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Struggle Jennings' journey has been one of trials, transformation, and triumph. In this episode of Rooted Recovery Stories, we continue our conversation with him as he shares the exciting news about his new single, “Only God Knows” featuring Jelly Roll.Struggle opens up about his battle with addiction, life after prison, and the role faith and community played in his healing. We dive into the struggles of managing anxiety, the power of letting go, and how the darkest moments can lead to the greatest growth. We touch on Sound Sobriety, Struggle's new recovery program, and the other ways he's giving back.This isn't just a conversation about recovery—it's about resilience, service, and using past pain to help others. Struggle's story is a powerful reminder that no one is beyond redemption.LIKE, SUBSCRIBE & SHARE your thoughts in the comments!__________________Follow/Watch/Listen/Subscribe: Instagram: @rootedrecoverystoriesTiktok: @patrickcusterprojectYouTube: @rootedrecoverystoriesFacebook: @rootedrecoverystoriesWebsite: www.rootedrecoverystories.com__________________Cast:Patrick Custer - HostInstagram: @thepatrickcusterTiktok: @thepatrickcusterYouTube: @thepatrickcusterFacebook: @thepatrickcusterWebsite: https://linktr.ee/patrickcusterStruggle Jennings - GuestInstagram: @iamstruggleYouTube: @strugglejenningsTiktok: @strugglejenningsWebsite: www.strugglejennings.com__________________Get Help (adiction, mental health/trauma):Promises Behavioral HealthCall: (888) 648-4098Website: www.promises.comInstagram: @promises_bh__________________Production:Produced and Edited by "The Cast Collective" (Nashville, TN)Email: info@thecastcollective.comInstagram: @TheCastCollective__________________About Struggle Jennings: The grandson of Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter has been nothing short of a true Outlaw from a long line of gangsters, outlaws, and rockstars, making his family lineage proud. An RIAA Certified Gold-selling artist for his collab with Jelly Roll on Fall In The Fall, and #1 Billboard Charting artist for "God We Need You Now". Struggle has revolutionized a new style of music, blending Country and rap influences and making ground-breaking country rap styles. Contrary to his family's upbringing, Struggle and his single mom grew up in low-income housing, and being the black sheep of the family, he fought through the streets of West Nashville and into the studio where he would create the foundation for what has become his contribution to the Jennings family legacy. Struggle's message of strength, determination, and courage in the face of adversity continue to connect and resonate with people around- the -world. By sharing his story with honesty and passion he has developed a large and loyal fanbase who relate not only to his music but also to his journey. Since being released from prison in 2016, where he served a five-year drug-related sentence, Struggle has performed for sold-out crowds across the country and released multiple projects.
Struggle Jennings might have the most fitting name in music. His journey has been anything but easy, and his music reflects every battle he's fought. In this episode, we explore how he blends country and hip-hop to tell his story. He opens up about losing his father at a young age, growing up in a tough environment, and the struggles that led him down a dark path.Struggle shares his experiences with addiction, incarceration, and the lessons he learned along the way. He talks about the moment he decided to take control of his life and how music became his way of turning pain into purpose. We dive into the importance of accountability, the power of storytelling, and how he's using his platform to uplift others who feel lost. This isn't just a conversation about music. It's about resilience, redemption, and proving that no struggle is too big to overcome. Tune in for an honest and inspiring look at his journey!LIKE, SUBSCRIBE & SHARE your thoughts in the comments!__________________Follow/Watch/Listen/Subscribe: Instagram: @rootedrecoverystoriesTiktok: @patrickcusterprojectYouTube: @rootedrecoverystoriesFacebook: @rootedrecoverystoriesWebsite: www.rootedrecoverystories.com__________________Cast:Patrick Custer - HostInstagram: @thepatrickcusterTiktok: @thepatrickcusterYouTube: @thepatrickcusterFacebook: @thepatrickcusterWebsite: https://linktr.ee/patrickcusterStruggle Jennings - GuestInstagram: @iamstruggleYouTube: @strugglejenningsTiktok: @strugglejenningsWebsite: www.strugglejennings.com__________________Get Help (adiction, mental health/trauma):Promises Behavioral HealthCall: (888) 648-4098Website: www.promises.comInstagram: @promises_bh__________________Production:Produced and Edited by "The Cast Collective" (Nashville, TN)Email: info@thecastcollective.comInstagram: @TheCastCollective__________________About Struggle Jennings: The grandson of Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter has been nothing short of a true Outlaw from a long line of gangsters, outlaws, and rockstars, making his family lineage proud. An RIAA Certified Gold-selling artist for his collab with Jelly Roll on Fall In The Fall, and #1 Billboard Charting artist for "God We Need You Now". Struggle has revolutionized a new style of music, blending Country and rap influences and making ground-breaking country rap styles. Contrary to his family's upbringing, Struggle and his single mom grew up in low-income housing, and being the black sheep of the family, he fought through the streets of West Nashville and into the studio where he would create the foundation for what has become his contribution to the Jennings family legacy. Struggle's message of strength, determination, and courage in the face of adversity continue to connect and resonate with people around- the -world. By sharing his story with honesty and passion he has developed a large and loyal fanbase who relate not only to his music but also to his journey. Since being released from prison in 2016, where he served a five-year drug-related sentence, Struggle has performed for sold-out crowds across the country and released multiple projects.
WHEY JENNINGS On his third EP, Just Before The Dawn, Whey shares stories about his struggles with addiction, finding sobriety, and redemption through faith, family and friends. Whey Jennings was born into one of country music's most iconic family Whey's grandfather, Waylon, was a legendary singer, songwriter, and country musician. He was pivotal to the growth in popularity that the outlaw country movement saw throughout the '70s, and even had songs featured on the first platinum country album, “Wanted! The Outlaws” which featured Willie Nelson and Whey's grandmother Jessi Colter.MARTHA SPENCER is a genuine folk Troubadour, she grew up on the slopes and hollows of southwest Virginia's rugged Whitetop Mountain, where a rich tradition of old-time Mountain music has endured through many decades of changes. She began playing music and dancing from a very young age with The Spencer Family, and studied old-time fiddle under her father through the Virginia Foundation of the Humanities Folklife Apprenticeship Program.WOODSONGS KID: Madeline Caudil is an 11 year old singer from Berea, Kentucky.
Six String Hayride Classic Country Podcast Episode 43, The 70's Part TWO 1975-1979. A discussion of Outlaw Music and the late 1970's with Chris and Jim. For years, Artists have been wanting more creative control over their music and recording contracts. Waylon and Willie beat the system to finally earn a fair deal and make their finest albums. The Music Business calls this "Outlaw". Audiences notice the "Countrypolitan Sound" has gotten way too soft and pretty and start looking to music that gets back to its roots of Three Chords and the Truth. Waylon and Willie lead the way with Jessi Colter, Guy Clark, and Townes Van Zandt. Loretta Lynn, Freddy Fender, Merle Haggard, Linda Ronstadt, Emmy Lou Harris, and Tom T Hall deliver the hits we love. George and Tammy break up and then make their finest single. Glen Campbell and Charlie Rich go Pop. We're going to the movies for JAWS, Monty Python, Smokey and the Bandit, and Star Wars. We reflect on the loss of Bob Wills, Groucho Marx, ELVIS, Sara and Maybelle Carter. Recipe for Elvis Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich and a drink from the John Wayne Cocktail Guide. Available wherever you get Podcasts.https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086513555749https://www.patreon.com/user?u=81625843
This Time gaan Peter en Peter Full Circle en bespreken ze een van hun Heroes: Ol' Waylon! Ladies Love Outlaws dus daarom mag zijn Good Hearted Woman, Jessi Colter, niet ontbreken. Just To Satisfy You pakken ze ook zijn beoogde opvolger Sturgill erbij. In het Sweet Mother Texas van Waylon is er één stelregel: Bob Wills Is Still The King. Aangevuld met Honky Tonk Heroes uit heden en verleden hebben de heren weer een uurtje met Jewels vol weten te ramblen. Tickets Bob Waye concert vind je hier! Tracklist: Brennen Leig - Running Out Of Hope, Arkansas Sturgill Simpson - Welcome To Earth (Pollywog) Jessi Colter - Why You Been Gone So Long Waylon Jennings - Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - Bubbles In My Beer Tommy Collins What'cha Gonna Do Now? Tammy Wynette Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad Instagram: www.instagram.com/brightlightsandcountrymusic Productie: Martin ter Braake / www.odepodcast.nl De Bright Lights playlist met alle gedraaide tracks luister je hier en door op deze link te klikken, vind je de playlist met nieuwe countryplaten die we samen met onze countrypodcastcollega's van Country Koorts vullen!
You'll love the heart and soul of country music singer songwriter Whey Jennings. Whey was born into one of country music's iconic families and he is deeply tuned to the legacy of his grandparents, Waylon and grandmother Jessi Colter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
You'll love the heart and soul of country music singer songwriter Whey Jennings. Whey was born into one of country music's iconic families and he is deeply tuned to the legacy of his grandparents, Waylon and grandmother Jessi Colter. Support the show: https://takinawalk.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Shooter Jennings is a 3X Grammy Award-winning record producer, songwriter, and artist having produced superstars Brandi Carlile, Tanya Tucker, Yelawolf, and many others. He loves watching Beth Stolarczyk & Jon Brennan on “The Real World” and “The Challenge”! Shooter is the son of legendary country music icons Waylon Jennings & Jessi Colter and in this episode, he reveals that he would love to produce an Oasis comeback record! Beth Stolarczyk suggests a collaboration with Shooter Jennings, Julian Lennon, and Brandi Carlile. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Outlaw country pioneer Jessi Colter never thought she was going to make another album... until now. She joins us to discuss Edge of Forever, her new album produced by Margo Price.
We had the pleasure of interviewing Caitlynne Curtis over Zoom video!Nashville-based Billboard charting artist Caitlynne Curtis recently her stunning debut Country power ballad ‘Where You Left Off'.Curtis, a single mother raising her son while also juggling an exploding music career, wrote her new Country debut 'Where You Left Off' with her father in mind. Curtis says, "Growing up it was hard to see my dad give up on his dreams to raise me and my siblings so I wrote this song to let him know his dreams are still alive and I'll be picking up where he left off. This is my first ever country release!" Caitlynne is the protege of Struggle Jennings, who is the Grandson of Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter.Watch Caitlynne and Outlaws & Angels mentor/label boss Struggle Jennings certified #1 Billboard charting song 'God We Need You Now' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYJBxlpfgxo Watch Caitlynne and Jennings new duet ‘Fell Outta Love' taken from Jennings' May 2023 album release 'Monte Carlo'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLJDLGJWwuYWe want to hear from you! Please email Hello@BringinitBackwards.comwww.BringinitBackwards.com#podcast #interview #bringinbackpod #CaitlynneCurtis #WhereYouLeftOff #NewMusic #ZoomListen & Subscribe to BiBhttps://www.bringinitbackwards.com/followFollow our podcast on Instagram and Twitter! https://www.facebook.com/groups/bringinbackpodThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4972373/advertisement
Waylon Jennings took part in a lot of famous collaborations and we cover those in episode 11 of our series on Ol' Hoss. You know he worked with his wife Jessi Colter and friends Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash...but how about some Hell's Angels, an Englishman obsessed with the American Civil War and the greatest boxer that ever lived? YEP! The coke-fueled mad libs adventure continues this week on Rock and Roll Heaven. Our social stuff: Patreon.com/rockandrollheaven Twitter: @rockandrolllt Instagram: Rockandrollheavenlt Facebook: Rock and Roll Heaven Pod Our website: https://rockandrollheavenl.wixsite.com/mysite Tick Tok: rockandrollheavenpod Email us! rockandrollheavenlt@gmail.com Check out the other awesome Pantheon Podcast at www.pantheonpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Whey Jennings is a singer/songwriter. Whey chats openly about being the grandson of Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter, and what growing up as a Jennings was really like. He talks about his road of drugs, sex and rock n roll and why the pandemic made him get sober. Hear what Whey thinks about erasing history and his favorite tv show, The Dukes of Hazzard. All that and more. Enjoy and FROWN LESS. thehodgepodgeproductions@gmail.com Dylan: instagram.com/iammrdylanhodge Whey: instagram.com/wheyjenningsofficial
Season 2 begins! GSWMP is a podcast for musicians, music lovers, and anyone who loves a good story! In-depth discussions about the music industry & gig life with a variety of musicians & creatives from all over the world!@gigstorieswithmusicpeopleEp. 32 - Ben White - Electric & Upright Bass/Stick/BGVX!Along with electric fretted and fretless bass, Ben also plays upright, Chapman Stick, and sings Background vocals. He's played with a ton of people throughout his long career including; Mindi Abair, Warren Hill, Olivia Rox, the Boneshakers, Magnetico, Eric Sardinas, and recorded with Sophie B Hawkins, Suge Knight , Don Felder, and Jessi Colter.You can follow him on instagram @channel71_v2website www.benwhitemusic.comHost:Evan Mykl Chudnow @evanonthebass @the_spaceminthttps://www.thespacemint.com/http://www.evanonthebass.com/https://gig-stories-music-people.captivate.fm*At the moment I have no sponsors, so if you'd like to support this podcast the best thing is to share it on social media or with someone who might be interested! If you want to go above and beyond that and help ensure more episodes you can also purchase my music (including the podcast theme song Smith Type Johnson) at https://evanmykl.bandcamp.com/ or even make a contribution on Venmo @Evan-TheSpacemint any help is very much appreciated!Thank you for listening!
Ken Mansfield has been "in the room" for several major cultural watershed moments. After a meteoric rise through the ranks at Capitol Records in the 1960s, where he worked with artists like Lou Rawls, The Band, and The Beach Boys, Ken was personally chosen by The Beatles to head their Apple Records enterprise in the US. He happened to be working at the Apple offices in London during the sessions that were captured for the Let It Be album and film, including their now famous live concert finale on the roof. Ken, long dubbed "the man in the white coat" was one of just a handful of people on that roof with The Beatles on that historic day – a day that long defined his illustrious career in the music business. A few years later, Mansfield found himself in the midst of yet another musical reformation as his simultaneous production of the Waylon Jennings' album Ready For The Country and Jessi Colter's smash single “I'm Not Lisa" helped solidify the "Outlaw” sound as Country artists reclaimed Americana music from the overproduced and over-commercialized Nashville machinery. Join us for this expansive conversation – which traces Ken Mansfield's professional and personal journey – from the farm country of Idaho to the Hollywood Hills – to the "top of the world" a time or two. As he chronicles in his recent book, The Roof; The Beatles' Final Concert, Mansfield returned to that London rooftop to contemplate the impact of that day, those musicians, his varied experiences and relationships, and what it all might mean all these years later. Full Show Notes, Music List, and a special Ken Mansfield Playlist are available HERE or at TrueTunes.com/BeatlesRoof If you would like to support the show, please consider joining our Patreon community or dropping us a one-time tip and check out our NEW MERCH!
JF León nos habla en su sección de parejas musicales muy conocidas como por ejemplo, Johnny Cash y June Carter, Jessi Colter y Waylon Jennings o las dos parejas del grupo musical ABBA, Agnetha y Bjorn Ulvaeu y Anni-Frid y Benny Anderson.
JF León nos habla en su sección de parejas musicales muy conocidas como por ejemplo, Johnny Cash y June Carter, Jessi Colter y Waylon Jennings o las dos parejas del grupo musical ABBA, Agnetha y Bjorn Ulvaeu y Anni-Frid y Benny Anderson.
