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BUY
CALVIN'S NEW CD, 'In Spite Of It All' (USA EDITION)
We're
proud to have the USA Release of 'In
Spite Of It All' for sale exclusively
here on Calvin Russell's Official Website!.
There
is also a bonus of 3 live tracks from The Saxon Pub in Austin,
Texas!
This is the first time that Calvin's live shows from Austin have
ever
been released!! The live tracks are from 12/28/04 and
mark the
reunion of the original Calvin Russell Band, together again
after 10 years:
Calvin
Russell: Guitar & vocals
Gary Craft: lead guitar
Kim Dechamps: lap steel guitar
David Waddell: bass & vocals
Leland Waddell: drums
Calvin
Russell has a penchant not only for melancholy blues tunes, but
also for
rock music, particularly of the sort that the Rolling Stones
specialised
in during the early Seventies. Every rock music buff’s heart
beats
faster when Calvin Russell goes into ‘Voodoo River’ or ‘Just
Like L.A.’ with their clattering drums, raw riffs and
mercilessly
roaring rock guitars. These two songs in particular express his
fascination
for the Wild West the way he encountered it during his repeated
travels
through the desert between Texas and California. Russell’s
modesty
when he documents his own humble needs in ‘All I Need’ also
stems from these experiences. “I’m a lazy dog,” he says,
explaining his attitude of taking life in his stride.
'In
Spite Of It All' shows Calvin Russell as one of
America’s
authentic songwriters who carries his heart on his tongue and
reveals
every corner of his big soul to his fans. Marked by life in the
exciting
Sixties and colourful Seventies, his unconditional pragmatism is
omnipresent.
“I just wanna live till I die,” he sings (‘Live Till
I Die’), looks back on his eventful life (‘In Spite Of It
All’) and closes the album with ‘Cans’, a heart-rending,
melancholy slow blues number: “Homeless, helpless, hopeless, I
guess
IŽd be penniless unless I found beer cans, coke cans, all
kinds”,
he laments, summing up the part of his earthly existence that he
spent
in poverty and inner conflict. Order
the CD now!!!
See
the reviews of 'In Spite of it All'.
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PLAY
'Oval Room' FROM THE CD 'In Spite Of It All'
Here's
Calvin's
version of Blaze
Foley's
'Oval Room', from the new CD, 'In Spite Of
It All'
in RealAudio stream. 'He's the President, but I don't care...'
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Tracklist
for the' In Spite of it All' USA Release:
In the Studio:
1. Oval Room
2. My Moneys On You
3. But I Got You
4. Live Till I Die
5. Over And Over
6. Just Like L.A.
7. In Spite Of It All
8. Too Much Room
9. Cans
10. Voodoo River
Live from the Saxon Pub 12/28/04:
11.Crossroads
12. Wild, Wild West
13. Freight Train
The
Studio Band:
Calvin Russell: lead vocals, rhythm guitars
Gabe Rhodes: lead guitar
Rick Brannon: guitars
Greg Hampton: bass guitar
Chris Collier: drums
Joe Frenchwood: drums
Pat Regan: piano
Steffen Presley: B3 Organ
The
Live Band:
Calvin
Russell: guitar & vocals
Gary Craft: lead guitar
Kim Dechamps: lap steel guitar
David Waddell: bass & vocals
Leland Waddell: drums
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