A-Town Blues
| A-Town Blues | ||||
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| Released | September 4, 2001 | |||
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| Length | 42:08 | |||
| Label | Bloodshot Records[1] | |||
| Producer | Lloyd Maines | |||
| Wayne Hancock chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Dayton Daily News | B+[3] |
A-Town Blues is the fourth studio album by the American country musician Wayne Hancock, released in 2001.[4][5]
Production
The album was recorded at Cedar Creek Studios, in Austin, Texas, and was produced by Lloyd Maines.[6] Hancock intended to make a simpler, less-produced album.[7] The band only minimally rehearsed the songs, and laid down the tracks in 20 hours; the results were mixed in two days.[8] A-Town Blues was made with Hancock's road band.[9] Many of the songs are about travel, highway pilgrimages, and the road.[10]
Critical reception
The Austin Chronicle wrote that the album "swings like crazy, there's some top-notch playing, and Hancock certainly knows his way around a country-blues song."[6] The Los Angeles Times thought that "the music is vibrant, as shimmering steel and chattering electric guitars dance over swinging bass lines."[7] The Columbus Dispatch wrote that "Hancock's tunes bring home the bacon with the stylistic accuracy of the old honky-tonk masters."[11]
Track listing
- "A-Town Blues" – 1:48
- "Man Of The Road" - 2:29
- "Sands Of Time" - 2:53
- "Miller, Jack & Mad Dog" - 2:06
- "Track 49" - 2:48
- "Life's Lonesome Road" - 1:43
- "Cow Cow Boogie" - 3:54
- "Route 23" - 2:34
- "Happy Birthday Julie" - 2:54
- "California Blues" - 4:05
- "Every Time" - 3:25
- "Viper" (Stuff Smith) - 3:10
- "We Three" - 4:14
- "Railroad Blues" - 4:05
Personnel
- Dave Biller – guitar
- Wayne Hancock – vocals
- Ricardo Ramírez – bass
- Jeremy Wakefield – steel guitar
See also
References
- ^ "COUNTRY BEAT: Willie Nelson, Billy Ray Cyrus, Wayne Hancock ..." MTV News.[dead link]
- ^ Booth, Bret. A-Town Blues review allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-05.
- ^ Rollins, Ron (14 Sep 2001). "RECORDINGS: SHORT TRACKS". Dayton Daily News. Go!. p. 7.
- ^ "Wayne Hancock | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Wayne Hancock - Hank done it this way". No Depression. November 1, 2001.
- ^ a b "Wayne Hancock: A-Town Blues Album Review". www.austinchronicle.com.
- ^ a b McKeough, Kevin (1 Jan 2002). "Wayne Hancock Creates Sounds of the Road". Los Angeles Times. p. F6.
- ^ Sculley, Alan (10 Jan 2002). "WAYNE 'THE TRAIN' HANCOCK KEEPS IT STRIPPED DOWN, TRUE TO THE ROOTS". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. G22.
- ^ Wooley, John (May 4, 2001). "Ain't no stoppin' Wayne `the Train'". Tulsa World. SPOT. p. 17.
- ^ Terrell, Steve (9 Nov 2001). "Take the Wayne train". The Santa Fe New Mexican. p. P50.
- ^ Schieber, Curtis (September 20, 2001). "A-Town Blues, Wayne Hancock (Bloodshot)". The Columbus Dispatch. Features-Weekender. p. 26.
External links
- Wayne "The Train" Hancock's Official web site
- Wayne Hancock on rockabilly.net
- Wayne Hancock collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive
