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2001 studio album by Wayne Hancock
A-Town Blues
Studio album by Wayne Hancock
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2001
Genre
Length42:08
LabelBloodshot Records
ProducerLloyd Maines
Wayne Hancock chronology
Wild, Free & Reckless
(1999) 		A-Town Blues
(2001) 		The South Austin Sessions
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Dayton Daily NewsB+

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

Production

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

Critical reception

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." The Los Angeles Times thought that "the music is vibrant, as shimmering steel and chattering electric guitars dance over swinging bass lines." The Columbus Dispatch wrote that "Hancock's tunes bring home the bacon with the stylistic accuracy of the old honky-tonk masters."

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 BEAT: Willie Nelson, Billy Ray Cyrus, Wayne Hancock ..." MTV News.
  2. Booth, Bret. A-Town Blues review allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-05.
  3. Rollins, Ron (14 Sep 2001). "RECORDINGS: SHORT TRACKS". Dayton Daily News. Go!. p. 7.
  4. "Wayne Hancock | Biography & History". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  5. "Wayne Hancock - Hank done it this way". No Depression. November 1, 2001. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "Wayne Hancock: A-Town Blues Album Review". www.austinchronicle.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  7. ^ McKeough, Kevin (1 Jan 2002). "Wayne Hancock Creates Sounds of the Road". Los Angeles Times. p. F6.
  8. Sculley, Alan (10 Jan 2002). "WAYNE 'THE TRAIN' HANCOCK KEEPS IT STRIPPED DOWN, TRUE TO THE ROOTS". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. G22.
  9. Wooley, John (May 4, 2001). "Ain't no stoppin' Wayne `the Train'". Tulsa World. SPOT. p. 17.
  10. Terrell, Steve (9 Nov 2001). "Take the Wayne train". The Santa Fe New Mexican. p. P50.
  11. Schieber, Curtis (September 20, 2001). "A-Town Blues, Wayne Hancock (Bloodshot)". The Columbus Dispatch. Features-Weekender. p. 26.

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