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fave it Americana | Texas Style
16 tracks | 70 minutes
Released Dec 2006
on Freedom First Records
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:20 The Girl Ain't Right lyrics BUY MP3 04:20 The Girl Ain't Right lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:20 The Girl Ain't Right
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:33 Clear My Head lyrics BUY MP3 05:33 Clear My Head lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:33 Clear My Head
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:25 Take Me Out of New Orleans lyrics BUY MP3 03:25 Take Me Out of New Orleans lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:25 Take Me Out of New Orleans
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:46 That Chicken Your're Fixin' lyrics BUY MP3 04:46 That Chicken Your're Fixin' lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:46 That Chicken Your're Fixin'
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:01 Why lyrics BUY MP3 05:01 Why lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:01 Why
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:01 The Sound of Leaving lyrics BUY MP3 05:01 The Sound of Leaving lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:01 The Sound of Leaving
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:21 Close Your Eyes lyrics BUY MP3 05:21 Close Your Eyes lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:21 Close Your Eyes
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:58 Baptist Church Van lyrics BUY MP3 04:58 Baptist Church Van lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:58 Baptist Church Van
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:04 Stronger Vice/Better Hobby lyrics BUY MP3 04:04 Stronger Vice/Better Hobby lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:04 Stronger Vice/Better Hobby
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:42 Drinkin' to Prevent a Killin' lyrics BUY MP3 03:42 Drinkin' to Prevent a Killin' lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:42 Drinkin' to Prevent a Killin'
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:04 Wandering Shepard lyrics BUY MP3 03:04 Wandering Shepard lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:04 Wandering Shepard
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:13 Never Had a Lot of Faith lyrics BUY MP3 04:13 Never Had a Lot of Faith lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:13 Never Had a Lot of Faith
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:39 Man Who Went for Cigarettes lyrics BUY MP3 04:39 Man Who Went for Cigarettes lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:39 Man Who Went for Cigarettes
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:12 What Moves You lyrics BUY MP3 04:12 What Moves You lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:12 What Moves You
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:08 The Chain lyrics BUY MP3 04:08 The Chain lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:08 The Chain
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:02 Hard Headed lyrics BUY MP3 04:02 Hard Headed lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:02 Hard Headed
More than a "best of" compilation. 16-tracks including 5 preview tracks from Grammy nominee Randy McAllister's coming album. Powerful Texas blues influenced rock, explores urban issues with honest and at times humorous lyrics. Earth moving reviews.
Bio / Background
Randy McAllister is one of the premier singer/songwriter/musicians to emerge from Texas. His music has been hailed as being some of the most original and innovative being made today. While comparison's are not easy, it has been said that his music is a cross between Doug Sahm, John Hiatt and Delbert McClinton, with a blues man's background and sensibilities thrown into the mix. Raised in the town of Novice, Texas, McAllister is a fifth-generation Texan, whose father was both a fireman and musician. His father was a drummer of a band called The Flames. At a very young age, he began to take up drumming, but the drums were just the beginning. McAllister found the harmonica in the early 1980's while stationed in Massachusetts as a member of the U.S. Air Force.
"Taking cues from Blues legend "Earring George" Mayweather, a Boston resident and harmonica master. McAllister moved back to Texas in 1992, a strong and skillful harp player who was developing his vocal and songwriting skills.
↓ more ↓"If Mark Twain had crafted a 21st century roots musician, he might have created a character like Randy McAllister, with an easy-going persona and a wry, observant wit, McAllister weaves material in the singer/songwriter tradition, with nods to a variety of styles." He is one of those rare artists who is able to meld genres such as gospel, blues, country, Tex-Mex, rock and zydeco together and come away with something that is uniquely him."
" In performance, his songs combine an uncontainable energy and intensity with lyrics that do not shy away from tough topics. From urban violence, homelessness and other harsh realities to more common concerns like love and dating, McAllister's songwriting approach is particularly skillful, able to be both truthful and funny. McAllister takes universal feelings and translates them into today's reality, with his own pointed style using his distinctive, soulful voice." McAllister has released four critically praised albums beginning with his debut Diggin' for Sofa Change, followed by Grease, Grit, Dirt and Spit, the much heralded Double Rectified Bust Head, 2002 GRAMMY NOMINEE Givers and Takers, and his most recent album Temporary Fixes all built on his firm foundation of songwriting.
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