Showing posts with label Country. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Country. Show all posts

Monday, July 8, 2013

Jack Guthrie - Capitol 15266 - Oklahoma Hills B/W Oakie Boogie 78 - 1948






This is the first record I am posting that is a 78.  For father's day I picked up a cheap turntable that plays 78s.  My regular player doesn't.  That hasn't stopped me from collecting 78s here and there.  This record is part of a big collection of country records I picked up years and years ago.  After all these years I finally have a way to listen to them and digitize them.  They are 78s so there is a bit of surface noise and I've done what I can to clean up the audio.  I'm sure someone with more talent than me could do better.  The two tracks are both great.  "Oklahoma Hills" is by Jack and Woody Guthrie.  It is a real swinging number that will get your toe tapping.  The B-side "Oakie Boogie" is also a real gem.   I have this song on another 78 and on a 45.  I can't listen to it enough.

01 "Oklahoma Hills"
02 "Oakie Boogie"

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Enjoy!

Monday, December 13, 2010

Hank Snow - When My Blue Moon Turns Gold Again - 1973

So while I don't have any new Christmas records to post this year, this is somewhat in the spirit of the season. Hank Snow. Get it snow? I know. Bad pun.

Jokes aside, this is a pretty good record. The last I checked I didn't see this available on amazon.com except for used vinyl so I take that to mean that it is out of print and perhaps never has been released on CD. That makes it a great candidate for the blog.

This is a double record, so you get a lot of country for your dollar on this release. Actually you're getting it free, but you know what I mean. Actually, I don't know if "country" is the best description of Hank Snow's music. I think it is closer to "cowboy" music if that is a genre. These songs sound like ones a cowboy would sing on the range. A few of my favorites on this record are "Your Little Band Of Gold", "The Answer To The Blue Velvet Band", "I Wonder Where You Are Tonight", "How She Could Yodel", "On The Mississippi Shore"

"Little Buddy" is quite a song as well. It is a song about a man's dog that was killed by a drunk. It could possibly be one of the saddest songs you ever hear.

And my absolute favorite song is "There's A Picture On Pinto's Bridle" which tells the story of a man who is out riding on the trail when he comes across an injured boy and his pinto. The pinto has a broken leg and so the man draws his gun to put the horse down, but the man stops and the boy tells him the story of how when his mother died she wanted him to take care of the pinto. The boy finishes and utters his final words to the man to take the picture of his mother from the pinto's bridle and lay it near his heart when he dies. It's a tearjerker for sure. Below are the lyrics in their entirety.

I'm riding one bright evening 'neath the starlit western sky
The silver moon down on the sage did shine
As I spurred my pony onward, my guitar I softly played
To the tune of some coyote's lonely cry
Just then my pony halted, his ears up straight did go
He trembled as I stepped down by his side
With a glance I saw a shadow, on the prairie there did lie
A little curly-headed blue eyed boy.

O dee ay, dee ay lee, O ay lee O, dee lay ee.

Not very far beyond him his little Pinto fell
His leg was broke as there in pain he lay
And his frightened eyes were blinking as I drew my Forty Four,
Do not kill me his kind eyes just seemed to say.

"Don't shoot him, sir, I beg you, he is my only pal
We've rode the range together day by day
My poor father is a drunkard and he turned me from the door;
Dear mothers up in heaven far away.

O dee ay, dee ay lee, O ay lee O, dee lay ee.

She left me one bright morning, with the angels she does dwell,
We'll meet upon that other range some day
As she kissed my little forehead then a picture she did draw,
From a golden locket as I heard her say.

"My time has come to leave you, the best of pals must part,
Please promise mother always to be true
Thro' the long and lonely hours when your little heart's forlorn
Remember there's an angel watching you.

O dee ay, dee ay lee, O ay lee O, dee lay ee.

Just then the little fellow bowed down his weary head
And this is all his trembling lips did say
Please take care of little Pinto, try and help him to get well
I'm now heading for a round-up far away.

You'll find on Pinto's bridle, a treasure that is dear
Please put it by my heart when I have gone
'Tis a picture of my mother dear, the best pal that I knew,
I'm leaving now to meet her far beyond.

O dee ay, dee ay lee, O ay lee O, dee lay ee...


So there you have it. Give the record a listen. Hopefully you'll find a couple treasures on the record like I did.

Enjoy!

