Palomino Road Explained

Palomino Road
Background:	group_or_band
Origin:	Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Genre:	Country, southern rock
Years Active:	1992-1993
Label:	Liberty
Past Members:	J. T. Corenflos Randy Frazier Ronnie Guilbeau James Lewis

Palomino Road was an American country music group composed of Ronnie Guilbeau (lead vocals), J. T. Corenflos (guitar), James Lewis (drums) and Randy Frazier (bass guitar). Founded in 1992, the band recorded a self-titled album for Liberty Records, and charted with a cover of George Jones's 1955 debut single "Why Baby Why".

History

All four members of Palomino Road had experience in country music prior to the band's foundation. Lead singer Ronnie Guilbeau (son of Gib Guilbeau of The Flying Burrito Brothers) had played in that band before a 1980s move to Nashville, Tennessee. J.T. Corenflos, the band's guitarist, was previously a backing musician for Joe Stampley, while Randy Frazier had previously backed Sammy Kershaw and James Lewis had been active as a drummer in Nashville since the 1970s.

Palomino Road signed to Liberty Records in 1992, releasing its self-titled debut album in early 1993. This record featured no contributions from external musicians. Its first single, a cover of George Jones's 1955 single "Why Baby Why", reached number 46 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. The album's second single, "The Best That You Can Do", was released in 1993 but failed to chart. The band broke up later that same year.

In 1994, Frazier joined the band McBride & the Ride as bass guitarist.^[1] The lineup with Frazier disbanded in 1996. Corenflos, meanwhile, found work as a session guitarist.^[2]

Palomino Road (1993)

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Palomino Road
Type:	studio
Artist:	Palomino Road
Cover:	palominoroad.png
Genre:	Country
Label:	Liberty
Producer:	Thom McHugh Keith Follesé Chuck Howard

Track listing

All songs written by Keith Follesé, Ronnie Guilbeau and Thom McHugh except where noted.

1. "Why Baby Why" (George Jones, Darrell Edwards) – 2:33
2. "It Works Both Ways" – 2:40
3. "That's Where I Draw the Line" (Roger Ballard, Follesé, McHugh) – 3:06
4. "The Best That You Can Do" – 3:52
5. "Dead End Saloon" (J.T. Corenflos, Follesé, McHugh) – 4:08
6. "Love Come Back" – 2:56
7. "Over and Over" – 3:45
8. "No Time to Stop Believing" – 3:03
9. "She Rides Alone" – 3:53
10. "Love Has the Last Word" (Guilbeau, Craig Wiseman) – 3:11

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country ^[3]	CAN Country
1992	"Why Baby Why"	46	42
1993	"The Best That You Can Do"^[4]	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video
1992	"Why Baby Why"
1993	"The Best That You Can Do"

Notes and References

1. Mansfield . Brian . March 1994 . McBride & the Ride: Now They Are Six . New Country . 1 . 1 . 11.
2. Web site: Man behind the music: Session guitarist J.T. Corenflos backs many top-name stars . 2008-08-10 . Bennett . Mark . Tribune-Star . https://web.archive.org/web/20080602062432/http://specials.tribstar.com/nashville/corenflos/ . 2008-06-02 . dead .
3. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 2008. 314. 978-0-89820-177-2.
4. Single Reviews. Billboard. May 8, 1993.