Townes Van Zandt, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, Peter, Paul & Mary, Tin Pan Alley, a little mustang, Vaudeville, Jesse James, John Barrymore, sweet poison, Omar Khayyam, John Dillinger, Barabbas, a World War I prostitute, the iceberg that sank the Titanic, a caterpillar, a boxer, a millionaire, Dizzy Dean and other baseball players, Vincent van Gogh, a huckster following Jesus and any number of criminals, low-life scoundrels and social outcasts.
Over an impressive professional career spanning four decades, David Olney has built a reputation not as a kind-hearted troubadour, but rather as a performing songwriter with a sharp literary mind that often cuts to the bone of the human condition. Whether the subject matter is heartbreak or armed robbery, Olney's cinematic style and fearless approach to lyric writing have won him a reputation as a kind of musical outlaw. Listening to his new CD, One Tough Town, is like watching a Sergio Leone western: it's gritty, smart and dangerous and you can't take your eyes off the screen.
NEW in 2008! David Olney & Sergio Webb with Jack Irwin "LIVE! at Norm's River Road House, Vol. 1" recording. Limited-edition, numbered, hand-printed at the world famous Hatch Show Print.... David's FIRST self-release on his own Deadbeet Records! COLLECTORS TAKE NOTE!
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Norm's River Road House, the small listening room in West Nashville, TN, has become known for its electrifying music as well as killer live shows from regular performers David Olney & Sergio Webb. The boys are joined by percussionist/producer Jack Irwin on this FIRST-EVER self-produced LIVE album recorded earlier this year.
“Live At Norm's River Road House, Vol. 1” features the trio playing 76 minutes of soul-stunning music as never heard before, along with original hand-carved artwork designed & printed at Nashville, TN's historic Hatch Show Print by Ms. Julie Sola. This is an original LIMITED, NUMBERED PRESSING. Includes TWO NEW previously unreleased songs and one of David’s stellar classic poetry recitations as seen on YouTube.
Concert Track Listing:
1) Intro/Whistle Blow
2) Upside Down
3) Wait Here For The Cops
4) Sweet Poison
5) Panama City
6) Postcard From Mexico
7) Intro of Band
8) Titanic
9) Oh Yeah
10) One Tough Town
11) Ukulele Waltz
12) Who's The Dummy Now?
13) Sunset On Sunset Boulevard
14) Snake Song
15) Kubla Khan
16) Lee's Highway
17) The Highway's Coming
"As the title track notes, it's not just one tough town, but a tough
planet. I saw Olney playing at a festival this spring and thought he
looked like a FEDORA-SPORTING, fiftysomething HIGH-SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
who'd SUDDENLY GONE BERSERK and was using his acoustic guitar like it
was a weapon. Love this crazy guy, LOVE THIS RECORD."
-- Rochester (NY) Democrat & Chronicle
"Olney stands out LIKE A JALAPENO IN A BOWL OF VANILLA PUDDING in
Nashville. One Tough Town, A BRILLIANT SAMPLING OF AMERICAN MUSIC
from blues and rockabilly to New Orleans swing and NOIR FOLK, adds
another top-notch effort to a prolific string of fine records. "Sweet
Poison" is a shot of rockabilly so stout it should make most of the
current crop of pompadoured fakers sell their instruments and go back to
40-hour weeks at Burger King. ... a TRUE GENIUS of American song."
-- Houston (TX) Press
"One Tough Town shows Olney at his lightest. As usual, though, darkness
runs through much of the Nashvillian's work, from the BLUESY RAWNESS of
'Sweet Poison' to the biblical gravity of the GOSPEL-FLAVORED 'See How
the Mighty Have Fallen.' And his version of Townes Van Zandt's 'Snake
Song' positively DRIPS WITH MENACE. He has written some audacious,
in-character songs over his distinguished four-decade career, but David
Olney has perhaps outdone himself with 'Who's the Dummy Now?'"
-- The Philadelphia Inquirer
"Few are capable of spinning such colorful and multi-layered yarns
with so little excess fat. On this fine new release, Olney spans the
gamut from OBSTREPEROUS GLEE to NAKED TERROR. He hits the mark
consistently throughout the album."
