Hellbound Glory Bootleg – Live From The Cracker Swamp
On March 27th, 2011, Hellbound Glory, the most underrated country band in the world, made a tour stop at Will’s Pub in Orlando, FL. Down a man on the tour to begin with, then down their bass player a few nights before, with their fill-in steel player filling in on bass the day after getting beat up by a bunch of bikers in a “wrong place, wrong time” situation, the remaining members rallied, reached down deep, and pulled out a remarkable, rememberable performance as a power trio that will forever be known as “The Concert in the Cracker Swamp”.
Leroy Virgil, lead singer and songwriter left his acoustic in the case and manned lead guitar, Chico on drums played with the energy of two men, and Rico, hours out of the hospital, manned the four string. Those few that were there in-person, and those listening all across the world on SCM LIVE, could feel that this was no ordinary night, with no ordinary band, playing no ordinary songs.
Hellbound Glory, Rusty Knuckles, Reverend Nix of Cracker Swamp Productions, and Saving Country Music have combined to bring you the full audio from that night for your listening pleasure. It includes many of their top songs from their two albums–Old Highs and New Lows and Scumbag Country–as well as excellent renditions of classics like Waylon Jennings’ “Amanda” and Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m On Fire”.
Please make sure to stop by Hellbound Glory’s online store at rustyknuckles.com and offer your financial support, and keep your eyes peeled for concert dates to see them live.
- Another Bender Might Break Me
- Livin’ That Way You Better Hope You Die Young
- Livin’ This Way
- Chico’s Train
- I’ll Be Your Rock (At Rock Bottom)
- Hank Williams Records
- Hello Five-O
- Why Take The Pain
- The Ballad of Scumbag Country
- Women I’ve Never Had
- Amanda
- Hellbound Glory
- I’m On Fire
- Good Hearted Woman
- Be My Crutch
- Waylon Never Done It Their Way
- Too Broke to Overdose
- Slow Suicide
- 11 Months, 29 Days
- You Can’t Fight Fire with Firewater
Download entire, continuous show!
Hellbound Glory was also recently featured on Colfax Radio.
PAgoul
April 12, 2011 @ 1:54 pm
Can’t wait to see them live at MR festival 144 days goddammit !!!
AdamSheets
April 12, 2011 @ 2:06 pm
Thanks for this! I listened to it on SCM live and now I’m glad I can have it in the mp3 player.
NLindsay
April 12, 2011 @ 2:38 pm
Sweet, thanks to all those involved with this!
HighTeck
April 12, 2011 @ 2:50 pm
Leroy Virgil is my hero!
Carla
April 12, 2011 @ 3:06 pm
That’s awesome, thanks guys! Listening to it now.
Andra
April 12, 2011 @ 3:23 pm
I now have the pleasure of working with Ralph on a project! This kicks ass! I just love having so many talent people around me all the time, you are included in this T-Man! Thanks for bringing all this good music to light for everyone
crook
April 12, 2011 @ 3:26 pm
fuckin best country band goin,Leroy’s gonna be a legend before he’s through.
Ian (formerly evanstancio)
April 12, 2011 @ 3:30 pm
Am I missing out on the proper way to download these songs altogether? I am getting them individually but not collectively. Maybe it’s my computer…
The Triggerman
April 12, 2011 @ 4:25 pm
No, we broke them up into tracks so people can pipe them up individually if they want like a live CD instead of an audio archive. If a bunch of people want the entire concert head to toe, I can get Rev. Nix to send it over and post it.
Ian (formerly evanstancio)
April 12, 2011 @ 6:52 pm
If it’s not too much trouble, that’d be great!
bumhead
April 12, 2011 @ 11:14 pm
these guys are tough as nails and this set is goddamned superb!
I’m with Ian on getting the audio file if possible.
Thanks to Triggerman, Rev Nix, HG & Rusty Nails for getting this out to us fans.
shiny
April 13, 2011 @ 11:11 pm
That would be so great if you could make that happen! Been dying for more Hellbound Glory to listen to.
Sean Philips
April 16, 2011 @ 6:12 am
On behalf of myself and anyone with a lick of sense and musical taste, YES we’d love to have the whole album available for download!
The Triggerman
April 17, 2011 @ 6:05 pm
Entire show now posted! Check up top!
Rev.Nix
April 12, 2011 @ 3:32 pm
Cracker Swamp Productions what this you speak of wink wink logo on the left sneak peek!
Thanks everybody!
Taylor (ihateminimumwage)
April 12, 2011 @ 3:53 pm
For anyone that doesn’t know, the Johnny Paycheck song is “11 Months and 29 Days”
Just thought it odd that’s the only cover that wasn’t titled properly.
Thanks to all involved for making this available! Great quality, and they sound as good as the first time I saw them!
The Triggerman
April 12, 2011 @ 4:22 pm
Sorry, fixed!
Taylor (ihateminimumwage)
April 14, 2011 @ 4:45 pm
Haha, no worries. Thanks again for posting this!
Rusty Knuckles
April 12, 2011 @ 4:27 pm
Thanks for postin’ Triggerman!
Denise
April 12, 2011 @ 5:52 pm
Yes, thanks for bringing the Cracker Swamp to my living room. I got home from work, made a little dinner and get to chill with some good music.
Great blog Triggerman. Oh, I love the full samples You can really get a good earful.
Derek P
April 12, 2011 @ 4:36 pm
Thanks to everyone who put time into putting this together.
spens
April 12, 2011 @ 4:40 pm
I love this fucking band. 3rd time seeing them will be at muddy roots!
alex_supertramp
April 12, 2011 @ 4:42 pm
Trigger — thanks for the post and sharing the great tunes… as well as the intro to Rusty Knuckles and their artist roster!
