Muleskinner Live: Original Television Soundtrack

Rural Rhythm Records – RHY 1018

Format: CD, Album, Soundtrack
Country: US
Released: 2003
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
01 New Camptown Races (2:53)
02 Dark Hollow (2:34)
03 Land Of The Navajo (5:49)
04 Blackberry Blossom (2:32)
05 Knockin' On Your Door (3:08)
06 Opus57 In G Minor (2:03)
07 Red Rocking Chair (3:25)
08 Going To The Races (1:56)
09 Eighth Of January (2:44)
10 I Am A Pilgrim (4:51)
11 The Dead March (2:41)
12 Sitting Alone In The Moonlight (2:42)
13 Orange Blossom Special (4:44)
[Credits]
Peter Rowan (guitar/vocals) Clarence White (guitar/vocals) David Grisman (mandolin/vocals) Bill Keith (banjo) Richard Greene (fiddle) Stuart Schulman (bass) Maria Muldaur (vocals)
Television producer: Alan Baker, Director: Allan Muir, Audio engineer: Tom Ancell
[Notes]
For progressive bluegrass aficionados, Muleskinner Live -- Original Television Soundtrack is something of a watershed event. Originally broadcast on public television in the late '70s, the documentary captured the bluegrass supergroup at the peak of its powers in front of a live studio audience in Hollywood. Muleskinner's lineup was a knockout, boasting the talents of Clarence White, David Grisman, Peter Rowan, Bill Keith, and Richard Green, so it should come as little surprise that this live record is a powerhouse, illustrating everything that was right about progressive bluegrass. All nine songs that were originally aired on the TV program are here, along with four songs that were edited for broadcast. These tapes were often believed to be lost, so the presence of Sierra's meticulous, loving reissue is quite a boon indeed. -- AllMusic Review by Thom Owens

The Kentucky Colonels: Long Journey Home

Vanguard – VCD 77004

Series: Newport Folk Festival Classics
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1991
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
01 Roll On Buddy (2:18)
02 Bill Cheatham (2:53)
03 There Ain't Nobody Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone (2:51)
04 Shuckin' The Corn (1:58)
05 A Beautiful Life (1:58)
06 Get Down On Your Knees And Pray (3:09)
07 Over In The Glory Land (1:52)
08 Sally Ann (1:36)
09 Brakeman's Blues (3:15)
10 Soldier's Joy (1:14)
11 Listen To The Mockingbird (1:13)
12 Farewell Blues (1:58)
13 Lonesome Road Blues (1:18)
14 Beaumont Rag (1:58)
15 Footprints In The Snow (2:08)
16 Long Journey Home (1:58)
17 In The Pines (2:24)
18 Chicken Reel (2:06)
19 Old Hickory (1:27)
20 Auld Lang Syne (3:20)
21 Nola (2:33)
22 Flat Fork (1:36)
23 Shady Grove (1:36)
[Credits]
Roland White (mandolin/vocals) Clarence White (guitar/vocals) Billy Ray Latham (banjo/vocals) Roger Bush (bass/vocals) Doc Watson (guitar) Bill Keith (banjo)
Producer and Liner Notes: Mary Katherine Aldin, Producer: Kent Crawford, Photographers: John Delgato and Bev Male, Engineer: Jeff Zaraya
[Notes]
The Kentucky Colonels are heard at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival on this Vanguard CD. A quartet at the time, as fiddler Scotty Stoneman had not yet joined the band, their performances include both instrumentals and vocals, with bassist Roger Bush also serving as the MC. Guitarist Clarence White, mandolinist Roland White, banjo player Billy Ray Latham, and bassist Roger Bush seem effortless as they delve into bluegrass favorites like "Shuckin' the Corn," "Sally Ann," and "Shady Grove," though there are a few surprises in store. Doc Watson joins Clarence White for six intricate guitar duets (including White's arrangement of "Soldier's Joy" and Watson's chart of "Lonesome Road Blues"). Several of the numbers near the end of the CD actually feature the Kentucky Colonels backing banjo master Bill Keith, who later joined Clarence White in the short-lived group Muleskinner. While there are a few spots where the sound is a tad overmodulated, this vintage live music will be of great interest to serious bluegrass fans.-- AllMusic Review by Ken Dryden

