Repost==Jerry Jeff Walker

"Jerry Jeff has bounced in and out of my life like the Mad Hatter on the way to the tea party."

--Jimmy Buffett

"Mesmerizing on stage, with just him and his guitar."

--Guy Clark

"In the years that I've known Jerry Jeff, every single time I've been to his house he's had a guitar in his hand…What I learned from him is the love of music and the craft."

--Pat Green

"I used to follow Jerry Jeff around like a Deadhead…When I first saw Jerry Jeff, I thought, 'That's me. Just a total gypsy'."

--Todd Snider

"In high school, I started seeing Willie and Jerry Jeff…That kind of stuff changed my life you know. It was so exciting and so good that I figured I wanted to do something like that."

--Jack Ingram



There's a photo on the back of a long-out-of-print Jerry Jeff Walker album that kind of sums it all up. In the picture, Jerry Jeff is outside an old roadhouse on a lonesome highway. It's night, and his collar is turned up against the chill breeze as he hunches over to light a cigarette. His guitar is slung around his back. It's hard to tell if he's entering or leaving the roadhouse, but either way you figure he's got many miles to go before he sleeps.
from Jerry Jeff Walker's official website-- Click here


Standin' At The Big Hotel (Butch Hancock)
from the album--

1976 It's A Good Night For Singin' (Out of print)--LP, MCA - MCA2022

Jerry Jeff Walker--Standing at the Big Hotel

Honey, Where You Been So Long?

Honey, Where You Been So Long?: "Willard “Ramblin” Thomas is one of the more under appreciated bottleneck slide guitar players in pre-war blues. He has a very clean style that reminds me a lot of Lonnie Johnson and a deliver that Robert Johnson had to been influenced by. The first track is a Texas Blues version of a typical Piedmont Blues style party song - Shake It Gal, which basically means it’s slowed down a whole lot a trend that seems to exist today with Houston’s chopped and screwed remix scene. The next track Groundhog Blues shows off Thomas’ guitar playing skills more and features a more typical lyrical approach to the Texas Blues than Shake It Gal.

Ramblin’ Thomas - Shake It Gal
Ramblin’ Thomas - Groundhog Blues"

Spoilt Victorian Child

Spoilt Victorian Child: "Guy Clark - Let Him Roll

Townes Van Zandt - St. John The Gambler"

Keep The Coffee Coming: Desperados Waiting for a Train: Jerry Jeff Walker

Keep The Coffee Coming: Desperados Waiting for a Train: Jerry Jeff Walker: "Desperados Waiting for a Train: Jerry Jeff Walker"

songs:illinois: Ten In Texas compilation - new songs from Joe Ely, Dale Watson, Willie Nelson and others...

songs:illinois: Ten In Texas compilation - new songs from Joe Ely, Dale Watson, Willie Nelson and others...: "Produced by Icehouse Records, Ray Benson and Lloyd Maines Ten In Texas is a compilation that (except for the live Willie Nelson song) uses new recordings and most of those share a house band which gives the compilation a sold, consistent sound. Here's two of the tracks I like the best by two of Texas' finest singers and songwriters; Dale Watson and Joe Ely. Joe Ely's melancholy Sunday song would have been a great fit in Kofi's Hat recent tribute to Sunday songs. Of course you get just the kinda honky-tonk you might expect from Dale Watson only this time he's slowed it down a bit and croons about the grand tour of a lonesome house. Buy Ten In Texas here now.














The Grand Tour - Dale Watson
Sunday Morning Come Down - Joe Ely"

Modern Kicks

Modern Kicks: "Jerry Jeff Walker (with Gary P. Nunn) 'London Homesick Blues'"

My Old Kentucky Blog: Austin City Limits Festival : Sept 23rd - 25th

My Old Kentucky Blog: Austin City Limits Festival : Sept 23rd - 25th: "Asleep At The Wheel - Get Your Kicks On Route 66"

My Old Kentucky Blog: Austin City Limits Festival : Sept 23rd - 25th

My Old Kentucky Blog: Austin City Limits Festival : Sept 23rd - 25th: "Robert Earl Keen - The Road Goes On Forever"

audiography: Summahtime...and the livin is easy

audiography: Summahtime...and the livin is easy: "'Summertime' by Janis Joplin
Though it was already posted, what collection is complete without Janis’ cat-like yowl? If you’ve never heard it before, I command you to whisk it away from the link and prime your ears—your summer won’t be complete without it."