50 Americana/AltCountry Songs I Want Everyone To Hear

http://open.spotify.com/user/randyb1961/playlist/1cA1OUOhNeou8wCIsW8Ot0

See if that works.

 

Randy's Playlist 7-31-2015

1. Jackie Greene: "Spooky Tina"
2. Jason Isbell: "Hudson Commodore"
3. J.J. Cale: "After Midnight"
4. Lindi Ortega: "Little Red Boots"
5. Lucero: "Looking For Warren Zevon's Los Angeles"
6. Dawes: "Desperadoes Under The Eaves"
7. Drive-By Truckers: "Play It All Night Long"
8. Donna The Buffalo: "Conscious Evolution"
9. JJ Grey & Mofro: "On Fire"
10. Cravin' Melon: "Sweet Tea"

 

J.J. Cale is definitely one of the pioneers of this genre and somehow managed a #22 hit with Crazy Mama.

 

Randy's Playlist 8-1-2015

1. Rod Picott: "Uncle John"
2. Grayson Capps: "A Love Song For Bobby Long"
3. Bobbi Gentry: "Ode To Billy Joe"
4. Chris Knight: "Becky's Bible"
5. Robert Earl Keen: "Jesse With The Long Hair"
6. Amanda Shires: "Song For Leonard"
7. Townes Van Zandt: "Loretta"
8. Tom Russell: "Lily, Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts"
9. Jason & The Scorchers: "Absolutely Sweet Marie"
10. Billy Bob Thornton: "Angelina"

 

Todd has a lot of good music out there.

 

Yes, he does.

 

Thrifts store cowboys
Five and dime junkies
Red dirt plow boys
Asphalt monkeys
Holly rollers
Signal callers
Truck stop angels
Backstreet brawlers
Van zant groupies
Guitar slingers
Hallelujah
Gospel singers
Freight train mommas
Pistol shooters
My first girlfriend
works at Hooters
Beans and biscuits
in my cupboard
Listen to Ray Wylie Hubbard
All gone down the road tonight

Drunken' angels
Blacktop racers
Holly rollers
Whiskey chasers
Lone star drinkers
Midnight ramblers
Dirty road divas
Highway gamblers
Moonshine mommas
Panty droppers
Dali llamas
Old pill poppers
High school heroes
Back road preachers
Pool hall hustlers
Tantric teachers
Teenage cuties
Politking
Hare Krishna
Feed me chicken
All gone down on the road tonight

Blue jean babies
Old heart breakers
Had a party
with some Quakers
Hard-worn highways
Country singers
Radios full of
old right-wingers
Session players
Duck tape dealers
Outlaw country
Hubcap stealers
Aint no money
in my wallet
Broke again is
what they call it
My grandmamma's
name was Stella
Michael Jackson
peaked at thriller
All gone down the road tonight

Jukebox gypsies
Mustang sallies
Don't go walkin'
down dark alleys
Needle pushers
horn rimmed glasses
Rhinestone jumpsuit
Backstage passes
Blue plate specials
Lou Ann platters
Japanese is
all that matters
broken arrows
Gulf coast kickers
Who's your daddy
bumper stickers
da da da da
da da da da
da da da da da da
Oooh yeah
Oh uh uh uh

I'm outta words people
That's all I got
Americana woman
Hip shake with me baby

"Down The Road Tonight" by Hayes Carll (Google Play • iTunes • eMusic)

 

Steve Goodman : City Of New Orleans

 

I adore this album.

 

Today's acquisitions, mostly thank$ to this thread:

Alan Jackson-Angels and Alcohol
Warren Haynes-Ashes and Dust (really looking forward to this)
Sturgill Simpson-High Top Mountain & Metamodern Sounds In Country Music
Jason Isbell-Something More Than Free & Southeastern

I'm going to visit family in a few weeks, and I have a couple of country radio-loving ladies in my family who need an education. I'll make sure these are in my iPod before I go, along with The Civil Wars, Alison Krauss, Joe Ely, and Gram Parsons who are all already there.

