WAXAHATCHEE, aka the wonderful Alabama songstress Katie Crutchfield scored
highly on several end-of-the-year lists in 2024 with her 6th LPTigers Blood. It was nominated for Best Americana Album at the Grammies last weekend but it was Sierra
Ferrell who triumphed.
She’s getting ready now to tour with Wilco and throws in a new
non-album track (but recorded at the same sessions) to warm up.
MUD is a potent mid-tempo country rocker with Crutchfield‘s
voice, as usual, as the dominant instrument up front.
Flamboyant rockers MUD were one of those hit bands during the 70s glam and
glitter years. They scored a series of number ones. One of them was a cheesy,
sugary Christmas carol named LONELY THIS CHRISTMAS, written by the hottest
songwriters at the time – Nicky Chin and Mike Chapman (The Sweet, Suzi Quatro,
Smokie). The single went to the top of the UK Charts this day in 1974.
Real name: Bernard William Jewry
27 September 1942 – 23 October 2014
One of the many artists (The Sweet, Suzi Quatro,
Mud, Smokie & more) that scored their hits with
songs written by famous singer-songwriters
and producers Chinn & Chapman.
Song: MY COO CA CHOO – 1974 Score: #2 in the UK, #1 in Australia