The Oscar Peterson Trio [00:31] "I've Never Been in Love Before" The Trio Verve Records V6-8420 1961 Surprise! It might be the jacket for Oscar Peterson Trio + One (1964) but the record is actually The Trio (1961). Nevertheless, Oscar and the gents take a fine crack at the Guys and Dolls standard. Magic Trick [06:10] "Forest of Kates" Other Man's Blues Empty Cellar Records EMP029 2016 Excellent outing from Tim Cohen and friends, featuring cover art by Kevin Earl Taylor (http://www.kevinearltaylor.com/). Henry Mancini and his Orchestra [09:40] "Walk on the Wild Side" Our Man in Hollywood RCA Victor LSP-2604 1963 No not that "Walk on the Wild Side"... the one from Otto Preminger's The Man with the Golden Arm. You know the one with Frank Sinatra as a junkie drummer player? Anywho, it features a sax solo by Plas Johnson, who you may know as from The Pink Panther theme saxophonist. The Sandwitches [13:09] "Wickerman Mambo" Our Toast Empty Cellar Records EMP023 2015 A lively one from The Sandwitches from their bitchin' 3rd studio album on "oxblood" colored vinyl. The Rolling Stones [21:37] "The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man" Out of Our Heads London Records PS 429 1965 (1969 repressing) Poor promo man... how could you win? Recorded at Chess Studios. Pandiscordian Necrogenesis [24:45] "Throne Ascension" Outer Supernal Gilead Media relic98 2018 Some Bay Area experimental black metal self-recorded by one Ephemeral Domignostika. The Police [29:01] "So Lonely" Outlandos D'Amour A&M SP-4753 1978 Not to shabby for a debut album. This track is partially derived from "No Woman No Cry", nevertheless Andy Summers keeps things interesting to be sure. Copy that? (https://youtu.be/MX6MvV8cbh8) Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter [33:50] "Suspicious Minds" Wanted! The Outlaws RCA Victor APL1-1321 1976 Ok, look I see "Wanted!" as part of the wanted poster artwork and The Outlaws as the actual title. So here it is, in Albums with Titles that Begin with the Letter O as in Oscar. Loving the shuffle breakdown in the middle eight. The Tubes [39:36] "The Monkey Time" Outside Inside Capitol Records ST-12260 1983 Loyal listeners will know that I am a big fan of monkey songs, especially ones written by Curtis Mayfield (https://youtu.be/PAX5GB2hcRA). The Tubes joined by Motels frontwoman Martha Davis here. Half Japanese [43:27] "Shining Star" Overjoyed Joyful Noise Recordings JNR151 2014 The first record from Half Japanese since their 2001 release Hello, mixed and mastered by Deerhoof's John Dieterich. Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen [47:28] "Wine Do Yer Stuff" Lost in the Ozone Paramount Records PAS 6017 1971 Between Bill Kirchen and a pedal steel guitar player who goes by West Virginia Creeper, what more do you need? Of course their cover of "Hot Rod Lincoln" (https://youtu.be/868DSi85odQ) on this album was their smash hit, this one just spoke to me. Dennis Wilson [50:34] "You and I" Pacific Ocean Blue Caribou Records PZ 34354 1977 Currently I'm a sucker for anything electric piano oriented. Chelsea Wolfe [55:15] "House of Metal" Pain Is Beauty Sargent House SH 106 2013 [Wonderfully moody number from Chelsea Wolfe](https://youtu.be/M4LzwnJtaA)'s third studio album. If you ever get the chance to see her live, you should._ B/B/S [01:00:14] "Linber" Palace Miasmah MIALP033 2016 Canadian Aidan Baker, Italian Andrea Belfi, Norwegian Erik Skodvin. Wonderfully moody improvisations captured at Berlin's Retriever Studios. Coil [01:04:45] "Tainted Love" Panic/Tainted Love Wax Trax! Records WAX 013 1985 A grim reminder of love in the time of acquired immune deficency syndrome from these Psychic TV vets. DJ Donna Summer [01:10:39] "Ratpack" Panther Tracks Vol. 1 Cock Rock Disco Vrock010 2007 For all your jumpstyle needs. Or are you more starstyle (https://youtu.be/bYCg7R7pwV4)? Music behind the DJ: "Bachelor in Paradise" by Henry Mancini and his Orchestra
DEEP DIVES & tiny curations Podcast Episodes Available Today: http://tinycurations.com Listen NOW on Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/search/tiny%20curations/ Hear the playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2cjohc2EZWZhFg2cK1Ix8i?si=e45b63032f38441b 01 - You Asked Me To 02 - Can't You See 03 - I Can Get Off On You (Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson) 04 - Drinkin' and Dreamin' 05 - Outlaw Shit James Jennings Interview On February 13, 2022. Super Bowl number 56 with the LA Rams vs the Cincinnati Bengals at home in LA in the new Rams SoFi Stadium; Inglewood with the half time show featuring Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar and Dr. Dre!. It's also the day before St. Valentine's Day, but more importantly this year marks 20 years since Waylon Jennings left this world. He was only 64 years old and died due to diabetic complications. But he had one hell of a life. Played bass guitar for Buddy Holly, gave up his seat on the ill-fated flight the day music died. He lived on to pioneer the Outlaw Country movement. And along with Willie, his wife Jessi Colter and Tompall Glaser was featured on country music's first platinum album, "Wanted! The Outlaws." He was the Balladeer for The Dukes of Hazzard TV show. And later Waylon part of the country supergroup The Highwaymen with Willie, Kris Kristofferson, and the man in black Johnny Cash. Waylon sold over 40 million albums, the man needs need no further introduction. Today we have with us, James Jennings, you are the last living brother of Waylon Jennings. Hey James! Thanks for joining us here on tiny curations. How are you doing today? Great seeing you this week at your store and chatting with you. Like many men my age, I loved Dukes of Hazzard! Watched it every Friday night following the show that my parent's would watch, Dallas. I had a little 33 record of Waylon singing the "Theme From The Dukes Of Hazzard - Just Good Ole Boys". I would place the needle on that record and time it to the TV show when is started and let the record play along with Waylon Jennings as The Balladeer. Even had the now Vintage 1982 Holy Grail of Power Cycles, the Dukes Of Hazzard General Lee Big Wheel from Coleco complete with the stars and bars and all. Although I was only able to see the man live in concert once at the Willie's 4th of July Picnic in Luckenbach in 1996 with Willie, Waylon and the Boys. Your brother along with his music made a big impression and me and so many others. James, I've met you before at your Waymore's Liquor Store and then again this past Monday, right there in your hometown of Littlefield, TX, just West of Lubbock near the panhandle. You were so kind and gracious to show my family around your store and what is the only Waylon Jennings museum in existence in the back your Waymore's Package Store. How did that come about, why did you start the Waylon museum there in Littlefield? The store is located 30 minutes West of Lubbock, in the small town of Littlefield, smack dab in the middle of town sits Waymore's Liquor Store and Waylon Jennings Museum at 901 Hall Ave Littlefield, TX 79339. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tiny-curations/message
Johnny and BW introduce Johnny Packer Coffee and give more details about how to order and what to expect when you order a bag from www.johnnypacker.com then they are joined by special guest Whey Jennings. Whey is the grandson of country music legend Waylon Jennings. Whey talks about what it was like growing up with such a legendary grandfather. His grandmother is Jessi Colter. So he comes from a family of famous musicians. He talks about the book his father Terry wrote about growing up as Waylon's son and being on road with his father. The book is called Waylon: Tales of my Outlaw Dad. It is available to purchase on Amazon. Whey also talks about what an inspiration Kid Rock has been for him and how his brother Shooter introduced Kid Rock to his mother before she passed away. Whey tells us how he got his unique name and where you can find him touring on the road. Be sure to follow him on all social media outlets to keep up with his new music and tour dates. Johnny also gives us an update on a new CF film that will be released that will give the audience an up and close look at what the life of a CF patient endures. This is the link to the CF film Johnny mentions in the episode. https://youtu.be/m5779DFldHA Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Johnnypacker1181)
It's happened before, you know. Forty-odd years ago an earlier gang of troublemakers had to knock some sense into the slicked-up boot scooters who had taken over the dance floor. Their names are legend now — Waylon, Willie, Kris. Their impact revitalized a genre that had lost touch with its rowdier roots.But time passes and once again, to borrow a phrase from Ol' Waylon, we need a change. That's Tommy's cue to sling on his guitar, crank it up and … well, the title of his new album says it all.Turn Back The Clock is rough around the edges, full of attitude and proud of it. It draws a line in the dirt and dares us to cross it, to leave behind the weary tropes of commercial country and reclaim the muscle and spirit of the outlaw era.Townsend's connection to these forebears dates back to a family vacation when he was about 13. While driving to Panama City, Florida from northeastern Georgia, his uncle popped in an 8-track of the album Ol' Waylon; by the time they reached the beach, Townsend was hooked.Shortly after that, his parents took him to hear Jennings perform live, at Lanier Land Music Park. After the show, Mom and Dad talked their way past the Hell's Angels security guards and into the backstage area, where he introduced his son to the man who would become Tommy's inspiration and mentor.Townsend was soon welcomed into the Jennings fold. He befriended Waylon's wife Jessi Colter, their children and members of the Waylors, whose bassist Jerry Bridges and Waylon himself co-produced Townsend's first solo session. They took him out on the road and even brought him up onstage now and then to play with the band. Tommy and Waylon spent time alone together too, talking about lessons learned from life and conveyed through songs.These experiences were invaluable — and, as Townsend grew beyond his formative years, sometimes a hurdle too. “People still think of me as the young Waylon Jennings,” he says. “It took me a while to get past that and start finding out who I am as an artist.”That process accelerated in his late teens as he began writing songs. While he doesn't deny Jennings' impact -- in fact, he acknowledges it gratefully — Townsend used it to nurtured his own artistry. These two facts of his musical life run separately: Since 2008 he has honored his musical hero by singing with Waymore's Outlaws, whose lineup includes former Jennings sidekicks Bridges on bass, Richie Albright on drums and steel guitarist Fred Newell. In 2014 they hit the road, opening for Waylon's son Shooter Jennings and then backing him through his set as well.The more time they spent together on the road, the more Shooter recognized his friend's uniqueness and sensed that he was ready to step out from his Waylon shadow. “He heard that I did his dad's songs in my own way,” Townsend says. “That's what Shooter liked about what I was doing with the band. Jessi Colter told me the same thing: ‘You're not trying to sound like Waylon. You're doing the songs in your own way.After a series of shows, Shooter expressed an interest in producing an album on Townsend focused on Tommy's electric rhythm playing. They began gathering songs, beginning with Brandi Carlisle's “The Eye,” which Jennings heard as a great vehicle for Townsend's voice. By December they had assembled a diverse list of originals and covers, unified by Townsend's ability to deliver them with passion and insight, and started recording what is now Turn Back The Clock.On this exceptional, much-needed solo debut, Townsend turns Steve Young's “Renegade Picker” into a swaggering, hard-hitting honky-tonk anthem. By changing the lyric to reflect a male point of view, Townsend personalizes “Drinkin'” as no artists have other than its composer, Holly Williams. The magic of Gordon Lightfoot's immortal “Sundown” deepens in a new, bluesy interpretation.
Shooter Jennings is not only Jessi Colter and Waylon Jennings's son, he's an artist and producer in his own right. Along with Dave Cobb, Shooter produced the last two Brandi Carlile albums and has a magic touch, helping formulate the songs as well as the sound. A nice, voluble guy, you'll fall in love with Shooter and want him to produce your record! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Kevin "Frenchie" Sciou shares about his journey of leaving France for America to pursue his music career. Frenchie landed in LA and met Shooter Jennings, and woke up on a couch with Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter sharing songs. Frenchie goes on to play with Shooter, Cross Canadian Ragweed, and emerges a blues singer/songwriter.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/porch-talk/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Jessi Colter, transference, and sunlight.
We've discussed the beginning of Outlaw country in the US with our episode about "Wanted: The Outlaws" from 1976 featuring the progenitors of the genre, Jessi Colter, Tompall Glaser, Waylon Jennings, & Willie Nelson. It was the greatest collaboration between Outlaw country artists ever. It was, that is, until just about a decade later. In 1985, Waylon and Willie finally took part in the next great Outlaw country team up, The Highwaymen. By that time they were legendary figures in music and decided to team up with a few more loners... Johnny Cash (of course), and the multi-talented Kris Kristofferson as the glue to hold them all together, being a huge fan of all of the others himself. These guys come together to make a great Outlaw country album in a decade that was largely disinterested in their style of songwriting and they show that they still have it. And it's not going anywhere. Today it's Brad, Jon, and Jake, with returning guest Daughter of Lilith! (from the Nine Inch Nails episode!) Links from ep: Rick Rubin documentary (Johnny Cash scene) : https://youtu.be/vabwGiTWRVo?t=1010 The Highwaymen documentary "Live Forever": https://youtu.be/wbxFy5DB6Rc Other Links: OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/2stA2P7pTC Flyover State Hotline - 1 608 HIT-NERD FLYOVER STATE TV YOUTUBE live every other Tues. at 730pm CST: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClxl2ivi_eO93zL49QZDuqA (for local listeners) Under the Covers is Wednesday mornings from 6 to 8am on 91.7 WSUM FM, 92.5 WISY FM Sunday afternoons 1-3pm EVERYTHING ELSE: https://linktr.ee/FlyoverStatePark --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/albumconcepthour/support
Vocalist Carter Robertson is no stranger to the music community, singing on such hits as Waylon's “Are You Ready For the Country,” “Come With Me” and “Luckenbach Texas” to name a few. During the Outlaw Country years she backed up Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter both on the road and in the studio. She later joined back up with old friends to form the Waymore Blues Band. Some of her studio credits include working with James Taylor, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Graham Nash, Don Was and many others. Carter is currently engaged in performing her live show “Playin' on the Tracks-LIVE!,” which is based on “Playin' On the Tracks,” a book she has written.Carter Robertson has worked as an artist, writer, and background singer in the music industry for most of her life. She holds the distinction of being the only female member of Waylon Jennings' band, the Waylors, throughout Country Music's "Outlaw" era. She backed up both Waylon and his wife, Jessi Colter, on stage and in the studio. Her recording credits include Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Don Was and many others. In the late 1990s, she joined up with old friends to form the Waymore Blues Band. Carter has written five musicals for children, as well as numerous songs published by various companies. She is the proud mother of three daughters, Becky, Emily and Joanna, who are Country Music recording artists, Carter's Chord. Carter lives in Franklin, Tennessee with her Grammy Award-winning husband, Barny.
