James Hand

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Here Lies a Good Old Boy 03:21 Tools
In the Corner, At the Table, By the Jukebox 00:00 Tools
Baby, Baby, Don't Tell Me That 00:00 Tools
The Truth Will Set You Free 00:00 Tools
Little Bitty Slip 00:00 Tools
I've Got a Lot of Hiding Left to Do 00:00 Tools
If I Live Long Enough to Heal 00:00 Tools
Leave the Lonely Alone 00:00 Tools
The Banks of the Brazos 00:00 Tools
Don't Want Me Too 00:00 Tools
The Parakeet 00:00 Tools
Just an Old Man with an Old Song 00:00 Tools
Almost Fell 03:31 Tools
Ain't A Goin' 00:00 Tools
Mighty Lonesome Man 00:00 Tools
Don't Depend on Me 00:00 Tools
Shadows Where the Magic Was 00:00 Tools
Floor to Crawl 00:00 Tools
Midnight Run 00:00 Tools
Just a Heart 00:00 Tools
What Little I Got Left 00:00 Tools
Mona Lisa 00:00 Tools
Lesson in Depression 00:00 Tools
Men Like Me Can Fly 00:00 Tools
When You Stopped Loving Me, So Did I 00:00 Tools
The Pain of Loving You 00:00 Tools
Leavin' for Good 00:00 Tools
The Drought 00:00 Tools
Now Not Later 00:00 Tools
Please Me When You Can 00:00 Tools
Old Man Henry 00:00 Tools
Favorite Fool 00:00 Tools
You Were With Me Then 00:00 Tools
My Witness 00:00 Tools
You Almost Fell 00:00 Tools
Years I been Loving You 00:00 Tools
Why Oh Why 00:00 Tools
Tomorrow When 00:00 Tools
Wish You Would Kiss Me 00:00 Tools
My Savior As My Guide 00:00 Tools
Do You Belong 00:00 Tools
Lord Above 00:00 Tools
No One Ever Dies 00:00 Tools
Thank You Lord 00:00 Tools
Stormclouds in Heaven 00:00 Tools
There Is A Time 00:00 Tools
Years I've Been Loving You 00:00 Tools
Get Rhythm 00:00 Tools
You're An Angel 00:00 Tools
Wish You Would Miss Me 00:00 Tools
Baby's Promise 00:00 Tools
Lullaby Trail 00:00 Tools
Darlin' Of Her Daddy's Eyes 00:00 Tools
I Wear The Scars (Bobby's Song) 00:00 Tools
Devil Ain't No Quitter 00:00 Tools
Everybody Got It But Me 00:00 Tools
Merry Christmas Darlin' 00:00 Tools
Babies Promise 00:00 Tools
Shadow Where The Magic Was 00:00 Tools
Over There, That's Frank 00:00 Tools
I Wear the Scars 00:00 Tools
Baby, Baby, Baby (Don't Tell Me That) 00:00 Tools
Here Lies A Good Ole Boy 00:00 Tools
Evil Things 00:00 Tools
Loose Talk 00:00 Tools
Cuttin' Down (On My Runnin' Around) 00:00 Tools
Devil Ain' T No Quitter 00:00 Tools
Why Didn't You Hold Me? 00:00 Tools
I Hope She Loves You (Enough To Tell A Lie) 00:00 Tools
Heart Of Mine 00:00 Tools
Corrina Corrina 00:00 Tools
Just Not Worth The Trouble 00:00 Tools
I Can't Afford To Go 00:00 Tools
If You Can'T Tell The Difference 00:00 Tools
A Night Like Any Other 00:00 Tools
Over There That'S Frank 00:00 Tools
I Wish You Would Love Me Again 00:00 Tools
There Was a Time 00:00 Tools
Roll 00:00 Tools
James Hand - Corrina Corrina 00:00 Tools
Last River To Cross 00:00 Tools
Do You Belong? 00:00 Tools
Baby Baby Don'T Tell Me That 00:00 Tools
Don't Want Me To 00:00 Tools
Baby, Baby Don't Tell Me That 00:00 Tools
In The Misty Moonlight 00:00 Tools
My Hearts' Been Cheatin' On Me 00:00 Tools
Not Worth The Trouble Anymore 00:00 Tools
A Little Bitty Slip 00:00 Tools
Shodows Where The Magic Was 00:00 Tools
Truth Will Set You Free 00:00 Tools
I Heard Mama Callin 00:00 Tools
Here Lies A Good Old Boy (Cornered) 00:00 Tools
Lord Above Can You Hear Me 00:00 Tools
Devil Ain\'t No Quitter 00:00 Tools
I Heard Mama Callin' 00:00 Tools
Corrina, Corrina 00:00 Tools
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Lord Above, Can You Hear Me 00:00 Tools
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I Need It Now 00:00 Tools
Cuttin'Down (On My Running Around) 00:00 Tools
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“Folks, like I said before and it’s STILL true, James Hand is the real deal!” – Willie Nelson Though he's been making powerful original Country music for over forty years, until recently James Hand had unjustly remained one of American music's secret treasures -- a local legend in Texas, modestly plying his craft in countless smoky dives and dancehalls to a slowly widening circle of admirers. What he does, he does straight from his heart, taking the hard-won lessons that life and love have taught him and pouring them into his songwriting and performing. James Hand sings like nobody but himself, his phrasing drawing out the pain and humor of his lyrics with an unpredictable yet soulful