Bob Johnston
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Donald William Robert 'Bob' Johnston (born May 14, 1932, Hillsboro, Texas
) is a noted American record producer, best known for his work with Bob Dylan
, Johnny Cash
, Leonard Cohen
, Willie Nelson
and many Nashville recording artists, as well as Simon and Garfunkel
.
in the '50s and scored a hit in 1976 when Asleep at the Wheel
covered her 1950 demo "Miles and Miles of Texas". After a stint in the Navy, Bob returned to Fort Worth, then he and Diane Johnston collaborated on songwriting for rockabilly
artist Mac Curtis
, and others. From 1956 to 1961 Bob recorded a few of his own rockabilly singles under the name Don Johnston. By 1964 he had moved into production work at Kapp Records
in New York, freelance arranging for Dot Records
and signed as a songwriter to music publisher Hill and Range. He also married songwriter Joy Byers with whom he began to collaborate.
's 1962 hit "What's A Matter Baby", plus at least 16 songs for Elvis Presley
's films between 1964 and 1968, including "It Hurts Me
", "Let Yourself Go" and "Stop, Look and Listen". Two songs credited to Byers, the aforementioned "Stop, Look and Listen" and "Yeah, She's Evil!" were recorded by Bill Haley & His Comets
before being used by Elvis (the latter song was retitled "The Meanest Girl in Town" when Presley recorded it). Elvis Presley recorded "The Meanest Girl in Town" on June 10, 1964, while Bill Haley recorded his version a week later, on June 16, 1964.
in New York, where he began producing a string of notable and highly influential albums (see list below). He was already producing Patti Page
when in 1965 he was successful in gaining the assignment to produce Bob Dylan
, followed by Simon and Garfunkel
, The Pozo-Seco Singers, Johnny Cash
and then Leonard Cohen
. His style of production varied from a 'documentary' approach capturing a fleeting moment (exemplified by Dylan's albums and Cash's live albums) to providing subtle arrangements with strings, background vocals and seasoned session musicians (exemplified by Cohen's studio albums).
After a couple of years in New York, Johnston became head of Columbia in Nashville, Tennessee
, where he had known many of the session musician
s, such as Charlie Daniels
, for years. He produced three of Cohen's albums, toured with him and also composed music to the Cohen lyric "Come Spend the Morning", recorded by both Lee Hazlewood
and Engelbert Humperdinck
.
earnings as a Columbia staff producer, particularly after several hit albums which earned him no royalties
, Johnston became an independent producer, most successfully with Lindisfarne
on Fog on the Tyne, which topped the British album chart in 1972.
During a period of financial difficulty, when he was under scrutiny from the IRS, Johnston moved to Austin, Texas
and did no record production for some time. He eventually returned with work on Willie Nelson
's 1992 album The IRS Tapes: Who'll Buy My Memories?
(Nelson had his own financial difficulties at the time).
In 2000, Bob has also produced and developed International Popera star Romina Arena
. The album included the song "Make You Feel My Love" written by Bob Dylan, although the record company has never released the record.
In more recent years, Bob Johnston has returned to working with fresh talent. Along with his son Bobby, he has produced the debut albums of two young singer-songwriters, Natalie Pinkis and Eron Falbo. Natalie Pinkis is California-based and Johnston has repeatedly said of her: "She's the best singer I've ever heard.". Eron Falbo is a Brazilian writer, singer and composer who first caught Johnston's attention through his writing. In an interview about Eron Falbo's writing Johnston said: "Cohen, Dylan and Simon, that's all he cares about in music, and he's going to be huge.". Both albums are not yet released, but examples of them are available online via the artist's official websites. The music of these two artists are the latest examples of Bob Johnston's work as a producer.
In 2011 Bob Johnston signed on to produce indie "power-acoustic" rock band Friday's Child (band)
's sixth album, "Cue the Violins."
Bob Dylan famously asks "Is it rolling, Bob?", talking to the producer Bob Johnston.
Hillsboro, Texas
Hillsboro is a city in and the county seat of Hill County in Central Texas. The population was 8,232 at the 2000 census.Hillsboro, located on Interstate 35 where I-35E and I-35W meet south of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, is the primary center for trade and commerce in Hill County...
) is a noted American record producer, best known for his work with Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
, Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
, Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Norman Cohen, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often explores religion, isolation, sexuality and interpersonal relationships...
, Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
and many Nashville recording artists, as well as Simon and Garfunkel
Simon and Garfunkel
Simon & Garfunkel are an American duo consisting of singer-songwriter Paul Simon and singer Art Garfunkel. They formed the group Tom & Jerry in 1957 and had their first success with the minor hit "Hey, Schoolgirl". As Simon & Garfunkel, the duo rose to fame in 1965, largely on the strength of the...
.
Early days
Johnston was born into a professional musical family. His grandmother Mamie Jo Adams was a songwriter, as was his mother Diane Johnston. Diane had written songs for Gene AutryGene Autry
Orvon Grover Autry , better known as Gene Autry, was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy on the radio, in movies and on television for more than three decades beginning in the 1930s...
in the '50s and scored a hit in 1976 when Asleep at the Wheel
Asleep at the Wheel
Asleep at the Wheel is a American country music group that was formed in Paw Paw, West Virginia, but based in Austin, Texas. Altogether, they have won nine Grammy Awards since their 1970 inception. In their career, they have released more than twenty studio albums, and have charted more than twenty...
covered her 1950 demo "Miles and Miles of Texas". After a stint in the Navy, Bob returned to Fort Worth, then he and Diane Johnston collaborated on songwriting for rockabilly
Rockabilly
Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating to the early 1950s.The term rockabilly is a portmanteau of rock and hillbilly, the latter a reference to the country music that contributed strongly to the style's development...
artist Mac Curtis
Mac Curtis
Wesley Erwin "Mac" Curtis, Jr. is an American rockabilly musician.Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Curtis began playing guitar at the age of 12, entering local talent competitions. He moved to Weatherford in 1954, and while there he formed a band with two classmates, Jim and Ken Galbraith...
, and others. From 1956 to 1961 Bob recorded a few of his own rockabilly singles under the name Don Johnston. By 1964 he had moved into production work at Kapp Records
Kapp Records
Kapp Records was an independent record label started in 1954 by David Kapp, brother of Jack Kapp . David Kapp founded his own label after stints with Decca Records and RCA Victor Records. Kapp licensed its records to London Records for release in the UK.In 1967, David Kapp sold his label to MCA Inc...
in New York, freelance arranging for Dot Records
Dot Records
Dot Records was an American record label and company that was active between 1950 and 1977. It was founded by Randy Wood. In Gallatin, Tennessee, Wood had earlier started a mail order record shop, known for its radio ads on WLAC in Nashville and its R&B air personality Bill "Hoss" Allen...
and signed as a songwriter to music publisher Hill and Range. He also married songwriter Joy Byers with whom he began to collaborate.
Elvis and Joy Byers
In recent years Bob Johnston has claimed that songs still credited to his wife Joy Byers were actually co-written, or solely written by himself. He has cited old "contractual reasons" for this situation. The songs in question include Timi YuroTimi Yuro
Timi Yuro was an American soul and R&B singer. She is considered to be one of the first blue-eyed soul stylists of the rock era.-Early years:...
's 1962 hit "What's A Matter Baby", plus at least 16 songs for Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
's films between 1964 and 1968, including "It Hurts Me
It Hurts Me
"It Hurts Me" is a 1964 Top 40 song recorded by Elvis Presley on RCA Victor. Credited to Joy Byers and Charles E. Daniels, "It Hurts Me" is a ballad that was a new song when recorded by Elvis Presley on January 12, 1964...
", "Let Yourself Go" and "Stop, Look and Listen". Two songs credited to Byers, the aforementioned "Stop, Look and Listen" and "Yeah, She's Evil!" were recorded by Bill Haley & His Comets
Bill Haley & His Comets
Bill Haley & His Comets was an American rock and roll band that was founded in 1952 and continued until Haley's death in 1981. The band, also known by the names Bill Haley and The Comets and Bill Haley's Comets , was the earliest group of white musicians to bring rock and roll to the attention of...
before being used by Elvis (the latter song was retitled "The Meanest Girl in Town" when Presley recorded it). Elvis Presley recorded "The Meanest Girl in Town" on June 10, 1964, while Bill Haley recorded his version a week later, on June 16, 1964.
