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"God likes a southern accent, and He tolerates country music and quite a bit of guitar," Johnny Cash once preached to us, and country rock pioneer Chris Hillman should know this as well. He was there when country rock was born in the early and mid-Sixties, and along with The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Gene Clark, Gram Parsons, and the influences of Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, The Louvin Brothers, Hillman became one of the legendary key figures that brought traditional country music and Sixties rock together.
In 1968, The Byrds gave birth to the intriguing sparseness of 'Sweetheart Of The Rodeo', an honest and quintessential milestone in the long career of the founding father of country rock: Chris Hillman, who grew up with traditional bluegrass music and started out as a superb bluegrass traditionalist.
Gram Parsons's brilliant songwriting and Chris Hillman's backing vocals were also the main ingredients for The Flying Burrito Brothers. The truly impressive and influential debut record 'The Gilded Palace Of Sin' was released nearly a year after The Byrds' successful 'Sweetheart Of The Rodeo', and 'The Gilded Palace Of Sin' quickly became another precious landmark with many classic tunes, such as 'Juanita ', 'Sin City', and the cover 'Dark End Of The Street'. As always, the songs are sincerely devoted to psychedelic folk rock and traditional country music.
While Gram Parsons left after the second, mediocre release 'Burrito DeLuxe', Hillman stayed for a while with The Flying Burritos, and - although they kept on trying for a very long time - The Flying Burrito Brothers would never reach the fineness and intensity of 'The Gilded Palace Of Sin' again. Hillman continued throughout the Seventies with The Souther Hillman Furay, the shamelessly forgotten and magical Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn (who used to be the frontman of The Byrds), and Hillman released several less successful solo albums. In 1986, he gained new success when he started Desert Rose Band. Hillman has continued ever since, sometimes as an outlaw and sometimes accompanied by his talented friends.
With The Coal Porters' release of 'The Chris Hillman Concerts', Sid Griffin has found a way to show his love for bluegrass music and at the same time honour his hero. Prior to 'The Chris Hillman Concerts', Sid Griffin and The Coal Porters released something similar as a tribute for Gram Parsons. Much in the style of 'The Gram Parsons Tribute Concert', this new release is country in its purest form and perfectly captures The Coal Porters' enthusiasm and ambiance of an intimate evening for devoted fans of country rock. What we've got here is a wonderful collection of classic Hillman tunes, but, of course, there is also a handful of public domain songs that were brilliantly covered by Chris Hillman, such as the Leon Payne-penned classic 'Lost Highway', the Byrds' interpretation of Bob Dylan's 'You Ain't Goin' Nowhere', and the traditional songs 'I'm A Pilgrim' and 'Brand New Heartache'. More standout tracks on this 17-track release include: 'When The Ship Comes In', 'Wheels', 'Sin City', 'Cody Cody', and 'Older Guys', but it's hard to find anything less interesting. Chris Hillman couldn't ask for a more devoted tribute than this.
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