Route 78 West 3/12/2006 back
Show #261 Americana Ghetto
SHOW AUDIO  Mp3
 

 

 
 track  artist, song-label, format
 

01     Tex Williams, Reno Town Of Broke Hearts-Cowgirlboy, LP
02     Pigmeat Terry, Moaning The Blues-Revenant, CD
03     John Fahey, Poor Boy A Long Way From Home-Traditional & Modern, CD (1978)
04     Bayless Rose, Original Blues-Revenant, CD
- break 10:15 am
05     Blue Sky Boys, Picture's From Life's Other Side-Bear Family, CD
06     Lefty Frizzell, Long Black Veil-Bear Family Records, CD
07     Webb Pierce, If Crying Would Make You Care-Bear Family, CD
08     Marijohn Wilkin, My Long Black Veil-Bear Family, CD
- break 10:28 am
09     Hank Williams III, Country Heros-Bruc, CD (new)
10     Little Joe Carson, Don't Enter
11     George Jones, No Money In This Deal-PolyGram, CD
12     Webb Pierce, Honky Tonk Song-Bear Family, CD
13     Willie Nelson, Crazy (demo sessions)
14     Friends of Dean Martinez, Misty (rare 1997)
- break 10:49 am
15     Son Volt, Atmosphere (rare)
16     Jeff Tweedy, New Madrid (rare)
17     Iron & Wine with Calexico, He Lays In The Reins (Quarterstick)
18     Calexico, All Systems Red-Quarterstick, CD (new)
19     David Rodriguez, Chitarrista Cieco-Recovery, CD
20     Graham Lindsey, Burn Me Down-Sonic Rendezvous, CD
21     Hank Williams III, From Limited Edition Picture Disk-Bruc, CD (new)
- break 11:21 am
22     Wayne Hancock, Johnson City-Ark, CD
23     Merle Haggard, The Way It Was In '51-LP
24     Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys, New Spanish Two Step-Columbia, LP
25     Chet Atkins, Tammy's Waltz-LP
26     Hank Williams, Let's Turn Back The Years-Capitol, LP
- break 11:42 am
27     Sir Richard Bishop, Theme From More (Milkman Field Notes)
28     The Shadows, Peace Pipe-Scamp, CD (1961)
29     Devendra Banhart, Hey Mama Wolf-XL Recordings, CD
- break 11:58 am
30     Six Organs Of Admittance, title unknown
Notes: Jeff's mind wandered historic Americana streets rousing ghosts of western legends, acoustic icons and harmonizing ideologies. Three blocks into the ghetto on a dank bus stop bench sat Hank the 3rd reminiscing his heros. Distant echoing freight trains roused dogs to song and deconstructed my reality to glass.

This isolation ensued from Hank 3's release of the double CD, "Straight To Hell" on the BRUC label which Uncle Jeff glorified as, "One of the best solid country records that's come out in a long time."

Liner notes claim recorded, "In a house with a good wooden room in East Nashville." The percussion in "Country Heros" seemed to be nothing more than a solitary hollow wood on wood beat behind smooth shades of guitar, standup bass and sentimental lyrics. If you hurry out and purchase "Straight To Hell" it includes a limited edition picture LP... a dam sweet deal.

Traces of George Jones and Willie Nelson influenced a varied selection of the country genre encompassing the Route 78 West motif. Tidbits of Uncle Jeff nostalgia added depth, but never over-road the show's melodic composition. I rate today's episode, "Grade A" and recommend a download for future or repeated listening.

Stay tuned next week for a Ray Wallace studio visit. Adios.
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