Album
¡Viva Terlingua!
1973 · Rock, Folk, World, & Country
12 collectors on Gatefold own this
¡Viva Terlingua! is a Country album by Jerry Jeff Walker, originally released in 1973. On Gatefold: 41 pressings tracked, owned by 12 collectors.
About
Luckenbach was an abandoned Texas ghost town when eccentric rancher Hondo Crouch purchased it wholesale for $3000 in 1970. His first order of business was to reopen the local dance hall, which soon became a hangout for Jerry Jeff Walker and his coterie of Austin musicians. The Luckenbach Dancehall was the site of Walker’s biggest artistic and commercial triumph, 1973’s <i>Viva Terlingua</i>, which was recorded there on August 18, 1973. Walker and his pals aimed to invest country with the wild abandon of rock ‘n’ roll, while also maintaining respect for excellence in songcraft. “Gettin’ By,” “Get It Out” and “Sangria Wine” belong equally to hippies, truckers and cowboys. Despite his mischievous streak, Walker also sang moving versions of Guy Clark’s “Desperados Waiting for the Train” and Michael Martin Murphey’s “Backslider’s Wine.” The album’s signature performance is “Up Against the Wall, Red Neck,” a satire of hillbilly stereotypes embraced by both the cowboys and the counterculture. Jerry Jeff was perhaps the only performer capable of laughing at both simultaneously without the other knowing.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Gettin' By4:10
- A2Desperados Waiting For The Train5:50
- A3Sangria Wine4:15
- A4Little Bird4:11
- A5Get It Out3:39
Side B
- B1Up Against The Wall Red Neck4:31
- B2Backsliders Wine3:33
- B3Wheel6:00
- B4London Homesick Blues7:45
Sound DNA
- Country
- Americana & Roots
- raw
- rowdy
- outlaw
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bob LivingstonBASS, BACKING VOCALS
- Craig HillisELECTRIC GUITAR
- Gary P. NunnPIANO , ELECTRIC PIANO PIANO, ELECTRIC PIANO PIANO, ELECTRIC PIANO, BACKING VOCALS
- Herb SteinerPEDAL STEEL GUITAR
- Jerry Jeff WalkerACOUSTIC GUITAR, VOCALS ACOUSTIC GUITAR, VOCALS, LINER NOTES
- Joanne VentBACKING VOCALS
- Kelly DunnORGAN ELECTRIC PIANO ORGAN, ELECTRIC PIANO
- Mary EganVIOLIN
- Michael McGearyDRUMS, PERCUSSION
- Mickey RaipheldBLUES HARP HARMONICA HARP
- Mickey RaphaelBLUES HARP
12 collectors on Gatefold own this · 41 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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