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Tom Rapp: Sunforest

On January 2, 1973, “Blue Thumb” label released “Sunforest”, the third Tom Rapp album. It was recorded in 1973, at “House of Cash”, “Quadrafonic Sound”, “Woodland Sound Studios”, “Electric Lady”, and was produced by Larry Butler and Peter Edmiston.

Personnel:

  • Tom Rapp – vocals, guitar
  • Buzz Cason – vocals
  • Diane Harris – vocals
  • Steve McCord – guitar, musical advisor
  • Jim Colvard – dobro, guitar
  • Bobby Thompson – dobro, guitar, banjo
  • Charles Cochran – piano, string arrangements
  • Bobby Wood – piano
  • Reggie Young – piano
  • Bob Dorough – piano
  • David Briggs – piano
  • Mike Leech – bass, string arrangements
  • Bill Salter – bass
  • Art Ellis – vocals, flute, congas
  • Bill Rollins – cello
  • Buddy Spicher – electric viola, violin
  • Karl Himmel – drums, percussion
  • Kenny Buttrey – drums
  • Farrell Morris – percussion
  • Warren Smith – marimba
  • Charlie Bragg, Gene Eichelberger, Rex Collier, Dick Shapiro – engineer
  • Phillip Hayes – cover painting
  • Camouflage Productions – design
  • Carl Samrock – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Rapp.

  1. Comin’ Back
  2. Prayers Of Action
  3. Forbidden City
  4. Love / Sex
  5. Harding Street
  6. Blind River
  7. Someplace To Belong
  8. Sunforest
  9. Sunshine & Charles

John Stewart: Willard

In July 1970, “Capitol” label released “Willard”, the third John Stewart studio album. It was recorded at “Crystal Sound” in Hollywood, California, “Woodland Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Peter Asher.

Personnel:

  • John Stewart – vocal, acoustic and electric guitar, 12-string guitar, auto harp, boxes
  • James Taylor – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Fred “The Flash” Carter – acoustic guitar
  • Danny Kooch – electric guitar
  • Mike Stewart – guitar
  • Bobby Thompson – banjo
  • Ralph Schuckett – piano, harmonium
  • Carole King – piano
  • Peter Asher – tambourine, bass, auto harp, backing vocals
  • Norbert “Home town” Putnam – bass
  • Bryan Garofalo – bass, backing vocals
  • Joel Bishop O’Brien – drums, conga
  • Russ Kunkel – knees, drums, boxes
  • Kenneth “Down wind” Buttrey – knees, drums
  • Doug Kershaw – fiddle, backing vocals
  • Chris Darrow – fiddle
  • “Goodtime” Charlie McCoy – harp
  • Bill Mumy – cow bell
  • Buffy Ford – backing vocals
  • Abigale Haness – backing vocals
  • The People – backing vocals
  • John Andrew Tartaglia – orchestration
  • Richard Sanford Orshoff – engineer
  • Robert Paull – second engineer
  • James Wyeth – cover drawing
  • Henry Diltz – insert photos

Track listing:

All tracks by John Stewart.

  1. Big Joe
  2. Julie, Judy, Angel Rain
  3. Belly Full of Tennessee
  4. Friend of Jesus
  5. Clack Clack
  6. Hero From the War
  7. Back in Pomona
  8. Willard
  9. Golden Rollin’ Belly
  10. All American Girl
  11. Oldest Living Son
  12. Earth Rider
  13. Great White Cathedrals
  14. Marshall Wind

Steve Young: Seven Bridges Road

In January 1972, “Reprise” label released “Seven Bridges Road”, the second Steve Young album. It was recorded in 1971, at ”Fred F. Carter Jr. Studios” in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, and was produced by David Briggs.

Personnel:

  • Steve Young – vocals, guitar
  • Pete Drake – steel guitar
  • Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
  • Bobby Thompson – guitar
  • Junior Brown – guitar
  • Ray Edenton – guitar
  • Bob Moore – guitar
  • John Goldthwaite – guitar
  • Dale Sellers – guitar
  • Pete Wade – guitar
  • Jerry Smith – keyboards
  • Josh Graves – dobro
  • Buddy Spicher – fiddle
  • Charlie McCoy – harmonica
  • David Briggs – keyboards
  • Fred Carter, Jr. – bass
  • Henry Strzelecki – bass
  • D.J. Fontana – drums
  • William Ackerman – drums
  • Jerry Carrigan – drums
  • Paul Tannen – vocals
  • Ginger Holladay – vocals
  • Mary Holladay – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Young, except where noted.

