Indie Music From Dusty Woods

R.I.P. RONALD J. "DUSTY" WOODS
Dusty Woods passed away on September 8, 2017.  He is sorely missed, but his music lives on.  This website is dedicated to keeping Dusty's legacy alive.
You can purchase all of Dusty's albums and individual songs at Dusty's BandCamp site. 
Mrs. Dusty (Jeri-Lynn Woods, owner of Dustwood Media.)

The indie country and blues music of Dusty Woods has its roots in years of bar-band experience.  Shaped by country, blues and rock 'n roll influences such as Lefty Frizell, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Eddie Cochran, BB King and Muddy Waters, Dusty was always a strong supporter of independent bar-band music, from traditional country to blues.

NOTE: all song and album links take you to Dusty's Bandcamp Store.

 

Bar Band Country Music

Dusty's classic bar-band country music was shaped by early country and rock 'n roll influences such as Hank Williams, Lefty Frizell, Faron Young, Ray Price, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Eddie Cochran.  Dusty was always a strong supporter of traditional country music - from classic honky-tonk country to outlaw with hints of rockabilly and even blues.

Satisfy your taste for real country music with Dusty's albums!  For example:

• Country weepers: The Sound of Lonesome (The Sound Of Lonesome album)
• Country rock:  I Understand (The Sound Of Lonesome album)
• Cry-in-your-beer country: Incredible Drinkin' Man  (Too Old To Boogie album)
• Country boogie:  Too Old To Boogie (Too Old To Boogie album).

A DUSTY SAMPLER VIDEO:  A sampling of Dusty Woods and his honky-tonk country music - songs from Dusty's "The Sound Of Lonesome", "Too Old To Boogie, Too Young To Die", "Straight Up, No Rocks", and "Patchwork" albums.

Blues Music From Dusty Woods

There's more to Dusty than just country!  Dusty always felt that blues and country are closely related, despite the differences in feel (compare This Side Of Lonesome and Stormy Blues - different approaches, but the heart-cry is the same).

Dusty's early blues influences included BB King, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and Sonny Terry.  He relied on his Telecaster, "Gypsy", for some really tasty blues licks.  

Uptown or downtown, we all get the blues sometime!  Try some of these:

• Jazz/blues: On The Blue Side (On The Blue Side album)
• Blues/R&B: I Found A Girl (Gypsy Blues album)
• Mellow, laid-back blues: Twilight Blues (Still Standing album)
• Twelve-bar blues: Flirtin' With The Blues (Still Standing album)

Dusty Who?

Dusty Woods was a seasoned performer who appeared across western Canada and in the US.   He last hung his cowboy hat in Nova Scotia, where people still love music!  

Dusty spent years on the road, cooking in an electric frying pan, hauling his own equipment, playing in bars and honky-tonks.

Besides performing in bands, Dusty was a prolific songwriter and talented guitarist.  The author of over 200 songs, Dusty wrote, recorded and produced six country albums, a Christmas album and three blues albums.  (Mrs. Dusty is in the process of putting together a seventh country album).

Want to find out more about Dusty?  Head for the About Dusty page.  Or check out Dusty's Bio and Dusty's Reviews.  You'll find videos, links and more on the Resources & Links page.  Questions or comments?  Check the Contact Us page.

 

Ordering Information and Privacy Policy.

 

You can download all of Dusty's albums from Dusty's Bandcamp store for $1 per track or $7 per album.

Find out more on ordering and paying for Dusty's albums on the Ordering Information page.

See what we do to protect your privacy on the Privacy Policy page.

 

"Gypsy".

Dusty on stage - Canada Day, Trail BC.