A-Town Blues

A-Town Blues
Studio album by
Wayne Hancock
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2001
Genre
Length42:08
LabelBloodshot[1]
ProducerLloyd Maines
Wayne Hancock chronology
Wild, Free & Reckless
(1999) 		A-Town Blues
(2001) 		The South Austin Sessions
(2001)

A-Town Blues is the fourth studio album by the American country musician Wayne Hancock, released in 2001.[2][3]

Production

The album was recorded at Cedar Creek Studios, in Austin, Texas, and was produced by Lloyd Maines.[4] Hancock intended to make a simpler, less-produced album.[5] The band only minimally rehearsed the songs, and laid down the tracks in 20 hours; the results were mixed in two days.[6] A-Town Blues was made with Hancock's road band.[7] Many of the songs are about travel, highway pilgrimages, and the road.[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Dayton Daily NewsB+[10]

The Austin Chronicle wrote that the album "swings like crazy, there's some top-notch playing, and Hancock certainly knows his way around a country-blues song."[4] The Los Angeles Times thought that "the music is vibrant, as shimmering steel and chattering electric guitars dance over swinging bass lines."[5] The Columbus Dispatch wrote that "Hancock's tunes bring home the bacon with the stylistic accuracy of the old honky-tonk masters."[11]

Track listing

  1. "A-Town Blues" – 1:48
  2. "Man of the Road" - 2:29
  3. "Sands of Time" - 2:53
  4. "Miller, Jack & Mad Dog" - 2:06
  5. "Track 49" - 2:48
  6. "Life's Lonesome Road" - 1:43
  7. "Cow Cow Boogie" - 3:54
  8. "Route 23" - 2:34
  9. "Happy Birthday Julie" - 2:54
  10. "California Blues" - 4:05
  11. "Every Time" - 3:25
  12. "Viper" (Stuff Smith) - 3:10
  13. "We Three" - 4:14
  14. "Railroad Blues" - 4:05

Personnel

  • Dave Biller – guitar
  • Wayne Hancock – vocals
  • Ricardo Ramírez – bass
  • Jeremy Wakefield – steel guitar

See also

References

  1. ^ "Country: Willie Nelson, Billy Ray Cyrus, Wayne Hancock ..." MTV News. Archived from the original on March 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "Wayne Hancock Biography & History". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "Wayne Hancock - Hank done it this way". No Depression. November 1, 2001. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Wayne Hancock: A-Town Blues Album Review". The Austin Chronicle. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  5. ^ a b McKeough, Kevin (January 1, 2002). "Wayne Hancock Creates Sounds of the Road". Los Angeles Times. p. F6.
  6. ^ Sculley, Alan (January 10, 2002). "Wayne 'The Train' Hancock Keeps It Stripped Down, True to the Roots". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. G22.
  7. ^ Wooley, John (May 4, 2001). "Ain't no stoppin' Wayne 'the Train'". Spot. Tulsa World. p. 17.
  8. ^ Terrell, Steve (November 9, 2001). "Take the Wayne train". The Santa Fe New Mexican. p. P50.
  9. ^ Booth, Bret. A-Town Blues review allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-05.
  10. ^ Rollins, Ron (September 14, 2001). "Recordings: Short Tracks". Go!. Dayton Daily News. p. 7.
  11. ^ Schieber, Curtis (September 20, 2001). "A-Town Blues, Wayne Hancock (Bloodshot)". Features-Weekender. The Columbus Dispatch. p. 26.


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