Dale Watson - The Truckin' Sessions 2 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The classic sound of Sun Records rises again! Texas legend Dale Watson is one of the last true country artists and on this great album he draws his inspiration from the deep well of early influences. Recorded at the fabled Sun Studios in Memphis, Dale is backed by the crackerjack rhythm section of the Texas Two. Recorded on the same equipment the late Sam Phillips used to record early songs by Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Rich and Elvis Presley, the tracks have the uncanny sound of a time gone by. Every song is a brand new original, but has the aura of a classic Sun Records hit.

Over the last three decades, honky-tonk legend Dale Watson has carried the torch for pure country music. A fixture of the Austin, TX, music scene for years, Watson has a new home base, Memphis, TN and recorded all but one song on his new Red House Records , CALL ME LUCKY, at historic Sam Phillips Recording studio in Memphis. The album features some of city's finest as well as Dale's longtime band, His Lone Stars, and includes a horn section on some of the tracks. With nods to the Man in Black and Hank, Watson pays homage to the greats and proves he's the real deal.

Dale Watson is a living legend of American roots music. With Texas-sized defiance and drive, he's spent four decades flying the flag for his own brand of honky-tonk, outlaw country, western swing, and rockabilly. That signature sound has a name - InchAmeripolitanInch - and it's originator is Watson himself a singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer, actor, cultural architect, and rule-breaking traditionalist for the modern world, championing the traditions that fly in the face of the homogenous mainstream. With Unwanted, he fires another double-barreled shotgun blast of country twang and honky-tonk bang fueled by the heartaches, hard-won lessons, and high-speed thrills of a life largely logged on the road. Singing with a booming voice that could cut through the chaos of a packed dancehall, Watson runs the show like a roots-rock ringleader. He salutes his vices on the galloping InchWillie Waylon and Whiskey,Inch reflects upon a lifetime of loss with the gorgeous ballad InchIf You Really Loved Me (Outlive Me),Inch and gets wistfully contemplative on InchLife is Like a Song.Inch Entirely written and produced by Watson, Unwanted is the sound of an Ameripolitan diehard with plenty of life left in the tank, speeding toward a horizon of his own making.