I received my advance copy of Dale Watson & His Lonestars new album from Ellen Stanley at Red House Records just in time to debut it last night's show. A new album by Dale Watson is an event. Since his Hightone debut with Cheatin' Heart Attack Dale Watson has set the benchmark for modern honky tonk. I still get a thrill every time I hear the opening bars of the title track and remember how blown away I was on first hearing the "punk Merle Haggard" one Saturday morning at Yesterday & Today Records back in 1995. |
