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October 6, 2012
2797 - LOWLANDS - Gypsy Child (2010)
LOWLANDS
''GYPSY CHILD''
SEPTEMBER 23 2010
42:28
1. Gypsy Child/3:34
2. Only Rain/6:12
3. Street Queen/3:27
4. Between Shades & Light/3:33
5. Life's Beautiful Lies/4:06
6. Cheap Little Paintings/3:24
7. Without a Sigh/3:35
8. He Left/2:33
9. There's a World/4:48
10. Gotta Be/4:00
11. Blow Blue Wind Blow/3:16
''GYPSY CHILD''
SEPTEMBER 23 2010
42:28
1. Gypsy Child/3:34
2. Only Rain/6:12
3. Street Queen/3:27
4. Between Shades & Light/3:33
5. Life's Beautiful Lies/4:06
6. Cheap Little Paintings/3:24
7. Without a Sigh/3:35
8. He Left/2:33
9. There's a World/4:48
10. Gotta Be/4:00
11. Blow Blue Wind Blow/3:16
2796 - LISA BROKOP - Beautiful Tragedy (2008) (By Request)
LISA BROKOP
''BEAUTIFUL TRAGEDY''
AUGUST 19 2008
47:13
1. Break It/3:17
2. Beautiful Tragedy/4:23
3. November Trees/3:46
4. Clouds/3:49
5. Band in the Window/3:25
6. 30 Shades of Blue/3:21
7. I Can't/5:32
8. So Far/3:53
9. On the Radio/3:41
10. Rapunzel/4:58
11. Shackin' Up/2:59
12. Just to Be Here/4:09
''BEAUTIFUL TRAGEDY''
AUGUST 19 2008
47:13
1. Break It/3:17
2. Beautiful Tragedy/4:23
3. November Trees/3:46
4. Clouds/3:49
5. Band in the Window/3:25
6. 30 Shades of Blue/3:21
7. I Can't/5:32
8. So Far/3:53
9. On the Radio/3:41
10. Rapunzel/4:58
11. Shackin' Up/2:59
12. Just to Be Here/4:09
2795 - THE JEFFERSONS Vol. 1 (2011) (By Request)
THE JEFFERSONS
''VOL. 1''
JUNE 7 2011
44:18
1. Find the Sun/3:45
2. Crazy On Me/3:43
3. Beautiful Somewhere/3:37
4. Who Lied To You/3:32
5. One Headlight/3:32
6. Almost Like We Meant To/4:13
7. Take My Heart/3:30
8. Alcatraz/4:08
9. Act of Defiance/3:15
10. Thoughtless Day/3:39
11. Still/3:56
12. What a World/3:28
''VOL. 1''
JUNE 7 2011
44:18
1. Find the Sun/3:45
2. Crazy On Me/3:43
3. Beautiful Somewhere/3:37
4. Who Lied To You/3:32
5. One Headlight/3:32
6. Almost Like We Meant To/4:13
7. Take My Heart/3:30
8. Alcatraz/4:08
9. Act of Defiance/3:15
10. Thoughtless Day/3:39
11. Still/3:56
12. What a World/3:28
2794 - DONALD AND JEN MACNEILL WITH LOWLANDS - Fathers And Sons 2011 Italian Tour Special Edition (2011)
DONALD AND JEN MACNEILL WITH LOWLANDS
''FATHERS AND SONS 2011 ITALIAN TOUR SPECIAL EDITION''
OCTOBER 3 2011
43:16
1. Fair Tides/3:40
2. The School Room/3:40
3. The Spencer/4:13
4. The Morning Lies Heavy/3:22
5. Farewell to Govan/3:18
6. Fathers and Sons/4:29
7. Bouncing Babies/1:58
8. Wear Something Simple/2:43
9. The Last Trip/4:25
10. Days of Our Lives/3:56
11. What'll We Do/3:47
12. Half-Hebridean/3:45
''FATHERS AND SONS 2011 ITALIAN TOUR SPECIAL EDITION''
OCTOBER 3 2011
43:16
1. Fair Tides/3:40
2. The School Room/3:40
3. The Spencer/4:13
4. The Morning Lies Heavy/3:22
5. Farewell to Govan/3:18
6. Fathers and Sons/4:29
7. Bouncing Babies/1:58
8. Wear Something Simple/2:43
9. The Last Trip/4:25
10. Days of Our Lives/3:56
11. What'll We Do/3:47
12. Half-Hebridean/3:45
Labels:
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donald macneill
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lowlands
2793 - BUFORD POPE - Too Young Too Be Old (by Request) (2010)
BUFORD POPE
''TOO YOUNG TOO BE OLD''
FEBRUARY 4 2010
51:40
1. I've Been On Your Mind/3:56
2. I Don't Wanna Be Measured/3:24
3. Will I Stay In Your Heart/3:04
4. Too Young To Be Old/5:28
5. Heavenly Mama/4:40
6. Love Is The Bible/4:00
7. Did I Say Something Wrong/3:05
8. No Petals On The Rose/3:52
9. The Vagabond/7:11
10. Dark In The Alley/2:52
11. When The Edge On The Blade Is Keen/5:04
12. On The Stroke/5:04
''TOO YOUNG TOO BE OLD''
FEBRUARY 4 2010
51:40
1. I've Been On Your Mind/3:56
2. I Don't Wanna Be Measured/3:24
3. Will I Stay In Your Heart/3:04
4. Too Young To Be Old/5:28
5. Heavenly Mama/4:40
6. Love Is The Bible/4:00
7. Did I Say Something Wrong/3:05
8. No Petals On The Rose/3:52
9. The Vagabond/7:11
10. Dark In The Alley/2:52
11. When The Edge On The Blade Is Keen/5:04
12. On The Stroke/5:04
2792 - BUFORD POPE - Blood Relatives (by Request) (2009)
BUFORD POPE
''BLOOD RELATIVES''
OCTOBER 21 2009
38:55
1. Blood Relatives/3:31
2. Southern Friend/4:50
3. Woman/3:03
4. True Love/2:46
5. Those Days Are Gone/3:56
6. Finally Resolving/2:54
7. Who Stands Your Ground/3:49
8. Oh My Oh My/3:59
9. Last Road Don't Bend/2:22
10. Give It A Rest/3:28
11. Please Don't Say Goodbye/4:17
''BLOOD RELATIVES''
OCTOBER 21 2009
38:55
1. Blood Relatives/3:31
2. Southern Friend/4:50
3. Woman/3:03
4. True Love/2:46
5. Those Days Are Gone/3:56
6. Finally Resolving/2:54
7. Who Stands Your Ground/3:49
8. Oh My Oh My/3:59
9. Last Road Don't Bend/2:22
10. Give It A Rest/3:28
11. Please Don't Say Goodbye/4:17
2791 - BUFORD POPE (2003) (by Request)
BUFORD POPE
''BUFORD POPE''
JULY 1 2003
53:07
1. Damn Business/4:15
2. Beautiful Morning/4:15
3. Mother Nature/3:18
4. Words Don't Seem To Understand/4:12
5. It's Taking Turns In My Head/3:53
6. Friend/4:17
7. Since We Were Born/3:23
8. Snowman/3:49
9. To The End of Time/4:10
10. You Can Not Deny Me Your Love/3:45
11. A Letter To My Father/2:40
12. You Open Your Eyes/5:01
13. Have You Seen The Open Wide/3:18
14. Greedy Pain/2:51
''BUFORD POPE''
JULY 1 2003
53:07
1. Damn Business/4:15
