Wayne Hancock
A Town Blues
© El Toro Records 2007

We at El Toro Records have been long time fans of Wayne Hancock and we are proud to announce the we have licesed his fourth and newest CD, originally released in the USA by Bloodshot, for its release in Europe. Wayne possesses one of the most instantly identifiable voices in roots music and wraps it around whacked-out hillbilly barnburners, dusty desert ballads, and Hank Williams meets George Gershwin dance floor warmers. Backing him is a band of blazing hot players who swing like they fell out of the cradle clutching Bob Wills records and Duke Ellington teething rings.

The CD has 6 bonus tracks not included in the original version taken from the "South Austin Sessions" a LIMITED EDITION CD-EP available only on Bloodshot's web site and on Wayne's tour. These six song shows off Wayne's more jazzy side. Hot guitar and trombone help Wayne expand his sound. Three swinging originals and three choice covers.Don't miss a fabulous cover of "Stormy Weather" featuring Rebecca Snow on vocals.

Produced by Lloyd Maines (Wilco, Richard Buckner, Joe Ely, and, yes, the Dixie Chicks), "A-Town Blues" is loose and live, baby. Pedal steel, guitars, and buckhouse bass—that’s it. No trickery or effects, just the finely honed chops of a band that’s been known to play 200+ dates in a year. They swing through a set of songs that reflect Wayne's scorn for the soulless, pocketbook-driven sounds that ooze out of Nashville; songs that reminisce about old friends and family; songs that sing praises to the road and songs that rue the hazards of hooch.

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1. A-Town Blues
2. Man of the Road
3. Sands of Time
4. Miller, Jack & Mad Dog
5. Track 49
6. Life's Lonesome Road
7. Cow Cow Boogie
8. Route 23
9. Happy Birthday Julie
10. California Blues
11. Every Time
12. Viper
13. We Three
14. Railroad Blues
BONUS TRACKS
15. Hoy Hoy Hoy
16. Stormy Weather
17. Old Man Winter's Gonna Rock & Roll Tonight
18. Draggin Me Down
19. Hillbilly Hill Country Gal
20. Wine Spodiodie

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