May 20, 2018

Cisco Houston: Cisco Sings

Folkways Records FA-2346

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1958
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Pat Works On The Railway (2:16)
A2 Blowing Down That Old Dusty Road (3:05)
A3 Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill (2:34)
A4 The Killers (4:42)
A5 Rambling, Gambling Man (3:34)
A6 The Zebra Dun (2:52)
A7 Old Reilly (4:05)
B1 Old Howard (3:31)
B2 Make Me A Bed Right Down On Your Floor (1:55)
B3 John Hardy (2:38)
B4 The Boll Weevil (3:07)
B5 The Midnight Special (2:47)
B6 St.James Infirmary (3:06)
B7 Great July Jones (2:29)
[Credits]
Cisco Houston (guitar/vocals)
Cover Artwork: J. Simon
[Notes]
Cisco Houston's smooth, spirited voice croons songs from the railways, mines, and the open range on this collection of his favorite ballads. In the tradition of composing songs to tell stories, Houston also includes a tall tale he wrote, "Great July Jones."

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