Posted on May 30th, 2010 at 6:15 pm by admin
In 1970, a rock ‘n’ roll trio with the handle of Riley, named after its leader Riley Watkins, recorded an album called Grandma’s Roadhouse with the help of future country music legend Gary Stewart. Only 500 copies of these hand stamped DIY records were pressed at the time – a few made it out into the world, the rest remained cloistered in the attics and basements of the participants and their families.
- From the liner notes by Michael Simmons (MOJO, LA WEEKLY, HUFFINGTON POST)
Mark Linn, the archeologist responsible for unearthing Kris Kristofferson’s early publishing demos (Please Don’t Tell Me How The Story Ends - The Publishing Demos 1968-72, Light In The Attic), and Love’s 1971 CBS sessions, (Love Lost - Sundazed) is reissuing this lost masterpiece of grease on Delmore Recordings with 3 extra songs discovered in one of those attics (also on vinyl, w/ mp3 download of all 13 tracks). The record is a country-fried-rock hybrid recorded off the clock at the legendary Bradley’s Barn studio, five years before Gary Stewart became King Of The Honky Tonks with songs like “She’s Acting Single, I’m Drinking Doubles.” Gary wrote four of the songs, sings lead vocals on the amazing “Drinkin’ Them Squeezins”, and “Love, Love You Lady”, and plays guitar, piano, and sings the highest high lonesome harmonies on everything else. Riley the man wrote and sang lead vocals on the majority of the songs in a gravelly blue eyed soul croon, while Riley the band rocks and harmonizes all over them. Nashville wasn’t looking for a Nashville version of Crazy Horse, Moby Grape, or Louie and The Lovers at the time (though maybe Owen Bradley was looking for a Nashville version of CCR), so the record didn’t get picked up and never had a life of it’s own… until now!
Order yours now! All prices include postage.
TRACK LISTING:
1. Grandma’s Roadhouse
2. Picture
3. Daddy’s Come Home
4. Love, Love You Lady
5. Listen To My Song
6. You Been Cheatin’ On Me Honey
7. Easy People
8. Field Of Green
9. Drinkin’ Them Squeezins
10. Funky Tar Paper Shack
CD Bonus:
11. Grandma’s Roadhouse (alt version)
12. Cows & Dogs, Ducks & Hogs
13. Gotta Get Away
VINYL:
$18: US/Canada • $28: World
CD:
$14: US/Canada • $17: World
Our Limited Edition Vinyl Reissue features:
- Silk screened back cover / hand stamped front cover
- Insert w/ liner notes and rare photos
- Riley illustration (suitable for framing!)
- “More Jam For Your Bread” bumper sticker
- Download code for entire record + 3 bonus tracks from our CD reissue