Geraldine And The Honeybee - Music

Willis Alan Ramsey Born In Birmingham Alabama On 5 March 1951 Is An American Singer-Songwriter A Cult Legend Among Fans Of Americana And Texas Country. His 1972 Self-Titled Record Willis Alan Ramsey Was The Only Album He Ever Recorded. Raised In Dallas Texas Ramsey Graduated From Highland Park High School In 1969 And Was A Prominent Baritone In The School's Lads And Lassies Choir. In His Senior Year He Played A Leading Role In The Musical Carousel. He Released The Critically Acclaimed Album Willis Alan Ramsey In 1972 On The Shelter Label. The Album Included "Muskrat Candlelight" Which Was Covered Under The Title "Muskrat Love" By America In 1973 And By Captain & Tennille In 1976. His 1972 Self-Titled Record Willis Alan Ramsey Was The Only Album He Ever Recorded. Ramsey Didn’t Overdose On Pills Or Die In A Plane Crash He Chose To Walk Away From The Music Industry On His Own Undisclosed Terms And Hasn't Been Back In The Recording Studio For Decades. According To An Article That Appeared In The Dallas Morning News On September 16 2009 Ramsey Is Prepping His Second LP Titled Gentilly For Release Sometime In Early 2010. Willis Alan Ramsey Opens With A Teary-Eyed Confessional “The Ballad Of Spider John” About A Drifter Who Reflects On All His Past Misdeeds. This Sets The Tone For Most Of What Follows. Although There Are A Couple Of Upbeat Tunes Ramsey's Self-Titled Debut Is Mostly A Melancholy And Introspective Affair. The Subdued Subject Matter Suits Ramsey’s Honeyed Voice However Which Coats The Music In A Quiet Warmth That Provides A Nice Relaxing Listen. It's An Interesting Bridge Between The Country World And The Aforementioned Singer-Songwriters Fitting In Nicely With The Other 1970s Albums Of Its Ilk Such As Joni Mitchell's Blue And Cat Steven's Teaser And The Firecat. Like Those Seminal Works You Can Hear The Artist Yearning For The Lost Romanticism That Ruled The Decade Before He's Accepted The Demise Of The Hippie Dream Fearful For The Future And Sadly Reflective For The Present. His Ode To Woody Guthrie “Boy From Oklahoma” Manages To Be Endearing Without Being Overcome By Maudlin Sentiment And The Not-Quite-Country Not-Quite-Rock Vibe Of “Northeast Texas Women” Is Like A Burst Of Sunshine. read less