Sadly, it's only recently that I have found out that Rodney Crowell co-wrote ' Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight '. Also that Emmylou Harris had been the first to cover the song in 1978 and that it was included on her album ' Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town'. Up until recently the only way I have ever heard ' Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight ' was from the Oak Ridge Boys. They released the song in December of 1979 and it charted to #1 in February of 1980.
The song was staying in my head and I went to YouTube to find the Oak Ridge Boys version and that's when I found out about Rodney Crowell singing it. Sometimes I have this tendency of discovering a song, old or new doesn't matter, and listen to the heck out of it. This is what has happened with Rodney Crowell's version or another personal version of ' Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight '. It has a touch of Cajun music in the performance with the accordion/squeeze box and style of fiddle playing. It also put me on a bit of a rabbit hole with Rodney Crowell's music. I have known of him but have forgotten some of his music. Rediscovering him. So his version is the one that I will have today.
Happy Music Monday. 🎶
Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight
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