Family — No Mule’s Fool
These guys were from Leicester, England — not exactly the South — but this song was perfect for cruising through Mule Town (Columbia, Tennessee) in a 289 4-barrel ’67 fastback Mustang....
Leon Russell, Don Nix, Claudia Lennear — Come on into My Kitchen
This song is from the legendary “Homewood Sessions” recorded live at the Vine Street Theater in Hollywood in 1971. It was “the first national stereo rock-and-roll TV broadcast” and featured, among others, Don Nix, Claudia Lennear, and Furry Lewis. Come on into My Kitchen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfK2CpH3BHI&feature=related ...
Bobby Bare — Streets of Baltimore
Bobby Bare recorded this Tom Pall Glaser/Harlan Howard song in 1966, three years after his other smash geographical hit, Detroit City. It charted higher than the earlier song and was one of the most successful recordings of his long career. The Streets of Baltimore http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kWQ8aShIGM...
Don Gibson — Sea of Heartbreak
Don Gibson, “The Sad Poet” of country music, recorded Sea of Heartbreak in 1961. By then, he was well established with monster hits Sweet Dreams; Oh, Lonesome Me; and I Can’t Stop Loving You, among others. From 1956 to 1980, he recorded 74 charted singles including 37 top 20, and 24 top 10 country hits. Three were number ones. Not bad for a guy who lost his dad when he was two years old and dropped out of school in...
