Chris PetrilliA band I grew up, and man... Ran Benson's voice is just magnificent. And I think the fact that a Jewish kid, from Philadelphia that went to Antioch... became the modern incarnation of Bob Wills... is just perfection.
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And Asleep at the Wheel a bit more recently... and strange random thing. My HS had Asleep at the Wheel as our prom band. One advantage of growing up in Austin in the 1980s.
Asleep At The Wheel | Route 66 | Live in KUTX
but that reminds me of a modern genius... Molly Tuttle.
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway - El Dorado (Live)
Which somehow leads me to one of the finest living song writers... John Darnielle.
the Mountain Goats - Fresh Tattoo (Official Lyric Video)
And that just makes me think of this wild video...
Stephen Colbert Joins The Mountain Goats To Perform 'This Year'
Our host couldn't resist the urge to hop on stage and collaborate on this performance of his favorite song by The Mountain Goats. Enjoy this once-in-a-lifeti...
Dr. Ward@petrillic Love this one so much. Apparently Steven also performed it with the Mountain Goats when they were on the Colbert Report but it got cut!