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{HTEXT} Nobody But Me Gary P. Nunn Price $ 13.49 A little more melow than usual from Gary, but damn sure just as good as all the rest.	{HTEXT} Another Side Of This Life: Lost Recordings 1965-1966 Gram Parsons Price $ 13.99 This cd captures the start of Gram's transition from mid-60s folk to country. His song "November Nights" is, well, one of the greatest songs ever written and there's a great version on here. I would like to hear the Peter Fonda version someday. The song "Another side of this life," is done well. "Willie Jean" was great by the Blues Magoos, but Gram's version as good. "Codine" is great, almost as good as Donovan's version. A pretty great CD...(did i say great enough times?)
{HTEXT} GP/Grievous Angel Gram Parsons Price $ 12.99 After his short stay with the Byrds (Sweetheart Of The Rodeo) and 2 albums with The Flying Burrito Brothers, Gram and Emmy Lou Harris have done what will never be done again. This is on the top of the stack to the island!	{HTEXT} Return Of The Grievous Angel A Tribute To Gram Parsons Gram Parsons Price $ 13.99 The gentle hand of Emmylou Harris guides this tribute to ill-fated country-rock avatar Gram Parsons, which goes a long way toward explaining why this star-studded salute avoids the pitfalls that befall many such projects. Harris got her start harmonizing with the patron saint of alt country, contributing mightily to Parsons's two early 1970s solo albums and reviving selections from his small, but indispensable, oeuvre throughout her career. She has a vested interest in finding a true connection between her former benefactor and this cast of Parsons partisans. Here she bands together a flock of followers who range from obvious offspring (Wilco, Gillian Welch, Whiskeytown) to not-so-evident disciples (Beck, the Pretenders, Sheryl Crow). Parsons's partner in the Flying Burrito Brothers, Chris Hillman, teams with Steve Earle on "High Fashion Queen," and David Crosby (like Parsons and Hillman, an ex-Byrd) joins Lucinda Williams on "Return of the Grievous Angel." Harris harmonizes with Beck on "Sin City" and shares the mic with Crow on "Juanita," one of the collection's highlights. Ultimately, Harris has assembled a homage that would've pleased her old mentor. --Steven Stolder
{HTEXT} Live at Gilley's Johnny Paycheck Price $ 11.98 It is only fitting that the troubled and troublesome honky-tonker begins this 1985 set with George Jones's classic "I'm Ragged But I'm Right." This riveting document captures Johnny Paycheck at the cliff's edge: only two months later, following years of drug and alcohol abuse, his personal demons finally took over in an Ohio bar when Paycheck shot an argumentative stranger in the head. What this all means in terms of the crude, coarse music heard here is simple: his voice is shot to hell, his band is rough in spots, and yet the overall performance becomes all the more compelling because of it. It would be difficult to find music that is more unpretentious, genuine, and emotionally intense, especially on the heart-wrenching ballads. The show, originally broadcast for the Gilley's radio show, mixes Paycheck's own stark compositions, his biggest hits, and a number of select covers. --Marc Greilsamer	{HTEXT} Live In Branson, MO, USA Johnny Paycheck Price $ 5.98 1. Heart Don't Need Eyes To See 2. Slide Off Of Your Satin Sheets 3. Ragged But Right 4. She's All I Got 5. Once You've Had The Best 6. Colorado Kool-Aid 7. Old Violin 8. A-11 9. For A Minute There 10. 11 Months And 29 Days 11. In Memory Of A Memory 12. I'm The Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised) 13. Take This Job And Shove It
{HTEXT} The Real Mr. Heartache:The Little Darlin' Years Johnny Paycheck Price $ 14.99 The years have been unkind to the former Donald Eugene Lytle, who seems destined to be remembered for his legendary travails with drugs, liquor, and the law rather than his vital musical contributions. By the time the first of these 24 songs was cut for Hilltop in 1964, Johnny Paycheck had already: run away from home at 15; hopped endless freight trains to sing in dive bars across the country; received a court martial from the navy for fracturing an officer's skull; escaped twice from military prison; toured alongside George Jones, Ray Price, Porter Wagoner, and Faron Young; and been fired by all of them for excessive drinking and a hot temper. Impressive credentials indeed for a honky-tonk singer. He formed the Little Darlin' label with producer Aubrey Mayhew in 1966 and created some of the world's most impudent, painfully genuine honky-tonk, distinguished by Lloyd Green's pedal-steel pyrotechnics and his own agony-ridden vocals. His emotive pronunciations will immediately call to mind George Jones, who he toured with on and off for six years (and who, according to the liner notes, actually copped his inimitable vocal style from Paycheck). Perhaps the most overlooked aspect of Paycheck's talent is his songwriting, which shows a knack for turning a classic country phrase. He reprises hits he wrote for Tammy Wynette ("Apartment #9") and Ray Price ("Touch My Heart") and offers such startling titles as "(Pardon Me) I've Got Someone to Kill," "It Won't Be Long (And I'll Be Hating You)," and "If I'm Gonna Sink (I Might as Well Go to the Bottom)." Play this at your next dinner party. --Marc Greilsamer	{HTEXT} Back to Back - Johnny Rodriguez & Freddie Fender Johnny Rodriguez Price $ 6.97 This is a real treat as two Texas men who brought a new style of music to us all.

 

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