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Recent Texas Music Releases (MP3 and Windows Media samples available at SoundsLikeTexas.com):

Michael Martin Murphey, Acoustic Christmas Carols on Valley Entertainment
Ed Burleson, My Perfect World on Tornado Records

Upcoming Texas Music Releases (It's getting busy—the holiday season must be approaching)

Guy Clark’s Cold Dog Soup on Sugar Hill Records
Bonepony, Traveler's Companion on Super Duper Recordings
Jerry Jeff Walker, Gypsy Songman: A Life In Song
LeeAnn Rimes, LeeAnn Rimes on Curb
Willie Nelson, Country Willie: His Own Songs (Rerelease) on Buddha
Roy Orbison, The Authorized Bootleg Collection on Orbison
The Sir Douglas Quintet, The Prime of Sir Douglas Quintet on Music Club
Johnny Winter, The Progressive Blues Experiment on Razor & Tie

SoundsLikeTexas.com new Texas Music reviews:

Guy Clark’s Cold Dog Soup on Sugar Hill

According to his record label, Guy Clark is "the current dean of Texan songsters and he proves it on Cold Dog Soup", **due for release Oct. 26th**. That "dean" position is not one to take lightly, and I'm not sure there are many faculty members that would disagree with Prof. Clark's appointment. Mr. Nelson, Mr. Kristofferson, Mr. Lovett, Mr. Van Zandt, Mr, Keen, and on down the line, have all gestured a nod his direction at one point or another. Lest we not forget Mr. Walker stole the lesson plan!

If it's been a while since you spun Old No. 1, Clark's debut album for RCA that contained "L.A. Freeway" and "Desperados Waiting For A Train," Cold Dog Soup will have you combing your record collection for a reunion. For those of us who cut our teeth on Texas Music in the 70's, Jerry Jeff Walker's versions of those songs were why we became Jerry Jeff fans. If you cared to notice who wrote the song, you became a Guy fan as well. After one listen to the songwriter's version of these classics, we rearranged the Texas tunesmith's hierarchy. Prof. Clark was immediately tenured.

Cold Dog Soup is enriched with sharp, amusing poetry like "ain't no money in poetry, that's what sets the poet free. I've had all the freedom I can stand, cold dog soup and rainbow pie." "The only difference between the men and the boys is the size of their feet and the price of their toys." And much more of the same.

He paints Texas landscapes on Steve Earle's "Ft. Worth Blues" and "Red River." He spent his formidable years in the great state. Born in the small west Texas town of Monahans, he purchased his first guitar in Mexico at the age of sixteen, and bopped around the state before setting up in Houston. It was in Houston where he met Townes Van Zandt, Mance Lipscomb and Lightnin' Hopkins. The songs began to pour out, and he began to perform live regularly. After an eye opening experience in California (see "L.A. Freeway") he made it to Nashville where his songs were embraced by some of country music's biggest names, and still are today.

Musically, Cold Dog Soup is sparse with its ornamentation provided by acoustic guitar, mandolin, dobro, harmonica, fiddle and lots of harmony vocals. Emmylou Harris provides an essential support touch on "Ft. Worth Blues." No matter what you expect from a new Guy Clark record, this is the way it should be. His voice is in the forefront, so the lyrics are the focal point. You don't listen to Guy Clark to be blown away by his vocal range. You listen for what he has to say, and the way he says it.. The "dean" speaks volumes on Cold Dog Soup. –Gary C. Moore

Ed Burleson, My Perfect World on Tornado Records

"Too Country" That's emblazoned across Ed Burleson's guitar in a picture inside the CD packaging of his debut release, My Perfect World. "Too Country" is a description for music that radio programmers use to keep real country music off the radio. That's unfortunate for Ed Burleson, because My Perfect World deserves to be heard, far and wide.