Whey Jennings is a singer/songwriter. Whey chats openly about being the grandson of Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter, and what growing up as a Jennings was really like. He talks about his road of drugs, sex and rock n roll and why the pandemic made him get sober. Hear what Whey thinks about erasing history and his favorite tv show, The Dukes of Hazzard. All that and more. Enjoy and FROWN LESS. thehodgepodgeproductions@gmail.com Dylan: instagram.com/iammrdylanhodge Whey: instagram.com/wheyjenningsofficial --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dylan-hodge/support
Today, we chatted with Whey Jennings. Whey comes from country music royalty, his grandfather was the legendary Waylon Jennings and grandmother Jessi Colter both had major success in the music charts, we talk about early influences, touring, sobriety, and what's next for this outlaw country artist. https://www.wheyjennings.comYou can find more conversations, food reviews, live music and events on our website https://lacrosselocal.com.This podcast is sponsored by Balancing Act: Teach Coach Mentor Inspire https://amzn.to/3qVqzIM
The Jackin' Around PODCAST, presented by Lone Star Dry Goods, is hosted by a 2-time Academy of Country Music awarding-winner and host of the nationally syndicated TV show Texas Music Scene, Jack Ingram. Join Jack weekly as he welcomes your favorite music, sports, and entertainment personalities on YouTube and your favorite audio platforms. Visit www.JackinAroundPODCAST.com to access the most up-to-date podcast information and audio, social media & YouTube links, including links to access all past episodes plus more. ✅ JACK INGRAM (Host Bio & Links) Jack Ingram's (https://jackingram.net/) music career spans over four decades and includes 18 records, 6 top #20 singles, including a #1 hit, on the Country Billboard charts. Most recently, in May of 2001, Jack, alongside fellow singer/songwriters Miranda Lambert and Jon Randall, released The Marfa Tapes. According to Lambert, The Marfa Tapes stems from a fruitful songwriting partnership that has already resulted in the 2018 ACM Song of the Year “Tin Man” (Ingram / Lambert / Randall). Additionally, Jack is no stranger to the airwaves as a TV host of the Texas Music Scene, a half-hour weekly program that airs in over 70 U.S markets and has won 22 Telly awards and 2 People's Choice awards. In 2013, Jack teamed up with actor Matthew McConaughey and football coach Mack Brown to create an annual multi-day fundraiser, golf tournament, & concert, MJM. Since its inception, MJM has raised nearly $20 million for children's charities. ✅ FRENCHIE SCIOU (Guest Bio & Links) “On a Sunday morning in July 2001, a 20-year-old Kevin “Frenchie” Sciou was sleeping on the couch in the living room of an Arizona home when he was awakened by Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter singing “Storms Never Last.” Not on the record, in the flesh, just a few feet away, with Jessi on the grand piano! Frenchie's then-frontman Shooter Jennings parents were gently stirring awake a house full of late-night partiers, and then Jessi made breakfast for their guests. “It was surreal,” recalls Frenchie, who describes posing for a photo while sitting on Buddy Holly's 1958 Ariel Cyclone motorcycle – a gift to Waylon from the Crickets on his 40th birthday. “Just two months earlier, I had been in L.A. with a backpack and $200, answering ads for ‘guitar player wanted.'” After a late-night jam session in L.A., Frenchie was approached by Shooter's drummer Lex Lipsitz, a native of Waco, Texas. Their hard-rock band Stargunn needed a guitarist just like him, Lex told him, so Frenchie went down to their rehearsal space at the corner of Hollywood and Vine to audition on the spot. “After about 15 minutes, Shooter asked me where I lived and I told him it was at a youth hostel a few blocks away. He said, ‘Nah, you're living with us at the band house from now on' and they took me down to get my stuff.” ✅ LONE STAR DRY GOODS (podcast partner info & links) A truly unique shopping experience geared towards men. Handcrafted, handmade American brands, providing top quality gear since 2016! Our World Headquarters is in the heart of downtown Abilene, TX, with the first satellite location in Willow Park, TX. Visit Lone Star Dry Goods today by visiting LoneStarDryGoods.com. ✅ CONTACT INFO Matt Peveto, Executive Producer • (713) 859-3929 • Matt@MattPeveto.com • Connect on Linkedin Linkedin
Jenni is the Daughter of Jessi Colter, Her dad is Duane Eddy and she also called the late Waylon Jennings Dad. She has an amazing story and has some incredible songs to share.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/songwriter-connection/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
I had the pleasure of meeting Ted Russell Kamp a few years ago, and have heard him in several clubs and festivals in the Los Angeles area. Don't know where to begin – Ted is an incredible singer/songwriter/producer and Grammy winning bass player. We start out talking about his love for music - he started out playing trumpet !!!! Then he went on to bass .... Ted writes, records and travels the world performing his own country/roots/Americana music from his eleven critically-acclaimed albums. Ted also plays live, records sessions, and collaborates on songs with A-list songwriters and musicians in L.A., Nashville, Austin and around the world. He often works out of his home studio — The Den — and has produced several well-received albums for fellow artists there. Ted has also had the honor of being a friend, collaborator and member of Shooter Jennings' band for most of the last 15 years and recently played on the 2020 Grammy winning Country Album of the Year, Tanya Tucker's While I'm Living. Ted is well known for his ability to step into bands and rock all genres of music — the decades he spent holding down the bottom end for bands as diverse as Shooter, Jessi Colter, Whitey Morgan, Wilson Phillips and others have made sure Ted had the chops for anything from major festivals to David Letterman appearances and the Sirius XM Outlaw Country Cruise. The last few years have found Ted focusing on his own career as well as touring and recording with Shooter. He tours continuously in the US and Europe, and has releasing his solo albums to critical acclaim. His records have debuted at #1 on the Euroamericana Chart and made the US Americana Chart's Top 100 Records of the Year. The Big Takeover wrote, “Kamp simply knocks one ball after another out of the park…Saturated in talent and sincerity … good music done right.” Born and raised in New York, Ted made his way to Los Angeles by way of Seattle. He spent several years in Seattle, and recorded four LPs with his trio Ponticello before moving to LA in 2001. Once in LA, Ted formed the group Union Pacific, played with numerous bands, did extensive session work. In 2003, he joined Shooter Jennings' band and has never looked back. Whether he's headlining a major show in the Netherlands with European superstars, playing Gruene Hall in mid Texas in the dead of summer, rocking an LA honky tonk with some of the best players in town, or working in his new studio to pull the soul from each song, Ted pours his drive and musical talent into every note. Ted has released his new album – Solitaire. Pour a glass or wine, get comfy on the couch and enjoy! He can be reached through his website: https://tedrussellkamp.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/michelemarotta/support
TOMA UNO se abre hoy con Southerland, un dúo debutante formado por Matt Chase y Chris Rogers, con “Boot Up”, la canción que da título a su Ep de debut. Un formato que reduce el gasto y permite distintas pruebas para intentar recuperar la imagen de autenticidad perdida por parte de la industria de Nashville. American Aquarium se ha inclinado por mirar a esa década de los 90 en Nashville que nos dejó canciones inolvidables. Un buen puñado de ellas forman ahora parte de Slappers, Bangers & Certified Twangers, Vol. 1, como es el caso de “Wild One”, que resultó ser el primer single de Faith Hill, ahora prácticamente irreconocible. El sonido de Michigan Rattlers tiene muchos puntos de encuentro con American Aquarium, al igual que nos hace recordar a Lucero. Es un cuarteto que empezó como grupo de folk en su etapa de high school, pero cuyo horizonte sonoro se amplió con toques de country rock. Sus canciones son tan honestas como “That Kind of Life”, arropadas por sonidos de una naturalidad extrema. A pesar del tiempo pasado desde que Micky & The Motorcars publicaron su último disco, las emisoras tejanas persisten en radiar sus canciones y “Rodeo Girl”, que compusieron los hermanos Micky y Gary Braun, se ha convertido en una de las más pinchadas en las emisoras tejanas. Es un tema de amor de los que alivian por su naturalidad. Siguiendo en Texas, “tres caballeros” veteranos del Lone Star State como The Flatlanders han coleccionado hasta 15 canciones entre temas nuevas y clásicos del calibre de “Sittin’ On Top Of The World”, que los Mississippi Sheiks grabaron en 1930 y ha sido versionada cientos de veces. Queremos insistir en el nuevo Ep del irlandés Danny Burns, Hurricane, en el que ha incluido seis canciones grabadas con la ayuda de excelentes amigos invitados como Steve Earle, con el que ha resucitado "Mercenary Song", que escuchamos hace 40 años en un documental tan indispensable como Heartworn Highways. Uno de los momentos más intensos del nuevo trabajo de Blackberry Smoke es "Lonesome for a Livin’", donde se ha reunido con Jamey Johnson por primera vez desde que versionaron "Yesterday’s Wine" junto a George Jones como tema de bonificación de su segundo álbum, A Little Piece of Dixie de 2009. Para grabar The Waylon Sessions, Shannon McNally contó con la ayuda fundamental de músicos experimentados e invitados ilustres como Rodney Crowell, Buddy Miller y Lukas Nelson. Pero en un proyecto así era imprescindible la presencia de Jessi Colter, viuda de Waylon Jennings. Desde que Rounder firmó en 2019 a Sierra Ferrell hemos estado esperando el lanzamiento de su álbum, que definitivamente verá la luz a finales del mes de agosto con el título de Long Time Coming. Si hablamos de música de raíces, esta es una de las muestras más valiosas de lo que significa ese término. Su disco se abre con su carta de amor al mar en “The Sea”, una canción que infunde toques de vitalidad e intriga a partes iguales. No la perdáis de vista. También Molly Tuttle es una de esas mujeres que sabes que te siempre te va a sorprender. Su nuevo EP es una continuación de las 10 canciones que editó el pasado año. El álbum …but i’d rather be with you, too. Ha contado con invitados especiales como Nathaniel Rateliff para cantar juntos de forma inesperada un tema como “Stop Draggin ’My Heart Around”, un clásico que recordaremos siempre por Tom Petty y Stevie Nicks. Bob Dylan cumplió 80 años y a lo largo de todo el mundo ha habido las más diversas celebraciones. Una de las más entrañables fue Dylan is eighty de la revista Exile SH (Subterranean Homesick) Magazine, donde intervinieron nuestros buenos amigos de la Bantastic Fand con formación de cuarteto para rememorar “Every Grain of Sand”, una canción que en los últimos tiempos viene siendo especialmente recurrente. Y hoy para emplazarnos a nuestra cita de mañana queremos recordar el medio siglo que cumple la publicación del single "You've Got A Friend" por parte de James Taylor, lo que nos permite felicitar a nuestro gran amigo Álvaro, una de esas personas por las que siempre hay que dar gracias. Si no existieran, habría que inventarlas. Escuchar audio
Former Keyboard Player for Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter. Member of the Waymore Blues Band. Keyboardist, Arranger, engineer at Independent Music Producer.
Our guest this hour is Shannon McNally, who dropped by to chat about her upcoming record, The Waylon Sessions, a covers album of Waylon Jennings songs which she recorded with an all-star band and special guests like Jessi Colter, Buddy Miller, Rodney Crowell, and Lukas Nelson. McNally's put together an album of classics that challenges our perceptions and assumptions about just what made them classics in the first place, providing a feminine perspective that only a restless, and truly creative spirit like hers could conjure. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What is outlaw country? Is it the raw and rugged wild spirit, like in Hank Williams? Is it Johnny Cash playing at Folsom Prison? Or is it just a moniker used to ground a new generation of country artists that could thrive outside of the country music machine? Some would say it's the latter, but it's really a combination of the three. Before the 70s, if you were a country artist, you followed somewhat of a formula. You wrote songs that were of a certain length or a certain tone and continued to crank them out for the studio if you wanted to get radio play. This infamously ruffled the feathers of some of the greatest artists of the time, but they mostly had to just endure in spite of it. By the time the 1970s rolled around though, the rising stars of country were sick of it. The story of going to Nashville, selling your songs for enough money to eat, then seeing the money that your songs brings the artist and the studio was getting old fast. And Willie Nelson, someone that thrived on unconventional songwriting, was getting shut out by the industry each time he tried to do something different. Frustrated with RCA's response to his album "Yesterday's Wine" in 1972, Willie actually formally retired from music, but it was short lived. Waylon Jennings was also going through the Nashville music machine at the time, and by 1976 it was time to make a statement. They would not follow the arcane country rules that held them back. They would be free. They would be outlaws... with Brad, Jon, and Jake the Snake Foster! Links: OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/2stA2P7pTC TACHP Desert Island Discord Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4wNErQHfrAYgSsIZlLJ6ym?si=dtrMJCuqQwa1Zt7RtwrXNg Under the Covers with Jake "the Snake" Foster: https://spinitron.com/WSUM/show/80710/Under-The-Covers www.patreon.com/FlyoverStatePark www.twitter.com/FlyoverPodcasts www.anchor.fm/AlbumConceptHour www.twitter.com/AlbumConceptPod --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/albumconcepthour/support
This week we're happy to welcome Margo Price to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions for a talk about the music industry, her creative partnership with husband Jeremy Ivey, her online radio show, forays into the cannabis business, and her latest rock and seventies pop inspired lp, That's How Rumors Get Started. Bold and strident, it's a record that finds her blurring genres, like many of her country heroes, people like John Prine, Waylon Jennings, and Willie Nelson. Plus, she fills us in on some of the details about an as of yet unreleased collaboration with the queen of outlaw country, Jessi Colter. We hope you enjoy this conversation. If you do, consider sharing it with a friend. And if you need more, you can check out the archives, which feature dozens of talks with artists like Nels Cline, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Swamp Dogg, and many more. You can hear Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions wherever podcasts are found, and it’s always available for direct download here. If you want to take your support a step further, you can leave us a review, check out our Patreon page, and email us your thoughts about the show.
Whey Jennings grew up in a family full of country music royalty. His grandfather, the legendary Waylon Jennings and grandmother Jessi Colter both had major success in the major music charts for decades. Jennings is a "rough around the edges, unpolished singer" with a voice as big as Texas. He couldn't go pop with a mouth full of crackers! Jennings is the oldest son of his mother Katherine and father Terry Jennings. Whey has always had a deep love for music since the first time he stepped foot on stage. Whey was just a boy when, at one of his grandfather's shows, Jessi Colter left a microphone on a chair backstage after performing "Storms Never Last". Young Whey picked up the microphone and pranced out onto the stage and began singing "Mamma's Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys." Whey's grandpa Waylon shouted out: "Hey hold up there Hoss...wait for me!" Waylon went to pickin' and when the song was finished, the crowd went nuts. It was on that day that Whey fell in love with music and as they say... the rest is history.
Danny Griego (singer-songwriter) and Anika Wilson (Clinical Psychologist, PTSD & Trauma) on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Country music artist Danny Griego shares his story of being struck by lightning as a young college student which begins an unexpectedly journey leading him to music and also anxiety-ridden symptoms of PTSD. After recovery, Danny connects with our armed forces and military who also suffer from PTSD and other challenges. He writes songs such as “Lady Liberty” and “22," both dedicated to our veterans, and a new single released in 2020 called “Inevitable.” Having worked with icons such as Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter and Billy Jo Shaver, Danny Griego writes Billboard charting music. He tours and play special shows for our troops and works with nonprofits that support our wounded soldiers. Next, we talk with expert Anika Wilson, a psychologist who specializes in PTSD and trauma. Dr. Wilson explains PTSD and therapies such as EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing) which can be especially helpful for PTSD patients and other conditions such as eating disorders, panic attacks, and addictions. “Be brave, ask for help, and be persistent in finding the mental help that you need.” For free or affordable mental help, visit: http://checkyourheadpodcast.com/ Thank you for supporting us through our website at checkyourheadpodcast.com or on our patreon.com page. Every dollar is appreciated, every listener is appreciated
This week we welcome, star of The Grand Ole Opry, Jeannie Seely! On the night of September 16, 1967, Jeannie Seely marked an important milestone in her music career by joining the world-famous Grand Ole Opry. The distinctive-voiced lady referred to as “Miss Country Soul” became the first Pennsylvania native to become an Opry member. Today Jeannie makes clear that it's still a thrill and an honor each time she performs on the Opry stage. "I feel very fortunate to be part of the Opry tradition," the Grammy-winning singer says, "and I truly am indebted to all the wonderful fans who have supported me over the years.” Jeannie Seely is among a select group of country artists who have scored chart- topping hits as a solo artist, as a duet partner, and as a songwriter. Born on July 6, 1940, in Titusville, Pennsylvania – the town where the world’s very first oil well was drilled in 1859 – Jeannie grew up as the youngest of Leo and Irene Seely's four children. The family's two-story farmhouse still stands along a dirt road outside of nearby Townville, a community of about 300 folks located in the northwestern corner of the Keystone State. Jeannie's interest in music was influenced strongly by her parents. Leo Seely worked hard on the family's farm and at a Titusville steel mill, but found time on weekends to play the banjo and call local square dances. Irene Seely would sing with her daughter every Saturday morning while the two baked bread together. “I grew up in a time when all the neighbors gathered together to help each other get the hay in and that kind of thing,” recalls Jeannie. “It seemed like everybody back in the country played guitars and fiddles, and when we got together there was always pickin’ and singin’.” When she was barely tall enough to reach the dial on her family's big Philco console radio, Jeannie was tuning in the Grand Ole Opry on station WSM 650. At age 11, she began singing for a Saturday morning radio show on Meadville station WMGW. "I can still remember standing on a stack of wooden soda cases because I wasn't tall enough to reach the unadjustable microphones," she laughs. By age 16, Jeannie was performing on television station WICU in Erie. Jeannie recalls many Saturday nights as a teenager when she would sit in her family's car, eat popcorn and listen to the Grand Ole Opry while her parents played cards at the homes of friends. "I also remember looking forward to attending country music shows at a place near Franklin called Hillbilly Park," says Jeannie. “They would do an afternoon and an evening show. Mother would bake a chicken and fix up a picnic basket, and we’d just go there and spend the whole day and the evening. I was always on the ground right in front of the front row, looking up at the stage.” At Hillbilly Park Jeannie had the opportunity to see performers like Bill Monroe and Ralph Stanley, as well as Josh Graves who would later play on her Life’s Highway CD. "I still have the 8 by 10 photos I bought and had autographed there by stars like Jean Shepard, Little Jimmy Dickens, and Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper," she proudly notes. “I’ve been very blessed to later become friends with these Opry legends.” A cheerleader, majorette, and honor student while attending Townville High School, Jeannie sang at local amateur contests and began performing at weekend dances throughout northwestern Pennsylvania. "Back then a lot of people made fun of me because I sang country," she admits today. "In those days calling somebody 'country' was actually a put-down." Jeannie remembers how the residents of tiny Townville didn't believe that anyone, especially a female, could make a living by singing or writing songs. "Some people didn't even think it was right for a girl to be singing with a band at dances,” she remembers. Following high school graduation in 1958, Jeannie worked for three years at the Titusville Trust Company. Initially hired as a stenographer at the bank, she was later promoted to a secretarial position for the bank's auditor. During this period Jeannie continued her education by completing night classes that were conducted by the American Institute of Banking in Oil City. "Those courses in subjects like business finance and law were beneficial even later in my music career," Jeannie says. Both the local and national American Institute of Banking organizations have since made Jeannie an honorary lifetime member for her efforts in promoting the name and spirit of the organization. According to Jeannie, it was the weather conditions one Sunday morning on a country back road that finalized her decision to move to California. "It was Easter, and I got my car stuck in a snow bank," she chuckles. "I had to walk the whole way home in my new dress to get my Dad's help. I decided right then and there that I was ready to make a change." At age 21, Jeannie packed everything she could into her car, shipped the rest to "General Delivery, Los Angeles", and headed west. She initially took a job at a Beverly Hills bank, but left it after a year to take a secretarial position for half the money at Liberty and Imperial Records in Hollywood. With a foot in the door of the music business, she began writing songs for Four Star Music and became a regular act, along with an unknown Glen Campbell, on the "Hollywood Jamboree" television series. Rhythm and blues artist Irma Thomas recorded a composition by Jeannie titled "Anyone Who Knows What Love Is" and scored a national pop and R&B hit with it. Jeannie's songwriting led to her own recording contract on Challenge Records. A couple regional hits and a West Coast tour resulted, but unfortunately she received no national attention. A young songwriter visiting California named Hank Cochran was