  1. Seven Bridges Road
  2. My Oklahoma – Cheryl A. Young
  3. The White Trash Song
  4. I Can’t Hold Myself in Line – Merle Haggard
  5. I Begin to See Design – Steve Young, Cheryl A. Young
  6. Long Way to Hollywood
  7. Many Rivers
  8. Lonesome, On’ry and Mean
  9. Come Sit by My Side – Fred Carter Jr.
  10. True Note
  11. Ragtime Blue Guitar
  12. Montgomery in the Rain

Johnny Cash: Any Old Wind That Blows

In January 1973, “Columbia” label released “Any Old Wind That Blows”, the 44th Johnny Cash album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Larry Butler.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar
  • Bob Wootton, Carl Perkins- electric guitar
  • Red Lane, Larry Gatlin, Norman Blake, Ray Edenton – guitar
  • Bobby Thompson- guitar, banjo
  • Chuck Cochrane, George Richey – piano
  • Larry Butler- keyboards
  • Charlie McCoy- harmonica
  • Marshall Grant- bass guitar
  • WS Holland- drums
  • Kenny Malone- percussion
  • The Carter Family, The Statler Brothers- backing vocals
  • Chuck Cochran, Don Tweedy – arrangements
  • Charlie Bragg, Roger Tucker, Selby Coffeen, Freeman Ramsey, Jerry Watson – engineer
  • Bill Barnes – design
  • Al Clayton – photography

Track listing:

  1. Any Old Wind That Blows – Dick Feller
  2. Kentucky Straight – Johnny Cash
  3. The Loving Gift – Kris Kristofferson
  4. The Good Earth – Larry Gatlin
  5. Best Friend – Bill Dees, Toy Orbison
  6. Oney – Jerry Chesnut
  7. Ballad of Annie Palmer – Johnny Cash
  8. Too Little Too Late – Johnny Cash
  9. If I Had a Hammer – Lee Hays, Pete Seeger
  10. Country Trash – Johnny Cash
  11. Welcome Back Jesus – Johnny Cash

Mickey Newbury: Frisco Mable Joy

In October 1971, “Elektra” label released “Frisco Mable Joy”, the third Mickey Newbury album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Cinderella Studios” in Tennessee, and was produced by Dennis Linde, Owsley Manier and Robert Rosemurgy.

Personnel:

  • Mickey Newbury – lead vocals, guitar
  • Dennis Linde– guitar, backing vocals
  • Charlie McCoy– guitar, harmonica
  • Bobby Thompson – banjo, guitar
  • Wayne Moss– guitar
  • Jimmy Capps – guitar
  • Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
  • Beegie Adair– keyboards
  • Jim Isbell – drums
  • Buddy Spicher– drums
  • Farrell Morris – percussion
  • Bob Beckham
  • John Harris
  • John Moss
  • Charles Navarro
  • Walker Sill
  • Wayne Linde, Wayne Moss – engineer
  • Robert L. Heimall – art direction, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mickey Newbury, except where noted.

  1. An American Trilogy – traditional, Mickey Newbury
  2. How Many Times (Must the Piper Be Paid for His Song)
  3. Interlude
  4. The Future’s Not What It Used to Be
  5. Mobile Blue
  6. Frisco Depot
  7. You’re Not My Same Sweet Baby
  8. Interlude
  9. Remember the Good
  10. Swiss Cottage Place
  11. How I Love Them Old Songs
  12. San Francisco Mabel Joy

Emmylou Harris: The Ballad Of Sally Rose

In May 1985, “Warner Bros” label released “The Ballad of Sally Rose”, the eleventh Emmylou Harris studio album. It was recorded in 1985, and was produced by Paul Kennerley and Emmylou Harris.

Personnel:

  • Emmylou Harris – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Barry Tashian – acoustic guitar
  • Paul Kennerley- acoustic and electric guitar
  • Bobby Thompson – acoustic guitar, banjo
  • Hank DeVito – acoustic, electric and pedal steel, dobro
  • Waylon Jennings- electric guitar
  • Phillip Donelly – electric slide guitar
  • Albert Lee- acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin
  • Ray Flacke – electric guitar
  • Vince Gill- electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Emory Gordy, Jr.- acoustic guitar, bass, string arrangements
  • John Jarvis – keyboards
  • Shane Keister- keyboards
  • Bessyl Duhon – accordion
  • Steve Cash – harmonica
  • Gary Scruggs – harmonica
  • Buddy Spicher- giddle
  • Russ Kunkel- drums
  • Larrie Londin- drums, percussion
  • Tom Roady – percussion
  • Barbara Cowart, Gail Davies, Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton- backing vocals
  • Donivan Cowart – engineer
  • Tom Harding, Keith Odle – second engineer

Track list:

All tracks by Emmylou Harris and Paul Kennerley, except where noted.

