Love of the West

by Red Steagall, Red Steagall and the Boys in the Bunkhouse

Overview

At the end of the '90s -- at the end of the 20th century, actually -- Red Steagall stands as an individual. There really isn't anyone like him. Nobody else is keeping the sound of traditional western music or cowboy songs alive, and nobody plays it straight like Red. That would be noteworthy even if he were simply a straight revivalist, but he's much more than that; along with some select collaborators, he keeps the tradition alive by adding new songs and ideas to it. That much is evident by Love of the West, a brief, ten-song salute to cowboy romance. It's a warm, endearing album, filled with warmth and humor. Most impressively, the new songs -- and it's all new songs and stories, most of them at least co-written by Steagall -- sound like campfire classics, not newly written tunes. It is true that if you view Steagall as a fuddy-duddy, this won't change your mind, but anyone who's enjoyed his previous album will certainly be charmed yet again by Love of the West. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	08/24/1999
Label:	Warner Bros.
UPC:	0093624742326
Rank:	105144

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Red Steagall and the Boys in the Bunkhouse   Primary Artist
Red Steagall   Primary Artist
Mark Abbott   Drums,Bass
Steve Gibson   Banjo,Guitar
Rich O'Brien   Guitar,Vocal Harmony
Buck Reams   Guitar
Tom Morrell   Dobro
Greg Hardy   Drums
Danny Steagall   Vocals,Vocal Harmony
Richard O'Brien   Guitar,Vocals
Steve Solomon   Fiddle
Kirk Johnson   Harmonica

Technical Credits

Fletcher Jowers   Composer
Ace Ford   Composer
Luke Reed   Composer
Steve Gibson   Producer
Marshall Morgan   Mixing,Mastering
Red Steagall   Composer
Mike Talmadge   Engineer
Toby Seay   Engineer
Danny Steagall   Composer
Bruce Green   Paintings
Buddy Jackson   Art Direction
Christie Knubel   Design