arts and Music Festival. Jeff is an active member of the Folk Alliance, as well as a founding member of the Austin Performing Songwriters." Other Jeff Talmadge titles available - Secret Anniversaries and The Spinning of the World
For more info check out www.jefftalmadge.com
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Lie To Me
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Gravity, Grace and the Moon
Produced by Bradley Kopp. Thirteen songs on the new studio recording from Kerrville New Folk Finalist and Falcon Ridge Showcase Artist Jeff Talmadge. The new CD reunites Glenn Fukunaga (bass), Paul Pearcy (percussion), and Bradley Kopp (guitar), and they are joined by Chip Dolan (accordion and piano), Richard Bowden (fiddle), Rich Brock (harmonica) and Randy McCullough (back vocals). Guest appearances by Peter Keane (guitar), Michael Hardwick (dobro), Lorrie Singer and Karen Mal (back vocals)
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Photograph
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseSecret Anniversaries
Intelligent and graceful songs, gloriously performed and lovingly produced. Features Gene Elders, Beth Galiger & more.
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseThe Spinning of the World
"Lyrics as sharp as a cactus spine...." -Dan Alloway, KTEP (El Paso)
"You don't listen to Talmadge's original songs as much as slip into his world...." -Todd de Groff, Victory Music Review
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseBad Tattoo
"Jeff Talmadge was born in Ulvade, Texas, and spent his earliest years under the twin spells of rock 'n roll and folk music. He was deeply influenced by Townes Van Zandt and John Stewart and intrigued by the growing music scene in Austin. At Duke University, he won the prestigious Academy of American Poets Award, seeing publication of several of his pieces. He went on to receive a Master of Fine Arts from the Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers in North Carolina. After years away from actively performing, Jeff struck out on his own in 1998. He now headlines at venues throughout the region, donates his time and talents to numerous causes and charities, and continuously works to perfect his performing and songwriting. This high level of professionalism earned Jeff a slot as a showcase artist or finalist at Folsom Ridge, KRCL Founder's Title Folk and Bluegrass Festival, Tucson Folk Festival, Sierra Songwriter's Festival Lake County Folk Fesival and the Wildflower Arts and Music Festival. Jeff is an active member of the Folk Alliance, as well as a founding member of the Austin Performing Songwriters." Other Jeff Talmadge titles available - Secret Anniversaries and The Spinning of the World
For more info check out www.jefftalmadge.com
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Lie To Me
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DANNY TATE Destination X TRACK LISTING: 1. Destination X / 2. Last Chance Heaven / 3. Talking to Me / 4. Real / 5. Catch The Wind / 6. Dark Side of Love / 7. The Gospel According to Life / 8. Broken Down On Memory Lane / 9. Let Em Fall / 10. Backstreets of Little Rock / 11. Back Door to Heaven Former Virgin Recording Artist Danny Tate has returned like a prodigal son from the land of riotous living with a full-length recording from NoVille Records that outdoes all of his previous releases combined! Destination X represents the culmination of his musical and lyrical vision. Employing his confessional style, the listener will learn almost too much about the writer with his struggles between the spirit and the flesh. The latest single will hit the radio waves on January 9th, and the proverbial tsunami will spread across the world. LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Destination X CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase |
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JACKSON TAYLOR BAND The Whiskey Sessions TRACK LISTING: No Apologies / Joy & Pain / Highway 101 / Tonight (Is All About Me) / Are The Good Times Really Over For Good / Whiskey Sessions / Bottom Of The Bottle / The Mirror / Saved / Modern Day Joad / That's Just Life / Jim Beam / BONUS TRACKS: Shame (Live) / If I Could Have It My Way ('06) / Bare Feet On The Dash ('06) LISTEN - MP3 Clip! No Apologies CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase |
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JACKSON TAYLOR BAND Live Locked & Loaded at Longhorns Saloon TRACK LISTING: Whiskey & Women / Goin' Down Swingin' / Mas Mas Tequila / Tear Me Down / Old Lone Star / Hard Timin' Love / Something More / Easy Lovin' Stranger / Blue Agave / Gypsies & Drifters / If I Could Have It My Way / Maria / Humboldt County Grown / It's Not Supposed To Be That Way / Wicked Wicked Me / Broken / Barefeet on the Dash / Whiskey / Long Legs & Long Necks LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Whiskey & Women CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase |
JACKSON TAYLOR BAND
Easy Lovin' Stranger
TRACK LISTING: Whiskey / Tear Me Down / Easy Lovin' Stranger / Old Habits / Hard Timin Love / It's Not Supposed To Be That Way / Slow Rollin' Low / Easter Last Year / Tequila Freedom / Mothers' Prayers / Tragic
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JACKSON TAYLOR BAND
Outlaw Vol. 1: 2001-2003
TRACK LISTING: Blue Agave / Humboldt County / Maria / Something More / Guitars, Jim Beam & Waylon / Drinkin' All Night Long / Old Lone Star / Mas Mas Tequila / She's a Real Good Girl / mama She's Pretty / Circle of Trust / Gypsies & Drifters / Long Legs & Long Necks / Ride the Lightnin' / Leave Me Alone / She's a Real Good Girl / Mama She's Pretty
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Broken
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JACKSON TAYLOR BAND
Goin' Down Swingin'
TRACK LISTING: Whiskey & Women / Goin' Down Swingin' / Country State of Mind / Ragged Old Truck / Barefeet on the Dash / Broken / Wicked Me / My Way / Faulkner by Dashboard Light / Shame / Mama, Jesus and the Devil / Titty's & Beer
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JACKSON TAYLOR BAND
Hollow Eyed and Wasted
"Jackson Taylor and the boys pick up right where they left off on Gypsies & Drifters and offer ten more songs of some of the best new Outlaw country around. This is not the lowest common denominator ad executive version of Texas music - - hell, no. This is the sound of every night in a new roadhouse or honky-tonk, one too many the night before and waking up to the realization of some horrible miscalculation, good times, hard living, and the moral conflicts of existing in a Nietzschean universe. Yeah, that's right, Jackson Taylor knows his way around a bar, but his lyrics show he's also no stranger to the darker corners of the Ivory Tower. On the disc's opening track, a bar room rocker about raising hell called "Long Legs & Longnecks," Jackson Taylor's paean to insouciance - - try and say that after a few shots - - has a few sobering reflections hidden in its crevices. But don't let that scare you away..." -Jud Block, Rockzilla World
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Long Legs and Long Necks
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JACKSON TAYLOR BAND
Gypsies and Drifters
"Jackson Lee Taylor has a lot of expectations to live up to. Many of legends have three names – take Billy Joe Shaver, Jerry Jeff Walker, or Robert Earl Keen for example. These are the guys who have lived the lives of gypsies and drifters. Taylor’s sophomore is aptly titled Gypsies and Drifters, and is dedicated to ol’ Waylon Jennings. That being said, the album is one that I had expectations for even before listening to it....Gypsies and Drifters has too many high points to name just one. And there’s too many great songs to pack into a single review. What can be said is that Taylor has averted the “jinx” of the “sophomore album curse,” that can make or break an artist or a band. Be sure to catch these gypsies and drifters when they roll into a town near you."
