harry dean stanton october 1993

​Harry Dean Stanton with the Cheap Dates (from the album October 1993 available on Omnivore Recordings) (by Bryant Liggett)
 
Harry Dean Stanton was in the film biz for over sixty of his 91 years on earth however he was a musician longer. Fans may remember Stanton crooning in Cool Hand Luke or on television in Twin Peaks but his musical talent. Though never presented to the general public on a Hollywood platter or commercial package, music was always there as he plucked out covers or cuts from the public domain for years. October 1993 celebrates Harry Dean Stanton as both musician and music lover, finding the late actor backed by The Cheap Dates, a stacked band with members that did time as The Doobie Brothers, Stray Cats or backing band members for Bowie or Iggy Pop. They’re solid support for Stanton, who bangs out of the gate with a bouncy and groovy version of Bob Dylan’s “I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight” before charging into a Rootsy and rocking “Promised Land”. 
 
“You Don’t Miss Your Water” has a folkie-gospel feel, and there’s a subtle Tex-Mex vibe to the Ry Cooder, John Hiatt, and Jim Dickinson penned “Across the Borderline” from Willie Nelson’s record of the same name. The back five of the album were recorded live at Doug Weston’s Troubadour in West Hollywood, including a swinging and steel heavy “You Never Can Tell” as well as a Rockabilly-ripping version of “Miss Froggie.” The live set concludes with “Cancion Mixteca,” a cut Harry Dean Stanton sang in his film Paris, Texas. October 1993, from the Rock’n’Roll cool frontman to his ripping band is Roots Rock greatness. 
 
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