Harlan County - Jim Ford (1969)
Ideated from: I’m an Atlanta Braves fan, and long-time beat writer Dave O’Brien loves to talk about music as well as the team. I believe he mentioned this on twitter the first time I heard of it.
Debut album from a guy that never got real famous. It’s in the “Muscle Shoals” style of mixing soul and country tropes seamlessly to highlight the similarites.
It’s a pretty fun slab: soulful, funky, and country-style lonesome.