Record 1
01 When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again
02 Your Little Band Of Gold
03 Linda Lou
04 You've Broken My Heart
05 Wasted Love
06 The Answer To The Blue Velvet Band
07 Little Buddy
08 I'm Sending You Red Roses
09 I Wonder Where You Are Tonight

Record 2
10 Seal Our Parting With A Kiss
11 Anniversary Of My Broken Heart
12 My Fillipino Rose
13 How She Could Yodel
14 Your Last Kiss Has Broken My Heart
15 Under Hawaiian Skies
16 On The Mississippi Shore
17 There's A Picture On Pinto's Bridle
18 Journey My Baby Back Home

When My Blue Moon Turns Gold Again Record 1.zip
When My Blue Moon Turns Gold Again Record 2.zip

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Lester Flatt - Lester Flatt Live Bluegrass Festival - 1974

Lester Flatt and Bill Monroe live. It is a bluegrass fan's dream. Some real fine performances here. The record is just fun from start to finish. There really is no reason to pick apart each track. I also don't think this one's in print so I'm happy to share this one.

Enjoy!

01 Foggy Mountain Breakdown (Instrumental)
02 Lost All My Money
03 Homestead On The Farm
04 Rawhide (Instrumental)
05 Wabash Cann0n Ball
06 Orange Blossom Special (Instrumental)
07 Nine Pound Hammer
08 Flint Hill Special (Instrumental)
09 Get In Line Brother
10 Blue Moon of Kentucky
11 Will You Be Loving Another Man
12 My Little Cabin Home On The Hill
13 Salty Dog
14 Dig A Hole In The Meadow
15 Cumberland Gap

Lester Flatt Live Bluegrass Festival.zip

Friday, May 1, 2009

Kitty Wells - Heartbreak U.S.A. - 1961

I inherited this record this past year along with a stack of others. I must say, though that this is one of the records that jumped out at me when I was first thumbing through the records. Over the recent years I've fallen in love with a lot of old country artists. Many of the country western records of the 50's and early 60's are really good. I've really come to love many of the female artists from that era. But with all of this said, I have to admit that I consider myself still fairly uneducated when it comes to actually having heard much of this music. I have the records I've collected, but that's not tons. Before this record I had one other Kitty Wells record and I enjoyed that. This however by the look of it looked like an older record, which got me excited. It turns out this was her 7th release.

If you have any love for Patsy Cline I think you'll really enjoy this record. It has much of the same vibe. The songs are all really well written pop songs with a country twist. It's not really hillbilly music. The theme of the record as you could guess from the title is broken hearts and heartaches. A subject not exclusive to country music, but that twangy guitar and vocals suits the subject perfectly.

Some highlights for me are the title track and "Heartaches By The Numbers". Both are very catchy and you'll find yourself humming them long after listening to them. Another favorite here is "Open Up Your Heart (And Let The Sun Shine In)" which has been done by many artists. It has religious overtones speaking of the devil and such which may turn some off, but I like it. I think it is a really uplifting song and one I find running through my head many a day when I'm cheery. It's a good song to have around when you are down as well, because it is uplifting.

For a little more info on Kitty check out the Wikipedia entry on her. According to that site she is considered by Billboard the 6th most successful female artist ever. That's pretty impressive, especially when I think much of what she has done is sort of being forgotten. I think if you ask the average person to name a Kitty Wells song they might have trouble. Name a Patsy Cline song and I think you'll get more takers. It makes you think how much will the Britney's and Miley's of today will be remembered 50 years from now. Maybe they will be remembered, but will anybody be singing their songs. Okay I think "Hit Me Baby One More Time" will stay with pop culture, but I fear time won't be so kind to Miley or to the rest of Britney's catalog.

Sorry for the contemporary side track. Back to Kitty. Give the whole thing a listen. I think you'll find a few tracks on her that you will fall in love with. Also I do apologize in advance that I think there may be a skip or two on here that I couldn't avoid.

Enjoy!

