Geronimo
Treviņo, III
My Heroes Have Always Killed Cowboys
As read in
Tuesday April 9/96
Geronimo, My Heroes Have Always Killed Cowboys (**1/2)
-- The title alone makes this album worth the trip. Geronimo Trevino III and producer Hank Cochran pay homage to the sweet country sound of yesterday. But the sweetness ends with the finale, Before You Think You're an Indian, a bitter indictment of the treatment of Native American that pictures Buffalo Bill in the white man's hell.--D.Z.
Geronimo Treviņo, III has released a tribute to the
nativeAmerican Indian. This album mixes this theme with
traditionalcountry music.
Country singer, songwriter, Mexican-Indian, Texas Aggie..."Heroes" reflects Geronimo's life and experience as a veteranof the Texas honky-tonk scene. Growing up in a city such asSan Antonio has been a bit confusing to people thinking ofGeronimo, with his hispanic last name, not being a countryartist. "my roots began with the ranchera music my dad,uncles and cousins would sing at family reunions in southTexas . As I grew older and hung around dance halls, I fellin love with Merle Haggard, George Jones and Ray Price.Country music is ranchera's equal in english. They speak ofHurt, Love, and Happiness. They both relate to life of thecommon people."
After spending several days writing with legendary HankCochran in Tennessee, Hank agreed to help produce theremainder of the project. "To have the opportunity to spendtime with Hank was a lifetime dream in itself. We got to knoweach other pretty well at his river cabin in Gatlinburg. Wefound out that we had mutual friends from Texas and that ourlove for traditional country music was mutual as well."
The album has many familiar names that has made country musicfamous throughout the world...From the haunting strains of VassarClements' violin to the whining steel guitar of Buddy Emmons.
Only three months into 1996, we already
have a strong contender for album titleof the year, from the
artist known as Geronimo: My
Heroes Have Always KilledCowboys. The record was
primarily recorded in Nashville by singer/songwriterGeronimo
Trevino III, a veteran Texas honky-tonker from San Antonio,
usingsuch superb players as Vassar Clements, Roy Huskey Jr.,
Spooner Oldham,Buddy Emmons, Flying Burrito Brother Chris
Ethridge and drummer Boo BooMcAfee. Producer and co-writer on
several tracks was legendary songwriter HankCochran ("She's
Got You," "Don't You Ever Get Tired of Hurting
Me"); otherco-writers include Mack Vickery of "Meat
Man" renown. Geronimo performs arecord-release party with
Clements at the Exit/In this week; call 386-0195 formore
information, or write Geronimo at P.O. Box 203, Geronimo, TX
78115.... or E-mail at
Geronimo at geronimo@txdirect.net