Columbia, Dylan, Cash, Cohen
Johnston worked briefly as a staff producer for Kapp Records, then for Columbia RecordsColumbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
in New York, where he began producing a string of notable and highly influential albums (see list below). He was already producing Patti Page
Patti Page
Clara Ann Fowler , known by her professional name Patti Page, is an American singer, one of the best-known female artists in traditional pop music. She was the best-selling female artist of the 1950s, and has sold over 100 million records...
when in 1965 he was successful in gaining the assignment to produce Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
, followed by Simon and Garfunkel
Simon and Garfunkel
Simon & Garfunkel are an American duo consisting of singer-songwriter Paul Simon and singer Art Garfunkel. They formed the group Tom & Jerry in 1957 and had their first success with the minor hit "Hey, Schoolgirl". As Simon & Garfunkel, the duo rose to fame in 1965, largely on the strength of the...
, The Pozo-Seco Singers, Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
and then Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Norman Cohen, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often explores religion, isolation, sexuality and interpersonal relationships...
. His style of production varied from a 'documentary' approach capturing a fleeting moment (exemplified by Dylan's albums and Cash's live albums) to providing subtle arrangements with strings, background vocals and seasoned session musicians (exemplified by Cohen's studio albums).
After a couple of years in New York, Johnston became head of Columbia in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, where he had known many of the session musician
Session musician
Session musicians are instrumental and vocal performers, musicians, who are available to work with others at live performances or recording sessions. Usually such musicians are not permanent members of a musical ensemble and often do not achieve fame in their own right as soloists or bandleaders...
s, such as Charlie Daniels
Charlie Daniels
Charles Edward "Charlie" Daniels is an American musician known for his contributions to country and southern rock music. He is known primarily for his number one country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", and multiple other songs he has performed and written. Daniels has been active as a singer...
, for years. He produced three of Cohen's albums, toured with him and also composed music to the Cohen lyric "Come Spend the Morning", recorded by both Lee Hazlewood
Lee Hazlewood
Lee Hazlewood , born Barton Lee Hazlewood was an American country and pop singer, songwriter, and record producer, most widely known for his work with guitarist Duane Eddy during the late 1950s and singer Nancy Sinatra in the 1960s.Hazlewood had a distinctive baritone voice that added an ominous...
and Engelbert Humperdinck
Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)
Engelbert Humperdinck is a British pop singer, best known for his hits including "Release Me " and "After the Lovin'" as well as "The Last Waltz" .-Early life:...
.
Independent producer
Dissatisfied with his salarySalary
A salary is a form of periodic payment from an employer to an employee, which may be specified in an employment contract. It is contrasted with piece wages, where each job, hour or other unit is paid separately, rather than on a periodic basis....
earnings as a Columbia staff producer, particularly after several hit albums which earned him no royalties
Royalties
Royalties are usage-based payments made by one party to another for the right to ongoing use of an asset, sometimes an intellectual property...
, Johnston became an independent producer, most successfully with Lindisfarne
Lindisfarne (band)
Lindisfarne were a British folk/rock group from Newcastle upon Tyne established in 1970 and fronted by singer/songwriter Alan Hull. Their music combined a strong sense of yearning with an even stronger sense of fun...
on Fog on the Tyne, which topped the British album chart in 1972.
During a period of financial difficulty, when he was under scrutiny from the IRS, Johnston moved to Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
and did no record production for some time. He eventually returned with work on Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
's 1992 album The IRS Tapes: Who'll Buy My Memories?
The IRS Tapes: Who'll Buy My Memories?
The IRS Tapes: Who'll Buy My Memories? is an album by American country and western singer Willie Nelson. This album was made to help Nelson pay off his IRS debts...
(Nelson had his own financial difficulties at the time).
In 2000, Bob has also produced and developed International Popera star Romina Arena
Romina Arena
Romina Arena is an Italian-American Popera / Operatic pop /Pop Classical Crossover singer songwriter. She was born May 12, 1980 and grew up in Palermo Sicily and now lives in Los Angeles California...
. The album included the song "Make You Feel My Love" written by Bob Dylan, although the record company has never released the record.
In more recent years, Bob Johnston has returned to working with fresh talent. Along with his son Bobby, he has produced the debut albums of two young singer-songwriters, Natalie Pinkis and Eron Falbo. Natalie Pinkis is California-based and Johnston has repeatedly said of her: "She's the best singer I've ever heard.". Eron Falbo is a Brazilian writer, singer and composer who first caught Johnston's attention through his writing. In an interview about Eron Falbo's writing Johnston said: "Cohen, Dylan and Simon, that's all he cares about in music, and he's going to be huge.". Both albums are not yet released, but examples of them are available online via the artist's official websites. The music of these two artists are the latest examples of Bob Johnston's work as a producer.
