Cowboy: Scott Boyer and Tommy Talton w/ NC Thurman & special guest opener Kaz Hawkins
http://www.citywinery.com/nashville/, 609 LAFAYETTE STREET, Nashville, Tn.
City Winery in Nashville, great place to hear the music, hope to see you there!
During the early to mid-1970’s, The Southern Rock band, Cowboy became one of the genre’s hidden gems. Formed in Jacksonville, FL in 1969 by songwriters, Tommy Talton and Scott Boyer, they would eventually sign with the legendary Macon, GA based Capricorn Records during the label’s first inception and infamous period in Southern Rock history. Along with Cowboy, those to record at Phil Walden’s Capricorn were: The Allman Brothers Band, The Marshall Tucker Band, Elvin Bishop, Wet Willie, as well as others.
Music from Cowboy was: “Reach For The Sky” (1971), “5’ll Getcha Ten” (1971), “Boyer & Talton” (1975) and “Cowboy” (1977). Two compilations were released- “Why Quit When You’re Losing” (1975) and later 1993’s “A Different Time: The Best of Cowboy (released on Polydor). The 1976 album “Happy to Be Alive” by Talton with Bill Stewart and Johnny Sandlin was, in all case and purposes, as much a Cowboy album as could be at the time.
As musicians associated with Capricorn Records, Boyer and Talton would also spend time playing with a who’s who of greats including The Allman Brothers, Gregg Allman (whom they backed up on his first solo national tour), Alex Taylor and Bonnie Bramlett. They would remain part of The Capricorn scene until its first demise in 1979.
$15.