Hitchhike To Rhome

Hitchhike to Rhome is the first studio album by American country/rock band Old 97's, released in 1994. The title comes from the song "Stoned", and refers to Rhome, Texas. The lyrics make numerous references to the band's Dallas, Texas, environs. "504" refers to the area code for New Orleans. The Robert mentioned in "Drowning In The Days" is Miller's boyhood friend, Robert Jenkins. "Miss Molly" recalls Miller and Hammond's previous work with bluegrass band, Killbilly, with "Doreen" referring to a memorable fan of that band and referencing New York City for the first of many times. "4 Leaf Clover" was re-recorded as "Four Leaf Clover" with Exene Cervenka for the band's 1997 album, Too Far To Care. Live favorite, "Wish The Worst", is the only Old 97's song with lead guitar played by someone other than Ken Bethea. "Mama Tried" is a Merle Haggard standard and is a favorite live song for bassist Hammond. "Tupelo County Jail" is a hidden track, playing after a long pause at the end of the album. A 20th-anniversary, 2-disc special edition of the album was released on November 17, 2014 by Omnivore Recordings. The special edition contains a separate disc of 12 rare and unreleased tracks. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitchhi...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)