Back in 2012, I posted a compilation featuring three great Texas artists: James Hand, Justin Trevino, and Don Walser and then last year, I posted a second volume of Texas legends - The Gourds, Doug Sahm, and Spoon. I decided not to wait another six years so here's another volume in the Texas Legend Series featuring Billy Joe Shaver, Dale Watson, and Ray Wylie Hubbard. I won't discuss their careers except to mention that Billy Joe Shaver was supposedly the inspiration for the Jeff Bridges character in the movie Crazy Heart. Also, I must issue a mea culpa - I haven't been keeping up with Dale Watson's recordings over the last 5-6 years, but was very pleasantly surprised (well, not really surprised) at how good his latest, Call Me Lucky, is. Additionally, if I had to recommend just one album from each of the featured artists, I'd go with Shaver's Tramp on Your Street, Dale Watson's I Hate These Songs, and Ray Wylie Hubbard's Loco Gringo's Lament.
I've also re-upped a bunch of other Texas artists:
The Damnations' Where it Lands
The 3 named singer-songwriter compilation
The Robert Earl Keen - Lyle Lovett compilation
A Trip Back to Alternative Country - Volume 4 compilation
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4 comments:
Hi Congrats for your blog that I have discovered by chance today
I'm not sure I'm in the right section for a request I try my luck !!!
First of all many thx to have re opened A Trip Back To Alternative Country Volume 4
Could you please do the same with the other volumes especially the third one I'm very interested by One Fell Swoop very rare track
Many thx in anticipation
Yours
@Philippe,
Just did it. Hope you like the other volumes!
best,
Ish
Hi Ish
What a surprise this morning when I woke up your sweet message & 3 volumes delivery out of the blue
One more to download. Magic A huge ta for your kindness & dedication to share good music
Yours picks are very interesting with some very hard to find tracks from underated bands : Angel Dean & The Zephyrs, D. Braxton Harris (his first album with The Quinsonics is impossible to find), without mentioning One Fell Swoop Pure class or Courtney & Western & so on
All the volumes sound nice to me Be sure I'm very grateful I collect all the bands from this decade , the nineties were the golden age of Twang on my humble opinion
If you want some stuffs & I can help you, my pleasure via your site or my email addi. Your choice. Contact me whenever you want
Again ta you make my (satur)day
Btw congrats for your interesting comments Your blog is a goldime of infos not only for the Twangheads. Eclectic & full of passion
Keep on rocking & writing A very nice place to visit on a daily basis indeed
All the best & have a great week Mine is full of goodies to listen to !!!
Yours
Philippe
Phillipe,
Thanks for the positive feedback (and apologies for the delay in writing). And thanks for the offer of help - will definitely reach out if there's some obscure twang that I can't find on my own.
best,
Ish
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