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Guitars, Jim Beam and Waylon
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JACKSON TAYLOR BAND
Humboldt County
In the liner notes to Jackson Taylor's debut disc, he thanks and praises his "Holy Trinity: Elvis Presley, Waylon Jennings and Billy Joe Shaver" - but he didn't have to spell them out. Their influences are clear throughout "Humboldt County," a time-warp disc that recalls the late '50s, when the fences between country and rock 'n' roll were a whole lot lower. Taylor (no relation to James) has found a musical middle ground without compromising his sound. The mix of covers and originals are equally appealing. Taylor is excellent on the Elvis hit "That's All Right Mama" (you can hear hints of a sneer in his voice) and the disc's title track, his own "Humboldt County Grown," is a hip and funny riff on his youth in Northern California's hippie haven. Taylor will probably find his biggest audience in Nashville, but his music has the kind of heart and honesty that deserves much wider acclaim.
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Lucky Night
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Easy Lovin' Stranger
TRACK LISTING: Whiskey / Tear Me Down / Easy Lovin' Stranger / Old Habits / Hard Timin Love / It's Not Supposed To Be That Way / Slow Rollin' Low / Easter Last Year / Tequila Freedom / Mothers' Prayers / Tragic
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseOutlaw Vol. 1: 2001-2003
TRACK LISTING: Blue Agave / Humboldt County / Maria / Something More / Guitars, Jim Beam & Waylon / Drinkin' All Night Long / Old Lone Star / Mas Mas Tequila / She's a Real Good Girl / mama She's Pretty / Circle of Trust / Gypsies & Drifters / Long Legs & Long Necks / Ride the Lightnin' / Leave Me Alone / She's a Real Good Girl / Mama She's Pretty
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Broken
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseGoin' Down Swingin'
TRACK LISTING: Whiskey & Women / Goin' Down Swingin' / Country State of Mind / Ragged Old Truck / Barefeet on the Dash / Broken / Wicked Me / My Way / Faulkner by Dashboard Light / Shame / Mama, Jesus and the Devil / Titty's & Beer
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseHollow Eyed and Wasted
"Jackson Taylor and the boys pick up right where they left off on Gypsies & Drifters and offer ten more songs of some of the best new Outlaw country around. This is not the lowest common denominator ad executive version of Texas music - - hell, no. This is the sound of every night in a new roadhouse or honky-tonk, one too many the night before and waking up to the realization of some horrible miscalculation, good times, hard living, and the moral conflicts of existing in a Nietzschean universe. Yeah, that's right, Jackson Taylor knows his way around a bar, but his lyrics show he's also no stranger to the darker corners of the Ivory Tower. On the disc's opening track, a bar room rocker about raising hell called "Long Legs & Longnecks," Jackson Taylor's paean to insouciance - - try and say that after a few shots - - has a few sobering reflections hidden in its crevices. But don't let that scare you away..." -Jud Block, Rockzilla World
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Long Legs and Long Necks
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseGypsies and Drifters
"Jackson Lee Taylor has a lot of expectations to live up to. Many of legends have three names – take Billy Joe Shaver, Jerry Jeff Walker, or Robert Earl Keen for example. These are the guys who have lived the lives of gypsies and drifters. Taylor’s sophomore is aptly titled Gypsies and Drifters, and is dedicated to ol’ Waylon Jennings. That being said, the album is one that I had expectations for even before listening to it....Gypsies and Drifters has too many high points to name just one. And there’s too many great songs to pack into a single review. What can be said is that Taylor has averted the “jinx” of the “sophomore album curse,” that can make or break an artist or a band. Be sure to catch these gypsies and drifters when they roll into a town near you."
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Guitars, Jim Beam and Waylon
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseHumboldt County
In the liner notes to Jackson Taylor's debut disc, he thanks and praises his "Holy Trinity: Elvis Presley, Waylon Jennings and Billy Joe Shaver" - but he didn't have to spell them out. Their influences are clear throughout "Humboldt County," a time-warp disc that recalls the late '50s, when the fences between country and rock 'n' roll were a whole lot lower. Taylor (no relation to James) has found a musical middle ground without compromising his sound. The mix of covers and originals are equally appealing. Taylor is excellent on the Elvis hit "That's All Right Mama" (you can hear hints of a sneer in his voice) and the disc's title track, his own "Humboldt County Grown," is a hip and funny riff on his youth in Northern California's hippie haven. Taylor will probably find his biggest audience in Nashville, but his music has the kind of heart and honesty that deserves much wider acclaim.
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Lucky Night
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LARRY JOE TAYLOR Summer Days "I took my band along with Lloyd Maines and Riley Osbourne down to Port A to record this CD. The studio is located about a block from the beach and about a mile from Shorty's. What a perfect place to record "Summer Days". I don't know what the definition of "Island Music" is but I do know that I wrote eight of the ten songs on Mustang Island and we reorded and mixed the CD on the island so I guess this must be "Island Music." I hope it puts you on a sunny island somewhere if only for a little while." -Larry Joe Taylor. Track Listing: Summer Days / Anywhere the Sun Shines / Second Wind / Once You Clear the Jettys / Take It Breezy / Fall Like a Stone / If I Can't Get Over You / Still Singin' Just For You / Headed South / Miss the Boat LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Summer Days CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase |
LARRY JOE TAYLOR
Port A to Port B
A collection of live acoustical performances recorded from port Aransas to Port Bolivar.
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Terlingua Sky
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LARRY JOE TAYLOR
12th Annual Texas Music Festival April 2000
Features live performances by Larry Joe, Steven Fromholz, Terri Hendrix, Blind Luck, Davin James, Tommy Alverson, The Groobees, Ed Burleson, Rusty Wier, Chris Slotzhauer, and South By Southwest.
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Larry Joe Taylor Third Coast
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LARRY JOE TAYLOR
Heart Of The Matter
The latest and greatest from this Texas Troubadour.