-- American Songwriter Magazine (July/Aug 2007)
"Previously, with his gruff voice and GUTBUCKET ARRANGEMENTS, Olney has
recalled the later Tom Waits; on One Tough Town, that comparison remains
valid, although one also should mention Leon Redbone as a model. In his
songwriting, OLNEY CONTINUES TO DELIGHT in imaginative explorations of
historical and invented characters and situations." -- AllMusic.com
"He's a little bit country, a little bit folk and quite a bit raw
passion. He can grab an audience's attention like a bolt of lightning or
exude tenderness in heart-tugging love songs."
-- The Philadelphia Inquirer
"David Olney resembles an old-time road bard who will, and can, do
virtually anything to rivet strangers under his one-night
tent....Olney's traveling show can mesmerize."
-- Geoff Gehman, The Morning Call
"David Olney is astounding... gave one of the most magnificent solo
acoustic shows I have seen and that includes concerts by Bruce
Springsteen, Guy Clark or anyone else you'd care to name. He can break
your heart but he can also chill your spine." -- Ft. Worth Star-Telegram
"David Olney is nothing less than a twisted American treasure - a
booming narrator of dark topics usually spoken about only in hushed
tones. He also wields a mighty wicked guitar."
-- Mountain XPress, Asheville, NC
"Anytime anyone asks me who my favorite music writers are, I say Mozart,
Lightnin' Hopkins, Bob Dylan and Dave Olney. Dave Olney is one of the
best songwriters I've ever heard - and that's true. I mean that from my
heart." -- Townes Van Zandt
DYNAMITE DAVE: A MUSIC CITY MASTER:
"During his three decades in Nashville, Dave Olney has gone from
being one of Music City's most exhilarating rock 'n' rollers to
being one of our town's best respected songsmiths. Even when
stripped down to a guitar and vocal, though, Olney's songs and
performances retain unusual intensity and impact. All this goes to
say that...well, he's awfully good. For songwriters and performers,
an Olney concert offers an opportunity to learn by observing a great
one in action. For everyone else, it's just an opportunity to be
entertained by a uniquely masterful artist."
-- Peter Cooper, The Tennessean
"David Olney tells marvelous stories, with characters who cling to the
hope of enduring love, all the while crossing the deep divide into that
long dark night of the soul. They are saints and charlatans, gypsies
and thieves, the ordinary and extraordinary." --Emmylou Harris
"Writing from the point of view of historical characters has become one
of Mr. Olney's most distinguishing talents, whether he's singing from
the mind of a donkey that carried Jesus or imagining Jesse James's last
bragging words before being shot by Robert Ford..." "But he stresses:
'Anyone who sits down to write a heavy song is a jerk. It's more like
paleontology, when you find a bone of a song sticking up and do
everything you can to get the rest of it out without breaking it.'"
-- Neil Strauss, The New York Times
“Olney's deep, hard-nosed voice remains as clear and unforgiving as a
punch to the face, and, as always, it's his songs of love, with their
focus on tenderness and redemption, that do the most lasting damage.”
-- Michael McCall, Nashville Scene
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I really appreciate your friendship and ALL your awesome support! We've been very fortunate to have just passed 40,000 MySpace friends, over a HALF MILLION page views, over 465,000 song plays and growing and YOU'VE HELPED MAKE THIS POSSIBLE. I'd be ever so grateful if you could bulletin your friends and ask them to add us too. THANKS FOR EVERYTHING!!!!
Hello, it's me, Ruby Jane.To those who don't know me, I am a 14 year old fiddler, songwriter. I have some songs posted that are fresh out of the studio. Let me know if you like the new songs..be one of the first to hear, even before they are released!Thanks! new videos too! Ruby Jane
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Thanks for the friendship Dave. What's on my heart these days is; We who work in song hold the power to spread love and acceptance in a world of division and mistrust. Blendin that in with all we do is a special gift. Thanks for your good music and keep layin it on bro.
Hey, it's Dave Clupper. If I haven't told you thank you for your support yet, thank you! Check out my profile to view a video of a live clip shot from Downtown Tulsa with my daughter Ellen. Also, you can listen to a majority of my new record "Letting Go" released earlier this month until June 1st. If you want to own a copy, look for the Buy Now Button on my profile or to just own a track it's available on iTunes and many other digital retailers. Talk soon!