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Cowboy Boot Heel

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Rob McNurlin was raised in Eastern Kentucky; the hymns in church, the Johnny Cash Show on TV, a harmonica from his grandmother, his parents records and a guitar on his ninth Christmas set him on a very musical path.He began studying traditional music learning hundreds of folk, hillbilly-blues and Gospel tunes. Inspired by Cash, Dylan, Woody Guthrie and Hank Williams he started writing songs and mixing these originals with the traditional . Rob has released five cds including 'Cowboy Boot Heel', recorded at Johnny Cash's Cabin Studio, produced by his son John Carter Cash and a duet with guest Ramblin' Jack Elliott. 'He holds his heart to pure music' -John Carter cash.


Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.6 x 0.4 x 4.9 inches; 4 Ounces


Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ CD Baby


Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2006


Date First Available ‏ : ‎ July 27, 2006


Label ‏ : ‎ CD Baby


Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1


Best Sellers Rank: #499,753 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl) #1,901 in Neotraditional Country #27,176 in Folk (CDs & Vinyl) #282,453 in Pop (CDs & Vinyl)


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    • Williams, Cash, Dylan, & Duke all rolled into one!
The first time I saw Rob McNurlin was at a Ramblin' Jack Elliott concert here in Pittsburgh in 1997. In the middle of performing "912 Greens," Jack stopped abruptly, said he had a cold and needed to rest for about 15 minutes, but he was bringing out his friend, a Kentucky muleskinner to entertain us. Jack mumbled his name---I didn't catch it---and before anybody could say, "what the heck is this?" the Kentucky muleskinner had won over the audience with a funny talking blues. Two more songs and he was gone, the audience groaned, sad to see him go, and I hoped to find out who he was and if he had any recordings for sale. At a 2007 Jorma Kaukonen concert, the opening act was introduced as Rob McNurlin, and out he came, singing "Cowboy Boot Heel," and whadya know, it's that Kentucky muleskinner I'd been wondering about for 10 years. This time I caught his name and he confirmed that he was in Pittsburgh once before, helping Ramblin' Jack. After the show, I practically skipped over to the merch table, excited to meet McNurlin and tell him that I remembered him from the 1997 show. He's a big guy, an imposing presence, one that you would want on your side if a brawl broke out in your favorite saloon, and pleasant to speak with. I asked him whether he really was a muleskinner. He said he was, and as he signed this CD, I wondered why mules needed to be skinned in the first place, but didn't ask, not wanting to come off as a dumb city boy. This was the genuine article, the closest I would ever come to meeting John Wayne, or at least my idea of him. This CD has been in regular rotation in my player ever since. He's a little bit Hank Williams, a little bit Johnny Cash, and a little bit Bob Dylan. He's known as the Beatnik Cowboy but I might prefer to refer to him as the Cowboy Poet. It's easy to imagine that he spends a lot of time on his lyrics. They make you see fields, hills, and mountains, hear the trains, and smell the horses and the gun powder. On this album, he sings and plays acoustic guitar and harmonica, and except for a guest appearance by Ramblin' Jack on "I Dreamed I Saw Woody Guthrie," the only other participants are Dave Prince on electric guitar and Bo McCarty on bass. There's no drummer, but then again Johnny Cash only needed the Tennessee Two in the beginning. You'll notice the multiple musical influences. You'll think of Cash and the Tennessee Two when you hear "Powder and Lead," with Prince's work on the guitar reminiscent of Luther Perkins himself. "Shotgun Shack" almost recalls Elvis's version of "That's All Right, Mama" and is highlighted by Prince's jaw-dropping, rip-roarin' guitar solo. "Bootleg Medicine" has spoken verses that tell stories and a sung chorus, a style popularized by T. Texas Tyler so many years ago. "Blood on the Saddle" sounds like an outtake from Bob Dylan's Freewheelin' album, a solo performance with acoustic guitar and harmonica, no chorus, and as many verses as he needs to tell his tale, a song structure used in old folk and blues which Dylan brought to popular music. "Dragon Lady" is more bluesy, with the first line of each verse identical to the second; add drums and this would fit right in on Dylan's first two electric albums from '65. "I Dreamed I Saw Woody Guthrie" cleverly takes the idea from "Joe Hill" and applies it to the folk icon. "Closest to Hell" is introduced by McNurlin as a hymn that the Carter Family might have done. Lots of influences, but still a unique listening experience. This is exactly how country music should sound. And if by some slight chance the opening title song doesn't convince you that this is indeed the Cowboy Poet, wait until you hear the closing track, a 15-minute spoken word piece over an infectious acoustic guitar melody and the sound of a fast-moving train. So if you've gotten this far in my review, it's probably time you caught the McNurlin Train yourself and grabbed this album. Don't be left behind. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2015 by Electric Banana Joe
    • The Beatnik Cowboy Rides Again
Try to imagine recording like this: You're in Johnny Cash's home studio, John Carter Cash (Johnny's son) is co-producing, and Grammy winner Ramblin'Jack Elliott is a guest as co-writer and performer. It could only be good. Rob McNurlin follows up his earlier rockin' project, The Last of the Beatnik Cowboys, with Cowboy Boot Heel, a quieter trip out through the ranges and roads of the American ether. He and Elliott team up together with "Tribute to Woody Guthrie", a musical hero of McNurlin's and a mentor to the latter. With this colaboration, and their road trips together, Elliott succesfully passes on a folk mantle, as he did with Bob Dylan. On "Cowboy Boot Heel", McNurlin, with Bo McCarty on bass and David Prince on electric guitar, takes on a ride through cold desolation to the mountains, with only the tapping of his heel to keep his soul focused. It's the trip, no matter how difficult, that matters. The music on this cd is lean and simple. It levels out right where it needs to be to get McNurlin's point across. The harmonica is clean and pure. This album can sit right up there on the shelf with Johnny Cash, The Grateful Dead, Dylan, Woody Guthrie, and any other of the "Americana" performers we listen to mix up our moods. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2001 by John Flavell
    • Enjoyable
My husband and I have known Rob for several years (he more than I) and we love the music. Rob is a down-to-earth, spiritually moving individual. The music takes you back to simpler times. It's story telling with a tune. It's always a pleasure to have the opportunity to see Rob perform and hear the music. His voice is golden. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2005 by Yvonne F. Frasure
    • I know this soul!
I know Rob McNurlin and I really love and respect his work and him as a person. Unlike the pop country of today, Rob's music touches the essence of a hillbilly in everyone. If you want to listen to real country music you got to buy this and his other cd, "The Last of the Beatnink Cowboys".
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2001 by Michael G. Frazier

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