Papa John Creach (album)
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Papa John Creach is Papa John Creach
's first solo album. All the members of Jefferson Airplane
also make appearances on the album along with members of the Grateful Dead
, Quicksilver Messenger Service
, Santana
, and Tower of Power
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Papa John Creach
Papa John Creach played for Jefferson Airplane , Hot Tuna, Jefferson Starship, Jefferson Starship - The Next Generation, the San Francisco All-Stars , The Dinosaurs , and Steve Taylor...
's first solo album. All the members of Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1965. A pioneer of the psychedelic rock movement, Jefferson Airplane was the first band from the San Francisco scene to achieve mainstream commercial and critical success....
also make appearances on the album along with members of the Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The band was known for its unique and eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, reggae, country, improvisational jazz, psychedelia, and space rock, and for live performances of long...
, Quicksilver Messenger Service
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Quicksilver Messenger Service is an American psychedelic rock band, formed in 1965 in San Francisco.-Introduction:Quicksilver Messenger Service gained wide popularity in the Bay Area and, through their recordings, with psychedelic rock enthusiasts around the globe and several of their albums ranked...
, Santana
Santana (band)
Santana is a rock band based around guitarist Carlos Santana and founded in the late 1960s. It first came to public attention after their performing the song "Soul Sacrifice" at the Woodstock Festival in 1969, when their Latin rock provided a contrast to other acts on the bill...
, and Tower of Power
Tower of Power
Tower of Power is an American R&B-based horn section and band, originating in Oakland, California, that has been performing for over 43 years. They are best known for their funky soul sound highlighted by a powerful horn section...
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Side One
- "The Janitor Drives a Cadillac" (Joey CovingtonJoey CovingtonJoseph "Joey" Edward Covington is a US drummer, best known for his involvements with Hot Tuna and Jefferson Airplane.-Brief biography:...
) – 2:47 - "St. Louis Blues" (W.C. Handy) – 4:36
- "Papa John's Down Home Blues" (Papa John Creach, Roger Spotts) – 2:31
- "Plunk a Little Funk" (Creach) – 5:11
- "Over the RainbowOver the Rainbow"Over the Rainbow" is a classic Academy Award-winning ballad song with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. It was written for the movie The Wizard of Oz, and was sung by Judy Garland in the movie...
" (Harold ArlenHarold ArlenHarold Arlen was an American composer of popular music, having written over 500 songs, a number of which have become known the world over. In addition to composing the songs for The Wizard of Oz, including the classic 1938 song, "Over the Rainbow,” Arlen is a highly regarded contributor to the...
, E.Y. Harburg) – 3:26
Side Two
- "String Jet Rock" (Creach) – 3:46
- "Danny BoyDanny Boy-Background:The words to "Danny Boy" were written by English lawyer and lyricist Frederic Weatherly in 1910. Although the lyrics were originally written for a different tune, Weatherly modified them to fit the "Londonderry Air" in 1913, after his sister-in-law in the U.S. sent him a copy. Ernestine...
" (Traditional) – 3:58 - "Human Spring" (Reese, Spotts) – 2:52
- "Soul Fever" (Miles Grayson) – 4:10
- "Every Time I Hear Her Name" (Spotts) – 4:49
Personnel
- Papa John CreachPapa John CreachPapa John Creach played for Jefferson Airplane , Hot Tuna, Jefferson Starship, Jefferson Starship - The Next Generation, the San Francisco All-Stars , The Dinosaurs , and Steve Taylor...
– electric violin, vocals - Greg Adams – trumpet on "The Janitor Drives a Cadillac"
- Rufus Anderson – guitar on "Human Spring"
- Jack Bonus – saxophone on "The Janitor Drives a Cadillac" and "St. Louis Blues"
- Nick Buck – piano on "Papa John's Down Home Blues"
- Dave BrownDavid Brown (musician)David Brown was the primary bass guitar player for the band Santana from 1966 until 1971, then again from 1973 until 1976. David grew up in Daly City, California...
– bass on "Soul Fever" - Jack CasadyJack CasadyJack Casady , is an American musician considered one of the foremost bass guitarists of the rock music era and best known as a member of Jefferson Airplane. First playing as a lead guitarist with the Washington D.C...