2. Beautiful Morning/4:15
3. Mother Nature/3:18
4. Words Don't Seem To Understand/4:12
5. It's Taking Turns In My Head/3:53
6. Friend/4:17
7. Since We Were Born/3:23
8. Snowman/3:49
9. To The End of Time/4:10
10. You Can Not Deny Me Your Love/3:45
11. A Letter To My Father/2:40
12. You Open Your Eyes/5:01
13. Have You Seen The Open Wide/3:18
14. Greedy Pain/2:51
2790 - WILLIAM BELL - Live In NYC (2009)
WILLIAM BELL
''LIVE IN NYC''
JULY 21 2009
43:16
1. Intro/0:43
2. Easy Comin' Out (Medley)/"Can I Change My Mind"/7:22
3. Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday/7:07
4. I Forgot To Be Your Lover (Medley)/"You Send Me"/9:05
5. Dock Of The Bay (Medley)/"Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa"/5:48
6. Hard To Handle/9:40
7. You Don't Miss Your Water/3:31
''LIVE IN NYC''
JULY 21 2009
43:16
1. Intro/0:43
2. Easy Comin' Out (Medley)/"Can I Change My Mind"/7:22
3. Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday/7:07
4. I Forgot To Be Your Lover (Medley)/"You Send Me"/9:05
5. Dock Of The Bay (Medley)/"Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa"/5:48
6. Hard To Handle/9:40
7. You Don't Miss Your Water/3:31
2789 - IKE & TINA TURNER - What You Hear Is What You Get: Live At Carnegie Hall (1971)
IKE & TINA TURNER
''WHAT YOU HEAR IS WHAT YOU GET: LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL''
1971
55:22
1 - Intro by DJ Frankie Crocker and MC Eddie Burkes/1:30
2 - Piece Of My Heart (The Ikettes)/Bert Berns / Jerry Ragovoy/3:37
3 - Everyday People (The Ikettes)/Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart/2:14
4 - Intro to Tina by MC Eddie Burkes/0:44
5 - Doin' The Tina Turner/Ike Turner / Tina Turner/0:34
6 - Sweet Soul Music/Arthur Conley / Sam Cooke / Otis Redding /2:05
7 - Ooh Poo Pah Doo/Jessie Hill /4:12
8 - Honky Tonk Women/Mick Jagger / Keith Richards/3:06
9 - A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knockin' Everyday)/Lamont Dozier / Brian Holland / Eddie Holland/3:42
10 - Proud Mary/John Fogerty/9:20
11 - Proud Mary (encore)/John Fogerty/2:49
12 - I Smell Trouble/Don Robey/8:01
13 - Ike's Tune/Ike Turner/0:32
14 - I Want To Take You Higher/Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart/3:31
15 - I've Been Loving You Too Long/Jerry Butler / Otis Redding/8:17
16 - Respect/Otis Redding/5:05
Edward Burke /Trombone
Jackie Clark /Guitar
Warren Dawson /Bass
Vera Hamilton /Vocals
Mack Johnson /Trumpet
J.D. Reed /Saxophone
Larry Reed /Piano, Sax (Tenor)
Edna Richardson /Vocals
Soko Richardson /Drums
Jimmy Smith /Sax (Tenor)
Ike Turner /Guitar, Organ, Producer
Tina Turner /Vocals
Claude Williams /Trumpet
''WHAT YOU HEAR IS WHAT YOU GET: LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL''
1971
55:22
1 - Intro by DJ Frankie Crocker and MC Eddie Burkes/1:30
2 - Piece Of My Heart (The Ikettes)/Bert Berns / Jerry Ragovoy/3:37
3 - Everyday People (The Ikettes)/Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart/2:14
4 - Intro to Tina by MC Eddie Burkes/0:44
5 - Doin' The Tina Turner/Ike Turner / Tina Turner/0:34
6 - Sweet Soul Music/Arthur Conley / Sam Cooke / Otis Redding /2:05
7 - Ooh Poo Pah Doo/Jessie Hill /4:12
8 - Honky Tonk Women/Mick Jagger / Keith Richards/3:06
9 - A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knockin' Everyday)/Lamont Dozier / Brian Holland / Eddie Holland/3:42
10 - Proud Mary/John Fogerty/9:20
11 - Proud Mary (encore)/John Fogerty/2:49
12 - I Smell Trouble/Don Robey/8:01
13 - Ike's Tune/Ike Turner/0:32
14 - I Want To Take You Higher/Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart/3:31
15 - I've Been Loving You Too Long/Jerry Butler / Otis Redding/8:17
16 - Respect/Otis Redding/5:05
Edward Burke /Trombone
Jackie Clark /Guitar
Warren Dawson /Bass
Vera Hamilton /Vocals
Mack Johnson /Trumpet
J.D. Reed /Saxophone
Larry Reed /Piano, Sax (Tenor)
Edna Richardson /Vocals
Soko Richardson /Drums
Jimmy Smith /Sax (Tenor)
Ike Turner /Guitar, Organ, Producer
Tina Turner /Vocals
Claude Williams /Trumpet
2788 - MARK COOK - Bluzin' It (2012)
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MARK COOK
''BLUZIN' IT''
JUNE 1 2012
57:34
1. Sweet Sound of Memphis/4:03
2. Cataract Woman/3:22
3. Lawn Service Specialist/5:45
4. Blues Shack/3:11
5. Take It or Leave It/4:04
6. Cool Man Cool/3:11
7. The Life I Love/4:29
8. Cook's Rag/1:15
9. Highway Miles/4:20
10. Hohner and Steel/3:35
11. Hillside Blues/2:43
12. Mine All Mine/3:26
13. Catfish Swimmin'/3:07
14. Cosmo Boogie/2:53
15. Dusty Dog/2:42
16. Blue Harp Special/2:11
17. Gypsy's Curse/3:17
''BLUZIN' IT''
JUNE 1 2012
57:34
1. Sweet Sound of Memphis/4:03
2. Cataract Woman/3:22
3. Lawn Service Specialist/5:45
4. Blues Shack/3:11
5. Take It or Leave It/4:04
6. Cool Man Cool/3:11
7. The Life I Love/4:29
8. Cook's Rag/1:15
9. Highway Miles/4:20
10. Hohner and Steel/3:35
11. Hillside Blues/2:43
12. Mine All Mine/3:26
13. Catfish Swimmin'/3:07
14. Cosmo Boogie/2:53
15. Dusty Dog/2:42
16. Blue Harp Special/2:11
17. Gypsy's Curse/3:17
October 4, 2012
2787 - Setlist: The Very Best Of NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE Live (2011)
NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE
