 Sons
Of The San Joaquin
The 1998 deaths of Roy Rogers
and Gene Autry focused new attention on a much-forgotten subgenre
of country music: cowboy songs. This release by the Sons of the
San Joaquin may benefit from this renewed interest, but the Sons
are no Johnny-come-latelies; they've been making this style of
music for years, perfecting the same vocal harmonies and simple
acoustic nuances that make these songs such perennial favorites.
Lyrics embrace the hard and lonesome life of the archetypical
cowboy--cattle drives, "Injun" encounters, and the
"unwritten code of the West"--as well as the tough
reality of that lifestyle's slow death. It's a smooth ride with
expert guides, so sit back and enjoy the sunset. --Alexandra
Russell
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