– bass on "Plunk a Little Funk", "String Jet Rock", and "Every Time I Hear Her Name" - John CipollinaJohn CipollinaJohn Cipollina was a guitarist best known for his role as a founder and the lead guitarist of the prominent San Francisco rock band Quicksilver Messenger Service...
– guitar on "The Janitor Drives a Cadillac" - Bruce Conte – guitar on "Papa John's Down Home Blues"
- Joey CovingtonJoey CovingtonJoseph "Joey" Edward Covington is a US drummer, best known for his involvements with Hot Tuna and Jefferson Airplane.-Brief biography:...
– drums on "The Janitor Drives a Cadillac" and "Soul Fever", congas on "Plunk a Little Funk" - Jerry GarciaJerry GarciaJerome John "Jerry" Garcia was an American musician best known for his lead guitar work, singing and songwriting with the band the Grateful Dead...
– guitar on "Soul Fever" - Mic GilletteMic GilletteMic Gillette is an American brass player born in 1951 and raised in northern California's East Bay area. He is famous for being a member of Tower of Power, Cold Blood, and The Sons of Champlin....
– trombone on "The Janitor Drives a Cadillac" - Bobby Haynes – bass on "Danny Boy" and "Human Spring"
- Art Hillery – piano on "Over the Rainbow" and "Human Spring", organ on "Danny Boy"
- Paul KantnerPaul KantnerPaul Lorin Kantner is an American rock musician, known for co-founding the psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane and its spin-off band Jefferson Starship.- Overview :...
– rhythm guitar on "String Jet Rock" - Jorma KaukonenJorma KaukonenJorma Ludwik Kaukonen Jr. is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist, best known for his work with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna.-Biography:...
– guitar on "Plunk a Little Funk", "String Jet Rock", and "Every Time I Hear Her Name" - Mike LipskinMike LipskinMike Lipskin is a stride pianist of the pre-bop jazz style, piano instructor, record producer and author. He has striven to keep alive the form of jazz piano known as Harlem Stride Piano. He played piano and organ on Papa John Creach's self-titled album, produced Ryo Kawasaki's Juice album, and...
– organ on "The Janitor Drives a Cadillac", piano on "St. Louis Blues" - Stan Monteiro – clarinet on "St. Louis Blues"
- Skip Olsen – bass on "St. Louis Blues"
- Sammy Piazza – drums on "St. Louis Blues", "Plunk a Little Funk", "String Jet Rock", and "Every Time I Hear Her Name"
- Douglas Rauch – bass on "Papa John's Down Home Blues"
- Gregg RolieGregg RolieGregg Alan Rolie is an American keyboardist, organist, and singer, who is one of the founding members of the bands Santana, The Storm, Abraxas Pool and Journey, for whom he was the original lead singer. He currently performs with his Gregg Rolie Band...
– organ on "Soul Fever" - Carlos SantanaCarlos SantanaCarlos Augusto Alves Santana is a Mexican rock guitarist. Santana became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered rock, salsa and jazz fusion...
– guitar on "Papa John's Down Home Blues" - Peter SearsPete SearsPeter 'Pete' Sears is an English rock musician. In a career spanning more than four decades he has been a member of many bands and has moved through a variety of musical genres, from early R&B, psychedelic improvisational rock of the 1960s, folk, country music, arena rock in the 1970s, and blues...
– bass on "The Janitor Drives a Cadillac" - Grace SlickGrace SlickGrace Slick is an American singer and songwriter, who was one of the lead singers of the rock groups The Great Society, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and Starship, and was a solo artist, for nearly three decades, from the mid-1960s to the mid-1990s...
– vocals on "The Janitor Drives a Cadillac" - Tony Smith – drums on "Papa John's Down Home Blues"
- Bob Wilson – guitar on "St. Louis Blues"
- Los Angeles String Section – strings on "Over the Rainbow"
- Los Angeles Brass Section – brass on "Human Spring" and "Every Time I Hear Her Name"
Production
- Papa John Creach – producer, arranger
- Roger Hamilton Spotts – arranger
- Mike Lipskin – production assistant
- Ken Hopkins – engineer, mixing engineer
- Peter Granet – engineer
- Bruce Steinberg – photography
- Bill Thompson, Acy Lehman – design, concept
- Recorded at Wally Heider's Recording Studios, San Francisco & Los Angeles