01 Heartbreak U.S.A..m4a
02 Heart To Heart Talk.m4a
03 Heartaches By The Number.m4a
04 My Heart Echoes.m4a
05 I've Got A New Heartache.m4a
06 Open Up Your Heart (And Let The Sunshine In).m4a
07 This Old Heart.m4a
08 I'll Hold You In My Heart (Till I Can Hold You In My Arms).m4a
09 Excuse Me (I Think I've Got A Heartache).m4a
10 Cold, Cold Heart.m4a
11 The Best Of All My Heartaches.m4a
12 Leave All The Heartaches To Me.m4a

Kitty Wells - Heartbreak U.S.A.zip

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Loretta Lynn - Country Christmas - 1966

I like a lot of these old country Christmas records. There is something homey and genuine about them. This is a pretty great record, but then again you can't really go wrong with Loretta Lynn. I'm guessing that this has been released on CD so look for it.

The title track "Country Christmas" along is a great reason to pick this record up. Another highlight to check out it "To Heck With Old Santa Claus". Loretta also does fine renditions of the standards.

Enjoy!

01 Country Christmas.mp3
02 Away In A Manger.mp3
03 Santa Claus Is Comin' Town.mp3
04 Silver Bells.mp3
05 Blue Christmas.mp3
06 It Won't Seem Like Chris.mp3
07 To Heck With Old Santa Claus.mp3
08 White Christmas.mp3
09 Frosty The Snow Man.mp3
10 Christmas Without Daddy.mp3
11 I Won't Decorate Your Christmas Tree.mp3
12 Gift Of The Blues.mp3

Loretta Lynn.zip

Monday, December 8, 2008

Slim Boyd & The Rangehands - Christmas Country Styl

This record has one of my most favorite Christmas songs of all time. "Wagon On Christmas" is simply a great song let along a great Christmas song. I love the cowboy flavor. The chorus is very catchy and singable. The Chorus also just reminds me of some of the great old Western TV shows. Brings to mind a little bit of Sons Of The Pioneers.

The whole album has that cowboy take on Christmas tunes, that makes it different than a lot of the other Christmas records in my collection.

Don't know much about Slim Boyd & The Rangehands, but this record must be one of their shining moments. There isn't even a wikipedia or allmusic.com entry on them. Would love any insight someone may have on them. But even without the biography, it is okay, because the record speaks for itself. Seriously check out "Wagon On Christmas" first.

Enjoy!

01 Go Tell It To The Mountain.mp3
02 On December 5 and 20.mp3
03 Wagon On Christmas.mp3
04 I Heard The Bells On Christmas.mp3
05 Jeanette Isabella.mp3
06 Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer.mp3
07 The Night Before Christmas.mp3
08 A Santa Claus Greeting.mp3
09 Have A Merry, Merry Christmas.mp3
10 Silent Night.mp3

Slim Boyd & The Rangehands.zip

Monday, September 15, 2008

Tex Williams - Is This Is All You Hear/Roll, Muddy River 7" - A-Side.jpg

And so we come to an end of my Tex Williams records. This one isn't as fun as the previous posts, but I figured I'd just get it out there anyways.

"Is This All You Hear" is kind of slow and a real sleeper. "Roll, Muddy River" has more promise and umph to it. Even with that said it is still kind of cheesy and simple. Still fun for a listen at least once.

01 Is This All You Hear.mp3
02 Roll, Muddy River.mp3

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Jerry Reed - When You're Hot, You're Hot_Amos Moses 7" - 1970

Yesterday Sept 2nd Jerry Reed died in Nashville at age 71 from complications with emphysema. You can read the particulars and some history over at CNN or just about any other major news source.

If you're a regular reader you will have read me going on about my love of Jerry Reed from time to time. I posted a few of his records since the inception of this blog back in January. The world will truly miss him, but at least we have his music to remember him by.

So in tribute to Jerry I thought I'd post another record from my stack of 45's from old Mr. Reed. This one's from 1970. "When You're Hot, You're Hot" is a great song. It starts off with that legendary "Son" from Jerry. If you know Jerry Reed's music at all you'll know that "son" that I'm talking about. No one sings it like him. This song has a fun chorus with some lighthearted back up singers. The song has also a healthy helping of funk in addition to the country factor. For that matter "Amos Moses" follows the same recipe. The bass line is super tasty on that B-side. Get's you're head a bobbin'. The song is about Amos Moses who as the lyric says was used by his father for alligator bate. How can you go wrong with a song like that.

Enjoy!

01 When You're Hot, You're Hot.m4a
02 Amos Moses.m4a

Of course two songs don't quite seem fitting for a tribute so here again are some of the other Jerry songs from previous posts.

