Joe Glazer: I Will Win - Songs of the Wobblies

Collector Records – 1927

Format:Vinyl, LP, Stereo
Country: United States
Released: 1977
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 The Commonwealth Of Toil (2:48)
A2 Mr. Block (2:32)
A3 50,000 Lumberjacks (2:33)
A4 Pie In The Sky (2:45)
A5 Workingmen Unite (2:03)
A6 Dump The Bosses Off Your Back (2:27)
A7 Joe Hill (2:30)
B1 Hallelujah, I'm A Bum (1:56)
B2 The Rebel Girl (2:53)
B3 There Is Power In A Union (2:30)
B4 Boom Went The Boom (2:17)
B5 Ralph Chaplin Speaks (8:15)
B6 Solidarity Forever (2:24)
[Credits]
Joe Glazer (guitar/vocals) Alan Bennett (banjo) Mike Auldridge (dobro) Allan Oresky (fiddle)
Liner Notes: Joe Glazer, Engineer: Bill McElroy
[Notes]
What's a Wobbly? Legend has it that a Chinese cook in a railroad gang while proudly announcing that he was a member of the IWW (Industrial Workers of the World—a union formed to organize all workers) was heard to say he was a member of the "I-Wobbly-Wobbly." Despite their humorous nickname, the members of IWW experienced tremendous struggles which were often documented through song. Starting as a one-paged leaflet headed by the words: ""Sing and fight! Right was the tyrant king who said: 'Beware of a movement that sings’" the IWW’s Little Red Song Book soon grew to include dozens of songs including Ralph Chaplin’s "Solidarity Forever." As a special treat, this album also includes excerpts from Chaplin’s speech at a woodworker's convention in 1960.

Tony Rice: Plays And Sings Bluegrass

Rounder Records – CD 0253

Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1993
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
01 I've Waited As Long As I Can (2:58)
02 Brown Mountain Light (3:40)
03 How Mountain Girls Can Love (2:26)
04 Carolina Star (3:09)
05 Thunderclouds Of Love (2:50)
06 On And On (3:04)
07 This Morning At Nine (2:18)
08 I Wonder Where You Are Tonight (3:12)
09 Galveston Flood (3:28)
10 Will You Be Loving Another Man (3:01)
11 Girl From The North Country (4:19)
12 Ain't Nobody Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone (2:50)
13 I'll Stay Around (3:21)
[Credits]
Tony Rice (guitar/vocals) Bill Emerson (banjo/tenor vocals/baritone vocals) Jimmy Gaudreau (mandolin/baritone vocals) John Duffey (mandolin/tenor vocals) and Larry Rice (tenor vocals) Sam Bush (mandolin/baritone vocals) Mike Auldridge (mandolin/dobro/baritone vocals) Jerry Douglas (dobro) Vassar Clements (fiddle) Mark Schatz (bass) Producers: Bill Wolf and Anthony Rice, Photographer: Tim Talley, Engineer: David Glasser
[Notes]
Tony Rice, one of the most innovative guitarists to emerge from the "third generation" of bluegrass musicians, returns to his roots on TONY RICE PLAYS AND SINGS BLUEGRASS, his first real bluegrass album since 1977. This collection of classics, mostly from the '50s and '60s, is given an exuberant reading by Rice and his band of bluegrass veterans. Rice's lead vocals evoke the "high lonesome" sound of Bill Monroe. His guitar work is stunning in its attack, rhythmic intensity, and choice of notes--his solo on Lester Flatt's "I'll Stay Around" twists and turns, hits a few pungent blue notes, and is gone, all in eight bars, while the guitar break on "Thunderclouds of Love" explodes in a flurry of notes and slurred jazz chords. Dobro star Jerry Douglas adds his unmistakable fluid touch. Bill Emerson, a founding member of the Country Gentlemen, is on hand to play some hellified banjo and to pass the torch. Balancing respect for tradition with modern virtuosity and willingness to take risks, TONY RICE PLAYS AND SINGS BLUEGRASS is about as good as it gets. -- AllMusic Review by AllMusic

