How in the hell does this awesome performance by one of the best songwriters alive today have only 19 likes and 757 views??! James McMurtry has the rare ability to transport me away from my (sometimes) mundane existence to places I've never been. I can see the Lights of Cheyenne and literally smell South Dakota! Love your work, JM!
Same reason the average person would rather watch reality TV instead of reading a good book. One is passive with no intellectual effort while the other requirers thought and consideration. JM writes for people who take the time to think and consider what they're hearing. A song writing gem if there ever was one.
Look at the number 1 song on the charts “WAP”. I would not want this amazing man in that company. It would be an insult to good music to lump it in with the crap that’s popular in this country.
I think JM is one of the best story song writer/singer that lives. It's a shame his music doesn't see play on the FM dial. We are considered lucky because we found him.
One of my best bike trips ever was to follow James from the Great Lakes back down to Texas. Every show was great and in the end I was in Texas and that is a whole other story! Thank you CBC for playing James' music that one perfect time way back when. And of course thanks James!
In the late 80s there was a station in St. Louis that played some James McMurtry around drive time. I was blown away and since then I don't think I have ever heard him on any radio. I don't remember the station's call letters or who the DJ was but thank goodness at least one station had some class.
thanks yall terrific yall od great things i love James as a verbose person performer volunteer community disc jockey I admire his terse poignant precise manner of speaking and obviously his musicianship and lyricism and heart mind and soul...
I just reently had the honour of he thanks to and with the wonderful gem BettySoo come thru our little community radio station that does in Madrid New Mexico of that amazing pair coming thru the station otw from a gig in santa fe to abq to generously play their music and chat a bit.....thankfully I have experience with writers and introverts and the economy of words so was able to get some gems out of James mouth on and off air.....while somone else yall have aired Kevin Shinyribs Russell a dear friend now to me nad many is the sort if you met you say I wanna party with that cat....after interacting for a bit and by James standards a lot I said this cat I wanna break bread with and listen to....anyhoo thanks for sharing
How in the hell does this awesome performance by one of the best songwriters alive today have only 19 likes and 757 views??! James McMurtry has the rare ability to transport me away from my (sometimes) mundane existence to places I've never been. I can see the Lights of Cheyenne and literally smell South Dakota! Love your work, JM!
Same reason McDonald's is always busy = bell curve rules all.
Same reason the average person would rather watch reality TV instead of reading a good book. One is passive with no intellectual effort while the other requirers thought and consideration. JM writes for people who take the time to think and consider what they're hearing. A song writing gem if there ever was one.
Look at the number 1 song on the charts “WAP”. I would not want this amazing man in that company. It would be an insult to good music to lump it in with the crap that’s popular in this country.
I think JM is one of the best story song writer/singer that lives. It's a shame his music doesn't see play on the FM dial. We are considered lucky because we found him.
One of my best bike trips ever was to follow James from the Great Lakes back down to Texas. Every show was great and in the end I was in Texas and that is a whole other story! Thank you CBC for playing James' music that one perfect time way back when. And of course thanks James!
In the late 80s there was a station in St. Louis that played some James McMurtry around drive time. I was blown away and since then I don't think I have ever heard him on any radio. I don't remember the station's call letters or who the DJ was but thank goodness at least one station had some class.
I discovered him via the internet radio station, Radio Paradise...
"Too Long in the Wasteland" was on rock radio in Oregon in '89, and that was the last time I heard him in that medium.
Superb, thank you so much for sharing
thanks yall terrific yall od great things i love James as a verbose person performer volunteer community disc jockey I admire his terse poignant precise manner of speaking and obviously his musicianship and lyricism and heart mind and soul...
I just reently had the honour of he thanks to and with the wonderful gem BettySoo come thru our little community radio station that does in Madrid New Mexico of that amazing pair coming thru the station otw from a gig in santa fe to abq to generously play their music and chat a bit.....thankfully I have experience with writers and introverts and the economy of words so was able to get some gems out of James mouth on and off air.....while somone else yall have aired Kevin Shinyribs Russell a dear friend now to me nad many is the sort if you met you say I wanna party with that cat....after interacting for a bit and by James standards a lot I said this cat I wanna break bread with and listen to....anyhoo thanks for sharing
James is great! Thank you.
Love this voice and these songs
nobody can match his lyrics facinating!!!!
Don't yell at me while I'm cleaning my gun........I'm hooked
America's best and most important chronicler of life outside the blue cities.
Seen him several times, he's great. Chris Knight is in the same category.
This is amazing!
Great song.
Honey don't be yelling at me when I'm cleaning my gun....I hate guns, but what a line.
J McM...you are appreciated.
if that's not a lesson in songwriting, than I don't know what is.
Porch guitar from a man who's seen some shit. I can relate.
James, you have been my wife and my favorite for musician for our entire lives together.
adda boy, james
how about that church-like architecture across the street
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