'80's Torch and Twang - Disc 6

     As I age (and age - just had another birthday), I find myself dwelling on the passage of time a lot more than I used to, particularly the difference in how I perceive events now from 20-30 years ago versus how I perceived them when I was young.  Basically, I think I pretty much perceived everything prior to the mid 1950s as ancient history when I was an adolescent and post-adolescent.  Whereas today, I still think of events that happened 30-35 years ago as, well, relatively recent events.

     And the same kinda goes for music.  There are definitely albums I liked in the 1990s that I don't really listen to anymore and some even sound a bit dated, but it's still different than listening to music in the 1980's that was made in the 1940's.  For one thing, there's very little music from the 1940's that you would have heard in the 1980's unless you actively searched it out or it happened to be in a commercial or popular movie.  Whereas now, when I show my students the top 20 hits from 1983 or 1984, most of them have heard probably half of the most popular songs from the 1980's.  

       Nonetheless, in putting this compilation together, I sometimes wonder how 18-21 year-olds are likely to perceive the music.  It's really less about whether they like it or dislike it, but is it seen as "ancient" or "old-timey"?  So if anyone happens to play this for a young'un that they know, please ask them what they think of it. :) 

      Hope everyone likes the last volume of the compilation.  Was a lot of fun making it and I'm always open to making one more volume if there's enough artists that I forgot to include in the first six volumes.

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Good Ol' Boy (Gettin' Tough)	Steve Earle
The Rodeo Song	Garry Lee & Showdown
Blanket Of Sorrow	Jason & the Scorchers
That Very First Kiss	Carlene Carter
Lay Down My Old Guitar	The Lonesome Strangers
There's A Guy (Country version)	Kirsty MacColl
Faded Love	Willie Nelson & Ray Price
Back On Your Side	Chris Isaak
Creatures Of Love	Talking Heads
Steel Guitar Rag	John Fahey
Big Big Love	The Eddys
Wheel Hoss	Ricky Skaggs
Stampede	The Raunch Hands
Black Bart	The Johnnys
Six Feet Into the Country	Joe Henry
Lovin' On The Side	Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
I Won't Need You Anymore	Randy Travis
Big House Part III	Tex & The Horseheads