For more info check out www.larryjoetaylor.com
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LARRY JOE TAYLOR
Coastal and Western
1994 Campfire Records release featuring Gary P. Nunn, Augie Myers, Christine Albert and Lloyd Maines.
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LARRY JOE TAYLOR
First Row, Third Coast
1997 Boatfolks Records release produced by Lloyd Maines. "From cowboy poetry to dixieland to rock n roll to r&b."
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Port A to Port B
A collection of live acoustical performances recorded from port Aransas to Port Bolivar.
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Terlingua Sky
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase12th Annual Texas Music Festival April 2000
Features live performances by Larry Joe, Steven Fromholz, Terri Hendrix, Blind Luck, Davin James, Tommy Alverson, The Groobees, Ed Burleson, Rusty Wier, Chris Slotzhauer, and South By Southwest.
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Larry Joe Taylor Third Coast
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseHeart Of The Matter
The latest and greatest from this Texas Troubadour.
For more info check out www.larryjoetaylor.com
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseCoastal and Western
1994 Campfire Records release featuring Gary P. Nunn, Augie Myers, Christine Albert and Lloyd Maines.
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseFirst Row, Third Coast
1997 Boatfolks Records release produced by Lloyd Maines. "From cowboy poetry to dixieland to rock n roll to r&b."
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OWEN TEMPLE
Right Here and Now
The latest from the popular the Texas singer-songwriter. Produced by Phil Madeira, the album features 12 new tracks. The result is an album that overflows with life and honors the traditions of American roots music. The quiet power of “Little Sweet Loss” reminds us of our shared kinship with “people you pass on the street.” “No Daring Is Fatal”, the first single, is a fiddle-charged anthem to living life boldly, and “This Ain’t Las Vegas,” a statement of commitment to a lover despite the odds, is the result of a rocky vacation trip Temple made to the Nevada gambling mecca.
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Accidentally Break My Heart
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OWEN TEMPLE
Passing Through
His latest! More great songs and another all-star cast including Terri Hendrix, Bukka Allen and Lloyd Maines.
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OWEN TEMPLE
General Store
Lloyd Maines-produced country-rocker features John Inmon, Rich Brotherton, Cory Morrow and Pat Green.
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THE TEXAS REDEMPTORS
Milagros
Features Tary Owens, Maryann Price, Orange Jefferson, Pepi Plowman, Derek O'Brien, Mike Buck, Sarah Brown, Kaz Kazanoff, Nick Connolly, Paul ray, Fran Christina, Ed Vizard and more. "Part slow bellyrubbing romance, part field holler and blues lament. part church revival, and a whole lot of hootenany and house party, this waht the Redemptors are made of, never mind the technical details. From the very first smoky pleadings of W.C. Clark, the godfather of east Austin bluesand the sweetest voice either side of I-35, floating over the sanctified chords bubbling out of a B3 swamp while saxophones nod their heads in approval, salvation through music washes over us all...It's music that jumps likea buckdancer, crawls like a snake's belly, cuts like a knife through the thick heat and comes out ragged but right. Last I checked, they're not making a whole lot of that kind of music anymore. redeem yourself and listen up." -Joe Nick Patoski"
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! How Do You Mend a Broken Heart?
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THE TEXAS SWING KINGS
...Are On the Air
Recorded live in Austin, Texas on KUT-FM's "Live Set." The Texas Swing Kings are Howard Kalish, Gary Hartman, Mike Landshoot, Paul Glasse and Bob Pool.
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TEXAS UNLIMITED BAND
self-titled
"The Only 'Live' South Texas Dance Hall Band"
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! High Hopes
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TEYE
El Gitano Punky
The re-mastered, enhanced re-release of Teye's first flamenco album.
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! La Vera Oscuidad
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TEYE
Viva El Flamenco
A master of the flamenco guitar, this is his critically acclaimed 1999 (and first U.S.) release.
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! La Vera Oscuidad
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Right Here and Now
The latest from the popular the Texas singer-songwriter. Produced by Phil Madeira, the album features 12 new tracks. The result is an album that overflows with life and honors the traditions of American roots music. The quiet power of “Little Sweet Loss” reminds us of our shared kinship with “people you pass on the street.” “No Daring Is Fatal”, the first single, is a fiddle-charged anthem to living life boldly, and “This Ain’t Las Vegas,” a statement of commitment to a lover despite the odds, is the result of a rocky vacation trip Temple made to the Nevada gambling mecca.
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Accidentally Break My Heart
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchasePassing Through
His latest! More great songs and another all-star cast including Terri Hendrix, Bukka Allen and Lloyd Maines.
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseGeneral Store
Lloyd Maines-produced country-rocker features John Inmon, Rich Brotherton, Cory Morrow and Pat Green.
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseMilagros
Features Tary Owens, Maryann Price, Orange Jefferson, Pepi Plowman, Derek O'Brien, Mike Buck, Sarah Brown, Kaz Kazanoff, Nick Connolly, Paul ray, Fran Christina, Ed Vizard and more. "Part slow bellyrubbing romance, part field holler and blues lament. part church revival, and a whole lot of hootenany and house party, this waht the Redemptors are made of, never mind the technical details. From the very first smoky pleadings of W.C. Clark, the godfather of east Austin bluesand the sweetest voice either side of I-35, floating over the sanctified chords bubbling out of a B3 swamp while saxophones nod their heads in approval, salvation through music washes over us all...It's music that jumps likea buckdancer, crawls like a snake's belly, cuts like a knife through the thick heat and comes out ragged but right. Last I checked, they're not making a whole lot of that kind of music anymore. redeem yourself and listen up." -Joe Nick Patoski"
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! How Do You Mend a Broken Heart?
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase...Are On the Air
Recorded live in Austin, Texas on KUT-FM's "Live Set." The Texas Swing Kings are Howard Kalish, Gary Hartman, Mike Landshoot, Paul Glasse and Bob Pool.
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseself-titled
"The Only 'Live' South Texas Dance Hall Band"
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! High Hopes
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseEl Gitano Punky
The re-mastered, enhanced re-release of Teye's first flamenco album.
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! La Vera Oscuidad
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseViva El Flamenco
A master of the flamenco guitar, this is his critically acclaimed 1999 (and first U.S.) release.