''SETLIST: THE VERY BEST OF NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE''
JULY 12 2011
55:45
1/Henry
J. Dawson/4:37
2/Hello Mary Lou/2:55
3/Dead Flowers
Mick Jagger / Keith Richards/3:59
4/Truck Drivin' Man/2:58
5/Kick in the Head/3:10
6/School Days/3:06
7/Portland Woman
J. Dawson/5:11
8/Glendale Train
J. Dawson/5:05
9/I Don't Know You
J. Dawson/3:56
10/Louisiana Lady
J. Dawson/3:35
11/All I Ever Wanted
J. Dawson/7:10
12/Dirty Business
J. Dawson/10:03
Buddy Cage /Pedal Steel Guitar
John Dawson /Guitar, Vocals
Spencer Dryden /Drums, Vocals
Jerry Garcia /Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Producer
David Nelson /Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals
Andy Stein /Saxophone
Dave Torbert /Bass, Vocals
REVIEW
by Al Campbell
Setlist captures 12 of the band's first-rate country-rock songs recorded
live in 1971 and 1974. The first six tracks were previously released on the
album Home, Home on the Road. The remaining six are previously unreleased,
recorded at the Fillmore West in 1971. New Riders of the Purple Sage
collectors will be pleased with the unreleased material, but the casual
listener should first check out the band's self-titled debut album on
Columbia.
''SETLIST: THE VERY BEST OF NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE''
JULY 12 2011
55:45
1/Henry
J. Dawson/4:37
2/Hello Mary Lou/2:55
3/Dead Flowers
Mick Jagger / Keith Richards/3:59
4/Truck Drivin' Man/2:58
5/Kick in the Head/3:10
6/School Days/3:06
7/Portland Woman
J. Dawson/5:11
8/Glendale Train
J. Dawson/5:05
9/I Don't Know You
J. Dawson/3:56
10/Louisiana Lady
J. Dawson/3:35
11/All I Ever Wanted
J. Dawson/7:10
12/Dirty Business
J. Dawson/10:03
Buddy Cage /Pedal Steel Guitar
John Dawson /Guitar, Vocals
Spencer Dryden /Drums, Vocals
Jerry Garcia /Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Producer
David Nelson /Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals
Andy Stein /Saxophone
Dave Torbert /Bass, Vocals
REVIEW
by Al Campbell
Setlist captures 12 of the band's first-rate country-rock songs recorded
live in 1971 and 1974. The first six tracks were previously released on the
album Home, Home on the Road. The remaining six are previously unreleased,
recorded at the Fillmore West in 1971. New Riders of the Purple Sage
collectors will be pleased with the unreleased material, but the casual
listener should first check out the band's self-titled debut album on
Columbia.
2786 - NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE - Powerglide (1972)
NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE
''POWERGLIDE''
1972
43:05
1/Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)
Max Fidler / R. Lee / Joe Maphis/4:16
2/Rainbow
John Dawson/3:00
3/California Day
Dave Torbert/2:37
4/Sweet Lovin' One
John Dawson/2:55
5/Lochinvar
John Dawson/3:30
6/I Don't Need No Doctor
Jo Armstead / Josephine Armstead / Nick Ashford / Valerie Simpson/4:40
7/Contract
Dave Torbert/3:16
8/Runnin' Back to You
John Dawson/4:10
9/Hello Mary Lou
Cayet Mangiaracina / Gene Pitney/2:57
10/Duncan and Brady
John "Spider John" Koerner / Traditional/5:23
11/Willie and the Hand Jive
Johnny Otis/6:21
Stephen Barncard /Choir/Chorus, Producer
Buddy Cage /Choir/Chorus, Dobro, Guitar (Steel), Pedal Steel
John Dawson /Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals
John Desautels /Drums
Spencer Dryden /Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Whistle (Human), Whistle (Instrument)
Jerry Garcia /Banjo, Guest Artist, Guitar, Piano
Nicky Hopkins /Guest Artist, Keyboards, Piano
Judy /Choir/Chorus
Bill Kreutzmann /Guest Artist, Percussion
McDuke /Choir/Chorus
David Nelson /Choir/Chorus, Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals
Dave Torbert /Bass, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Bass), Guitar (Rhythm), Piano, Vocals
REVIEW
by Bruce Eder
The group's second album is pretty much definitive, especially in its remastered version from Columbia's Legacy division (issued in 1996), which has really crisp, loud sound. Joe Maphis' "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)" is a great opener, a honky tonk-style number featuring David Nelson's lead vocals and Nicky Hopkins' piano sharing the spotlight with Nelson's and John Dawson's axes. The guitars on Dawson's "Rainbow" are nearly pretty enough to be a Flying Burrito Brothers or Poco number. Most of what follows is as good or better, especially Dave Torbert's "California Day" and "Contract," and Dawson's "Sweet Lovin' One." The one letdown is their cover of "Hello Mary Lou," a flat, dullish rendition that could be any bad country-rock bar band, and which isn't going to make anyone forget the numerous versions before and since -- they do somewhat better with Johnny Otis' "Willie and the Hand Jive." Powerglide is a fun record and offers one virtue that the Dead, in particular, sometimes forgot -- they know how to end a song. Jerry Garcia is present on banjo ("Sweet Lovin' One," "Duncan and Brady") and piano ("Lochinvar") -- Bill Kreutzmann and Nicky Hopkins also turn up -- but the best lead guitar work here comes courtesy of David Nelson and Buddy Cage, who plays the pedal steel.
