Jazzbanjorex
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I remember listening to this song with my dad. He liked Jerry Reed's picking and humor.
I remember listening to this song with my dad. He liked Jerry Reed's picking and humor.
Pull up a chair. A little more than 20 years ago, the San Francisco-based label HighTone Records put several of its best roots/alt-country bands on a bus and sent them across the country. The tour made a stop at the famous Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia, and I enjoyed one of the best nights of music of my life. The headlining group was Dave Alvin and his Guilty Men. The MC for the night was the Rev. Billy C. Wirtz (who's probably best described as a Redneck Tom Lehrer. Dude is hysterical). Also on the bill were Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys(!) and two up-and-comers, Dale Watson and Buddy Miller. The Guilty Men backed up everyone but the Rev. and Big Sandy. It was amazing.
So Buddy Miller comes out and he's introduced as this promising young songwriter from Nashville, who's being compared to a young Jim Lauderdale. That was pretty funny because Buddy's five years older than Jim. Dale Watson looked like he just fell off the back of a flatbed truck in Bakersfield. Dave and the GM brought the house down about four hours and many beverages later.
Buddy and Jim subsequently have done many things together. Buddy also has produced a ton of records, and was a member of Robert Plant's Band of Joy (along with Patty Griffin and Darrell Scott, among others). This is one he played that night in the Washington, D.C. suburbs. I can't do it justice but you should check out the original.
What ON EARTH is "trip hop", Robin?????
Merkel Haggard is my only guess
EDIT: MERKEL HAGGARD! Now there's a novelty song begging to be written. I meant Merle Haggard
Hi folks.My first time in the seasons.Hope I've done this right.One of my originals.I think it suits the genre.One of my favourite musical paths.This is an old video but I edited it to add the SOTU info.Apologies if that's not ok. I'll do some fresh songs on this thread later I hope.
Anyway this one's about The Continental Outlaw - Rococo Jesse James. A sophisticated bandit who rides a sophisticated range!
Cheers John
Hi folks.My first time in the seasons.Hope I've done this right.One of my originals.I think it suits the genre.One of my favourite musical paths.This is an old video but I edited it to add the SOTU info.Apologies if that's not ok. I'll do some fresh songs on this thread later I hope.
Anyway this one's about The Continental Outlaw - Rococo Jesse James. A sophisticated bandit who rides a sophisticated range!
Cheers John
Edit:whoops sorry just read the rules properly ..supposed to be newly recorded. Forgive me this once. Won't do any more old ones.
Welcome to the seasons John, and thanks for this excellent song and performance. We'll let it slide this time, and I certainly hope to see more of your work here and in future seasons. Love the tone you're getting with the pick. . .