Road to Bayamon

One of Tom Russell's talents as a songwriter is writing about everyday people and situations with an eye for little details: the gypsy with `love' and `hate' tattooed on her fists" in "The Road To Bayamon"; or the workers of "U.S. Steel" "sharin' one last meal, sauerkraut and kielbasa, a dozen beers or more" before their mill closes its doors for the final time. Merle Haggard writes songs both about and for the working man (and don't get me wrong, I love Haggard); while Tom Russell's characters may live in the blue collar world, his songwriting is far more literary than Haggard's. Tom can write about tragic real life events with sympathy and understanding and turn out a captivating song. Highly recommended." --Decibel Dennis MacDonald, The Record Roundup

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