Great Gonzos
Download links and information about Great Gonzos by Jerry Jeff Walker. This album was released in 1991 and it belongs to Rock, Country, Outlaw Country, Songwriter/Lyricist genres. It contains 14 tracks with total duration of 01:04:09 minutes.
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| Artist: | Jerry Jeff Walker |
| Release date: | 1991 |
| Genre: | Rock, Country, Outlaw Country, Songwriter/Lyricist |
| Tracks: | 14 |
| Duration: | 01:04:09 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | Gettin' By (Live) | 4:11 |
| 2. | Sangria Wine (Live) | 4:26 |
| 3. | Mr. Bojangles (Live) | 6:12 |
| 4. | Desperados Waiting for the Train (Live) | 5:48 |
| 5. | Pick Up the Tempo | 4:42 |
| 6. | Up Against the Wall, Red Neck (Live) | 4:32 |
| 7. | London Homesick Blues (Live) | 7:43 |
| 8. | Takin' It As It Comes | 3:26 |
| 9. | Backslider's Wine (Live) | 3:34 |
| 10. | Old Five and Dimers Like Me | 3:13 |
| 11. | Charlie Dunn | 3:27 |
| 12. | Railroad Lady (Live) | 3:45 |
| 13. | L.A. Freeway (Live) | 4:51 |
| 14. | Don't It Make You Wanna Dance? (Live) | 4:19 |
Details
[Edit]Consider Jerry Jeff Walker a landlocked Jimmy Buffett: each singer/songwriter came from a country/folk background and created a mythos in which his let-it-all-hang out persona became a genre-transcending signature. In the case of Austin institution Jerry Jeff, that laissez-faire aesthetic dovetailed perfectly with his outlaw country leanings and engagingly loose-limbed approach to music-making, and Great Gonzos captures that spirit better than any other Walker anthology. It's not a best-of but a collection of the most representative tracks from Jerry Jeff's long, fruitful run on MCA Records. While a live version of Walker's signature tune "Mr. Bojangles" (among others) reminds us of the man's songwriting acumen, Gonzos also makes it clear that Walker could steal a song away from just about anybody. His covers of Guy Clark's "L.A. Freeway," Billy Joe Shaver's "Old Five and Dimers Like Me," and Willie Nelson's "Pick up the Tempo" give the authors' versions serious competition. (And if you thought the Walker/Buffett link was unsound, guess who wrote "Railroad Lady" with Jerry Jeff?)