Maddox Brothers & Rose - America's Most Colorful Hillbilly Band: Their Original Recordings 1946 - 1951, Vol. 2 CD

America's Most Colorful Hillbilly Band: Their Original Recordings 1946 - 1951, Vol. 2 album for sale The 1996 reissue of WANTED! THE OUTLAWS includes nine additional tracks from the original sessions and one new song ("Nowhere Road"). Digitally remastered by Benny Quinn (Masterfonics, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee). In the mid-1970s, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and a few other cohorts turned the Nashville country establishment on its ear, introducing a gritty, rock & roll feel and iconoclastic, rebellious sensibility to the staid institution country music had become. The breath of fresh air that they were, they became hugely popular, and were justly hailed as the vanguard of "Outlaw Country." After releasing a number of definitive solo albums in the preceding few years, Jennings and Nelson collaborated on one of the most popular albums of the genre, 1976's WANTED! THE OUTLAWS. Aided by Waylon's wife Jessi Colter and pal Tompall Glaser (of the Glaser Brothers), they crafted perhaps the ultimate Outlaw Country mission statement. The rough-and-ready ethos of Jennings's "Honky Tonk Heroes (Like Me)" and Nelson's "Me and Paul" is pretty much ground zero for the style, bearing undeniable energy, earthy humanism, and irresistibly catchy lyrical and melodic motifs. Jennings and Nelson would scale even greater heights of fame in the years to come, but were seldom ever as much at the top of their game. /Willie Nelson/Jessi Colter/Tompall Glaser. Includes liner notes by Chet Flippo. Personnel includes: Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Jessi Colter, Tompall Glaser (vocals); Steve Earle (acoustic guitar); Richard Bennett (guitar, mando-guitar); Robby Turner (pedal steel); Mickey Raphael (bass harmonica); Garry Tallent (bass); Greg Morrow (drums); Ray Kennedy (tambourine). Producers include: Waylon Jennings, Tompall Glaser, Ronny Light, Danny Davis, Chet Atkins. Compilation producer: Steve Lindsey. Engineers include: Al Pachucki, Leslie Ladd, Tom Pick.

America's Most Colorful Hillbilly Band: Their Original Recordings 1946 - 1951, Vol. 2 songs A comprehensive budget compilation by the dependable JSP label, the five-disc 1927-1934 fully covers the first seven years of the Carter Family's musical career and features recordings that are the basis of the trio's honored place in the country music firmament. The set starts, appropriately enough, with the Carters' six contributions to Ralph Peer's legendary 1927 recording sessions in Bristol, Tennessee, and then chronologically wades through every released side that A.P., Sara, and Maybelle recorded for RCA Victor. (This excludes alternate takes that are readily available on Rounder and Bear Family reissues covering the same era.) Unlike similar collections, where much of the listening intrigue comes from charting the artists' development, the Carters' sound is presented fully formed from the opening track, "Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow," and stays at that amazingly high level until "Sailor Boy" ends more than 125 songs later. Though the liner notes are minimal, the sound is perfectly fine, especially considering the age of the recordings. The music itself, of course, is phenomenal. 5-CD Box;;127 Tracks Recording information: Atlanta, GA (08/01/1927-12/11/1934); Bristol, TN (08/01/1927-12/11/1934); Camden, NJ (08/01/1927-12/11/1934); Charlotte, NC (08/01/1927-12/11/1934); Louisville, KY (08/01/1927-12/11/1934); Memphis, TN (08/01/1927-12/11/1934). Arranger: A.P. Carter.