''POWERGLIDE''
1972
43:05
1/Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)
Max Fidler / R. Lee / Joe Maphis/4:16
2/Rainbow
John Dawson/3:00
3/California Day
Dave Torbert/2:37
4/Sweet Lovin' One
John Dawson/2:55
5/Lochinvar
John Dawson/3:30
6/I Don't Need No Doctor
Jo Armstead / Josephine Armstead / Nick Ashford / Valerie Simpson/4:40
7/Contract
Dave Torbert/3:16
8/Runnin' Back to You
John Dawson/4:10
9/Hello Mary Lou
Cayet Mangiaracina / Gene Pitney/2:57
10/Duncan and Brady
John "Spider John" Koerner / Traditional/5:23
11/Willie and the Hand Jive
Johnny Otis/6:21
Stephen Barncard /Choir/Chorus, Producer
Buddy Cage /Choir/Chorus, Dobro, Guitar (Steel), Pedal Steel
John Dawson /Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals
John Desautels /Drums
Spencer Dryden /Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Whistle (Human), Whistle (Instrument)
Jerry Garcia /Banjo, Guest Artist, Guitar, Piano
Nicky Hopkins /Guest Artist, Keyboards, Piano
Judy /Choir/Chorus
Bill Kreutzmann /Guest Artist, Percussion
McDuke /Choir/Chorus
David Nelson /Choir/Chorus, Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals
Dave Torbert /Bass, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Bass), Guitar (Rhythm), Piano, Vocals
REVIEW
by Bruce Eder
The group's second album is pretty much definitive, especially in its remastered version from Columbia's Legacy division (issued in 1996), which has really crisp, loud sound. Joe Maphis' "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)" is a great opener, a honky tonk-style number featuring David Nelson's lead vocals and Nicky Hopkins' piano sharing the spotlight with Nelson's and John Dawson's axes. The guitars on Dawson's "Rainbow" are nearly pretty enough to be a Flying Burrito Brothers or Poco number. Most of what follows is as good or better, especially Dave Torbert's "California Day" and "Contract," and Dawson's "Sweet Lovin' One." The one letdown is their cover of "Hello Mary Lou," a flat, dullish rendition that could be any bad country-rock bar band, and which isn't going to make anyone forget the numerous versions before and since -- they do somewhat better with Johnny Otis' "Willie and the Hand Jive." Powerglide is a fun record and offers one virtue that the Dead, in particular, sometimes forgot -- they know how to end a song. Jerry Garcia is present on banjo ("Sweet Lovin' One," "Duncan and Brady") and piano ("Lochinvar") -- Bill Kreutzmann and Nicky Hopkins also turn up -- but the best lead guitar work here comes courtesy of David Nelson and Buddy Cage, who plays the pedal steel.
2785 - NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE (Bonus Tracks) (1971) (2003)
NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE
''NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE (BONUS TRACKS)''
1971
JUNE 3 2003
56:43
1/I Don't Know You
John Dawson/2:28
2/Whatcha Gonna Do
John Dawson/3:17
3/Portland Woman
John Dawson/3:40
4/Henry
John Dawson/2:37
5/Dirty Business
John Dawson/8:19
6/Glendale Train
John Dawson/3:01
7/Garden of Eden
John Dawson/4:37
8/All I Ever Wanted
John Dawson/4:39
9/Last Lonely Eagle
John Dawson/5:14
10/Louisiana Lady
John Dawson/3:09
11/Down in the Boondocks
Joe South/4:03
12/The Weight
Robbie Robertson/7:36
13/Superman
John Dawson/4:03
Commander Cody /Additional Personnel, Piano
John Dawson /Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
Spencer Dryden /Additional Personnel, Drums, Percussion
Jerry Garcia /Additional Personnel, Banjo, Pedal Steel, Pedal Steel Guitar, Vocals (Background)
Mickey Hart /Additional Personnel, Drums, Percussion
David Nelson /Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Mandolin, Vocals
Dave Torbert /Bass, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals, Vocals (Background)
REVIEW
by Bruce Eder
Anyone who enjoyed the Grateful Dead's Workingman's Dead or American Beauty and wanted more, then or now, should get the New Riders of the Purple Sage's eponymous release and follow it with the Riders' next two albums. With Jerry Garcia and Mickey Hart in tow, and Jefferson Airplane's Spencer Dryden playing what drums Hart didn't, plus Commander Cody at the piano, New Riders of the Purple Sage is some of the most spaced-out country-rock of the period. Even ignoring the big names working with John Dawson, David Nelson, and Dave Torbert, however, this is a good record, crossing swords with the Byrds, the Burrito Brothers, and even Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and holding its own. Maybe a few of the cuts (especially "Henry") are predictable at times, but mostly, New Riders of the Purple Sage was full of surprises then (the amazingly sweet, brittle guitars, in particular) and has tunes that have held up well: "Portland Woman," "Whatcha Gonna Do," "I Don't Know You," and "Louisiana Lady," not to mention the eight leisurely paced minutes of acid-country found in "Dirty Business." There are no added notes, but they'd hardly be vital -- the album is an open book.
''NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE (BONUS TRACKS)''
1971
JUNE 3 2003
56:43
1/I Don't Know You
John Dawson/2:28
2/Whatcha Gonna Do
John Dawson/3:17
3/Portland Woman
John Dawson/3:40
4/Henry
John Dawson/2:37
5/Dirty Business
John Dawson/8:19
6/Glendale Train
John Dawson/3:01
7/Garden of Eden
John Dawson/4:37
8/All I Ever Wanted
John Dawson/4:39
9/Last Lonely Eagle
John Dawson/5:14
10/Louisiana Lady
John Dawson/3:09
11/Down in the Boondocks
Joe South/4:03
12/The Weight
Robbie Robertson/7:36
13/Superman
John Dawson/4:03
Commander Cody /Additional Personnel, Piano
John Dawson /Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
Spencer Dryden /Additional Personnel, Drums, Percussion
Jerry Garcia /Additional Personnel, Banjo, Pedal Steel, Pedal Steel Guitar, Vocals (Background)
Mickey Hart /Additional Personnel, Drums, Percussion
David Nelson /Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Mandolin, Vocals
Dave Torbert /Bass, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals, Vocals (Background)
REVIEW
by Bruce Eder
Anyone who enjoyed the Grateful Dead's Workingman's Dead or American Beauty and wanted more, then or now, should get the New Riders of the Purple Sage's eponymous release and follow it with the Riders' next two albums. With Jerry Garcia and Mickey Hart in tow, and Jefferson Airplane's Spencer Dryden playing what drums Hart didn't, plus Commander Cody at the piano, New Riders of the Purple Sage is some of the most spaced-out country-rock of the period. Even ignoring the big names working with John Dawson, David Nelson, and Dave Torbert, however, this is a good record, crossing swords with the Byrds, the Burrito Brothers, and even Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and holding its own. Maybe a few of the cuts (especially "Henry") are predictable at times, but mostly, New Riders of the Purple Sage was full of surprises then (the amazingly sweet, brittle guitars, in particular) and has tunes that have held up well: "Portland Woman," "Whatcha Gonna Do," "I Don't Know You," and "Louisiana Lady," not to mention the eight leisurely paced minutes of acid-country found in "Dirty Business." There are no added notes, but they'd hardly be vital -- the album is an open book.
October 3, 2012
2784 - FABRIZIO POGGI & CHICKEN MAMBO - Spirit & Freedom (2010)
FABRIZIO POGGI & CHICKEN MAMBO
''SPIRIT & FREEDOM''
APRIL 4 2010
71:24
1. I'm On My Way (feat. The Blind Boys of Alabama, Charlie Musselwhite)/5:35
2. I Shall Be Released/5:46
3. Stayed On Freedom (feat. Guy Davis, Augie Meyers)5:42
4. Halleluja2:13
5. In My Hour of Darkness (feat. Mickey Raphael)4:27
6. I Heard the Angels Singin' (feat. Eric Bibb, Maud Hudson, Garth Hudson)4:34
7. They Killed Him4:00
8. Jesus Called Me In Heaven (feat. Brian Standefer)/4:39
9. Spiritual (feat. Debbi Walton)/5:33
10. My Peace Jesus Christ (feat. Nora Guthrie)/3:07
11. Mr. Bojangles (feat. Tish Hinojosa)/6:36
12. We Shall Not Be Moved/3:33
13. He Was a Friend of Mine (feat. Kevin Welch, Ron Knuth, Mike Blakely)/4:09
14. Heaven Stood Still (feat. Flaco Jimenez)/4:11
15. Live Forever (feat. Billy Joe Shaver)/3:17
16. Glory Glory Spirit & Freedom (feat. Guy Davis, Augie Meyers, Donnie Price)/4:02
''SPIRIT & FREEDOM''
APRIL 4 2010
71:24
1. I'm On My Way (feat. The Blind Boys of Alabama, Charlie Musselwhite)/5:35
2. I Shall Be Released/5:46
3. Stayed On Freedom (feat. Guy Davis, Augie Meyers)5:42
4. Halleluja2:13
5. In My Hour of Darkness (feat. Mickey Raphael)4:27
6. I Heard the Angels Singin' (feat. Eric Bibb, Maud Hudson, Garth Hudson)4:34
7. They Killed Him4:00
8. Jesus Called Me In Heaven (feat. Brian Standefer)/4:39
9. Spiritual (feat. Debbi Walton)/5:33
10. My Peace Jesus Christ (feat. Nora Guthrie)/3:07
11. Mr. Bojangles (feat. Tish Hinojosa)/6:36
12. We Shall Not Be Moved/3:33
13. He Was a Friend of Mine (feat. Kevin Welch, Ron Knuth, Mike Blakely)/4:09
14. Heaven Stood Still (feat. Flaco Jimenez)/4:11
15. Live Forever (feat. Billy Joe Shaver)/3:17
16. Glory Glory Spirit & Freedom (feat. Guy Davis, Augie Meyers, Donnie Price)/4:02
2783 - REVEREND RAVEN AND THE CHAIN SMOKIN' ALTAR BOYS - Shake Your Boogie (2010)
REVEREND RAVEN AND THE CHAIN SMOKIN' ALTAR BOYS
''SHAKE YOUR BOOGIE''
2010
64:01
1. Looking For Love /4:26
2. Stomping and Shouting /6:01
3. Your Didn't Even Say Goodbye /4:44
4. Just Count the Days That I'm Gone /6:15
5. She's Murder /3:18
6. Bricks In My Pillow /4:47
7. Like Wolf /3:33
8. The Woman I Love /6:19
9. I Can Do You Right /5:56
10. PT's Home Cooking /4:25
11. Mail Box Blues /4:28
12. Walking To Chicago /5:10
13. Shake Your Boogie /4:40
ABOUT
CDBABY
Bringing crowds to their feet at the hardest to please and sophisticated
night clubs in the Midwest, Reverend Raven and his Chain Smoking Altar
Boys play traditional blues, straight up with a big dose of passion. With
smoking grooves, served up with hot harmonica and smooth stinging
guitar they play original songs peppered with nods to Slim Harpo, Little
Walter, Jimmy Rogers, Billy Boy Arnold, Junior Wells and the three Kings.
Born and raised on the south side of Chicago Richard Raven first heard the
blues of Louis Jordan, T-Bone Walker and Pee Wee Crayton coming from his
mother's stereo. His older cousin later brought home the records of Muddy
Waters, Howling Wolf, Magic Sam, Slim Harpo, Buddy Guy and Otis Rush.
After seeing Freddy King at the Kinetic Playground, he started going to
Maxwell Street on Sunday afternoons to see Johnny Dollar, Lefty Dizz and
Jimmie Lee Robinson play in the alleys and on the street corners.
The 1970s were spent going to the clubs and taverns on the south side of
Chicago and Chicago Heights to see and hear raw urban blues.
After playing in bands for 5 years and doing a 15 year stint in U.S. Navy,
where he acquired the Reverend tag, Chief Raven hung up his anchors to
give music another go.
That was nine years ago and he hasn't looked back. Since then he has
become a regular on the Midwest blues circuit, playing Buddy Guy's
Legends, The Slippery Noodle, Memphis Smoke, Fat Fish Blue, Blues on Grand,
The Zoo Bar, Whiskey Junction and most of the Midwest blues festivals. Rev
has won the Wisconsin Area Music Industry Award (WAMI) for best blues
artist in 1999, 200, 2003, 2004 and 2006.
