Sunday, January 12, 2020

Genuine






What if Buck Owens and his Buckaroos threw a party and The Mavericks showed up?

Musically, they did.

Marty Stewart was there, along with Jim Lauderdale.

Dwight Yoakam flew across the pond and back in time, just to bring The Hollies along. Rodney Crowell passed a doobie around out by the pool. Junior Brown made low sounds in a wet lounge chair. George Straight came in to plug his early days on the county fair circuit. David Lindley set up a lap pedal steel in one corner, starting in with an intro lifted straight off an El Rayo-Ex tune. 

Dale Watson got there early after driving all night from his last gig in La Grange. He and Jimmy Dale Gilmore brought a truckload of Lone Star and several cases of Thirsty Planet Thirsty Goat Amber Ale for the real beer lovers.

Jimmy Dale promised to play his saw.

Things got crazy. Music happened.

When they were really cooking it sounded as if all of them had just stayed home and the Derailers had the place to themselves.

It sounded...genuine.


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