Clint Miller’s landmark concept album follows the trail of the Modern Day Cowboy through three seven-song acts connected together in an epic story. Epic, to the extent that, in his own words: “This is an album about drifting, murder, robbery, addiction, sex, love, prison, and the open road.â€
To further enliven his lyrics, the playwright/songwriter has created several new genres of music which defy any attempt at description. To record this music as he conceived it, he was compelled to play personally a variety of instruments, including arch-top/flat-top/amplified guitars, dobro, lap steel, mandolin, harmonica, claw-hammer banjo, soprano ukulele, piano, amplified piano, and a bit of bass, drums, and percussion. He was further assisted in the studio by renowned reggae and jungle drummer Yattie Westfield, joined at times by Rusty Holloway thumpin away on an up-right, with the occasional addition of some lush swinging brush work by David Whitaker.
The album was recorded at Castle Acoustics in Knoxville TN, produced by Clint Miller, engineered by the revered Joel Fairstein, and mastered by the master, seva.
Check out the artist's website:
http://www.myspace.com/cowboyclintmillerTrack List:
1. Ballad of the Robert E. Lee Motel
2. Blountville Highway
3. Shell Station Swing
4. Ballad of Wayne
5. Make It Through the Day
6. Goin' Clean
7. Ballad of Me, Charlie, and the Devil
8. Ballad of Jessi
9. Another Thing I Miss
10. Alone
11. Baby, Can I Live With You?
12. I Miss My Misstress
13. Three Meals a Day
14. Ballad of a John Doe Daddy
15. Ballad of Me, a Preacher, and a Prison
16. Big Man Strut
17. Three Meals a Day Too
18. Ballad of Davy Craig and Prisoner 57970
19. Ballad of Davy Craig's Woman
20. Red Purse Rag
21. Hitchhiker's Last Ride
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