The album "East Bound And Down"

01 East Bound And Down.m4a
02 Lightning Rod.m4a
03 The Bandit.m4a
04 Bake.m4a
05 Legend.m4a
06 Framed.m4a
07 You Took All The Ramblin' Out Of Me.m4a
08 Rainbow Ride.m4a
09 Just To Satisfy You.m4a
10 Don't Think Twice It's All Right.m4a

And here is the whole glorious thing.

And the "Patches 7".

01 Patches.m4a
02 Stray Dogs And Stray Women.m4a

And the classic from Scooby-Doo.

Pretty Mary Sunlite


Thursday, August 21, 2008

Rusty Draper - Magic Circle/Muskrat Ramble 7" - 1950

Here is another person I knew nothing about before writing this post. Rusty Draper has a nice long bio on allmusic.com which tracks his career from the 20's up through his death in 2003.

In trying to research this record I found sheet music for this song and the website dated it as 1950. That is what I have dated the song, but in reading allmusic.com it appears that he didn't sign to Mercury until 1952. So somewhere someone is wrong and I have no idea who. I'm going with what I initially found and I'm probably wrong, because allmusic is usually pretty good.

Anyways Rusty Draper is categorized as a country singer with some crossover success. I would have never really guessed that from these sides. I don't hear much country in here at all. I just hear fun pop music. In fact I find these songs so fun and happy that I have listened to them many many times in the past couple weeks. The happiness is almost hypnotic the way walking down Disneyland's Mainstreet USA is hypnotic. It's pure Americana.

Enjoy!

01 Magic Circle.m4a
02 Muskrat Ramble.m4a

Monday, July 28, 2008

Slim Whitman - Rainbows Are Back In Style/How Could I Not Love You 7"

Listen to the opening few bars of “Rainbows Are Back In Style” and tell me it doesn’t sound like the beginning to the theme song for “Three’s Company”. It’s funny I never really made this connection before, but just a couple days ago I was listening to TV theme songs and that was one of them, so it is in my head. So when I kicked this on to listen to for the blog, I couldn’t help but make the comparison.

This is another record from my collection that I put into the incredibly happy genre. It seems like you don’t get songs this happy these days, at least not in such abundance. I mean really when was the last time you heard a new pop song singing about rainbows. I’m not saying there aren’t happy pop songs, but on the whole they are far and few between.

Slim Whitman in my mind was a country artists, but this song really isn’t very country. Like I said, it sounds more like “Three’s Company” which conjures up images of the Santa Monica peer and not Nashville.

“How Could I Not Not Love U” is the real prize here. What a beautiful song. The lyrics are great. The melody is pure romance and Slim’s voice is sublime. Again, not really a country song. It’s just a great pop song. It brings to mind classic’s like “(I Can’t Help) Falling In Love With You” and that is pretty strong praise in my book.

I can’t state this strongly enough. Just give the song one chance. Listen to the opening line. “How could I not love you, when you’re everything dear to me?” This line has everything I’m talking about. The amazing voice and delivery send electricity through my body they are so perfect. You hear that opening and you will be hooked for the whole 2 minutes 18 seconds. Ah, yes, it’s also short and to the point. No outstaying it’s welcome by any means.

Enjoy!

01 Rainbows Are Back In Style.mp3
02 How Could I Not Love U.mp3

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Tex Williams - Cynthia Ann/Walkin' On The Wind 7"

Tex Williams has made two previous appearances here. One was with his song about Miss Nancy Ann's Hotel for single girls. That turned out to be a pretty popular pages according to my statcounter statistics and the number of downloads. The other one was a record with a song about artichokes. Artichokes you say? That's right artichokes. Check out the previous blog entries for more on those fine selections.

So of course I'm going to follow up on that with another fine installment from Tex. This one has another girl with a Ann in her name. This time Cynthia Ann instead of Nancy Ann. And like Tex's other songs, there is a healthy sense of humor to this song about a small town girl who poses nude in a girly magazine. Listen on for the whole story.

"Walking On The Wind" is a happy song that starts off with the lyric, "There are so many wonderful things in life." That's such a happy thought. This song will definitely put you in a good mood just so long as you aren't lactose intolerant, because this one is filled with cheese.

Enjoy!

01 Cynthia Ann.mp3
02 Walkin' On The Wind.mp3

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Eddy Arnold - I Really Don't Want To Know/I'll Never Get Over You 7"

Here's another from my Eddy Arnold collection. I have quite a few 45's and LP's by ole Eddy and so I'm basically making my way through them. This one isn't the greatest, but I thought I'd share it anyway.

"I Really Don't Want To Know" is a slow moving sleeper. Nothing very memorable. Side 2's "I'll Never Get Over You" is also a slow song, but it is pretty. I like the guitar work and Eddy's voice is quite soothing and romantic in a cowboy sort of way. You may not put this one on immediate repeat, but it's a nice one to come up on random on the Ipod every once in a while.

Enjoy!

01 I Really Don't Want To.mp3
02 I'll Never Get Over You.mp3

Friday, June 20, 2008

Boots Randolph - Yakety Sax - 1963

It was inevitable really that I get around to posting Boots' first record. This record is top notch. It spent over a year on the charts and eventually went gold. Boots blows up a storm on side one and then cools things down for side two.

Highlights aside from "Yakety Sax" are "If You've Got The Money (I've Got The Time), "Charlie Brown", "Cacklin' Sax" And "Smoke Gets If Your Eyes".

Enjoy!

01 Yakety Sax.m4a
02 Walk Right In.m4a
03 If You've Got The Money (I've Got The Time).m4a
04 Cotton Fields.m4a
05 Charlie Brown.m4a
06 Cacklin' Sax.m4a
07 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes.m4a
08 I Can't Stop Loving You.m4a
09 Lonely Street.m4a
10 It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'.m4a
11 I Fall To Pieces.m4a
12 I Really Don't Want To Know.m4a

Yakety Sax.zip

Saturday, June 14, 2008

Johnny Carver - Don't Tell (That Sweet Old Lady Of Mine)/Till We Find It All Again 7" - 1974

Here are a couple country pop ditties from Johnny Carver. The first one is a song about infidelity. A time honored favorite of the country tune. This was a hit for Johnny in 1974. It is as much a pop tune as it is a country song and by that I mean, it is just barely a county song.

The second track is a forgettable bland number. Skip it unless you are some sort of dedicated Johnny Carver fanatic. I'm sure they exist somewhere. More on JC is here.

Enjoy!

01 Don't Tell (That Sweet Old Lady of Mine).mp3
02 'Till We Find It All Again.mp3

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton - Making Plans 7"

Again with the Dolly Parton. Yep, again. She has a new album out by the way. I haven't heard it yet, but it is on my to do list of new records to listen to.

This 45 has a couple duets with her mentor, Porter Wagoner. I think they had some nice chemistry together. I've got their album "Always, Always" which is extremely strong. I'm sure it will make an appearance here some day in the future. But I digress, today's post is about "Making Plans" and "Beneath The Sweet Magnolia Tree". I think "Beneath The Sweet Magnolia Tree" is simply a beautiful song. I'm using the word beautiful specifically here, because the imagery of the lyrics are beautiful. Dolly's voice is also really "beautiful" and I think that is the word to describe it.

"Making Plan" in contrast is a good song, but I don't think "beautiful" is the right word to describe the song. It's a sad song about breaking up.

I find it interesting how this couple was able to really sing both songs so well. Perhaps by this point they were already having troubles, I don't know, but it seems like they are singing from first hand experience in both songs. Then again maybe they are just that talented. You be the judge.

Enjoy!

01 Making Plans.mp3
02 Beneath The Sweet Magnolia Tree.mp3

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Marty Robbins - Pretty Words/Your Heart's Turn To Break 7"

It's been a few days since I've posted something from the ole country collection. For some of you that may be a good thing, but I have a feeling there are some out there that appreciate my sharing of some of these old gems.

"Pretty Words" is just that, an old gem. It has that Western cowboy flavor. A pretty voice and a cool country western guitar underneath.

"Your Hearts Turn To Break" is another simple and pretty song from Marty Robbins. There is a sweet innocence to this song and for that matter to both of these songs. Reminds me of simpler times. Not that I would have any real knowledge of these simpler times, but I can use my imagination. I'm sure times weren't really simpler when this was recorded, but it evoked mythical simpler times in the West.

Enjoy!

01 Pretty Words.mp3
02 Your Hearts Turn To Break.mp3

Saturday, May 24, 2008

John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads/Poems, Prayers And Promises 7" - 1971

I've never been a big John Denver fan. My real experience with him is that he did the "Oh God" movies and I vaguely remember him doing a muppet Christmas special.

