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Category Archives: Country Rock
DR HOOK – Dr Hook and the Medicine Show – (CBS) – 1972
This is first album from Dr Hook and it is both a showcase for them and a vehicle for songwriter Shel Silverstein. Songwriters using band or acts to express their music better, perhaps, than they could themselves is not unusual. … Continue reading
JONATHAN EDWARDS – Sailboat – (Warner Brothers) – 1977
Jonathan Edwards is one of those folky singer-songwriters who has slipped through the music popularity cracks. At least over here in Australia. In the States he has a career, plays, has a fan base, and even had a hit ("Sunshine", … Continue reading
ROGER McGUINN & BAND – Roger McGuinn & Band – (Columbia) – 1975
Check my other entries from background on McGuinn if you don't know who he is. You should though! This was McGuinn's third solo album after leaving (or disbanding) The Byrds. It is titled "Roger McGuinn & Band" McGuinn's two first … Continue reading
THOMAS JEFFERSON KAYE – Thomas Jefferson Kaye – (Dunhill) – 1973
Kaye was one of those music people you come across who was around music and the music business for practically his whole life (here some 40 years) without ever becoming a household name, or even a well known name today … Continue reading
CASEY KELLY – Casey Kelly – (Elektra) – 1972
I always get excited over a new Elektra LP. It's a great label. Casey Kelly I had not heard of before and there is very little on him online. Luckily though he is a moderately successful songwriter (and author on … Continue reading
THE DILLARDS – Copperfields – (Elektra) – 1970
I've commented on The Dillards before in relation to their wonderful "Wheatstraw Suite" (1968) album. Look to that comment for discussion on country rock, bluegrass cross-over and the seminal position of The Dillards in the evolution of country rock and … Continue reading
DANNY O’KEEFE – So Long Harry Truman – (Atlantic) – 1975
Danny O'Keefe is not a stranger to this blog. And, this record isn't exactly a new listen. This was, perhaps, the first Danny O'Keefe album I got back in the 80s … read the other entries to find out why … Continue reading
PETER ROWAN – Peter Rowan – (Flying Fish) – 1978
Peter Rowan isn't a household name but he is well known to rock obscure-ists and .ore importantly to enthusiasts of American bluegrass. And he has been playing guitar, yodelling, singing and song writing for a long time. Wikipedia: Rowan was … Continue reading
ARLO GUTHRIE – Running Down the Road – (Reprise) – 1969
I recall having this album a long time ago but it was so hacked up it was barely listenable. I can put up with a fair bit of crackle and pop but sometimes it gets too distracting and I didn't … Continue reading
HELP – Self Titled – (MCA / Decca) – 1971
There is not a lot of information out there on these guys. There is a very short entry on them in wikipedia and a couple of scattered reviews elsewhere on the net. Everything is a rehash of that. The information … Continue reading
