And A Grand Ole Time Was Had By All...

Howdy friends...

Just though I'd make a quick post to spread the YouTube love and thank everyone who came out last week to hear Jerry Miller and I pick through some of our favorite tunes. Joined on stage by Mike Lee and Tim Moore, as well as special guests Leon Chance and Betsy Shepard, we picked through some tasty rockabilly, honky-tonk, and western swing favorites. In time, I'm sure more videos will appear but for now I can provide links to at least two vids... Thanks to Meghan Smith and Erin Lee for taking the time to make the vids and pass them along to me. Enjoy!

How Come You Do Me (Like You Do Do Do) - from our latest CD, The Starday Sessions, on Goofin' Records (available here: http://goofinrecords.com/shop/index.php?tuote_ID=26016)

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihyDAobHZFU

Remington Ride - this one's not on it, but Jerry does have a brand new solo CD, New Road Under My Wheels, from Signature Sounds (available here: http://shop.signaturesounds.com/album/new-road-under-my-wheels)

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ho1hHUZxDA

Don Pierce and T. Tex Tyler in 1966

Well, I'm currently going through old magazines to research international country music and I just stumbled across this cool pic of Starday chief Don Pierce and T. Tex Tyler from the '67 issue of Billboard's World of Country Music. Don had produced many of Tyler's early hits for 4 Star Records back in the '40s and later signed Tyler to record one album for Starday in '66. I remember Don telling me about first trying to sell records by Tyler (and also the Maddox Brothers and Rose) around Bakersfield in the late '40s and that's what got him forever hooked on country music. In this particular article Pierce says, "Both Pappy [Daily] and I got a lesson--we decided to devote our careers to the country field, and this never would have happened were it not for Tyler."

A Rock-A-Billy, Honky-Tonk, & Western Swing Extravaganza next Friday (Oct. 18) in Bloomington, IN

A Rock-A-Billy, Honky-Tonk, and Western Swing Extravaganza!

Signature Sounds Recording Artist Jerry Miller and Goofin' Records Recording Artist Nate Gibson.

We'll do a set of swingin' instrumentals from Jerry's new record, New Road Under My Wheels, as well as a rockin' set of tunes from Nate's latest records with Jerry on guitar, The Starday Sessions and GO!GO!GO! We'll be joined by phenomenal musicians and all around good peoples, Mike Lee (on guitar and upright bass) and Tim Moore on drums and maybe even a few special guests. Hope to see you there!

$3 Cover, Cheap Brews, Good Foods, Great peoples, Great music.
Max's Place
108 W. 6th St.
Bloomington, IN 
USA
Friday, Oct. 18
10 pm sharp

New Article Out in the Current Issue of Bluegrass Unlimited

For all y'all out there who like bluegrass, you may want to check out the latest issue of Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine which features my story, "From Helsinki's Chilly Sidewalks to the Red Hot Georgia Clay with Jussi Syren & the Groundbreakers." As an added bonus for all my Starday-loving friends, Jussi's latest album, The Old Home Place Ain't the Same Anymore, features four stellar Starday covers of tunes originally done by Bill Browning, Jim Eanes, Ted Lundy, and Carl Story! Visit www.bluegrassmusic.com to order the latest copy of Bluegrass Unlimited, or www.syren.fi to order Syren's latest LP/CD from the man himself.

One week only: FREE SHIPPING on all Nate Gibson CDs/LPs

Howdy friends. I've had a bunch of expenses come up, so I thought I'd offer for one week only FREE SHIPPING on all Nate Gibson + Co. albums. If there's any gaps in your Nate Gibson CD/LP collection, now's a great time to stock up (and just in time for Halloween too!). Plus, there'll be a bonus FREE rocker patch for all multiple CD orders. Maybe some other goodies too...