I also seem to remember a lot of mail order commercials in the 80's for his music. I think he also did some other commercials in the 80's For some reason I think he did something for a cereal or something. I could be wrong on that, but the point is I know more about his nonmusic exploits that his actual music. With that said, I have listened a little more closely to some of his hits in recent years and have come to understand his appeal. "Take Me Home Country Roads" is one of those quintessential John Denver hits. Sentimental lyrics. A little country and bluegrass flavor in there. A easy going attitude. He was good at what he did. This may not be for everyone, but what do I care. Broaden your horizons is what I say.

Enjoy!

01 Take Me Home, Country Ro.mp3
02 Poems, Prayers & Promise.mp3
John Denver.zip

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Chet Atkins - Yakety Axe/Black Mountain Rag 7"

I know I’ve already posted two Boots Randolph albums so this may seem overkill, but I simply can’t get enough of that old Benny Hill song. Here Chet Atkins takes a stab at Boots’ classic “Yakety Sax” and renames it “Yakety Axe” because of course he plays it on his guitar instead of a saxophone.

I apologize also for the Beverly Hillbillies reference I’m going to make. I know I keep going to that well, but it was a big part of my childhood. For that matter so was Benny Hill. This version of Yakety Sax sounds like it really should have belonged on “The Beverly Hillbillies” because of the guitar. Chet’s guitar gives it a more country, hillbilly flavor that really reminds me of “The Beverly Hillbillies”. I know there were never scenes of a dirty old man chasing young women in their underwear, but I can imagine the music working for a scene with Granny chasing some city folk across the lawn. Again I don’t think there was ever a scene like that, but I wish there had been.

“Black Mountain Rag” is a nice instrumental featuring some fine plucking by Chet Atkins. I love the sound of his guitar. I love that clear unfuzzed out quality. It sounds so pure and warm. That’s the sound I associate with the first electric guitars. I know this was recorded long after the electric guitar was invented, but I like that Chet still had this sound to his instrument.

The song is also easy going and upbeat. It kind of reminds me of a summer bike ride. It evokes traveling and the pleasant melody just sounds like the carefree spirit of summer as a kid when I was out of school. Each day meant that anything could happen. Any sort of adventure could unravel and for me I always had a bike to take me everywhere I went as a kid. Maybe it would be a trip up to the K-Mart. Maybe it would be a trip down to one of the nearby lakes to go fishing. Maybe it was a trip to the pool. Maybe we’d go exploring in the woods. Maybe it was riding to some unknown neighborhood to see what their parks and playgrounds were like. Maybe you’d find a park with a big slide or an amazing jungle gym. As a kid summer meant all of these things and more. This song evokes all those memories. Maybe it will for you too.

Enjoy!

01 Yakety Axe.mp3
02 Black Mountain Rag.mp3

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Tex Williams - Artichokes/Reno, Town Of Broken Hearts 7" - 1956

That's right, the song is called "Artichokes" and it actually is a song about artichokes. It is catchy, but weird. It does seem like a weird subject, but as Tex says, there is a moral to the story. Give it a listen and find out what piece of wisdom he draws from the artichoke.

"Reno, Town Of Broken Hearts" is basically lamenting kind of cowboy song. Kind of forgettable in my opinion, but who knows, maybe you'll like it.

Enjoy!


01 Artichokes.mp3
02 Reno The Town Of Broken Hearts.mp3

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Eddy Arnold - Bayou Baby/Do You Know Where God Lives? 7"

"Bayou Baby" is a sweet little song, but it really is kind of a yawner. It's just a little too precious for my tastes.

"Do You Know Where God Lives?" however is a fun little gospel number. I know gospel music is an acquired taste. Sometimes there is a cheese factor to why I may like one of these religious songs. This however isn't that kind of case. This is just a fun little song. It has a child like innocence to it. It also is really upbeat, a real toe tapper if you will. The arrangement is great. There's one of those bassy Oak Ridge Boys "Elvira" type voices in there. I love when that guy comes in with "Oh do you know" and then "Where God lives? The voice is so low it really just cuts to your middle. Take away the religious content and the song is pure Americana. It is Disneyland's Mainstreet USA. On the other hand the religious content is also purely American and makes it perhaps even more uniquely American.

Enjoy!

01 Bayou Baby.mp3
02 Do You Know Where God Lives.mp3