Showing posts with label Western Music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Western Music. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Marty Robbins


 




















Artist:  Marty Robbins

Birth Name:   Martin David Robinson

Born:  September 26, 1925.  Glendale, Arizona, USA

Died:  December 8, 1982 (Aged 57).  Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Genre:  Country, Western Outlaw Country, Rockabilly, Blues Folk, Country Pop, Traditional Country, Cowboy, Film Score

Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Actor

Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar


Marty Robbins was an American Singer, Songwriter, Actor and Multi-Instrumentalist.  He was one of the most popular and successful Country and Western Singers.  He was also an early Outlaw Country pioneer.  In 1952, he released his first No. 1 Country Song."I'll Go On Alone", his second No. 1 "Singing The Blues" and two more No. 1 A White Sport Coat" and "The Story Of My Life".  In 1959, he released his signature song "El Paso", which he won the Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording.  He recorded more than 500 songs and 60 albums, and won two Grammy Awards, was elected to the Country Music Hall Of Fame and Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame, and was named the 1960s Artist of the Decade by the Academy Of Country Music.  His songs were covered by many other famous artists, including Johnny Cash, The Grateful Dead, and Elvis Presley.  His music continues to have an influence in Pop Culture today.





























Title:  Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs (Limited Edition) (2019)

Genre:  Country, Western, Outlaw Country, Rockabilly, Blues Folk, Country Pop, Traditional Country, Cowboy, Film Score

Label:  Wax Time In Color

Rating:   *****


Format:  LP


Tracks:


Side One:


 1.  Big Iron (4:00)

 2.  Cool Water (3:12)

 3.  Billy The Kid (2:20)

 4.  A Hundred And Sixty Acres (1:42)

 5.  They're Hanging Me Tonight (3:08)

 6.  The Strawberry Roan (3:27)

 7.  The Streets Of Laredo (2:47)

 8.  Five Brothers (2:15)


Side Two:


 1.  El Paso (4:23)

 2.  In The Valley (1:51)

 3.  The Master's Call (3:09)

 4.  Running Gun (2:14)

 5.  Down In The Little Green Valley (2:28)

 6.  Utah Carol (3:13)

 7.  The Hanging Tree (2:47)

 8.  The Story Of My Life (2:33)


Personnel:


Marty Robbins:  Lead Guitar, Guitar

Grady Martin:  Lead Guitar

Hillous Butrum:  Guitar

Jack H. Pruett:  Rhythm Guitar

Bob L. Moore:  Bass

Floyd Chance:  Bass

Louis Dunn:  Drums

The Glaser Brothers:  Backing Vocals


Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs is the fifth studio album by Marty Robbins, originally released on September 1959 by Columbia Records, remastered and reissued on June 14, 2019 by Wax Time In Color.  Limited Edition 180 Gram Vinyl.













Sunday, March 15, 2020

Hank Williams






































Artist:  Hank Williams
Born:  September 17, 1923.  Mount Olive, Butler County, Alabama, USA
Died:  January 1, 1953 (Aged 29).  Oak Hill, West Virginia, USA
Genre:  Country, Western, Honky Tonk, Proto-Rockabilly, Folk Blues, Gospel, Traditional Country
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Fiddle

Hank Williams was an American Singer and Songwriter from Mount Olive, Butler County, Alabama.  He is one of the most significant and influential American Singers and Songwriters of the 20 Century.  He recorded 35 singles that reached the Top 10 of the Billboard Country & Western Best Sellers Chart, including 11 that ranked No. 1. such as "Your Cheatin' Heart", "Kaw-Liga","Take These Chains From My Heart", "Jambalaya (On The Bayou)", "Hey Good Lookin'", "Cold Cold Heart", "Moanin' The Blues", "Long Gone Lonesome Blues", 'Lovesick Blues", "Why Don't You Love Me", "I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive", "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry".  Many artists covered songs of Hank Williams wrote and recorded, he influenced Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bob Dylan, George Jones, Charley Pride and The Rolling Stones.  He was inducted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame (1961), The Songwriters Hall Of Fame (1970), and The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame (1987).



















