Description
Tom Russell's 'Hotwalker' is a portrait of a segment of American culture in the not-too-distant past. Through original songs, narration and the actual voices of literary and historical figures, Tom constructs a recollection of the outsider voices of American popular culture, literature and art of the 1950s and '60s.
This is a compelling look at a period in American history and culture. It is Tom Russell's second foray into photographing a piece of America's past, the first being the critically acclaimed 'The Man From God KNows Where'. The taking-off point for 'Hotwalker' is Tom's correspondence with outsider writer/poet Charles Bukowski in the 1960's.
Tom and circus midget/actor Little Jack Horton read parts of the correspondence and narrate an historical landscape, dotted with the voices of Lenny Bruce, Jack Kerouac, Dave van Ronk, radical environmentalist Edward Abbey, hobo classical composer Harry Partch, Ramblin ' Jack Elliott and Bukowski himself. In the process, the listener is taken on a tour of dive bars in downtown LA, Mexican border whorehouses, huckster revival meetings, Bakersfield honky-tonks and more.
Track Listing
Pilgrim Land
Old America
Hotwalker
Border Lights
Beat Folk
Van Ronk
Bakersfield
Grapevine
Woodrow
Benediction: Edward Abbey
Honkey Jazz
Swap Meet Jesus
Bukowski #1
Harry Partch, Jack Kerouac, Lenny Bruce
Bukowski #2 'On The Hustle'
Bukowski #3
Requiem
Coda: Little Jack Horton
America The Beautiful
Details
- Genre: Folk & Country
- Product Type: Audio CD
- Barcode: 12928817721
- Release Date: July 09, 2025
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