29/52 Monday, July 15 to Sunday, July 21

Roy Acuff Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Mr. Acuff has long been a favourite singer and his greatest hits had taken many a spin around the spindle on my turntable. Acquiring Vol. 2 of Mr. Acuffs Greatest Hits gave me new joy and another album to spin.

Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe – Brothers Keeper

I found this to be a very enjoyable album. Karl Denson mixes different types of music together blends it with his personal style, works with other top shelf musicians and the result is an album as good as this, almost as good as it gets.

Humphrey And The Dumptrucks – Six Days of Paper Ladies

Humphrey And The Dumptrucks – Hot Spit

Humphrey And The Dumptrucks – Saskatoon

Humphrey And The Dumptrucks – Gopher Suite

Humphrey And The Dumptrucks – Songs From Cruel Tears

Humphrey And The Dumptrucks – Goose

I have been a fan of Humphrey And The Dumptrucks for a long long time, I think it was The Calgary song that I got me hooked on them. I don’t know where I heard it first but it stuck with me and I still tap my toes along with Humphrey And The Dumptrucks. They will not be to everyone’s taste and their albums are not all created equal. They are all good but some are gooder than others. (Ernie Tell) I am partial to their first four releases.
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/humphrey-and-the-dumptrucks-emc

Engelbert Humperdick – The Last Waltz

This is another album that may not sit well with everyone, including me. I gave this a real good listen, actually two listens, the first was casual and the second was intentional. Engelbert has a good voice and when it comes to lounge singers marketed to lonely housewives he has crafted a good album. He is still touring some 50 plus years into his career. He has an impressive 64 gold albums and 35 platinum, four Grammy nominations, a Golden Globe, and stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Las Vegas Walk of Fame, and Leicester Walk of Fame. 

Various – 1960’s Happy Days

Good tunes for a road trip to see my 94 year old Mom.

Ferlin Husky – The Hits of Ferlin Husky

This album has a lot of tunes that anyone familiar with country music should find enjoyable, and everyone else can sing along with Wings of a Dove, a standard for the meetings in prisons and homeless shelters that I was a part of.

Ashley Hutchings – By Gloucester Docks I Sat Down And Wept (A Love Story)

This album is an interesting find for me. I enjoy folk music and this one really stuck with me.

https://brightyoungfolk.com/records/by-gloucester-docks-i-sat-down-and-wept-ashle

David Byrne – American Utopia (Live Concert on TV) My son, Joel, and I saw the live show of American Utopia and it blew our minds. It still ranks high in memorable shows that I have seen. This made for TV production is good but only a shadow of experiencing it live.

So, there we have it. Another week of music, lots of good music and some very good music. I hope this introduces you to something that you haven’t heard before of something that you haven’t heard for a long time and are happen that I reminded you of that piece of music. Happy listening my friends and if the good Lords willin’ and the creeks don’t rise I be here next week with another batch of tunes. I have completed my journey through the letter H in my odessy through the vinyl wall and I look forward to listening to bands in the letter “I”.