impressed with Jeannie's talent and suggested she move to Nashville. Jeannie, however, didn't think she was ready. Upon the encouragement of singer Dottie West who recorded one of her songs, Jeannie finally moved to Nashville in the fall of 1965. "When I arrived in town, I only had $50 and a Ford Falcon to my name," she recalls. "Within a month though, Porter Wagoner hired me to replace Norma Jean as the female singer for his road show and syndicated television series." Initially turned down by every record label in town, Jeannie finally got the big break she needed when a recording contract was offered by Monument Records. She went in the studio and recorded a Hank Cochran ballad titled "Don't Touch Me" on March 12, 1966. Within only a few weeks the song debuted on the country music charts where it stayed for over five months. Although it held at the No. 2 position for three weeks on Billboard, the record went to No. 1 on all the other major charts, including Cashbox and Record World. It was also a crossover hit on the national pop charts. Today "Don't Touch Me" is considered a standard in country music. Jeannie’s recording of the song is ranked at No. 97 in the book titled Heartaches By the Number: Country Music's 500 Greatest Singles written by David Cantwell and Bill Friskics-Warren. The book, released in 2003, was published by the Vanderbilt University Press and the Country Music Foundation Press. “Don’t Touch Me” is also included in The Stories Behind Country Music’s All-Time Greatest 100 Songs written by Ace Collins and published by Boulevard Books. The author writes, “Cochran’s ‘Don’t Touch Me’ has stood the test of time like few other works. Hauntingly beautiful, poetry set to meter, this composition merits particular praise for the exquisite manner in which it relates its story of love, doubt, and commitment.” The book describes how Buck Owens desperately wanted the song that Jeannie ultimately recorded and made a hit. Country versions of “Don’t Touch Me” have been recorded by Don Gibson, Tammy Wynette, George Jones, Lorrie Morgan, Ray Price, Lynn Anderson, Eddy Arnold, Barbara Mandrell, Roy Clark, Jack Greene, Dottie West, and many others (but none were charted singles). The popularity of “Don’t Touch Me” has crossed all musical styles – Etta James recorded a rhythm and blues version, Carolyn Hester a folk version, Bettye Swann a soul version, and Eleni Mandell a pop version. A reggae version was even recorded by Nicky Thomas. In June of 1966 Jeannie was invited to make her first guest appearance on the Grand Ole Opry. She received "Most Promising New Artist" awards that same year from all the national trade publications including Billboard, Cashbox, and Record World, as well as from polls of country music fans and radio DJs across the country. On March 2, 1967, the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences honored Jeannie with the 1966 Grammy Award for the "Best Country Vocal Performance by a Female". Edging out friends and fellow nominees Loretta Lynn (“Don’t Come Home A Drinkin’”), Dottie West (“Would You Hold It Against Me”), Connie Smith (“Ain’t Had No Loving”), and Jan Howard (“Evil On your Mind”), Jeannie Seely became only the third female country artist to receive the coveted Grammy. She accepted her award from Chet Atkins. With a successful breakthrough hit, Jeannie found herself traveling from coast to coast for concert appearances. The new demands forced her to leave Porter Wagoner's show – and today Jeannie jokes that she was replaced by friend Dolly Parton because Dolly’s ‘hits’ were bigger. New opportunities for Jeannie included many concert and television appearances with the legendary Ernest Tubb. On the liner notes for one of Jeannie's early albums, the legendary Tubb wrote, "She puts heart and soul into every ballad she sings. Whether a new song or an old one, when Jeannie sings it, it becomes 'Jeannie's song'." In September of 1967, Jeannie fulfilled her lifelong dream by joining the Grand Ole Opry. She remembers her Opry induction, attended by her parents from Pennsylvania, as "a very emotional night." "I started crying," she recalls, "and then I encored and that was even worse." Often referred to as the "Mother Church of Country Music", the Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville was home to the Opry when Jeannie became a member. Although hot in the summer and drafty in the winter, Jeannie says the Ryman had a magic all its own. She fondly recalls sharing a crowded dressing room, which was actually the ladies restroom, with fellow performers like Minnie Pearl and Barbara Mandrell (who today lists Jeannie as one of her major influences). After 31 years at the Ryman, the Grand Ole Opry moved on March 16, 1974, to the new 4,400 seat Opry House on the grounds of the Opryland theme park. At the much- publicized grand opening show which was broadcast on over 1,300 radio stations worldwide, special guest President Richard Nixon told the audience, "Some girls have looks but can't sing. Others can sing but don't have looks. Jeannie Seely's got them both." That quote subsequently appeared in newspapers across the country. Known throughout her career as an individualist, as well as for her infectious humor, Jeannie Seely is widely recognized for changing the image of female country performers. Jeannie is in fact credited for breaking the "calico curtain" by being the first woman to wear a mini-skirt on the Grand Ole Opry stage. "I really didn't think anything of it at the time, but it did cause quite a stir," she laughs. "The Opry manager even called me into his office." In their book Finding Her Voice: The Saga of Women in Country Music, authors Mary Bufwack and Robert Oermann wrote, "Jeannie's frank talk, striking intelligence, free- spirited life-style, and deeply moving vocals have long set her apart from most female country stars. When she arrived in Nashville in 1965, women were still expected to portray the submissive country sweetheart. Jeannie blazed a nonconformist trail from the moment she hit the Opry in her miniskirt...." A string of hit records in the late '60's and early '70's solidified Jeannie's reputation as a country torch singer and earned her the nickname of "Miss Country Soul", a title still frequently used today. Country Music Hall of Fame member Marty Robbins once said, "Jeannie Seely is one of the great stylists of our time." When at home, Jeannie made frequent guest appearances on television shows like "Hee Haw" and “That Nashville Music”. On March 22, 1970, Jeannie was a featured guest on "Glen Campbell's Goodtime Hour" on CBS-TV. Working with distinguished producers like Fred Foster and Owen Bradley, the blonde, blue-eyed singer recorded more than a dozen albums and over two dozen singles on the Monument, Decca, MCA, and Columbia labels. Jeannie placed singles on Billboard's national country music charts for 13 consecutive years from 1966 through 1978. Among over two dozen hits were "It's Only Love,” "A Wanderin' Man,” "I'll Love You More,” "He Can Be Mine,” "Welcome Home To Nothing,” "Little Things,” "Farm in Pennsyltucky,” and "When It's Over.” In 1973 Jeannie transformed the hobo lament "Can I Sleep In Your Barn Tonight Mister?" into the top ten hit "Can I Sleep In Your Arms?". The following year she adapted the Appalachian ballad "Come All You Fair And Tender Ladies" into another hit single titled "Lucky Ladies.” For two years Jeannie served as a radio disc jockey on her own Armed Forces Network Show, and for several months she traveled on military tours throughout Europe and Asia. Upon returning from an overseas tour, Jeannie noted during an Opry performance that there was no U.S. flag — a patriotic symbol that she was accustomed to seeing. There has been an American flag displayed on the Opry stage ever since. A 1969 duet recorded with fellow Opry member Jack Greene titled "Wish I Didn't Have to Miss You" went to No. 1 on the charts and launched one of the most successful duos and road shows in country music history. Nominated for numerous Country Music Association (CMA) awards and a Grammy, Jack Greene and Jeannie Seely toured together for over ten years, performing everywhere from New York's Madison Square Garden to London's Wembley Arena. The duo changed the format of “package shows” and were considered forerunners in opening doors and bringing country music to wider audiences around the world. Through a special invitation from the White House they were named Goodwill Ambassadors to the annual United Nations Concert. A long list of artists – including Dottie West, Norma Jean, Tex Williams, Lorrie Morgan, Jack Greene, Chris LeDoux, Doyle Lawson, and Hank Williams, Jr. – have recorded compositions written by Jeannie. In 1972, Faron Young took “Leavin’ And Sayin’ Goodbye” to the No. 1 position, earning Jeannie a BMI Songwriter’s Award. In addition to Faron Young, other Country Music Hall of Fame members have recorded Jeannie’s songs – including Merle Haggard, Ray Price, Willie Nelson, Little Jimmy Dickens, Ernest Tubb, Grandpa Jones, and Connie Smith. The lyrics to one of Jeannie’s songs was used for a Hallmark greeting card. For several years Jeannie was married to Hank Cochran, the writer of such songs as “Make The World Go Away.” “She’s Got You,” “I Fall To Pieces,” “The Chair,” and “Ocean Front Property.” The marriage – the first for Jeannie but the fourth for Hank – finally ended in a divorce. In 1977 the career of Jeannie Seely almost ended abruptly when she was involved in a near fatal automobile accident that left her with serious multiple injuries. "You know, it sounds like a cliche, but it's true that your perspective changes when you have a close call," she reflects. "What you took for granted you come to appreciate more." It was with the help and support of best friend Dottie West that Jeannie was able to recover and get back on her feet. Ironically, Dottie West's death in 1991 was due to injuries she suffered in an automobile accident while en route to the Opry. "I still think about Dottie all the time and miss her very much," says Jeannie. In 1995 she served as a consultant for the CBS television movie about Dottie’s life titled Big Dreams and Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story. Jeannie was portrayed in the movie by actress Cathy Worthington. In the early 80's, Jeannie performed as the opening act for friend Willie Nelson's concert dates across the country. She also appeared in Willie's successful Honeysuckle Rose movie and sang on the soundtrack recording, a contribution which earned her a platinum album. Jeannie became the first female artist to regularly host half-hour segments of the Grand Ole Opry. Those hosting duties actually began on January 19, 1985, when she was called upon as a last minute replacement for Del Reeves, the scheduled host, who was caught in a rare Nashville snowstorm. During the late 80's Jeannie starred in several major stage productions. She played Jean Shepard’s daughter and Lorrie Morgan’s mother in the 1986 country musical called Takin' It Home. In 1988 she portrayed "Miss Mona" in a sold-out run of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, and the following year took a nonmusical role as the title character in Everybody Loves Opal. In 1988 Jeannie published her own book, Pieces of a Puzzled Mind, containing a collection of Jeannie's unique witticisms. The popular book was out of print for several years, but Jeannie republished the book in 2012. Also known as "Seely-isms" around Nashville, Jeannie notes that many of the sayings actually began as song titles or opening lines. “County music has made so many of my dreams come true,” Jeannie wrote in the book, “I just wish someone would have warned me about the nightmares.” One of the most popular quotes from the book is “You don’t have to kiss anyone’s a-- in this world, but sometimes it’s best to bend a little bit and make ‘em think you’re goin’ to.” Jeannie portrayed lead singer Danny Shirley’s mother in Confederate Railroad’s 1993 chart-topping music video for the song “Trashy Women”. She also was featured in a video shot at Dollywood for the song “Wrapped Around” by fellow Opry member Brad Paisley who took Jeannie as his date to the 2000 CMA Awards Show. Ironically, the video was shown during Brad’s performance on the 2001 CMA Awards Show – and Jeannie could be seen in the video clip. Throughout the 80’s and 90’s, Jeannie appeared frequently on shows like “Nashville Now,” “Crook and Chase,” “Music City Tonight,” “Grand Ole Opry Live,” “You Can Be A Star,” “Family Feud,” and “Prime Time Country.” She served as a regular host of “Opry Backstage,” interviewing everyone from new and upcoming acts to superstars like Garth Brooks. County artist Lorrie Morgan recorded a song co-written by Jeannie titled "I've Enjoyed As Much Of This As I Can Stand" for her 1997 album Shakin' Things Up. Lorrie has credited Jeannie as being a major influence in her career and often refers to the Opry cohort as her "second mom.” Lorrie’s father, the late George Morgan, was an Opry star who became a close friend of Jeannie’s. “I admire Lorrie not only for her musical talent, but because she also inherited that wonderful sense of humor that her dad had,” notes Jeannie. “I don’t take lightly the fact that I was fortunate enough to know people like George Morgan, to work with him, and then to go on and become friends and work with his daughter. That’s pretty amazing.” Together Jeannie and Lorrie sang George’s hit “Candy Kisses” for an Opry anniversary special televised on CBS. According to Jeannie, recent years have been some of the busiest years of her career. Nashville music critic Robert K. Oermann wrote in his 2003 book Finding Her Voice: Women In Country Music, "With her chin-out, tough/tender, heart-of-gold manner, Jeannie Seely remains one of country's most completely modern female personalities." Jeannie has entertained on several cruise ships, including the week-long Grand Ole Opry cruises, and for several summers she performed at the Dollywood theme park. She’salso been part of a successful overseas tour with the "Grand Ladies of the Grand Ole Opry,” Jeannie performed on extensive tours of Ireland in both 2008 and 2009. Jeannie continues to enjoy acting and for three months in 2000 she portrayed the role of Louise Seger during a successful run of the Always, Patsy Cline musical in Atlantic City. Along with friends Jan Howard and Rita Coolidge, Jeannie filmed the heart-warming motion picture Changing Hearts in late 2001. The movie, which featured Faye Dunaway, Lauren Holly, Tom Skerritt, and Ian Somerhalder, is now available on DVD and VHS. Jeannie portrays a comical role as a do-good Women’s Baptist League hospital volunteer named Mrs. Shelby. Proceeds from the movie help non-profit organizations dedicated to cancer research, education and support. From 2004 to 2007, Jeannie and fellow country singer Helen Cornelius starred in successful runs of the musical production Count It Be Love, including a performance at the historic Ryman Auditorium. In February 2005, Jeannie was featured in a Nashville performance of The Vagina Monologues with fellow entertainers Pam Tillis and Kathy Mattea. Among the many honors and accolades that Jeannie has received is the 2000 induction to the North America Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2003 she was honored with induction into the George D. Hay Music Hall of Fame located in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas. Jeannie also received the 2003 Legend Award from Bluebird Country News. In 2006 Jeannie received the Songwriter of the Year Award from the R.O.P.E. (Reunion of Professional Entertainers) organization. In 2007 she received R.O.P.E.’s Entertainer of the Year Award. In 2009 Jeannie was honored with the prestigious Colonel Aide-de-Camp Award presented by Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen. The award recognizes citizens for meritorious public service with the distinction of being included in the Honorable Order of Tennessee Colonels. Also in 2009, an interview conducted by Rik Paleri with Jeannie at the Grand Ole Opry for Rik’s “Songwriters Notebook” television show was permanently entered into the archives of the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. Re-released on CD format, Jeannie Seely's Greatest Hits On Monument continues to receive strong praise, including a review in the All Music Guide To Country. Jeannie’s music projects in recent years include a 23-song anthology CD called Personal, an album or traditional holiday songs titled Number One Christmas and a collection of standards, fan favorites, and duets appropriately labeled Been There, Sung That. In 2001 Jeannie sang with fellow Opry member Ralph Stanley on Clinch Mountain Sweethearts which received an International Bluegrass Music Association Award for “Recorded Event of the Year”, as well as a Grammy nomination for “Bluegrass Album of the Year”. In addition to her own recordings, Jeannie’s vocals can be found on over 75 additional compilation albums and CDs.Her vocals on the Janis Joplin hit “Piece Of My Heart” appear on Bluegrass Goes To Town: Pop Songs Bluegrass Style released in April of 2002. In the fall of 2003 Jeannie released her own acoustic and bluegrass project on OMS Records titled Life’s Highway. The album features musicians Josh Graves, Glen Duncan, Steve Wariner, Jesse McReynolds, and Buck White – as well as harmony vocals from Charlie Louvin, the Osborne Brothers, and the Whites. Country Weekly magazine reviewed the CD and wrote, “Life’s Highway is one of the year’s most welcome surprises – a thoughtful, inventive acoustic winner that’s a much- needed slap in the face for anyone who might have forgotten how Jeannie earned her gig as one of the friendliest faces on the Grand Ole Opry. Jeannie simply owns these 13 tracks...” The recording career of Jeannie Seely spanned six decades with the early 2011 release of a new CD titled Vintage Country which is available on Jeannie’s website and at select retail and online outlets. In 2017, Jeannie’s long-awaited new album Written In Song became available in select stores, through digital retailers, and on her website. The 14-track album contains original songs recorded by artists like Merle Haggard (“Life of a Rodeo Cowboy), Dottie West (“He’s All I Need”), Ernest Tubb (“Sometimes I Do”), Willie Nelson (“Senses”) and several more. Written In Song topped the list of CMT’s ‘New Albums in the New Year,’ and The Boot’s ‘Most Anticipated Albums’ and it continues to receive great reviews: She is “Miss Country Soul,” a beloved member of the Grand Ole Opry, a country icon and a Pennsylvania hit-maker well before Taylor Swift was born... Seely’s latest album WRITTEN IN SONG features 14 updated timeless classics she has written and co-written. -CMT.com, Lauren Tingle Jeannie Seely proves that her songs and her voice are as great as they ever were on this fantastic new album. -Roughstock, Matt Bjorke The country music singer has written songs for numerous artists and it’s refreshing to hear her voice along with her very own take and production on these songs. These are, after all, her songs to sing and she certainly has the vocal prowess to do so! -Backstage Axxess, Dee Haley Jeannie Seely soars on her new album, Written in Song. "Miss Country Soul" is back stronger than ever. There is a variety on her latest musical effort. It garners an A rating. -Digital Journal, Markos Papadatos Jeannie brought back the traditional country sound that fans have been longing for on Written In Song. Tracks include “Leavin’ & Sayin’ Goodbye” featuring special guests Kenny and Tess Sears, “Senses” with guests Connie Smith and Marty Stuart and “We’re Still Hangin’ In There Ain’t We Jessi” with Jan Howard and Jessi Colter. Written In Song is distributed by Smith Music Group. “Written In Song is such an exciting project for me for many reasons,” states Seely. “It consists of 14 songs that I have written over the years, most of them recorded by my peers and my heroes. It’s also very rewarding to know that these songs have stood the test of time and are just as viable today. I am extremely grateful to the musicians and singers who made them sound brand new.” For the past three decades Jeannie has lived close to the Grand Ole Opry in a quaint and comfortable home along the Cumberland River that she renovated and decorated herself. A major setback occurred in May 2010 when Jeannie lost her home, car and personal belongings in the devastating Nashville flood. Jeannie decided to rebuild her home and returned to it around the same time the Grand Ole Opry returned to the Opry House, her second home, which was also damaged. On November 20, 2010, Jeannie married Nashville attorney Gene Ward. Jeannie routinely performs at benefit shows for a wide variety of charities and causes. She has served as the co-host for the annual awards program for SOURCE, a nonprofit organization seeking to unify women executives and professionals that work in all facets of the Nashville music industry. Jeannie is proud to serve as a longtime spokesperson for the Humane Society by recording public service announcements and by serving as a HSUS “Special Friend” involved in supporting their animal protection programs. Jeannie is actively involved in numerous other organizations and causes such as the Opry Trust Fund (which provides financial assistance to needy individuals in the country music industry) and R.O.P.E. (Reunion Of Professional Entertainers). In April 2017, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives unanimously approved House Resolution 259 honoring Jeannie Seely on her 50th anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry. In accepting the honor Jeannie noted, “Never have I been more proud of my heritage than I was today. It is my hope that I will always represent Pennsylvania in a manner that would make them proud of their native daughter, and I thank them for this distinguished honor.” Jeannie will be honored by the Nashville Association of Talent Directors (NATD) at their 7th Annual NATD Honors Gala scheduled for November 14, 2017, at the Hermitage Hotel. NATD has been a vital part of the Nashville Music Business Community by professionally representing, directing, and promoting the entertainment industry through its members. When not booked on concert dates out of town, Jeannie performs weekly on the Grand Ole Opry’s shows. She frequently hosts the Ernest Tubb Midnite Jamboree, appears on RFD television shows and specials, and has been featured in the Family Reunion TV and DVD tapings. Jeannie will be one of the featured performers on the Country Music Cruise that will set sail in February of 2018. Looking to the future of the Grand Ole Opry, Jeannie hopes for a peaceful coexistence of the old and the new. “I like adding the new talent to the Opry, but I don’t want them to ever change the Opry to where it becomes just another concert venue,” she states. “I like seeing the new artists, but value that tradition also and the uniqueness of it. And the music and all should change and will change. It always has.” “Hopefully, I will see a future of doing pretty much what I have done in the past,” explains Jeannie. “I want to keep doing personal appearances and shows and what I’ve been so blessed to be able to do in my life. I want to be anywhere they ask me to be. There are plenty of life’s highways I want to travel. I’m not done yet.” Jeannie notes, “I want to extend a huge ‘thanks’ to all of you who have been on my bandwagon for such a long time. To those of you just joining us, I hope the ride’s not over - so welcome aboard - and hang on!” Fans can write to Jeannie Seely in care of the Grand Ole Opry, 2804 Opryland Drive, Nashville, TN 37214. Jeannie’s website can be found at www.JeannieSeely.com, and Jeannie maintains a Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/JeannieSeely.
