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Joe Perry: Same

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On May 3, 2005, “Sony BMG” label released the self titled, debut Joe Perry solo album. It was recorded in 2005, at “The Boneyard”, and was produced by Joe Perry and Paul Caruso.

Personnel:

  • Joe Perry– lead and backing vocals, guitars, bass guitar, synth guitar, keys
  • Paul Caruso- drums, hand percussion, drum programming, backing vocals, recording
  • The Bonaires (Billie Paulette Montgomery Perry, Chris Noyes, Roman Perry, Jim Survis) – backing vocals
  • Ross Halfin – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Perry, except where noted.

  1. Shakin’ My Cage
  2. Hold on Me
  3. Pray for Me
  4. Can’t Compare
  5. Lonely
  6. Crystal Ship – Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, John Densmore, Jim Morrison
  7. Talk Talkin’
  8. Push Comes to Shove
  9. Twilight
  10. Ten Years
  11. Vigilante Man – Woody Guthrie
  12. Dying to Be Free
  13. Mercy

Alison Krauss & UNion Station: Lonely Runs Both Ways

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On November 23, 2004, “Rounder” label released “Lonely Runs Both Ways”, the twelfth Alison Krauss & Union Station album. It was recorded in 2004, at “17 Grand Recording”, “Blackbird Studio”, “Minutia Recording Studio” in Nashville, and was by Alison Krauss, Dan Tyminski, Ron Block, Jarry Douglas and Barry Bales.

Personnel:

  • Alison Krauss– lead vocals, fiddle, viola
  • Dan Tyminski– acoustic guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Ron Block– acoustic guitar, banjo, slide guitar, backing vocals
  • Jerry Douglas– dobro, lap steel guitar
  • Barry Bales– upright bass, backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Gravity – Robert Lee Castleman
  2. Restless – Robert Lee Castleman
  3. Rain Please Go Away – Del McCoury
  4. Goodbye Is All we Have – Sarah Siskind
  5. Union house Beach – Jerry Douglas
  6. Wouldn’t Be So Bad – David Rawlings, Gillian Welch
  7. Pastures of Plenty – Woody Guthrie
  8. Crazy as Me – Robert Lee Castleman
  9. Borderline – Sidney Cox, Suzanne Cox
  10. My poor Old Heart – Donna Hughes
  11. This Sad Song – Alison Brown, Alison Krauss
  12. Doesn’t Have to Be This Way – Robert Lee Castleman
  13. I Don’t Have to Live This Way – Ron Block
  14. If I Didn’t Know Any Better – John Scott Sherrill, Mindy Smith
  15. A Living Prayer – Ron Block

Arlo Guthrie: Washhington County

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In October 1970, “Rising Son” label released “Washington County”, the fifth Arlo Guthrie album. It was recorded in August 1970, and was produced by Lenny Waronker and John Pilla.

Personnel:

  • Arlo Guthrie – vocals, banjo, guitar, piano, autoharp, harp
  • John Pilla – guitar, autoharp, harmony vocals
  • Clarence White- electric guitar
  • Ry Cooder- bottleneck guitar
  • Doug Dillard- banjo
  • Chris Ethridge- bass
  • Hoyt Axton- vocals, bass
  • Gary Walters – bass
  • Richard Hayward- drums
  • Barry Feldman – executive producer
  • Van Dyke Parks- co-producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Arlo Guthrie; except where noted.

  1. Introduction
  2. Fencepost Blues
  3. Gabriel’s Mother’s Highway Ballad #16 Blues
  4. Washington County
  5. Valley to Pray
  6. Lay Down Little Doggies – Woody Guthrie
  7. I Could Be Singing
  8. If You Would Just Drop By
  9. Percy’s Song – Bob Dylan
  10. I Want to Be Around

Joan Baez: Farewell, Angelina

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In October 1965, “Vanguard” label released “Farewell, Angelina”, the sixth Joan Baez album. It was recorded in 1965, and was produced by Maynard Solomon.

Personnel:

  • Joan Baez – vocals, guitar
  • Bruce Langhorne– electric guitar
  • Ralph Rinzler– mandolin
  • Richard Romoff – string bass
  • Russ Savakus– bass

Track listing:

  1. Farewell, Angelina – Bob Dylan
  2. Daddy, You Been on My Mind – Bob Dylan
  3. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue – Bob Dylan
  4. The Wild Mountain Thyme – traditional, arranged Francis McPeake Family
  5. Ranger’s Command – Woody Guthrie
  6. Colours – Donovan Leitch
  7. A Satisfied Mind – Joe “Red” Hayes, Jack Rhodes
  8. The River in the Pines – traditional
  9. Pauvre Rutebeuf (Poor Rutebeuf) – Léo Ferré, Rutebeuf
  10. Sagt Mir wo die Blumen sind (Where Have All the Flowers Gone?) – Pete Seeger
  11. A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall – Bob Dylan

Billy Brag and Wilco: Mermaid Avenue Vol. II

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On May 30, 2000, “Elektra” label released “Mermaid Avenue Vol. II”, album by Billy Brag and Wilco album. The album contains previously unheard lyrics written by Woody Guthrie.

