Various Artists - Truckers/Kickers: Birth of Country Rock Vol 6 1973 (CD)

Details: EU-only two CD set in digipak with comprehensive booklet. Volume 6 - 1973: The leading edge of the country rock scene was shifting from Los Angeles to Austin. In March 1973, Crawdaddy magazine highlighted the Austin for the first time. Pretty soon, everyone was catching on. In September, Billboard devoted a full page to Austin, calling out Willie Nelson, Doug Sahm, Jerry Jeff Walker, and Billy Joe Shaver. The original standard-bearers of Country Rock, the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers, had lost their way, but their guru, Gram Parsons, made two of the finest LPs of any era. Parsons' work is the cornerstone of our last two volumes. But we detour to Austin to catch Doug Sahm, Jerry Jeff Walker, the Lost Gonzo Band, and Willie Nelson. We gather the best of the era's country rock from Nashville, New York, San Francisco, and all points in-between. Here are the era's greatest recordings and the stories behind them.

Tracklist:

1. Sahm Doug and Band - (Is Anybody Going to) San Antone
2. Nelson Willie - Shotgun Willie
3. Parsons Gram - That?S All It Took
4. Delbert ; Glen - California Livin?
5. Zandt Townes Van - Pancho ; Lefty
6. Walker Jerry Jeff - Gettin? By
7. Bare Bobby - Ride Me Down Easy
8. Shaver Billy Joe - Old Five and Dimers Like Me
9. Cale J.J. - If You?Re Ever in Oklahoma
10. Wilson Hank - Roll in My Sweet Baby?S Arms
11. Clark Gene - Don't This Road Look Rough and Rocky (Aka Rough and Rocky)
12. Earl Scruggs Revue the - Salty Dog Blues
13. New Riders of the Purple Sage - Lonesome L.A. Cowboy
14. Band the - Crying Heart Blues
15. Goose Creek Symphony - (Oh Lord Won't You Buy Me a) Mercedes Benz
16. Roberts Rick - Glad to Be Goin?
17. Ozark Mountain Daredevils - Country Girl
18. Borderline - Please Help Me Forget
19. Linde Dennis - Burning Love
20. Little Feat - Roll Um Easy
21. Hicks Dan ; His Hot Licks - Payday Blues
22. Sahm Doug and Band - It?S Gonna Be Easy
23. Walker Jerry Jeff - Up Against the Wall Redneck Mother
24. Nelson Willie - the Troublemaker
25. Axton Hoyt - Sweet Misery
26. Cale J.J. - Lies
27. Little Feat - Dixie Chicken
28. Allman Brothers Band the - Ramblin' Man
29. Parsons Gram - She
30. Earl Scruggs Revue the - If I?D Only Come and Gone
31. Asleep at the Wheel - Take Me Back to Tulsa
32. Walker Jerry Jeff - Sangria Wine
33. Commander Cody - Everybody?S Doing It
34. Ford Jim - Big Mouth USA
35. Delbert ; Glen - to Be with You
36. Friedman Kinky - Sold American
37. Goose Creek Symphony - Me and Him
38. Nesmith Michael - Winonah
39. Clark Gene - Here Tonight
40. Parsons Gene - Sonic Bummer
41. Taylor Chip - 101 in Cashbox
42. Shaver Billy Joe - I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train
43. Zandt Townes Van - If I Needed You
44. Parsons Gram ; Harris Emmylou - Sleepless Nights
45. Sir Douglas Quintet the - Texas Tornado
46. Walker Jerry Jeff - London Homesick Blues