Jessi & Colter for President? What would a world with an intact information ecology look like? What about a world that incentivized truth, with leadership that acknowledged the concept of co-creation? We have entered an era where we no longer look at leaders as parents & we are starving for some fucking transparency. We seek to be sovereign beings, where any leadership in place works for us, not AT us. We're ready to embrace frontier science & experience an existence where corporations, institutions & agendas aren't making decisions on our behalf. If we are a collective consciousness, it's time we start acting like it. Because, we're collectively creating some pretty ridiculous shit. Truth has a vibration. In this episode we discuss the above, break down the debates a bit & highlight some of the information missing from the mainstream that you deserve to know about.
En un corto plazo de tiempo hemos perdido a dos de los grandes representantes del llamado movimiento outlaw, aunque sus nombres no han gozado de la popularidad de otros. Hablamos de Jerry Jeff Walker y Billy Joe Shaver, a quienes hoy vamos a recordar en el tiempo de TOMA UNO. Jerry Jeff Walker es considerado uno de los más relevantes cantautores norteamericanos, siguiendo sus propias formas al margen de las modas y de sus cambios. Hasta su muerte, siempre mantuvo la frescura y las directrices de los mejores años del que podríamos llamar redneck rock. Su carrera la inició con una banda psicodélica llamada Circus Maximus, la primera que se acercó al country. Tocó por todos los bares de Estados Unidos y tuvo a su mujer, Susan, como manager y responsable de su propio sello discográfico, Tried & True Music. Fue en junio del 1968 cuando se lanzó al mercado en single una canción llamada “Mr. Bojangles”, como anticipo del álbum que Jerry Jeff Walker publicaría en octubre con ese título que contó con la producción de Tom Dowd. Es una canción inspirada en un encuentro tres años antes con un artista callejero en la cárcel del First Precinct de Nueva Orleans, donde Walker había ingresado por embriaguez. Aquel bailarín, apodado Mr. Bojangles, contó historias de su vida hasta que todo se entristeció cuando recordó el atropello de su perro. Cuando alguien pidió levantar el ánimo, aquel hombre empezó a bailar claqué. La versión que la Nitty Gritty Dirt Band realizó dos años después y que se publicó también en single consiguió alcanzar el Top 10 de las listas y llamó de la atención hacia su compositor, Un mocetón llamado en realidad Ronald Clyde Crosby y nacido en e Oneonta, del estado de Nueva York. Fue entonces cuando Jerry Jeff Walker se mudó a Austin y todo cambió. La llegada a Austin de Jerry Jeff Walker, que moría el pasado día 23, le asoció con el movimiento outlaw tejano que tenía a Willie Nelson y Michael Martin Murphey como cabezas visibles. Allí encontró el ambiente que necesitaba y una cierta consideración a nivel popular, gracias a discos como Ridin ’High y, sobre todo, un álbum memorable con el nombre de Viva Terlingua!, grabado en vivo en ese dancehall de la tejana Luckenbach. En aquel registro de 1973 encontramos “Sangria Wine”, otra de sus canciones emblemáticas, que daba cuenta de cómo aquellas primitivas tonalidades folkies propias de la escena neoyorquina habían cambiado. Aquel disco nos enseñó lo que el artista llamaba el "gonzo country", con una base campera mezclada con blues y tonalidades de la tradición del norte de México. Durante este tiempo le acompañaba Lost Gonzo Band, un grupo informal de músicos de Austin entre los que se encontraban Michael Martin Murphey, Mickey Raphael y Ray Wylie Hubbard, por el que Jerry Jeff Walker sentía un gran respeto. En aquel concierto incluyó una versión divertida versión de "Up Against The Wall Redneck Mother", una canción bien arraigada en la zona y un excelente ejemplo del fenómeno "outlaw". Veinte años después de la grabación en directo de aquel antológico ¡Viva Terlingua!, el neoyorquino se trasladó de nuevo a aquel lugar y despachó en ¡Viva Luckenbach! otro puñado de grandes canciones entre las que encontramos “I’ll Be Here In The Morning” de Townes Van Zandt, uno de sus referentes y otro de los pilares de la música tejana. “London Homesick Blues” fue la canción que cerró en 1973 aquel Viva Terlingua! siempre recordado. Lo grabó con la Lost Gonzo Band en la que militaba Gary P Nunn, un bajista y teclista de Oklahoma emigrado a Texas para convertirse en otro revolucionario de la música más enraizada de aquellas tierras. Aquella canción fue durante dos décadas el tema del mítico Austin City Limits de la televisión pública estadounidense, cuyo piloto fue grabado el 17 de Octubre de 1974 con Willie Nelson de protagonista. Hace 13 años, Cowboy Town se convirtió en el último álbum de Brooks & Dunn antes de anunciar su separación en 2009 tras una larga gira. En aquel disco encontramos “The Ballad Of Jerry Jeff Walker”, una canción que Kix Brooks y Bob DiPiero compusieron juntos para rendir homenaje al hoy desaparecido artista, al que invitaron a participar vocalmente en un tema. Las canciones de Jerry Jeff Walker dejan siempre una sensación de melancolía confortable, tanto en sus grabaciones como en sus apariciones en vivo. Son una introspección sobre las cosas sencillas que ocurren todos los días y que se encuentran en tu propia casa o en el béisbol. Son temas que, por encima de todo, tenían mucho sentido para él. Siempre pareció que era un proscrito diferente. En septiembre de 2017 supimos que tenía cáncer de garganta. A pesar de ello, al año siguiente lanzó el que fue su último álbum, It’s About Time. Hace una semana moría con 78 años debido a una fatal recaída en el cáncer que sufría. Billy Joe Shaver era más conocido por sus canciones que como cantante. Era nativo de Corsicana y creció en Waco, siempre dentro de los límites del estado de Texas. Escribió canciones desde muy pequeño, animado por su profesora de inglés y tras su paso obligado por el ejército, se marchó a Houston para relacionarse con los círculos de poetas y cantantes de folk. Por entonces conoció a Willie Nelson, cuya influencia le ayudó a convertirse en compositor. Billy Joe Shaver y Willie Nelson son dos de los personajes a los que mejor les cuadra el calificativo de outlaws. Ambos músicos tejanos han convergido en la escena musical y han tenido también desencuentros con la ley. Amigos desde hace tiempo, regresaron juntos con "Hard to Be an Outlaw", el anticipo de Long in the Tooth, editado en el verano de 2014 y convertido en el primer álbum de Billy Joe Shaver que entraba en las listas de country. Sin embargo, en "Hard to Be an Outlaw" hablaba sobre estrellas que nunca han pisado carreteras secundarias, en una mirada resuelta al estado de la country music, suficiente como para ser un renegado. Billy Joe Shaver decidió trasladarse a Nashville en busca de un reconocimiento que no tenía. La suerte no le acompañó hasta que contactó con Bobby Bare y firmó para su editora por una cantidad cercana a los 50 dólares semanales. Desde entonces han sido muchos quienes grabaron sus canciones, especialmente Waylon Jennings, que fue uno de sus grandes apoyos, llegando a grabar un nombre completo con sus composiciones. Desde entonces han sido muchos quienes han interpretado sus canciones y sería otro tejano como Kris Kristofferson quien en aquel 1973 produjera su disco de debut, Old Five And Dimers Like Me, donde encontramos una de las más dinámicas canciones de trenes: “I Been To Georgia On A Fast Train”. Kris Kristofferson dio el impulso inicial a Billy Joe Shaver produciendo su primer álbum para Monument Records, al que daba nombre “Old Five And Dimers Like Me”, demostrando que sin gozar de una voz tan perfecta como la de otros colegas, su forma de expresarse era tan conmovedora como la de ellos. Tom T. Hall, además, escribió el comentario de la contraportada. Desde el primero de sus trabajos discográficos, Billy Joe Shaver mantuvo una dignidad apabullante y una elegancia innata. Siempre poseyó un sentido de dignidad que convirtió muchos de sus discos en obras maestras de la composición y en ejemplos indispensables del outlaw country. Old Five And Dimers Like Me y Gypsy Boy han sido dos álbumes favoritos para TOMA UNO desde siempre. El primero llegó a la vez que inauguramos el programa, y el segundo, de 1977, fue una manifestación de poderío por parte Phil Walden, de Capricorn Records, que le había fichado, y del propio Billy Joe Shaver. La producción corrió a cargo de Brian Ahern, por entonces marido de Emmylou Harris, y reunieron a los mejores músicos del momento, desde la artista de Alabama, pasando por algunos de los miembros de su Hot Band, como Rodney Crowell y Ricky Skaggs; hizo coros Nicolette Larson, aparecieron Willie Nelson, James Burton, Mickey Raphael y Randy Scruggs. Para rematarlo contaron con David Briggs y Ben Keith, además de una base de ritmo formada por Karl Himmel y Norbert Putnam. En aquel disco escuchamos su propia versión de uno de sus himnos, "Honky Tonk Heroes", que Waylon había estrenado cuatro años antes. Uno de los momentos mágicos de aquel Gypsy Boy de 1977 fue “Silver Wings Of Time”, una canción acogedora que destapa la profundidad emocional de un contador de historias de su nivel, algo que parece contrastar con el aspecto rudo de Billy Joe Shaver, que no se implicó en la música hasta hasta casi los 30 años. Tiene que ver con un accidente que sufrió en un aserradero en los años 60 en el que se cortó prácticamente dos dedos y partes de otros dos de su mano derecha. Una infección tras el accidente finalmente lo empeoró aún más, de tal forma que quedó inhabilitado para realizar trabajos manuales y decidió dedicarse a la música para ganarse la vida. Otras de las canciones fundamentales de la discografía de Billy Joe Shaver es “Live Forever”, con referencias a su fe religiosa. La música era de su hijo, el guitarrista Eddy Shaver, que murió a consecuencia de una sobredosis de drogas en 2000. Se la enseñó a su padre cuando actuaban juntos con el simple nombre de Shaver y él puso la letra. La grabaron dos veces, en el álbum Tramp On Your Street de 1993 y cinco años después en Victory. En los últimos tiempos, Billy Joe Shaver se concentró en la composición e incluso pudimos verle en la película The Apostle con Robert Duvall. El actor haría casi 20 años después de aquello una interpretación a cappella de parte de aquel “Live Forever” en Crazy Heart. Además de Waylon y Willie, Bobby Bare, Jessi Colter, David Allan Coe, Guy Clark o Townes Van Zandt, también fueron pioneros de aquel movimiento outlaw que ahora se recuerda con veneración Jerry Jeff Walker y Billy Joe Shaver. Ambos han muerto con muy pocos días de diferencia y hoy han sido protagonistas de TOMA UNO. Escuchar audio
La salida de esta pandemia va a suponer cambios importantes en las más diversas facetas en nuestras vidas. La música tiene para muchos de nosotros una importancia casi capital que, por supuesto, no ensombrece en absoluto, otras prioridades. Al contrario, en ocasiones, sirve de apoyo y nos ayuda a paliar de alguna forma la inquietud y la incertidumbre. Por eso no podemos dejar de aplaudir iniciativas que apoyan una #CulturaSegura y propuestas como Lu's Jukebox In Studio Concert Series, una serie digital de conciertos temáticos nacidos en los días del Covid, ya grabados en directo por Lucinda Williams y su banda en el estudio que el productor Ray Kennedy tiene en Nashville. Se trata de seis episodios de los artistas de Louisiana incorpora alguna sorpresa. Los programas se emitirán en streaming bajo pago y se prevé que se editen posteriormente en CD y vinilo. Lu's Jukebox recaudará fondos para ayudar fundamentalmente a las salas de conciertos y promotores, recibiendo un porcentaje de la venta de entradas. Lucinda Williams, grabó en 1988 su tercer álbum, de título homónimo, donde incluyó “Changed The Locks”, una canción que Tom Petty incluiría junto a los Heartbreakers en Songs and Music from the Motion Picture "She's the One", el noveno álbum de estudio del grupo que, además, sirvió como banda sonora a la película que dirigió Edward Burns. Hoy ha abierto nuestro tiempo de radio, en el que vamos a precisar el pulso de la Americana. Ha pasado poco más de un año desde la edición del disco de debut de las Highwomen, y nos surgen ciertas dudas sobre el papel de Maren Morris en la formación, mientras han ido tomando cada vez más relevancia las apariciones de Sheryl Crow y Yola, que fueron invitadas a aquel registro y han participado en las pocas apariciones en directo del supergrupo. La actualidad nos ha regalado una nueva canción surgida de las sesiones de aquel álbum junto al productor Dave Cobb. La protagonista es la británica Yola acompañada, eso sí, por Brandi Carlile y Natalie Hemby en los coros, Sheryl Crow al piano y Jason Isbell en la guitarra. "Hold On" es una especie de conversación con la próxima generación de jóvenes negros en la que se les pide que ocupen su espacio, sean visibles y muestren su talento. Destiny Hotel es la mejor secuela posible de That Santa Fe Channel, el álbum de 2018 para Cordovas, en el que no ocultaba sus inclinaciones por Grateful Dead. Además, el grupo que lidera Joe Firstman ha extendido ahora sus afectos hacia The Band, con armonías vocales y ritmos entrecortados propios de la mítica formación canadiense, sumando también retazos de las raíces sureñas de los Allman Brothers. Al fin y al cabo, este nuevo trabajo rememora los mejores sonidos que se escucharon durante la década de los 70. El tono de nostalgia y ternura de este trabajo grabado en Los Angeles se muestra en “Afraid No More”, una balada de alto voltaje en la que se apuesta por vivir sin miedo en un momento como el actual frente a la paranoia y la ansiedad, utilizando la imagen del final del verano. Como ocurre a lo largo de las 10 canciones de este nuevo proyecto, encontramos calidez y energía positiva. Otro de los invitados a la aventura sonora de The Next Waltz ha sido Charley Crockett, que ha participado en el tercer volumen de las grabaciones realizadas en The Bunker con esta versión de “I Can Help”, la canción por la que todo el mundo recuerda a Billy Swan, un músico crecido escuchando a Hank Williams y Lefty Frizzell, además de recibir la influencia de artistas de rock'n'roll como Buddy Holly y Jerry Lee Lewis. Billy Swan, que había recibido algún dinero al perder un ojo en un accidente, se marchó a Memphis, Tennessee, desde su Missouri natal y después a Nashville, donde en principio sólo encontró un puesto de portero en los estudios de Columbia. Allí vio grabar parte de Blonde On Blonde a Bob Dylan y conoció a quién sería uno de sus grandes amigos, Kris Kristofferson. El productor Chip Young le invitó a grabar en Monument y empezó versionando el clásico de Hank Williams "Wedding Bells". Pero Billy Swan había recibido un órgano eléctrico portátil como regalo de bodas de Kristofferson y Rita Coolidge y en aquel instrumento nacieron las notas de "I Can Help" añadiendo la letra en muy pocos minutos inspirado por el embarazo de su mujer. Fue el más rotundo éxito de su carrera, encabezando las listas de country y de pop en 1974 con un reconocimiento internacional inimaginable. Por entonces, llegó a visitar España en una inesperada visita para promocionar el álbum del mismo título. Pero regresó con Kristofferson como miembro básico de su banda de acompañamiento y pasó prácticamente al anonimato. Entre las innumerables personas afectadas por la actual pandemia del COVID-19 se encuentran los músicos. Como estamos observando según pasan los días, las semanas y los meses, muchos de ellos se han puesto a la tarea de hacer la transición hacia los días inciertos que se avecinan. Ellos siguen creando y compartiendo sus creaciones con quienes hasta hace muy poco éramos sus oyentes y espectadores más fieles. Aunque los tejanos Flatland Cavalry grabaron "War With My Mind" antes del confinamiento para el sello The Next Waltz de Bruce Robison, esta canción nació de sentimientos de autoaislamiento, que ahora nos son demasiado familiares. Fue compuesta por su líder, Cleto Cordero junto a su novia, la también cantante y compositora Kaitlin Butts, y es ahora el momento en que ve la luz. El álbum The Next Waltz Volume Th3ee se pondrá a la venta el próximo 27 de noviembre con 10 canciones grabadas en The Bunker, localizado en Lockhart, Texas, sin lo que Bruce Robison llama “travesuras digitales”. Además de Charley Crokett, músicos como Jack Ingram, Flatland Cavalry, The Panhandlers, Cody Canada o David Ramirez, entre otros, han participado en esas sesiones. Y también pasó por allí Robert Ellis que realizó esta versión de "I Must Be In A Good Place Now", una de las canciones más hermosas de Bobby Charles. El legendario músico de Louisiana ya había sido elegido por Bruce Robison y Kelly Willis para incluir en este álbum "Tennessee Blues". Ethan Johns, un productor curtido al lado de nombres tan eclécticos y sonoros como Ray LaMontagne, Paul McCartney o Kings of Leon, ha sido el encargado de trabajar al lado de Mary Chapin Carpenter, a la que se llevó