series of tiny inflections. His songs are equally mysterious and unclassifiable. While they are noticeably rich with the influences of his heroes -- classic country architects like Hank, Lefty, and Ernest -- Hand's songs are uniquely his, imbued with equal parts gallows humor and the ability to stare unflinchingly into life's darkest corners. Today at the unlikely age of 55, Hand is just starting to receive the attention he deserves after having released his first nationally-distributed album in 2006, The Truth Will Set You Free, produced by Asleep at the Wheel frontman Ray Benson and legendary Texas producer and multi-instrumentalist Lloyd Maines. The album features confident, definitive versions of twelve of Hand's original compositions -- songs that are at once refreshingly unique and classically timeless. Now poised at the brink of national attention, if anything, he is more humble now than ever. “The people around me really came through for me,” he says, with not a trace of affectation, “The record company, my producers, and my band. In fact, sometimes I think the only person who hasn’t been kind to me is me…” “In over 30 years of playing country music, I have never, absolutely never seen anyone as unique as James Hand. There is no one like this artist – complex, yet simple. Simply, James Hand is country music, and he has no equivalent.” – Bob Cole, Country Music Hall Of Fame ’03, Hill’s Café, South Austin, Texas Born in Waco, TX, rodeos and country music surrounded James from an early age, and quickly became part of his daily life. The classic strains of Lefty Frizzell and Hank Williams made their mark on him, but a more substantial influence on his performing and songwriting has been life itself. “I’ve been writing songs since I was kid – since I was ten or eleven. Just the other day I found some songs in a little bitty envelope that my grandmother had tucked away into china cabinet. And with the life I’ve lived, there’s no shortage of songs. They’ll run out of typewriter ribbon before I run out of songs.” “James Hand music uses no smoke or mirrors. There is definitely no glossing over of any aspect of this CD… James writes lyrics that haven’t been written before and I suspect that he’s lived every word in these songs.” – Lloyd Maines When it comes to writing and recording songs, Hand has learned a valuable lesson from his long nights playing endless sets for dancers in honky-tonks. “You see,” he says, “there are a lot of songs, the ones you feel like you’ve put your heart and soul into, that go unnoticed out on the dance floor. Ninety-nine percent of people want to hear something they can dance to and sing along with. If it’s too complicated, they can’t do that. Even when listening to records like this one I’ve made, people don’t want to be overwhelmed – it’s just got to be understood.” With no artifice – just his songs, his voice, and his life – James Hand makes himself understood very easily. When he explains it, it sound so simple: “A song and an album are absolutely worthless if people can’t go home, learn it the song themselves, sing it, and know that they’ve felt that way some time or another.” “You probably won’t hear James on your country music station these days, but if you’re one of the folks out there who loves true, honest, down-to-earth country music songs, based on hard life lessons and affairs of the heart, then James Hand is your man.” – Ray Benson Now after the last year of touring the US, UK, and Europe, and fulfilling his lifelong dream of appearing on Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry, James Hand is now preparing to record his follow up CD on Rounder Records. Ray Benson and Lloyd Maines will again co-produce the project which will only include all new James Hand original songs. Plans for 2008 include the release of the new CD, the release of the James Hand Documentary, and extensive US and international touring in support of the new CD. “The first time I saw James Hand I was shocked. He looked and sounded so much like Hank that I was frozen in my chair as I listened. His songwriting and performance style are real throwbacks to the sounds and times I truly love. He’s a perfect gentleman and true Texas troubadour.” – Darrell K. Royal Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.