She's gone.
You probably already know that Johnny Paycheck was a genuine outlaw. Hits like "She's All I Got", "Colorado Kool-Aid" and of course, "Take This Job and Shove It" , are great. But in the sixties Paycheck recorded an even tougher round of songs when he worked with raconteur Aubrey Mayhew. Yesterday my pal BGO sent me Mayhew's amazing obituary. What a life! Mayhew was mixed up with everything from the Texas School Book Depository building to Charlie Parker. He also owned the Little Darlin' record label, the source of this essential compilation.
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Have you nabbed the free download of Bob Dylan's "Beyond Here Lies Nothing"? It's good. Really good.
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Kansas City Click: Megan Birdsall appears with Clint Ashlock at the Blue Room tonight.
5 comments:
Snagging the free download of the new Dylan single was the best thing I've done so far today.
It's a good move. How 'bout that trumpet?
I like just where the trumpet is placed in the song and in the mix. Jack Frost, producer of the year!
My life would be incomplete without these early Paycheck recordings. It's something about the persona he takes on when when singing. The followup CD (On His Way) to the one you linked is also fantastic and includes a couple of hits.
I concur, DLC.
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