Showing posts with label Roy Head and the Traits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Roy Head and the Traits. Show all posts

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Texas Swing

One Hundred Ninety-Eight


Artist - Roy Head and the Traits
Album - Treat Me Right
Released - 1965
Label - Scepter Records
Genre - Rockabilly/Rock 'n Roll

Tracks:
Side A
Just A Little Bit
One More Time
Money
Get Back - Instrumental
The Feeling's Gone
Side B
Treat Me Right
Get Back - Vocal
Convicted
Night Train
My Babe

From the small town of San Marcus, Texas on a farm that borders on L.B.J.  Roy burst open the hit charts so quickly that it took just four weeks for a bright-eyed eager Texas boy to become know throughout the country and most of the world.

A surprising pick my my roommate, upon playing this album, I felt like I wanted to listen to something with a little swing and this record hit the spot.  Listening and dancing to music are two things that I love, but when you know that something is so genuine as a little Texas swing, it makes you feel good about where music comes from.  Roy Head, a Texas native, is from a little town of San Marcus, which is about 20 minutes-ish from Austin.  Exploring music from a state that I currently reside in makes me appreciate how so many different genres and talents exist in the world.  From the 60's to today!

Enjoy!!