#1 gold record. He enjoyed a total of eight Top 10 singles and five Top 10 albums during his career, and won three Grammy Awards, including awards for his work with the Texas Tornados supergroup. Lovin’ Tex-Mex Style collects 20 tracks
that include live and alternate takes, includ- ing live cuts of his two biggest hits, as well as covers of Ray Charles’ “What I’d Say,” Merle Haggard’s “Silver Wings,” Hank Thompson’s “Wild Side of Life,” and “She’s About a Mover” by Sir Douglas Quintet (featuring Sam Sahm, later a member of Texas Torna- dos with Fender). Additionally, the Fender magic is front and center on “The Girl Who Waits On Tables,” “Mathilda,” “Lovin’ Cajun Style,” “Going Out with the Tide,” and many others.
The CD is a collection of songs deliv-
ered in the unmistakable sound of Freddy Fender, and a staunch reminder of the music hat made him a superstar of seventies coun- try, pop and Tejano music scenes.
-Michael Buffalo Smith quarternotes
The Eagle Rock Singers are back with their sophomore release, No Glory, continu- ing the new tradition they began with their debut album in 2015. The Singers began their group back in 2010 as a group of friends gath- ered together to celebrate the old-time gospel spirit of artists like The Dixie Hummingbirds and Sister Rosetta Tharpe, blending the gospel with modern influences such as The Black Keys and Wilco. The result of the com- bined influences makes The Eagle Rock Singers a unique sound of old school com- bined with new school. It’s fresh. It’s original. Outstanding tracks like rocking “Haunted (By the Holy Ghost),” combine with the beautiful
harmonies of songs like “Church Fire” (recorded live in a historic church in Lincoln Heights, CA) make this an album you need to check out.. Chuck Berry’s first album since 1979, Chuck was released just three months after his death, and includes a variety of songs that date back as far as the ‘80’s. For the album, Chuck received a little help from his friends Nathaniel Rateliff and Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello, and there are three generations of Berry guitarists on the record. At the age of 90, Berry turned out a pretty darn wonderful album filled with the same signature riffs that made him a leg- end beginning in the 1950’s. He turns in a se- quel to one of his best loved songs with “Lady B. Goode,” in honor of his longsuffering wife Themetta, and touches on the subjects of aging and mortality with “Eyes of a Man” and “Darlin.” It’s a fine swan song for a truly great rock and roll legend. . .Roger Waters, the legendary songwriter and musician of Pink Floyd fame, presents Is This The Life We Really Want? for his first rock album in 25 years, Waters enlisted producer Nigel Go- drich (Radiohead, Paul McCartney, Beck, U2) for the project, and features 12 all-new Wa- ters compositions. The album is an honest commentary on our world and the often fear The Wall. It’s the next best thing to a brand new Pink Floyd record . . Steve Earle’s Live From Austin, Texas (New West) presents the singer/songwriter at the very peak of his rise to fame in 1986. For the first time, fans can hear the entire concert from which Earle’s Austin City Limits television appearance was culled. The set is drawn from his Guitar Town and Exit 0 albums, and features fiery per- formances of “Guitar Town,” “Sweet Little ’66,” “Hillbilly Highway,” and “The Devil’s Right Hand,” and more. There are 17 tracks in all showcasing Earle’s amazing songwriting skills and rockabilly/Americana swagger. The sole cover tune is the Bruce Springsteen song “State Trooper,” and Steve sings it like he wrote it himself. Speaking of Springsteen,
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