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WHISTLING IN THE WIND

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Listening to Leon Redbone is like taking a trip back in time. How many singers, after all, can deliver a ragtime flavored piece like "Dancin' on Daddy's Shoes" with a straight face? While Redbone's backward glance does offer a fresh counterpoint to the music of his contemporaries, the skeptical listener might be led to ask: how long can a singer get by with singing Stephen Foster songs? The answer on 1988's Whistling in the Wind seems to be as long as the singer feels like it. Sure, the idea of singing a duo with Merle Haggard might not work completely, and adding Ringo Starr's vocal on "My Little Grass Shack" may be a bit odd, but so what? Overall, Redbone is in fine form here, delivering sleepy, raspy vocals and backed by a number of classic jazz players like guitarist Frank Vignola and violinist Joe Venuti. One real revelation is Redbone's take on "Love Letters in the Sand," a song that's been almost impossible to listen to since Pat Boone ruined it back in the 1950s.

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Dancin' On Daddy's Shoes

When I Kissed That Girl Good-Bye

Bouquet Of Roses

Truckin' 101

Settin' By The Fire

Crazy Over Dixie

Little Grass Shack

Love Letters In The Sand

You're Gonna Lose Your Gal

If I Could Be With You

I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby

I Ain't Got Nobody

Personnel: Vince Giordano, Ringo Starr, Merle Haggard, more

Label:	ROUNDER
Number:	613238
Item Code:	7300
Format:	CD
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Price:	$13.00

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