''SHAKE YOUR BOOGIE''
2010
64:01
1. Looking For Love /4:26
2. Stomping and Shouting /6:01
3. Your Didn't Even Say Goodbye /4:44
4. Just Count the Days That I'm Gone /6:15
5. She's Murder /3:18
6. Bricks In My Pillow /4:47
7. Like Wolf /3:33
8. The Woman I Love /6:19
9. I Can Do You Right /5:56
10. PT's Home Cooking /4:25
11. Mail Box Blues /4:28
12. Walking To Chicago /5:10
13. Shake Your Boogie /4:40
ABOUT
CDBABY
Bringing crowds to their feet at the hardest to please and sophisticated
night clubs in the Midwest, Reverend Raven and his Chain Smoking Altar
Boys play traditional blues, straight up with a big dose of passion. With
smoking grooves, served up with hot harmonica and smooth stinging
guitar they play original songs peppered with nods to Slim Harpo, Little
Walter, Jimmy Rogers, Billy Boy Arnold, Junior Wells and the three Kings.
Born and raised on the south side of Chicago Richard Raven first heard the
blues of Louis Jordan, T-Bone Walker and Pee Wee Crayton coming from his
mother's stereo. His older cousin later brought home the records of Muddy
Waters, Howling Wolf, Magic Sam, Slim Harpo, Buddy Guy and Otis Rush.
After seeing Freddy King at the Kinetic Playground, he started going to
Maxwell Street on Sunday afternoons to see Johnny Dollar, Lefty Dizz and
Jimmie Lee Robinson play in the alleys and on the street corners.
The 1970s were spent going to the clubs and taverns on the south side of
Chicago and Chicago Heights to see and hear raw urban blues.
After playing in bands for 5 years and doing a 15 year stint in U.S. Navy,
where he acquired the Reverend tag, Chief Raven hung up his anchors to
give music another go.
That was nine years ago and he hasn't looked back. Since then he has
become a regular on the Midwest blues circuit, playing Buddy Guy's
Legends, The Slippery Noodle, Memphis Smoke, Fat Fish Blue, Blues on Grand,
The Zoo Bar, Whiskey Junction and most of the Midwest blues festivals. Rev
has won the Wisconsin Area Music Industry Award (WAMI) for best blues
artist in 1999, 200, 2003, 2004 and 2006.
2782 - REVEREND RAVEN FEATURING MADISON SLIM Live At Blues On Grand (2002)
REVEREND RAVEN FEATURING MADISON SLIM
''LIVE AT BLUES ON GRAND''
2002
75:03
1. I'm Your Honeyboy/4:37
2. Loving You/6:05
3. Got Love If You Want It/5:28
4. I've Got to Be With You Tonight/5:36
5. Bee Hive Baby/5:49
6. Bye Bye Baby/4:54
7. In the Open/5:04
8. Louise/6:03
9. Who's Been Talkin/5:26
10. Sweet Man/7:16
11. Please Let Me Explain/5:31
12. The Back Scratcher/6:30
13. I Can't You Off My Mind/6:44
ABOUT
CDBABY
Bringing crowds to their feet at the hardest to please and sophisticated
night clubs in the Midwest, Reverend Raven and his Chain Smoking Altar
Boys play traditional blues, straight up with a big dose of passion. With
smoking grooves, served up with hot harmonica and smooth stinging
guitar they play original songs peppered with nods to Slim Harpo, Little
Walter, Jimmy Rogers, Billy Boy Arnold, Junior Wells and the three Kings.
Born and raised on the south side of Chicago Richard Raven first heard the
blues of Louis Jordan, T-Bone Walker and Pee Wee Crayton coming from his
mother's stereo. His older cousin later brought home the records of Muddy
Waters, Howling Wolf, Magic Sam, Slim Harpo, Buddy Guy and Otis Rush.
After seeing Freddy King at the Kinetic Playground, he started going to
Maxwell Street on Sunday afternoons to see Johnny Dollar, Lefty Dizz and
Jimmie Lee Robinson play in the alleys and on the street corners.
The 1970s were spent going to the clubs and taverns on the south side of
Chicago and Chicago Heights to see and hear raw urban blues.
After playing in bands for 5 years and doing a 15 year stint in U.S. Navy,
where he acquired the Reverend tag, Chief Raven hung up his anchors to
give music another go.
That was nine years ago and he hasn't looked back. Since then he has
become a regular on the Midwest blues circuit, playing Buddy Guy's
Legends, The Slippery Noodle, Memphis Smoke, Fat Fish Blue, Blues on Grand,
The Zoo Bar, Whiskey Junction and most of the Midwest blues festivals. Rev
has won the Wisconsin Area Music Industry Award (WAMI) for best blues
artist in 1999, 200, 2003, 2004 and 2006.
''LIVE AT BLUES ON GRAND''
2002
75:03
1. I'm Your Honeyboy/4:37
2. Loving You/6:05
3. Got Love If You Want It/5:28
4. I've Got to Be With You Tonight/5:36
5. Bee Hive Baby/5:49
6. Bye Bye Baby/4:54
7. In the Open/5:04
8. Louise/6:03
9. Who's Been Talkin/5:26
10. Sweet Man/7:16
11. Please Let Me Explain/5:31
12. The Back Scratcher/6:30
13. I Can't You Off My Mind/6:44
ABOUT
CDBABY
Bringing crowds to their feet at the hardest to please and sophisticated
night clubs in the Midwest, Reverend Raven and his Chain Smoking Altar
Boys play traditional blues, straight up with a big dose of passion. With
smoking grooves, served up with hot harmonica and smooth stinging
guitar they play original songs peppered with nods to Slim Harpo, Little
Walter, Jimmy Rogers, Billy Boy Arnold, Junior Wells and the three Kings.
Born and raised on the south side of Chicago Richard Raven first heard the
blues of Louis Jordan, T-Bone Walker and Pee Wee Crayton coming from his
mother's stereo. His older cousin later brought home the records of Muddy
Waters, Howling Wolf, Magic Sam, Slim Harpo, Buddy Guy and Otis Rush.
After seeing Freddy King at the Kinetic Playground, he started going to
Maxwell Street on Sunday afternoons to see Johnny Dollar, Lefty Dizz and
Jimmie Lee Robinson play in the alleys and on the street corners.