America's Most Colorful Hillbilly Band: Their Original Recordings 1946 - 1951, Vol. 2 CD music There are never any big stylistic surprises with Hancock -- the man knows what works for him musically and never veers outside of his circle of comfort. In the case of Wayne "The Train" Hancock, this means that he is still pounding out the same retro country/honky tonk/Western swing vibe that he has toyed with since his excellent 1995 debut, Thunderstorms and Neon Signs. Hancock's fourth album, A-Town Blues, features more anachronistically pleasing old-time music augmented by warbled Southwestern vocals. On his first release for the insurgent country label Bloodshot Records, the wayward troubadour touches on familiar genre subject matter as well. Tales of road weariness ("Route 23"), warnings about booze and breaking the law ("Miller, Jack, and Mad Dog"), and, of course, heartbreak ("Sands of Time") are all recurring themes. Surprisingly, a production hand by longtime collaborator Lloyd Maines (Wilco, Richard Buckner) doesn't really add much to Hancock's naturally sparse sound, though. If anything, it's Maines' appropriately placed steel guitar licks that actually do more for the album. All in all, A-Town Blues is yet another excellent release from a homely, all-American artist. ~ Bret Booth Recorded at Cedar Creek Recording, Austin, Texas. Personnel: Dave Biller (guitar); Jeremy Wakefield (steel guitar). Liner Note Author: Wayne Hancock. Recording information: Cedar Creek recording, Austin, TX. Personnel: Wayne Hancock (vocals, guitar); Tony Loke, Dave Biller (guitar); Jeremy Wakefield (steel guitar); Ric Ramirez, Shawn Supra (bass).

America's Most Colorful Hillbilly Band: Their Original Recordings 1946 - 1951, Vol. 2 buy CD music This compilation contains the Maddox Brothers & Rose original recordings from 1946 to 1951. The Maddox Brothers and Rose first started recording in 1946 for the tiny 4-Star label, and it was there that they cut their most uninhibited sides, in the years immediately after World War II, freely mixing comedy, raw hillbilly sounds (including elements of what would later evolve into rockabilly), and mainstream country. The sides here move freely from hillbilly to blues to honky tonk to what we would later call rock & roll. Their version of "Move It on Over" is one of the hottest tracks of its era -- and all the most amazing since the lead singer is Rose Maddox, and white women performers in those years seldom got to express themselves with the lack of inhibition displayed here. They romp and stomp their way through 27 songs that were so wild and raw, that by the early '50s they made many country music producers cringe at their lack of couth. The CD is worth it just for Rose Maddox's performance on "Milk Cow Blues," a dissolute, cackling, ultimately compelling piece of work that stands next to any other rendition of the song that one cares to name. The group also has savage fun at the expense of sentimental numbers like the ballad "Brown Eyes," and it's hard to listen to too much of this collection without breaking into laughter. The sound is generally excellent and the notes are thorough, although one wishes that there were more information to be found on the history of these actual recordings, which is barely touched upon. ~ Bruce Eder Includes liner notes by Keith Olesen and Chris Strachwitz. Personnel: Cal Maddox (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Don Maddox (vocals, violin, fiddle); Fred Maddox, Rose Maddox (vocals); Henry Maddox (guitar, mandolin); Jimmy Winkle, Roy Nichols, Gene Breeden (guitar); Bud Duncan (acoustic guitar, steel guitar); Cliff Maddox (mandolin). Liner Note Authors: Chris Strachwitz; Johnny Whiteside. Editor: Chris Strachwitz. Personnel: Don Maddox (vocals, fiddle); Fred Maddox (vocals, bass); Rose Maddox (vocals); Henry Maddox (guitar, mandolin); Cal Maddox (guitar, harmonica); Cliff Maddox (mandolin); Jimmy Winkle, Roy Nichols, Gene Breeden (guitar); Bud Duncan (steel guitar).

