Tuesday 15 February 2011

Heartworn Highways

Anyone with a passing interest in Southern rock, country and bluegrass of the mid-seventies should watch Heartworn Highways if they haven't done so already. Amongst disarmingly intimate footage of reknowned artists like Townes Van Zandt and Steve Young, the real hero that emerges for me is one Larry Jon Wilson. He appears in the second scene working on a song called 'Ohoopee River Bottomland' and his soulful barritone, laidback style and all-round geniality really shine above the rest of the film. See below for that scene: