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 | | It was in that melting pot of folk, country and rock that the country rock movement, which came to dominate the pop world in the early '70s under the aegis of the Eagles, Linda Ronstadt and Poco, was first born. |
 | | Opening with a broadcast circa 1955 that boasts a young Albert Perkins guesting on Smokey Rogers’ television show out of El Cajon, California (the 11 year old rode the bus alone all the way from Odessa, Texas) playing “B. Bowman Hop,” the album follows with rare recordings, live tracks and demos, all never before released. |
 | | Included are singles by Perkins’ earliest groups The Mystics (offering a “Wipe Out” wannabe instrumental) and The Shades, a live radio broadcast take of the classic “Steel Guitar Rag” from the 1971 edition of the Flying Burrito Brothers, a countrified live version of The Byrds’ “Mr. |
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