Country Heartache

Country Heartache

ASIN: B00005RDDN

Track Listings

1. Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain - Roy Drusky

2. On Her Way to Being a Women

3. Almost Persuaded - Freddy Fender

4. All the Time - Johnny Paycheck

5. Georgia Courtroom - Carl Perkins

6. Little Miss Heartache - Carl Belew

7. You Gonna' See Mama - Tennessee Ernie Ford

8. Legend in My Time - Don Gibson

9. Mexicali Rose - Jerry Lee Lewis

10. Just Because - Freddy Fender

Tracks:

White Freight Liner Blues
Fair & Square
Don't Look for a Heartache
Just a Wave, Not the Water
When the Nights Are Cold
Ramblin' Man
Honky Tonk Song
Beautiful Rose
Rain Just Falls
Dallas
Red Chevrolet
Deep Eddy Blues
That Hardwood Floor
Honky Tonk Masquerade
See the Way

Customer Reviews:

The 5 is for newcomers to JDG.......2007-05-29

But for myself I'd have to give it a 2 because of so many songs that are already on his other albums. For someone who has no JDG album this is a great one.

Not what I'd hoped for.......2007-05-16

I was familiar with a few of Jimmie Dale Gilmore's songs and two were on this album. Then I learned to like another one or two. Otherwise the rest was pretty much nothing to write home about, but likeable.

Jimmy Dale can do no wrong.......2007-01-30

This is neither the best nor the worst. This artist is always enjoyable.Have to play it more to really decide which cuts I like best.

Excellent.......2005-09-08

This is one of his best. Haunting music with great stories and his beautiful voice soaring upwards combine to make this a fantastic CD. I've been a Jimmie Dale Gilmore fan for years and he's never let me down. Best of all, unlike the newer "country", I can understand every word he says.

Cherry-picked collection of Gilmore's early solo work.......2004-05-29

Having played in club bands, had his songs recorded by others, and formed the then short-lived Flatlanders, Gilmore came to his first two solo albums (1988's "Fair and Square" and 1989's "Jimmie Dale Gilmore") fully formed. He'd already moved back and forth to Austin twice, been awakened to new songwriting possibilities by the works of Townes Van Zandt, and penned catalog staples like "Dallas." It was with all this experience that Gilmore approached his first opportunities to create records of his own vision.

What's particularly interesting about this early period is how his old-timey tenor and poetic lyrics (and those of Butch Hancock) fit atop fairly straight-ahead West Texas honky-tonk. The same elements would later serve more far-reaching musical experimentations, but on these fifteen tracks - fourteen anthologized from the two debut albums, one previously unreleased - Gilmore and his accompanists kick out some incredibly compelling two-steps. In addition to Gilmore and Hancock's tunes, covers of Mel Tillis' "Honky Tonk Song," Townes Van Zandt's "White Freight Liner Blues," and David Halley's "Rain Just Falls" are superb.

Gilmore die-hards will need the original pair of albums (plus this collection for the previously unissued "Ramblin' Man"). Those looking for some West Texas honky-tonk with lyrics that dig deeper than the typical tear-in-your-beer will be truly amazed by this unusual combination of swinging beats and cosmic-cowboy lyrics. Willie Nelson may still be the spiritual mayor of Austin, but Gilmore's clearly got an executive position in the administration.

Hillbilly Heartache
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A hallmark album for a superb band to showcase its contemporary bluegrass

Bluegrass par Excellence

Hillbilly Heartache
Don Rigsby , and Midnight Call
Manufacturer: Rebel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000G1R4IY
Release Date: 2006-07-18

Tracks:

Hillbilly Heartache
Daddy Was A Moonshine Man
These Golden Fields
Big Jim
He Loves To Hear You Shout
Kentucky Waltz
Make God Laugh
Forked Deer
Old Green Chevrolet
Any Bar In Birmingham
Redbird
Prisoner Of The Highway
I Am The Man, Thomas

Album Description

A longtime veteran (at 38!) of the Bluegrass scene, Don Rigsby has played with some of the most recognized bands in recent history. Most notably, he was a member of the Lonesome River Band, possibly the most popular Bluegrass band of the '90s, and his tenor voice is an integral part of the Bluegrass "supergroup" Longview. Ever a sideman or equal band member, Rigsby steps out with his first release as a band leader.

