Freewayman
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Freewayman is an album by American
guitar
ist Pat Donohue
, released in 2008. After three albums with ensemble players and guest musicians, Donohue released the entirely solo Freewayman.
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ist Pat Donohue
Pat Donohue
Patrick Donohue is an American fingerstyle guitarist born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is a Grammy nominated, National Fingerpicking Guitar Champion and a songwriter. Donohue has several albums to his credit and his songs have been recorded by Chet Atkins, Suzy Bogguss, and Kenny Rogers...
, released in 2008. After three albums with ensemble players and guest musicians, Donohue released the entirely solo Freewayman.
Track listing
All songs by Pat Donohue unless otherwise noted- "Freewayman" – 2:18
- "Big Bill Special" – 2:49
- "Butch's Blues" – 3:29
- "Nordeast Rag" – 3:29
- "Whole Lotta You" – 3:41
- "The Girl I Left Behind" (Traditional) – 2:12
- "2nd St. Blues" – 3:15
- "Mountain Air" – 2:58
- "Starlight" – 2:55
- "Cypress Grove Blues" (Skip JamesSkip JamesNehemiah Curtis "Skip" James was an American Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter, born in Bentonia, Mississippi, died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
) – 4:02 - "Drivin' Blues" – 2:27
- "Saguaro Slide" – 2:21
- "Stompin' at the SavoyStompin' at the Savoy"Stompin' at the Savoy" is a 1934 jazz standard composed by Edgar Sampson. It is named after the Savoy Ballroom.Although the song is credited to Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, and Edgar Sampson, and the lyrics by Andy Razaf, in reality the music was written and arranged for Chick Webb's band by...
" (Benny GoodmanBenny GoodmanBenjamin David “Benny” Goodman was an American jazz and swing musician, clarinetist and bandleader; widely known as the "King of Swing".In the mid-1930s, Benny Goodman led one of the most popular musical groups in America...
, Edgar SampsonEdgar SampsonEdgar Melvin Sampson was a composer, arranger, saxophonist, and violinist...
, Chick WebbChick WebbWilliam Henry Webb, usually known as Chick Webb was an American jazz and swing music drummer as well as a band leader.-Biography:...
) – 3:32 - "Boogie Woogie Dance" (Tampa RedTampa RedTampa Red , born Hudson Woodbridge but known from childhood as Hudson Whittaker, was an American Chicago blues musician....
) – 2:50