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    American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)

    09/12/2006 | Hightone Records 

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    All Music Guide Review

    Few if any other record labels have been as steadfastly dedicated to the propagation of American roots music as HighTone, the Oakland, CA based company launched in 1983 by Bruce Bromberg and Larry Sloven. Emerging during a period when MTV was just taking hold, and when radio and clubs concentrated on flashy, synthetic, post-punk and dance music, HighTone's founders shrugged, ignored the trends, and went about signing up one great Americana artist after another. The label couldn't have gotten off to a better start: Robert Cray's Bad Influence was a colossal achievement that almost single-handedly served notice that the blues was back in town (not that it had ever left), only under new management. Following its success, HighTone subsequently diversified, unleashing not only superb albums of modern blues but also no-nonsense folk, rock, country, and numerous subgenres thereof -- all of it, essentially, non-trendy, organic music created by both established and young upstarts. This four-CD/one-DVD collection is HighTone's well-deserved pat on its own back. The audio portion is sectioned into the four umbrellas of blues, rock, country and singer/songwriter/folk, under which a wildly diverse array of artists is showcased. Not all of the names here boast star quality while others do, but what they all share is a naturalness and directness -- not to mention honest-to-goodness songwriting, playing, and singing talent -- not often reflected in the sales charts or mainstream media. Rockabilly hero Billy Lee Riley, legendary folkie Ramblin' Jack Elliott (heard here with Tom Waits singing "Louise"), Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (rightly placed in the country section) and Joe Louis Walker may not, on the surface, seem to have much in common. Nor would Rosie Flores, surf god Dick Dale, Dave Alvin, or Buddy Miller (who is represented on the rock, country and singer/songwriter discs). But they do: they've all recorded for HighTone. The DVD gathers up music videos from the likes of Joe Ely, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, and several others. ~ Jeff Tamarkin, All Music Guide

