Blackie and the Rodeo King
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Blackie and the Rodeo King was the third album released by Canadian singer-songwriter Willie P. Bennett
and was released as an LP album
by Woodshed Records in 1979
(PWS-013).
"Blackie and the Rodeo King" would be the inspiration for the name of the band, Blackie & The Rodeo Kings, something of a Canadian folk/roots supergroup whose first album was a collection of new covers of Willie P. Bennett songs.
Blackie and the Rodeo King was released in remastered form on compact disc
in 2002
by Bnatural Music.
Side two
All words and music by Willie P. Bennett
, copyright Teoc Music; except "Stardust" - by Carmichael, Parish.
Willie P. Bennett
Willie P. Bennett was a Canadian folk-music singer and song writer.-Life and career:Born William Patrick Bennett in Toronto, Ontario, Bennett was part of the 1970s folk music scene in Canada, alongside such figures as Bruce Cockburn, Stan Rogers and David Wiffen...
and was released as an LP album
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
by Woodshed Records in 1979
1979 in music
See also:Record labels established in 1979* 1979 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1979.-January–February:*January 1...
(PWS-013).
"Blackie and the Rodeo King" would be the inspiration for the name of the band, Blackie & The Rodeo Kings, something of a Canadian folk/roots supergroup whose first album was a collection of new covers of Willie P. Bennett songs.
Blackie and the Rodeo King was released in remastered form on compact disc
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
in 2002
2002 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI...
by Bnatural Music.
Track listing
Side one- "John Henry, The Gambler" - 2:25
- "Has Anyone Seen My Baby?" - 5:40
- "StardustStardust (song)"Stardust" is an American popular song composed in 1927 by Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics added in 1929 by Mitchell Parish. Originally titled "Star Dust", Carmichael first recorded the song at the Gennett Records studio in Richmond, Indiana...
" - 3:17 - "This Lonesome Feelin'" - 3:54
- "Standin' by the Highway" - 4:52
- "Blackie and the Rodeo King" - 3:36
Side two
- "Ballad in Low "E"" - 2:58
- "For the Sake of a Dollar" - 2:58
- "Summer Dreams, Winter Sleeps" - 3:09
- "Pens and Paper" - 4:26
- "Take My Own Advice" - 2:05
All words and music by Willie P. Bennett
Willie P. Bennett
Willie P. Bennett was a Canadian folk-music singer and song writer.-Life and career:Born William Patrick Bennett in Toronto, Ontario, Bennett was part of the 1970s folk music scene in Canada, alongside such figures as Bruce Cockburn, Stan Rogers and David Wiffen...
, copyright Teoc Music; except "Stardust" - by Carmichael, Parish.