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! La Vera Oscuidad
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THE LUCKY TOMBLIN BAND In A Honky-Tonk Mood This dynamic band features an all-star cast of Texas musicians, led by singer/songwriter Lucky Tomblin, that takes the listener on a musical tour of the Lone Star State, where honky-tonk, blues, rock 'n' roll, Tex-Mex, blue-eyed soul and traditional country music get together for one big Texas celebration! TRACK LISTING: I Done It / The Keys In The Mail Box / Trademark / Lonesome Hearted Blues / I Don't Believe I'll Fall In Love Today / Cold War / Your Are The One / Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor / I Love You So Much It Hurts / There She Goes / Squaws Along The Yukon / I Got The Bull By The Horns / Trouble In Mind / Loose Talk / Thanks Alot LISTEN - MP3 Clip! I Done It CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase |
THE LUCKY TOMBLIN BAND
self-titled
Featuring Redd Volkaert, Earl Poole Ball, Cindy Cashdollar, Sarah Brown, Bobby Arnold, Jon Hahn, with special guest, Augie Meyers.
"A bounty-sized crew of Texas music hitters have joined forces for one wild tour de force that has to be heard to be believed. Truly an assemblage that's a dream band, the killer music flows like water." - Midwest Record Recap
"This is the kind of under-the-radar country album that renews one's faith in the indie scene in general, and Texas in particular." - Slipcue.com
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self-titled
Featuring Redd Volkaert, Earl Poole Ball, Cindy Cashdollar, Sarah Brown, Bobby Arnold, Jon Hahn, with special guest, Augie Meyers.
"A bounty-sized crew of Texas music hitters have joined forces for one wild tour de force that has to be heard to be believed. Truly an assemblage that's a dream band, the killer music flows like water." - Midwest Record Recap
"This is the kind of under-the-radar country album that renews one's faith in the indie scene in general, and Texas in particular." - Slipcue.com
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STEVIE TOMBSTONE 7:30 A.M. "Stevie Tombstone's album, 7:30 A.M., will stop you in your tracks. THIS is the sound of genuine Country music. Each of the 12 songs is a hard dose of reality...all vignettes of the side of life and love that you pray to God you don't end up on. One of the best albums to come ouut of Texas this year!" -Dave Mulholland, Tower Records LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Can't Go Back To Yesterday CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase |
TOMBSTONES
Twang From the Grave
Founded in 1985 by frontman and guitarist Stevie Tombstone the band performed its unique brand of swampabilly rock . while cutting their teeth in the punk rock scene the Tombstones played with the likes of The Circle Jerks, Stray Cats, Divine Horsemen, D.R.I , Lords of the New Church, Bad Brains and many more...the TOMBSTONES first appeared on comp" make the city grovel in its dust " with the song "nobody " a mournful tune reminiscent of early Gunclub this tune was later covered by "Stiv Bators'" of Dead Boys fame on his last release in France in 1996. In 2004 Stevie appeared on the Cash Tribute "Dear Johnny" and is exposed to the resurgence of psychobilly and punk rock. Pennsylvania band the Lonesome Kings cover the Tombstones psycobilly number 'Jailhouse Tattoo." After receiving many requests Stevie has decided release many unheard Tombstones tracks as well as the possible rerelease of the twilight ep . the Tombstones are planning rehearsals and shows for the upcoming year as well stay tuned for more info on line up and releases......
TRACK LISTING: Dark As a Dungeon / Likkered Up / Jailhouse Tattoo / The Black Cat / Tombstone Tales / No-Body / Her House Is the Way To Hell / Axeman of New Orleans / Preachin', Prayin', Guitar Playin' / Snake Oil Boogie / Too High To Go To Heaven
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TRADER-PRICE
self-titled
Trader-Price's combination of impeccable harmonies and energized performances has won the hearts of music fans and inspired the support of fellow performers like Reba McEntire and the late Roy Orbison. The band is a uniquely talented, self-contained group whose members are not only great singers but excellent musicians and songwriters as well.
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WALTER TRAGERT
Lousy with Desire
Highly recommended!!! Produced by Scrappy Jud Newcomb. The long awaited sophomore effort from Austin's answer to Graham Parker, Elvis Costello and Van Morrison. Features a great band that includes Scrappy, Dana Myzer, Ron Flynt, and Cornbread plus appearances by the Tosca String Quartet and Seela.
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JUSTIN TREVINO
Too Many Heartaches
TRACK LISTING: 1. Texas Honky Tonk / 2. Stranger In Our Home / 3. Five Minutes of the Latest Blues / 4. Tonight She Hits the Honky Tonks Again / 5. I Turn to the Wine / 6. The End / 7. Love Is No Excuse / 8. Too Many Heartaches / 9. Forbidden Love / 10. Don't Leave the Leaving Up to Me / 11. Face to the Wall / 12. Honky Tonk Atmosphere
Justin Trevino knows the first and foremost commandment of Texas country music: keep it real. And that's just what he does. While genuine country music may be in short supply in Nashville these days, a fervent real country movement is in full blossom in Central Texas, and Justin Trevino is the latest distinctive voice to emerge from that booming scene.
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JUSTIN TREVINO
The Scene of the Crying
The Scene of the Crying, Trevino’s second Lone Star Records album, finds the multitalented artist echoing the golden years of country music with a modern savvy, and joined by some famed guests.
"Justin has been back in the studio and produced his latest masterpiece. He has a very good talent with finding the right songs. This is as usual real hard Texas Honky Tonk songs. The songs are many old greats mixed with some for me new titles. I would like to mention all 12 songs as favourites but I´ll satisify myself by only mentioning "Two Empty Glasses", "Three´s A Crowd" (which was recorded by George Jones way back when), "Sound That Breaking Heart Makes", "Rest Of My Life", "She Didn´t Color Daddy", "Then And Only Then" and the best track of the CD "I Saw A Man Dying Today". I want to give any extra hat to Dicky Overbey for his incredibly wonderful steelplaying. He has gotten a lot of room to play on this record. A must-have for you who like Texas-country. Here it is at its´ best."
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JUSTIN TREVINO
Travelin' Singin' Man
That travelin', singin' man, Justin Trevino trots out a new disc of pure Texas honky tonk. The sounds so authentic that you'd swear you're at a Lone Star dancehall. Trevino co-produced with Texas Johnny Bush, who duets with him on two cuts including the bonus track "One More Drink & Then I Go". -MoM
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GERONIMO TREVINO III AND THE GERONIMO BAND
Loves' Lost and Found
TRACK LISTING: 1. Holdin' On / 2. Land of the Navajo / 3. Someplace Far Away / 4. Love Lost and Found / 5. Family Jewels / 6. Warmth Of Mexico / 7. West Texas Girls / 8. Mira Las Palomas / 9. When is the Right Time? / 10. I'm Still Not Over You / 11. I Still Miss Someone / 12. Maiden's Prayer
Geronimo Trevino and his crew are known for a real-deal country sound which fuses traditional honky-tonk with original numbers that confront everything from beloved pickup trucks to love gone wrong.
