El Rancho Azul

Name: El Rancho Azul
Brand: In-Akustik / Ballrechten-Dottingen
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New album from Texas country legend, Dale Watson with His Lonestars, his regular touring band. Known as consumate entertainers, the band delivers first-rate performances, capturing the energy and musicianship fans know they'll hear at every live show. Unlike the understated, stripped-down sound of Dale's previous release The Sun Sessions, his new album is full-on honky tonk with a driving rhythm section, tight electric guitar solos and the lonesome twang of pedal steel. Recorded at Willie Nelson's Pedernales Studio in Austin, this top-notch recording features Dale on vocals and guitars, backed up by His Lonestars--Chris Crepps (upright bass), Mike Bernal (drums), Don Pawlak (pedal steel) and Danny Levin (piano, fiddle). Together this tighly knit band takes you a rollicking ride back to your favorite dusty bar, a place where all heartache is forgotten. Featuring 14 fresh country originals, El Rancho Azul is a portrait of a lone cowboy, dancing and drinking his way through love and heartbreak. Newly divorced himself, Dale sings about getting married, breaking up and moving on with authenticity and humor. Never one to wallow in his own sorrows, the album has a decidedly up-tempo feel with instantly singable songs. From the opening track "I Lie When I Drink" to the anthemic closer "Thanks to Tequila" the songs seem to be made for the very bars and clubs Dale plays. "The crowd is what inspires me to write", Dale says. One of the highlights of the album is "Daughter's Wedding Song," which was a Texas radio hit and was released as a digital single last fall. It is a poignant country ballad from the perspective of a father giving his daughter away on her wedding day. "I'm often asked to recommend a song for the father/daughter dance," Dale says. "I usually say Merle Haggard's 'Farmers Daughter'. The only problem is that, in the song, the mother is gone. So one day I told this couple I would write one special for the dance

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Languages:: Published: English
Publisher:: In-Akustik / Ballrechten-Dottingen
Publication Date:: 2013-03-22
ISBN / EAN:: 8713762010959
Weight:: 113 g
Dimensions:: 12/14/1 cm
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]

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