- Audio CD (July 17 2000)
- Number of Discs: 4
- Format: Box set, Best of
- Label: Bear Family
- ASIN: B00004WL9K
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #220,234 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Four CD Box Set plus Book.
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The Best !!!!
Aug 23 2002
Format:Audio CD
Dick Curless has got the most beautiful voice I have ever heard. His music ranges from thought provoking, to toe tapping, beer drinking music. One of his best renditions is Winter's Coming On Again. People who appreciate good music from any genre will love this CD. I can not recommend it highly enough.
Ramblin,gamblin,travelin Man
April 18 2002
Format:Audio CD
Most of Dick Curless is unavailable on cd unless you purchase either Dick Curless's last offering "Traveling Through" or his greatest hits package "Drag em Off the Interstate....". All else is available only from Bear Family Records in two monster sized box sets "A Tombstone Every Mile"(begining @ 1950 thru 1970 on 7cds!)and this one here, "Hard Hard Traveling Man"(frm 1971 thru 1973,1988 on 4cds).
This box set begins where "A Tombstone Every Mile" leaves off, at the height of his more mainstream truck driving anthems. This is the Dick Curless I'm most familiar with...straight ahead, no-nonsense Hard Country. His voice resonates a deep down baritone, equally adept at singing gospell or blues...and all infused with the healthy swagger of a man who knows he can sing with the best of 'em.
The first 2 cd's of this box are his output from several albums begining in 1971 thru 1973. The third cd is a rare live recording from a Truckers Jamboree (cica 1973).
Most noteworthy is the fourth cd, where Curless recorded a special set of his favorites for his close family members. This is a bare bones "act-of-love" that is as amazing as it is itimate. Never does Curless sound better, just his melodic baritone and crisp guitar, unadorned. This family session was recorded around 1988, a mere 7 years before his death. It's amazing to take this into account, and then listen to his swansong "Traveling Through", recorded 5 months before he succumbed to cancer in '95...never does he compromise his style and class. Always the gentleman and first class performer.
This box set begins where "A Tombstone Every Mile" leaves off, at the height of his more mainstream truck driving anthems. This is the Dick Curless I'm most familiar with...straight ahead, no-nonsense Hard Country. His voice resonates a deep down baritone, equally adept at singing gospell or blues...and all infused with the healthy swagger of a man who knows he can sing with the best of 'em.
The first 2 cd's of this box are his output from several albums begining in 1971 thru 1973. The third cd is a rare live recording from a Truckers Jamboree (cica 1973).
Most noteworthy is the fourth cd, where Curless recorded a special set of his favorites for his close family members. This is a bare bones "act-of-love" that is as amazing as it is itimate. Never does Curless sound better, just his melodic baritone and crisp guitar, unadorned. This family session was recorded around 1988, a mere 7 years before his death. It's amazing to take this into account, and then listen to his swansong "Traveling Through", recorded 5 months before he succumbed to cancer in '95...never does he compromise his style and class. Always the gentleman and first class performer.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Fantastic!!
Sep 27 2001
Thank you Amazon..My husband & I have been searching for any Dick Curless songs and have been unsuccessful until now. We first met Dick in the 60's when he toured upstate NY. He was a warm & caring man who loved his music and passed the feeling on to his audience. Another reviewer said she felt "goosebumps" when she heard his music again on the CD's, and I agree. The music world lost a great entertainer when Dick passed away, he sadly never achieved the star billing that he so greatly deserved.The way range of his voice was unreal The set of CD's was purchased as a surprise Christmas gift for my husband, but I couldn't wait that long to hear it. Beautiful music & memories! We have nearly all of his original singles and albums but nothing can compare to this. Anyone hearing him for the first time will want to hear more.!!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
The Best !!!!
Aug 23 2002
Format:Audio CD
Dick Curless has got the most beautiful voice I have ever heard. His music ranges from thought provoking, to toe tapping, beer drinking music. One of his best renditions is Winter's Coming On Again. People who appreciate good music from any genre will love this CD. I can not recommend it highly enough.
Country Singer From Maine..
July 23 2008
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Dick Curless,the Hard traveling man from Maine is an accurate statement,a man who dedicated his life to country music, there stood a man who sang a song with a alot of soul, as you'll hear it on these recordings, featuring a four disc box set from the German import co.,The Bear Family. This compilation features the complete Capitol recordings from the 70's and one of the a disc features a live show recorded at a truckers convention in Wheeling, West Virginia. The last sided disc features home recordings recorded by Curless' son-in-law. Curless does this one solo, voice and guitar only,Bear Family received permission from Curless' wife pryor to this rare recording, an interesting listen hearing Dick Curless' rich baritone voice and fine guitar playing,home recordings always capture the true colors of the artist at hand, this is "the Baron" Dick Curless - the traveling man that one time toured with Buck Owens. Both box sets "Traveling Man" and "Tombstone Every Mile", cover the entire career recordings of Dick Curless.
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