    American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set) Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • Artist
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Phone Booth
  • Cray, Robert Band
  • 3:30
  • Sound Clip for Phone Booth from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 2
  • Stoned, Cold, & Blue
  • Lee, Frankie
  • 2:47
  • Sound Clip for Stoned, Cold, & Blue from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 3
  • Tore Up
  • Rush, Otis
  • 3:21
  • Sound Clip for Tore Up from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 4
  • Smoking Gun
  • Cray, Robert Band
  • 4:06
  • Sound Clip for Smoking Gun from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 5
  • 747
  • Walker, Joe Louis
  • 4:03
  • Sound Clip for 747 from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 6
  • Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
  • Walker, Phillip
  • 4:36
  • Sound Clip for Don't Be Afraid of the Dark from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 7
  • I Want To (Do Everything for You)
  • King Cotton And The Swamp Coolers
  • 2:54
  • Sound Clip for I Want To (Do Everything for You) from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 8
  • I'll Get to Heaven on My Own
  • Walker, Joe Louis
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for I'll Get to Heaven on My Own from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 9
  • Moaning and Groaning
  • Shines, Johnny
  • 3:23
  • Sound Clip for Moaning and Groaning from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 10
  • They Call Me Sundown
  • Lonesome Sundown
  • 3:53
  • Sound Clip for They Call Me Sundown from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 11
  • Sugar Bee
  • Gaffney, Chris
  • 4:05
  • Sound Clip for Sugar Bee from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 12
  • The Devil's Livin' There
  • Armstrong, James
  • 4:45
  • Sound Clip for The Devil's Livin' There from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 13
  • Going Down South
  • Burnside, R.L.
  • 3:22
  • Sound Clip for Going Down South from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 14
  • It's a Minor Thing
  • Volkaert, Redd
  • 4:47
  • Sound Clip for It's a Minor Thing from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 15
  • Fast Food Slow Death
  • Brewer, Clarence
  • 2:25
  • Sound Clip for Fast Food Slow Death from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 16
  • Eyesight to the Blind
  • Wilson, Kim
  • 4:33
  • Sound Clip for Eyesight to the Blind from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 17
  • Miss Ida B.
  • Perkins, Pinetop
  • 4:24
  • Sound Clip for Miss Ida B. from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 18
  • How Could You Do It
  • Gray, Henry
  • 2:34
  • Sound Clip for How Could You Do It from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 19
  • September 11th Blues
  • Louisiana Red
  • 4:12
  • Sound Clip for September 11th Blues from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 20 (2)
  • American Music
  • Blasters
  • 2:11
  • Sound Clip for American Music from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 21 (2)
  • Lord of the Highway
  • Ely, Joe
  • 3:52
  • Sound Clip for Lord of the Highway from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 22 (2)
  • Flattop Joint
  • 2:38
  • Sound Clip for Flattop Joint from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 23 (2)
  • Blue Collar Blues
  • Riley, Billy Lee
  • 4:34
  • Sound Clip for Blue Collar Blues from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 24 (2)
  • Lickin' Stick
  • Loved Ones
  • 2:48
  • Sound Clip for Lickin' Stick from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 25 (2)
  • California Sun
  • Dale, Dick
  • 3:18
  • Sound Clip for California Sun from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 26 (2)
  • Sparkling City
  • Roddy, Ted
  • 3:21
  • Sound Clip for Sparkling City from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 27 (2)
  • I Ain't Lyin'
  • Skeletons
  • 4:33
  • Sound Clip for I Ain't Lyin' from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 28 (2)
  • Lonely Guy
  • Big Sandy
  • 2:07
  • Sound Clip for Lonely Guy from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 29 (2)
  • Telewacker
  • Volkaert, Redd
  • 2:44
  • Sound Clip for Telewacker from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 30 (2)
  • Bullet from a Gun
  • Morgan, Teddy
  • 3:57
  • Sound Clip for Bullet from a Gun from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 31 (2)
  • Open the Door to Your Heart
  • G., Little Willie
  • 2:53
  • Sound Clip for Open the Door to Your Heart from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 32 (2)
  • The Honky Tonk Wine
  • Leyland, Carl
  • 3:23
  • Sound Clip for The Honky Tonk Wine from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 33 (2)
  • Saturday Jump
  • Lenz, Kim And Her Jaguars
  • 2:35
  • Sound Clip for Saturday Jump from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 34 (2)
  • Hot Rodder's Lament
  • Dickerson, Deke & The Ecco-Fonics
  • 3:11
  • Sound Clip for Hot Rodder's Lament from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 35 (2)
  • Rockabilly Funeral
  • 4:21
  • Sound Clip for Rockabilly Funeral from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 36 (2)
  • Fourth of July
  • Alvin, Dave & The Guilty Men
  • 5:37
  • Sound Clip for Fourth of July from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 37 (2)
  • Hollywood Bed
  • Blasters
  • 4:15
  • Sound Clip for Hollywood Bed from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 38 (2)
  • Little Bitty Kiss
  • Miller, Buddy
  • 2:49
  • Sound Clip for Little Bitty Kiss from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 39 (2)
  • Jug Hustler Blues
  • Kauffman, Seth
  • 2:18
  • Sound Clip for Jug Hustler Blues from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 40 (2)
  • Eye of Destruction
  • 4:28
  • Sound Clip for Eye of Destruction from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 41 (3)
