Reading Under the Covers (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
... On the way to and from the park, I relived my wild days in art school by listening to a tape of Jerry Jeff Walker's ¡Viva Terlingua! , which I'd found when vainly rummaging around for a Kinks tape that I suddenly remembered once owning. I still know all the words to "Up Against the Wall Redneck Mother": I further relived my wanton youth by listening to a tape...
England Music Scene - Radioindy.com (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
... Finest-Bikers Best" CD should have something for everyone; whether you are a fan of Jerry Jeff Walker and Johnny Cash, or prefer a more modern and mainstream approach to country music. -Sean B. and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team Check out J.R. Leonard's music on RadioIndy.com with link to purchase and links to popular sites
Hongkie Town (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
... without getting killed or caught, heading off in a cloud of smoke, to some something something something ... Fumier will get the reference, Jerry Jeff Walker, Viva Terlingua, can't recall who wrote the song. I know I was flying Cathay business class on mileage, not on money, but damn, has it gone downhill. I'm talking about the food. Used to be your choice was a steak or some...
Politics in the Zeros (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
Ray Wiley Hubbard, Jerry Jeff Walker, Lost Gonzo Band. Willie Nelson’s 2nd Annual 4th Of July Picnic. 1974. Bryan/College Station, TX I heard Jerry Jeff Walker, author of the song, do a recent version on Outlaw Country on Sirius. He was ad-libbing between verses and said, young song writers ask me, what should I think [...]
Lone Star Times (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
What happens when a nice, highly literate Jewish boy from Philadelphia goes to Columbia University in the 1960s, becomes a guitar prodigy hanging out in the Village, develops amazing talents like playing rhythm and lead guitar simultaneously and then falls under the influence of a rake like Jerry Jeff Walker ? The first thing is he [...]
The Westerner (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Hearing was Rusty Wier's last sense to go, so although he was almost unresponsive when surrounded by relatives and friends, including Jerry Jeff Walker, at his son Coby's house in Driftwood on Thursday night, Wier tried to raise up his head when the group sang "Amazing Grace." By the next morning, the Austin musician, who had a hit when Bonnie Raitt covered his "Don't...
Texas Oasis (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
He was part of the "cosmic cowboy" ("redneck hippie" or whatever you want to call it) movement in the 1970's, spurred by Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Jerry Jeff Walker and many more. He's been playing the clubs, including a regular gig at the Saxon Club for the last 15 years. I mostly think of him when I hear this song of his, but Bonnie Raitt added some...
THE BRAZOSPORT NEWS (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
... sense to go, so although he was unresponsive when surrounded by relatives and friends, including Jerry Jeff Walker, at his son Coby’s house in Driftwood Thursday night, he tried to raise up his head when the group sang “Amazing Grace.” By the next morning the Austin musician, who had a hit when Bonnie Raitt covered his “Don’t It Make You Wanna...
Odd Bits of Life in New Orleans (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
... friends of Texas introduced me to the Texas Outlaws and their folk singer friends , people like Jerry Jeff Walker and Guy Clark, people for whom a song is a story or it’s no damn song at all. Part of the attraction is the connection of old country music, what was called hillbilly music in the early recording industry, to Celtic music. If you’ve been around here before you know...
Jake Today (Free subscription) | 25/09/2009
Have you tried Pandora yet? Go to www.pandora.com and build a whole bunch of radio stations for the music you like to hear. What are my stations on Pandora? I date myself, but here goes-- Vera Lynn BeauSoliel Bob Wills Chad Mitchell Trio Chiffons Country Gentlemen Don Ho Edith Piaf Hoagy Carmicheal Ian & Sylvia Jerry Jeff Walker Jerry Lee Lewis Kate Smith Sophie Tucker...
