The Pine Valley Cosmonauts
The Pine Valley Cosmonauts are a musical ensemble from Chicago, Illinois. Read Full Bio ↴The Pine Valley Cosmonauts are a musical ensemble from Chicago, Illinois.
The group was initiated by Jon Langford (also of the Waco Brothers and The Mekons) as a covers group, with a constantly shifting repertory and cast of backing members. The name was first used for Langford's 1995 album of Johnny Cash cover songs. In 1998, Langford enlisted the help of a number of prominent alt-country musicians (including Neko Case, Alejandro Escovedo, and Robbie Fulks) for a full-length tribute album to Bob Wills. Their second LP, The Executioner's Last Songs, was released in 2002 and is a collection of songs about death. Following this record's success, the group recorded two more albums of songs about death as benefits for the Illinois Coalition Against the Death Penalty. These albums featured such guests as Steve Earle and Mark Eitzel. The group rarely performs live, though it occasionally does special performances in the Chicago area. In 2007 the group appeared as backing band on Chumbawamba member Danbert Nobacon's solo album The Library Book of the World, as well as playing live with Nobacon.
The group was initiated by Jon Langford (also of the Waco Brothers and The Mekons) as a covers group, with a constantly shifting repertory and cast of backing members. The name was first used for Langford's 1995 album of Johnny Cash cover songs. In 1998, Langford enlisted the help of a number of prominent alt-country musicians (including Neko Case, Alejandro Escovedo, and Robbie Fulks) for a full-length tribute album to Bob Wills. Their second LP, The Executioner's Last Songs, was released in 2002 and is a collection of songs about death. Following this record's success, the group recorded two more albums of songs about death as benefits for the Illinois Coalition Against the Death Penalty. These albums featured such guests as Steve Earle and Mark Eitzel. The group rarely performs live, though it occasionally does special performances in the Chicago area. In 2007 the group appeared as backing band on Chumbawamba member Danbert Nobacon's solo album The Library Book of the World, as well as playing live with Nobacon.
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The Pine Valley Cosmonauts Lyrics
Across The Alley From The Alamo Across the alley from the Alamo Lived a pinto pony and…
Drunkard's Blues Walking slow to the graveyard I've lost everything I could…
Knoxville Girl I met a little girl in Knoxville A town we all…
San Antonio Rose Deep within my heart lies a melody A song of old…
Stay A Little Longer [A]Can't go home if you're going by the mill Cause the[E]…
The Snakes Crawl at Night Oh the snakes crawl at night, that's what they say When…
Time Changes Everything There was a time when I thought of no other…
Tom Dooley Hang your head, Tom Dooley, Hang your head and cry; You ki…
Trouble In Mind Trouble in mind, I'm blue But I won't be blue always, Becaus…