Since 2007, New West Records has curated the finest collection of recordings available from the Austin City Limits® television program, on CD, DVD, and vinyl. These recordings, culled from hundreds of performances from the 1970s to the 2000s, represent one of the greatest treasures in American music.
Join us as we dig through the archives and uncover some of the greatest live recordings in history.
There's a reason why Merle Haggard was called things like "Poet of the Common Man" and "the Blue Collar Poet" because he could write so masterfully that he made it look easy.
Neko Case Ghost Wiring (2002) What happens at home since I've gone away Needles drop soft and sharp And the leaves gently sway Low ceiling moves in and circles the bay Rain rakes the trees The Sound that's counted so many days So many days Wet shoes drag you off to school Shoes that never dry Crows curse and beat their wings Why can't you be smarter girl? Lift up your face Don't feel sorry for yourself I'll always wait for you Your ghost is a lightshow at night On the Grand Coulee Dam The river is watching you At the drive-in tonight Who do they comfort now Since I've gone away
Yesterday was the first time I'd heard this song, and Kris is one of my favorite songwriters. It's now my favorite song from him, and this is a damn fine performance.
Thank you. I had this on my AMI Jukebox app playlist for a long time - until they finally pulled it - for some reason :) So, I just downloaded it from your post. Thanks again.
His voice always sent chills down my bac!!! Love him so much!!! Oh God he will be so missed!!! RIP Kris forever more!!! Hope you had been able to see and talk to your family and friends... 🌿🌹🌿
He was SO good. I remember in the late 80s seeing interviews of his close family members so distraught at his "suicide" in police custody. I was a couple years removed from high school and in a working/gigging rock band and it hit me hard to lose such an inspiration in such an event marred with so much doubt. The tele masters are mostly gone. Buchanan, Gatton,, Nichols, Burton.....and so many more
She wore red dresses with her black shining hair She had my baby and caused me to care Then coldly she left me to suffer and cry She wore red dresses and told such sweet lies I never knew him but he took her away And on my knees like a madman for vengeance I prayed While the pain and the anger destroyed my weak mind She wore red dresses and left the wounded behind I searched til I found them, then I cursed at the sight Of their sleeping shadows in the cold neon light In the dark morning silence I placed the gun to her head She wore red dresses, but now she lay dead