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A hallmark album for a superb band to showcase its contemporary bluegrass.......2006-12-13

Playing Time - 39:05 -- Don Rigsby doesn't even turn the big 4-0 until February 28 of 2008. Already he has two decades of professional bluegrass experience with such top groups as Longview, Bluegrass Cardinals, J.D. Crowe & the New South, Lonesome River Band and Rock Country. He's also released four highly-acclaimed solo albums and was twice named SPBGMA's male vocalist for the year. When Rock Country disbanded, Don was faced with two choices - work for someone else, or form his own band. He chose the latter and, unlike previous solo albums from Rigsby (on the Sugar Hill label) that enlisted friends and session players, he has recorded "Hillbilly Heartache" with his own group (Midnight Call) that includes himself singing lead and playing mandolin, along with Dale Vanderpool (banjo), Shayne Bartley (guitar), Jesse Wells (fiddle), and Robert Maynard (bass). It was a good move to do it all themselves this time because it's a crackerjack band.

In a few instances, (Make God Laugh, Red Bird, Prisoner on the Highway), their vocal arrangements also call for Rigsby to jump up to tenor on the choruses. "He Loves To Hear You Shout" (written by Dixie and Tom T. Hall) is a very nicely presented vocal quartet for the group with Rigsby, Vanderpool, Bartley and Wells doing the vocalizing.

While best known for his mandolin picking, Don's a versatile multi-instrumentalist, and it's a treat to hear him also provide some snippets of guitar, mandele, and fiddle. Two songs ("These Golden Fields" and "Any Bar in Birmingham") incorporate some of Don's light percussion. The former, about farming, features Don's high-lead singing with two harmonies below, as well as Wells' octave violin for a different mood. Obviously, quite a bit of forethought went into producing these songs in the best possible manner for us. In a few, the banjo is muted, and on the closing number, "I Am The Man, Thomas") Jesse Wells lays down his fiddle to provide clawhammer banjo as the only accompaniment for Don's voice.

Midnight Call's repertoire is drawn from some excellent songwriters (Shawn Camp, Marty Rabon, Jim Lauderdale, Mark Brinkman, Larry Shell, Kim Williams, Tim Stafford, and others). Bobby Cyrus is a co-writer of "Big Jim." I'm curious as to whether Big Jim is a fictional folkloric character or whether there was actually a man who sacrificed himself for others. You may recall that it was Cyrus who penned the reflective "Carved Our Names in Stone" that was sung solo by Rigsby on his last solo album, The Midnight Call. Farmers, family, life and love get ample coverage in the songs. For his song of home, he belts out an inspired rendition of Bill Monroe's "Kentucky Waltz." Another tale from that region is an intoxicating "Daddy Was A Moonshine Man." A standard instrumental, "Forked Deer" gallops along, but I hope their future projects introduce us to new tunes. Sung solo, "Old Green Chevrolet" relates a tale of a traveling preacher bringing the gospel to mountain folks, and I missed a little harmony on the choruses.

With "Hillbilly Heartache," evocative messages get us thinking, smiling, contemplating, and even laughing when the intoxicating "Daddy Was A Moonshine Man" cues up. This Kentuckian clearly has strong mountain roots, and he knows what it takes to produce a very compelling bluegrass album. His reputation and dedication to traditional music, and his innovative vision for the future, are well documented. While he may have stretched boundaries a bit in the past, "Hillbilly Heartache" is simply a hallmark album for a superb band to showcase its contemporary bluegrass. (Joe Ross, staff writer, Bluegrass Now)

Bluegrass par Excellence.......2006-10-02

Don's standard of excellence is evident on this cd, his first as a bandleader, although I suspect his leadership qualities have been evident in all his previous endeavors.
The singing is first rate, the songs chosen classics, spirit filled, and wonderful. The band just kicks it up a few notches, and mellow its out as the song requires.
Highly Recommended.