In 2011 Bob Johnston signed on to produce indie "power-acoustic" rock band Friday's Child (band)
Friday's Child (band)
Friday's Child is an American acoustic rock band, originally formed in northern/central New Jersey area in the late 1990s by founding members Tom Walker , and Rick Ippolito...
's sixth album, "Cue the Violins."
Miscellaneous
At the beginning of "To Be Alone With You" on Nashville SkylineNashville Skyline
Nashville Skyline is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's ninth studio album, released by Columbia Records in April 1969.The album marked a dramatic departure for Dylan, previously known for his groundbreaking, poetic folk music and rock and roll...
Bob Dylan famously asks "Is it rolling, Bob?", talking to the producer Bob Johnston.
Selective discography as producer
- Patti Page: "Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte" US #8 (1965)
- Bob Dylan: Highway 61 RevisitedHighway 61 RevisitedHighway 61 Revisited is the sixth studio album by singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. It was released in August 1965 by Columbia Records. On his previous album, Bringing It All Back Home, Dylan devoted Side One of the album to songs accompanied by an electric rock band, and Side Two to solo acoustic numbers...
(with the exception of "Like a Rolling StoneLike a Rolling Stone"Like a Rolling Stone" is a 1965 song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Its confrontational lyrics originate in an extended piece of verse Dylan wrote in June 1965, when he returned exhausted from a grueling tour of England...
") (1965), Blonde on BlondeBlonde on BlondeBlonde on Blonde is American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's seventh studio album, released in May or June 1966 on Columbia Records and produced by Bob Johnston. Recording sessions commenced in New York in October 1965, with a plethora of backing musicians, including members of Dylan's live backing...
(1966), John Wesley HardingJohn Wesley Harding (album)John Wesley Harding is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's eighth studio album, released by Columbia Records in December 1967.Produced by Bob Johnston, the album marked Dylan's return to acoustic music and traditional roots, after three albums of electric rock music...
(1967), Nashville SkylineNashville SkylineNashville Skyline is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's ninth studio album, released by Columbia Records in April 1969.The album marked a dramatic departure for Dylan, previously known for his groundbreaking, poetic folk music and rock and roll...
(1969), Self PortraitSelf Portrait (Bob Dylan album)Self Portrait is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's tenth studio album, released by Columbia Records in June 1970.Self Portrait was Dylan's second double album, and features mostly cover versions of well-known pop and folk songs. Also included are a handful of instrumentals and original compositions...
(1970), New MorningNew MorningNew Morning is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's 11th studio album, released by Columbia Records in October 1970.Coming only four months after the controversial Self Portrait, the more concise and immediate New Morning won a much warmer reception from fans and critics. Most welcome was the return of...
(1970) - Simon and Garfunkel: Sounds of SilenceSounds of Silence (album)Sounds of Silence is the second album by Simon and Garfunkel, released on January 17, 1966. The album's title is a slight modification of the title of the duo's first major hit, "The Sound of Silence", which originally was released as "The Sounds of Silence"...
(1966), Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and ThymeParsley, Sage, Rosemary and ThymeParsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme is the third album by Simon & Garfunkel, released in the United States on October 10, 1966. Its name comes from the second line of the album's first track, "Scarborough Fair/Canticle", an English folk song from the 16th century, paired with a counter-melody and...
(1966) - Marty RobbinsMarty RobbinsMartin David Robinson , known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist...
: Tonight Carmen (1967), Christmas with marty Robbins (1967), By the time I get to Phoenix (1968), I Walk Alon (1968), It's A Sin (1969), Today (1971), No Signs of Loneliness Here (1975) - Johnny Cash: At Folsom PrisonAt Folsom PrisonAt Folsom Prison is a live album by Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in May 1968. Since his 1955 song "Folsom Prison Blues", Cash had been interested in performing at a prison. His idea was put on hold until 1967, when personnel changes at Columbia Records put Bob Johnston in charge of...
(1968); The Holy LandThe Holy Land (album)The Holy Land is a concept album and the third gospel album by country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1969). Cash recorded the album inspired by a visit to the Holy Land with his wife, June Carter Cash. The majority of the songs on the record accept religion as their main...
