Even though the first theme mix will be released shortly, I felt this archive mix was appropriate with the holiday weekend right around the corner. This next archive mix was part of the fourth (and final) round of the original Postcard Mixer group. This mix comes to us courtesy of Eric "Happy Day" Murken. Here's Murk's original write-up:
Eric Murken's Theme for Lake and Cabin (2006)
I catered a friend's wedding about 10 years ago at a family friend's lake home about 6 hours north in Wisconsin. I drove food for 150 people up to the lake house in my beater Mazda 626 hatchback, filled to the ceiling in 90+ degree weather. Only lost one flat of strawberries on the way. My (future) wife and I stayed in the old cabin near the main house and prepped the food the day before everyone else arrived. While cooking, we found an old cassette player with a bunch of mix tapes - mostly old country, ranging from the 40's through the 70's. We listened to those tapes all weekend long, and a year later our newlywed friends assembled many of the tunes on a CD mix.
That original "Cabin Tape" is burned into my brain, and has joined us for so many road trips - songs like "Abilene", "16 Tons", "King of the Road", etc. Lately I've been hankering for more of the same, but with new songs, so I assembled this one, "Theme for Lake and Cabin," revisiting many of the same artists. Good for back porches, long road trips, and campin'... Fave track: Roger Miller - Reincarnation (there's a solo Tweedy Lounge Ax show out there where he covers this one...great stuff)Tracklist:
1 The All American Boy - Bobby Bare
2 Devil Woman (Single Version) - Marty Robbins
3 Headin' Down the Wrong Highway - Johnny Bond
4 Run, Boy - Ray Price
5 Why Baby Why (Single) - Webb Pierce & Red Sovine
6 I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know - Skeeter Davis
7 Down On the Corner of Love - Buck Owens
8 Much Too Young to Die - Ray Price
9 Your True Love - Carl Perkins
10 Too Much Water - George Jones
11 Just One More Time - Don Gibson
12 Make the World Go Away - Eddy Arnold
13 Happy Birthday to Me - Hank Locklin
14 Makin' Believe - Kitty Wells
15 If You Ain't Lovin' - Faron Young
16 Down on the Trail of Achin' Hearts - Hank Snow & Anita Carter
17 Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar - The Louvin Brothers
18 T For Texas - Doc Watson
19 Honky Tonk Man - Johnny Horton
20 T'ain't What You Want - Pee Wee King
21 Dixie Fried - Carl Perkins
22 It's a Little More Like Heaven - Hank Locklin
23 Guess Things Happen That Way - Johnny Cash
24 Goodbye Lonesome (Hello, Baby Doll) - Johnny Horton
25 I Stayed Long Enough - Tammy Wynette
26 Southern Loving - Jim Ed Brown & The Browns
27 Reincarnation - Roger Miller
28 The Winner - Bobby Bare
29 Somebody Somewhere (Don't Know...) - Loretta Lynn
30 Are You Sure - Willie Nelson
Get this fine mix here:
http://www.box.net/shared/7mauvcjcw8
4 comments:
this is a fantastic mix that i still reach for regularly (and of course, it sprinkles my playlists on the ipod as well)
I knew this would have the Judge seal of approval - you knicked that Skeeter Davis tune for your Autumn Drive mix, no?
not only the judge's seal of approval, but the jolly seal of approval as well...in fact i did 'borrow' that song....the thing became one of my favorite songs of all time...i love it madly
Jolly needs to join this revamped Mixer group - he would make some fine contributions, I have no doubt...
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