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		<title>Five Records With&#8230; Jim Lauderdale</title>
		<link>http://soundscountry.com/blog/2010/08/20/five-records-with-jim-lauderdale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had the opportunity to interview Jim Lauderdale about some records that keep him going. I covered a song from his last record, Patchwork River here. Five Records is an occasional feature of artists talking about the music that inspires them]]></description>
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		<title>Five Records With&#8230; Patterson Hood</title>
		<link>http://soundscountry.com/blog/2010/04/02/five-records-with-patterson-hood/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had the opportunity to interview Patterson Hood about some records that keep him going. I covered his band, the Drive-By Truckers' latest record The Big To Do here. Five Records is an occasional feature of artists talking about the music that inspires them. Read more of these posts here.]]></description>
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		<title>Five Records With&#8230; Slaid Cleaves</title>
		<link>http://soundscountry.com/blog/2010/03/26/five-records-with-slaid-cleaves/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JG</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bruce springsteen]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had the chance to interview Slaid Cleaves about some of his favorite records. I also interviewed Michael O'Connor, his frequent sideman, here. Five Records is an occasional feature of artists talking about the music that inspires them. Read more of these posts here.]]></description>
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		<title>Five Records With&#8230; Allison Moorer</title>
		<link>http://soundscountry.com/blog/2010/01/29/five-records-with-allison-moorer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JG</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[crows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[getz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gilberto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grizzly bear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[harvest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jayhawks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[neil young]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tammy wynette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the beatles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had the chance to ask Allison Moorer a few questions about her favorite records. Her new record Crows comes out February 9th. I covered the first single, "The Broken Girl", here. Five Records is an occasional feature of artists talking about the music that inspires them. Read more of these posts here.]]></description>
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		<title>Owen Temple &#8211; &#8220;Stranger in a Strange Land&#8221; (Leon Russell Cover, Live from Sons of Hermann Hall)</title>
		<link>http://soundscountry.com/blog/2010/01/25/owen-temple-stranger-in-a-strange-land-leon-russell-cover-live-from-sons-of-hermann-hall/</link>
		<comments>http://soundscountry.com/blog/2010/01/25/owen-temple-stranger-in-a-strange-land-leon-russell-cover-live-from-sons-of-hermann-hall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I shot Owen Temple performing a few songs at the historic Sons of Hermann Hall in Dallas, TX. The hall was built on the eastern edge of Deep Ellum in 1910. I will be posting these videos over the next month or two. Read Owen&#8217;s 5 records that inspired him here.

1. I had the chance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Records With&#8230; Matt Hillyer</title>
		<link>http://soundscountry.com/blog/2010/01/15/five-records-with-matt-hillyer/</link>
		<comments>http://soundscountry.com/blog/2010/01/15/five-records-with-matt-hillyer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JG</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[buddy holly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[doug sahm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eleven hundred springs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[matt hillyer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ryan bingham]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[steve berg]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matt Hillyer is the frontman for Dallas-based honky-tonkers Eleven Hundred Springs. I interviewed his bandmate Steve Berg here. Eleven Hundred Springs' new record This Crazy Life comes out February 2nd. Five Records is an occasional feature of artists talking about the music that inspires them. Read more of these posts here.]]></description>
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		<title>Five Records With&#8230; Adam Carroll</title>
		<link>http://soundscountry.com/blog/2010/01/08/five-records-with-adam-carroll/</link>
		<comments>http://soundscountry.com/blog/2010/01/08/five-records-with-adam-carroll/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently spoke with Adam Carroll, a singer/songwriter from Lockhart, TX. He and Michael O'Connor are about to release Hard Times, which I covered here. Five Records is an occasional feature of artists talking about the music that inspires them. Read more of these posts here.]]></description>
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		<title>Throwback Thursday &#8211; Keith Gattis &#8211; &#8220;Down Again&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://soundscountry.com/blog/2010/01/07/throwboack-thursday-keith-gattis-down-again/</link>
		<comments>http://soundscountry.com/blog/2010/01/07/throwboack-thursday-keith-gattis-down-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. Keith Gattis is one of country music's best kept secrets. A longtime guitar player for Dwight Yoakam, he also has almost single-handedly kept Charlie Robison's recent records stocked with great songs. His last release, 2002's Big City Blues, provided no more than 5 songs for Mr. Robison, though Keith's versions often trump his more famous friend's. "Down Again" is one of these, where Gattis' circular lyrics accurately illustrate a mercurial post-breakup feeling.]]></description>
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		<title>Top 20 of 2009: #10-1</title>
		<link>http://soundscountry.com/blog/2009/12/31/top-20-of-2009-10-1/</link>
		<comments>http://soundscountry.com/blog/2009/12/31/top-20-of-2009-10-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is some of the music that struck me in 2009. In case you missed it, read the manifesto for this site. It might help you understand where I am coming from. If you didn't see the Bird List, now might be a good time to check it out. ]]></description>
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		<title>Top 20 of 2009: #20-11</title>
		<link>http://soundscountry.com/blog/2009/12/30/top-20-of-2009-20-11/</link>
		<comments>http://soundscountry.com/blog/2009/12/30/top-20-of-2009-20-11/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is some of the music that struck me in 2009. In case you missed it, read the manifesto for this site. It might help you understand where I am coming from. If you didn&#8217;t see the Bird List, now might be a good time to check it out. 
 
 
 #20: Dave Alvin [...]]]></description>
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