Live at the Texas Opry House (1974)—take 2

7/2/2010

Live at the Texas Opry House (1974)—take 2

Somehow I have neglected to include The Complete Atlantic Sessions in my Untenable Top Ten. Clearly every true Willie fan must own this three-disc set. The medley from Set 1 on Sunday makes my untenable top ten list of songs. Johnny Gimble is the best part of this album. I can’t get enough of his fiddle. And Mickey’s harmonica is as good as it gets as well. We listened to this as we drove the last hour from Augusta to Northport.

Today we also listened to four versions of “Opportunity to Cry.” I prefer the early demo version, but Kate likes the gospel version on “Pancho and Lefty.” We actually listened to each version twice. The live version from Panther Hall is my least favorite, though I love that album, and the IRS tapes version is 2nd or 3rd on my list.