Wylie & The Wild West - Paradise

Artist:

Wylie & The Wild West

Description:

Wylie & The Wild West: Wylie Gustafson (vocals, guitar); Ray Dole (vocals, guitar, baritone guitar); Mark Thompson (electric guitar, gut string guitar); Hoot Hester (guitar, mandolin, fiddle);Duane Becker (steel guitar, dobro); Jeff Taylor (accordion); Dennis Crouch (acoustic bass); John McTigue (percussion).
Recorded at The Ol` Bunkhouse Studios, Madison, Tennesse. Includes liner notes by Waddie Mitchelle.
Wylie Gustafson and his band continue to celebrate all things western. The music on PARADISE draws upon western swing, shades of Bakersfield country, cowboy balladry, honky-tonk, and even dashes of rockabilly. The eight original tunes range from the low-key fun of "Hooked On Honky Tonk" to the lilting saunter of the title track. Wylie`s also a stirring interpreter of other people`s songs. His take of Bob Dylan`s "Girl from the North Country" is positively gorgeous. This music is alive with character and warmly produced. Gustafson makes these songs breathe in the moment--no mere museum piece or nostalgia trip. Plus, the guy can yodel up a storm! Wylie & The Wild West have definitely earned the right to wear their cowboy hats.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Saddle Bum
2. Swinging on a Star
3. Whoop-up Trail
4. To Her
5. When I`m Ridin` I`m Right
6. Without You
7. Hooked on Honky Tonk
8. Paradise
9. Lonely Yukon Stars
10. Gal Who Invented Kissin`, The
11. Girl From the North Country
12. Yodel Hoogie

Album Information

Release Date:

10/09/2001

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Country

Subgenre:

Western Swing

Label:

Rounder Records

Producer:

Wylie Galt Gustafson

Catalog Number:

8216131782

Original Release Year:

2001

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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