Gene Aughtry, a song by the now defunct San Franciscan Six-Piece Beulah, is reminiscent of early work by L.A Indie Rockers Rooney. The optimistic sunny beat is offset by deliciously dark verses and a bridge that lifts the spirit.
Its namesake, found fame as The Singing Cowboy and still remains the only celebrity to have 5 stars on the Hollywood walk of Fame.
Founded by Miles Kurosky and Bill Swann, whilst working in an office mail room, the band released four albums, Gene Autry being the standout track on 2001 LP The Coast is Never Clear.
It is the must have track for that road trip compilation CD, right between Len's Steal My Sunshine and The Isley Brothers Summer Breeze, and I'd be playing it in my car had I not failed my driving test last week!
The retro chic video is as pleasing to the eye, as the track is to the ear, and this song has me mourning the loss of a band that until an hour ago, I had never heard of.
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