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- Date Released: March 18, 1997
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Style: Alt-Country, Traditional Country, Singer-Songwriter, Indie Rock, Americana
- Label: Bloodshot Records
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Bloodshot Records built their reputation on a series of compilations that introduced the concept of "insurgent country" to the indie rock audience, and Straight Outta Boone County is easily the label's best collection, both in concept and execution. The CD features 20 honky tonk classics that are given a modern makeover in tribute to WLW's Boone County Jamboree and the Midwestern Hayride, two long-running live country music radio shows broadcast out of Cincinnati from 1939 to the early '60s. The artists in the lineup were some of the best alternative country acts available in 1997, including flag-bearers for the genre like the Waco Brothers and Robbie Fulks. The result is a top-notch compilation with nary a dead spot, but a few highlights do arise. Whiskeytown offers up a haunting version of Moon Mullican's "Bottom of the Glass," transforming the jaunty drinking tune into a cautionary lament. The Cowslingers turn the Stanley Brothers' rogue anthem "If I Lose" into fuzz-busting cowpunk, while the Volebeats apply their laid-back touch to the salty shuffle of "Hamtramck Mama," originally recorded by fellow Detroiters the York Brothers. Merle Travis' populist screed "No Vacancy" is done justice by Holler, with frontman Mike Ireland soaring righteously above the barrelhouse country swing. The Lucky Stars, One Riot One Ranger, and Hazeldine also stand out, but every band on Straight Outta Boone County does a fine job of paying reverence to the past while updating the songs for the punk-informed, rock-jaded alt-country crowd.
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| 01. |  |
Hamtramck Mama
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3:42 |  |
| 02. | |
Run Mountain - Flathead |
2:12 | |
| 03. | |
I'm Lonesome Without You - Hazeldine |
4:26 | |
| 04. | |
No Vacancy
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3:35 | |
| 05. | |
Wedding Of The Bugs
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1:49 | |
| 06. | |
No More Nuthin' - The Lucky Stars |
2:46 | |
| 07. | |
Dark As A Dungeon - Slobberbone |
5:26 | |
| 08. | |
Hangman's Boogie - Caution Horse |
1:57 | |
| 09. | |
In The Jailhouse
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1:50 | |
| 10. | |
Southern Moon - One Riot One Ranger |
3:02 | |
| 11. | |
Tennessee Waltz
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1:48 | |
| 12. | |
Won't You Ride In My Little Red Wagon - Hardrock Gunter w/ The Dalhart Imperials |
2:17 | |
| 13. | |
Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me
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2:17 | |
| 14. | |
If I Lose - The Cowslingers |
1:50 | |
| 15. | |
Bottom Of The Glass - Whiskeytown |
4:22 | |
| 16. | |
Barbara Allen
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4:34 | |
| 17. | |
I Wanna Be Hugged To Death By You - Waycross |
3:56 | |
| 18. | |
Hucklebuck
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2:19 | |
| 19. | |
Big, Big City - The Showoffs |
2:51 | |
| 20. | |
Nine Pound Hammer
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4:00 | |
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Credits
