Jerry
Jeff with John, Bob and Lloyd
during recording session in Belize
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While working on his new album, Cowboy
Boots & Bathin’ Suits, Jerry Jeff took a moment to reflect on the
pieces that make up the mosaic of his 28th album: |
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COME AWAY TO BELIZE WITH
ME
(by Jerry Jeff Walker)
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"I wanted to show the life
of a day in San Pedro--all the stuff I like." |
BAREFOOTIN’
(by Robert Parker) |
"Everybody goes barefoot in
Belize (at least in San Pedro). I mean everybody." |
GRINGO IN BELIZE
(by Dennis Wolf) |
"Since I first got to San
Pedro, Dennis Wolf has been very helpful. He is a real survivor in the Cayes, and
he’s seen ‘em come and go." |
CHAMPAGNE DON’T HURT
ME BABY
(by Eric Von Schmidt) |
"I’ve sung this song
for years at parties, and we decided to swing it!" |
WANTED FOR LOVE
(by Bob Livingston and Lane Bybee) |
Captain Lane Bybee and Cosmic Bob
made this up while flying around America. There are many wanted men (and women) in
Belize." |
BOATS TO BUILD
(by Guy Clark) |
"It would be hard to do an
album about an island in the Caribbean, where the main mode of transportation is by boat,
and not do this one." |
SLOOP JOHN B.
(Traditional, arr. by Jerry Jeff Walker) |
"Every young man dreams of
going to sea and having great adventures, but their stories don’t always have happy
endings." |
RHYTHM OF THE RAIN
(by John Gummoe) |
"From the first time I hit
the Caribbean, I have found that rain on a thatched roof and palm trees is the perfect
afternoon nap soundtrack, and also the perfect accompaniment to reading a book or playing
guitar." |
FRED NEIL MEDLEY
(by Fred Neil) |
"This is a medley of Fred
Neil songs--’The Dolphin,’ ‘Everybody’s Talkin’ and ‘Little
Bit of Rain’-- all in the key of D. If anybody can express the feeling about tropical
life in song, it’s Fred." |
THE MOON IS STILL OVER
HER SHOULDER
(by Hugh Prestwood) |
"The full moon in Belize is
so big and so clear on the water. We’re closer to it there; it is magical." |
COWBOY BOOTS &
BATHIN’ SUITS
(by Jerry Jeff Walker) |
"I was watching some guests
from Texas pack up and go home one morning; as I drank coffee, I wrote down how I knew
they felt." |
THOSE WERE THE DAYS
(By Keith Sykes) |
"This paints a pretty good
picture of the late Sixties and early Seventies. These days will be those days too, some
day." |
