Get On Board: The Songs Of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Nonesuch Records 1-667107

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: United States
Released: 22 Apr 2022
Genre: Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country Blues
[Tracklist]
A1 My Baby Done Changed The Lock On The Door (4:16)
A2 The Midnight Special (3:26)
A3 Hooray Hooray (4:20)
A4 Deep Sea Diver (5:18)
A5 Pick A Bale Of Cotton (3:03)
A6 Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee (3:16)
B1 What A Beautiful City (4:11)
B2 Pawn Shop Blues (5:52)
B3 Cornbread, Peas, Black Molasses (3:44)
B4 Packing Up Getting Ready To Go (2:50)
B5 I Shall Not Be Moved (4:19)
[Credits]
Ry Cooder (guitar/mandolin/banjo/vocals) Taj Mahal (harmonica/guitar/piano/vocals) Joachim Cooder (drums/bass)
Liner Notes: Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal, Engineer: Martin Pradler
[Notes]
Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder played together during the mid-'60s as part of roots rock band Rising Sons and cut an unreleased album for Columbia. In 1968, Cooder, then 17, played guitar behind Jesse Ed Davis on Mahal's eponymously titled Columbia debut. The raucous, woolly, Get On Board: The Songs of Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee places them in the studio together for the first time in more than 50 years. All 11 songs are drawn from the Terry-McGhee catalog, including three that originally appeared on the guitar-and-harmonica duo's 1952 Folkways recording Get On Board (even the album cover was modeled on the original). Terry and McGhee made records, but as fresh fare for their many live performances -- they toured constantly during the '50s and '60s. Their influence and impact on Mahal and Cooder is incalculable; it completely informed their long careers. Though this pair are grizzled veterans, they perform with the joy of a Saturday-night jam session, rendering the material with rowdy exuberance, killer vibes, and chops galore.- AllMusic Review by Thom Jurek

They All Played for Us

Arhoolie Records 50th Anniversary Celebration

Arhoolie Records – ARH00540

Format: 4 x CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 2012
Genre: Jazz, Funk & Soul, Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Bluegrass, Blues, Cajun & Zydeco, Country; Jazz & Ragtime, Latin
[Disk One]
01 Introduction, Vol. 1: Nick Spitzer (0:06)
02 Ay Te Dejo En San Antonio: Santiago Jimenez Jr. y la familia Peña-Govea (2:59)
03 Viva Seguín: Santiago Jimenez Jr. y la familia Peña-Govea (3:33)
04 Voy Caminando: Los Cenzontles (2:52)
05 El Chuchumbe: Los Cenzontles (3:39)
06 Vigilante Man: Ry Cooder (6:46)
07 Wooly Bully: Ry Cooder (3:06)
08 Let Me Fall: Any Old Time String Band (2:42)
09 Long Lost Lover Blues: Any Old Time String Band (5:12)
10 C-U-B-A: Any Old Time String Band (4:55)
11 I've Got What It Takes: Any Old Time String Band (4:22)
12 Bee la Manche: David Doucet (3:47)
13 La Valse a Pop: David Doucet (2:49)
14 Boudreaux / J'ai Été Au Zydeco: David Doucet (6:24)
15 The Free Mexican Air Force: Peter Rowan (4:07)
16 Break My Heart Again: Peter Rowan (5:11)
17 O My Malissa: Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands (2:47)
18 Here Today: Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands (5:44)
19 Sally Gooden: Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands (5:06)
[Disk Two]
01 Texas Blue Bonnets: Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands (4:13)
02 I Bid You Goodnight: Ensemble (3:05)
03 Introduction, Vol. 2: Nick Spitzer (0:36)
04 Oh By Jingo: The Goodtime Washboard 3 (3:22)
05 Pasadena: The Goodtime Washboard 3 (3:02)
06 Oakland: The Goodtime Washboard 3 (3:04)
07 Step It Up and Go: The Goodtime Washboard 3 (2:52)
08 Le Fond De Culottes & La Danse De La Misere: Creole Belles (2:11)
09 Separation Waltz: Creole Belles (2:59)
10 Tes Parents Ne Veulent Plus Me Voir: Creole Belles (2:07)
11 Joe Simien Special: Creole Belles (1:45)
12 My Bucket's Got a Hole in It: Barbara Dane and Bob Mielke's Jazz All Stars (5:00)
13 Make Me a Pallet on the Floor: Barbara Dane and Bob Mielke's Jazz All Stars (5:51)
14 Milenburg Joys: Barbara Dane and Bob Mielke's Jazz All Stars (6:58)
15 Trouble in Mind: Barbara Dane and Bob Mielke's Jazz All Stars (5:29)
16 Midnight Blues / Closer to the Ground: Toni Brown and Terry Garthwaite (10:40)
17 Port Arthur Blues: Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band (4:00)
18 Marie: Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band (5:03)
[Disk Three]
01 Midland Two Step: Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band (4:09)
02 I Made a Big Mistake: Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band (5:03)
03 Amede Two Step: Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band (5:16)
04 Parade: The Treme Brass Band (1:13)
05 Jazz Funeral: The Treme Brass Band (6:48)
06 My Bucket's Got a Hole in It: The Treme Brass Band (7:00)
07 Welfare Blues: The Treme Brass Band (4:35)
08 When the Saints Go Marching In: The Treme Brass Band (6:18)
09 I Don't Drink No Whiskey: Suzy and Eric Thompson (3:11)
10 In the Pines: Suzy and Eric Thompson (4:51)
11 In My Girlish Days: Suzy and Eric Thompson (3:22)
12 Lake Arthur Stomp: Suzy and Eric Thompson (2:59)
13 I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die Rag: Country Joe McDonald (3:12)
14 Save the Whales: Country Joe McDonald (4:44)
15 Oklahoma Hills: Country Joe McDonald (2:19)
16 End of My Journey: Campbell Brothers (9:42)
[Disk Four]
01 Going Home on the Morning Train: Campbell Brothers (6:26)
02 Jump for Joy: Campbell Brothers (6:15)
03 México Americano: Los Cenzontles (2:59)
04 Prenda del alma: Los Cenzontles (3:57)
05 Arizona, estado de vergüenza: Los Cenzontles (4:00)
06 Puno de tierra: Los Cenzontles (3:38)
07 Lapin Dans Son Nique: The Savoy Family Band (4:10)
08 Little Black Eyes: The Savoy Family Band (4:20)
09 Quo Faire: The Savoy Family Band (5:00)
10 Reno Waltz: The Savoy Family Band (3:47)
11 Eunice Two Step: The Savoy Family Band (6:36)
12 Blues with a Feeling: Taj Mahal (5:33)
13 Roscoe's Mule Down in Roscoe's Barn: Taj Mahal (3:15)
14 Fishing Blues: Taj Mahal (3:09)
15 Corinna: Taj Mahal (4:06)
16 The New Hula Blues: Taj Mahal (4:09)
17 Goodnight, Irene: Ensemble (3:52)
[Credits]
Manager: Bob Whitfield, Liner Notes: Adam Machado and Chris Strachwitz, Designer: Debbie Berne, Photographer: Rufus Diamant and Mike Melnyk, Engineer: Alberto Hernandez and Brian Walker
[Notes]
German-born Chris Strachwitz founded Arhoolie Records in El Cerrito, California in 1960, and over the next 50-plus years, the label released 310 LPs, a half-hundred 45s, and as the digital era dawned, some 375 CDs of blues, folk, Cajun, zydeco, gospel, jazz, country, jazz, and bluegrass that helped define Americana roots music. This handsome box set presents the music of a three-day, 50-year anniversary concert held in February of 2011 to celebrate Arhoolie's legacy, and includes live tracks from some 70 musicians, including Santiago Jimenez, Jr., Ry Cooder, the Creole Belles, the Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band, Country Joe McDonald, the Campbell Brothers, Los Cenzontles, and Taj Mahal.-- AllMusic Review by Steve Leggett

