OXFORD AMERICAN SOUTHERN MUSIC

THE OXFORD AMERICAN SOUTHERN MUSIC
ISSUE No. 16
featuring the music of TEXAS

CD 9053

artists:	VARIOUS ARTISTS
label:	THE OXFORD AMERICAN SOUTHERN MUSIC ISSUE No. 16
title:	TEXAS
release:	December 2014, USA, magazin with CD [25/77:06]
tracks:	MOON MULLICAN I Done It LOS SUPER 7 Talk To Me RAY PRICE A Girl In The Night SPOON Anything You Want SARAH JAROSZ Over The Edge RUTHIE FOSTER Death Came A-Knockin' (Travelin' Shoes) ROSITA Y LAURA Esperando J.T. "Funny Paper" Smith Fool's Blues KINKY FRIEDMAN We Reserve The Right To Refuse Service To You BARBARA LYNN You'll Lose A Good Thing BILLY JOE SHAVER Hill Country Love Song RICK TREVINO El Gustito TEXAS TORNADOS She Never Spoke Spanish To Me JOHNNY WINTER I Love Everybody BOB WILLS & HIS TEXAS PLAYBOYS Sittin' On Top Of The World Freddy Fender Paloma Querida (Beloved Dove) JAMES McMURTRY Safe Side LEE ANN WOMACK Chances Are KIMMIE RHODES & WILLIE NELSON Picture In A Frame BUDDY HOLLY You're The One WAYLON JENNINGS Just To Satisfy You ORNETTE COLEMAN Ramblin' JOE ELY You Can Bet I'm Gone GUY CLARK My Favorite Picture Of You BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY Bye, Bye Baby
comment:	This CD came with the magazin OXFORD AMERICAN - issue 87, winter 2014. It's the SOUTHERN MUSIC ISSUE. The 16th annual Southern Music Issue honors the legendary musical history of Texas and includes a twenty-five-song CD. The cover features Jim McGuire's 1975 portrait of Guy and Susanna Clark. "The music of Texas is as vast and hard to define as the Lone Star state itself; it covers every genre of American music—transcending culture, race, language, and historical circumstance—and yet reveals a distinctive soulprint that you won't hear anywhere else." —Rick Clark

artist:	VARIOUS ARTISTS
label:	THE OXFORD AMERICAN
title:	TEXAS LOVE LETTER
release:	January 2015, USA, LP [11 songs]
A-side	1. “House of Blue Lights” by Ella Mae Morse 2. “Dirty Work At The Crossroads” by Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown 3. “Grand Candy Young Sweet” by Fever Tree 4. “Me And My Destiny” by Doug Sahm 5. “Corazon Viajero” by Tish Hinojosa 6. “Harm’s Swift Way” (Demo) by Townes Van Zandt
B-side	1. “Amarillo Highway” by Terry Allen 2. “Let Her Dance” by Bobby Fuller Four 3. “The Messenger” by Ray Wylie Hubbard 4. “Satin Sheets” by Willis Alan Ramsey 5. “Gospel” by Charlie Sexton
comment:	The text on the Oxford American website: Introducing the Oxford American's first ever vinyl LP, a Texas Love Letter compilation to compliment our Texas Music Issue & CD. Conceived and composed by Oxford American music editor Rick Clark with help from our friend, Texas songwriting legend Ray Wylie Hubbard, the LP is available as a limited-edition gift for a donor premium of $240.00. Your donation to the Oxford American Literary Project, a 501c(3) non-profit organization, is tax-deductible. All proceeds from this special project will go toward producing more of the Oxford American magazine's great writing and music you love. This exclusive donor gift is limited to 400 hand-numbered copies.
comments by Oxford American:	In eleven masterful songs, the Oxford American’s Texas Love Letter LP showcases the high-caliber songcraft of the state of Texas—some of which has never been available in any form. Most notably, we are proud to debut Townes Van Zandt’s final recording, “Harm's Swift Way.” The song has been covered by Robert Plant and a few others over the years, but the original demo version has never been officially released until now. Thanks to the generosity of Van Zandt’s family and because of Townes’s appreciation of the Oxford American magazine in the last years of his life, we are honored to debut this hauntingly beautiful masterpiece. Other highlights: A song from Willis Alan Ramsey’s long out-of-print self-titled 1972 album, a Texas cult classic; a new stripped-down arrangement of “Gospel,” recorded live by Charlie Sexton in October 2014, exclusively for this album; and, on the back sleeve of the LP, a love letter to Texas songwriting penned by our friend Ray Wylie Hubbard. Besides delivering a quarterly magazine of stellar writing, photography, and art with a unique Southern perspective, the Oxford American is dedicated to promoting literacy and exploring Southern culture through various other creative endeavors. We exist by way of the generous support of our readers, donors, advertisers and partners and we have more projects in store like this one, but we need your support. Donate today to reserve your copy and receive the Oxford American’s first vinyl LP release in January 2015.