Monday, December 04, 2006

Jimmie Wood- Too Many Drivers



















Out of gas.

Few independent record labels have made a more valuable musical contribution over the past quarter-century than Hightone Records. They provided a home to the likes of Robert Cray, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Joe Ely, Dave Alvin and Gary Stewart when some of these artists were completely out of favor. The recordings of these and lesser known artists quickly made the Hightone imprint a stamp of quality among roots music fans. The label recently issued American Music: The Hightone Records Story, a box set documenting their history. This fine little raveup by The Imperial Crowns is from a humble Hightone survey of the Los Angeles blues scene in 1990.

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The only good thing about finding myself home alone without a female companion last Saturday night was the freedom to watch a tribute to Pantera on MTV2's Headbanger's Ball. The onslaught gave me deeper appreciation for Dimebag and a new distaste for the band's vocalist.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Larry Sloven and Bruce Bromberg of Hightone are about as dedicated a pair of music mavens as can be found in this great nation of ours. Knowledgeable and uncompromising.

Happy In Bag said...

No doubt about it, Anon.