"Trevino takes his classic country sound, blends it with a dash of the old western style, a sprinkle of Latin spice and more than a little guts to create an album that shoots from the hip, speaks from the heart and touches the soul." John Goodspeed, music writer for the San Antonio Express-News
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HERMANOS TREVINO
Conjunto Con Padres
Conjunto tribute album to Hermanos Trevino with 1964 and 1989 recordings with Flaco Jimenez. Also contains more recent recordings of Geronimo Trevino Jr, Johnny Rodriguez and Geronimo Trevino III. "A beautiful document of not just one band or one family, but of the evolution of a major segment of Texas society and culture." -Austin Chronicle
For more info check out www.txdirect.net/~geronimo/
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GERONIMO TREVINO
Trying To Break the Honky-Tonk Fever
Ten Years of recordings by Geronimo Trevino III, beginning with four sides recorded at Sound Masters Stusio in Houston, Texas by legendary producer A.V. Mittelstedt. Seven live recordings from 1997 and two recent studio cuts. For more info check out www.txdirect.net/users/geronimo
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GERONIMO TREVINO
Live From Kendalia Halle
1997 release features true honky-tonk music recorded live. A mix of originals and country standards.
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GERONIMO TREVINO
Third Generation
A great mix of Texas Country Music and Tex-Mex. Features three generations of Trevinos.
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GERONIMO TREVINO
Hobo Without a Train
Recorded at Pedernales Studio, this CD features jazz guitarist Jackie King.
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GERONIMO TREVINO
My Heroes Have Always Killed Cowboys
Texas country and a tribute to the Native American Indian. Features Vassar Clements, Roy Husky Jr, Buddy Emmons.
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GREG TROOPER
Between a House and a Hard Place
Recorded live, produced by Eric "Roscoe"Ambel . TRACK LISTING: 1. 22 Miles to Bristol 2. Two Drops of Rain 3. We Won't Dance 4. Little Sister 5. Biologically Blue 6. Once and for All 7. Ireland 8. Take the Gun Out of Your Mouth 9. Lovin' Never Came That Easy 10. Hannah's Dreams 11. So French 12. Cumberland Square 13. Another Shitty Saturday Night 14. Carmelita 15. Everywhere 16. Halfway
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RANSOM TULLIS & the LUXURY LINERS
self-titled
Well hell yea. It's about time that we get some guys back on the scene in Austin that were there "in the day". What does it sound like? Texas Outlaw Country, Lukenbach-style, with an eye toward early-seventies "original" alternative-country from bands like Poco, Pure Prarie League and Gram Parsons.
Leading the band is Ransom Tullis (a.k.a. Gregg Yows). Taking his stage name from his great, great grandfather who was known for stirring up trouble in South Texas, Gregg has been a part of the Austin music scene in various projects since the early nineties.
The Luxury Liners boasts an all-star line-up starring legends like drummer and original player on Michael Martin Murphy's classic “Cosmic Cowboy”, Michael McGeary. McGeary is probably most known for his drum work as the backbone of Jerry Jeff Walker’s Lost Gonzo Band, taking the lead on numerous albums including the now legendary “Viva Terlingua” which also features Gary P. Nunn, Ray Willie Hubbard and others. McGeary was also the man on the skins for Balcones Fault, who in their day, were the kings of the Armadillo World Headquarters.
Joining McGeary in the rhythm section is bassist Dean Stinsmuehlen, also from Balcones Fault. Dean is as solid as they come and has seen it all. Country flat-pickin’ guitar and mandolin virtuoso Peter Stiles (Meat Purveyors) rounds out the core of the band.
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Twang From the Grave
Founded in 1985 by frontman and guitarist Stevie Tombstone the band performed its unique brand of swampabilly rock . while cutting their teeth in the punk rock scene the Tombstones played with the likes of The Circle Jerks, Stray Cats, Divine Horsemen, D.R.I , Lords of the New Church, Bad Brains and many more...the TOMBSTONES first appeared on comp" make the city grovel in its dust " with the song "nobody " a mournful tune reminiscent of early Gunclub this tune was later covered by "Stiv Bators'" of Dead Boys fame on his last release in France in 1996. In 2004 Stevie appeared on the Cash Tribute "Dear Johnny" and is exposed to the resurgence of psychobilly and punk rock. Pennsylvania band the Lonesome Kings cover the Tombstones psycobilly number 'Jailhouse Tattoo." After receiving many requests Stevie has decided release many unheard Tombstones tracks as well as the possible rerelease of the twilight ep . the Tombstones are planning rehearsals and shows for the upcoming year as well stay tuned for more info on line up and releases......
TRACK LISTING: Dark As a Dungeon / Likkered Up / Jailhouse Tattoo / The Black Cat / Tombstone Tales / No-Body / Her House Is the Way To Hell / Axeman of New Orleans / Preachin', Prayin', Guitar Playin' / Snake Oil Boogie / Too High To Go To Heaven
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Dark As a Dungeon
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Trader-Price's combination of impeccable harmonies and energized performances has won the hearts of music fans and inspired the support of fellow performers like Reba McEntire and the late Roy Orbison. The band is a uniquely talented, self-contained group whose members are not only great singers but excellent musicians and songwriters as well.
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Texas Girl
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseLousy with Desire
Highly recommended!!! Produced by Scrappy Jud Newcomb. The long awaited sophomore effort from Austin's answer to Graham Parker, Elvis Costello and Van Morrison. Features a great band that includes Scrappy, Dana Myzer, Ron Flynt, and Cornbread plus appearances by the Tosca String Quartet and Seela.
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Singing on the Radio
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseToo Many Heartaches
TRACK LISTING: 1. Texas Honky Tonk / 2. Stranger In Our Home / 3. Five Minutes of the Latest Blues / 4. Tonight She Hits the Honky Tonks Again / 5. I Turn to the Wine / 6. The End / 7. Love Is No Excuse / 8. Too Many Heartaches / 9. Forbidden Love / 10. Don't Leave the Leaving Up to Me / 11. Face to the Wall / 12. Honky Tonk Atmosphere
Justin Trevino knows the first and foremost commandment of Texas country music: keep it real. And that's just what he does. While genuine country music may be in short supply in Nashville these days, a fervent real country movement is in full blossom in Central Texas, and Justin Trevino is the latest distinctive voice to emerge from that booming scene.
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Too Many Heartaches
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseThe Scene of the Crying
The Scene of the Crying, Trevino’s second Lone Star Records album, finds the multitalented artist echoing the golden years of country music with a modern savvy, and joined by some famed guests.
