JERRY AND JOE & the Border Wranglers- When I Open the Door (Best 111)
Jerry Street and Joe Leaver... who were you and where did you come from? And where did you go? In 1962 or 1963 the two turned in this swift country rocker on the 'catch all' Best label out of Mesilla Park in south central New Mexico. It's got a jangle, and got a swagger, as well as a drummer that could certainly keep things on the upside of the tempo... with drum rolls even! El Paso group? Las Cruces?
All the same it's a bit of an unknown on a relatively unknown label... best known thing on the imprint is the Big Sonny & His Furys 45 and that's hardly the talk of the town. (Stomped HERE). No idea who ran production for the prolific Gum Publishing outfit which caught releases on Best, Frank Gonzales' own F-G label, and Gum among others but I would assume that Emmit Brooks of Goldust might have had at least a partial hand in the process somewhere.
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On the way...
* Odessa folk duo Friends of Mind
* an update on Abilene rockabilly boy Gene Morris
* Turkey's OTHER white meat... Buzz Barnhill & the Four Counts
* Odessa's infamous Knights Bridge... not even a private detective could find these neighborhood heroes. I'll put a myth or two to rest while creating entirely new ones.
* ... and from parts-all-over the New Roadrunners.
4 comments:
Nice find.
You ought to call this to the attention of the RCS site.
Yes, I agree. Good one!
Good one, pleasant, but just above average! Thanks anyway for the post.
Greetings from France
Joe was in the Army, stationed at Fort Bliss a couple of times. He lead country bands on Dyer Street in the '70s and '80s, and recorded an LP titled "If I Ever Get Back to Georgia." He died in Dallas a few years ago.
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