Palomino Road

Palomino Road
Origin Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Genres Country
Years active 1992
Labels Liberty
Associated acts George Jones, McBride & the Ride
Past members
J.T. Corenflos
Randy Frazier
Ronnie Guilbeau
James Lewis

Palomino Road was an American country music group composed of Ronnie Guilbeau (lead vocals), J.T. Corenflos (guitar), James Lewis (drums) and Randy Frazier (bass guitar). Founded in 1992, the band recorded a self-titled album for Liberty Records, and charted with a cover of George Jones's 1955 debut single "Why Baby Why".

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History

All four members of Palomino Road had experience in country music prior to the band's foundation. Lead singer Ronnie Guilbeau (son of Gib Guilbeau of The Flying Burrito Brothers)[1] had played in that band before a 1980s move to Nashville, Tennessee. J.T. Corenflos, the band's guitarist, was previously a backing musician for Joe Stampley, while Randy Frazier had previously backed Sammy Kershaw and James Lewis had been active as a drummer in Nashville since the 1970s.

Palomino Road signed to Liberty Records in 1992, releasing their self-titled debut album in early 1993. This record featured no contributions from external musicians. Its only single, a cover of George Jones's 1955 single "Why Baby Why", reached #46 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. The band broke up later that same year.

In 1994, Frazier joined the band McBride & the Ride, in which he also served as bass guitarist, taking that role from frontman Terry McBride, who remained lead singer.[2] At that point, McBride & the Ride's co-founding members Ray Herndon and Billy Thomas had left, with Frazier being one of five replacement musicians for the band, which was then re-named Terry McBride & the Ride. As a member, Frazier performed on one album and three chart singles before the sextet parted ways in 1996. Corenflos, meanwhile, found work as a session guitarist.[3]

Palomino Road (1993)

Palomino Road
Studio album by Palomino Road
Released March 9, 1993 (1993-03-09)
Genre Country
Label Liberty
Producer Thom McHugh
Keith Follesé
Chuck Howard

Track listing

All songs written by Keith Follesé, Ronnie Guilbeau and Thom McHugh except where noted.

  1. "Why Baby Why" (George Jones, Darrell Edwards) – 2:33
  2. "It Works Both Ways" – 2:40
  3. "That's Where I Draw the Line" (Roger Ballard, Follesé, McHugh) – 3:06
  4. "The Best That You Can Do" – 3:52
  5. "Dead End Saloon" (J.T. Corenflos, Follesé, McHugh) – 4:08
  6. "Love Come Back" – 2:56
  7. "Over and Over" – 3:45
  8. "No Time to Stop Believing" – 3:03
  9. "She Rides Alone" – 3:53
  10. "Love Has the Last Word" (Guilbeau, Craig Wiseman) – 3:11

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions
US Country
[1]		 CAN Country
1992 "Why Baby Why" 46 42
1993 "The Best That You Can Do" — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year Video
1992 "Why Baby Why"
1993 "The Best That You Can Do"

References

  1. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 314. ISBN 0-89820-177-2. 
  2. ^ Mansfield, Brian (March 1994). "McBride & the Ride: Now They Are Six". New Country 1 (1): 11. 
  3. ^ Bennett, Mark. "Man behind the music: Session guitarist J.T. Corenflos backs many top-name stars". Tribune-Star. http://specials.tribstar.com/nashville/corenflos/. Retrieved 2008-08-10.