  • Let's Start a Rumor Today
  • Durham, Bobby
  • 3:24
  • Sound Clip for Let's Start a Rumor Today from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 42 (3)
  • Rainin' Rainin' Rainin'
  • Stewart, Gary
  • 4:19
  • Sound Clip for Rainin' Rainin' Rainin' from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 43 (3)
  • Goodbye Lonesome, Hello Baby Doll
  • Lonesome Strangers
  • 2:35
  • Sound Clip for Goodbye Lonesome, Hello Baby Doll from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 44 (3)
  • The Garage Sale
  • Miller, Buddy
  • 4:07
  • Sound Clip for The Garage Sale from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 45 (3)
  • Stay out of My Arms
  • Myles, Heather
  • 2:21
  • Sound Clip for Stay out of My Arms from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 46 (3)
  • Room 309
  • Wirtz, Billy C.
  • 4:26
  • Sound Clip for Room 309 from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 47 (3)
  • Honky Tonk Queen
  • Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys
  • 3:07
  • Sound Clip for Honky Tonk Queen from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 48 (3)
  • Ramblin' Fever
  • Shaver, Billy Joe
  • 3:56
  • Sound Clip for Ramblin' Fever from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 49 (3)
  • I'm Pretending
  • Miller, Buddy
  • 3:20
  • Sound Clip for I'm Pretending from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 50 (3)
  • Corpus Christi Bay
  • Rodriguez, Johnny
  • 4:00
  • Sound Clip for Corpus Christi Bay from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 51 (3)
  • Wine Don't Lie
  • Watson, Dale
  • 2:23
  • Sound Clip for Wine Don't Lie from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 52 (3)
  • The Greatest Story Ever Told
  • Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys
  • 3:08
  • Sound Clip for The Greatest Story Ever Told from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 53 (3)
  • Comin' on Thru
  • Dilks, Johnny & His Visitacion Valley Boys
  • 2:14
  • Sound Clip for Comin' on Thru from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 54 (3)
  • Little Ole You
  • Hollisters
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for Little Ole You from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 55 (3)
  • Sting in This Ole Bee
  • Thompson, Hank
  • 2:33
  • Sound Clip for Sting in This Ole Bee from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 56 (3)
  • Here I Am in Dallas
  • Wayne, Dallas
  • 2:56
  • Sound Clip for Here I Am in Dallas from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 57 (3)
  • Truck Drivin' Man
  • Twangbangers
  • 3:42
  • Sound Clip for Truck Drivin' Man from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 58 (3)
  • It Stops with Me
  • Hot Club Of Cowtown
  • 4:21
  • Sound Clip for It Stops with Me from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 59 (3)
  • Dark End of the Hallway
  • Brown, Clarence "Gatemouth"
  • 6:05
  • Sound Clip for Dark End of the Hallway from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 60 (3)
  • Walk Away If You Want To
  • Domino Kings
  • 2:33
  • Sound Clip for Walk Away If You Want To from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 61 (3)
  • Birth of the Blues
  • Smith, Whit Hot Jazz Caravan
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for Birth of the Blues from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 62 (4)
  • Dallas
  • Gilmore, Jimmie Dale
  • 3:29
  • Sound Clip for Dallas from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 63 (4)
  • Blue Blvd
  • Alvin, Dave
  • 4:53
  • Sound Clip for Blue Blvd from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 64 (4)
  • West Texas Plains
  • Flores, Rosie
  • 3:42
  • Sound Clip for West Texas Plains from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 65 (4)
  • Link of Chain
  • Smither, Chris
  • 3:49
  • Sound Clip for Link of Chain from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 66 (4)
  • Gallo de Cielo
  • Russell, Tom
  • 6:30
  • Sound Clip for Gallo de Cielo from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 67 (4)
  • By Way of Sorrow
  • Miller, Julie
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for By Way of Sorrow from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 68 (4)
  • Louise
  • 4:44
  • Sound Clip for Louise from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 69 (4)
  • The Wild Ox Moan
  • Muldaur, Geoff
  • 4:42
  • Sound Clip for The Wild Ox Moan from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 70 (4)
  • No Love Today
  • Smither, Chris
  • 4:56
  • Sound Clip for No Love Today from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 71 (4)
  • The Walls of Red Wing
  • 4:30
  • Sound Clip for The Walls of Red Wing from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 72 (4)
  • Beyond the Blues
  • 3:50
  • Sound Clip for Beyond the Blues from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 73 (4)
  • All My Tears
  • Miller, Julie
  • 3:34
  • Sound Clip for All My Tears from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 74 (4)
  • Padre Prays for Rain
  • Aztex
  • 4:08
  • Sound Clip for Padre Prays for Rain from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 75 (4)
  • Midnight and Lonesome
  • Miller, Buddy
  • 3:55
  • Sound Clip for Midnight and Lonesome from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 76 (4)
  • Gone in Pawn
  • Po' Girl
  • 3:27
  • Sound Clip for Gone in Pawn from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 77 (4)
  • Since You Went Away
  • 3:23
  • Sound Clip for Since You Went Away from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 78 (4)
  • En La Central de Colima (Version Acustica)
  • Reales Del Rancho
  • 3:43
  • Sound Clip for En La Central de Colima (Version Acustica) from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 79 (4)
  • Tonight We Ride
  • Russell, Tom
  • 3:22
  • Sound Clip for Tonight We Ride from American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)