Personnel:

  • Billy Bragg- vocal, guitar, resonator guitar
  • Jeff Tweedy– vocal, guitar, slide and 12 string guitar, clapping, Mellotron, cabasa, mandolin, Wurlitzer
  • Jay Bennett- guitar, slide and 12 string guitar, B3 organ, Leslie pedals, Farfisa organ, mandolin, piano, tambourine, electric sitar, soloing, nylon string guitar, banjo, harmonica, shaker, saw drums, upright bass, Delaya phone, bells, backing vocals
  • Natalie Merchant- lead vocal
  • Corey Harris- lead vocal, acoustic guitar
  • Leroy Bach– piano
  • John Stirratt- bass, claps, upright bass, baritone guitar, backing vocals
  • Ken Coomer – drums, tape box, tambourine, percussion, hollering, kick drum, backing vocals
  • Eliza Carthy– violin
  • Mike Henry – backing vocal

Track listing:

All lyrics by Woody Guthrie, music as noted.

  1. Airline to Heaven – Jay Bennettand, Jeff Tweedy
  2. My Flying Saucer – Billy Bragg
  3. Feed of Man – Jeff Tweedy
  4. Hot Rod Hotel – Billy Bragg
  5. I Was Born – Billy Bragg
  6. Secret of the Sea – Jay Bennett, Jeff Tweedy .
  7. Stetson Kennedy – Billy Bragg
  8. Remember the Mountain Bed – Jeff Tweedy, Jay Bennett
  9. Blood of the Lamb – Jeff Tweedy, Jay Bennett
  10. Aginst th’ Law – Billy Bragg
  11. All You Fascists – Billy Bragg
  12. Joe DiMaggio Done It Again – Billy Bragg
  13. Meanest Man – Billy Bragg
  14. Black Wind Blowing – Billy Bragg
  15. Someday Some Morning Sometime – Jeff Tweedy

Nazareth: Razamanaz

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In May 1973, “Mooncrest” label released “Razamanaz”, the third Nazareth studio album. It was recorded Dcember 1972-March 1973, at “The Ganghut” in Jamestown, Scotland, mixed at “AIR Studios” in London, and was produced by Roger Glover.

Personnel:

  • Dan McCafferty- lead vocals
  • Manny Charlton- electric and acoustic guitars, slide guitar, banjo, backing vocals
  • Pete Agnew- bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Darrell Sweet- drums, percussion, backing vocals, liner notes
  • Roger Glover- bass guitar, percussion
  • Alan Perkins – recording
  • Mike Brown – remastering
  • Robert M. Corich – remastering, liner notes
  • Dave Field – design
  • Patrick Watters, Fin Costello – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Dan McCafferty, Darrell Sweet except where noted.

  1. Razamanaz
  2. Alcatraz – Leon Russell
  3. Vigilante Man – Woody Guthrie
  4. Woke Up This Morning
  5. Night Woman
  6. Bad, Bad Boy
  7. Sold My Soul
  8. Too Bad, Too Sad
  9. Broken Down Angel

Arlo Guthrie: Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys

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In April 1973, “Warner Bros” label released “Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys”, the seventh Arlo Guthrie album. It was recorded in 1973, and was produced by Lenny Waronker and John Pilla.

Personnel:

  • Arlo Guthrie – vocals, guitar, banjo, piano, harmonica
  • Ry Cooder– guitar
  • Jesse Ed Davis– guitar
  • Bob Morris – guitar
  • John Pilla – guitar
  • Clarence White– guitar
  • Grady Martin– guitar
  • Buddy Alan – guitar
  • Jerry Brightman– steel guitar
  • Don Rich – guitar, fiddle
  • Doug Dillard– banjo
  • Jim Shaw – organ, piano
  • Stan Free– piano, harpsichord
  • Jim Gordon– piano
  • Mike Utley– organ
  • Nick DeCaro – accordion
  • Thad Maxwell – bass
  • Chuck Rainey– bass
  • Leland Sklar– bass
  • Bob Arkin – bass
  • Bob Glaub– bass
  • Doyle Curtsinger – bass, mandolin
  • Ed Shaughnessy– drums, tabla
  • Gene Parsons– drums
  • Richard Hayward– drums
  • Jerry Wiggins – drums
  • Jim Keltner– drums
  • Buddy Collette– clarinet
  • Gene Coe – horn
  • George Bohanon– horn
  • Dick Hyde – horn
  • Richard Hyde– trombone
  • Ernie Watts– flute
  • William Green – oboe
  • Donald Christlieb – woodwind
  • Kevin Burke– fiddle
  • Gib Guilbeau – fiddle
  • Jessica Smith – vocals
  • Jesse Smith – backing vocals
  • Clydie King– backing vocals
  • Robert Tebow – backing vocals
  • Thurl Ravenscroft– backing vocals
  • Venetta Fields– backing vocals
  • Gene Merlino – backing vocals
  • Barry Feldman – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Arlo Guthrie, except where noted

