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Sid Spencer Tribute Gallery

Sid Spencer died of AIDS in 1996, leaving us with a loss of one of our very best country talents.
His four albums, "Lovin' Strangers" (1993), "Family Ties" (1994), "Out-n-About, Again" (1995), and the
posthumous 1996 CD "Chasin' That Neon Rainbow" are all well worth tracking down. All are from the
mid 90s, and "Out-n-About, Again" especially showcased the direction he was heading, working more
and more lyrically gay songs into his songbook. I still am in awe of his talent.

By some stroke of luck I got to see him perform once, and it was a fluke. I was at the local country
dance bar in Houston, the Brazos River Bottom, and it must have been a week night, as the place
was almost empty. They announced a surprise guest and Sid Spencer came out and sang a few songs.
I'm guessing that he was passing through and just stopped by and asked if he could sing. He came
across as charming as he was talented. I'll never forget it.

Click to Hear

All I Can Handle
You Gotta Swim

Complete liner notes for all are as follows.

Also, on cassette tape

There's not much real information about Sid Spencer on the internet,
but I found this article in the above book by Grega & Jones