Last night we went to hear Max Stalling, whose honkytonk sound is deeply rooted in the genre's tradition. Stalling is the only touring musician I know of to have learned to play guitar after finishing graduate school. In grad school, this tall drink of water studied food science, which requires one to have a knowledge of biochemistry, chemical engineering, and microbiology. He is clearly a sharp fellow.
Here in the town where the genre was invented, Stalling played very credible Western Swing, and his steel player was pitch perfect. Of all the songs Stalling played, the one that touched me the most was "Mockingbird." The title truly drills into the essence of the song in ways that a more obvious titular choice would not. Below is a link to the studio version of "Mockingbird."
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