The Long Riders: Original Sound Track by Ry Cooder

Warner Bros. Records HS-3448

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1980
Genre: Blues, Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack
[Tracklist]
A1 The Long Riders (3:13)
A2 I'm A Good Old Rebel (2:18)
A3 Seneca Square Dance (1:58)
A4 Archie's Funeral (Hold To God's Unchanging Hand) (2:40)
A5 I Always Knew That You We're The One (3:04)
A6 Rally 'Round The Flag (4:20)
B1 Wildwood Boys (4:10)
B2 Better Things To Think About (1:24)
B3 Jesse James (2:23)
B4 Cole Younger Polka (2:22)
B5 Escape From Northfield (1:14)
B6 Leaving Missouri (0:57)
B7 Jesse James (5:04)
[Credits]
Ry Cooder (banjo/guitar/mandolin/percussion/saz/bass/vocals) Mitch Greenhill (guitar/vocals) Harry Careys, Joe Chambers, Jim Keach, Pico Payne, Simon Pico Payne & Lester Chambers (vocals) David Lindley (banjo/chumbus/fiddle/guitar/mandolin/tamboura/zither) Jim Dickinson (harmonium/organ/piano) Tom Sauber (banjo/fiddle/guitar/jaw harp/mandola) Curt Bouterse (dulcimer) George Bohannon (horn/sax/trombone) Oscar Brashear (cornet) Milt Holland (drums/gong/percussion/timbales) Jim Keltner (drums/percussion) Baboo Pierre & George Pierre (percussion) Bill Bryson (banjo/bass) Reggie McBride (bass)
Recorder: Lee Herschberg
[Notes]
The American Mastermind / Producer Behind the Great 'Buena Vista Social Club' also Owns Quite an Impressive Back Catalog of Original Material. This Release (1980) is the Soundtrack to Director Walter Hill's Telling of the Jesse James Gang Story. Includes Traditional Songs ('i'm a Good Old Rebel', 'Seneca Square Dance', 'Rally Round the Flag') and Original Cooder Cuts (Title Track, 'Better Things to Think About', 'Escape from Northfield') and More.

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)

Arlo Guthrie

Reprise Records MS-2183

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition
Country: US
Released: 1974
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk Rock
[Tracklist]
A1 Won't Be Long (2:38)
A2 Presidential Rag (4:26)
A3 Deportees (3:48)
A4 Children Of Abraham (2:24)
A5 Nostalgia Rag (2:50)
B1 When The Cactus Is In Bloom (2:20)
B2 Me And My Goose (1:58)
B3 Bling Blang (2:46)
B4 Go Down Moses (2:36)
B5 Hard Times (2:40)
B6 Last To Leave (2:42)
[Credits]
Arlo Guthrie (guitar/vocals) Byron Berline (fiddle) Ry Cooder (guitar) Jesse Ed Davis (guitar) John Pilla (guitar) Nick DeCaro (accordion/strings) Doug Dillard (banjo) Buddy Emmons (pedal steel guitar) Chris Ethridge (bass) Jim Gordon (drums) Jim Keltner (drums) Spooner Oldham (keyboards) Clydie King (vocals) Jessica Smith (vocals)
Design: Bob Cato, Photography: John Pilla, Producer: John Pilla & Lenny Waronker, Engineer: Donn Landee & Lee Herschberg

[Notes]
This is a Club Edition as stated on record label. Recorded, mixed and mastered at Warner Bros. Studios, N. Hollywood. The pictures of this release do NOT depict the first pressing of this release: First pressing of 1974 come with the text "STEREO" at bottom of the label.