Nothin' But the Truth (1985)

About this title: There aren't many legitimate characters left in popular music; the rotund Sleepy LaBeef isn't a media concoction or collection of outrageous cliches exploiting a carefully built image. He's a simple, hard-rocking vocalist with a manic performance style and musical approach that seamlessly blends rockabilly, classic rock and roll, gospel and country boogie into a non-stop, attacking mode. This 12-track live set from 1985 includes LaBeef renditions of "Milk Cow Blues," "Ring Of Fire," "Tore Up Over You," "My Toot Toot" and a rousing concluding medley that includes "Jambalaya" and "Folsom Prison ... read more

Tracks:

1. Tore Up [Ballard]
2. Boogie at the Wayside Lounge [LaBeef]
3. How Do You Talk to a Baby? [Pierce/Walker]
4. Boogie Woogie Country Man [Seals/Seals]
5. Milk Cow Blues [Arnold]
6. Worried Man Blues [Traditional]
7. Just Pickin' [Traditional]
8. Let's Talk About Us [Blackwell]
9. Gun Slinger [McDaniel]
10. My Toot Toot [Semien]
11. Ring of Fire [Cash/Kilgore]
12. Medley: Jambalaya/Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' on/Let's Turn Back the Yea [Cash/David/Williams]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.