Rodger Wilhoit SOCIAL WORLD OF RODGER WILHOIT (GREEN VINYL) Vinyl Record

Country music has chased piety, poetry, and much else, but The Social World is unapologetic hardcore, beer-sodden country music reduced to its core values. No faking. No pretension. Spare, unornamented, and straight from the heart, the songs on the "Social World" of Rodger Wilhoit are all that's holy and true in beerhall country music. The instrumentation is only as full as it needs to be. The singing is careworn and deeply sincere. There's nothing tentative or lukewarm in Wilhoit's music. It isn't going to meet you halfway. It seems that there's always more to discover. Most copies of Social World and Rodger's singles were probably sold off the bandstand 40 or 50 years ago.

They were among the thousands of records by local artists on local labels sold off local bandstands all across the country. Most ended up in garage sales, thrift shops, or landfills. But every so often, an artist will be resurrected, and find a new audience. Rodger Wilhoit is one such singer. At a time when most mainstream Nashville country music sounds so contrived and empty, it takes an artist like Rodger Wilhoit to remind us what it's really all about.

Tracklist

A1 When I Climb Back Up To Living
A2 My Shoes Are Not That Hard To Fill
A3 Social World
A4 Since 1959
A5 The Smell Of Strange Perfume
A6 The Fire Burns Again
A7 All The Comforts Of Home
B1 Eyes With That Hungry Look
B2 The Touch Of Gold
B3 I've Spent My Time In Hell Loving You
B4 Inner Circles Of Chicago
B5 My Effort Will Bear The Fruit
B6 Mighty Band Of Gold
B7 God Is Not Dead (I Spoke To Him Today)

Protection
Each record is protected within its record sleeve by a white vellum anti-dust sleeve.

Packaging
All items are shipped brand-new and unopened in original packaging. Every record is shipped in original factory-applied shrink wrap and has never been touched by human hands.