Todd, Pat -& The Rankoutsiders-
Down At The End Of Your Rope/little Miss Heartbreak
This is the 12th entry (and second from Pat and his gang) in the Detroit covers series. One new original and one cover of a Detroit artist. Pat is always good for putting a unique spin on a known song or digging up an obscurity to cover, but where is talent really lies is in crafting original songs. He churns out great tunes like leaves falling from the trees on a brisk Midwest October day. Pat has Midwest roots and it shows through in his writing. 'Down At The End Of Your Rope' will be another instant favorite to all the Pat Todd and Lazy Cowgirls fans. Pat and his Rankoutsiders had an interesting choice on the Detroit cover. Rankoutsider guitarist, Kevin Keller, had been reasearching his family tree and genealogy chart when he discovered he had a distant cousin who was a musician that lived in the Detroit area going back to the late '50s, one Jimmy Boyer. Jimmy Boyer & The Newports did the original version of 'Little Miss Heartbreak,' but Pat and the Rankoutsiders make it their own with a slight rockabilly flair to it.