  1. The Ballad of Sally Rose
  2. Rhythm Guitar
  3. I Think I Love Him/You Are My Flower – Emmylou Harris, P. Carter
  4. Heart to Heart
  5. Woman Walk the Line
  6. Bad News
  7. Timberline
  8. Long Tall Sally Rose
  9. White Line
  10. Diamond in My Crown
  11. The Sweetheart of the Rodeo
  12. K-S-O-S medley: Ring of Fire/Wildwood Flower/Six Days on the Road – Emmylou Harris, Paul Kennerley, June Carter, Merle Kilgore, A.P. Carter, Earl Greene, Carl Montgomery
  13. Sweet Chariot

Elvis Presley: Elvis Country

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On January 2, 1971, “RCA” label released “Elvis Country (I’m 10,000 Years Old)”, the eleventh Elvis Presley studio album. It was recorded June – September 1970, at “RCA Studio B” in Nashville, and was produced by Felton Jarvis.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Presley– vocals, guitar
  • James Burton– guitar
  • Chip Young – guitar
  • Eddie Hinton– guitar
  • Harold Bradley– guitar
  • Weldon Myrick – pedal steel guitar
  • Bobby Thompson – banjo
  • Buddy Spicher– fiddle
  • David Briggs– keyboards
  • Norbert Putnam– bass
  • Jerry Carrigan– drums
  • Farrell Morris – percussion
  • The Imperials Quartet– backing vocals
  • The Jordanaires– backing vocals
  • Joe Babcock – backing vocals
  • Millie Kirkham– backing vocals
  • Mary Holladay – backing vocals
  • Ginger Holladay – backing vocals
  • June Page – backing vocals
  • Sonja Montgomery – backing vocals
  • Dolores Edgin – backing vocals
  • Mary Greene – backing vocals
  • Temple Riser – backing vocals
  • Cam Mullins – string arrangements
  • Don Tweedy – string arrangements
  • Bergen White – horn arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Snowbird – Gene MacLellan
  2. Tomorrow Never Comes – Johnny Bond, Ernest Tubb
  3. Little Cabin on the Hill – Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt
  4. Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On – Dave “Curly” Williams, Sunny David
  5. Funny How Time Slips – Willie Nelson
  6. I Really Don’t Want to Know – Howard Barnes, Don Robertson
  7. There Goes My Everything – Dallas Frazier
  8. It’s Your Baby, You Rock It – Shirl Milete, Nora Fowler
  9. The Fool – Naomi Ford, Lee Hazlewood
  10. Faded Love – Bob Wills, Johnnie Lee Wills
  11. I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water – Joe Babcock
  12. Make the World Go Away – Hank Cochran

Neil Young: Old Ways

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On August 12, 1985,  “Geffen” label released “Old Ways”, the fourteenth studio Neil Young album. It was recorded January 1983  – April 1985 at “House Of David”, in Nashville, “The Castle” in Franklin TN,  “Pedernales Recording Studio” in Spicewood, TX , and live at “The Opry” in  Austin TX, and was produced by Neil Young, David Briggs, Ben Keith, and Elliot Mazer.

Personnel:

  • Neil Young – vocal, guitar, banjo, harmonica
  • Waylon Jennings – vocal, guitar
  • Willie Nelson – vocal, guitar
  • David Kirby – guitar
  • Grant Boatwright – guitar
  • Johnny Christopher – guitar
  • Ray Edenton – guitar
  • Ben Keith – pedal steel guitar, dobro
  • Ralph Mooney – pedal steel guitar
  • Béla Fleck – banjo
  • Bobby Thompson – banjo
  • Anthony Crawford: vocal, mandolin
  • Marty Stuart: mandolin
  • Rufus Thibodeaux – fiddle
  • Gordon Terry – fiddle
  • Hargus “Pig” Robbins – piano
  • Spooner Oldham – piano
  • Tim Drummond – bass
  • Joe Osborn – bass
  • Joe Allen – upright ad electric bass
  • Karl Himmel – drums
  • Farrell Morris – percussion
  • Terry McMillan: harmonica, jew’s harp
  • Gove Scrivenor: autoharp
  • Carl Gorodetzky: violin
  • Larry Byrom: vocal
  • Rick Palombi: vocal
  • Doana Cooper: vocal
  • Denise Draper: vocal
  • Gail Davies: vocal
  • Betsy Hammer: vocal
  • Pam Rose: vocal
  • Janis Oliver-Gill: vocal
  • Mary Ann Kennedy: vocal
  • Kristine Oliver-Arnold: vocal
  • Leona Williams: vocal
  • Strings:
    • Carl Gorodetsky, leader
    • George Binkley
    • John Borg
    • Roy Christensen
    • Virginia Christensen
    • Charles Everett
    • Larry Harvin
    • Mark Hembree
    • Lee Larrison
    • Betty McDonald
    • Dennis Molchan
    • Pamela Sixfin
    • Mark Tanner
    • David Vanderkooi
    • Gary Vanosdale
    • Carol Walker
    • Stephanie Woolf

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young; except where noted.

  1. The Wayward Wind – Herb Newman, Stanley Lebowsky
  2. Get Back to the Country
  3. Are There Any More Real Cowboys?
  4. Once an Angle
  5. Misfits
  6. California Sunset
  7. Old Ways
  8. My Boy
  9. Bound to Glory
  10. Where Is the Highway Tonight