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PETER ROWAN – Medicine Trail – (Flying Fish) – 1980
I have commented on Rowan's evocative debut album on this blog. Check that entry for background on his truly interesting career in music and some other bits and pieces on his style of country music. I said this in relation … 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
BUCK OWENS – The Kansas City Song – (Capitol) – 1970
Regular readers of this blog will know I have a fondness for Buck Owens. His material from the 1960s is what he is remembered for. That and his pioneering (along with Merle Haggard) of what became known as the Bakersfield … Continue reading
JOHN HARTFORD – Headin’ Down Into the Mystery Below – (Flying Fish) – 1978
I have fought the urge to rush out a Rod McKuen, who died a couple of days ago, comment today. I have commented on McKuen before, and I love his music, but I don't think it would be wise to … Continue reading
JOHN HARTFORD – Iron Mountain Depot – (RCA) – 1970
Country, bluegrass and especially newgrass lovers love John Hartford, and there is much to love. Generally, though, despite his fame being built on (covers of his songs on) his RCA albums from 1967 – 1970, the country music enthusiasts prefer … Continue reading
MICKEY NEWBURY – Harlequin Melodies – (RCA) – 1968
Mickey Newbury was born in 1940 in Houston, Texas. wikipedia fills in the biographical details well: "As a teenager, Newbury sang tenor in a moderately successful vocal group called The Embers. The group opened for several famous performers, such as … Continue reading
JOHN HARTFORD – Annual Waltz – (Dot) – 1987
I'm frequently criticised for all the "old" records I comment on. I point out that this blog is a vinyl music blog and vinyl died in the early to mid 90s in Australia. Accordingly, vinyl product after that is hard … Continue reading
JOHNNY CASH – Everybody Loves a Nut – (Columbia) – 1966
They certainly do. But everyone loves someone who is deadly serious and can be pontificated over. Generation X did that to Johnny Cash and his Rick Rubin recordings. But, Johnny put out Christmas albums, kids albums, gospel albums, and this, … Continue reading
JOHNNY CASH – Hymns By Johnny Cash – (Columbia) – 1959
Johnny Cash was a devout man. Too many times we try to remould the musician we admire into a variation of our own image. It’s as if we say, I can’t possibly like this person unless he is like me… … Continue reading
JOHN HARTFORD – Housing Project – (RCA) – 1968
I love John Hartford. Every time I find a new John Hartford album I become excited with anticipation. Perhaps it’s because he has such a vast canon to explore and the fact I didn’t really know who he … Continue reading
