{"product_id":"2477016","title":"Ags Connolly - Your Pal Slim Songs Of James [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2006, Ags Connolly saw James Hand - the relatively obscure Texan honky tonker, likened to a ghost from country music's past - perform in London -  Then later in Fort Worth, then London once more - While he would meet and witness 'Slim' again in the future, those first encounters proved critical to the path Ags took in music. \u003ci\u003e'If I didn't know I was country, then that made up my mind,'\u003c\/i\u003e he later wrote in the song 'I Saw James Hand' (\u003ci\u003eHow About Now\u003c\/i\u003e, 2014).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Hand was born in Waco, TX in 1952. He released the first of six albums in 1997, in a career where Willie Nelson called him 'the real deal' and Kris Kristofferson described his songs as 'soul music'. When Hand died in June 2020 at the age of 67, and the dust from the rolling of the hearse finally settled, Ags Connolly knew he wanted to pay tribute in earnest to his hero.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe English troubadour began by selecting the songs from Slim's back catalogue that spoke to him the most. Then he brought bass player \u003cstrong\u003eAnna Robinson\u003c\/strong\u003e and drummer \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Pokorny\u003c\/strong\u003e into Woodworm Studios in Oxfordshire, England to lay down a framework for the tracks. That allowed Ags to begin the process of recruiting key performers from James Hand's career to complete the instrumentation for what would become \u003ci\u003eYour Pal Slim: Songs of James Hand.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Corner, At The Table, By The Jukebox\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Pain Of Loving You\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBaby, Baby Don't Tell Me That\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLessons in Depression\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShadows Where The Magic Was\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy Witness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver There, That's Frank\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMidnight Run\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou Were With Me Then\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy Heart's Been Cheatin' On Me\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMen Like Me Can Fly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorner Of My Street\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54419490013569,"sku":"2477016","price":14.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/0726436193559.jpg?v=1750562394","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/2477016","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}