Sir Doug knows good Texas Music when he hears it. That's why he signed Ed Burleson to his newly formed Tornado Records. My Perfect World is a must have for fans of good 'ole honky tonk music. The disc starts with a beautiful wall of fiddle into Ed's clean, high tone vocals crooning; "I dream of wide open spaces..." It's picture perfect Texas landscapes from there.

Ed is joined by a list of Texas' elite players including Sir Doug, Bill Kirchen (Commander Cody & The LPA), Mike Buck (Fab. T-Birds), David Carroll (Tracie Lynn Band), Alvin Crow, Bobby Flores (Ray Price's Cherokee Cowboys), Tommy Detamore (Clay Blaker, Moe Bandy, Ronnie Milsap), Ronnie Huckaby (George Strait's Ace In the Hole Band), and Lloyd Maines (everything with good steel). Clay Blaker and Sir Doug act as producers, and have put together an exceptional sounding record.

Ed writes five of the tunes, the rest are from Jim Lauderdale, Sir Doug, and Clay Blaker. There ain't a bad one in the bunch. Two steppers, lovely ballads, and of course the waltzes. Plenty of Lone Star references to make you feel at home. Plenty of down home sentiments like "have we all forgotten the things that make life worth living, like Texas family at home."

If he is "Too Country", he is also "Too Texan." He is sixth generation Texan, descended from Battle of San Jacinto hero Gen. Edward Burleson. He went to college in Hillsboro on a rodeo scholarship. He cut his teeth at the Three Teardrops Tavern in Dallas. His record release parties are at the Broken Spoke (Oct. 22) and Sons of Hermann Hall (Oct. 29). Chet Flippo, Billboard magazine's Nashvegas guy, calls Ed "a 25-year-old Ray Price..." Strong Texas praise indeed.

Sir Doug said it best; "I think when people hear My Perfect World it's going to remind them what they really love about country music." –Gary C. Moore

Miscellania

Kinky Friedman’s How To Lose Friends & Irritate People

How To Lose Friends & Irritate People, as a title, brings several possible authors to mind. There's Howard Stern, Dennis Rodman, Rush Limbaugh, and most politicians. Someone that doesn't come to mind immediately, but certainly applies, is Kinky Friedman. How To Lose Friends & Irritate People is the title of Kinky's new video, and is the result of trying to film an infomercial for the wonderful various artist compilation, Pearls In The Snow (Kinkajou).

Simply put, if you are a fan of Kinky's literary work, you should get this video. It is hilarious. If you are not a fan of his work, you might find it funny anyway. Willie Nelson, Don Imus and Dwight Yoakam are seen in interview settings, wondering why they are even a part of the proceedings. Willie and Kinky continue their ongoing respect/disrespect dialogue, ala Abbott & Costello. Dwight remains in disbelief that people with the stature of Don Imus and Willie Nelson would do an infomercial for Kinky Friedman. Imus repeatedly complains about doing it for no money.

A few quotes within...
"Kinky and Shakespere have a lot in common, they are both from Kerrville." -Willie
"There's no one on this planet more self absorbed than Kinky Friedman." -Don Imus
"Recording Kinky's song, 'Rapid City, South Dakota' was actually a pleasure...it's just the way he imposes on you after the fact that puts everybody on tilt...I mean, why would he want to subject us to this. -Dwight Yoakam

Interrupting Willie, Don and Dwight, is the Kinkster himself performing in various settings. "They Ain't Makin' Jews Like Jesus Anymore" live on Imus In The Morning. Willie and Kinky doing an acoustic "Asshole >From El Paso" from Willie's place. There's a video within the video of "Get Your Biscuits in the Oven, And Your Buns In The Bed", starring Ruth Buzzi and Richard Moll. Plus a few tunes live in concert from the stage at La Zona Rosa. It all works together to supply 40 minutes of laughs.

Both Pearls In The Snow (CD, Cassette) and How To Lose Friends & Irritate People (VHS) are available at www.kinkajouRecords.com, or by calling toll free at 1-877-999-9975. The CD is also available at all good record stores.  –Gary C. Moore

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