Hanging with Bill Lyerly
Some of you return visitors may have noticed a recurring theme on Ickmusic: Steve Earle. My strong appreciation for Mr. Earle’s work has led me to some great music, through his own work, and through his association with others. One in particular is the Bill Lyerly Band. Bill Lyerly has been churning out the blues in North Carolina for over 25 years. In 1998, he released ‘Railroad Station Blues’ (Buy it here}.
On one track, he brought in the Twangtrust to produce it. The Twangtrust is Steve Earle and Ray Kennedy. The track is “Hangmen”. Steve joins in on the singing too. . . a quite catchy little number about the life of a hangman. “The hangman’s there to do his duty, the hangman never cries.”
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Photo credit: Greenville, NC–Photo by Ric Carter
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2 Comments
Brent Barham
Found this when I typed in Hangmen along with Bill and Steve’s name on the Google search bar. I had been reading up on Steve, to see what he’s been up to lately and just typed it in out of curiosity. I know this post is old, but felt like I had to respond. I’ve been a fan of Bill since the late 70s when he was in the Super Grit Cowboy Band and have kept up with him and his career since then. One of the nicest people in the world IMO and a helluva guitar player. He’s still performing, sometimes with Clyde Mattocks, another member of Super Grit, who’s a master on the dobro and pedal steel.
It’s nice to see someone give Bill some attention on the net, even though it’s an old post. Thanks for that.
And if you’re interested, another local NC musician, Harvey Arnold, formerly of the Outlaws, had a special concert on NC’s PBS of his group the Harvey Arnold Blues band , a couple of years ago that may still be available for viewing. I thought it was really good.
ick1999
Thanks Brent! That’s a great reminder to spin some Bill here soon. I’ll track down some Super Grit and Harvey Arnold too.