- Grievous Angels - Producer // Grievous Angels - Performer // Hardrock Gunter - Guitar // Hardrock Gunter - Guitar // Hardrock Gunter - Vocals // Hardrock Gunter - Vocals // Hardrock Gunter - Performer // Hardrock Gunter - Performer // Eric Ambel - Bass // Eric Ambel - Bass // Eric Ambel - Drums // Eric Ambel - Drums // Eric Ambel - Vocals (Background) // Eric Ambel - Vocals (Background) // Eric Ambel - Producer // Eric Ambel - Producer // FlatHead - Performer // Earl Carter - Bass (Upright) // Manni Greiner - Design // Michael Hill - Guitar // Michael Hill - Guitar // Holler - Performer // Mike Ireland - Bass // Mike Ireland - Vocals // Mike Ireland - Producer // Brian Lane - Bass // Jeff Mann - Engineer // Rob Miller - ? // John Sherman - Producer // Brett Simons - Bass // Matthew Smith - Guitar // Matthew Smith - Vocals // Matthew Smith - Producer // Tom Tatman - Producer // Sally Timms - Performer // John Lindner - Drums // John Lindner - Vocals (Background) // The Waco Brothers - Producer // The Waco Brothers - Performer // The Cowslingers - Producer // Whiskeytown - Performer // Tim Maag - Drums // Mark Wyatt - Accordion // Mark Wyatt - Vocals // Lucky Stars - Performer // The Volebeats - Performer // Robbie Fulks - Guitar // Robbie Fulks - Vocals // Robbie Fulks - Producer // Robbie Fulks - Performer // The Handsome Family - Producer // The Handsome Family - Performer // Scroat Belly - Performer // Slobberbone - Performer // Brett Sparks - Guitar // Brett Sparks - Vocals // Russell Young - Producer // Riptones - Performer // Rennie Sparks - Bass // Rennie Sparks - Vocals // Chuck Uchida - Producer // Scott Michalski - Drums // Mike Werner - Drums // Hazeldine - Producer // Tod Bonansinga - Vocals // Michael "Holler" Lemon - Dobro // Michael "Holler" Lemon - Mandolin // Jim Fogarty - Drums // One Riot One Ranger - Performer // Brent Best - Guitar // Brent Best - Harmonica // Brent Best - Vocals // Dave Anderson - Guitar // Dave Anderson - Vocals (Background) // Andon T. Davis - Guitar // Andon T. Davis - Mandolin // Tony Harper - Drums // Dave Devore - Guitar // Jeremy Wakefield - Guitar (Steel) // Jeremy Wakefield - Harmony Vocals // Tom Dannery - Producer // Wayne Gottstine - Guitar // Wayne Gottstine - Vocals // Bob McCreedy - Guitar (Acoustic) // Jeff Oakes - Vocals // Jeff Oakes - Producer // Kirk Rundstrom - Guitar // Kirk Rundstrom - Vocals // Waycross - Performer // Mark Gaskill - Guitar // Mark Gaskill - Vocals // Pete Remenyi - Dobro // Chas Williams - Fiddle // Carl Yaffey - Bass // J. Niimi - Producer // Jon Rauhouse - Pedal Steel // Brent Harding - Harmony Vocals // Brent Harding - Bass Fiddle // Daniel Henzerling - Guitar // Daniel Henzerling - Vocals // Deano - Guitar // Deano - Vocals // Dan Massey - Drums // Ken Miller - Bass // Dave Anderson - Guitar // Dave Anderson - Vocals (Background) // Earl C. Whitehead - Guitar (Acoustic) // Earl C. Whitehead - Vocals // Mickey Ferrell - Bass // Mickey Ferrell - Vocals // Tim Whitlock - Guitar (Steel) // Paul Lemon - Drums // Jonboy - Guitar (Acoustic) // Jonboy - Guitar // Jonboy - Vocals // Scott Danbom - Fiddle // Anne Tkach - Bass // Whitey Anderson - Piano // Shawn Barton - Guitar (Rhythm) // Shawn Barton - Vocals // Jeffrey Richards - Drums // Chris R. Staples - Drums // Russell Ledford - Guitar (Bass) // Les Cooper - Guitar // Les Cooper - Vocals // Eric Delegard - Engineer // Ben Tanler - Engineer // Eric Babcock - ? // Rodney Bowen - Drums // Greg Miller - Vocals // Jeb Bonansinga - Guitar // Tom Harmon - Drums // Bruce Douchenoux - Drums // Lil Willy Goulding - Drums // Alan Sprockets - Bass // Baron - Bass // Andy Barret - Producer // Caroleena "Patch" Beatty - Guitar // Caroleena "Patch" Beatty - Vocals // Cody Bennett - Fiddle // Darren Blase - ? // Caution Horse - Producer // Mitch Clay - Bass // Marcus Durante - Pedal Steel // John Ezell - Drums // John Ezell - Vocals // James Gilliam - Guitar // Sunny Boy Haire - Guitar // Mike Herrmann - Bass // Mike Herrmann - Vocals (Background) // Doug Hillslinger - Bass // Denny Kellogg - Engineer // Steve Korpi - Guitar // Bobby Latina - Guitar // Eric Makowski - Bass // Eric Makowski - Vocals // Kurt Ohlen - Bass Viol // Louis Armondo Ortega - Guitar // Vince Ramirez - Drums // Vince Ramirez - Vocals // Show offs - Producer // Dave Stucky - Producer // Greg Swanholm - Guitar // Greg Swanholm - Vocals // Greg Swanholm - Producer // Nan Warshaw - ? // Ruth Wilson - Bass
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