Dick Curless - Don't Fence Me In - The Early Recordings 1956-1960

JASMINE RECORDS

£10.49

Cat. no: JASMCD3769
Format: CD
Barcode: 604988376920
Release Date: 29th January 2021
Genre: Country

Widely known in country music circles for his distinctive look (an eye patch covered his right eye after an accident) and a string of hits that began in the mid-1960s with the truck driving classic ‘A Tombstone Every Mile’ and that took him into the Billboard charts a total of 22 times between 1965 and 1973, Maine-born Dick Curless packed a lot of recording into his five decades as an active country artist.

Although he became associated with the truckin’ sub-genre after the success of ‘Tombstone’. Dick started out as a singer of both country and, specifically, western music.

The material featured in this Jasmine collection focuses on Dick’s early recordings from the mid-50s to the early 60s. His warm baritone makes traditional cowboy songs come to life in the same way that his later hits did for trucking music. After he became famous later on, the company he recorded for bought these up and essentially buried them so they would not form the basis of ‘cash in’ budget releases. Seldom if ever reissued, this may well be the first time that they have all been brought together on a single CD.

As always, this collection is remastered from the best possible sources and features a comprehensive biography of this prolific singer-songwriter in the booklet. Dick was extremely popular in Europe, touring and even recording albums throughout the EU in the later part of his career. Those who caught his act will be very pleased to add this appealing anthology of ‘early Curless’ to their collections of his recordings.

Tracks: The Crawdad Song / Rock Island Line / Don’t Fence Me In / The Big Rock Candy Mountain / Rovin’ Gambler / Molly Darling / The Yellow Rose Of
Texas / Little Liza Jane / Careless Love / Buffalo Gal / New San Antonio Rose / Little Brown Jug / High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) / The Strawberry Roan / Red River Valley / Cowboy Jack / On Top Of Old Smokey / Home On The Range / Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie / The Old Chisholm Trail / I Ride An Old Paint / Whoopie Ti-Yi-Yo / Green Grow The Lilacs / The Last Round Up / The Streets Of Laredo / The Foggy, Foggy Dew / China Nights / Blues In My Mind