Cracker Barrel CDs

Bob Stone · Post by **Bob Stone** » 4 May 2003 11:38 am

The new Heritage Music Collection CDs should be in all Cracker Barrel restaurant stores by now.

The 15-CD series includes a healthy dose of steel--both pedal and non-pedal. There's a Sacred Steel Masters anthology compiled from previously released Arhoolies, a new Bill Kirchen (the Telecaster Master) Dieselbilly album with Ricky Davis on several cuts (great stuff Ricky!), an album by Asleep at the Wheel featuring Jim Murphy and Cindy Cashdollar on steel, and a CD by Seldome Scene with Mike Auldridge on Dobro.

This is a great series. Wonderful artists, very nicely presented. And such a deal at $11.99.

Here's the URL where you can read about 'em --including complete liner notes--and hear audio samples.
http://www.crackerbarrel.com/about-heritage.cfm?doc_id=503

Best,

Bob[This message was edited by Bob Stone on 04 May 2003 at 01:12 PM.]

Mark van Allen · Post by **Mark van Allen** » 6 May 2003 8:21 am

Hi, Bob, thanks for the heads up on these- I don't usually patronize C Barrel- but I feel a rather expensive lunch in my immediate future! (BTW, the J.D. Crowe CD must have Jerry Douglas all over it!)

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Bob Stone · Post by **Bob Stone** » 7 May 2003 6:30 am

You're right, Mark. Jerry Douglas is on the J. D. Crow album. In fact, the cover photo is a Dobro pic!

I feel another expensive lunch coming on too. Really, you can't beat these albums for $12. They are all top-notch.

I believe this series was created in part as an effort to heal some past discrimatory practices at the Barrel.

Bob

Budd Kelley · Post by **Budd Kelley** » 7 May 2003 5:05 pm

The CD's are in a nice package, have good liner notes and to my ears,(which have had a hard life,) have very good production. No hiss, no volumn swings between cuts and very good musicianship. I haven't heard all of them, but I really like the Asleep at the Wheel, and the Linda Lay.

Fred Jack · Post by **Fred Jack** » 7 May 2003 6:08 pm

This is good news to me! I always frequent the Cracker Barrel when we travel .. so much good food and plenty of it. I will be looking for these CD's as we travel to Tulsa in a couple of weeks. Thanks for the info. Regards, Fred

Bob Stone · Post by **Bob Stone** » 8 May 2003 7:25 am

In a conversation yesterday with staff of the National Council for the Traditional Arts, I learned that the CDs are not in all CB stores yet. All 450 stores won't have 'em until the end of June. Apparently the delay is in the production of the display/listening units. Guess I was just lucky in finding them at 3 stores on I-75 in central Florida.

To clarify my involvement, I wrote the liner notes for the Sacred Steel album and contributed a small photo. I was also the producer on the Arhoolie albums from which the tracks were selected. I had nothing to do with the other albums in the series--just enthusiastic.