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A BEERHALL POET OF TOUGH-BREAKS & HEARTACHES
Another Great Country CD By Vern
Another great Vern Gosdin CD
Awesome Music

24 Karat Heartache
Vern Gosdin
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Customer Reviews:

A BEERHALL POET OF TOUGH-BREAKS & HEARTACHES.......2006-02-02

Vern Gosdin is as good as it gets. All too often the comparison between Vern and George Jones is mentioned but when someone sings with such deep ache and soul as Vern does you can't ignore the similarity. Vern is just as good as George. They both sing straight from th epit of their stomach where grief and anquish sometimes linger too long.
God bless you Vern!

Another Great Country CD By Vern.......2005-05-08

When I bought this CD I knew it was going to be good. The music is traditional country with a mixture of fast and slow songs. There are all the traditional musical instruments of fiddles, guitars, sliding guitars etc and once you play this CD, you play it over and over again. Just sit in your lounge, turn up the stereo so that the neighbours can hear it and drown in this great music. Thank God we still have traditional country music songwriters. Most of the so called country music put out today is more like rock and rap and I am sick ot it; this CD is just fantastic; it is real Country. I gave all tunes 5 out of 5, every tune is a masterpiece. I recommend you buy this CD if you are a genuine Country Music Lover. Thanks Vern for the true Country music. Henry from downtown AUSTRALIA.

Another great Vern Gosdin CD.......2003-11-26

This CD is all about lost love. When you realize the fact that you've pushed her love away so far that you can never get it back, becomes a RUDE awkening that makes you turn to the "bottle" and try to drown the memories you once had together. This CD hit me personally as I was there once years ago. Vern wrote all of the songs here so they're all heartfelt. This CD might not be for everybody, but I"m sure glad that I got it. I will however recommend it to all Vern Gosdin fans as only he can do justice to these songs with his rich baritone voice. There's not a bad song on this CD. It brings me back a lot of memories that I got over years ago. These songs hit the nail on the head and I want to commend Vern for writing and recording his true feelings. Finally, this CD is a gem. Guitar Bob

Awesome Music.......1999-04-21

Once again Vern comes shining through with great lyrics and great songs that have never sounded better. He is "The Voice". Vern, please keep making this music--you're the best there is!!

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Great voice
quality sound
Great western jazz meets saloon!
Revel in Marti's "Heartbreak"

Sings Heartache Numbers
Marti Brom
Manufacturer: Goofin'
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Tracks:

1 Way Ticket To The Blues
Alone At A Table For 2
3 Hearts Later
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Customer Reviews:

Great voice.......2007-06-26

Marti has a terrific voice for this kind of music (well, OK; she has a terrific voice, period). I was less impressed with the songs themselves. There are some really good tracks--the covers of "Heartaches By The Number" and "Seven Lonely Days" are very good--but a lot of them sound a bit like they were written just to fill in the number requirement ("Uh, oh--we need a song about Eight. Quick, somebody write a song about Eight!"), and the lyrics were pretty weak. Musically, though, this is great.

quality sound.......2006-05-09

I was really impressed with this cd. Marti has a real rich and full voice. In alot of the songs she sounds like a cross between Wanda Jackson and Patsy Cline. I usually rate my cds on how many of the songs are dancable. There several good swing tunes plus a couple of waltzes. Another part of the CD that I enjoyed was the rich steel sounds as well as the fiddle. Since it was a numbers game, I would have picked a couple of different songs to fill the list but all in all a very good cd. I will probably look real close a purchasing more of hers.

Great western jazz meets saloon!.......2006-04-14

Brom's vocals are delishious and tempting, and the songs are tasty too. This is the finest rockabilly release in ages. This is how hillbilly jazz should always be sung & played!

Revel in Marti's "Heartbreak" .......2005-10-26

Marti Brom has delivered an excellent set of old-style rockabilly and country covers, with a consistency that allows listeners to simply insert their disc and press "play," not just because this release contains no clunkers but because it's fun to hear the progression of her theme. As the title "Heartbreak Numbers" succinctly suggests, all these songs of loneliness are associated with a number, and have been placed in sequential order. "One-Way Ticket," "Four Walls," and Hank Cochran's comical jukebox lament "A-11" are stand-outs.

