Earle’s six-piece band the Dukes included guitarist Michael McAdam and two sidemen from the album: drummer Harry Stinson and Bucky Baxter on pedal steel. Supplementing this commemorative reissue is a 19-song AugChicago concert from five months after Guitar Town’s release. Like any great accompanist, Bennett never played one unnecessary note, even when he channeled Scotty Moore on the Sun Records shout-out “Think It Over.” That was apparent on the title song, the pulsing “Hillbilly Highway,” “Good Ol’ Boy (Gettin’ Tough),” “Someday,” and “Fearless Heart” (with Paul Frankin on steel). It was on the rockers where Bennett’s twangy, tremolo-drenched leads – replete with the spirit of Duane Eddy – proved the perfect foil for Earle’s vocals. His acoustic rhythms enhanced “My Old Friend The Blues” (with Bucky Baxter on pedal steel) and “Little Rock N’ Roller.” One sideman, however, truly defined the album’s austere, rockabilly-inspired edge: former Neil Diamond guitarist Richard Bennett, whose hard-punching lead and rhythm work propelled, embellished, and drove every number. (formerly Emmylou Harris’ bassist) brilliantly framed Earle’s music, relying on a small, tight band, Gordy handling bass and mandolin. Album co-producers Tony Brown and Emory Gordy, Jr.
Its 10 songs showcased Earle as a master storyteller, delivering original tunes brimming with grit and sensitivity in a twangy, authoritative voice. as oracles of the transition and earned Earle two Grammy nominations. Guitar Town, released in March 1986, stood alongside Travis’s Storms of Life and Yoakam’s Guitars Cadillacs Etc. Within a year they had it as Earle, along with Vince Gill, Dwight Yoakam, and Randy Travis became the vanguard of a fresh, austere sound known today as New Traditionalism.
The industry desperately needed new blood. The frothy, easy listening mainstream country of Kenny Rogers and others had finally bored fans to the point they quit buying and listening.
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When Epic Records dropped Steve Earle in ’85 after a series of fiery but commercially unsuccessful recordings, Nashville was in panic mode.
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