  1. Farrell O’Gara – traditional
  2. Gypsy Davy – traditional, Woody Guthrie
  3. This Troubled Mind of Mine – Ernest Tubb, Johnny Tyler
  4. Week on the Rag
  5. Miss the Mississippi and You – Bill Halley
  6. Lovesick Blues – Irving Mills, Cliff Friend
  7. Uncle Jeff
  8. Gates of Eden – Bob Dylan
  9. Last Train
  10. Cowboy Song
  11. Sailor’s Bonnett – traditional
  12. Cooper’s Lament
  13. Ramblin’ ‘Round – Woody Guthrie

Arlo Guthrie: Hobo’s Lullaby

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In April 1972, “Rising Sun” label released “Hobo’s Lullaby”, the sixth Arlo Guthrie album. It was recorded October-December 1971, and was produced by Lenny Waronker and John Pilla.

Personnel:

  • Arlo Guthrie- vocals, guitar
  • Linda Ronstadt – vocal
  • Ry Cooder – guitar
  • Clarence White – guitar
  • Jim Dickinson – piano
  • Spooner Oldham – keyboards
  • Chris Ethridge – bass
  • Don Landee – engineer
  • Thomas Molesky – design
  • John Pilla – photography

Track listing:

  1. Anytime – Herbert Lawson
  2. City of New Orleans – Steve Goodman
  3. Lightning Bar Blues – Hoyt Axton
  4. Shackles and Chains – Jimmie Davis
  5. 1913 Massacre – Woody Guthrie
  6. Somebody Turned on the Light – Hoyt Axton
  7. Ukulele Lady – Richard A. Whiting, Gus Kahn
  8. When the Ship Comes In – Bob Dylan
  9. Mapleview (20%) Rag – Arlo Guthrie
  10. Days Are Short – Arlo Guthrie
  11. Hobo’s Lullaby – Goebel Reeves

Ry Cooder: Into the Purple Valley

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In January 1972, “Reprise” label released “Into the Purple Valley”, the second Ry Cooder studio album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Jim Dickinson, Van Dyke Parks and Lenny Waronker. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album cover at number 12 on its list of the “100 Greatest Album Covers”.

Personnel:

  • Ry Cooder – guitar, bass, mandolin, vocals
  • Jim Dickinson– piano
  • Van Dyke Parks– keyboards
  • Gloria Jones– vocals
  • Claudia Lennear– vocals
  • Donna Washburn – vocals
  • Donna Weiss– vocals
  • Chris Ethridge– bass
  • Fritz Richmond– bass
  • John Craviotta – drums
  • Milt Holland– percussion
  • Jerry Jumonville – saxophone
  • George Bohanon– horns
  • Joe Lane Davis – horns
  • Ike Williams – horns

Track listing:

  1. How Can You Keep Moving (Unless You Migrate Too) – Agnes “Sis” Cunningham
  2. Billy the Kid – traditional; arranged by Ry Cooder
  3. Money Honey – Jesse Stone
  4. FDR in Trinidad – Fitz Maclean
  5. Teardrops Will Fall – Dickey Doo, Marion Smith
  6. Denomination Blues – George Washington Phillips
  7. On a Monday – Lead Belly
  8. Hey Porter – Johnny Cash
  9. Great Dream from Heaven – Joseph Spence
  10. Taxes on the Farmer Feeds Us Al – traditional; arranged by Ry Cooder
  11. Vigilante Man – Woody Guthrie

The Byrds: Ballad Of Easy Rider

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On November 10, 1969, “Columbia” label released “Ballad of Easy Rider”, the eighth Byrds (The) album. It was recorded June – August, 1969, at “Columbia Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Terry Melcher. The album got it name after the song “Ballad of Easy Rider”, ( by Roger McGuinn with help from Bob Dylan), as the theme song for the 1969 film, Easy Rider.

Personnel:

  • Roger McGuinn – vocals, guitar
  • Clarence White – vocals, lead guitar
  • John York – vocals, electric bass
  • Gene Parsons – vocals, drums, guitar, banjo
  • Byron Berline- fiddle
  • Glen D. Hardin- organ
  • Terry Melcher- string section, backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Ballad of Easy Rider – Roger McGuinn
  2. Fido – John York
  3. Oil in My Lamp – traditional, arranged Gene Parsons, Clarence White
  4. Tulsa County Blue – Pamela Polland
  5. Jack Tarr the Sailor – traditional, arranged Roger McGuinn
  6. Jesus Is Just Alright – Arthur Reynolds
  7. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue – Bob Dylan
  8. There Must Be Someone – Vern Gosdin, Cathy Gosdin, Rex Gosdin
  9. Gunga Din – Gene Parsons
  10. Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) – Woody Guthrie, Martin Hoffman
  11. Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins – Zeke Manners, Scott Seely