Funny that I'm dropping another country album as I'm not a huge country music fan but I just love this style of country and of course the great songwriter Tom T. Hall. Tom has written hundreds of songs and I first discovered him from a trucker song compilation LP. I rarely run into and full lengths by him but happened upon this one at our downtown area's sidewalk sales one Saturday afternoon. The lyrics on this album are just classic and also I really like the crossover psychedelic song Strawberry Farms. The cover photo is great as well and not your typical "country" image. This album dates from 1969 and sorry for the small skip on the first track side A.
Original vinyl rip @ 320kbps MP3
I've always loved truck driving songs and any albums related to the big rigs or the C.B. culture. Red Sovine was one of the best story tellers and one of the greats when it comes to trucker songs. You will always find one of his songs on practically any trucker song compilation. I'm not a huge country music fan but love the narrative style country songs wether it be about driving across country, bad relationships, or getting drunk at the bar and this compilation has them all! I'm posting this as I thought it represents my move back east from the Nashville area and is a nice farewell to Music City. Red was born in West Virginia but died here in Nashville when he suffered a heart attack behind the wheel of his van. This is just classic country story telling at its best especially the track "Does Steppin' Out Mean Daddy Took A Walk" when he says and I quote "Does being a ladies man mean Daddy's a sissy?" That could be one of the greatest lines ever written as far as I'm concerned haha! Enjoy!
