THE DAISY DILLMAN BAND - Daisy Dillman Band (USA '78 SOUTHERN COUNTRY ROCK)

 The Daisy Dillman Band "The Daisy Dillman Band" (United Artists, 1978) (LP)

(Produced by John Pete)

An exemplary hippie twang album by one of the handful of regional DIY bands to score a nationwide, major label contract in the late '70s. Formed in 1976, this Minnesota-based band named jokingly themselves after their bassist's great-grandmother, Daisy Ellen Dillman -- the name stuck and they built up a solid regional following which led to this album, as well as various gigs opening for folks such as Jerry Jeff Walker, Asleep At The Wheel and The Amazing Rhythm Aces (who all get shout-outs on the liner notes...) This album is a very strong recording, blending Poco-delic longhair twang with Marshall Tucker-esque Southern-pop, made even more impressive for the wealth of original material and the fact that the band really played all the music itself -- no Nashville superpickers called into the studio for this one! I remember hearing these guys, or at least hearing their name a lot, on the late, lamented, legendary KFAT radio station in the late '70s, though listening back to the album, I have to say none of the tracks stand out as "the hit" -- some of those KFAT classics stick with you, but I guess some don't. Still, it's a pretty solid record, and if you're looking into '70s longhair country and Southern rock, you don't want to miss this one!

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VERNON WRAY - WASTED (USA '72 COUNTRY FOLK ROCK)

 Vernon Wray "Wasted" (Vermillion Records, 1972) (LP)

A stunning ultra-indie release from Vernon Wray (1924-1979) the older brother of rock guitar pioneer Link Wray. In the early 1970s Vernon Wray dropped out for a while and moved to Tucson, Arizona, where he recorded and self-released two intense and deeply personal albums. The first record, Wasted, was originally only pressed in a few hundred copies, which he sold at local gigs. It's a remarkable album, and a real find for hardcore fans of hippie-era country, with Wray (backed by his brothers) churning through mournful, contemplative, moody folk and tough, rugged country gems -- it's a real outsider-art album, and a compelling, cohesive statement by an artist with a truly singular vision. There's little of the brash, post-rockabilly proto-grunge of the Wraymen recordings, though the same level of intensity is there, just in a seemingly quieter mode. Highly recommended

                                                  MEDIUM PRESSING REE

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COLDWATER ARMY - PEACE (USA '71 HARD PSYCH BLUES ROCK

                                                         IN DEMAND

Tennessee band COLDWATER ARMY was 1 of the bands before STILLWATER. 2 of the members (Bobby Golden and Bob Spearman) later founded the Southern Rock Band STILLWATER. 

Peace (released in 1971) is a mix for Flower Power sound, Psych, Hard Rock. Southern Rock came later.

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THE WRAY BROTHERS BAND - COWBOYS SANGERS (USA '81 COUNTRY ROCK)

The Wray Brothers Band "Cowboy Sangers" (CIS Northwest Records, 1982) (LP)

(Produced by Larry Messick & Dave Mathew)

This album is notable as the launching pad for the career of 1990s Top Forty star Collin Raye, an Arkansas native whose birth name was Floyd Elliot Wray. He was going by the name Bubba Wray at the time, and had apparently moved to Portland, Oregon with his brother Scott, who he performed with up until the decade's end. Though they started out as indie artists, the Wrays also took a fling at Nashville, recording a few singles for Mercury Records in the late '80s. This early album looks super-twangy and ultra-indie, but it's mostly pretty slick sounding, with a heavy debt towards the Eagles/ They do make a few nods at Asleep At The Wheel-style western swing and Johnny Cash-ish hillbilly twang (on the album's one cover song, a version of Jimmie Skinner's "Doin' My Time") but the smooth sound Raye would excel at a decade later is readily detected on this disc. The album's many originals include "Briars In Her Britches," "Country Sangers," "Country By-God Music," with Scott Wray being the main songwriter. It's country (poppy country) with a few goofy instruments in the mix -- Moog, synths, orchestra bells, woodblocks -- as well as a banjo and pedal steel, but it's also a solid album, a cut above most records made at this level. No surprise that Collin Raye made it big in Nashville, though one wonders why the brothers didn't make it as a duo.

https://www.mediafire.com/file/38lmrs29ipz7gz6/Wray+Brothers+Band+(the)+-+Cowboy+Sangers+(Usa+'81+Country+Rock).rar/file

TIMBERLINE - THE GREAT TIMBER RUSH (USA '77 COUNTRY ROCK)

 Timberline "The Great Timber Rush" (Epic Records, 1977) (LP)

(Produced by Bones Howe)

This country-rock band from Kearney, Nebraska hit the big time (kind of) with a major-label contract that featured the perky beat and airy melodies of contemporary country-rock, almost to a fault. Brothers Chuck and Jim Salestrom formed the band as teens, back in 1971, building up a regional reputation that led to their getting signed by CBS Records, and a recording session with a bunch of LA heavyweights. Plenty of other artists come to mind when listening to this record: America, John Denver, The Eagles -- et cetera. -- fans of 'Seventies soft rock . Apparently, while riding on the success of this album Timberline toured with Dolly Parton for a while, but the band fell apart in '78, with Jim Salestrom breaking orbit and establishing himself as an in-demand session player, songwriter, and solo musician. He toured with Dolly in the 1980s, and has worked steadily throughout the years.

 

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JERRY B. TERRY - THE DEVIL AND MY LADY (USA '73 COUNTRY)

 Jerry B. Terry "The Devil And My Lady" (Sounds, Inc., 1973-?)

(Produced by Gene A. Cash)

Originally from Ottawa, Illinois, singer Jerry Terry wound up doing country gigs in Vegas, and recorded this album in Nashville, probably around the end of the '70s. He covers Waylon's "Good Hearted Woman," but the rest of the record is all-original material, with Terry credited on four songs, and producer Gene Cash and Dale Cash (his brother?) penning the rest.

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WICHITA - SELF TITLE (USA ' 78 COUNTRY ROCK)

Wichita "Wichita" (Hush Records, 1978) (LP)

(Produced by Garrie Thompson & Don Baskin)

This was an excellent country-rock and outlaw covers band from Sunnyvale, California... Even though the the repertoire is all cover songs, the performances are quite vibrant and accomplished, and the joyful feeling the band put into this record is completely infectious. It's too bad these guys didn't write more original material -- they were clearly a top-flight twang band with lots of experience playing live. Anyone out there have more information about this group? I'd love to hear more of their story...

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