Truck Mix Disc: Jerry Jeff

The Jerry Jeff Walker concert came and went several weeks ago. We enjoyed it. A beautiful night at the Minnesota Zoo. The outdoor auditorium was full with many "standing room only" spectators. Fortunately we had reserved seats, but we didnt really need them. Jerry Jeff's music has a tendency to get people dancing and singing along. A spontaneous honky tonk mosh pit formed during about the fifth song of the show and stayed throughout. My wife and I didn't dance but we did stand through much of the concert just so we could see the stage.

As mentioned in my previous Jerry Jeff post, I have many of his albums on vinyl LP. That means I'd never heard much of his recent songs until the concert. Though his work during the 70s is clearly his best, the concert convinced me that Jerry Jeff has put out some good stuff in the past 25 years too. So I've picked up a few of his CDs the past few weeks. Yee haw! Now I have some digital Jerry Jeff and can make a mix CD for my truck. The first Jerry Jeff CD I bought was Great Gonzos, which is a greatest hits collection but felt rather incomplete to me, so purchased some of his later full albums to fill the gaps. So now my "truck mix" consists of two discs: Great Gonzos and this mix disc that I made of the other albums.

1. it's a good night for singing (3:41)
2. pot can't call the kettle black (3:07)
3. jaded lover (2:43)
4. lone wolf (3:35)
5. pissin' in the wind (3:58)
6. hairy ass hillbillies (3:25)
7. leavin' texas (4:45)
8. mississippi on my mind (4:24)
9. like a coat from the cold (3:31)
10. navajo rug (3:02)
11. lovin' makes livin' worthwhile (3:40)
12. pickup truck (4:19)
13. man with the big hat (6:01)
14. trashy women (4:37)
15. alright guy (4:27)
16. every drop of water (4:05)
17. cowboy boots & bathin' suitsuits (4:18)

Note that this mix represents my favorite of the Jerry Jeff songs that I have on CD. There are many more favorites that I only have on vinyl and didn't want to go to the trouble of converting to digital or purchasing the CD. It's a nice mix of Jerry Jeff's strengths: honky tonk sing-alongs and pastoral nostalgia. Makes me want to spit sunflower seed shells every time I listen.