Grazz Matazz: Delinquent Minor

Grazz Matazz Music CD S818410

Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass, Swing Jazz
[Tracklist]
01 Mapleview Rag (2:41)
02 Walkin' One And Only (3:13)
03 Sunburst (4:16)
04 Oh, Lady Be Good (4:09)
05 One Morning In May (3:07)
06 Delinquent Minor (4:21)
07 Send Me On My Way (3:08)
08 Mitch's Dilemma (3:32)
09 After You've Gone (4:21)
10 Yodel Lady (3:19)
11 Fat Man In The Bathtub (9:03)
[Credits]
Al Petteway (guitar/mandolin/bass/vocals) Pat Petterway (vocals/piano/guitar) Akira Otsuka (mandolin/mandola/vocals) Phil Bloch (fiddle) Mike Auldridge (dobro) Carl Fanning (banjo) Ronnie Freeland (percussion) Carolyn Kellock (bass) Béla Fleck (banjo) Larry Dowdy (bass) Pete Kennedy (guitar) Mark Schatz (bass) Carolyn Kellok (cello) Rick Watson (harpsichord) Jethro Bums (mandolin) Fred Smith (bass)
Producer: Robin Siegel, Photographer: Jim Tyndall, Engineer: Bill Wolf
[Notes]
YOU CAN'T judge a band by the company it keeps -- or can you? After listening to "Delinquent Minor" by the local acoustic trio Grazz Matazz, it hardly seems a coincidence that such stellar instrumentalists as Jethro Burns, Mike Auldridge, Bela Fleck and Pete Kennedy would want to contribute to this album. They know a good thing when they hear it. Take the opening tune: Arlo Guthrie's "Mapleview Rag," while a nifty showcase for Auldridge's Dobro, ultimately leaves no doubt that Grazz Matazz' Al Petteway (on guitar) and Akira Otsuka (on mandolin) can play in the big leagues. Fleet yet expressive, their solos distill the rag's southwestern flavor and fit nicely alongside the playing of fiddler Phil Bloch and banjo player Carl Fanning. The remaining member of the band -- rhythm guitarist, pianist and vocalit Pat Petteway -- makes her debut on a finger- popping rendition of Dan Hicks' "Walkin' One and Only." Petteway's reedy soprano voice is just right for western swing tunes. But it also has a decidedly plaintive edge at times, especially on the traditional tune "One Morning in May" and the jazz standard "After You've Gone," delightful performances both. (Mike Joyce/The Washington Post)

Bryan Bowers: The View from Home

Flying Fish FF-037

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1977
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Blackberry Blossom (2:13)
A2 St. Anne's Reel (2:37)
A3 Golden Slippers (2:10)
A4 Black Jack Davey (3:27)
A5 Liberty (2:39)
A6 Satisfied Mind (4:35)
B1 Red Haired Boy (2:18)
B2 Walkin' In Jerusalem (1:56)
B3 Rights Of Man (3:55)
B4 Simple Gifts (2:42)
B5 Fisher's Hornpipe (2:08)
B6 Gold Watch & Chain (1:49)
B7 The View From Home (2:21)
[Credits]
Bryan Bowers (autoharp/vocals) John Starling (guitar/vocals) Mike Auldridge (dobro/vocals) Claudia Schmidt (zither/vocals) Sam Bush (mandolin) Curtis Burch (guitar) Howard Levy (accordion) Ben Eldridge and Courtney Johnson (banjo) Kenny Bloom (bandura) Adele Welland (autoharp) Jim Post and Steve Goodman (vocals) John Cowan and Tom Gray (bass)
Photographers: Marc PoKempner and Dick Marvin, Designer: Bob McCamant, Engineers: Michael Rasfeld, Bill McElroy, Fred Breitberg and Garth Fundis
[Notes]
This album is dedicated to Pop Stoneman, Kilby Snow, Sarah and Maybelle Carter, Bill Clifton, Mike Seeger, and all autoharps held in closets, basements, and artics across the nation.

Duffey･Waller･Adcock & Gray: Classic Country Gents Reunion

Sugar Hill Record SH-CD-3772

Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
01 Fare The Well (2:45)
02 Stewball (4:05)
03 I'll Be Here In The Morning (2:59)
04 Champagne Breakdown (2:22)
05 Here Today And Gone Tomorrow (3:26)
06 Gonna Get There Soon (2:29)
07 Hey Lala (2:58)
08 Casey's Last Ride (4:21)
09 Wild Side Of Life (2:23)
10 Wait A Little Longer (3:28)
11 Back Home In Indiana (2:32)
12 Thinking Of You (2:32)
13 Say Won't You Be Mine (2:42)
[Credits]
John Duffey (mandolin/vocals) Charlie Waller (guitar/vocals) Eddie Adcock (banjo/vocals) Tom Gray (bass/vocals) Mike Auldridge (dobro)
Producers: Penny Parsons and Eddie Adcock, Liner Notes: Penny Parsons, Designer: Raymond Simone, Photographer: Brant Gamma, Engineer: Mike Zook and Jim Loyd
[Notes]
Classic Country Gents Reunion is an album by the progressive bluegrass band Country Gentlemen, released in 1989. The first classic lineup from the 60' reunites here to record this album.

Tony Rice: California Autumn

Seven Seas GFX-6008

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country: Japan
Released: 1976
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
A1 California Autumn
A2 Bullet Man
A3 Mr. Poverty
A4 Billy In The Low Ground
A5 Red Haired Boy
A6 Good Woman's Love
B1 You Don't Know My Mind
B2 Alone And Forsaken
B3 Bugle Call Rag
B4 Georgia On My Mind
B5 Scarborough Fair
B6 Beaumont Rag
[Credits]
Tony Rice (guitar/vocals) Tom Gray (bass) Mike Auldridge (dobro) Larry Rice (mandolin) Ben Eldridge (banjo) Ricky Skaggs (fiddle/viola/mandolin) John Starling (guitar) J.D. Crowe (banjo) Jerry Douglas (dobro)
[Notes]
Recorded at Track Recorders, Silver Spring, Maryland on September 1974
Licensed from Rebel Records, Manufactured by King Record Co. Ltd