Title:   Only Mother's Best  (Box Set Triple Vinyl)  (2020)
Genre:  Country, Western, Honky Tonk, Proto-Rockabilly, Folk Blues, Gospel, Traditional Country
Label:  BMG Rights Management
Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side One:

 1.  I'll Sail My Ship Alone
 2.  Where The Old Red River Flows
 3.  Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
 4.  I Am Bound For The Promised Land
 5.  Pins And Needed In My Heart
 6.  Next Sunday Darling Is My Birthday

Side Two:

 1.  Low And Lonely
 2.  Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
 3.  Cherokee Boogie
 4.  Just When I Needed You
 5.  The Blind Child's Prayer
 6.  Where He Leads Me, I Will Follow
 7.  At The Cross

LP 2:

Side Three:

 1.  Lonely Tombs (Oh Those Tombs) 
 2.  Dust On The Bible
 3.  I Dreamed That The Great Judgement Morning
 4.  I've Got A One-Way Ticket To The Sky
 5.  When The Fire Comes Down From Heaven
 6.  I'll Fly Away

Side Four:

 1.  I Can't Tell My Heart That
 2.  Deck Of Cards
 3.  I Heard My Savior Calling Me
 4.  Softly And Tenderly
 5.  Precious Lord Take My Hand
 6.  The Funeral/Steal Away

LP 3:

Side Five:

 1.  You Blotted My Happy School Days
 2.  Gathering Flowers For The Master's Bouquet
 3.  Thirty Pieces Of Slver
 4.  Lord Bull Me A Cabin
 5.  Searching For A Soldier's Grave
 6.  That Beautiful Home

Side Six:

 1.  On Top Of Old Smoky 
 2.  I Hang My Head And Cry
 3.  Seaman's Blues
 4.  If I Didn't Love You
 5.  From Jerusalem To Jericho
 6.  When The Saints Go Marching In

Only Mother's Best is the radio recordings in 3-LP Box Set by Hank Williams, on February 21, 2020 by BMG Rights Management, includes "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain", "I'll Fly Away", "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You", "When The Saints Go Marching", and more!.


Thursday, August 29, 2013

Michael Martin Murphey


























Artist:  Michael Martin Murphey
Born:  March 14, 1945
Origin:  Dallas, Texas, USA.
Genre:  Country, Folk, Folk Rock, Country Rock, Bluegrass, Western

Michael Martin Murphey is an American Singer, Songwriter of Country Music and Western Music from Dallas, Texas.  In 1964 he formed The Trinity River Boys with his old Texas friend, Michael Nesmith (The Monkees) and In 1967 he formed The Lewis & Clarke Expedition, in 1975 he started solo career and released album "Bllue Sky-Night Thunder" with hit single "Wildfire" became No. 1 Hit on the Radio and Records Charts, also became his masterpiece.  He has six Gold Album and a multiple Grammy Nominee.















Title:   Red River Drfter  (2013)
Genre:  Country, Bluegrass, Cowboy
Label:  Red River Entertainment
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Peaceful Country  (2:42)
 2.  Rolling Sky  (3:27)
 3.  Secret Smile  (3:06)
 4.  Faded Blue  (3:45)
 5.  Shake It Off  (3:53)
 6.  Hardscrabble  Creek  (4:12)
 7.  Mountain Storm  (3:33)
 8.  The Gathering  (3:37)
 9.  New Old Love  (2:44)
10. Unfinished Symphony  (3:25)

Personnel:

Michael Martin Murphey:  Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Banjo
Ryan Murphey:  Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Background Vocals
Pat Flynn:  Lead Acoustic Guitar, Background Vocals
Jason Mowry:  Fiddle
Troy Engle:  Fiddle, Banjo
Matt Pierson:  Bass
Bobby Blazier:  Drums, Percussion
Pauline Resse:  Duet Vocals on Track 5, Background Vocals

Red River Drifter is the thirty-third studio album by Michael Martin Murphey, was released on July 9, 2013 by Red River Entertainment.  The album got No. 2 on US Top Bluegrass Albums Chart on Billboard.