Track Listing

1. Juke Joint Jumping
2. Poor Boy Blues
3. Thunderstorms and Neon Signs
4. She's My Baby
5. Big City Good Time Gal
6. Ain't Nobody's Blues But My Own
7. Double A Daddy
8. Why Don't You Leave Me Alone?
9. Tag Along
10. Cold Lonesome Wind
11. Locomotive Joe
12. No Loving Tonight
13. Friday and Saturday Night
14. Summertime

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #23900 in Music
• Brand: Wayne
• Released on: 2000-03-07
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Amazon.com
Playing the too-country for commercial radio side of the field, Wayne Hancock makes some of the loneliest Hank Williams-styled C&W since, well, since ol' Hank himself. Moving easily from hillbilly bop ("Double A Daddy") to dancehall honky tonk ("Juke Joint Jumpin'"), Hancock has the old-school twang down cold. He succeeds most, though, when he takes that old sound and fits it into his own modern life, as he does on the exquisitely drawn title track, where he details why pulling off to a motel whenever the highway weather gets bad makes his heart swell with fond memories. --David Cantwell

Customer Reviews

The real deal
I first heard Wayne on the Prairie Home Companion radio show News Years Eve Gala in Dallas, TX. I was in the audience that night and heard several of these songs performed live. I've owned the CD now for several years and have listened to it countless times. There's something simply extraordinary about the simple arrangements. Stan Smith's clarinet and Bob Stafford's trombone being brought in for some of the tracks lends it a crossover feel. I've even come to accept Wayne's abrasive take of "Summertime" at the CD's end. It's country that gets at the heart of the tradition. And there's a lot of heart packed into this CD's contents. The title track and "Cold, Lonesome Wind" highlight the melancholy elements wonderfully. They may be my favorites, though songs like "Juke Joint Jumping" and "Double A Daddy," with their driving, danceable rhythms, are brilliant. I highly recommend this to anyone.

WARNING...Not For The Top 40 Fan!!
If you're a fan of "country music" in the 21st century, you are not going to enjoy listening to this album!!
Wayne Hancock does not make music for the Top 40 crowd. To enjoy Wayne, you're going to have to forget about over-produced albums. Wayne creates albums for those true, dyed-in-the wool, country music fans.
Wayne takes you back to a time when life was simple, no worry about crime, and just laid back enjoyment of life.
Like Joe Ely say's, "Wayne The Train is the real deal"!

GREAT LYRICS AND MUSIC.
What a great album this is, not only is the music a real pleasure to listen to, but the lyrics are a hoot! Wayne is not afraid to experiment, he skillfully combines old school elements with new in such a natural way. The songs pull you right in as if your listening to an old favorite you haven't heard in a long time. This album instantly became one of my favorites. I bought two more to give as gifts.