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  1. Audio CD: Release Date 1990-04-11
  2. Publisher: Mca Nashville
  3. Artist: Jerry Jeff Walker
  4. Sales Rank in Music: #6690

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It's no accident that among the great albums Jerry Jeff Walker has made, most of them have been recorded in front of a live audience. If you want to get the feel of the rowdy Texas music scene of the early to-mid-'70s, look no further than ¡Viva Terlingua!, a rowdy, goat-ropin' classic of sing-along mayhem recorded in the tiny town of Lukenbach in the summer of 1973. Walker marshals his Lost Gonzo Band through a number of tunes that went on to become classics, including Guy Clark's "Desperados Waiting for the Train," Ray Wiley Hubbard's anthemic "Up Against the Wall Redneck," and his own "Sangria Wine" and "Gettin' By." The highlight, though, is an extended take on Gary Nunn's "London Homesick Blues," better known to casual Jerry Jeff fans as the theme song for the long-running PBS show Austin City Limits. --Daniel Durchholz
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4.6 out of 5 stars (31 customer reviews)

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Jerry Jeff At His Best, June 23, 2004
Kurt Harding "bon vivant" (Boerne TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Viva Terlingua (Audio CD)
This CD really takes me back. I was fresh out of high school, working construction in Phoenix when this came out. One of the guys on the crew had this album and used to crank it up at parties after work. Something about it was mesmerizing. Though Viva Terlingua appeared in the efflorescence of the country-rock/outlaw music scene, it stood out from others of its type in that it really got listeners going. An evening with Viva Terlingua on the turntable often resulted in a mass sing-a-long and howl-in of drunken and stoned revelers.
In addition to the great music, the photos in the album jacket made Texas seem a mighty appealing place to one who hadn't been there. So in 1975, I made a pilgrimage to Luckenbach from Phoenix by hitch-hiking and met all kinds of fine Texas folk including Walker who happened to be there playing dominoes that day. Today, I live less than 30 miles from Luckenbach, but the town itself has been spoiled in my view by a non-stop swarm of tourists who followed...Read more


15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Essential Jerry Jeff Walker Album, July 3, 1998
markmulligan@hotmail.com (Phoenix) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Viva Terlingua (Audio CD)
This is Jerry Jeff's finest hour. At his pinnacle in the early 70's backed by the Lost Gonzo Band, you will find these songs agreeably stuck in your head after the CD is over. Among the great songs: "Gettin' By", "Little Bird", "Get it Out", "Sangria Wine", are even better songs. Everybody's heard "Up Against the Wall Redneck Mother," but advance the CD player to Gary P. Nunn's "London Home Sick Blues" for the rousing anthem of Austin City Limits--it will make you feel like your "back in that place." Finally, "Desperados Waiting for the Train" may well be Walker's greatest song--better than Mr. Bojangles. It may tear your heart out. No Jerry Jeff fan can be without this album.


12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A balm for any homesick Texan, August 19, 2000
Mary G. Longorio "Texasbookgirl" (Eagle Mountain, UT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Viva Terlingua (Audio CD)
I discovered Jerry Jeff Walker and his gonzo style of progressive country in 1973 and have been a fan ever since. This CD captures JJW live in front of an "energized" crowd...at his best. Backed by the Lost Gonzo Band, this is Texas music, showcasing some of the best and brightest musicians and songwriters . I am on my third copy of this CD having worn out two already, it never leaves my CD rotation. This ia amust have CD for anyone who longs for home.

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