Rejected by Nashville is the Whiskey Rebel's opinionated guide to
real country music albums. He has been writing music reviews, album
liner notes, as well as columns in music and art magazines for over
two decades. This is his fourth book. He is veteran amateur
musician himself, and holds a History degree from Texas State
University. Rejected by Nashville; is finally coming to light after
being in the works for eight years. In 261 pages, 265 vinyl and CD
albums are reviewed. Also included is an extensive bibliography.
Irwin brings the albums he describes to life. The reader feels as
though he has been invited over for a record listening party, with
The Whiskey Rebel spinning the disc. He shares his vast knowledge
of country music history, without sounding like an encyclopedia. He
educates the reader in a fun and casual manner, about the music he
feels Nashville has swept under the rug, in favor of
country-synth-pop. Phil started out buying country LPs at thrift
stores about 30 years ago. He owns every album reviewed in these
pages and rarely paid more than $1 for them. This is very much a
fan book written for folks on a budget. He points out to the reader
that they too can still find tons of real country albums at flea
markets and record shows and yard sales for that same $1 or under.
Real country music is the old fashioned stuff; that often features
steel and twangy guitars, real drums, and sung frequently by ugly
or average looking performers. They were the standard for several
decades--before Nashville began hiring stables of handsome hunks
who look good in cowboy hats, and belly button waggling gals who
look like models. Real country music is alive, and well appreciated
around the world (especially in England and Germany) and is still
performed in all pockets of the USA. The performers rely heavily on
the standards set by the pioneers and icons of the genre, ranging
from the godfather of country Jimmie Rogers, to artist still
performing: George Jones and Merle Haggard. Included in this guide
are many reviews by Jimmie Rodgers on down the line to the Carter
Family, Ernest Tubb, Hank Williams Sr., Webb Pierce, Kitty Wells,
Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Loretta Lynn, Dave Dudley, Red
Sovine, Porter Wagoner, Johnny Paycheck, Tammy Wynette, Moe Bandy,
Buck Owens, Bill Monroe, Tanya Tucker and Merle Haggard. He also
covers current artists keeping the tradition alive such as: Wayne
Hancock, Dale Watson, and Hank III. He's also included lots of
reviews of lesser-known artist's albums from over the years, some
of which are extremely obscure, but deserving of attention in his
view. The Whiskey Rebel admits to being a sucker for drinking and
cheating songs. There are 16 categories: Bluegrass, Cash, Duets,
The Gals, Hanks, Honky Tonk, Nashville-The Good Years, Obscure,
Other Country's Country, All The Outlaws, Pioneers, Rockabillies
and Hep Cats, Truckers, Tune Warblers, West Coast, and Keepers of
the Flame. In the 1980's, Nashville systematically cleaned house.
Terminating the contracts of veteran musicians and artist, who had
been with them for as long as 40 years. The strategy was to
eliminate the rural/hick aspect and go after the lucrative pop
music market. The first wave of crossover artists was frequently
'60's and '70's pop and rock stars, given a makeover. Their music
was heavily produced to homogenize the sound (a.k.a. Country Lite)
and accessible to a wider audience. Real country music has gained a
resurgence by a broad based audience: Universities are teaching
courses, young people who are bored with the offerings of radio,
and of course, the folks that grew up listening to the old
favorites, are seeking out music that they feel has heart and soul,
and sung by real people with real stories. Thankfully there are
labels reissuing hard to find songs that previously were only
available on rare and expensive '78s, onto CDs, which he also
covers.
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