MURPHEY, MICHAEL MARTIN - Austinology: Alleys Of Austin

2018 - For Austinology, Murphey chose songs, including some by the likes of Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt and Jerry Jeff Walker, that were important to the late 1960s and 1970s when he lived in Austin and created the “Cosmic Cowboy” era. Murphey is joined on the project by several artists who were integral to that era as well as those influenced by the work they created. The songs are given a fresh reading by Murphey and his special guests, including Willie Nelson (on “Alleys of Austin” and “Cosmic Cowboy”), Steve Earle (on “Geronimo’s Cadillac”), Lyle Lovett (on “Alleys of Austin,” “Cosmic Cowboy” and “Drunken Lady of the Morning”), Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison (on “Little Bird”), Jerry Jeff Walker (on “Cosmic Cowboy”), Amy Grant (on “Wildfire”), Randy Rogers (“Backslider’s Wine”), The Last Bandoleros (on Guy Clark’s “LA Freeway”) and more. Murphey, who plays and sounds better than ever, also enlisted some of the finest players in the world, including guitarist Kenny Greenberg (Nelson, Bob Seger, Etta James), dobroist Rob Ickes (Earl Scruggs, Alison Krauss, Vince Gill), keyboardist Tim Akers (Dolly Parton, Bruce Hornsby, Jimmy Webb) and more. The album is co-produced with Christopher Harris (CeCe Winans, Amy Grant).

16 Songs

• ALLEYS OF AUSTIN
• SOUTH CANADIAN RIVER SONG
• WILDFIRE
• GERONIMO'S CADILLAC
• TEXAS TRILOGY - DAYBREAK
• TEXAS TRILOGY - TRAINRIDE
• TEXAS TRILOGY - BOSQUE COUNTY ROMANCE
• BACKSLIDER'S WINE
• LA FREEWAY
• TEXAS MORNING
• COSMIC COWBOY
• LITTLE BIRD
• QUICKSILVER DAYDREAM OF MARIA
• DRUNKEN LADY OF THE MORNING
• GRINGO PISTOLERO
• THE OUTLAW MEDLEY