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.
- The Wayward Wind – Herb Newman, Stanley Lebowsky
- Get Back to the Country
- Are There Any More Real Cowboys?
- Once an Angle
- Misfits
- California Sunset
- Old Ways
- My Boy
- Bound to Glory
- Where Is the Highway Tonight
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