While the music proves faithfully and gratifyingly retro, the recordings benefit technically from a clear sound and a fine mix, with no element sticking out intrusively, thanks to the engineering efforts of Justin Trevino.

Fans of Patsy Cline and contemporary artists Neko Case and Big Sandy should enjoy "Heartbreak." For that matter, if you like this, you'd probably like Marti's other offerings, including the more upbeat "Wise to You."

The Real Mr. Heartache: The Little Darlin' Years

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The Greatest Country Album of all Time
Pure Honky Tonk Classic
Simply awesome
Fiendishly inspired country music
Honky Tonk doesn't get any better than this!

The Real Mr. Heartache: The Little Darlin' Years
Johnny Paycheck
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ASIN: B000000QJA
Release Date: 2000-09-12

Tracks:

Don't Start Countin' On Me
The Girl They Talk About
A-11
The Real Mr. Heartache
I'm Barely Hangin' On To Me
The Lovin' Machine
He's In A Hurry (To Get Home To My Wife)
The Ballad Of Frisco Bay
Wherever You Are
Big Town Baby
Hang On Sally
(Pardon Me) I've Got Someone To Kill
(It's A Mighty Thin Line) Between Love And Hate
Apartment #9
The Late And Great Me
Motel Time Again
Jukebox Charlie
Touch My Heart
My Baby Don't Love Me Anymore
The Cave
Don't Monkey With Another Monkey's Monkey
(Like Me) You'll Recover In Time
It Won't Be Long (And I'll Be Hating You)
If I'm Gonna Sink (I Might As Well Go To...)

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The years have been unkind to the former Donald Eugene Lytle, who seems destined to be remembered for his legendary travails with drugs, liquor, and the law rather than his vital musical contributions. By the time the first of these 24 songs was cut for Hilltop in 1964, Johnny Paycheck had already: run away from home at 15; hopped endless freight trains to sing in dive bars across the country; received a court martial from the navy for fracturing an officer's skull; escaped twice from military prison; toured alongside George Jones, Ray Price, Porter Wagoner, and Faron Young; and been fired by all of them for excessive drinking and a hot temper. Impressive credentials indeed for a honky-tonk singer. He formed the Little Darlin' label with producer Aubrey Mayhew in 1966 and created some of the world's most impudent, painfully genuine honky-tonk, distinguished by Lloyd Green's pedal-steel pyrotechnics and his own agony-ridden vocals. His emotive pronunciations will immediately call to mind George Jones, who he toured with on and off for six years (and who, according to the liner notes, actually copped his inimitable vocal style from Paycheck). Perhaps the most overlooked aspect of Paycheck's talent is his songwriting, which shows a knack for turning a classic country phrase. He reprises hits he wrote for Tammy Wynette ("Apartment #9") and Ray Price ("Touch My Heart") and offers such startling titles as "(Pardon Me) I've Got Someone to Kill," "It Won't Be Long (And I'll Be Hating You)," and "If I'm Gonna Sink (I Might as Well Go to the Bottom)." Play this at your next dinner party. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

The Greatest Country Album of all Time .......2006-02-18

This album is the best album of all time in country and it was made in new york city and sung by a yankee from Ohio!! that's hysterical. Why Paychecks name isnt mentioned among the all time greats is a pure tragedy. From what Ive read about him he was a tortured man with a boat load of demons and not a nice guy. And it really is a shame hes known only by the masses for singing Take this Job and Shove it, in my opinion a mediocre forgettable song. Also Lloyd Greens steel playing just burns up the songs. Particularly My Baby Don't Love Me Anymore transports me back to Texas circa 1965 and Im back in Honky Tonk heaven again. And not this repressive politically correct insane world of 2006. Not a glory time for yours truly a hardcore Texas redneck. If your idea of Tim McGraws lyrics of "a barbecue stain on my white t-shirt as being really edgy or the sweet sounds of she-daisy as sweet country dont bother with this album with out getting written permission from your mama it could cause brain damage to you lol. Johnny you were a true master and your genius has not gone unrecognized by yours truly.