hasta los estudios Real World de Peter Gabriel en Bath, al suroeste de Inglaterra, para grabar The Dirt And The Stars, el nuevo álbum de la cantante compositora de Nueva Jersey, que explora los desafíos del presente desde una visión íntima y personal. Mary Chapin compuso estas canciones en su granja de Virginia antes de la pandemia, y deja momentos tan intensos como “Secret Keepers”, un recordatorio de aquellas experiencias irremplazables que nunca desaparecen. Que las cicatrices desaparezcan no significa que lo haga el dolor que las produjeron. Ella es Robynn Shayne, cantante y compositora residente en Austin desde hace siete años, a la que es fácil encontrar sobre los escenarios del Saxon Pub o el Continental Club. En realidad el músico de la familia era su hermano Shane, pero tras su muerte con tan solo 20 años, ella decidió aprender a tocar la guitarra de forma autodidacta para contar sus vivencias bajo la influencia de Dolly Parton, Jessi Colter y los sonidos de los Strangers de Merle Haggard. Su último single, "Devil You Know", es la entrada más alta de la lista semanal de canciones más pinchadas en las emisoras de Texas. Forma parte de su cuarto álbum de estudio, Let's Get This Show on The Road, y habla sobre ciertas situaciones en las que no deberías estar y no sabes a ciencia cierta si es mejor marcharte o quedarte. En conjunto, este trabajo es especialmente emotivo y viene a continuar el éxito de su predecesor, Coffee Days and Whiskey Nights, que llegó a ser nominado a álbum del año en 2018 por la Texas Country Music Association. Suponemos que “Burn My Bridges” es el adelanto de un nuevo proyecto para Michaela Anne, que vuelve a contar con el apoyo de Kelly Winrich y Sam Outlaw en la producción de una canción que surgió en una mañana de resaca tras una noche intensa en la que decidió que su vida tenía que cambiar de rumbo y para ello debía quemar ciertos puentes. Esta joven neoyorquina de Brooklyn establecida en Nashville ha padecido las circunstancias de la pandemia que le han impedido apoyar como merecía su tercer álbum, Desert Rose, que se editaba a finales de septiembre del año pasado. Si miras los créditos de algunas canciones que hayan grabado Lee Ann Womack, Sunny Sweeney, Charley Crockett e incluso Rodney Crowell, encontrarás como compositora a Brennen Leigh, una mujer con una facilidad especial para contar historias creíbles. Tiene ya seis álbumes y el último de ellos, Prairie Love Letter, ha sido producido por Robbie Fulks para rendir homenaje a su lugar de procedencia, la frontera entre el oeste de Minnesota y el este de Dakota del Norte y que viene a resumir sus sentimientos en el tema de apertura “Don’t You Know I’m From Here” donde la tradición y las raíces se muestran en cada nota. Hace varios meses, antes de la llegada del verano, anticipamos en TOMA UNO que Sturgill Simpson estaba grabando un álbum de bluegrass, el estilo de música propio de su estado natal, Kentucky. También fue ayer el día elegido para editarlo bajo el nombre genérico de Cuttin’ Grass Vol. 1 - The Butcher Shoppe Sessions, grabado en ese estudio de Nashville con músicos del nivel de Stuart Duncan, Mike Bub, Sierra Hull, Scott Vestal, Tim O’Brien, Mark Howard y su batería de siempre, Miles Miller. El encargado de la producción ha sido David “Ferg” Ferguson. Son 20 canciones en las que recorre su propia carrera en solitario y sus aventuras como miembro de Sunday Valley. Entre las canciones de sus álbumes en solitario, ha retomado de esta forma “Long White Line”, uno de los cortes de Metamodern Sounds In Country Music, que produjo Dave Cobb en 2014 y que supuso el segundo de su carrera, grabado con 4.000 dólares en cinco días y medio. Cualquier movimiento de Sturgill Simpson no suele pasar inadvertido, pero en este caso la sorpresa es evidente con esta revisión tan particular de algunas de las canciones de sus discos anteriores. Así ha ocurrido con “All Around You”, que abre este Cuttin’ Grass Vol. 1 - The Butcher Shoppe Sessions, y que fue una de las piezas de A Sailor's Guide To Earth de hace cuatro años, un tercer disco que superó todas las previsiones, dando un notable giro a su andadura y logrando llegar a la cima de las listas y conseguir un Grammy al mejor disco de country. “All Around You” ya fue uno de los cortes más reconocibles y cercanos de aquel trabajo que ahora en esta versión parece perfecto para paisajes agrestes y saludables. Escuchar audio
Devon Allman y Duane Betts son la base vital de la Allman Betts Band, cuyos sonidos afilados reflejan la herencia de dos de los mejores músicos de Southern Rock, Gregg Allman y Dickey Betts personificada en sus hijos, que decidieron unir fuerzas tras un concierto de homenaje a Gregg un año después de su muerte en Phoenix. A la aventura también se unió bajista Berry Oakley Jr. — hijo de Berry Oakley, el que fuera miembro de The Allman Brothers Band. El año pasado debutaron con Down to the River y ahora anticipan un segundo registro gracias a “Magnolia Road”, que evoca los sonidos de sus padres respectivos. Procedentes del sur de California, Robert Jon & The Wreck está formada por cinco músicos veteranos músicos que un día decidieron unir sus fuerzas para crear un sonido propio como resultado de enredar el rock más clásico y el southern rock con la frescura del punk californiano. Hace cinco años apareció Glory Bound, su primer larga duración, tras debutar en 2013 con un EP titulado Rhythm Of The Road. El carisma de Robert Jon & The Wreck, la enorme calidad de sus canciones y la energía de sus directos, les hicieron crecer rápidamente y conseguir la tutela de Rival Sons, con quienes terminan compartiendo gira y a los que les une una gran amistad. Su nuevo trabajo es Last Light On The Highway, con mucho de blues, rock y soul pasados por el filtro del Orange County californiano y canciones tan motivadoras como “Do You Remember”. Ross Cooper llegó a Nashville tras abandonar los circuitos del rodeo y empezó a combinar de forma natural country y folk para completar un par de álbumes muy recomendables que ahora tendrán continuación con Chasing Old Highs, su tercer disco de estudio. Tejano de Lubbock y a medio camino entre Sam Outlaw y Ryan Adams, Ross Cooper cabalga, nunca mejor dicho, entre el regusto por la tradición de su estado y los nuevos paisajes sonoros de la country music como ha demostrado componiendo temas que han grabado Randy Rogers, Wade Bowen y William Clark Green, entre otros. Chasing Old Highs sigue la temática de su trabajo anterior, pero continúa ampliando horizontes. Además, su guitarra Gibson J-50, regalo de un amigo de la familia fallecido, ha tomado un papel protagonista en la construcción sonora del álbum. Hay canciones como “Hello Sunshine”, que abre el álbum, que traen a la memoria sonidos propios de John Hartford o Roger Miller y que dejan un mensaje de positividad sobre cómo los días no son inútiles aunque a veces no sean felices. Corb Lund tiene un nuevo álbum titulado Agricultural Tragic. Es un proyecto para honrar el pasado, compartiendo las lecciones aprendidas y las historias escuchadas en su rancho familiar en la provincia canadiense de Alberta, donde nació. Su personalidad artística siempre le ha derivado a publicar canciones que mezclan sus orígenes rurales y los nuevos tiempos. Compuesta junto a la cantautora Jaida Dreyer, "Never Not Had Horses" pasó de ser una tonalidad divertida de principio a terminar convirtiéndose en un lamento por la pérdida y la desesperación. Tiene que ver con el dicho popular de tener demasiados caballos y poco dinero y trata de aferrarse a pequeños hilos de esperanza. Como viene ocurriendo en los últimos tiempos, las nuevas canciones visitan muchos más paisajes reales de y se acercan a un estilo de vida agrícola y rural, al margen de los estereotipos, tantas veces irreales. Dale Watson se acogió al término Ameripolitan para diferenciarse de la industria de Nashville, como un rebelde de la country music, mezclando Outlaw Country, rockabilly, honky-tonk e incluso Western swing. Nacido en Alabama y criado en Texas, la constancia ha sido una de las características de su personalidad hasta convertirse en un músico con tintes de leyenda. Un verdadero forajido. Lo último que hemos conocido de él es esta versión a "Chevy Van", una canción de Sammy Johns, que compuso y cantó en 1973 junto a los miembros de la la mítica Wrecking Crew de Los Angeles. La canción detalla el encuentro fugaz de una pareja en la parte trasera de una Chevrolet Van. En First Rose of Spring, el último álbum de Willie Nelson, no hay demasiadas referencias al paso del tiempo, como había sido costumbre en sus últimos trabajos, ni tantas canciones propias. Tan solo ha compuesto dos temas junto a su viejo amigo y productor Buddy Cannon, y uno de ellos es “Blue Star”. Es una canción de amor donde él promete a su pareja que se encontrarán nuevamente en el cielo. Será “la estrella azul a la derecha”. Willie impone su impacto emocional con una voz entregada que se arropa en su legendaria guitarra Trigger, provocando una sensación relajante de abrazo cálido y seguro. Johnny Cash regresa a la actualidad con la recuperación de sus álbumes grabado en el sello Mercury en la segunda mitad de los años 80. Columbia Records decidió no contar con él y el legendario Hombre de Negro se marchó a mediados de 1986. Pero Mercury Records decidió firmarle un contrato y aquella relación duró cinco años y dejó para la historia seis álbumes. Ahora se edita The Complete Mercury Recordings 1986-1991, una caja de siete discos y el recopilatorio Easy Rider: The Best of the Mercury Recordings, con 24 de aquellos temas. Todos ellos han sido remasterizados de las cintas originales. La versión en CD incluye varias pistas inéditas e incluso un disco adicional de mezclas primitivas de las 20 canciones de su álbum, Classic Cash: Hall of Fame Series. Por supuesto una colección así no podíamos dejarla pasar por alto. Chips Moman fue el productor de Class of ’55: Memphis Rock & Roll Homecoming, un disco grabado conjuntamente por Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis y Roy Orbison recordando sus comienzos en Sun Records durante los 50. En cierta forma, también era un homenaje a su antiguo compañero en el sello Elvis Presley. El disco fue grabado en los Sun Studios y culminado en los American Sound Studios, ambos localizados en Memphis, en tan solo cuatro jornadas de septiembre de 1985. Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins y Jerry Lee Lewis había colaborado juntos previamente en un par de ocasiones. El 1956 fueron protagonista junto a Elvis Presley del mítico Million Dollar Quartet y en 1982 publicaron a trío The Survivors grabado en vivo en Alemania. Johnny Cash fue solista en un par de temas de Class of ’55: Memphis Rock & Roll Homecoming, “We Remember the King” de Paul Kennerly y “I Will Rock and Roll with You”, un tema propio en el que se dejaba acompañar por un cuarteto de metal. Había problemas legales con el Hombre de Negro, ya que aún tenía contrato con Columbia. De tal forma que Chips Moman tuvo que pagar 100.000 dólares a la compañía por el permiso de grabación. Johnny Cash firmó con Mercury muy poco después. Johnny Cash siempre supo rodearse de grandes amigos y en, Johnny Cash Is Coming To Town, su debut en solitario para Mercury en 1987, no dejó de hacerlo. Se puso en manos de "Cowboy" Jack Clement para el trabajo de producción y se reunió con sus artistas más cercanos y familiares como June, Anita, Helen y Carlene Carter, su entonces yerno Marty Stuart y su compañero Waylon Jennings. Con este último cantó “The Night Hank Williams Came to Town”, que fue el único single extraído. Era una canción compuesta por Bobby Braddock, autor de algunos de los mayores éxitos para George Jones y Tammy Wynette, y Charlie Williams, que hizo la locución final. El tema describe la visita de Hank Williams a una pequeña ciudad para dar un concierto en 1951, con Harry Truman de presidente. En el año 1988, Johnny Cash lanzaba el álbum Water From The Wells Of Home, una vez más producido por Jack Clement, con un buen número de colaboraciones con otros artistas, algunas especialmente brillantes, y que abarcaban desde su hija Rosanne, su hijo John, Glen Campbell, Jessi Colter, los Everly Brothers, Tom T. Hall, Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams, Jr., y Paul y Linda McCartney y Emmylou Harris, con quien interpretó un tema del legendario Roy Acuff como “As Long As I Live", en el que encontramos a Waylon, su mujer Jessi y al propio Roy Acuff en los coros. Publicado en formato de doble Lp coincidiendo con el Record Store Day, Classic Cash: Hall of Fame (Early Mixes) es uno de los regalos de esta caja de siete CDs del Hombre de Negro. Contiene las mezclas originales de las 20 canciones que conformaron en 1988 el álbum Classic Cash: Hall of Fame Series y cuyas cintas fueron descubiertas recientemente en los archivos de Mercury. Johnny Cash decidió grabar de nuevo temas emblemáticos de sus años en Sun y Columbia aprovechando las nuevas técnicas de producción, algo que no terminó de contentar a ciertos puristas, aunque el guitarrista Bob Wootton y el batería W.S. Holland seguían a su lado. Entre aquellos viejos éxitos resucitados se encontraba “Sunday Morning Coming Down”, que este pasado viernes cumplió medio siglo desde que fue grabada por primera vez. Era el 10 de Julio de 1970. Estaba escrita por Kris Kristofferson, a quien conoció en los estudios de Columbia un año antes y al que introdujo en los círculos musicales. En 1990 apareció en el mercado Boom Chicka Boom, cuyo título hacía referencia al sonido de los Tennessee Three, la banda de acompañamiento de Johnny Cash. En este caso, se han añadido seis cortes con cuatro primitivas versiones de otros tantos temas y dos canciones que se publicaron como caras B de un par de singles. Entre lo más destacado encontramos “Hidden Shame”, una canción que Elvis Costello compuso expresamente para el veterano artista. Costello ya había visto como uno de los temas de su álbum King of America, "The Big Light", sirvió de apertura tres años antes en Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town. Con el regreso de “Cowboy” Clement a la producción, The Mystery of Life fue el último disco de Johnny Cash para Mercury y, lo cierto, es que no se esforzó demasiado. El artista ya había iniciado la aventura de los Highwayman con Waylon, Willie y Kristofferson y este disco contenía temas de algunas sesiones de grabación muy recientes y de sobras de su primer disco en la compañía, en 1986, Johnny Cash is Coming to Town. The Mystery of Life fue el último disco de estudio en el que participó el mítico batería W.S. Holland, bien conocido como "Fluke", aunque siguió acompañándole en los conciertos. Aquel disco lo cerraba la versión larga de “The Wanderer” que aparecería en la banda sonora de la película de Wim Wenders Faraway, So Close! con Johnny Cash y U2. El cuarteto británico la incluiría en su álbum Zooropa del 94. Menos mal que tres años después comenzaron los American Recordings. En cualquier caso, el Hombre de Negro casi nunca defrauda y al margen de volver a grabar “Hey Porter” y “Wanted Man” de sus años en Sun y Columbia, nos dejó “I’ll Go Somewhere and Sing My Songs Again” con Tom T. Hall. Escuchar audio
