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Category Archives: Country
MICKEY NEWBURY – Lovers – (Elektra) – 1975
This is a slice of personal country Americana. As usual Newbury’s lyrics and accompanying music cut deep. Newbury has a knack for conveying emotions through music, and by that I mean “music” not just lyrics. Like the songwriters … Continue reading
BUCK OWENS – It Takes People Like You to Make People Like Me – (Capitol) – 1968
I’ve commented on Buck before and actually went on a mini Buck kick for a while, so refer to other posts for biographical details. If what I have heard thus far is anything that can be extrapolated across his … Continue reading
MERLE HAGGARD – My Love Affair with Trains – (Capitol) – 1976
A country album about trains. Now there is a novel idea. Just kidding. From my collection I know Johnny Cash has done an album on trains and so has Hank Snow and there are, I know, many … Continue reading
GLEN CAMPBELL – Highwayman – (Capitol) – 1979
what Frank is listening to #232 – GLEN CAMPBELL – Highwayman – (Capitol) – 1979 Check my other comments for background on Campbell, if you need them. I have always had reservations about Glen’s mid-period recordings and in one of … Continue reading
JERRY REED – Mind Your Love – (RCA) – 1975
what Frank is listening to #217 – JERRY REED – Mind Your Love – (RCA) – 1975 I love Jerry Reed … His music is always fun and mischievous and indeed his public persona was inexorably entwined with … Continue reading
JERRY LEE LEWIS – Sometimes A Memory Ain’t Enough – (Mercury) – 1973
what Frank is listening to #210 – JERRY LEE LEWIS – Sometimes A Memory Ain't Enough – (Mercury) – 1973 The Killer. I'm not sure where to start with any discussion on Jerry Lee Lewis. So I'll start … Continue reading
TEX RITTER – Songs from the Western Screen – (Capitol) – 1958
This album was always going to be a winner for me as it merges some things I love, namely, cowboy songs and cowboy movies. Tex (1905 -1973) was one of the great exponents of the Hollywood cowboy song. If … Continue reading
JOHNNY CASH – Gone Girl – (Columbia) – 1978
This is one of the few Johnny Cash albums I don't have. It comes from the "forgotten" period of Cash. That is the period between his commercial peak in the early 70s and when he was discovered by Generation X as … Continue reading
BUCK OWENS – In The Palm of Your Hand – (Capitol) – 1973
this one is for Ivan …. More Buck! A lot of this is cribbed from previous Buck entries … For background biographical detail on Buck read "what Frank is listening to #117" in relation to his … Continue reading
GLEN CAMPBELL – Southern Nights – (Capitol) – 1977
For background on Glen see "what Frank is listening to #76". Glen moved from guitarist extraordinaire to country pop crooner par excellance. I always prefer his albums that show off his guitar abilities but since the late 60s the … Continue reading
