Track Four:-->"Cut The Mustard" - Old Dogs (1998)

"And you ladies...you're watchin' me sing and play.
With my belly kinda flabby...and my hair kinda gray.
But I see you lookin' that old time way at me."
Old Dogs
TRACK 4:
This super group of "Old Dogs" is a blend of four country legends. Waylon Jennings...Mel Tillis...Jerry Reed & Bobby Bare. Good ol' boys who have long been members of the almost forgotten..."True Country" club.

This CD (Old Dogs) is filled with eleven good songs....(all written by Shel Silverstein)...about getting older and the unstoppable grains of sand dropping from the hourglass of time.

Yet the joy and fun these four singers are having...is quickly captured on this disc. And easily makes the subject matter go down as smooth as front porch cider.

Granted...this isn't Sgt. Pepper. But it never started out to be. This CD simply sounds like four best friends...getting together...taking turns singing a verse...and trying to make the world a better place.

Making some pocket change from the effort almost seems like a bonus. Except these guys are worth every penny!

And why not? These "Old Dogs"...(each in their 60s upon this recording)...have paid all the dues...that anyone could ever ask. And owe absolutely no one...anything...'cept maybe a good time. And that, they do deliver.

The 4th track on this classic country collage...is the hilarious ..."Cut The Mustard". Led by Mel Tillis...each of the boys are allowed to throw in a verse...and get downright silly at times, too. Funny thing is..."Cut The Mustard" is a terrific song that should of garnered some mucho airplay. Alas...but no.

Country Music has sadly forgotten many of the troubadours that carried the torch brightening the way for others to follow. The...Old Dogs. That's a sinful thing.

Young dogs need to hunt this CD down and pick up a copy. Good stuff!

Here is 1/4 of the Old Dogs - Bobby Bare doing a classic

Casey

Old Dogs:-->"Cut The Mustard" (Old Dogs) (1998)
(Must Own)

Comments

Anonymous said…
Hey, I just discovered your blog. It looks great! Any blog with a Billy Joe Shaver post is A.O.K. in my book. I've got a similar site (click my name).
November 8, 2007 at 10:49 AM
Casey said…
Hey Paul,
Thanks for the drop-in and comment.
I did visit your site...and it is very pleasing to the eye...as well as a good read.
I think I'll be a regular visitor there for a while. Good stuff!
November 8, 2007 at 11:55 AM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Interview:-- Joan Staley (Actress - Classic Movies & Television)

Image
  "Elvis,  do you really want me to slap you?"  ~ Joan Staley ~     So my friends and I were talking about first crushes. First tv and movie crushes.  For me, it was easy.  It was Alma. (Joan Staley)   I broke into the double-digit age of 10 in 1993.  That was the summer I discovered my favorite Don Knotts movie while flipping thru cable one Saturday morning... "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken." Everyone has seen it.  It was a funny haunted house story similar to an episode on Andy G. with a cast of familiar characters, trippy organ music, and the prettiest girl I had ever seen...Alma. She was beautiful alright.  I was love-stung so bad, I swear I could smell flowers coming out of the TV set.  And best of all, she was nice.  She didn't like the smart alec, the wise guy, or the show-off.  Alma was digging Luther (Don Knotts) and that just made her that much prettier.  And from then on... But unfortunately, time and puberty wouldn't let her wait
Read more

Interview:--> Terry Kirkman (The Association)

Image
"...Not only learned to think, but to care.  Not only learned to think, but to dare." ~ The Association ~  With one of the most bad-ass songs about the herb that no one was quite sure about, yet everyone understood...to the anti-war homage that was both beautiful and pointed... The Association . From gentle psych pop spinneries that tease the mind...to the lush vocal and instrumental arrangements that melt the heart... The Association. The Association were all of these and none of these. Lead by co-founder Terry Kirkman, it was never an "either/or" about the music.  No pigeonhole here.  It was simply "all" about the music.  And having at least 3 of the most radio-played songs in history...I'd say The Association were on to something. TERRY KIRKMAN INTERVIEW  01/26/2015 Casey Chambers:  In the summer of '67, The Association had the opportunity to perform at the iconic Monterey Pop Festival.  How cool was that? Terry Kirkma
Read more

Interview -- Henry Lee Summer (Singer/Songwriter)

Image
"I just always have played music.  For better   or worse, I banked my whole life on it." ~ Henry Lee Summer ~     It's strange how music lets you travel through time as if there truly was no time.  I played the shit out of this album growing up.  Nothing deep or complicated.  Nothing outta bounds.  Nothing to get hung about.  It's deceptively simple.  But here's the thing... Henry Lee Summer  is serving aces all over this heartland square. This is the 35th anniversary of Henry Lee Summer's self-titled album and this one falls under that sweet spot between raucous and chill.  It's a large cup of iced coffee with a nice soulful blend.  Not usually my type of go-to and yet this album easily fills a void I didn't know I had.  Let this spin be your own private Idaho.  " Check it out, Leroy!"   Henry Lee Summer... Go get you some. Henry Lee Summer Interview -- August 2023 Henry Lee Summer Casey Chambers:  Well, this is the 35th anniversary of you
Read more