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Rock Talk, Vol. IX
Lyle Lovett is definitely one of our hometown musical heroes. The multi-Grammy winner still calls Klein his home and can be spotted around town sometimes with his fiancé (no, not Julia). We, of course, admire him for his music and songwriting. When he first arrived onto the music scene in 1986, country radio embraced him and he had some hits on the country charts. Then, Nashville realized that not only did he write his own songs, but also, he was from Texas – so they kicked him off country radio (yes, we're exaggerating, but it could happen).
"Here I Am" comes from his 1989 CD Lyle Lovett and His Large Band. That album leaned more towards blues and jazz than the majority of his catalogue, but garnered him a Grammy for country album of the year. The spoken-word verses are typical Lyle -- witty and clever.
It's been three years since his last album was released. We're patiently waiting.
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I very much like the music and lyrics of Lyle Lovett. We don't hear much of him Down Under of late...or I'm listening to the wrong radio station!
Well, it's been 3 years since his last album came out -- there's no news on his website, but I assume that he should have something out within the next year.
My question to you: Has Australian radio ever played Lyle? If so, that's cool -- even though he's from Houston, there isn't a radio station here that will touch him (except maybe one of the public radio stations, when they actually get around to playing music).