3 Mulligans

I certainly didn’t have an appreciation for Graham Parker when I saw him warm up for Journey in 1979. Those two artists seemed as likely a match as when Prince warmed up for The Rolling Stones. However, when Squeezing Out Sparks was finally reissued in 1996 it became the cornerstone of my growing interest in Graham Parker’s music. The release of Your Country slipped by me but I eventually found it one day by accident. After all these years his writing is strong as ever; snarling and biting in one song, sensitive and touching in the next. The influence of country music makes it a perfect home for this duet with Lucinda Williams.