Recent talk about Willie...
I was in the grocery store this AM. Walking down an aisle towards one of those displays right in the middle of things. This one had a collection of CDs. Of course what do I immediately spot lower right corner about second shelf up from the bottom but Red-Headed Stranger for $7.98. Of course, I had to get it. Interesting liner notes. Didn't realize the significance of it to his career or to country music. Self-financed and recorded for under $20K in a day and a half. It was his first recording for Columbia. This version: Columbia/Legacy The American Milestones; a 2000 Sony reissue produced by Al Quaglieri (not that I know who he is). Track listing seems a little odd. A couple of tracks clearly marked as "bonus". But also some before these that I didn't recall being part of the original release. Will have to check on-line about that.
I was in the grocery store this AM. Walking down an aisle towards one of those displays right in the middle of things. This one had a collection of CDs. Of course what do I immediately spot lower right corner about second shelf up from the bottom but Red-Headed Stranger for $7.98. Of course, I had to get it. Interesting liner notes. Didn't realize the significance of it to his career or to country music. Self-financed and recorded for under $20K in a day and a half. It was his first recording for Columbia. This version: Columbia/Legacy The American Milestones; a 2000 Sony reissue produced by Al Quaglieri (not that I know who he is). Track listing seems a little odd. A couple of tracks clearly marked as "bonus". But also some before these that I didn't recall being part of the original release. Will have to check on-line about that.