Scotty Stoneman with the Kentucky Colonels

Rural Rhythm Records RHY 1017

Format: CD, Album, Reissue
Country: US
Released: 2002
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
01 Oklahama Stomp (4:25)
02 Once A Day (4:20)
03 Eighth Of January (5:20)
04 Any Damn Thing (2:22)
05 Lee Highway Blues (2:26)
06 Down Yonder (2:20)
07 Sally Goodin (4:09)
08 A Wound Time Can't Erase (4:14)
09 Shuckin' The Corn (2:21)
10 Listen To The Mockingbird (3:34)
11 Cherokee Waltz (5:00)
12 Cacklin' Hen (3:42)
13 Orange Blossom Special (4:00)
14 Goodnight Irene (2:50)
[Credits]
Scotty Stoneman (fiddle/vocals) Clarence White (guitar/vocals) Roland White (mandolin/vocals) Billy Ray Latham (banjo/vocals) Roger Bush (bass/vocals) Skip Conover (dobro)
Director and Designer: Jeremy Kay, Sleeve Notes: Alex Tottle and Jerry Garcia, Photographers: Steve Caholl, Diane Moore and Johm M. Delgatto, Engineer: Brooks Adam Otis
[Notes]
Recorded June-August 1965 at the Cobble Club , N. Hollywood CA & March 27, 29 at the Ash Grove, Hollywood CA. Digitally re-mastered and expanded edition of this classic 1978 Sierra release features the late great Scotty Stone man who Jerry Garcia called the "Bluegrass Charlie Parker " while others called him "the Jimi Hendrix " of the fiddle. With album notes by the equally late great and Stone man fan, Jerry Garcia, Live in L.A. is the only album featuring this innovative country fiddler with both instrumentals and vocals along with the legendary Kentucky Colonels featuring Clarence White. Mastered from the original audio tapes, this release also features many new, rare photos with additional notes by Richard Greene and Peter Rowan, as well as faithful reproductions of the original LP color graphics plus four bonus track not on the original vinyl LP release.

Arlo Guthrie: Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys

Reprise Records MS-2142

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Country: US
Released: 1973
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Folk Rock
[Tracklist]
A1 Farrell O'Gara (2:48)
A2 Gypsy Davy (3:43)
A3 This Troubled Mind Of Mine (2:26)
A4 Week On The Rag (2:21)
A5 Miss The Mississippi & You (2:54)
A6 Lovesick Blues (2:33)
A7 Uncle Jeff (0:53)
B1 Gates Of Eden (5:14)
B2 Last Train (3:05)
B3 Cowboy Song (3:36)
B4 Sailor's Bonnett (1:22)
B5 Cooper's Lament (2:46)
B6 Ramblin' Round (3:14)
[Credits]
Arlo Guthrie (guitar/banjo/piano/harmonica/vocals) Jessica Smith (vocals) Venetta Fields, Clydie King, Gene Merlino, Thurl Ravenscroft & Jesse Smith Robert Tebow (chorus) Kevin Burke, Don Rich & Gib Guilbeau (fiddle) Doug Dillard (banjo) Clarence White, Ry Cooder, Jesse Ed Davis, Grady Martin, Buddy Alan, Jerry Brightman, John Pilla & Bob Morris (guitar) Jim Gordon (piano) Stan Free (piano/harpsichord) Jim Shaw (organ/piano) Mike Utley (organ) George Bohanon, Dick Hyde & Gene Coe (horn) William Green (oboe) Ernie Watts (flute) Buddy Collette (clarinet) Richard Hyde (trombone) Donald Christlieb (woodwind) Nick DeCaro (accordion) Gene Parsons, Jim Keltner, Richard Hayward, Ed Shaughnessy & Jerry Wiggins (drums) Chuck Rainey, Bob Arkin, Bob Glaub, Thad Maxwell, Doyle Curtsinger & Leland Sklar (bass)
Producer: John Pilla & Lenny Waronker, Art Director: Ed Thrasher, Designer: John And Barbara Casado, Photographer: Marty Evans, Engineer: Bobby Hata, Donn Landee, Lee Herschberg & Terry Geiser
[Notes]
In the midst of the singer/songwriter era, Arlo Guthrie chose to become his generation's true folk singer, closer in spirit to Pete Seeger than to James Taylor, more an interpreter than a prolific songwriter. In this role, he kept songs alive that may have been forgotten or were never known, and recorded songs from the pens of his contemporary peers. Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys follows a formula similar to its predecessor, Hobo's Lullaby, with one exception -- there is no hit single à la "City of New Orleans." However, this release has some very strong material woven into its mix. Guthrie gives his father's "Gypsy Davy" a bouncy Caribbean feel, breathing new life into this tale of wanderlust in a way probably not envisioned by Woody Guthrie. He also pays tribute to Hank Williams with a yodeling rendition of "Lovesick Blues," and delivers his customary Dylan song. This time it's "Gates of Eden," featuring the fingerpicked electric guitars of Clarence White and the bottleneck slide of Ry Cooder. The album also contains two of Guthrie's finest original songs, "Last Train" and "Cooper's Lament." (AllMusic Review by Jim Newsom)

