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Category Archives: Country
JOHNNY HORTON – Johnny Horton Makes History – (Columbia) – 1960
Check my other comment for biographical detail on Johnny Horton. This is Johnny Horton’s second album and he further moves away from his straight country roots into saga historical songs. His first album didn’t make the charts but two of … Continue reading
JOHN HARTFORD – Nobody Knows What You Do – (Flying Fish) – 1976
I have waited too long to get to this one. John Hartford is one of the greatest of all country music exponents. And, if you come from a indie rock, punk, experimental or otherwise adventurous musical background he is possibly … Continue reading
JOHNNY HORTON – The Spectacular Johnny Horton – (Columbia) – 1959
I discovered Horton as a kid in the 70s through the film 1960 film “North to Alaska” … it was and still is one of my favourite John Wayne films and the theme song by Horton is incredible catchy and … Continue reading
THE ROWANS – The Rowans – (Asylum) – 1975
This is the first Rowans album by the Rowan Brothers or the second Rowan Brothers album. Okay, that was intentionally confusing. There are three Rowan brothers involved in music, Peter, Chris, and Lorin. They grew up in the Boston area … Continue reading
JERRY REED – Georgia Sunshine – (RCA) – 1970
Check out my other comments for details on Jerry. Jerry had started his assault on the Top 40 of the US country charts in 1967 but this was his breakthrough album with four Top 20 country singles which pushed the … Continue reading
HELEN MERRILL – American Country Songs – (Atco) – 1959
Helen Merrill is a great vocalist. She could sing anything. And she has proved it time and again … over 60+ years of professional recording. She does country tunes here but she has done smooth jazz, swing, pop, trad pop, … Continue reading
CHIP TAYLOR – Chip Taylor’s Last Chance – (Warner Brothers) – 1973
Check out my other comments for background on Chip. He has his roots, schizophrenic style, in both 60s Brill building pop and country music. You could assume that a native New Yorker from Yonkers could understandably be a Brill building … Continue reading
CLAUDE KING – Meet Claude King – (Columbia) – 1962
I know Claude from his 45, “The Comancheros” which I bought because of its John Wayne tie-in novelty value. I loved the film, which is one the earliest John Wayne films I recall seeing, and the song (released after the … Continue reading
MICKEY NEWBURY – After All These Years – (Mercury) – 1981
The magnificent Mickey Newbury. One of the greatest of all country singer songwriters. Check out my other comments for biographical detail on him as well as other ramblings. The guy on the cover art could be a salesman or perhaps … Continue reading
TOM T. HALL – Song in a Seashell – (Mercury) – 1985
I love Tom T. Hall but I approach this album with some trepidation. 1985 was not a good aural year for the mainstream country music industry. And, Tom T. Hall was a big seller and definitely mainstream. Between 1969 and … Continue reading