(1969); At San QuentinAt San QuentinAt San Quentin is a recording of a live concert given by Johnny Cash to the inmates of San Quentin State Prison. As well as being released on record the concert was filmed by Granada Television....
(1969); Hello, I'm Johnny CashHello, I'm Johnny CashHello, I'm Johnny Cash is an album released by country singer Johnny Cash on Columbia Records in 1970 . "If I Were a Carpenter", a famous duet with Cash's wife, June Carter Cash, earned the couple a Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1971 ; the song also...
(1970); The Johnny Cash Show (1970); I Walk the LineI Walk the Line (soundtrack album)I Walk the Line is a soundtrack album to a 1970 film of the same name starring Gregory Peck. Released that same year on Columbia Records, it is, in essence, a country album by Johnny Cash, as the entire soundtrack is composed solely of Cash songs, including the famous title song...
(1970); Little Fauss and Big HalsyLittle Fauss and Big Halsy (soundtrack)Little Fauss and Big Halsy is a soundtrack album to the 1970 film of the same name. Released on Columbia Records in 1971 , the album is composed entirely of songs by country singer Johnny Cash...
(1971) - Burl IvesBurl IvesBurl Icle Ivanhoe Ives was an American actor, writer and folk music singer. As an actor, Ives's work included comedies, dramas, and voice work in theater, television, and motion pictures. Music critic John Rockwell said, "Ives's voice .....
: The Times They Are A-Changin' (1968) - Leonard Cohen: Songs from a RoomSongs from a RoomSongs from a Room is the second album of Canadian musician Leonard Cohen, released in 1969. It reached #63 on the Billboard list and #2 at UK charts....
(1969), Songs of Love and HateSongs of Love and HateSongs of Love and Hate is Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen's third album. It was mainly recorded in Columbia Studio A, Nashville, from September 22 to 26, 1970. "Sing Another Song, Boys" was recorded at the Isle of Wight Festival on August 30, 1970. Further recording took place at ...
(1971), Live SongsLive SongsLive Songs was the Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen's fourth album, released during the three-year silence between Songs of Love and Hate and New Skin for the Old Ceremony. It is a compilation of live recordings, performed mostly in Europe in 1970 and 1972...
(1973) - The ByrdsThe ByrdsThe Byrds were an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964. The band underwent multiple line-up changes throughout its existence, with frontman Roger McGuinn remaining the sole consistent member until the group disbanded in 1973...
: Dr. Byrds & Mr. HydeDr. Byrds & Mr. HydeDr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde is the seventh album by the American rock band The Byrds and was released in March 1969 on Columbia Records . The album saw the band juxtaposing simple country rock material with harder-edged psychedelia, giving the album a stylistic split-personality that was alluded to in...
(1969) - Lindisfarne: Fog on the TyneFog on the TyneFog On The Tyne is a 1971 album by English rock band Lindisfarne. Bob Johnston produced the album, which was recorded at Trident Studios in the summer of 1971. It was released on Charisma Records in England and Elektra Records in America....
(1972), Dingly DellDingly DellDingly Dell is a 1972 album by English rock band Lindisfarne.-Production:The album was produced by and mixed by Bob Johnston, who had also worked on the earlier #1 album Fog on the Tyne. However, the band were unhappy with the album, and remixed it themselves shortly before it was released.-Release...
(1972) - Michael Murphey: Geronimo's CadillacGeronimo's CadillacGeronimo's Cadillac is Michael Martin Murphey's first album.- Track listing :# "Geronimo's Cadillac"# "Natchez Trace"# "Calico Silver"# "Harbor for My Soul"# "Rainbow Man"# "Waking Up"# "Crack Up in Las Cruces"# "Boy from the Country"...
(1973), Cosmic Cowboy SouvenirCosmic Cowboy Souvenir- Track listing :# "Cosmic Cowboy, Pt. 1"# "Alleys of Austin"# "South Canadian River Song"# "Blessings in Disguise"# "Temperature Train"# "Drunken Lady of the Morning"# "Prometheus Busted"# "Honolulu"# "Rolling Hills"# "Michael Angelo's Blues"...
