Joe Henry

 

Artist:  Joe Henry

Birth Name:  Joseph Lee Henry

Born:  December 2, 1960.  Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Genre:  Alternative Country, Americana, Country Folk, Adult Alternative Pop, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Country Rock, Contemporary Folk

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Musician, Record Producer

Instruments:   Vocals, Guitar

Joe Henry os an American Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, and Producer.  He has released 15 studio albums, and produced multiple recordings for other artists, including three Grammy Award-Winning Albums.

Title:  Invisible Hour (2024)

Genre:  Alternative Country, Americana, Country Folk, Adult Alternative Pop, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Country Rock, Contemporary Folk

Label:  earMusic

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1.  Sparrow (7:23)

 2.  Grave Angels (5:31)

 3.  Sign (8:57)

Side B:

 1.  Invisible Hour (4:01)

 2.  Swayed (5:16)

 3.  Plainspeak (5:25)

 4.  Lead Me On (4:30)

LP 2:

Side C:

 1.  Alice (2:45)

 2.  Every Sorrow (4:58)

 3.  Water Between Us (5:01)

 4.  Slide (6:29)

Side D:  Bonus Tracks:

 1.  The Glorious Dead (Alternate Version Demo)

 2.  News From The Great Wide World (Demo)

 3.  Slide (Alternate Version Demo)

Personnel:

Joe Henry:  Vocals, Guitars

Jay Bellerose:  Drums, Percussion

Jennifer Condos:  Electric Bass

Levon Henry:  Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Soprano, & Tenor Saxophone

Greg Leisz:  Acoustic Guitars, Mandola, Mandocello, Weissenborn

David Pitch:  Upright Bass on Tracks:  B1, 4

John Smith:  Accoustic Guitar, Mandola on Tracks:  C4, D3, Backing Vocals

Lisa Hannigan: Vocals on Track B4

The Milk Carton Kids (Kenneth Pattengale, Joey Ryan):  Backing Vocals

Invisible Hour is the thirteenth studio album by Joe Henry, originally released on June 3, 2014 by Work Song Recordings, remastered and reissued on December 6, 2024 by earMusic, includes previously unreleased Bonus Tracks, 180 Gram Black Double LP.

 

Jimmie Dale Gilmore

Artist:  Jimmie Dale Gilmore

Born:  May 6, 1945.  Amarillo, Texas, USA

Genre:  Country, Progressive Country, Alternative Country, County Folk, Americana, Neo-Traditionalist Country, Outlaw Country, Alternative Country Rock

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter

Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

Jimmie Dale Gilmore is an American Country Singer and Songwriter from Amarillo, Texas.  His earliest musical influence was Hank Williams and the Honky Tonk brand of Country Music.  In the 1950s, he was exposed to the emerging Rock & Roll of other Texans such as Roy Orbison and Lubbock native Buddy Holly, as well as to Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley.  He was profoundly influenced in the 1960s by The Beatles and Bob Dylan and the Folk Music and Blues Revival in that decade.  With Joe Ely and Butch Hancock founded The Flatlanders, the group has been performing on and off since 1972.  He has been nominted for three Grammys, Best Contemporary Folk Album for Sprinning Around The Sun i. 1993, Best Comtemporary Folk Album Braver Newer World in 1996, and Best Traditional Folk Album Come On Back in 2005.

Artist:  Jimmie Dale And The Flatlanders

Title:  All American Music (2024)

Genre:  Country, Progressive Country, Alternative Country, County Folk, Americana, Neo-Traditionalist Country, Outlaw Country, Alternative Country Rock

Label:  Omnivore Recordings

Rating:   *****

Format:   CD 

Tracks:

 1.  Dallas (2:50)

 2.  The Heart You Left Behind (2:20)

 3.  She Had Everything (2:09)

 4.  Tonight I'm Gonna Go Downtown (2:44)

 5.  Waiting For A Train (2:33)

 6.  Rose From The Mountain (2:02)

 7.  You've Never Seen Me Cry (2:12)

 8.  Jole's Blon (3:27)

 9.  Bhagvan Decreed (2:47)

10. Keeper Of The Mountain (2:44)

11. Hello Stranger (3:14)

12. Down In My Hometown (2:45)

13. One Day At a Time (3:45)

14. Stars In My Life (3:03)

15. Not Long Ago (2:20)

16. I Know You (2:46)

17. One Road More (2:27)

18. Dallas (Alternate Take) (2:43)

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side One:

