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<description><![CDATA[It took Dale Watson a good deal of traveling to find his place in the world, and that nomadic, time-to-move-on spirit is a common thread that runs through many of his songs. Watson plays country music in the tradition of 1950s and 1960s Honky-Tonk, which puts him firmly out of step with today's heavily produced Country Pop artists burning their way up the charts. His deep voice and old-fashioned style recall the likes of Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard and Buck Owens. The wheels were set in motion back in 1988 when, at the urging of Rosie Flores, Watson moved to Los Angeles; thus began his stint as guitarist in the house band at the local Palomino Club, which in turn led to a contract with Curb Records and a contribution to the <I>Town South of Bakersfield</I> compilation. After a short stint in Nashville, Watson ended up in Austin, where he signed to HighTone Records and released <I>Cheatin' Heart Attack</I> (1995), <I>Blessed or Damned</I> (1996), and <i>The Truckin' Sessions</i> (1998). In 2000, Watson's fiance was killed in an auto accident, and Dale's grief spiraled out of control. Taking pills and drinking heavily, the singer checked himself into a mental institution. Writing proved to be the best healer, and in 2001 Watson released <I>Every Song I Write is for You</I>. In 2005, Watson was inducted into the Austin Music Hall of Fame, and then moved to Maryland to be closer to his daughters. 2007 saw the release of both <I>From the Cradle to the Grave</I> and <I>The Little Darlin' Sessions</I>, but it was 2009's <I>The Truckin' Sessions, Vol. 2</I> where Dale Watson returned to form.
- Linda Ryan]]></description>
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<title>C.W. McCall</title>
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<description><![CDATA[So here's a weird story. Remember that trucking craze in the mid-1970s that spawned the film <I>Convoy</I>, starring a shirtless Kris Kristofferson? Well, it was all C.W. McCall's fault. But his real name isn't C.W. McCall it's William Fries. And he really wasn't a big rig driver who honked it up on his C.B.; he was an advertising executive who stumbled into a music career by accident. While working on a radio campaign for an Omaha, Nebraska bakery, Fries invented McCall as a promotional tool: a character who would haul loads of bread and call Omaha radio stations from roadside truck stops, spurting out hilarious ramblings sprinkled with C.B. radio jargon (such as his "handle," Rubber Duck) to the delight of listeners. The campaign was a huge success, with everybody in the region talking about this funny C.W. McCall guy and his crazy trucker lingo. The fabricated character was such a hit that Fries decided to do what any red blooded American would do -- cash in. He recorded an album of quasi-countrypolitan/urban cowboy songs that were all about trucking, truckers and life on the road. McCall soon had a chart-topping hit in "Convoy," which inspired critically acclaimed filmmaker Sam Peckinpah to unleash an unintentionally campy film with the same name in 1978 starring Kristofferson, who, as mentioned above, seemed to lose his shirt four minutes into the film (this delighted Ali MacGraw, who was experimenting with a new perm as well as a script that was much lighter than <I>Love Story</I>). Six albums later, Fries hung up the McCall moniker and became an environmental activist before moving to Ouray, Colorado where he eventually became Mayor.
- Eric Shea]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Bakersfield meets Honky-Tonk and an eighteen-wheeler; classic Country Truckin' Songs from one of the masters of the genre. Dudley's warm, hearty baritone tells the sorrows and joys of trucking better than just about anybody.
- Chris Slater]]></description>
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<title>Mac Wiseman</title>
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<title>The Cowslingers</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 3 Apr 2009 23:04:35 -0700</pubDate>
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- Mark Murrmann]]></description>
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