America's Most Colorful Hillbilly Band: Their Original Recordings 1946 - 1951, Vol. 2 songs Track Listing of songs: DISC 1: What Makes Me Hang Around Bill Cline; Gambler's Love; Lies and Alibis; Custer's Last Stand; I Lost Today; Live and Let Live; My Little Baby; Philadelphia Lawyer; Tramp on the Street; Gathering Flowers For the Master's Bouquet; I'm Happy Every Day I Live; Sally Let Your Bangs Hang Down; Whoa Sailor; On the Banks of the Old Pontchartrain; Honky Tonkin'; At the First Fall of Snow; Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me; Chocolate Ice Cream Cone; Move It on Over; Shining Silver Gleaming Gold; Down, Down, Down; Please Help Me, I'm Falling; Johnny's Last Kiss; Philadelphia Lawyer; Wait a Little Longer Please Jesus; Empty Mansion, An; Great Speckled Bird, The; This World Is Not My Home; DISC 2: That Glory Bound Train; Drifting Too Far From the Shore; When I Take My Vacation in Heaven; How Beautiful Heaven Must Be; I'll Reap My Harvest in Heaven; Smoke, Fire and Brimstone; Will the Circle Be Unbroken; Kneel at the Cross; There's a Better Times a Comin'; I Want to Live Again; Kissing My Pillow; Dime a Dozen; Loose Talk; Mental Cruelty; Conscience I'm Guilty; Read My Letter Once Again; Tall Men; Early in the Morning; There Ain't No Love; What Am I Living For; Stop the World; Jim Dandy; North to Alaska; Lonely Street; Gotta Travel On; Just One More Time; Don't Tell Me Your Troubles; There Ain't No Love; Your Kind of Lovin' Won't Do; DISC 3: Take Me Back Again; Fool Me Again; Long Journey Home; From a Beggar to a Queen; Let's Pretend We're Strangers; If You See My Baby; Let Those Brown Eyes Smile at Me; When the Sun Goes Down; Alone With You; My Life Has Been a Pleasure; Curly Joe; Here We Go Again; Long Black Limousine; White Lightnin'; Uncle Pen; Footprints in the Snow; Blue Moon of Kentucky; My Rose of Old Kentucky; Molly and Tenbrooks; Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms; Cottonfields; Each Season Changes You; Old Crossroad Is Waitin', The; I'll Met You in Church Sunday Morning; Down, Down, Down; Lonely Teardrops; Sing a Little Song of Heartache; Tie a Ribbon in the Apple Tree; George Carter; DISC 4: Let Me Kiss You For Old Times; I Don't Hear You; Down to the River; Somebody Told Somebody; Sweethearts in Heaven; We're the Talk of the Town; Back Street Affair; No Fool Like an Old Fool; I Won't Come in While He's There; Silver Threads and Golden Needles; Bluebird Let Me Tag Along; That's a Mighty Long Way to Fall; Stand up Fool; Silver Threads and Golden Needles; Great Pretender, The; Tia Lisa Lynn; Lonely One; Big Balls in Cowtown, The; Wabash Cannon Ball; I'll Always Be Loving You; Mad at the World; Big, Big Day Tomorrow; Cottonwood Road; Down to the River;

America's Most Colorful Hillbilly Band: Their Original Recordings 1946 - 1951, Vol. 2 album for sale Recorded from radio broadcasts on KXLA in Pasadena, California in 1953 (there are also a couple of tunes from a television program from that year), the fidelity on these isn't so hot. That's understandable; they were recorded by a teenager using early-'50s technology, after all, with no eye for professional release. As was already demonstrated by other radio performance collections of the groups on Arhoolie, the Maddoxes had a large repertoire and enjoyed using their radio time to cover everything from novelties to boogies to spirituals to classics like "Mule Skinner Blues" and "Silent Night, Holy Night." Their exuberance is unfailing, though as the sound is lo-fi and the presentation riddled with corny jokes and short skits from the band members, it's not a suitable introduction to their significant body of music. That observation, and the low rating assigned to the album, should not be taken to mean it's not a worthwhile release for Maddox Brothers fans. The performances are good, there's much historical interest in hearing the band in a live-ish setting, and with 74 minutes of material (including, minus the skits, about 30 songs), it's decent value for the money. ~ Richie Unterberger Liner Note Author: Chris Strachwitz. Recording information: KTLA-TV (03/29/1953/07/24/1953); KXLA Radio Station, Pasadena, CA (03/29/1953/07/24/1953).