Jerry Jeff Walker – Pick Up The Tempo
Oldies Songs Life’s Too Short for Slow Dances: A Rousing Call to Embrace the Hustle The moment the opening, vibrant notes of Jerry Jeff Walker’s rendition of “Pick Up The Tempo” kick…
Robert Earl Keen – Gringo Honeymoon
A Fool’s Paradise: The Border Crossing Tale of “Gringo Honeymoon” While Robert Earl Keen is often revered for his sweeping narrative epics like “The Road Goes on Forever” and the…
Robert Earl Keen – Merry Christmas From The Family
No Silent Night Here: The Glorious, God-Awful Truth of a Texas Family Christmas For many of us, the true spirit of the holidays is found not in a Norman Rockwell…
Jerry Jeff Walker – Gettin’ By
The Honesty of the Road: An Anthem for the Glorious Scruffiness of Life In the vast, sun-baked landscape of the early 1970s Outlaw Country movement, few figures shone with the…
Jerry Jeff Walker – Jaded Lover
The Zen of a Broken Heart: How the Outlaw Cowboy Found Beauty in the Bitter Truth of Lost Romance Ah, the 1970s in Texas. If you were a music lover…
Jerry Jeff Walker – Sangria Wine
The Spirit of the Cosmic Cowboy: A Spirited Toast to Friendship, Freedom, and a Simple Red Wine Concoction There are songs that climb the charts, and then there are songs…
Jerry Jeff Walker – Little Bird
The Lone Star Poet’s Gentle Pondering: A Ballad of Transient Love and the Open Road The very mention of Jerry Jeff Walker‘s name conjures the scent of dusty Texas roads,…
Robert Earl Keen – The Road Goes On Forever
Outrunning the Sun: The Ballad of Perpetual Motion and the Unending Party There are songs that capture a moment, and then there are songs that capture a spirit—a restless, defiant…
Robert Earl Keen – Feelin’ Good Again
Back to the Cellar: The Simple, Perfect Comfort of Being Home For those who cherish the rough-hewn poetry and authentic storytelling of Texas singer-songwriters, Robert Earl Keen is nothing short…
Jerry Jeff Walker – L.A. Freeway
Adios to All This Concrete: The Sweet, Smoky Scent of Escape and the Open Road If you’re an older reader who remembers the restless, post-sixties yearning for authenticity, for something…