 1.  Dallas (2:50)

 2.  The Heart You Left Behind (2:20)

 3.  She Had Everything (2:09)

 4.  Tonight I'm Gonna Go Downtown (2:44)

 5.  Waiting For A Train (2:33)

 6.  Rose From The Mountain (2:02)

 7.  You've Never Seen Me Cry (2:12)

Side Two:

 1.  Jole's Blon (3:27)

 2.  Bhagvan Decreed (2:47)

 3.  Keeper Of The Mountain (2:44)

 4.  Hello Stranger (3:14)

 5.  Down In My Hometown (2:45)

LP 2:

Side Three:

 1.  One Day At a Time (3:45)

 2.  Stars In My Life (3:03)

 3.  Not Long Ago (2:20)

 4.  I Know You (2:46)

 5.  One Road More (2:27)

 6.  Dallas (Alternate Take) (2:43)

Personnel:

Jimmie Dale Gilmore:  Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar

Joe Ely:  Vocals (Duet), Harmony Vocals, Harmonica, Dobro, Acoustic Guitar

Butch Hancock:  Harmony Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Banjo

Sylvester Rice:  Double Bass

Tommy Hancock:  Fiddle

Tony Pearson:  Mandolin, Vocal Harmonies

Steve Wesson:  Autoharp, Saw

All American Music is the collection album by Jimmie Dale And The Flatlanders, originally released in 1973 by Plantation Records, remastered and reissued on November 15, 2024 by Omnivore Recordings.  For Music Collectors.

 

The Flatlanders

 

Artist:   The Flatlanders 

Origin:  Lubbock, Texas, USA

Genre:   Country, Country Rock, Alternative Country Rock, Country Folk, Americana, Outlaw Country, Progressive Country, Neo-Traditionalist Country, Contemporary Country

Original line-up:

Jimmie Dale Gilmore:  Vocals, Guitar

Joe Ely:  Vocals, Guitar

Butch Hancock:  Vocals, Guitar

The Flatlanders are an American Country Supergroup from Lubbock, Texas, founded in  1972 by Jimmie Dale Gilmore (Vocals, Guitar), Joe Ely (Vocals, Guitar), and Butch Hancock (Vocals, Guitar).  The band was known as The Double Mountain Fork Of The Brazos River Boys.

Title:  Live At The One Knite:  June 8, 1972 (2004). 

Genre:   Country, Country Rock, Alternative Country Rock, Country Folk, Americana, Outlaw Country, Progressive Country, Neo-Traditionalist Country, Contemporary Country

Label:  New West Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  The Stars In My Life (3:53)

 2.  Honky Tonk Blues (2:45)

 3.  San Francisco Bay Blues (3:38)

 4.  Long Time Gone (4:09)

 5.  Settin' The Woods On Fire (3:29)

 6.  Love, Please Come Home (3:08)

 7.  You've Never Seen Me Cry (2:56)

 8.  Long Snake Moan (3:16)

 9.  I Know You (2:49)

10. Waitin' Around To Die (1:51)

11. Hesitation Blues (3:39)

12. Tecumseh Valley (4:39)

13. Walkin' Down The Line (2:52)

14. So I'll Run (4:29)

15. Bring It On Home To Me (3:21)

16. Jole Blon (3:39)

Personnel:

Jimmie Dale Gilmore:  Vocals, Acoustic Guitar

Joe Ely:  Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Dobro

Butch Hancock:  Harmony Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Banjo

Additional Musicians:

Tony Pearson:  Harmony Vocals, Bass

Steve Wesson:  Harmony Vocals, Saw, Autoharp

John Reed:  Lead Guitar on Track 4

Live At The One Knite:  June 8, 1972 is a live album by The Flatlanders, released on June 9, 2004 by New West Records.

The Flatlanders

 

Artist:   The Flatlanders 

Origin:  Lubbock, Texas, USA

Genre:   Country, Country Rock, Alternative Country Rock, Country Folk, Americana, Outlaw Country, Progressive Country, Neo-Traditionalist Country, Contemporary Country

Original line-up:

Jimmie Dale Gilmore:  Vocals, Guitar

Joe Ely:  Vocals, Guitar

Butch Hancock:  Vocals, Guitar

The Flatlanders are an American Country Supergroup from Lubbock, Texas, founded in  1972 by Jimmie Dale Gilmore (Vocals, Guitar), Joe Ely (Vocals, Guitar), and Butch Hancock (Vocals, Guitar).  The band was known as The Double Mountain Fork Of The Brazos River Boys.

