Joyce Street Tied Down (LP)

(Numero Group) 14 tracks

In the '70s, Joyce Street was a housewife stuck between the studio and dinner on the table, putting together an impressive country discography on the fringes of an otherwise traditional American life. With lyrics culled from her diary, her infectious Mississippi sound led her into the unconventional world of custom studios, where she recorded tracks for up-and-coming country groups like Reena, Sonobeat, Revelation and Arc. Channeling the honky-tonk angel energy of Bobbie Gentry, Lorretta Lynn and Jeannie C. Riley, Tied Down compiles a decade's worth of tunes disguised as lottery tickets.