The 1970s were spent going to the clubs and taverns on the south side of
Chicago and Chicago Heights to see and hear raw urban blues.
After playing in bands for 5 years and doing a 15 year stint in U.S. Navy,
where he acquired the Reverend tag, Chief Raven hung up his anchors to
give music another go.
That was nine years ago and he hasn't looked back. Since then he has
become a regular on the Midwest blues circuit, playing Buddy Guy's
Legends, The Slippery Noodle, Memphis Smoke, Fat Fish Blue, Blues on Grand,
The Zoo Bar, Whiskey Junction and most of the Midwest blues festivals. Rev
has won the Wisconsin Area Music Industry Award (WAMI) for best blues
artist in 1999, 200, 2003, 2004 and 2006.
2781 - REVEREND RAVEN AND THE CHAIN SMOKIN' ALTAR BOYS - Slow Burn (1998)
REVEREND RAVEN & THE CHAIN SMOKIN' ALTAR BOYS
FEATURING CADILLAC PETE RAHN
''SLOW BURN''
1998
52:59
1. Ceasar's Salad /3:14
2. Brothers Advice /4:01
3. Creature of Habit /6:15
4. Slow Burn /3:05
5. Louise /4:50
6. Handyman /4:12
7. Steppin Out /3:51
8. Bee Hive Baby /5:47
9. A Hard and Thankless Job /5:32
10. If I Was Only Half As Old /3:32
11. Praying For a Princess /2:36
12. They Call Me the Reverend /6:04
ABOUT
CDBABY
Bringing crowds to their feet at the hardest to please and sophisticated
night clubs in the Midwest, Reverend Raven and his Chain Smoking Altar
Boys play traditional blues, straight up with a big dose of passion. With
smoking grooves, served up with hot harmonica and smooth stinging
guitar they play original songs peppered with nods to Slim Harpo, Little
Walter, Jimmy Rogers, Billy Boy Arnold, Junior Wells and the three Kings.
Born and raised on the south side of Chicago Richard Raven first heard the
blues of Louis Jordan, T-Bone Walker and Pee Wee Crayton coming from his
mother's stereo. His older cousin later brought home the records of Muddy
Waters, Howling Wolf, Magic Sam, Slim Harpo, Buddy Guy and Otis Rush.
After seeing Freddy King at the Kinetic Playground, he started going to
Maxwell Street on Sunday afternoons to see Johnny Dollar, Lefty Dizz and
Jimmie Lee Robinson play in the alleys and on the street corners.
The 1970s were spent going to the clubs and taverns on the south side of
Chicago and Chicago Heights to see and hear raw urban blues.
After playing in bands for 5 years and doing a 15 year stint in U.S. Navy,
where he acquired the Reverend tag, Chief Raven hung up his anchors to
give music another go.
That was nine years ago and he hasn't looked back. Since then he has
become a regular on the Midwest blues circuit, playing Buddy Guy's
Legends, The Slippery Noodle, Memphis Smoke, Fat Fish Blue, Blues on Grand,
The Zoo Bar, Whiskey Junction and most of the Midwest blues festivals. Rev
has won the Wisconsin Area Music Industry Award (WAMI) for best blues
artist in 1999, 200, 2003, 2004 and 2006.
FEATURING CADILLAC PETE RAHN
''SLOW BURN''
1998
52:59
1. Ceasar's Salad /3:14
2. Brothers Advice /4:01
3. Creature of Habit /6:15
4. Slow Burn /3:05
5. Louise /4:50
6. Handyman /4:12
7. Steppin Out /3:51
8. Bee Hive Baby /5:47
9. A Hard and Thankless Job /5:32
10. If I Was Only Half As Old /3:32
11. Praying For a Princess /2:36
12. They Call Me the Reverend /6:04
ABOUT
CDBABY
Bringing crowds to their feet at the hardest to please and sophisticated
night clubs in the Midwest, Reverend Raven and his Chain Smoking Altar
Boys play traditional blues, straight up with a big dose of passion. With
smoking grooves, served up with hot harmonica and smooth stinging
guitar they play original songs peppered with nods to Slim Harpo, Little
Walter, Jimmy Rogers, Billy Boy Arnold, Junior Wells and the three Kings.
Born and raised on the south side of Chicago Richard Raven first heard the
blues of Louis Jordan, T-Bone Walker and Pee Wee Crayton coming from his
mother's stereo. His older cousin later brought home the records of Muddy
Waters, Howling Wolf, Magic Sam, Slim Harpo, Buddy Guy and Otis Rush.
After seeing Freddy King at the Kinetic Playground, he started going to
Maxwell Street on Sunday afternoons to see Johnny Dollar, Lefty Dizz and
Jimmie Lee Robinson play in the alleys and on the street corners.
The 1970s were spent going to the clubs and taverns on the south side of
Chicago and Chicago Heights to see and hear raw urban blues.
After playing in bands for 5 years and doing a 15 year stint in U.S. Navy,
where he acquired the Reverend tag, Chief Raven hung up his anchors to
give music another go.
That was nine years ago and he hasn't looked back. Since then he has
become a regular on the Midwest blues circuit, playing Buddy Guy's
Legends, The Slippery Noodle, Memphis Smoke, Fat Fish Blue, Blues on Grand,
The Zoo Bar, Whiskey Junction and most of the Midwest blues festivals. Rev
has won the Wisconsin Area Music Industry Award (WAMI) for best blues
artist in 1999, 200, 2003, 2004 and 2006.
2780 - JON POUSETTE-DART - Anti-Gravity (2011)
JON POUSETTE-DART
''ANTI-GRAVITY''
MARCH 01 2011
27:46
1. Anti-Gravity/2:39
2. Me And The Rain/3:37
3. Better Everyday/4:21
4. Great Wide Open/3:54
5. Words/2:48
6. Who I Am/3:57
7. Heaven Is Here/3:46
8. How Could I Walk Away/2:45
BIOGRAPHY
by Erik Hage
Seventies soft rockers the Pousette-Dart Band mined the same musical territory as acts like the Eagles, James Taylor, and Orleans, but despite arena tours and major-label releases they were unable to gain the same widespread audience as those groups. During the second half of the '70s, the Pousette-Dart Band made four albums for Capitol Records and then called it quits. (Nashville veteran Norbert Putnam produced three of the albums.)