En TOMA UNO estamos a la espera del fin del mundo que, por lo visto es hoy. Si así fuera, queremos despedirnos a lo grande y empezamos por una celebración: ¡Feliz Día Europeo de la Música! Los American Honors & Awards se llevarán a cabo en el Auditorio Ryman en Nashville el próximo 16 de septiembre, aunque la Americana Music Association no ha querido especificar el formato debido a la evolución de la situación con respecto a Covid-19 . Lo que si sabemos son los nominados para esta edición, a los que damos un repaso en el comienzo del programa, empezando por el Álbum del año, al que aspiran: And It’s Still Alright, Nathaniel Rateliff Country Squire, Tyler Childers The Highwomen, The Highwomen Jaime, Brittany Howard While I’m Livin’, Tanya Tucker En cuanto al Artista del año, los nominados han sido: Brandi Carlile Brittany Howard John Prine Tanya Tucker Yola La tercera categoría ha sido Dúo o grupo del año, para que se lo disputan: Black Pumas Drive-By Truckers The Highwomen Buddy & Julie Miller Our Native Daughters La tercera categoría ha sido para la Canción del año: “And It’s Still Alright” Nathaniel Rateliff. Compuesta por Nathaniel Rateliff. “Bring My Flowers Now” Tanya Tucker. Compuesta por Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth y Tanya Tucker. “Crowded Table” The Highwomen. Compuesta por Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby y Lori McKenna. “My Love Will Not Change” Aubrie Sellers featuring Steve Earle. Compuesta por Billy Burnette y Shawn Camp. “Stay High” Brittany Howard. Compuesta por Brittany Howard. “Thoughts and Prayers” Drive-By Truckers. Compuesta por Patterson Hood. Nuestro recorrido por los nominados de la Americana Music Association ha terminado con el Artista emergente del año: Black Pumas Katie Pruitt Aubrie Sellers Billy Strings Kelsey Waldon La herencia de Neal Casal es irrefutable. Trístemente desaparecido el pasado año, su legado en solitario y con Chris Robinson Brotherhood, los Cardinals de Ryan Adams y Circles Around the Sun, nos dejan un legado creativo espectacular. La Neal Casal Music Foundation (NCMF) está trabajando en la edición para el próximo año 2021 de un doble álbum y triple vinilo llamado Highway Butterfly: The Songs Of Neal Casal en el que participan una treintena de músicos como Jaime Wyatt, Marcus King, Shooter Jennings, Warren Haynes, Phil Lesh, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, Zephaniah OHora, Aaron Lee Tasjan o Billy Strings. Precisamente este último junto a Circles Around The Sun ha grabado “All The Luck In The World”, que en 2001 formó parte del álbum Rain, Wind And Speed del ya mítico artista de Nueva Jersey. El vocalista Eric Burton y el guitarrista Adrian Quesada formaron Black Pumas hace tres años y en el pasado 2019 publicaron su disco de debut con el nombre del dúo como título, siendo nominados al Grammy como Mejor Nuevo Artista. Quesada había formado parte del Grupo Fantasma, una banda de toques latinos, con la que ya ganó un gramófono dorado hace 10 años. Se encontraron en Austin, Texas, y decidieron aunar fuerzas como Black Pumas y moverse en el terreno de la Americana. La semana pasada, a punto de cumplirse el primer aniversario de aquel álbum, el dúo lanzó su versión de “Fast Car”, un clásico de Tracy Chapman que en 1988 nos hizo reflexionar sobre nuestra lucha diaria por que valga la pena vivir. Mary Chapin Carpenter ha sido desde siempre una de nuestras contadoras de historias favoritas y nos encanta poder escuchar un adelanto de su nuevo trabajo, The Dirt And The Stars. Producido de nuevo por Ethan Johns, ha sido grabado una vez más completamente en vivo en los Estudios Real World de Peter Gabriel en Bath, al suroeste de Inglaterra, un lugar perfecto para reflexionar sobre momentos personales e íntimos, algo que Mary Chapin hizo en su casa de Virginia antes de la cuarentena. “Between The Dirt And The Stars”, que es la pieza sobre la que gira el proyecto, recubierta de nostalgia por los días de la adolescencia, un tiempo en el que la vida se podía resumir con “Wild Horses” sonando en la radio. Para su nuevo álbum, Neon Cross, Jaime Wyatt ha podido contar a su lado con Shooter Jennings, que ha dotado de la brillantez imprescindible a un trabajo que suponía casi una confesión pública de la complicada biografía de esta mujer nacida en el estado de Washington. Uno de los momentos más emocionantes del disco ha sido este dúo junto a Jessi Colter, madre de Shooter y viuda de Waylon Jennings, en un himno de tintes feministas como "Just A Woman", reivindicando el valor real de las mujeres a las que se les privado de la voz y del reconocimiento. Estamos ante un registro con enfoque de gran angular, de letras profundas y muy personales expresadas con una voz sin cortapisas. Tessy Lou Williams ha encontrado la mejor respuesta a un esfuerzo muy valioso por recuperar las esencias de la country music, regresando a los modos tradicionales y olvidando todo lo que entretiene en su búsqueda. Rodeada de algunos de los nombres fundamentales de esa perpetua introspección en el estilo, como Larry Cordle, Brennen Leigh, Lesley Satcher, Jerry Salley, Jon Randall e incluso la joven Ashley Campbell, estamos ante uno de los discos más recomendables de este año. Para cerrar un trabajo perfectamente armonizado, Tessy ha escogido “Pathway Of Teardrops”, un tema legendario que han grabado desde Webb Pierce –su compositor junto a Wayne Walker- a los Osborne Brothers, pasando por K.T. Oslin, Rhonda Vincent o Alison Krauss, y que la joven artista de Montana conoció a través de New Monday, el supergrupo que forman Val Storey, Larry Cordle y Carl Jackson. Supone una apuesta formal por la vuelta más respetuosa a las raíces. Para despedir a la Americana en esta semana y emplazarlos para la próxima, hemos preferido a Margo Price con “Drifter”, un tema inédito de las sesiones de grabación de su nuevo álbum, That’s How Rumors Get Started. Ayer comenzó el verano y hoy es el Día Europeo de la Música. Esperemos que el calendario maya nos haga un guiño y nos permita volver los próximos sábado y domingo a la sintonía habitual de Radio 3. Escuchar audio
Hello and welcome back to our new episode of Country Music World Podcast! Today we're going to continue speaking about country music of the '70s and listen to just brilliant music such artists as Jessi Colter and Waylon Jennings and also Willie Nelson. So just enjoy it!
“Is The Same Old Train… Just A Different Time”. Es el mismo viejo tren… sólo un tiempo diferente. Así ha sido y seguirá siendo TOMA UNO, un programa que reúne el pasado, el presente y parte del futuro de la música de raíces norteamericana. En la edición número 41 de los premios Grammy, la de 1998, este tema que compuso Marty Stuart se llevó la estatuilla a la mejor colaboración vocal de country. Era "Same Old Train", que cerraba el álbum Tribute To Tradition, y donde podíamos encontrar las voces de, nombrados por orden alfabético, Clint Black, los tristemente desaparecidos Joe Diffie y Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Earl Scruggs, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, Pam Tillis, Randy Travis, Travis Tritt y Dwight Yoakam. La country music sigue siendo un estilo musical claramente enraizado con su tierra y hoy vamos a acercarnos a él para escuchar esas formaciones circunstanciales que en algún momento han permitido que escucháramos juntos a modo de supergrupos a artistas de una categoría extrema como ocurrió en 1994 cuando Carl Perkins, el legendario guitarrista Duane Eddy y los Mavericks, capitaneados por Raúl Malo, grababan juntos una versión espectacular del tema para el álbum Red Hot + Country que reunió a distintos artistas del género para recaudar fondos en la lucha contra el SIDA. Carl Perkins es un referente de los pioneros del rock and roll y una pieza clave también entre los guitarristas de la country music, buen amigo y compañero de Johnny Cash y de tantos otros. "Matchbox" es un blues de Blind Lemon Jefferson que se convirtió en un clásico del rockabilly gracias a la versión realizada por el músico de Tennessee en 1957 durante su etapa de Sun Records. A Portrait of Merle Haggard llegaba en 1969 con “Workin' Man Blues" como tema más destacado. Puede entenderse como un cierto homenaje a una parte muy importante de sus seguidores, la clase trabajadora, con ese orgullo por el trabajo bien hecho y el sacrificio, con referencias a la familia y al relax en el bar con una buena cerveza y mejor música. Es uno de los mejores ejemplos de lo que es el Bakersfield Sound. "Workin' Man Blues" sobresalía junto a "Silver Wings" y "Hungry Eyes" en aquel registro, contando con músicos como James Burton, Lewis Talley y una base de ritmo compuesta por el bajista Chuck Berghofer y el batería Jim Gordon. Esta vez eran Diamond Rio junto a Leroy Parnell y Steve Wariner quienes se recrearon en el tema bajo el nombre de Jed Zeppelin. Cuando hablamos de supergrupos inesperados, no todo el mundo recuerda a Buzzin 'Cousins, que estaban formados por John Mellencamp, Dwight Yoakam, el recientemente fallecido John Prine, Joe Ely y James McMurtry. Fue una idea de Mellencamp que con la edición den single “Sweet Suzanne” convirtió en un one-hit wonder intentando responder en cierta forma a los Travelin’ Wilburys. Era el año 1992 y él debutaba como actor y director en la película Falling From Grace, basado en el Lonesome Dove del que era autor Larry McMurtry. Con Mariel Hemingway, Kay Lenz y los veteranos Claude Akins y Dub Taylor, aquel drama familiar tenían muchas similitudes con la biografia del artista de Indiana. Su banda sonora nos dejó canciones propias y la participación de amigos como Nanci Griffith, Dwight Yoakam, John Prine o Janis Ian. Pero fue su pieza central, la sorprendente “Sweet Suzanne”, el tema que nos cautivó. Cada uno de los cinco componentes de los Buzzin 'Cousins aportaba su propia idiosincrasia, especialmente vocal. Incluso fueron nominados para el Evento Vocal del Año por la CMA. Han pasado 16 años desde que en 2004 Raúl Malo, Pat Flynn, Rob Ickes y Dave Pomeroy se reunieron para recrearse en versionar algunas canciones que mostraban su evidente eclecticismo y editar aquel proyecto bajo el nombre de The Nashville Acoustic Sessions. Allí estaba “You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go” para nuestro disfrute. Cuando Bob Dylan publicó en 1975 el álbum Blood On The Tracks, que muchos consideran uno de los álbumes más inspirados a nivel literario de toda su discografía, no fueron demasiados los que se fijaron en “You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go”, una canción que tiene mucho que ver con el final de la relación amorosa con su mujer, Sara, de quien se divorció en 1977. Curiosamente, Dylan no ha cantado el tema desde hace más de 40 años. En 1994, dentro del proyecto Red Hot + Country para luchar contra el SIDA, Suzy Bogguss, Alison Krauss y Kathy Mattea unieron sus voces con las de Crosby, Stills & Nash para realizar esta versión antológica de un clásico tan significativo como “Teach Your Children”, que había sido grabado a finales de Octubre de 1969 por aquel supergrupo nacido en las colinas de Laurel Canyon, con la incorporación de Neil Young, para que formara parte del álbum Déjà Vu. Una canción pacifista creada por Graham Nash a la que Stephen Stills incorporó un medio tiempo de country con el añadido del steel guitar de Jerry Garcia, líder de Grateful Dead. La canadiense k.d. lang siempre ha sido una cuidadosa defensora de la tradición de la country music, algo habitual en sus conciudadanos, pero cuando apareció desde su natal Consort, en la provincia de Alberta, con una clásica voz campera, una banda de acompañamiento que era más rock'n'roll que country y la determinación de crear un sonido propio, estaba haciendo algo que no tenía precedentes. Patsy Cline, la mítica artista de Virginia es su influencia definitiva y en su tercera grabación, Shadowland, The Owen Bradley Sessions, contó incluso con la producción de quién la consiguió sus mayores éxitos: Owen Bradley. Prescindió de su propia banda, The Reclines, y utilizó a los mejores músicos de estudio de Nashville, algunos de los cuales habían participado originalmente en las sesiones de Patsy. El disco se convirtió en uno de los más respetados de 1988 y para la canción de cierre contó con el apoyo vocal de Brenda Lee, Loretta Lynn y Kitty Wells. En el video se incorporaba, además, la mítica Minnie Pearl. Bajo el título de "Honky Tonk Angel's Medley" pudimos escuchar “In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down”, “You Nearly Lose Your Mind” y “Blues Stay Away From Me”. En 1993 apareció el álbum Honky Tonk Angels en el que la siempre inquieta Dolly Parton se unió en formato de trío a dos leyendas como Tammy Wynette y Loretta Lynn para grabar el álbum Honky Tonk Angels, una colección de canciones que celebraba el papel de la mujer en la country music. Para versionar el clásico de J.D. Miller “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonks Angels” que en 1952 fue grabado por Kitty Wells como respuesta a "The Wild Side of Life" de Hank Thompson, recuperaron a la mítica vocalista de Nashville, resultando un legendario cuarteto impagable en el terreno de la country music. Neoyorquino de Corning, Duane Eddy, que este viernes cumplió 82 años, es posiblemente el instrumentista de rock’n’roll más popular e influyente de su tiempo y, junto a Chuck Berry, el responsable de que se popularizara la guitarra eléctrica por entonces. Eddy está considerado como el máximo responsable del llamado twang factor, dando un gran protagonismo a las cuerdas bajas. Era el año 1977 cuando Duane Eddy conjugo un supergrupo impensable, al reunirse con Waylon Jennings, su mujer Jessi Colter (con quien el guitarrista había estado casado con anterioridad), Willie Nelson y otros amigos para revitalizar “You Are My Sunshine” en un extraño single que hoy hemos rescatado del pasado. Roger Miller es uno de los artistas tejanos que no pueden olvidarse. Tras pasar tres años en Corea, donde fué asignado a los Servicios Especiales, intentó ser reconocido como compositor en Nashville mientras realizaba cualquier trabajo eventual. Grabó en RCA sin ninguna repercusión, pero encontró una buena via escribiendo éxitos para Del Shannon, Ray Price y Andy Williams, entre otros, en los 60. Cuando consiguió fichar por Mercury las cosas cambiaron. "King Of The Road" fue un claro ejemplo, obteniendo un tremendo éxito en 1965 en su propia voz. La letra habla de cómo una persona común también puede sentirse libre y se describe a sí mismo como el rey de la carretera. Su homenaje en forma de disco, King Of The Road. A Tribute To Roger Miller, ha reunido a Eric Church, Kacey Musgraves, Merle Haggard en una de sus últimas grabaciones, Willie Nelson, Asleep at the Wheel, Brad Paisley y Ringo Starr, entre otros que han cerrado el trabajo con esta versión conjunta de aquella canción inolvidable. Probablemente, “Amazing Grace” es el himno más popular de los creados en el idioma inglés, y pudiera ser porque sus palabras describen perfectamente a su autor: John Newton que era un comerciante de esclavos antes de convertirse al cristianismo. La pieza fue compuesta entre 1760 y 1770, posiblemente para un servicio semanal. A lo largo de los años, distintos escritores han añadido versos que bien pudieran proceder también de otros himnos escritos por John Newton. La música, eso sí, es de dos virginianos que la crearon con el nombre de “New Britain”. En 1994 se filmó la película Maverick, basada en la serie de televisión de los años 50 del mismo nombre. Con Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster y James Garner encabezando el reparto, la banda sonora de la cinta resultó ser lo más destacable. Su tema de cierre fue una versión coral de “Amazing Grace” en la que intervenían una pléyade interminable de estrellas de la escena del country de la década de los 90 que hoy nos dejan en la parada final de nuestro viejo tren... pero en un tiempo diferente. Escuchar audio
Los sábados y domingos seguimos con las botas puestas a las 13:00 horas y nos unimos a la programación especial de Radio 3. El pasado fin de semana programamos un par de sesiones que puedes encontrar en nuestro blog y en nuestros podcasts, pero vamos a procurar que todo suene como siempre Queremos que te quedes en casa con nosotros y que el aperitivo sonoro del sábado y domingo sea como siempre… o mejor. El pasado viernes, día 20, sabíamos de la muerte del tejano de Houston Kenny Rogers por causas naturales. Había empezado haciendo doo-wop antes de un primer intento como solista con el nombre de Kenneth Ray Rogers The First. También tocó jazz y después de algunos otros intentos ingresó en los New Christy Minstrels, uno de los grupos vocales de folk más brillantes. Con algunos de sus miembros capitaneó The First Edition. En su cuarto álbum, que titularon Ruby (Don't Take Your Love To Town), encontramos una canción de cierre como “Reuben James", que hoy abre nuestro espacio. La compusieron Alex Harvey y Barry Etris y los aficionados más cercanos al country clásico recordarán por la versión de Conway Twitty un año más tarde. Diez años después de aquel disco, en 1979, un álbum de Kenny Rogers se convertiría en uno de los más influyentes del country. Su nombre era tan simple como Kenny, pero en aquel trabajo se incluyó "The Gambler" y fue el gran álbum de aquella temporada, aunque apareció al final del año anterior. Su tema central, “The Gambler”, daría origen a una película de televisión protagonizada también por Kenny Rogers y significó su primer acercamiento al cine. Consiguió dos Grammy y también fue su gran éxito en España. Incluso son muchos los que consideran esta canción como la más representativa en la historia de la country music. The First Edition antepuso el nombre de Kenny Rogers tras el éxito de una canción que seguro que recuerdas: "Ruby (Don't Take Your Love To Town)". En un principio cerró el álbum The First Edition ’69 pero tras su éxito en Estados Unidos, Canadá y Gran Bretaña fue la apertura y el tema central de su cuarto registro en aquel mismo año, además de convertirse en su canción de enganche, contando la historia de un veterano de la guerra del Vietnam que ve indefenso en su silla de ruedas como su mujer sale por la noche sin él. Tras siete años de trabajo conjunto, se separaron en el 74 y un año más tarde Kenny Rogers firmó con United Artists como cantante solista comenzando una carrera legendaria. Después de un par de intentos con otros tantos singles, Kenny Rogers editó "Lucille", la historia de un encuentro fugaz en un bar de Toledo, Ohio, con una mujer infiel. Con aquella canción logró su primer No.1 en la primavera de 1977, vendiendo un millón de copias y siendo declarado mejor single de country de la temporada por la CMA y la ACM además de ganar su primer premio Grammy, previos a la edición