Nate Gibson & Friends (w/ the Barnshakers, Deke Dickerson, Hi-Fly Rangers, KK, Wyatt Maxwell, Sean Mencher, Jerry Miller, Lester Peabody, & more) - The Starday Sessions (Goofin' Records) - $15
GO! GO! GO! (w/ Jerry Miller) - $10 CD/$18 LP (limited ed. colored vinyl)
All the Way Home (Cow Island Music) - $15
Grass House Gang (5-track bluegrass EP rec. at Event Records) - $5
Self-titled first release (with Rex Trailer and Kenny Roberts - only a few copies left) - $10

Payments can be made to nathandgibson@gmail.com via paypal. Flyer says free shipping only applies to U.S. shipping, but if you paypal me as a gift I'll cover international shipping on all non-Goofin' releases as well. If you don't have Paypal, PM me and we can work out other arrangements. Thanks!

Hoosier Honky-Tonk Heaven

Well, today's the first day of my Country Music and the World course here at IU, so what could be a better time to post a country song about Indiana University? 'Rootin for EURDUP' was recorded at the Starday Sound Studios by Tommy Hill back in '81, the same year Indiana won the NCAA basketball championship (note the glowing reference to Coach Bobby Knight, as he was still in favor with IU at this point). Crooned out by former Starday artist Bobby Harden, also of the famed Harden Trio, I now present you with some seriously cool Hoosier Honky-Tonk from the Ode to the Hoosiers LP (All-Pro Records AP 1031, regionally distributed through local NAPA Auto Parts stores). Now DIG!!!

!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyEA3jqnE-k

When the Hoosiers run out onto the court
All the fans can tell they're so high.
Coach Knight must have given quite a pep talk
'Cause our neighbors from Purdue are dropping by.

I was raised not to fear the Wildcats.
The Irish never scared me none at all.
We never even think about the Gophers
And rootin' for Purdue's against the law.

Last year Bobby Knight showed all the nation
What practicin' hard and workin' hard can mean.
In '82 we'll still be celebratin'
'Cause the Hoosiers will have another championship team.

I was raised not to fear the Wildcats.
The Irish never scared me none at all.
Northwestern has always been a breather
And the Boilermakers play NERF basketball.

Back in the U.S. of A.

Well, I knew the day would come, and sure enough, on Wednesday I left Helsinki and I headed back to the good ol’ U.S. of A., land of the free and home of the hospital from which I was brought into this world. I’m very excited to see again my friends and family in Bloomington and surrounding areas, and of course I’m extremely grateful for the opportunity to teach about Country Music and the World at Indiana University this fall (woo-hoo, and not a single open seat left in the class!). Even so, I’m going to seriously miss Finland and its inhabitants.

I moved to Finland exactly one year ago and it’s been an absolutely incredible year. I've made lots of friends, met all sorts of interesting people, and was warmly welcomed into both a close-knit academic community as well as a vibrant music scene. I gave lectures on American music, began a new research project on American roots music in Finland, played a lot of music with some truly talented musicians, released one record and recorded a second, traveled all over Finland and its neighboring countries, and have been fulfilled both personally and professionally throughout the past year. Hell, I even lost 20 pounds because Finland still doesn’t have a single Steak’n’Shake or Sonic… and I survived the Finnish winter!!! I couldn't have made it without help from so many good folks and y'all will always have my loving gratitude and sincere appreciation.

While I don’t know yet when I will next return to Finland, I do know that it won’t be long. I still have yet to see a live moose (hirvi, älä tule tielle, mutta sinä voit tulla minun puistolle ja pelata!), experience the northern lights, hit myself with a birch branch while nearly dying in sauna, participate in the nokia cell phone throwing competition, go to a Finnish hockey game (I can’t believe this never happened!), visit the Helsinki zoo, go ice fishing, request ‘Rockabilly Paukkuu’ at a Tapani Kanssa concert, and so much more. Until I next return, I’ll look forward to all the updates on everything I am missing via Facebook, email, Skype, twitter, and however else we have connected over the years.

For now, I send my best wishes and many Kiitos to all of my friends in Funland. I’ll look forward to seein’ y’all as soon as I can make it back in 2014!! And to my friends in B-town, I can't wait to see y’all in just a matter of days! Please do leave the light on for me.