The Triggerman
April 12, 2011 @ 5:07 pm
Rusty Knuckles is good people. I met the head honcho at South by Southwest briefly. Saw The Green Lady Killers right before Hellbound at SXSW, and they rocked. Just got a copy of Jay Berndt and a Joe Buck 7″ from them. I think we’re going to be hearing a lot from them in the future.
BigStem51
April 12, 2011 @ 4:57 pm
Awesome! Thanks to everyone involved who made this happen! Syncing to my IPOD right now!!!
Aran
April 12, 2011 @ 5:02 pm
I’m SO glad you guys made this available to download! I knew Nick (lead guitar) was missing, but I didn’t realize the other obstacles they were facing that night. You’d never know it listening, they tore it up! Hellbound Glory IS the most underrated country band in the world, and Leroy Virgil is one of the best songwriters out there, period. Can’t wait to see them again at Muddy Roots, and hopefully maybe possibly right before….
D.S. Troubadour
April 12, 2011 @ 5:31 pm
Great job with the recording! Thanks for putting it out, Mr. Reverend Nix. I get to hear these boys live all the time and I downloaded it! It’s killer. I know they appreciate all the work you guys put in helping get their name out there. You’ve got an awesome resource, Trigger. Thanks man.
BlueRibbonRadio
April 12, 2011 @ 5:43 pm
Two thumbs pointed upwards.
Ernie
April 12, 2011 @ 6:18 pm
Thanks so much for sharing!!!
PennsWoods
April 12, 2011 @ 7:18 pm
I must just be dumb but i can’t figure how to download these as mp3’s. I can only stream them over the internet, but they’re still awesome!
PennsWoods
April 12, 2011 @ 7:21 pm
nevermind figured it out
ScurvyChipmunk
April 12, 2011 @ 8:44 pm
PennsWoods, could you enlighten me? This is good stuff.
DownSouth
April 13, 2011 @ 9:37 am
Depending on which browser you use right click on the link and select “save target as” or “save linked content” etc. to download the files.
Jack Williams
April 13, 2011 @ 9:24 am
Thanks for this, guys. Liked what I heard and ordered Old Highs and New Lows from their store.
I’m originally from “Bruce Country” and appreciated the cover of I’m On Fire. That’s a song that got played and MTVed to death back in the day, but hearing this new take on it reminds me that it is indeed a very good song.
BigStem51
April 13, 2011 @ 10:05 am
You should also check out Whitey Morgan and 78’s version. Great stuff!
Shooter
April 13, 2011 @ 10:10 am
This is fucking awesome. I LOVE this band and the AMANDA and WOMEN I’VE NEVER HAD cuts are fucking sweet. Blackjack loves this band! I was listening to Fifth on the Floor and JB Beverley and put this on and he got quiet and listened. He’s got some good scumbag taste.
Aran
April 13, 2011 @ 2:59 pm
That’s awesome! I’ve heard of Mozart for newborns, but I think Hellbound Glory for newborns is even better!
Carla
April 13, 2011 @ 3:32 pm
That’s funny. Wonder what his first words will be?!?
Denise
April 13, 2011 @ 5:23 pm
Well I would hope the lil guy has good taste 🙂
D.S. Troubadour
April 14, 2011 @ 9:14 am
Whenever we get in the car, my three year old son Hank tells me to play some “Leber-boy.” That’s how he pronounces “Leroy.” I’m feeling better about the future generations ;o)
Jack Williams
April 14, 2011 @ 10:19 am
My five year old daughter says her favorite group is the Carolina Chocolate Drops and she loves In Spite of Ourselves by John Prine. Start ’em on the good stuff when they’re young and maybe some of it will stick.
andy
April 13, 2011 @ 10:46 am
They now owe a place in my heart with that ‘I’m on fire” cover. That song has a deep personal meaning for me.
The Triggerman
April 13, 2011 @ 11:17 am
As much as I love the Hellbound originals, when they played “Amanda” and “I’m On Fire”, I was absolutely blown away. “I’m On Fire” doesn’t really have any personal meaning to me. I’m not really a huge Boss fan. I guess the song is OK. But it was the EXACT right song for that exact right moment, delivered with taste, and it was so good it made the hair stand up on the back of my neck. When a band can play the songs of others better than the originals, that’s how you know they’re good.
andy
April 13, 2011 @ 11:42 am
I heard something about them maybe playing up this way @ some point . If so I’ll be there even if I gotta walk.
Jack Williams
April 13, 2011 @ 11:44 am
Good point. The song as originally recorded doesn’t do a whole for me and I’m more of a ’70s Bruce fan anyway. Still, it must be a pretty good song if a different arrangement of it that doesn’t really transform the song into something else (like Hank III does with Atlantic City, IMO) can make people feel something.
andy
April 13, 2011 @ 11:35 am
*own …. damn i should really read what i write when i am writing it.
declared ungovernable
April 13, 2011 @ 11:25 am
The owners of Will’s Pub are friend’s of mine – they always have great music there. Wish I lived in Orlando still cause I would have loved to have caught this show. Thanks for sharing!
Low Range
April 21, 2011 @ 2:55 am
These guys are worth every penny. Real fuckers doin it well.
The Hill Billy Muslim
June 12, 2012 @ 1:32 pm
If you are a man and you don’t like Hellbound Glory you officially have a mangina. What ever man achievements you have done in the past whether its fist fighting a bear or surviving out in the wilderness for 60 days, you have lost some serious man points.