Bandits, Ballads and Blues, is the latest chapter in legendary singer/songwriter James Talley's remarkable career spanning more than 50 years, since his landmark Capitol Records album, Got No Bread, No Milk, No Money, but We Sure Got a Lot of Love, recorded in 1973. His new fifteenth album contains twelve powerful new songs covering a broad range of human emotion. Talley's rich and sincere story-telling voice is surrounded by a stellar group of Nashville's finest musicians and singers, giving each song a unique flavor. Bandits, Ballads, and Blues is an American portrait for the ages by a truly authentic artist steeped in the tradition of the great folk, country and blues pioneers - who would be proud of what James Talley has just created for these complex times. The world needs this meaningful music now more than ever.
5 5. for Those Who Can't (For Frank Archuleta, 173rd Airborne, Vietnam 1967)
6 6. the Hanging of "Black Jack" Ketchum
7 7. Somewhere in the Stars (A Song for Diego)
8 8. You Always Look Good in Red
9 9. the Dreamer (A Song for My Father)
10 10. Christmas on the Rio Grande
11 11. in These Times
12 12. Fort Sumner Blues
Bandits, Ballads and Blues, is the latest chapter in legendary singer/songwriter James Talley's remarkable career spanning more than 50 years, since his landmark Capitol Records album, Got No Bread, No Milk, No Money, but We Sure Got a Lot of Love, recorded in 1973. His new fifteenth album contains twelve powerful new songs covering a broad range of human emotion. Talley's rich and sincere story-telling voice is surrounded by a stellar group of Nashville's finest musicians and singers, giving each song a unique flavor. Bandits, Ballads, and Blues is an American portrait for the ages by a truly authentic artist steeped in the tradition of the great folk, country and blues pioneers - who would be proud of what James Talley has just created for these complex times. The world needs this meaningful music now more than ever.