  • 80 (5)
  • My Baby Thinks She's French (DVD)
  • Ely, Joe

  • 81 (5)
  • Rainin' Rainin' Rainin' (DVD)
  • Stewart, Gary

  • 82 (5)
  • Just Can't Cry No More (DVD)
  • Lonesome Strangers

  • 83 (5)
  • Why Did She Stay with Him (DVD)
  • Alvin, Dave

  • 84 (5)
  • Blue Highway (DVD)
  • Flores, Rosie

  • 85 (5)
  • King of California (DVD)
  • Alvin, Dave

  • 86 (5)
  • Rum and Rodeo (DVD)
  • Myles, Heather

  • 87 (5)
  • South of Round Rock, Texas (DVD)
  • Watson, Dale

  • 88 (5)
  • My Sinful Days Are Over (DVD)
  • Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys

  • 89 (5)
  • The Rose of the San Joaquin (DVD)
  • Russell, Tom

  • 90 (5)
  • You Can't Wrap Your Arms Around a Memory (DVD)
  • Brown, Marty

  • 91 (5)
  • You Can Say That Again (DVD)
  • Rodriguez, Johnny

  • 92 (5)
  • Lovin' the Bottle (DVD)
  • Myles, Heather

  • 93 (5)
  • An Empty Glass (DVD)
  • Stewart, Gary

  • 94 (5)
  • Honky Tonk Moon (DVD)
  • Flores, Rosie

  • 95 (5)
  • Barn Burning (DVD)
  • Alvin, Dave

    • Credits of American Music: The Hightone Records Story (Box Set)

    • Lloyd Maines
    • Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Steel), Slide Guitar, Original Session Producer
    • Gurf Morlix
    • Bass, Original Session Producer, Engineer, Mixing
    • Buddy Miller
    • Bass, Vocals, Engineer, Mixing, Mando-Guitar, Original Session Producer, ?, Melodica, Guitar, Harmonium
    • Bo Ramsey
    • Guitar, Original Session Producer, Vocals
    • Tom Rozum
    • Guitar, Vocals, Mandola, Original Session Producer, Mandolin
    • Otis Rush
    • Guitar, Vocals, Original Session Producer
    • Larry Sloven
    • Executive Producer, Original Session Producer, Spoken Word, Production Coordination
    • Jon Tiven
    • Organ, Original Session Producer, Guitar, Engineer
    • Redd Volkaert
    • Guitar, Vocals, Mixing, Original Session Producer, Guitar (Electric)
    • Dusty Wakeman
    • Bass, Original Session Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Bass (Upright)
    • Dallas Wayne
    • Guitar (Acoustic), Original Session Producer, Vocals, Guitar (Rhythm)
    • Lou Whitney
    • Bass, Engineer, Mixing, Original Session Producer, Vocals
    • Dale Watson
    • Guitar, Vocals, Original Session Producer
    • Eric Danheim
    • Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Baritone), Spanish Guitar
    • Mark Neill
    • Engineer, Mixing, Original Session Producer
    • Seth Kauffman
    • Vocals, Original Session Producer, Instrumentation, Engineer
    • Hank Bones
    • Bass, Production Assistant, Harmony Vocals, Percussion
    • Bruce Bromberg
    • Executive Producer, Mixing, Spoken Word, Original Session Producer, Production Assistant
    • Roy Dea
    • Original Session Producer
    • Andrew Hardin
    • Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals (Background), Production Assistant, Harmony Vocals, Guitar, Percussion
    • Wally Hersom
    • Engineer, Bass (Upright), Original Session Producer
    • Greg Leisz
    • Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Lap Steel Guitar, Original Session Producer, Vocals, Dobro, Pedal Steel
    • Mark Linett
    • Engineer, Original Session Producer, Mixing
    • Geoff Muldaur
    • Guitar, Vocals, Original Session Producer, Arranger
    • Tom Russell
    • Guitar (Acoustic), Liner Notes, Original Session Producer, Accordion, Vocals
    • Joe Ely
    • Guitar, Original Session Producer, Vocals
    • Roy Rogers
    • National Steel Guitar, Original Session Producer
    • Laurie Lewis
    • Fiddle, Guitar, Vocals, Original Session Producer


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