Title:  Hills And Valleys (2009)

Genre:   Country, Country Rock, Alternative Country Rock, Country Folk, Americana, Outlaw Country, Progressive Country, Neo-Traditionalist Country, Contemporary Country

Label:  New West Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD 

Tracks:

 1.  Homeland Refugee (3:58)

 2.  Borderless Love (3:16)

 3.  After The Storm (3:52)

 4.   Wishing For A Rainbow (4:21)

 5.  No Way I'll Never Need You (3:17)

 6.  Just About Time (3:49)

 7.  Love's Own Chains (3:44)

 8.  Cry For Freedom ( 4:15)

 9.  The Way We Are (3:12)

10. Thank God For The Road (5:30)

11. Free The Wind (3:08)

12. Sowing On The Mountain (5:06)

13. There's Never Been (4:30)

Personnel:

Jimmie Dale Gilmore:  Vocals, Guitar

Joe Ely:  Vocals, Guitar

Butch Hancock:  Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica

Additional Musicians:

Joel Guzman:  Accordion

Rob Gersoe:  Guitar

Glenn Fukunaga:  Bass

Bukka Allen:  Keyboards, Accordion

Rafael Gayol:  Drums, Percussion

Pat Manske:   Percussion

Bryan Sandfer:  Cello

Marne Maguire;  Fiddle

Lloyd Maines:  Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin

Steve Wesson:  Saw

Hills And Valleys is an album by The Flatlanders, released on March 31, 2009 by New West Records.  Great Album, Harmonies and Instrumentals Perfect.

Steve Young

Artist:  Steve Young
Born:  July 12, 1942.  Newman, Georgia, USA
Died:  March 17, 2016 (Aged 73).  Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Genre:  Country Rock, Country, Outlaw Country, Progressive Country, Roots Rock, Country Folk, Americana
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:  Guitar

Steve Young was an American Country Music Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist, best known for his song "Seven Bridges Road".  He was a pioneer of the Country Rock, Americana and Alternative Country Sounds, and also behind the Outlaw Movement that gave support to the careers of Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams, Jr. and more.  He was performed on and supported by Gram Parsons, Gene Clark and other Musicians from the 969 Musical Community in Southern California.Artist:  Steve Young

Born:  July 12, 1942.  Newman, Georgia, USA
Died:  March 17, 2016 (Aged 73).  Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Genre:  Country Rock, Country, Outlaw Country, Progressive Country, Roots Rock, Country Folk, Americana
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:  Guitar

Steve Young was an American Country Music Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist, best known for his song "Seven Bridges Road".  He was a pioneer of the Country Rock, Americana and Alternative Country Sounds, and also behind the Outlaw Movement that gave support to the careers of Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams, Jr. and more.  He was performed on and supported by Gram Parsons, Gene Clark and other Musicians from the 969 Musical Community in Southern California.

Title: Stars In The Southern Sky (Box Set) (2024) 

Died:  March 17, 2016 (Aged 73).  Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Genre:  Country Rock, Country, Outlaw Country, Progressive Country, Roots Rock, Country Folk, Americana

Label:  Omnivore Recordings

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  Honky-Tonk Man (2:22)

 2.  Brain Cloudy Blues (4:26)

 3.  Rock Salt Y Nails (3:55)

 4.  Rockin' Chair Money (2:35)

 5.  Ramblin' Man (3:43)

 6.  The Night They Drove Or Dixie Down (5:14)

 7.  Traveling Kind (3:01)

 8.  Sally Goodin' (2:12)

 9.  Alabama Highway (4:54)

10. Vision Of A Child (3:28)

11. We've Been Together On This Earth Before (3:12)

12. The White Trash Song (3:51)

13. Stanley And Henry (4:20)

Disc 2:

