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Viva Terlingua
: essential recording:It's no accident that among the great albums Jerry Jeff Walker has made, most of them have been recorded in front of a live audience. If you want to get the feel of the rowdy Texas music scene of the early to-mid-'70s, look no further than ¡Viva Terlingua!, a rowdy, goat-ropin' classic of sing-along mayhem recorded in the tiny town of Lukenbach in the summer of 1973. Walker marshals his Lost Gonzo Band through a number of tunes that went on to become classics, including Guy Clark's 'Desperados Waiting for the ...
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Ultimate Collection
:Album Description:Just like the lead character in his classic composition 'Mr. Bojangles,' Jerry Jeff Walker steps to a different tune. He gave himself the perfect title when he wrote his autobiography Gypsy Songman. Some consider 'gypsy' a euphemism for irresponsible, some consider it eccentricity, and some call it artistic license, but whatever you want to label it, it was the fuel that provided the fire in Walker to write the songs he wrote. Walker writes from his own experience. He can take a microcosm of a thought and elaborate enough for its poetry ...
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Broadway, My Way
:Album Description:On the eagerly awaited Broadway My Way, Atlantic recording artist and acclaimed Broadway sensation Linda Eder performs classics including 'On the Street Where You Live' (from My Fair Lady), 'Edelweiss' (from The Sound of Music), 'Don't Rain On My Parade' (from Funny Girl) and 10 other great broadway songs performed in a whole new voice. 2003. :The people who felt betrayed when Linda Eder covered several pop songs on 2002's Gold will be relieved that her follow-up, Broadway My Way, is a return to the Great White Way. As if to prove ...
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Too Old to Change/Jerry Jeff
:Album Description:Jerry Jeff Walker was one of the premier country-rock singer/songwriters of the 70's & 80's. We present Too Old To Change & Jerry Jeff together on CD for the first time anywhere in the world. Featured is his unique interpretation of 'Me And Bobby McGee'. These albums were originally issued on Elektra Records in 1978 & 1979.Our previous Jerry Jeff Walker CD, Bein' Free, was a big seller so we expect this to be even bigger. Wounded Bird. 2003.
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Christmas Gonzo Style
: :Jerry Jeff Walker's got the right idea about Christmas music. As he writes in his fun and memorable liner notes, 'When we finally decided it was time to do a Christmas album, we had two thoughts in mind: it should be fun, and it should have sleigh bells!' Walker's always had the corner on a peculiar brand of country-rock pathos that cuts right to listeners' pleasure centers. Maybe it's his no-Nashville-nonsense attitude or his Everyman voice (thin and fragile enough in its satisfying imperfection, but effective enough to make you want to sing ...
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20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Jerry Jeff Walker
: :Jerry Jeff Walker's got the right idea about Christmas music. As he writes in his fun and memorable liner notes, 'When we finally decided it was time to do a Christmas album, we had two thoughts in mind: it should be fun, and it should have sleigh bells!' Walker's always had the corner on a peculiar brand of country-rock pathos that cuts right to listeners' pleasure centers. Maybe it's his no-Nashville-nonsense attitude or his Everyman voice (thin and fragile enough in its satisfying imperfection, but effective enough to make you want to sing ...
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Ridin' High
: :Jerry Jeff Walker's got the right idea about Christmas music. As he writes in his fun and memorable liner notes, 'When we finally decided it was time to do a Christmas album, we had two thoughts in mind: it should be fun, and it should have sleigh bells!' Walker's always had the corner on a peculiar brand of country-rock pathos that cuts right to listeners' pleasure centers. Maybe it's his no-Nashville-nonsense attitude or his Everyman voice (thin and fragile enough in its satisfying imperfection, but effective enough to make you want to sing ...
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Mr. Bojangles
:Album Description:A 1968 Atlantic release that (according to the album's newly-penned liner notes) 'bridged the gap between Walker's involvement in the '60s folk movement and his later progressive country years in the early '70s.' Features the title pop standard!
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Great Gonzos
: essential recording:It's ironic that the man who made his reputation by writing 'Mr. Bojangles,' one of the most enduring and oft-covered tunes of the late 20th century, succeeded in his career as a performer by singing the works of others, but that's the case. Walker has always been a fine judge of material, and over the years, picked up on some great stuff, such as Billy Joe Shaver's 'Old Five and Dimers Like Me,' Guy Clark's 'Desperados Waiting for the Train' and 'L.A. Freeway,' Gary Nunn's 'London Homesick Blues,' Ray Wiley Hubbard's ...
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Driftin' Way of Life
: essential recording:It's ironic that the man who made his reputation by writing 'Mr. Bojangles,' one of the most enduring and oft-covered tunes of the late 20th century, succeeded in his career as a performer by singing the works of others, but that's the case. Walker has always been a fine judge of material, and over the years, picked up on some great stuff, such as Billy Joe Shaver's 'Old Five and Dimers Like Me,' Guy Clark's 'Desperados Waiting for the Train' and 'L.A. Freeway,' Gary Nunn's 'London Homesick Blues,' Ray Wiley Hubbard's ...
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