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Category Archives: Americana
MICKEY NEWBURY – Looks Like Rain – (Mercury) – 1969
Check out my other comments for details and background on Mickey Newbury. You will need something on background because Mickey isn't a household name even though he was extremely influential as a songwriter. He wrote songs that were covered by … Continue reading
HORALD GRIFFITHS – Good Ol’ Boy – (Atlantic) – 1972
Not "Harold" but "Horald". I spent some time googling before I noticed my error. The correct "Horald" did not provide that much more information, in fact he is often listed as “Harold” I even picked myself up and went and … Continue reading
JIM KWESKIN – Relax Your Mind – (Vanguard) – 1966
Jim Kweskin & The Jug Band had released two or three albums by the time Jim decided to put out this solo release. Though it's not really "solo" just Jim and some of his band in a less raucous mood. … Continue reading
ARLO GUTHRIE – Washington County – (Reprise) – 1970
"Washington County" is Arlo's fourth album and third studio album. Arlo had already proven himself as a voice separate to that of his father, folk legend Woody Guthrie. Here at the age of 23, at the dawn of the 1970s … Continue reading
ARLO GUTHRIE with Shenandoah – Outlasting the Blues – (Warner Brothers) – 1979
For those who need to read up on who Arlo Guthrie is check the links at the end, or better still check my other entries on him in this blog. For those who can't be bothered I will say he … Continue reading
CHIP TAYLOR – Somebody Shoot Out The Jukebox – (Columbia) – 1976
The full title of this album is "Chip Taylor With Ghost Train". I'm not sure who Ghost Train are but I assume they are his backing band, George Kiriakis, David Kapell, John Platania, Joe Renda, David Mansfield and Beau Segal. … Continue reading
PETER ROWAN – Medicine Trail – (Flying Fish) – 1980
I have commented on Rowan's evocative debut album on this blog. Check that entry for background on his truly interesting career in music and some other bits and pieces on his style of country music. I said this in relation … Continue reading
JOHN SEBASTIAN – The Four of Us – (Reprise) – 1971
Checkout my other blog entry for some detail on why I like John Sebastian. I didn't really link much of a biography on him so for those of you who cant be bothered clicking here in an annotated biography. Wiki[edia: … Continue reading
DANNY O’KEEFE – So Long Harry Truman – (Atlantic) – 1975
Danny O'Keefe is not a stranger to this blog. And, this record isn't exactly a new listen. This was, perhaps, the first Danny O'Keefe album I got back in the 80s … read the other entries to find out why … Continue reading
JIM KWESKIN – Side by Side – (Mountain Railroad Records) – 1979
The beauty of listening to old school Americana, folk, Tin Pan Alley or the Great American songbook music is you don't have to worry about authorship. Whether the artist wrote or didn't write the songs is second to the message … Continue reading
