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Ramsay Midwood: Shoot Out at the OK Chinese Restaurant

by C. Michael Bailey
August 25, 2003

Ramsey Midwood performs a brand of “roots" music more authentic than anything Sun Volt, Wilco, or the Scud Mountain Boys could possibly conceive. The Austin Texas cum Arlington Virginia native produces a beautifully legitimate low-fi version of an American musical sour mash. The closest thing I can think of would be the love child of Hank Williams (senior, if you have to ask) and John Lee Hooker. Shoot Out at the OK Chinese Restaurant was originally released on ...