Leroy Van Dyke

True Treasures

(Country Rewind)

Many who are fortunate enough to access fortune and fame find them to be fleeting. Not so, Leroy. He is truly a legend, one of the tour-'til-you-can't school. At 92, he's still on the road, still taking genuine country music to the people as he has since the late 1950s.

These songs were recorded long ago, but have been brought up to contemporary technological standards. They sound fresh, authentic, possessed of an innocence possible in their halcyon days. And they are a powerful counter to today's less compelling corporate pop-country.

His rich timbre and easy, conversational drawl give his delivery Everyman character. Each song sounds natural.

This is concise and spring-heeled. Hand-tooled, straight-from-the-heart folk-psalms too rare in a world full of posturers. Leroy belongs in every honest American music collection. 

(And in case you didn't know, this is where Robert Gordon got "Walk On By." )

Recommended: "Walk On By," "Oklahoma Hills," "If a Woman Answers," "San Antonio Rose," "Anytime / Oh Lonesome Me," "Be a Good Girl," "Jambalaya," "The Other Boys Are Talking," "Auctioneer," "Big, Wide, Wonderful World Of Country Music," "Ol' Man Mose"

Video: "Walk On By"

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