 1. Long Way To Hollywood (3:49)

 2.  Ragtime Blue Guitar (3:12)

 3.  Seven Bridges Road (4:13)

 4.  Montegomery In The Rain (4:50)

 5.  Brain Cloudy Blues (3:09)

 6.  Lonesome, On'ry & Meann (3:30)

 7.  Ramblin' Man (3:33)

 8.  Home Sweet Home Revisited (5:59)

 9.  One Woman Man (2:25)

10. No Place To Fall (4:01)

11. Drift Away (4:44)

12. Don't Think Twice (It's Alright) (3:20)

13 Gonna Find Me A Bluebird (2:28)

14. Hobo Blues (2:36)

15. Go To Sea No More (4:39)

16. Traveling Kind (3:07)

17 That's Alright Mama (2:32)

Disc 3:

 1.  The White Trash Song (3:18)

 2.  Tobacco Road (3:51)

 3.  The Year That Clayton Delaney Died (2:37)

 4.  All Her Lovers Want To Be The Hero (3:30)

 5.  Corrina, Corrina (3:03)

 6.  Rock Salt & Nails (3:31)

 7.  Old Memories (Mean Nothing To Me) (2:52)

 8.  You Don't Miss Your Water (3:38)

 9.  Love Please Come Home (2:26)

10. San Fracisco Mabel Joy (6:17)

11. My Sweet Love Ain't Around (3:48)

12. Alabama Highway (4:50)

13. Backslider's Wine (3:09)

14. East Virginia (2:44)

15. Many Rivers (3:24)

16. We've Been Together On This Earth Before (5:16)

17. Midnight Rider (3:02)

Stars In The Southern Sky is the 50th Anniversary Edition by Steve Young, released on August 2, 2024 by Omnivore Recordings, features the 50th Anniversary Edition Box Set of his rare Independent Label Masterpiece, plus 34 Previously Unreleased Live Tracks, including his best known original song "Seven Bridges Road".

 

Johnny Cash

 

Artist:  Johnny Cash

Born:  February 26, 1932.  Kingsland, Arkansas, USA

Died:  September 12, 2003 (Aged 71).  Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Genre:  Country, Rockabilly, Rock & Roll, Folk, Blues, Gospel, Outlaw, Country Pop, Cowboy, Traditional Country, Country Folk

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Actor

Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

Johnny Cash was an American Country Singer, Songwriter, and Actor.  He was known for his deep, calm bass-baritone voice, the distinctive sound of his Tennessee Three backing band, his nickname the "Man In Black".  His signature songs "Folsom Prison Blues", "I Walk The Line", "Ring Of Fire", "Get Rhythm", and "Man In Black".  He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide.  His genre-spanning music embraced Country, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Blues, Folk and Gospel.  He inducted into the Country Music, Rock & Roll and Gospel Music Halls of Fame.

Title:  Sings I Walk The Line (2024)

Genre:  Country, Rockabilly, Rock & Roll, Folk, Blues, Gospel, Outlaw, Country Pop, Cowboy, Traditional Country, Country Folk
Label:  Number One Essentials

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Walk The Line (2:41)

 2.  Get Rhythm (2:12)

 3.  So Doggone Lonesome (2:33)

 4.  Luther's Boogie (Luther Played The Boogie) (2:02)

 5. Two Timin' Woman (1:58)

 6.  Rock Island Line (2:09)

 7.  I Got Strips (2:03)

 8.  Cry, Cry, Cry (2:24)

 9.  Tennessee Flat-Top Box (2:58)

Side B:

 1.  Big River (2:30)

 2.  Cuntry Boy (1:51)

 3.  Come In Stranger (1:39)

 4.  Thanks A Lot (2:38)

 5.  The Ways Of A Woman In Love (2:14)

 6.  Seasons Of My Heart (2:31)

 7.  You Dreamer You (1:48)

 8.  Forty Shades Of Green (2:53)

 9.  Folsom Prison Blues (2:47)

Personnel:

Johnny Cash:  Vocals, Guitar on All Tracks

Luther Perkins:  Electric Guitar

J0hnny Western:  Electric Guitar

Jack Clement:  Guitar

Floyd Cramer:  Piano

Marshall Grant:  Bass

Buddy Harman Jr.:   Drums

The Jordanaires:  Backing Vocals

Sings I Walk The Line is an album by Johnny Cash, originally released in 1964 by Sun Records, released on August 30, 2024 by Number One Essentials.  Limited Edition 180 Gram Audiophile  Organge Coloured Vinyl.