Pure Honky Tonk Classic.......2005-12-28

It is one of the best Country albums bar none. It's Gonzo country that you just can't find.....Truly Eerie songs like "Pardon me, I've got someone to kill" and "the cave" make it worth the purchase alone. And who can forget A-11 that song is impossible to get out of your head. Most know Johnny for the "Take this job and shove it" song.........it's sad really because his little Darlin days are legendary and these songs on this album are the cream of the crop. Theit's not one bad one in the bunch.

Do yourself a favor, buy this album, a bottle of Jack, sit by the fireplace and you'll be grinning from one side of your face to the other.

A top 10 desert Island CD (and I have over 3000 cd's) It's that freaking good!)

Simply awesome.......2004-07-30

Wow. I was (and still am) blown away by this CD. Someone had recommended it to me for Lloyd Green's steel playing, and that part is great, but it is so much more.

I didn't know a whole lot about Johnny Paycheck before I purchased this CD. I am a big fan of Jones, Owens, Haggard etc. But the few "newer" tunes I had heard by Paycheck didn't do a lot for me, so I was skeptical. Boy, was I wrong.

This collection of mostly mid-60's honky tonk tunes is what great Country and Western is all about. And JP adds something more....his lyrics are bold and haunting....the CD almost takes on a "Seargent Pepper" quality as one song flows into the next. And Paycheck can do it all, from upbeat and humorous dittys such as "Don't Monkey with another Monkey's Monkey", to the depressing and poignant "Like Me You'll Recover In Time" to the timeless shuffle of "A-11" and finally the eerie, almost pop-crossover tune entitled "It's A Mighty Thin Line Between Love and Hate".

My Country collection is quite large. If I were banned to a desert island with a boom-box and 3 CD's, this would be one of them. It's that good.

Fiendishly inspired country music.......2002-12-01

It is very gratifying to see an artist of Johnny Paycheck's stature slowly but surely receive his due over the past few years. Along with this indispensable collection there have been two other recent releases that do a fine job of showcasing his best work following the Little Darlin' years; She's All I Got, his "comeback" album produced by Billy Sherrill that put him back on the map as well as The Soul & The Edge which compiles some of his best work from the 70's up to the early 80's. Both are highly recommended but it is his work with Aubrey Mayhew at their own renegade label that will remain the high water mark of this great country star's career.

The Real Mr. Heartache begins with a handful of tracks from the tiny Hilltop label that are more traditional fare than the later, insane Little Darlin' singles but no less thrilling. The Girl They Talk About and Paycheck's cover of the Buck Owens' hit A-11 especially are as exciting as anything to come out of that era's country music. It's a shame that Hilltop (an offshoot of a quickie repackage label that Mayhew worked for at the time) was unable to put the money and promotion behind these records that they deserved. They should have been smash hits.

Things quickly get weirder when Mayhew & Paycheck set up Little Darlin' as a vehicle for Paycheck's singles and albums. He's In A Hurry (To Get Home To My Wife) and The Ballad of Friso Bay announce that things are going to be a little different than what the listener is used to with 60's honky tonk. The Ballad of Frisco Bay is a haunting story that is delivered in such a propulsive manner that it can divert your attention away from the morbid fate of the narrarator. A prisoner tries to escape prison by jumping into the icy, shark-infested waters below and reach his wife and newborn child. Almost immediately after hitting the water he is overmatched by the cold and the powerful current and as he is drowning he thinks about how he took the blame for a crime his wife committed for the sake of their then-unborn child. This is as far away from mainstream country as it gets.

The most famous song from the Little Darlin' years is undoubtedly (Pardon Me) I've Got Someone To Kill. The emphasis placed on this excellent murder ballad has stolen focus away from even stronger and more unconventional tracks from this period. Of course this is not to say that Paycheck's best known song from his 60's artistic pinnacle isn't deserving of tremendous praise. It is one of the bleakest and most compelling contributions to the overcrowded field of country songs about killing your cheating lover. It even goes further by having the jilted lover not only kill his partner and the man she's having an affair with, he kills himself too and leaves a note for the cops explaining everything. What seems to get lost however is that killing two-timing lovers is a common occurence in country songs. In fact, it is quite possibly the most popular genre in country music. Just ask Johnny Cash to show you the sales receipts of his Murder disc from the Love, God & Murder collection if you doubt that.

