Danny O'Keefe - Country Song / Steel Guitar flac album

In the 1970's, Danny O'Keefe put out a string of albums that cemented his reputation as being among the best songwriters of his generation. These days, casual fans know him best for his Top Ten hit "Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues" or Jackson Browne's version of "The Road" from the classic Running On Empty album. Miranda’s album The Weight of These Wings has been the Country album twice on the country charts. Danny's songs have been recorded by a Who's Who of artists over the last thirty plus years: Elvis Presley, Cab Calloway, Charlie Rich, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Earl Klugh, Chris Hillman, Conway Twitty, Leon Russell, Dwight Yoakam, Jerry Lee Lewis and Milt Hinton. Quits"), Sheena Easton ("Next to You"), Jesse Colin Young ("Night School"), Chris Smither ("Steel Guitar "), Ute Lemper ("You Look Just Like A Girl Again") and Alan Jackson ("Anywhere on Earth You Are").

Steel Guitar" and "Covered Wagon" are strong country-rock efforts, while "Rev. Stone" is strange, artsy, and intense. The disc has been processed through what sounds like low-budget PC audio software, since it is full of noise-suppression artifacts - digital chirping, noise supression roll-offs, etc. My advise is to wait for the album to be remastered by a record company who respects this album and has a real ear for audio cleanup. 17 people found this helpful.

1971 Danny O'Keefe (L). Scans. 05. Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues. 07. Saturday Morning. 03.

While 1972's O'Keefe scored singer/songwriter Danny O'Keefe his biggest hit ever with "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues," - and continues to garner him royalty checks because of all the people who covered it (Elvis among them), the album is a classic in its own right. The single is the opening track, and it remains one of the greatest songs about desolation ever written. It's all in his voice, not in the instrumentation, except for an acoustic guitar that plays mantra-like behind him in the longish intro; sounding like a melancholy pastoral is a bit snappy and never prepares the listener for the words.

Danny O'Keefe originally released Steel Guitar written by Danny O'Keefe and Danny O'Keefe released it on the album Danny O'Keefe in 1970. It was also covered by Chris Smither. Danny O'Keefe Album December 1970. Request a synchronization license.

Album by Danny O'Keefe. 3:10 Smokey Thursday. Bottle Up And Go. Come Dance With Me. Canary.

Listen to music from Danny O'Keefe like Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues, Shooting Star & more. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from Danny O'Keefe. In 1972, the legendary Ahmet Ertegun signed Danny O'Keefe to Atlantic Records, then teamed him with the incomparable producer Arif Mardin, resulting in his top-five Billboard hit "Goodtime Charlie's Got the Blues. This was followed by the classic album Breezy Stories in 1973.

Lead Guitar, Lead Guitar, Lead Vocals – Danny O'Keefe. Organ – Bobby Emmons. Percussion – Hayward Bishop. Piano – Bobby Wood, Shane Keister. Producer – Arif Mardin. Producer – Ahmet Ertegun, Neil Rosengarden. Soloist – Danny O'Keefe (tracks: A2, A4-A6, B2-B6), Reggie Young (tracks: A1, A3, B1). Steel Guitar – Leo LeBlanc. Trumpet – Markie Markowitz. Violin – Howard McNatt. Written-By – Danny O'Keefe (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B5), Hank Williams (tracks: A4). Notes.