"Justin has been back in the studio and produced his latest masterpiece. He has a very good talent with finding the right songs. This is as usual real hard Texas Honky Tonk songs. The songs are many old greats mixed with some for me new titles. I would like to mention all 12 songs as favourites but I´ll satisify myself by only mentioning "Two Empty Glasses", "Three´s A Crowd" (which was recorded by George Jones way back when), "Sound That Breaking Heart Makes", "Rest Of My Life", "She Didn´t Color Daddy", "Then And Only Then" and the best track of the CD "I Saw A Man Dying Today". I want to give any extra hat to Dicky Overbey for his incredibly wonderful steelplaying. He has gotten a lot of room to play on this record. A must-have for you who like Texas-country. Here it is at its´ best."
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseTravelin' Singin' Man
That travelin', singin' man, Justin Trevino trots out a new disc of pure Texas honky tonk. The sounds so authentic that you'd swear you're at a Lone Star dancehall. Trevino co-produced with Texas Johnny Bush, who duets with him on two cuts including the bonus track "One More Drink & Then I Go". -MoM
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! All Right I'll Sign the Papers
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseLoves' Lost and Found
TRACK LISTING: 1. Holdin' On / 2. Land of the Navajo / 3. Someplace Far Away / 4. Love Lost and Found / 5. Family Jewels / 6. Warmth Of Mexico / 7. West Texas Girls / 8. Mira Las Palomas / 9. When is the Right Time? / 10. I'm Still Not Over You / 11. I Still Miss Someone / 12. Maiden's Prayer
Geronimo Trevino and his crew are known for a real-deal country sound which fuses traditional honky-tonk with original numbers that confront everything from beloved pickup trucks to love gone wrong.
"Trevino takes his classic country sound, blends it with a dash of the old western style, a sprinkle of Latin spice and more than a little guts to create an album that shoots from the hip, speaks from the heart and touches the soul." John Goodspeed, music writer for the San Antonio Express-News
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Love's Lost and Found
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseConjunto Con Padres
Conjunto tribute album to Hermanos Trevino with 1964 and 1989 recordings with Flaco Jimenez. Also contains more recent recordings of Geronimo Trevino Jr, Johnny Rodriguez and Geronimo Trevino III. "A beautiful document of not just one band or one family, but of the evolution of a major segment of Texas society and culture." -Austin Chronicle
For more info check out www.txdirect.net/~geronimo/
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseTrying To Break the Honky-Tonk Fever
Ten Years of recordings by Geronimo Trevino III, beginning with four sides recorded at Sound Masters Stusio in Houston, Texas by legendary producer A.V. Mittelstedt. Seven live recordings from 1997 and two recent studio cuts. For more info check out www.txdirect.net/users/geronimo
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Son of San Antone Rose
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseLive From Kendalia Halle
1997 release features true honky-tonk music recorded live. A mix of originals and country standards.
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseThird Generation
A great mix of Texas Country Music and Tex-Mex. Features three generations of Trevinos.
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseHobo Without a Train
Recorded at Pedernales Studio, this CD features jazz guitarist Jackie King.
For more info check out www.txdirect.net/users/geronimo
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseMy Heroes Have Always Killed Cowboys
Texas country and a tribute to the Native American Indian. Features Vassar Clements, Roy Husky Jr, Buddy Emmons.
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseBetween a House and a Hard Place
Recorded live, produced by Eric "Roscoe"Ambel . TRACK LISTING: 1. 22 Miles to Bristol 2. Two Drops of Rain 3. We Won't Dance 4. Little Sister 5. Biologically Blue 6. Once and for All 7. Ireland 8. Take the Gun Out of Your Mouth 9. Lovin' Never Came That Easy 10. Hannah's Dreams 11. So French 12. Cumberland Square 13. Another Shitty Saturday Night 14. Carmelita 15. Everywhere 16. Halfway
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! 22 Miles To Bristol
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseself-titled
Well hell yea. It's about time that we get some guys back on the scene in Austin that were there "in the day". What does it sound like? Texas Outlaw Country, Lukenbach-style, with an eye toward early-seventies "original" alternative-country from bands like Poco, Pure Prarie League and Gram Parsons.
Leading the band is Ransom Tullis (a.k.a. Gregg Yows). Taking his stage name from his great, great grandfather who was known for stirring up trouble in South Texas, Gregg has been a part of the Austin music scene in various projects since the early nineties.
The Luxury Liners boasts an all-star line-up starring legends like drummer and original player on Michael Martin Murphy's classic “Cosmic Cowboy”, Michael McGeary. McGeary is probably most known for his drum work as the backbone of Jerry Jeff Walker’s Lost Gonzo Band, taking the lead on numerous albums including the now legendary “Viva Terlingua” which also features Gary P. Nunn, Ray Willie Hubbard and others. McGeary was also the man on the skins for Balcones Fault, who in their day, were the kings of the Armadillo World Headquarters.
Joining McGeary in the rhythm section is bassist Dean Stinsmuehlen, also from Balcones Fault. Dean is as solid as they come and has seen it all. Country flat-pickin’ guitar and mandolin virtuoso Peter Stiles (Meat Purveyors) rounds out the core of the band.
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Free Ride Home
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TIM TURNBEAUGH My Heart Followed You TRACK LISTING: My Heart Followed You / She Thinks I Still Care / I Thought I Heard You Call My Name / I Shall Not Be Moved / Don't Overlook Salvation / Way Down Texas Way / Crying My Heart Out Over You / I Wouldn't Change You If I Could / Window Up Above / Beautiful Life LISTEN - MP3 Clip! My Heart Followed You CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase |
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THE TWIN CITY PLAYBOYS Texas Memories Texas fiddler Kevin Anthony, John Tallaksen of Black Bear Bayou on acoustic guitar & Cajun accordion, Eric Paulson of The Cajun Hotsoles on stand up bass (bull fiddle), Al Epp of Black Bear Bayou on snare and Geoff Schley of Free Range Pickin' and Bill Quinn on lapsteel/dobro/pedal steel. The Twin City Playboys play traditional country music from SE Texas and Cajun music from SW Louisiana. Drawing heavily on musical influences that were a part of Kevin's upbringing in Galveston, Texas The Twin City Playboys stay true to the origins of the music. The set up is simple and straight forward using acoustic instruments (except for lap steel). They conjure up the sounds of the good old days before commercial radio and take a journey to the roots of country & Cajun music.! TRACK LISTING: Violet Two Step / Galveston Waltz / Hello Trouble / Waltz Across Texas / Crazy Arms / Gran Mamou / Lacassine Special / Jolie Blon / Walley Two Step LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Violet Two Step CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase |
TWO HOOTS AND A HOLLER
self-titled
Excellent new studio recordings of both new songs and Hoots classics produced by Jesse Dayton for Houston's Stag Records. TRACK LISTING: 1. Step Fast / 2. Dance Hall Swing / 3. Blue Texas Northern / 4. Sukiyaki / 5. Good Used Heart / 6. Leaving Lafayette / 7. Angels Cry / 8. Katy Ann / 9. Blues In the Night / 10. No Man’s Land
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TWO HOOTS AND A HOLLER
Songs Our Vinyl Taught Us
TRACK LISTING: 1. We Used To Fuss / 2. Wild Wild Mind / 3. Raging Eyes / 4. I Still Miss Someone / 5. Someday Someway / 6. You Got It / 7. Garbage Man / 9. Sea Of Heartbreak / 10. Wishing / 11. I Can't Help Falling In Love / 12. I'll Be There / 13. Starry Eyes / 14. Christmas In Jail
Highly recommended!!! From the Cramps to Buddy Holly to Roky Erickson, this is a CD of tunes that the Hoots have played live over the years but never recorded. Fronted by the talented, combustible Rick Broussard (Houston musician David Beebe calls him "the only real rock and roller I've ever met"), Two Hoots and a Holler have won Best Roots Band at the Austin Music Awards 7 times. Their CD "No Man's Land" has become a Texas cult classic and is a perennial seller for TMRU 13 years after it's 1991 release!
