Audio CD review:
Jerry Jeff Walker - A Man Must Carry On, Vol. 1

Jerry Jeff Walker - A Man Must Carry On, Vol. 1

Band: Jerry Jeff Walker Title: A Man Must Carry On, Vol. 1 Rating: Release Date: 1997-01-28 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Stereo Chickens - Jerry Jeff Walker, 2: Don't It Make You Wanna Dance? - Jerry Jeff Walker, Wier, Rusty 3: Roll on Down the Road - Jerry Jeff Walker, Nunn, Gary P. 4: Song for the Life - Jerry Jeff Walker, Crowell, Rodney 5: Leavin' Texas - Jerry Jeff Walker, Walker, Jerry Jeff 6: Honky Tonk Music - Jerry Jeff Walker, Hawke, George 7: Railroad Lady - Jerry Jeff Walker, Walker, Jerry Jeff 8: Ro-Deo-Deo Cowboy - Jerry Jeff Walker, Gilstrap, Dave 9: Derby Day - Jerry Jeff Walker, Walker, Jerry Jeff 10: Long Afternoons - Jerry Jeff Walker, Siebel, Paul

Jerry Jefff Gold I first purchased the shiny black double LP set in 1977 at a WhereHouse Records in Chula Vist, CA. I have owned this in all it's formats. I loved it then and I love it now. I just had to get this set (discs 1 and 2) after my Dad died, and had a tough time getting this disc. The songs move in and out of live show (a very drunk willie nelson and john matuszak[oakland raiders] singing on Up Against the Wall Redneck Mother) into studio cuts an spoken word by John Charles Quattro and himself, Hondo Crouch, Imagineer. You don't listen to this album (yes i said it), you savor it, feel it, experience it. Cuz it just makes ya wanna dance. URBANE, URBAN COWBOY That is the roots too. Sometimes you just need some old-fashioned rock and rolling, comboy style. If you, like I do, every once in a while need to hear about whiskey bars, fly-by-night hotels, pool playing hustlers, sad-eyed gals, flossies, no-name susies, broken-down cowboys, low down hotels nighttimes smells, guys saying what the hell at the last chance motel you have come to the right address. Listen on. good stuff ! Great Texas country-rock. Jerry Jeff at his live best, surrounded by good players and cowboy poet Hondo Crouch. Get Vol 2 also, you need LA Freeway and Mr Bojangles to complete the set. A truly great album/cd by the ultimate "Gypsy Songman." Bojangles when it debuted in the summer of 1968. I first heard Mr. Try as I might I couldn't find out anything about this Walker fellow who had put it out. Unfortunately, the song disappeared almost as quickly as it had appeared. 3 years later the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band covered the song and took it to number #1. I still was haunted by the original version but couldn't find a copy or info about the artist. Then one day at a friends, I discovered "A Man Must Carry On. " I was hooked!!! It was then I discovered that Jerry Jeff had been putting out albums all along but as a country artist. Well, I proceeded to buy everything he had done and be came a huge fan. "A Man Must Carry On" is a must for any fan of the genre. It totally captures the feel of Jerry Jeff and the Gonzo's live and in the studio. "LA Freeway", "Mr. Bojangles" never souned better. Other favorites of mine were "One Too Many Mornings", "Don't It Make You Wanna Dance", "Railroad Lady", and "My Buddy. " (I include the second disc of this work in my review) I was fortunate enough to see him live twice before he "dissappeared" again in the mid to late 80's. I rediscovered Jerry Jeff again one night watching the "Tonight Show" where he promoted his live at Gruene Hall Album. I now am on his mailing list for his Tried & True label and keep pace with everything he does. I recommend Jerry Jeff to anybody who believes in honest, heartwarming music sung by a musician who's been on the road and has seen life from all sides. Guitar man can make you want to smile This one brought me back to my Redneck Rock or Progressive Country roots right away. I have many of Jerry Jeff Walkers albums and CDs. I enjoyed hearing Hondo Crouch read his Poem Full Moon as well. Both of these guys are Texas Legends and always will be . You just feel like smiling every time you hear it. You can see a complete list of all Jerry Jeff Walker discography, or go back to the Jerry Jeff Walker tabs