The Hardcore Troubadour releases Washington Square Serenade on September 25, 2007. It wins a Grammy and — best of all — ends up providing the theme song to The Wire.
Washington Square Serenade
Tag: alt country
Rock of Ages
Some call it the best live album ever. I have a very, very hard time arguing with that. Released on August 15, 1972.
Gringo Honeymoon
Send somebody to the Quik Pak store … Robert Earl Keen released this gem on August 10, 1994.
Hometown Girl
If you lived in the D.C. area back in the ’90’s, you probably were already familiar with the voice and the uncompromising songwriting. On July 30, 1997, the rest of the world was introduced to Mary Chapin Carpenter with the release of her debut album.
The best was yet to come.
Music From Big Pink
July 1. 1968 ~ The debut album from The Band. The music is composed at “Big Pink,” a house shared by Rick Danko, Garth Hudson and Richard Manual in West Saugerties, NY. The cover artwork is by Dylan.
It’s #34 on Rolling Stones’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and an American treasure.
Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Lucinda’s Grammy Award winning album is released on June 30, 1998. It’s my fav from Lu and features appearances by Emmylou Harris and The Hardore Troubadour — Steve Earle.
Some call it one of the greatest alt-country albums ever and it sits at #304 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Turnpike Troubadour Kyle Nix Premieres “Sweet Delta Rose”
There’s just a whole bunch of good stuff goin’ on here.
Source: Turnpike Troubadour Kyle Nix Premieres “Sweet Delta Rose”
Transcendental Blues
My favorite Steve Earle album turns 20 today …
The Hardcore Troubadour releases “Transcendental Blues” on June 6, 2000.
Don’t you ever hang up your highway shoes, Steve …
A.M.
Townes.
b. March 7, 1944
