steviedal

Classic 80's Americana !

Some help needed from my old friends on here - i'm compiling a wee cd for this Saturday night , fave Americana from the 80's , the old classics from when i first got into it .
So far i'm putting on :
Cowboy Junkies
Steve Earle
Dwight Yoakam
Green On Red
Long Ryders
Blasters
Los Lobos
Michelle Shocked
Jason and the Scorchers
Bodeans
The Jayhawks

What i want are suggestions for what i might have missed from my collection or , even better, some classic era stuff i may not have even heard that i can check out , please help !!

Already i just remembered another - Lone Justice .

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Kyla FairchildPermalink Reply by Kyla Fairchild on August 31, 2010 at 3:04pm
Rank and File
The Dream Syndicate
The Beat Farmers
Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit
steviedalPermalink Reply by steviedal on August 31, 2010 at 3:09pm
That was quick !
D S and B F - yes , liked both ,had some on vinyl.(John Coltrane Blues was it ? and Glad n greasy mini LP)
Rank and File i have never heard (Yet !)
Nick Lowe i only know his last 3 / 4 classics , shall investigate !
thanks Kyla !
Kyla FairchildPermalink Reply by Kyla Fairchild on August 31, 2010 at 3:20pm
The Knitters is another good one.
steviedalPermalink Reply by steviedal on August 31, 2010 at 4:00pm
Oh Kyla that's a true one from the cobwebs ! i had their debut (was it Poor Little Critter On The Road , long lost i'm afraid .)
It was hard to get a lot of this stuff in Scotland in the 80's and i was an object of ridicule amongst my post punk / alternative loving crowd , i'd play them Gram singing " where i got chores to keep me busy , a clock to keep my time , a pretty girl to love me , with the same last name as mine " and they would PISS themselves laughing , even my best friends ! I came through though and now turn them on some great stuff , i got the last laugh !
James McAllisterPermalink Reply by James McAllister on November 8, 2010 at 2:45pm
The Miracle Legion
Adam SheetsPermalink Reply by Adam Sheets on August 31, 2010 at 3:08pm
The Iron City Houserockers
steviedalPermalink Reply by steviedal on August 31, 2010 at 3:10pm
That guy Joe somebody ? , sure i got him doing a Bruce cover ?
Adam SheetsPermalink Reply by Adam Sheets on August 31, 2010 at 3:11pm
Joe Grushecky
Kyla FairchildPermalink Reply by Kyla Fairchild on August 31, 2010 at 3:12pm
Joe Ely? Is that who you're thinking of? He's another good one for sure.
steviedalPermalink Reply by steviedal on August 31, 2010 at 3:14pm
Love his Honky Tonk Masquerade and the next 2 or 3 that came after it .
JackPermalink Reply by Jack on August 31, 2010 at 6:29pm
Stevie, get his late 90's masterpiece Letter To Laredo, it's the best thing in his excellent catalog.

Noticed you were trying to think of a Springsteen song by a guy named Joe, might that have been Springsteen singing on Joe's tune All Just To Get To You, the first tune on Letter To Laredo?
Adam SheetsPermalink Reply by Adam Sheets on August 31, 2010 at 6:53pm
I agree with everybody that some Joe Ely is certainly needed. But I think who he was referring to was Joe Grushecky after I mentioned Joe's band the Iron City Houserockers. And Grushecky has worked very closely with Springsteen over the years, even co-writing a few songs with him.

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