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self-titled
Excellent new studio recordings of both new songs and Hoots classics produced by Jesse Dayton for Houston's Stag Records. TRACK LISTING: 1. Step Fast / 2. Dance Hall Swing / 3. Blue Texas Northern / 4. Sukiyaki / 5. Good Used Heart / 6. Leaving Lafayette / 7. Angels Cry / 8. Katy Ann / 9. Blues In the Night / 10. No Man’s Land
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CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseSongs Our Vinyl Taught Us
TRACK LISTING: 1. We Used To Fuss / 2. Wild Wild Mind / 3. Raging Eyes / 4. I Still Miss Someone / 5. Someday Someway / 6. You Got It / 7. Garbage Man / 9. Sea Of Heartbreak / 10. Wishing / 11. I Can't Help Falling In Love / 12. I'll Be There / 13. Starry Eyes / 14. Christmas In Jail
Highly recommended!!! From the Cramps to Buddy Holly to Roky Erickson, this is a CD of tunes that the Hoots have played live over the years but never recorded. Fronted by the talented, combustible Rick Broussard (Houston musician David Beebe calls him "the only real rock and roller I've ever met"), Two Hoots and a Holler have won Best Roots Band at the Austin Music Awards 7 times. Their CD "No Man's Land" has become a Texas cult classic and is a perennial seller for TMRU 13 years after it's 1991 release!
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Raging Eyes
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TWO HOOTS AND A HOLLER Songs Our Vinyl Taught Us Vol. 2 (This is a CD-R, with professional printing) For 20 years, Rick Broussard's Two Hoots & a Holler has epitomized the best aspects of Texas roots music, merging rockabilly with trad-country and adding enough punk abandon and songwriting flair to keep the whole thing from sounding retro-gimmicky or quaint. - Gilbert Garcia; San Antonio Curren TRACK LISTING: Whips And Furs / Rockin' Good Way / La Porte d'en Arriere / Battle Of New Orleans / Rock Around With Ollie Wee / Break-A-Way / Motorhead / Thousand Stars / Goo Goo Muck / Matilda / She Took A Lot Of Pills (And Died) / So Long Baby Goodbye LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Whips And Furs CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase |
TWO HOOTS AND A HOLLER
No Man's Land
Drawing on classic influences from Buddy Holly to the Clash, Rick Broussard's Two Hoots and a Holler are three-time Austin Chronicle Award winners as "Best Roots Rock Band." A great live act with the true Texas rock and roll spirit.
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Step Fast
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TWO TONS OF STEEL
Vegas
Recorded in Austin at Cedar Creek Studios, the new album perfectly captures the band’s rockabilly style — evoking the 1950s combo sound with masterful execution of the rock ’n’ roll beat, on-the-mark vocals, and country steel guitar and upright bass. It’s a sound that draws more than 12,000 fans to the band’s annual Two Tons Tuesdays music series at Gruene Hall and has earned it Best Country Band honors for eight years from the band’s hometown entertainment weekly, San Antonio Current.
Bandleader and frontman Kevin Geil penned the Tex-Mex flavored title track “Vegas,” with its south-of-the-border horns and chicken-pickin’ guitar, for his wife, Elena, “because she loves Vegas and loves to drive.” She also gets credits for photographs in the new album.
Weighing in with Geil (lead vocals, acoustic guitar) on Vegas, produced by Lloyd Maines, are Dennis Fallon (electric guitar, harmonica), Ric Ramierez (upright bass, harmony vocals), Chris Dodds (drums, harmony vocals) and Texas Steel Guitar Hall of Famer Denny Mathis (also dobro). Additional layers of sound are supplied by Riley Osbourn (Hammond B3, piano) and Fernando Castillo (trumpets).
"Two Tons of Steel is the archetypal Texas roadhouse band because they dish out a lusty mix of Western swing, honky-tonk and '50s rockabilly. In other words, every genre of music sanctioned by the state." -- Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Current
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DAN TYLER
I Hope
TRACK LISTING: 1. Costa Rica / 2. Ernest Day / 3. Even The Bad Times Are Good / 4. I Am The River / 5. I Hope / 6. Jesus, Come On Back! / 7. Watch What They're Saying / 8. Sweetheart / 9. The Light In Your Eyes / 10. When Will I? / 11. Love Remains
Dan Tyler is a singer-songwriter based in Nashville. His songs have been recorded by, among others; Eddy Arnold, Bobby Blue Bland, The Cox Family, Jackie DeShannon, Kenny Rogers, LeAnn Rimes, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Oak Ridge Boys, Joni Harms, Juice Newton, Paul Overstreet, SKO, Dr. Hook, Agnetha Faltskog (ABBA), Billy Ray Reynolds, Eddie Rabbitt, Steve Alaimo, Marie Osmond, Razzy Bailey, Mark Gray, Atlanta, and Fred Knobloch.
After 20 years as a successful songwriter, Dan is releasing "I Hope", his debut cd as a singer. Dan wrote all 11 songs on the cd, which was produced by Joe Pisapia, himself a talented singer-songwriter currently touring with Guster (2003).