If you are truly seeking the most insane music to come out of these sessions, look no further than later tracks such as The Cave, Don't Monkey With Another Monkey's Monkey and (Like Me) You'll Recover In Time. The Cave plays out like a gothic short story. A young boy heads into a strange cave to look around and gets lost. Terrified, he tries to find his way out only to get lost further and further into the cave. He resigns himself to die when a bright light serves as beacon to help him find his way back to the top and out of the cave. Turns out that the light was from a nuclear explosion and now everything the boy has ever known has been wiped out by The Bomb.

What is most baffling about Don't Monkey With Another Monkey's Monkey is that this demented novelty didn't wind up as the #1 country single of 1968. This is probably a good thing because Paycheck somehow avoided it becoming the same sort of albatross as Take This Job And Shove It. Still, this song is like Louie Louie, Rainy Day Women #12 & #35 and George Jones' I'm A People rolled into one. Absolutely nuts.

(Like Me) You'll Recover In Time is the most discomforting track to make its way onto this collection. Paycheck's vocal as a man fantasizing that the woman who drove him to the padded room were next to him and in the same shape is so far gone into dementia that it transcends novelty. This is really happening! And Lloyd Green's unforgettable steel guitar work emerges as the true star of this song, slicing your brain into ribbons and making you play it over and over so he can do it again.

If anything, Lloyd Green deserves equal billing with Johnny Paycheck and Aubrey Mayhew for the artistry of the Little Darlin' material. It is impossible to imagine anyone else contributing what this man does to each and every song, making the good ones great and the great ones deserving of the same praise we regularly give the best work of Haggard, Jones, Nelson, Cash and Hank Williams, Sr.

Not all of the Little Darlin' material is gonzo, however. Apartment #9, Motel Time Again, Jukebox Charlie and Touch My Heart are four sterling tracks that fall almost completely in line with popular country music standards and not only hold up remarkably well but could easily be hits today if country music radio would play country music songs.

If you only know Johnny Paycheck from his outlaw days as a second-tier Waylon Jennings then you owe it to yourself to dig deeper and discover a great, and too long unheralded talent. These recordings stand as a wild landmark in the history of true country music.

Honky Tonk doesn't get any better than this!.......2000-09-20

This CD is absolutely essential for any Honky Tonk fan! There are many top notch Honky Tonk songs reissued here which have been undeservedly obscure up until now. These songs have a swingy hard-driving honky tonk sound that is truly addictive, and a weird edge that only Johnny can deliver. Johnny's performance is brilliant and the instrumentals are perfect, it is hard to believe many of them were done in one take! There is some excellent songwriting here by Johnny, Joe Poovey and others, where else can you find lyrics like "bring another drink bartender, troubles boy I got 'em and if I'm gonna sink, I might as well go to the bottom"?

The liner notes are very well done with lots of cool pictures, insights into Johnny's life at the time and background for some of the songs. I can only hope that The Country Music Foundation will release more of these '60s tracks on the Hilltop and Little Darlin' labels. This fabulous Honky Tonk deserves to be better known.

Head on into Heartache
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My first Lonesome River Band CD but not my last

Head on into Heartache
The Lonesome River Band
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My first Lonesome River Band CD but not my last.......2006-04-20

WOW, This CD is incredible. I listen to it practically every day. This was my first experience with the Lonesome River Band and now I am hooked. I'm a banjo guy and Sammy Shelor is incredible. Get this CD if you like good bluegrass.

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Real
REAL COUNTRY IS ALIVE!!!!!! DILKS HAS GOT THE TWANG THANG DOWN TO A SCIENCE!!!
Whats wrong with Johnny's voice?
It's growing on me...
If you dont mind whiny-trying-really-hard-for-that-drawl..