Has anyone here heard a band called Last Train Home? They are out of the Maryland/D.C. area-the main man is a guy named Eric Brace. I've only heard them do one song-a slowed-down, beautiful version of So Long, Baby, Goodbye which is normally a rockabilly tune. Minimal YouTube presence. They fit here.

 

The Gourds - "How Will You Shine"
Uncle Tupelo - "Graveyard Shift"
Peter Holsapple and Susan Cowsill with the Walkin Tacos - "A Song for You"
Sir Doug and Texas Tornadoes - "Give Back the Key to My Heart" from 1976 album Texas Rock for Country Rollers
Carlene Carter - "Too Bad About Sandy"
Everly Brothers -" I'm On My Way Home"
Maria McKee - "Opelousas ( Sweet Relief )" from the Benefit album for Victoria Williams
Javier Escovedo - "The Rain Won't Help You When Its Over" from Por Vida album tribute/benefit for Alejandro E
Whiskeytown - "Yesterday's News"
Kelly Willis - "I Know Better Now"
Peter Bruntnell - "Waterloo Sunset" from The Modern Genius of Ray Davies freebie CD from Mojo Magazine March '06

This amp goes to eleven

 

Guadalupe--Tom Russell/Gretchen Peters
No Regrets--Tom Rush

 

Randy's Playlist 8-3-2015

1. Damon Fowler: "Once In A While"
2. The Black Crowes: "Twice As Hard"
3. Drive-By Truckers: "The Three Great Alabama Icons"
4. Dave Alvin: "Fourth Of July"
5. Billy Joe Shaver: "Old Five And Dimers Like Me"
6. Lucinda Williams: "Six Blocks Away"
7. Paul Thorn: "Lucky Seven Ranch"
8. Southern Culture On The Skids: "Eight Piece Box"
9. The Iguanas: "Nine-Volt Heart"
10. Son Volt: "Ten Second News"

 

'Movement and Location' Punch Brothers
And this from BoDeans:

 

The Rave-Ups' "Radio" from 1985's 'Town & Country' album:



Frontman Jimmer Podrasky is back in action with last year's "The Would Be Plans" (with members of Dwight Yoakam's touring band) and a new album being recorded now. Here he is last fall doing an excellent Dylan cover, backed by The Clarks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhAJFqhOnA0

Terry

 

Perhaps it would be considered Canadiana, but: Frazey Ford--"Done" (or about anything Frazey, the Tanyas and/or Birds of Chicago have done.

 

The Be Good Tanyas are great. Definitely Americana.

 

Randy's Playlist 8-7-2015

1. Todd Snider: "Thin Wild Mercury"
2. Hayes Carll: "Live Free And Die"
3. Slaid Cleaves: "Skunk Juice"
4. Rod Picott: "Gun Shy Dog"
5. Roseanne Cash: "Seven-Year Ache"
6. Keith Sykes: "B.I.G.T.I.M.E."
7. Glen Campbell: "Galveston"
8. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: "Magnolia"
9. Charlie Robison: "El Cerrito Place"
10. Peter Cooper: "Thin Wild Mercury"

 

My favorite track from this OUTSTANDING songtrack.....

 

Someone posted a Live in Austin version that is great, also.....

 

Randy's Playlist 8-10-2015:

1. Wilco: "More"
2. Lindi Ortega: "Run-Down Neighborhood"
3. Rossington-Collins Band: "Pine Box"
4. Willie Nelson: "Time Of The Preacher"
5. Emmylou Harris: "Roses In The Snow"
6. Jason Isbell: "Palmetto Rose"
7. Chris Knight: "Oil Patch Town"
8. American Aquarium: "Wolves"
9. NQ Arbuckle: "Too Sober To Sleep"
10. John Hiatt: "Tennessee Plates"

 

That's a cool tune man. Love me some Hiatt