The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll says that Jimmie Dale Gilmore’s first demo recordings, back in 1965, were paid for by Buddy Holly’s father. Whew! That’s the kind of Friday night it was at the Narrows as The Flatlanders, Joe Ely (below), Jimmie Dale and Butch Hancock (above, left to right), took our beloved stage.A feel
ing of the historic, a feeling of dust, a feeling of Lubbock. The lines in the faces of guys who’ve been there and back and then there again.Your humble blogger got himself in the mood in the afternoon by watching You Tube clips from the semi-cult film The Big Lebowski, in which Jimmie Dale makes an appearance. Then followed that up with a listen to The Flatlanders first recording in five years, Hills and Valleys.
Newcomer Joe Pug, the young guy down below, opened with a strong set.
The show was broadcast on mvyradio.com. Should be posted soon.
1 comment:
My wife and made our first trip to the Narrows for The Flatlanders and it was AWESOME! The room is a great upclose experience with wonderful accustics. Can't wait for our next visit. Oh, and the show, if you we're there, you missed an incredible night. It was better than we hoped it would be.
Floyd Thomas
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