del álbum Kenny Rogers. Curiosamente, la madre de Kenny también se llamaba Lucille. “Coward Of The County” fue el tema estrella de Kenny, el álbum que continuó a The Gambler. Aquella canción habla de Tommy, un joven que inspirado por su padre, que murió en prisión y le pidió que no cometiera sus errores, era apodado en el condado “Yellow” por su actitud siempre pacífica. Pero cuando Becky, su pareja, es violada por los hermanos Gatlin entiende que no puede ignorarlo, va al bar que estos frecuentan y no deja a ninguno de los tres en pie. Tommy espera que su padre comprenda que hizo todo lo posible para evitarlo, pero que, a veces, tienes que pelear. Trístemente, las malas noticias no desaparecieron de la escena campera y el pasado domingo moría el neoyorquino Eric Weissberg a consecuencia del Alzheimer. Tenía 80 años y fue uno de los más apreciados banjistas de la historia. Esta versión junto a Steve Mandell del clásico de Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith "Feudin' Banjos", se convirtió en "Dueling Banjos" para la banda sonora de la película Deliverance, que puso en el mapa de las grandes audiencias un estilo tan enraizado como bluegrass en aquel año. El cine y un estilo musical tan enraizado como el bluegrass han estado muy unidos a lo largo de varias décadas, aunque es muy posible que a nosotros nos haya pasado bastante inadvertido. Si recordamos la película de 1972 Deliverance, que aquí llegó a titularse Defensa, con Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty y Ronny Cox, nos vendrá a la memoria una escena inolvidable con un duelo improvisado de guitarra y banjo entre el personaje que encarnaba este último actor y un chaval retrasado. Eric Weissberg se había iniciado en la escena del folk de Greenwich Village y fue un reputado músico de sesión. Una canción folclórica como "Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill" dio el nombre a los Tarriers, fundados en 1956 por Erik Darling, Alan Arkin y Bob Carey, (en un principio se llamaban los Tunetellers), que obtuvieron dos grandes éxitos en los años 56 y 57. Dieron a conocer el tema "The Banana Boat Song” y grabaron "Cindy, Oh Cindy" con Vince Martin en 1956. Un álbum como Gather ‘Round, grabado para Decca en 1964, el mismo año en que se separaron, nos permitió escuchar, con Eric Weissberg como banjista y vocalista, esta versión de "Pick a Bale of Cotton", una canción de trabajo que fue grabada por primera en los años 30 y después popularizó Leadbelly. Eric Weissberg tocó como músico de sesiones en un buen número de álbumes de Judy Collins y John Denver, además de en Piano Man (Billy Joel, 1973), Blood on the Tracks (Bob Dylan, 1974), Heroes (Tom Paxton, 1992) o Other Voices Too (Nanci Griffith, 1998). La historia de un militar que lucha contra su trastorno de estrés postraumático convierte “I’m Still Hanging On” en uno de los cortes más conmovedores de Years, el disco de regreso de John Anderson, arropado por Dan Auerbach, que le ha acogido en su propia discográfica, ha producido el álbum y ha colaborado en la composición de cortes como este, que sirve a apertura. Eso tinte de supervivencia también tiene que ver con el propio artista de Florida, que ha tenido distintos altibajos a lo largo de su carrera y que a nivel personal superó una grave crisis de salud mientras conformaba este registro. A pesar de las circunstancias, Willie Nelson sigue especialmente activo. Debido a la pandemia que nos azota, tuvo que variar la concepción de su encuentro anual Luck Reunion, un festival que celebra en su rancho de Luck, en Texas, previsto para la semana pasada. Lo convirtió en un concierto sin público en el que los artistas actuaban desde diferentes lugares con una mínima producción, consiguiendo un impacto muy superior al previsto. Ray Benson se convirtió en el anfitrión desde los Arlyn Studios de Austin, dando entrada, por ejemplo, a Tami Neilson desde una tienda de discos en Nueva Zelanda o a Paul Simon, Edie Brickell y su hija desde Hawai. Lucinda Williams tocó desde su casa, al igual que Margo Price y su marido, Jeremy Ivey, Neil Young hizo una aparición sorpresa… y Nikki Lane llegó tarde. Pero allí estaba Willie con sus hijos, Lukas y Micah Nelson. El tejano ha tenido que retrasar hasta julio la publicación de su nuevo álbum, First Rose Of Spring, pero nosotros seguimos anticipando canciones de ese registro como es el caso de "Our Song", firmada por su amigo Chris Stapleton, que le tiene enmarcado entre sus héroes. El tema reflexiona sobre su vida, sus experiencias y los seres queridos que ha encontrado que ha encontrado en el camino. Neon Cross es el álbum de regreso de Jaime Wyatt y el primero para el sello New West, auspiciado por la producción de Shooter Jennings, un tipo en el que siempre se puede confiar. Saldrá al mercado a finales de mayo y supone la continuación a Felony Blues que hace tres años la trajo por primera vez a España. El trabajo conjunto ha dado como resultado un álbum de gran angular, de letras incisivas y una expresión vocal sin cortapisas. La artista nacida en el estado de Washington ha tenido a su lado a Jessi Colter, madre de Shooter y viuda de Waylon, en un himno de tintes feministas como "Just A Woman", para dar voz a esa gran mayoría de mujeres que no han sido escuchadas y a las que se pide que sean guapas, despreocupadas y, sobre todo, mansas. Desde que hace unas semanas se llevara un Grammy por su trabajo junto a Sara Watkins y Aoife O’Donovan como I’m With Her, Sarah Jarosz ha sido la primera de ese trío que nos ha regalado un nuevo álbum en solitario, en este caso el primero en cuatro años. Previsto para primeros de junio, World on the Ground, ha sido producido por John Leventhal, marido de Rosanne Cash, Elvis Costello) y grabado en su estudio casero de Manhattan. La primera muestra sonora de este trabajo nos parece mucho menos oscura que grabaciones anteriores, aunque “Johnny” trata sobre las peleas internas entre la libertad y la estabilidad. Nativa de Wimberley, en Texas, Sarah Jarosz, ahora residente en Nueva York, nos ha venido regalando su sensibilidad y su habilidad como mandolinista desde los 9 años, realizando su debut discográfico con tan solo 18. World on the Ground es su quinto proyecto en solitario. Hoy queremos despedir el programa, citándonos para tomar nuestro aperitivo sonoro mañana desde casa con la neozelandesa Nadia Reid, que se fue hasta Richmond, en Virginia, para grabar su nuevo álbum, Out of My Province, el tercero de su carrera, saliendo de la familiaridad de su zona de confort habitual. Ahora parece que ha encontrado los espacios abiertos que necesitaba en todos los sentidos de su personalidad artística. De entre las 10 canciones que lo conforman nos encanta “Oh Canada”, que nos permite invitarte a quedarte en casa y escuchar Radio 3. Escuchar audio
Family Circle [01:04] 6 Minutes to Figure Beauty: Words and Music to Grow Slim By (Side One) And one two three four, two two three four, etc. Scholastic Magazine [05:09] First Men on the Moon: Apollo 11 - July 20, 1969 Side One I do love me some good NASA audio. Barbra Streisand [12:01] a side: "The Way We Were" Columbia Records 4-45944 1973 This Hamlisch-penned tune debuted at number 92 in November of 1973, and hit number one in February of 1974. Of all things, I'm kinda digging the wah guitar way back in the arrangement. Tompall and the Glaser Brothers [15:32] a side: "The Last Thing on My Mind" MGM Records K13531 1966 From Spalding, Nebraska we have Tompall, with his brothers Chuck and Jim. Tompall would of course join Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Jessi Colter to become an Outlaw (musician) in less than a decade. And there's a nice little "Buckaroo" lick in there. Herman's Hermits [17:45] a side: "Silhouettes" MGM Records K-13332 1965 Thanks to Armed Forces Radio, we have this doo-wop classic by The Rays as interpreted by Herman's Hermits. Jim Croce [19:45] a side: "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" ABC Records ABC-11359 1973 Reputedly written about a fellow Jim Croce met in his brief Army career. Kind of reminds me quite a bit of Stagger Lee, but who am I to say. Hit number one in May of 1973 and was still on the charts when Croce's plane crashed in September of that year. Jimmie Rodgers with Hugo Peretti & His Orchestra [24:24] a side: "Secretly" Roulette R-4070 1958 No, not the Singing Brakeman, the other Jimmie Rodgers. This turned out to be a gold record for Mr. Rodgers, reaching number 3 on the Hot 100 and number 5 on the Hot Country charts. The Shocking Blue [27:01] a side: "Venus" Colssus ABC YYYY Mareska Veres and her Dutch pals bringing this super hot hit from 1969. Made it to number 1 in 1969. The 4 Season featuring the "sound" of Frankie Valli [30:07] a side: "Let's Hang On!" Philips 40317 1965 Wow, that fuzz rock fakeout before the first chorus is pretty awesome. Made it to number 3 on the hot 100 in 1965. I am totally having WCBS-FM flashbacks right now. Elvis Presley [33:25] a side: "Burning Love" RCA Victor 74-0769 1972 A decent enough outing from early 70s Elvis. This reached number 36 on the country charts, and number 2 on the hot 100 in 1972. Scholastic Magazine [37:49] First Men on the Moon: Apollo 11 - July 20, 1969 Side One If you love you some good NASA audio, dig this (https://archive.org/details/Apollo11Audio). Family Circle [44:09] 6 Minutes to Figure Beauty: Words and Music to Grow Slim By "Side One" And one two three four, two two three four, etc. Music behind the DJ: "Barnaby Jones Theme" by Jerry Goldsmith
He calls himself an outlaw rocker yet country music is in his blood. Shooter Jennings is the son of Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter. He has several solo albums but says his true passion is creating projects for other performers. He won a Grammy this year for producing Brandi Carlile's latest record. Shooter Jennings is our September Small Studio Sessions performer.
He calls himself an outlaw rocker yet country music is in his blood. Shooter Jennings is the son of Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter. He has several solo albums but says his true passion is creating projects for other performers. He won a Grammy this year for producing Brandi Carlile's latest record. Shooter Jennings is our September Small Studio Sessions performer.
George Jones and his steel guitar player Hal Rugg end up in the hospital in Oregon, "Wanted: The Outlaws" is released, featuring Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser and Jessi Colter, George Jones wrecks a car in Mississippi, "Hee-Haw" turns 20, Alabama and N'sync do a collaboration, we remember fiddle player Amos Binkley, and happy birthday to Justin Moore, Jordan Davis and Thomas Rhett! Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Spotify and Google Play, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @TICMHpodcast.
Ted has been Shooter Jennings bass player since 2004 and has also toured the world, produced 15 albums, and released 8 solo albums of his own. He’s also played with Wilson Phillips, Jessi Colter, Billy Ray Cyrus and loads of other artists How he got the gig with Shooter, a smart decision he made and some clever marketing he did to propel his career when his steady gig shut down for 2 years, a daring cross-country move & more: Subscribe https://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/subscribe/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EveryoneLovesGuitar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everyonelovesguitar/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ELovesGuitar
In May 2018 The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum opened the exhibit, Outlaws and Armadillos. Outlaws and Armadillos traces the connections between Nashville and Austin in 1970's country music. On opening day, Bobby Bare caught up with several of his friends who are part of the Outlaws and Armadillos exhibit. In this episode, Bobby sits down with Jessi Colter and Billy Joe Shaver.
Shooter Jennings was born into Nashville royalty, the son of Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter. But he didn't exactly fit the Outlaw Country archetype. In fact, he was a computer nerd whose real influence was Nine Inch Nails. Shooter talks with Marc about developing his own style, idolizing George Jones, collaborating with Stephen King, and always changing things up. Also, Rob Riggle stops by to explain how a fake idea he told people about to mess with them turned into an actual show, Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy. This episode is sponsored by NHTSA.gov, Disenchantment on Netflix, and Burrow. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Sign up here for WTF+ to get the full show archives and weekly bonus material! https://plus.acast.com/s/wtf-with-marc-maron-podcast.
Jessi Colter is a singer, songwriter, and entertainer whose influence continues to echo across musical genres. In 1969, she married Waylon Jennings and their partnership yielded wonderful music along with personal triumphs and heartaches. She writes about their story in her latest book: An Outlaw and a Lady: A Memoir of Music, Life with Waylon and the Faith that Brought Me Home.
Dans les années 1970 le ‘’Folk-Country ‘’de Willie prend de l’ampleur avec les albums ‘’Shotgun Willie’’ qui sort en 1973, puis ‘’Phases and Stages’’ et ‘’Red Headed Stranger’’, un album qui atteint la 28e place du Billboard 200 (alors appelé Top LPs & Tape) et devient n°1 du classement country. L'album ‘’Stardust’’, produit par Booker T. Jones sorti en 1979, est vendu à quatre millions d'exemplaires. L’artiste s'impose comme l'une des ‘’voix’’ les plus populaires de ce courant musical, un statut qui lui permet de faire la connaissance des grands de la country comme Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Jessi Colter ou Waylon Jennings avec lesquels il va participer au mouvement ‘’ Outlaw Country’’.
Bienvenidos a nuestra aventura Americana ,comenzaremos con Waylon jennis y Jessi Colter ,daremos un repaso a la trayectoria de Anne Murray y nos traladaremos al año1990 con la banda The Nothing Hillbillies y Alison Kraus y Robert Plant nos acompañaran con su album Raisend Sand ,espero os guste (enjoy)
GRAMMY® Award-winning former Beatles executive and music industry icon Ken Mansfield chronicles a deeply personal journey of faith and struggle in his highly-anticipated fourth title, Stumbling on Open Ground: Love, God, Cancer, and Rock ‘n' Roll. Revealing ongoing trials with two bouts of cancer, Mansfield's memoir thoughtfully frames his spiritual struggle and physical pain in the light of ultimate healing and triumph. Sharing personal prayers and honest insight alongside remarkable moments from his storied music career, he confronts his failing body, a faith that both falters and soars, and the questions that aren't supposed to be asked but need to be answered.Ken Mansfield's legendary career in the music industry includes tenures as the U.S. manager of the Beatles' Apple Records, an executive at Capitol Records, a vice president at MGM Records, and president of Andy Williams' Barnaby Records (CBS Records), among numerous influential roles. He has worked with such artists as the Beach Boys, James Taylor, Roy Orbison, Glen Campbell and Lou Rawls. Instrumental in launching country music's “Outlaw” movement in the 1970s, Mansfield was involved in the careers of Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter, among others. Since devoting his life to Christ more than two decades ago, Mansfield is now an ordained minister and sought-after speaker. He appears at churches, special events and colleges across the nation and has authored The Beatles, The Bible and Bodega Bay (B&H); The White Book: The Beatles, the Bands, the Biz: An Insiders Look at an Era and Between Wyomings.Stumbling on Open Ground: Love, God, Cancer, and Rock ‘n' Roll a 256-page trade paper title, will be available January 15 from Thomas Nelson. Please Check out the YouTube Video YouTube video
The special holiday edition of Inside Music Row continues again with host Bailey and co-host Edie Hand. We look back at Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter singing "Silent Night," The Peters Family singing "Christmas Here With You," and Ben Speer singing "If It Doesn't Snow On Christmas" in this segment.
Bill Cody with Jessi Colter, recorded January 19, 2011 at WSM Radio in Nashville. Jessi and producer Witt Stewart stopped by to visit with Bill Cody to debut songs from "Waylon, The Music Inside" vol. 1, an amazing collection of tunes honoring the music of Waylon Jennings. To learn more about the project & to order, you can visit: www.waylonjennings.com
K105's Dan, Dude and Lori Mae morning show interview Jessi Colter, Randy Owen and Terry Gentry about the forthcoming Waylon Jennings Tribute Album due out in February.
Shooter Jennings talks about life on the road, his parents Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter, and his new album 'The Wolf.'
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