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James McMurtry: Just Us Kids

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On April 15, 2008, “Lightning Red Records” label released “Just Us Kids”, the tenth James McMurtry album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Wire Recording” in Austin, Texas, and was produced by James McMurtry.

Personnel:

  • James McMurtry – lead vocal, guitars, mandoguitar, banjo, mandolin, dulcimer
  • Lee Scott – vocals
  • Harmoni Kelly – vocals
  • Charlie Richards – guitar, lap steel
  • C.C. Adcock – guitar
  • Jon Dee Graham – lap steel
  • Pat MacDonald – harmonicas
  • Ian McLagan – organ, piano
  • Curtis McMurtry – baritone saxophone
  • Ephraim Owens – trumpet
  • Chris Maresh – bass viol
  • Brian Standefer – cello
  • Ronnie Johnson – vocals, 4 string and 8 string bass guitars
  • Daren Hess – drums, percussion, tympany, whistle
  • John Nelson – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by James McMurtry, except where noted.

  1. Bayou Tortous
  2. Just Us Kids
  3. God Bless America (Pat MacDonald Must Die)
  4. Cheney’s Toy
  5. Freeway View
  6. Hurricane Party
  7. Ruby and Carlos
  8. Brief Intermission – James McMurtry, Daren Hess, Ronnie Johnson
  9. Fire Line Road – James McMurtry, Tim Holt
  10. The Governor
  11. Ruins of the Realm
  12. You’d A’ Thought (Leonard Cohen Must Die)

James McMurtry: Complicated Game

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On February 24, 2015, “Complicated Game Records” label released “Complicated Game”, the ninth James McMurtry studio album. It was recorded in 2015, at “The Nappy Dugout”, “Marigny Recording Studio” in New Orleans, Louisiana, “La Louisianne Recording Studios”, “Electric Comoland”, “FHQ Studio” in Lafayette, Louisiana, “Wire Recording” in Austin, Texas, and was produced by Mike Napolitano and C.C. Adcock.

Personnel:

  • James McMurtry – vocal, acoustic guitar, resonator guitar, piano, dobro
  • Sam Broussard – electric guitar, strings arrangements
  • C. C. Adcock (Charles Clinton Adcock) – electric guitar, baritone guitar, keyboards, dobro, pub gang vocals, mixing
  • Derek Trucks – slide guitar
  • Richard Comeaux – pedal steel guitar
  • Curtis McMurtry – banjo
  • Dustin Welch – banjo
  • Danny Barnes – banjo
  • Dirk Powell – banjo, mandolin, violin, harpsichord, accordion, fiddle, backing vocals, pub gang vocals
  • Skirm – mandola, backing vocals
  • Donald Shaw – piano, accordion, harmonium
  • Benmont Tench – piano, electric piano, organ
  • Ivan Neville – synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Cornbread (Michael Traylor) – bass, pub gang vocals
  • Kevin Smith – double bass
  • Daren Hess – drums, percussion, pub gang vocals
  • Warren Storm – drums
  • Mike McGoldrick – bagpipes, low whistle, bodhrán, backing vocals
  • Rick Nelson – violin, cello
  • Quintron (Robert Rolston) – loops
  • Little Isidore – doo wop vocals
  • Tim Holt – backing vocals, pub gang vocals
  • David Forman – backing vocals, pub gang vocals
  • Trina Shoemaker – backing vocals
  • Doyle Bramhall II – backing vocals
  • Rory McGoldrick – pub gang vocals
  • Tony Trundle – pub gang vocals
  • Mike Napolitano – recording, mixing
  • Ben Mumphrey, Bobby Tis, David Rachou, Dave Rosser, Erik Flettrich, John Porter, Matt Aguiluz, Rick Nelson, Stuart Sullivan, Tony Daigle, Wes Fontenot – additional engineering
  • Brent Lambert – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by James McMurtry.

  1. Copper Canteen
  2. You Got Me
  3. Ain’t Got a Place
  4. She Loves Me
  5. How’m I Gonna Find You Now
  6. These Things I’ve Come to Know
  7. Deaver’s Crossing
  8. Carlisle’s Haul
  9. Forgotten Coast
  10. South Dakota
  11. Long Island Sound
  12. Cutter

James McMurtry: Childish Things

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On September 6, 2005, “Compadre Records” label released “Childish Things”, the eight  James McMurtry album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Flashpoint Recording” in Austin, and was produced by James McMurtry.

Personnel:

  1. James McMurtry – lead vocal, acoustic and electric guitars, baritone guitar, mandolin, harmonica, piano, organ
  2. Tim Holt, David Grissom – guitars
  3. Ronnie Johnson – bass guitar, backing vocals
  4. Chris Maresh – bass guitar
  5. Daren Hess – drums, tambourine
  6. Bukka Allen – piano, organ
  7. Curtis McMurtry – saxophone
  8. Jon Blondell – trombone
  9. Warren Hood – violin
  10. Joe Ely – co -lead vocal
  11. Randy Garibay, Jr. – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by James McMurtry, except where noted.

  1. See the Elephant
  2. Childish Things
  3. We Can’t Make It Here
  4. Slew Foot – Howard Hausey, James C. Webb
  5. Bad Enough
  6. Restless
  7. Memorial Day
  8. Six Year Drought
  9. Old Part of Town -Peter Case
  10. Charlemagne’s Home Town
  11. Pocatello
  12. Holiday