Muleskinner Live : Original Television Broadcast

SIERRA-V101

Format: DVD, Color, NTSC
Country: US
DVD Released: 1992
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
01 New Camptown Races (2:53)
02 Dark Hollow (2:34)
03 Land Of The Navajo (5:49)
04 Blackberry Blossom (2:32)
05 Knockin' On Your Door (3:08)
06 Opus57 In G Minor (2:03)
07 Red Rocking Chair (3:25)
08 Going To The Races (1:56)
09 Eighth Of January (2:44)
10 I Am A Pilgrim (4:51)
11 The Dead March (2:41)
12 Sitting Alone In The Moonlight (2:42)
13 Orange Blossom Special (4:44)
[Credits]
Richard Greene (fiddle) Peter Rowan (guitar/vocals) Clarence White (guitar/vocals) Bill Keith (banjo) David Grisman (mandolin/vocals) Stuart Schulman (bass) Maria Muldaur (chorus)
Television producer: Alan Baker, Director: Allan Muir, Audio engineer: Tom Ancell
[Notes]
Recorded a live audience on February 13, 1973 at KCET television studios, Hollywood, CA. The TV show was first broadcast in September 1973.

Clarence White And The Kentucky Colonels

Trio Records RA–6362

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: Japan
Released: 1980
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
A1 Alabama Jubilee
A2 I Am A Pilgrim
A3 Billy In The Low Ground
A4 Bury Me Beneath The Willow
A5 Footprints In The Snow
A6 Wildwood Flower
A7 Farewell Blues
A8 When You're Smiling
B1 Prisoner's Song
B2 Good Woman's Love
B3 White-Washed Chimney
B4 Listen To The Mocking Bird
B5 Teardrops In My Eyes
B6 Working On A Building
[Credits]
Clarence White (guitar/vocals) Roland White (mandolin/vocals) Billy Ray Latham (banjo) Roger Bush (bass/guitar/vocals) Bob Worford (banjo) Eric White (bass/vocals)
Design: Susan Marsh, Liner Notes: Russ Barenberg, Photography: David Gahr, Producer: Joseph Robins
[Other Versions]
Rounder Records 0098 (1980)

The Kentucky Colonels: Live In Stereo

Shikata Records SRCD-1002

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: United States
Released: 1999
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
01 Intro (0:24)
02 Train 45 (0:40)
03 Green Corn (3:24)
04 Shuckin' the Corn (2:48)
05 Dark Hollow (3:22)
06 Saw Creek (1:31)
07 All the Good Times Are Past and Gone (3:22)
08 Soldier's Joy (2:04)
09 You Won't Be Satisfied (1:35)
10 Alabama Jubilee (2:22)
11 Columbus Stockade (2:59)
12 Mockin' Banjo (3:21)
13 Workin' on a Building (2:39)
14 The Prisoner's Song (2:33)
15 It Ain't Gonna Rain No More (3:58)
16 Johnson's Ole Gray Mule (2:16)
17 Fair and Tender Ladies (2:45)
18 Bluegrass Breakdown (2:39)
19 Long Journey Home (1:58)
20 Howdy Hoss (2:19)
21 Shady Grove (1:34)
[Credits]
Clarence White (guitar/vocals) Roland White (mandolin/vocals) Billy Ray Latham (banjo/vocals) Roger Bush (bass/vocals)
[Notes]
On January 15, 1965 The Kentucky Colonels appeared at the "Ark Club" in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. "Double Barrel Records" released parts of that three hour show 1999 as "The Kentucky Colonels: Live In Stereo". This is one of very few stereo recordings of the COLONELS.