Jimmie Tarlton - Steel Guitar Rag (1998)

Tracklist

01. John Henry
02. Banks Of The Ohio
03. Steel Guitar Rag
04. Jimmie's Blue Heaven
05. All Bound Down In Birmingham Jail
06. Put-Together Blues
07. Pretty Little Girl
08. Never Get Drunk Anymore
09. Down In Florida On A Hog
10. Fort Benning Blues
11. Lowe Bonnie
12. Uncle Joe And His Hounds
13. Ain't It A Sin To Gamble On A Sunday
14. Joe Bowers
15. Hawaiian March
16. Administration Blues
17. Cowboy Johnny
18. Brown Eyes
19. Rollie Dixon

Although they were recorded in the early to mid-'60s in association with Pete Welding, the 19 tracks here sound like music from another era. Tarlton sings in a pleasing baritone with an uninflected style, without artifice -- he sounds like the real version of what Bob Dylan has tried for in his country covers -- and his fingers slide, strum, and glide over the fretboard, sounding like at least two guitars at once and a multitude of voices. The repertory is almost entirely traditional and arranged by Tarlton, who sounds like he's coming from a place at least 100 years before Jimmie Rodgers. Some of the tracks reveal the presence of an audience, others are the product of a studio, but the sound is generally first-rate, regardless.

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