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I wrote this about an old barber, Angel Degadillo, who has a shop in the town of Seligman on Route 66 – The Mother Road. Now 93 years old, he’s witnessed all the changes along and around that famous old road.

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Born in this small town
I watched them chase their dreams
Heading west to California
From Chicago and Oklahoma in search of better things
They hoped to find it all here
Back when the dream was still alive
I joined a band and we travelled the Mother Road
Played every joint from here to Illinois
My father was a barber, owned this old shop
I helped him out when it got busy
You could do alright for tips
Out here on 66

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I grew up out here on the Mother Road
I’ve seen them come and I seen them go
I’ve never known any other road
Like the Mother Road

By the end of the 60’s the old town had changed
The interstate had carried folks away
Everything got faster leaving me behind
My father died and left this place to me
Don’t know why I chose to stay
People moved away and all the businesses closed down
You see we’re off the beaten track
The streets were empty just another ghost town
No longer on the map
A town nobody knows
A place nobody goes

Chorus

These days you’ll still find me in the barber shop
Stop by and say hello
I like it out here on the Mother Road
It’s all I really know
I guess I won’t ever go until I have to go

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from Ghosts (The Desert Trilogy EPs, Vol 3), released September 3, 2021
Written by Dean Owens

Dean Owens– vocals, nylon string
Joey Burns – upright bass, piano
John Convertino – drums
Jacob Valenzuela – trumpet
Paul Niehaus – pedal steel

Recorded and mixed by Craig Schumacher at WaveLab Studios, Tucson, Arizona. Mastered by Golden Mastering, Ventura, California; Grant’s vocals were recorded at home in Nashville, Tennessee, Paul’s steel at home in Nashville.

Produced by Dean Owens

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Dean Owens Edinburgh, UK

Award winning Scottish singer songwriter, one of UK’s finest troubadours, with fans including Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh and BBC's "Whispering" Bob Harris.

His latest album, Sinner's Shrine, was recorded with musicians from Calexico.

8 official solo albums (+ 3 unofficial ones, 1 collaboration, 1 Best of.. and 3 with The Felsons)

IRVINE WELSH: Dean's music is the pulse of all our lives
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