Singer/guitarist John Pousette-Dart founded and fronted the group. At 13, he had played in a band with Soupy Sales' kids Tony and Hunt Sales, who years later would become members of David Bowie's Tin Machine. the Pousette-Dart Band started out as an acoustic combo (with John Troy and John Curtis) on the Northeastern coffeehouse circuit. Manager Don Law discovered them opening for John Hammond on Nantucket. In 1974, now a full-fledged rock band, they signed a multi-album deal with Capitol Records. The group toured incessantly throughout the 1970s, drawing on pop, folk, country, and blues styles. In 1980, however, they found themselves without a record deal and splintered. John Pousette-Dart returned with the album Ready to Fly in 1998. He followed that with Sample This in 2002.
''ANTI-GRAVITY''
MARCH 01 2011
27:46
1. Anti-Gravity/2:39
2. Me And The Rain/3:37
3. Better Everyday/4:21
4. Great Wide Open/3:54
5. Words/2:48
6. Who I Am/3:57
7. Heaven Is Here/3:46
8. How Could I Walk Away/2:45
BIOGRAPHY
by Erik Hage
Seventies soft rockers the Pousette-Dart Band mined the same musical territory as acts like the Eagles, James Taylor, and Orleans, but despite arena tours and major-label releases they were unable to gain the same widespread audience as those groups. During the second half of the '70s, the Pousette-Dart Band made four albums for Capitol Records and then called it quits. (Nashville veteran Norbert Putnam produced three of the albums.)
Singer/guitarist John Pousette-Dart founded and fronted the group. At 13, he had played in a band with Soupy Sales' kids Tony and Hunt Sales, who years later would become members of David Bowie's Tin Machine. the Pousette-Dart Band started out as an acoustic combo (with John Troy and John Curtis) on the Northeastern coffeehouse circuit. Manager Don Law discovered them opening for John Hammond on Nantucket. In 1974, now a full-fledged rock band, they signed a multi-album deal with Capitol Records. The group toured incessantly throughout the 1970s, drawing on pop, folk, country, and blues styles. In 1980, however, they found themselves without a record deal and splintered. John Pousette-Dart returned with the album Ready to Fly in 1998. He followed that with Sample This in 2002.
2779 - JON POUSETTE-DART - Heart & Soul (2005)
JON POUSETTE-DART
''HEART & SOUL''
MAY 10 2005
61:40
1. After The Rain/6:14
2. Can't Keep A Good Man Down/5:37
3. A Way To Be With You/3:34
4. In the Pocket/4:29
5. Heart & Soul/5:48
6. My SUV/4:22
7. Creole Wind/5:12
8. Blindman/3:07
9. Under the Spell/4:02
10. Perfect World/3:44
11. Heavenly Body/5:11
12. Morning Song/2:29
13. Shake Me/5:25
14. Happy Trails/2:01
Bruce Bears /Keyboards
Jim Chapdelaine /Keyboards, Mandocello
Chuck Chaplin /Keyboards
John Curtis /Guitar, Vocals
Rob Fried /Percussion
Tim Gearan /Guitar
Eric Parker
Jon Pousette-Dart /Guitar, Vocals
John Troy /Bass, Vocals
Louise Ulrich /Bass
Billy Ward /Drums, Percussion
Toni Lynn Washington /Vocals
BIOGRAPHY
by Erik Hage
Seventies soft rockers the Pousette-Dart Band mined the same musical territory as acts like the Eagles, James Taylor, and Orleans, but despite arena tours and major-label releases they were unable to gain the same widespread audience as those groups. During the second half of the '70s, the Pousette-Dart Band made four albums for Capitol Records and then called it quits. (Nashville veteran Norbert Putnam produced three of the albums.)
Singer/guitarist John Pousette-Dart founded and fronted the group. At 13, he had played in a band with Soupy Sales' kids Tony and Hunt Sales, who years later would become members of David Bowie's Tin Machine. the Pousette-Dart Band started out as an acoustic combo (with John Troy and John Curtis) on the Northeastern coffeehouse circuit. Manager Don Law discovered them opening for John Hammond on Nantucket. In 1974, now a full-fledged rock band, they signed a multi-album deal with Capitol Records. The group toured incessantly throughout the 1970s, drawing on pop, folk, country, and blues styles. In 1980, however, they found themselves without a record deal and splintered. John Pousette-Dart returned with the album Ready to Fly in 1998. He followed that with Sample This in 2002.
''HEART & SOUL''
MAY 10 2005
61:40
1. After The Rain/6:14
2. Can't Keep A Good Man Down/5:37
3. A Way To Be With You/3:34
4. In the Pocket/4:29
5. Heart & Soul/5:48
6. My SUV/4:22
7. Creole Wind/5:12
8. Blindman/3:07
9. Under the Spell/4:02
10. Perfect World/3:44
11. Heavenly Body/5:11
12. Morning Song/2:29
13. Shake Me/5:25
14. Happy Trails/2:01
Bruce Bears /Keyboards
Jim Chapdelaine /Keyboards, Mandocello
Chuck Chaplin /Keyboards
John Curtis /Guitar, Vocals
Rob Fried /Percussion
Tim Gearan /Guitar
Eric Parker
Jon Pousette-Dart /Guitar, Vocals
John Troy /Bass, Vocals
Louise Ulrich /Bass
Billy Ward /Drums, Percussion
Toni Lynn Washington /Vocals
BIOGRAPHY
by Erik Hage
Seventies soft rockers the Pousette-Dart Band mined the same musical territory as acts like the Eagles, James Taylor, and Orleans, but despite arena tours and major-label releases they were unable to gain the same widespread audience as those groups. During the second half of the '70s, the Pousette-Dart Band made four albums for Capitol Records and then called it quits. (Nashville veteran Norbert Putnam produced three of the albums.)
Singer/guitarist John Pousette-Dart founded and fronted the group. At 13, he had played in a band with Soupy Sales' kids Tony and Hunt Sales, who years later would become members of David Bowie's Tin Machine. the Pousette-Dart Band started out as an acoustic combo (with John Troy and John Curtis) on the Northeastern coffeehouse circuit. Manager Don Law discovered them opening for John Hammond on Nantucket. In 1974, now a full-fledged rock band, they signed a multi-album deal with Capitol Records. The group toured incessantly throughout the 1970s, drawing on pop, folk, country, and blues styles. In 1980, however, they found themselves without a record deal and splintered. John Pousette-Dart returned with the album Ready to Fly in 1998. He followed that with Sample This in 2002.