In choosing songs from a lifetime of work, Dan and Joe were guided by their desire to communicate on a deep level with the listener. "I Hope" is a mature work from a writer who has lived long enough to appreciate the paradox of life, the joy and pain of existence. Despite the serious nature of the cd, the songs are remarkable for their musicality and "humability".
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KAREN TYLER
Alone and Blue
For more info check out members.aol.com/katyler
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KAREN TYLER
Lovin' the Blues Too Long
"Karen Tyler succeeds where 99% of 'sassy blues mamas' fail and its thanks to her exceptional songwriting skills and a voice that can deliver the full spectrum of blues from slow, smoky and sultry to raise-the-roof rockinitis....five bottles for a star on the rise." -Real Blues Magazine
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THE VANGUARDS
Live At Jovitas
"More than ten years had gone by since we'd all been together. Rehearsing at Mambo's house we were amazed at the way the songs fell together, and that the hot summer night at Jovita's in South Austin, the spirit felt strong indeed. I think we all felt like we'd finally come home. I know I did. After the gig we sat outside under the trees, beneath the stars, as we had so many times before, and spoke of many things. Mambo (drums) was very sick, and would soon be gone, but he played so beautifully that night..." - John Jordan, November 2001
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SUSANNA VAN TASSEL
The Heart I Wear
A fantastic debut from one of Austin's favorite real honky-tonk singers. Features an all-star cast of Austin musicians. Produced by Bruce Robison, Joe Hayden and Susanna Van Tassel.
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CARL VAUGHAN
Six Feet Deep In The Heart of Texas
Ten performances by the veteran Texas artist with a sound remnicent of JOHNNY BUSH and DARRELL MC CALL. Lots of fiddles and steel guitar. Covers include Who'll Buy The Wine, a hit by CHARLIE WALKER in 1960, Four In The Morning, number one for FARON YOUNG in 1971 and an instrumental version of Half A Mind, a 1958 top ten hit by ERNEST TUBB. Recomended for Traditional Country Music Fans.
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No Man's Land
Drawing on classic influences from Buddy Holly to the Clash, Rick Broussard's Two Hoots and a Holler are three-time Austin Chronicle Award winners as "Best Roots Rock Band." A great live act with the true Texas rock and roll spirit.
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Recorded in Austin at Cedar Creek Studios, the new album perfectly captures the band’s rockabilly style — evoking the 1950s combo sound with masterful execution of the rock ’n’ roll beat, on-the-mark vocals, and country steel guitar and upright bass. It’s a sound that draws more than 12,000 fans to the band’s annual Two Tons Tuesdays music series at Gruene Hall and has earned it Best Country Band honors for eight years from the band’s hometown entertainment weekly, San Antonio Current.
Bandleader and frontman Kevin Geil penned the Tex-Mex flavored title track “Vegas,” with its south-of-the-border horns and chicken-pickin’ guitar, for his wife, Elena, “because she loves Vegas and loves to drive.” She also gets credits for photographs in the new album.
Weighing in with Geil (lead vocals, acoustic guitar) on Vegas, produced by Lloyd Maines, are Dennis Fallon (electric guitar, harmonica), Ric Ramierez (upright bass, harmony vocals), Chris Dodds (drums, harmony vocals) and Texas Steel Guitar Hall of Famer Denny Mathis (also dobro). Additional layers of sound are supplied by Riley Osbourn (Hammond B3, piano) and Fernando Castillo (trumpets).
"Two Tons of Steel is the archetypal Texas roadhouse band because they dish out a lusty mix of Western swing, honky-tonk and '50s rockabilly. In other words, every genre of music sanctioned by the state." -- Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Current
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CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseI Hope
TRACK LISTING: 1. Costa Rica / 2. Ernest Day / 3. Even The Bad Times Are Good / 4. I Am The River / 5. I Hope / 6. Jesus, Come On Back! / 7. Watch What They're Saying / 8. Sweetheart / 9. The Light In Your Eyes / 10. When Will I? / 11. Love Remains
Dan Tyler is a singer-songwriter based in Nashville. His songs have been recorded by, among others; Eddy Arnold, Bobby Blue Bland, The Cox Family, Jackie DeShannon, Kenny Rogers, LeAnn Rimes, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Oak Ridge Boys, Joni Harms, Juice Newton, Paul Overstreet, SKO, Dr. Hook, Agnetha Faltskog (ABBA), Billy Ray Reynolds, Eddie Rabbitt, Steve Alaimo, Marie Osmond, Razzy Bailey, Mark Gray, Atlanta, and Fred Knobloch.
After 20 years as a successful songwriter, Dan is releasing "I Hope", his debut cd as a singer. Dan wrote all 11 songs on the cd, which was produced by Joe Pisapia, himself a talented singer-songwriter currently touring with Guster (2003).
In choosing songs from a lifetime of work, Dan and Joe were guided by their desire to communicate on a deep level with the listener. "I Hope" is a mature work from a writer who has lived long enough to appreciate the paradox of life, the joy and pain of existence. Despite the serious nature of the cd, the songs are remarkable for their musicality and "humability".
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CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseAlone and Blue
For more info check out members.aol.com/katyler
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseLovin' the Blues Too Long
"Karen Tyler succeeds where 99% of 'sassy blues mamas' fail and its thanks to her exceptional songwriting skills and a voice that can deliver the full spectrum of blues from slow, smoky and sultry to raise-the-roof rockinitis....five bottles for a star on the rise." -Real Blues Magazine
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseLive At Jovitas
"More than ten years had gone by since we'd all been together. Rehearsing at Mambo's house we were amazed at the way the songs fell together, and that the hot summer night at Jovita's in South Austin, the spirit felt strong indeed. I think we all felt like we'd finally come home. I know I did. After the gig we sat outside under the trees, beneath the stars, as we had so many times before, and spoke of many things. Mambo (drums) was very sick, and would soon be gone, but he played so beautifully that night..." - John Jordan, November 2001
LISTEN - MP3 Clip! I Must Be Dreaming
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseThe Heart I Wear
A fantastic debut from one of Austin's favorite real honky-tonk singers. Features an all-star cast of Austin musicians. Produced by Bruce Robison, Joe Hayden and Susanna Van Tassel.
CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchaseSix Feet Deep In The Heart of Texas
Ten performances by the veteran Texas artist with a sound remnicent of JOHNNY BUSH and DARRELL MC CALL. Lots of fiddles and steel guitar. Covers include Who'll Buy The Wine, a hit by CHARLIE WALKER in 1960, Four In The Morning, number one for FARON YOUNG in 1971 and an instrumental version of Half A Mind, a 1958 top ten hit by ERNEST TUBB. Recomended for Traditional Country Music Fans.
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