michael fracasso


Dirty Linen: Issue #100 June/July 2002
from Linen Shorts
Back to Oklahoma: Live at the Blue Door
by Paul E. Comeau

Michael Fracasso is indubitably one of the greatest singer/ songwriters from the United States yet to break out of his regional fan base. Back to Oklahoma features him in a intimate live setting with backup by guitarist Charlie Sexton, who was also the producer of Fracasso's previous album. Not to diminish the appeal of this three other albums, but this stripped-down live approach works exceedingly well. The gig finds him offering songs from past albums, such as the title, song, "Brazos River Blues," and "When I Lived in the Wild," as well as material he has been performing live for some time, including "1962" and "Never Enough" (his tribute to Lucinda Williams). He also makes "John Hardy" and "Dirty Old Town" fit his distinctive and readily identifiable tenor voice.