Propelled by his 1956 Lee Hazlewood-produced hit “The Fool,” Sanford Clark was already a rockabilly legend in his own right by the time he swapped his hair gel and switchblade for a pair of cowboy boots on They Call Me Country. Recorded between 1965-67 and originally released as a series of singles for Phoenix’s Ramco label, the 12 tracks on this LP borrow Bakersfield’s outlaw sound and ignore Nashville’s countrypolitan flair, standing as a true lost masterpiece of country music’s third generation. Clark’s booming baritone tells tales of bar fights, heartaches, and drinking til you can’t stand, while Waylon Jennings provides a backdrop of fuzzed out guitar twang. Mastered from the original session tapes and back on vinyl for the first time since the Nixon administration.
Track List
- Sanford Clark The Fool
- Sanford Clark Shades
- Sanford Clark They Call Me Country
- Sanford Clark Climbin’ the Walls
- Sanford Clark Step Aside
- Sanford Clark Once Upon a Time
- Sanford Clark It’s Nothin’ to Me
- Sanford Clark Where’s the Door
- Sanford Clark The Big Lie
- Sanford Clark Calling All Hearts
- Sanford Clark Big, Big Day Tomorrow
- Sanford Clark Black Jack County Chain