David Ball honors former bandmate and friend Walter Hyatt as part of the forthcoming Austin City Limits tribute to the late musician. Mighty Fine: An Austin City Limits Tribute to Walter Hyatt, which also includes recordings by Lyle Lovett, Willis Alan Ramsey, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Junior Brown, Marcia Ball, Allison Moorer, David Halley, Shawn Colvin and Champ Hood, features Ball's moving recording of "Houston Town."
Ball formed the legendary Austin, Texas trio Uncle Walt's Band with Hyatt and Champ Hood. Ball credits Hyatt, who passed away in a plane crash in 1996, for shaping him as a songwriter and performer.
"If it wasn't for Walter [Hyatt], I never would have never gone into a career of music," Ball tells Wide Open Country. "My biggest break I've always thought was meeting Walter and getting to play music with him for all those years. He taught me a lot about writing songs, about singing, everything."
To celebrate the release of the tribute album, Ball is sharing a previously unseen Austin City Limits performance of "Houston Town" exclusively with Wide Open Country readers.
'Mighty Fine: An Austin City Limits Tribute to Walter Hyatt' Track List:
1. "As The Crow Flies" - Willis Alan Ramsey
2. "Houston Town" - David Ball
3. "Georgia Rose" - Jimmie Dale Gilmore
4. "Are We There Yet Momma" - Marica Ball
5. "Lonely In Love" - Willis Alan Ramsey
6. "Motor City Man" - David Halley
7. "Tell Me Baby" - Allison Moorer
8. "Diggeroo" - Junior Brown
9. "Babes In The Woods" - Lyle Lovett with Shawn Colvin
10. "I'll Come Knockin'" - Lyle Lovett
11. "Aloha" - Ensemble
Bonus Austin City Limits Recordings not Included in Original Broadcast
12. "Rollin' My Blues" - Champ Hood
13. "Teach Me About Love "- Lyle Lovett
14. "Going To New Orleans" - Champ Hood
15. "Message In A Bottle" - David Ball
16. "I'm Calling" - Lyle Lovett
17. "River Road" - Champ Hood
Previously Unissued Walter Hyatt Recordings
18. "Jungle Flower"
19. "In A Christmas Dream"
20. "Early Days"
21. "Shouldn't Have Told Me That"