(1973), Michael MurpheyMichael Murphey (album)- Track listing :# "Nobody's Gonna Tell Me How to Play My Music"# "Healing Springs"# "Rye by-the-Sea"# "You Can Only Say So Much"# "Observer"# "Holy Roller"# "Good Ol' Natural Habits"# "Fort Worth I Love You"# "Ace in the Hole"# "Southwestern Pilgrimage"...
(1973), Blue Sky - Night ThunderBlue Sky - Night ThunderBlue Sky – Night Thunder is the title of Michael Martin Murphey's fourth studio album and is considered one of the seminal albums of his career...
(1975), Swans Against the SunSwans Against the Sun- Track listing :# "Swans Against the Sun"# "Renegade"# "Rhythm of the Road"# "Pink Lady"# "Mansion on the Hill"# "Dancing in the Meadow"# "Temple of the Sun"# "Buffalo Gun"# "Wild West Show"# "Natural Bridges"# "Seasons Change"- Credits :...
(1976) - Hoyt AxtonHoyt AxtonHoyt Wayne Axton was an American country music singer-songwriter, and a film and television actor. He became prominent in the early 1960s, establishing himself on the West Coast as a folk singer with an earthy style and powerful voice. As he matured, some of his songwriting efforts became well...
: Less Than the Song (1973), Road Songs (1977) - Loudon Wainwright IIILoudon Wainwright IIILoudon Snowden Wainwright III is a Grammy Award-winning American songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor. He is the father of musicians Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright and Lucy Wainwright Roche, brother of Sloan Wainwright, and the former husband of the late folk singer Kate McGarrigle.To...
: Attempted MustacheAttempted MustacheAttempted Mustache is the fourth album from Loudon Wainwright III. It was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee with producer Bob Johnston and was released in 1973 on Columbia Records....
(1973) - New Riders of the Purple SageNew Riders of the Purple SageNew Riders of the Purple Sage is an American country rock band. The group emerged from the psychedelic rock scene in San Francisco, California in 1969, and its original lineup included several members of the Grateful Dead. Their best known song is "Panama Red"...
: Oh, What a Mighty TimeOh, What a Mighty TimeOh, What a Mighty Time is an album by the country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. Their sixth studio album and their seventh album overall, it was released by Columbia Records in 1975.Oh, What a Mighty Time was produced by Bob Johnston...
(1975) - Alvin LeeAlvin LeeAlvin Lee is an English rock guitarist and singer. He began playing guitar at the age of 13, and with Leo Lyons formed the core of the band Ten Years After in 1960...
: Rocket Fuel (1978) - Jimmy CliffJimmy CliffJimmy Cliff, OM is a Jamaican musician, singer and actor. He is the only currently living musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievement in the arts and sciences...
: Give Thankx (1978) - Joe ElyJoe ElyJoe Ely is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist whose music touches on honky-tonk, Texas Country, Tex-Mex and rock and roll....
: Down on the Drag (1979) - John MayallJohn MayallJohn Mayall, OBE is an English blues singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, whose musical career spans over fifty years...
: Bottom Line (1979) - The WaterboysThe WaterboysThe Waterboys are a band formed in 1983 by Mike Scott. The band's membership, past and present, has been composed mainly of musicians from Scotland, Ireland and England. Edinburgh, London, Dublin, Spiddal, New York, and Findhorn have all served as homes for the group. The band has played in a...
: Fisherman's BluesFisherman's BluesFisherman's Blues is the 1988 album by The Waterboys. The album marked a change in the sound of The Waterboys', abandoning their earlier grandiose rock sound for a mixture of traditional Scottish music, country music and rock and roll. Critics were divided on its release with some disappointed at...
(1988) (produced one track only) - Willie Nelson: The IRS Tapes: Who'll Buy My Memories?The IRS Tapes: Who'll Buy My Memories?The IRS Tapes: Who'll Buy My Memories? is an album by American country and western singer Willie Nelson. This album was made to help Nelson pay off his IRS debts...
(1992) - Pete SeegerPete SeegerPeter "Pete" Seeger is an American folk singer and was an iconic figure in the mid-twentieth century American folk music revival. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, he also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of The Weavers, most notably their recording of Lead...
: Link in the Chain (1996) - Carl PerkinsCarl PerkinsCarl Lee Perkins was an American rockabilly musician who recorded most notably at Sun Records Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, beginning during 1954...
: Go Cat Go (1996)