Acres of Heartache
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Grey Eagle

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The soul of 1940s country music and the spirit of the three Hanks (Williams, Thompson, Snow) shine brightly and warmly in the hands of this crack Bay Area outfit. Dilks's sharp, strident voice and fierce yodels actually sound more like Williams acolyte Wayne Hancock than Williams himself (not necessarily an insult), and the band deftly mixes elements of honky-tonk, Western swing, country boogie, and even early rockabilly. Paul Wooton's lead guitar and Billy Wilson's steel provide plenty of instrumental muscle to support Dilks's very nifty originals while Brian Godchaux's prominent fiddling and mandolin playing add a Willslike dimension that similar acts such as Big Sandy's super Fly-Rite Boys lack. Though the music is sure to be tagged with a retro label, Dilks's quick-witted, light-hearted lyrics and his band's topnotch chops make this fine debut sound quite a bit fresher and livelier than most hot modern country. --Marc Greilsamer

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Real.......2006-03-21

This is a great country music CD. This is real country music in the tradition of Hank, Ernest, Lefty, et al. If you don't know who these people are there isn't much chance you will like this unless you have an open mind.
If you like Big Sandy and his Fly Right Boys or Wayne Hancock, you will be glad you got this one.

REAL COUNTRY IS ALIVE!!!!!! DILKS HAS GOT THE TWANG THANG DOWN TO A SCIENCE!!!.......2006-01-13

Some of the best damn country music ever put down. Johnny Dilks and his band of world-class country pickers do Hank, Lefty, Bob and Skeets proud with this one. Put Johnny Dilks right up there with the greats: Dale Watson, Hank Williams III, Big Sandy, Br5-49, Wayne Hancock, Junior Brown, The Derailers, Mandy Barnett, Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash, Moot Davis, Honky-Tonk Hangovers & Deisel Doug and the Long Haul Truckers.
God love these guys! They keep blood in the vains of REAL COUNTRY MUSIC.

Whats wrong with Johnny's voice?.......2005-08-12

Johnny has taken country back to where it never should have left- this is pure class, western swingin' country music at it's finest. If you like old Hank, or Wayne Hancock, or Bob Wills, your gonna like this. If you don't like those artists, go buy a Tim McGraw album and forget you even read this.
As for Johnnys voice, well, I guess...again, Hank Williams is an acquired taste as well. Anyway, I think he sings fine..."and I ain't afraid to turn your diaper down"

It's growing on me..........2000-04-29

I wasn't wild about this album the first time I listened to it, mostly being put off by Johnny's nasal voice. But lately it's been getting a lot more play time on my car stereo (usually back to back with Hank Williams' Greatest Hits, an excellent compliment to this album). The music is a great send-back to the country styles prevalent in the early 50's: western swing, honky-tonk sendups, and close harmony. I enjoy the faster - paced numbers more than the ballads, but there's not a track on here I haven't caught myself singing along with lately.

If you dont mind whiny-trying-really-hard-for-that-drawl.........1999-11-18

...singing, then this CD is for you! the music is great, and after skipping through a few songs, i was almost wishing that it was all instrumentals. dilks' voice is just too thin and whiney to really make this cd stand out. apart from that, the band really does a great job and the playing is top notch... sadly enough, that wasn't enough to make me *not* return the cd...

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...and 1/2 ..... This stylish band is one-of-a-kind

Heartache & Hope
Pine Mountain Railroad
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Country | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000FSMSZC
Release Date: 2006-04-04

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...and 1/2 ..... This stylish band is one-of-a-kind.......2006-06-16

Playing Time - 41:50 -- After showcasing at the 2002 IBMA World of Bluegrass, Pine Mountain Railroad's 2003 release, "The Old Radio," (CMH Records) charted nationally. The band was a Top 5 nominee for both the 2003 and 2004 IBMA's Emerging Artist of the Year Awards. Now on TrakTone Records, the band has some new personnel. Gone are Jimbo Whaley, Danny Barnes and Clint Damewood, while long-time members Bill McBee (bass) and Kipper Stitt (banjo) remain. Since the band's 1998 inception by Pine Mountain near Pigeon Forge, TN., there have actually been a total of 15 members of PMRR. The latest reinvention of the Pine Mountain Railroad sound is most apparent in their vocals, with guitarist Jerry Butler singing lead and mandolinist Cody Shuler singing tenor. Stitt handles baritone, McBee adds bass vocals, and Matt Flake is the band's new award-winning fiddler. Prior to age 18, Flake won guitar, mandolin, and fiddle contests in Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee. He's now about to turn 20 and has a long, outstanding music career ahead of him.

