Waylon Tribute

Tom Callahan · Post by **Tom Callahan** » 30 Aug 2003 2:23 am

While listening to our little AM radio station yesterday, my wife won a copy of the cd called "I've Always Been Crazy" "A Tribure to Waylon Jennings"
It contains some of Waylon's biggest hits done by various artist. I listened to the whole thing.
Now I don't know of anyone who is a bigger fan of Waylon than I. I loved to hear Ralph Mooney get loose and Waylon come in with his "Chicken Pickin" as I call it.
All I can say, if it were not for Travis Tritt's rendition of "Lonesome, Orny & mean" and the last cut by Waylon titled "The Dream" this cd would be entirely worthless.
Kid Rock and the others just didn't get the job done. If she had not gotten it for free, I sure wouldn't have bought it.

Gaylon Mathews · Post by **Gaylon Mathews** » 30 Aug 2003 3:46 am

I agree except I can live with the Pin Monkey cut just because of the dobro work and Andy Griggs' cut was OK. Other than that, just a bunch of hollerin' by rockers.

Tom Callahan · Post by **Tom Callahan** » 30 Aug 2003 4:00 am

My Main concern and question is, (Even commode huging drunk), how can anyone even consider what Kid Rock does as country.
The original of Waylon & Jessie doing "storms never last" Of which I have the original old lp of is beautiful. The version on the cd ain't.
I went back an played the thing again and you are right about Andy. He did good.
The steel work by Robby Turner and Chad j. Udeen was great.
Can't say much for the rest.[This message was edited by Tom Callahan on 30 August 2003 at 05:01 AM.][This message was edited by Tom Callahan on 30 August 2003 at 05:19 AM.][This message was edited by Tom Callahan on 30 August 2003 at 05:20 AM.]

Pat Jenkins · Post by **Pat Jenkins** » 30 Aug 2003 10:57 am

Tom, you have it right on the nose. At the station where I work, we are now playing the "no talent: along with K-rock. The album is really lame at best. Record label looking to cash in on one of the last great stars.

Fred Shannon · Post by **Fred Shannon** » 30 Aug 2003 2:11 pm

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Tom Callahan · Post by **Tom Callahan** » 30 Aug 2003 2:35 pm

Well like I said, Can't say much for it. I can't Understand why if it is a tribute to Waylon why didn't they at least try to do it waylon style.
To me it is the same and chuck berry doing a tribute album to conway twitty.

Alvin Blaine · Post by **Alvin Blaine** » 1 Sep 2003 3:58 am

You guys bought the wrong Waylon Tribute cD.
The one you want to have is on "Dualtone Records" called Lonesome On'ry And Mean
Produced by Chuck Mead from "BR-549"
This is the line up:
1. Guy Clark - Good Hearted Woman
2. Nanci Griffith - You Asked Me To
3. Dave Alvin - Amanda
4. Norah Jones - Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want To Get Over You)
5. Cowboy Jack Clement - Let's All Help The Cowboys (Sing The Blues)
6. John Doe - Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line
7. Junior Brown - Nashville Rebel
8. Robert Earl - Keen Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way
9. Carlene Carter - I've Always Been Crazy
10. Radney Foster with Roger Creager - Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love)
11. Allison Moorer - Storms Never Last
12. Kris Kristofferson - I Do Believe
13. Alejandro Escovedo - Lock Stock and Teardrops
14. The Crickets - Waymore's Blues
15. Henry Rollins - Lonesome, On'ry and Mean

The only song I skip over is the last cut.
The rest are all winners, with the Nora Jones cut and the Junior Brown with Lloyd Green cut being my favorites this week.

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Steve Hinson · Post by **Steve Hinson** » 1 Sep 2003 4:55 am

Funny thing about the Nora Jones cut on"Wurlitzer Prize"...legend has it that Waylon HATED that song and never performed it live-not even once!

Tom Callahan · Post by **Tom Callahan** » 1 Sep 2003 6:15 am

Like I stated, My wife won it in a radio contest. Gotta go to town this afternoon so I will try and locate that cd. Thanks.

Tony Palmer · Post by **Tony Palmer** » 1 Sep 2003 3:16 pm

I actually have both CD's and Lonesome, Ornery & Mean is by far the better CD.
The two standout cuts are Nora Jones Wurlitzer Prize and Kris Kristofferson I Do Believe....buy it just for those two alone!