I haven't yet got round to returning the Hightone Records Anthology - Rockin' From the Roots (here) to the shelves following posting Dave Alvin on the A to Z of American Cities
It seemed logical then to give it a spin and to feature some more of the great songs on it prior to tidying it away.
Hightone Records was an American label from Oakland, California which specialised in American roots music including country, rockabilly, western swing, blues and gospel. It was founded in 1983 with its catalogue being sold on to Shout! Factory in 2008.
Many of the artists on the label have graced these pages before including the three below.
We start with some blues courtesy of the Robert Cray Band with Phone Booth a song taken from 1983's Bad Influence which was the label's inaugural album.
Robert is followed by the late Chris Gaffney with a tribute to the great Panamania boxer Roberto Duran. Taken from his 1995 album Loser's Paradise. I saw him live once as half of The Hacienda Brothers.
Finally we have Tom Russell who recorded on Hightone for over a decade.When Sinatra Played Juarez from his 2001 album Borderland. I was all set to bookmark this one for my American Cities series until I discovered that Juarez is actually in Mexico.
You're on a roll at the moment CC
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