PMRR's new sound lacks some of the hard edge of the earlier configuration, but a more leisurely winsome approach at times still offers plenty to thrill traditional bluegrass fans. Their 2003 album reflected their emergence as a national touring band with a traditional sound. While maintaining that focus, the vocal quality has changed. Their harmonies blend better, and their lead vocalists seem more emotive and mindful of how their inflections and stylistic interpretations best reflect the lyrics' mood and message. Jerry Butler is particularly poignant on a couple he wrote, "Fly Away" and "Brother Noah," as well as Kipper Stitt's "Laura Jean," a sad tale about an 8-year-old girl who lost her life when hit by a car.

Their music selection showcases the many talents within the group and demonstrates their comfort with many stylistic interpretations within the sideboards of bluegrass. While some have characterized their sound as "country," this album indicates they perform material from a much-broader musical spectrum. On "Heartache & Hope," their sixth album overall, the influences of Flatt & Scruggs are apparent, but so are those of gospel, western swing, and country balladry.

As instrumentalists, the band has matured and improved their musical chops. Stitt's instrumental "Butter on the Biscuit and Jelly on the Side" is particularly full of get-up-and-go. The band's unpretentious acoustic country and folk overtones are most apparent in Mark Brinkman's "Beyond the Rain" and Tony Rackley's "Sinner's Lament." A couple other gospel numbers, "Fly Away" and "Dine With The King," have inspirational messages, while "Brother Noah" bursts with pep as the band's quartet sing with enough energy and enthusiasm to last for forty days and nights. Cody Shuler sings his own "Hazel Creek Train," a ballad that picks up the pace as it tells of a group of loggers finding gold and meeting a terrible fate. The album closes with the theme song for Odom's Tennessee Pride Real Country Sausage. Since 2001, the band has been the official bluegrass band for that product, and Pine Mountain Railroad's rendition of that song is played on radio commercials airing during the Grand Ole Opry.

While Kipper Stitt is also an excellent resophonic guitarist, those duties are ably handled by guest Matt Despain on this album. Other guests include Shad Cobb (fiddle), Sutart Duncan (fiddle), Larry Atamanuik (percussion), Ben Isaacs (vocals), Sonya Isaacs (vocals), Larry Odom (voice-over announcer), Missy Raines (bass), and Walter Riverwood (cowbell). Produced by Missy Raines, this album was recorded at The Rec Room Studio in Nashville with recording engineer Ben Surratt at the control panel.

Pine Mountain Railroad's appealing and varied sound continues to build a legion of fans. Their goal is still to "take a part of the Great Smoky Mountains to folks who may never get to experience them." Their Fedora hats alone make a succinct statement that this dapper band is one-of-a-kind. The set on "Heartache & Hope" reinforces that this stylish band is unique. For that reason alone, I give thanks because I like to see bands creating their own signature sound based on their personality, imagination and preferences. (Joe Ross, staff writer, Bluegrass Now)

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Live at Mississippi Studios
James Low
Manufacturer: James Low
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Country | Styles | Music

Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CA4COS
Release Date: 2004-08-31

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Track Titles

Honky Tonk, Vol. 1: Country Heartache

Manufacturer: Priority Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music

General | Country | Styles | Music

Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music

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Track Titles.......2007-04-02

1 I Fell In Love 3:41 Carlene Carter
2 Don't Tell Me What To Do 3:14 Pam Tillis
3 I'm That Kind Of Girl 3:04 Patty Loveless
4 Time Passes By 2:49 Kathy Mattea
5 All You Really Want To Do 3:18 Michelle Wright
6 Heart Full Of Love 3:24 Holly Dunn
7 Oh What It Did To Me 3:31 Tanya Tucker
8 Black Coffee 3:36 Lacy J. Dalton
9 Men 3:21 The Forester Sisters

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