Stars & Stripes Forever (album)
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Stars & Stripes Forever is the 1974 album from The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (aka The Dirt Band) is notable for having many charting albums and singles.
Special Guest Artists
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country-folk-rock band that has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach, California in 1966. The group's membership has had at least a dozen changes over the years, including a period from 1976 to 1981 when the band performed and recorded...
. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (aka The Dirt Band) is notable for having many charting albums and singles.
Track listing
[some material was recorded with audience and friends at Woodland Studio's, Nashville, Tennessee]- "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"Jambalaya " is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music singer Hank Williams that was first released in July 1952...
" (Hank Williams) - 1:43 - "Dirt Band Interview" - 3:39
- "Cosmic Cowboy (Part 1)" (Michael Martin Murphy) - 3:21
- "Aluminum Record Award / Jeff Hanna - 1:31
- "Fish Song" (Jimmie Fadden) - 3:50
- "Mr. BojanglesMr. Bojangles (song)Mr. Bojangles is the title of a song originally written and recorded by American country music artist Jerry Jeff Walker for his 1968 album of the same title...
" (Jerry Jeff WalkerJerry Jeff WalkerJerry Jeff Walker is an American country music singer and songwriter. He is probably most famous for writing the song "Mr. Bojangles.-Biography:...
) - 3:46 - "Vassar ClementsVassar ClementsVassar Clements was a Grammy Award- winning American jazz, swing, and bluegrass fiddler. Clements has been dubbed the Father of Hillbilly Jazz, an improvisational style that blends and borrows from swing, hot jazz, and bluegrass along with roots also in country and other musical...
Interview" - 3:56 - "Listen to the Mockingbird" (Arranged & Adapt. by Millie Clements) - 2:47
- "The Sheik of Araby" (Harry Beasley Smith, Ted Snyder, Francis Wheeler) - 2:08
- "Resign Yourself to Me" (Casey Kelly) - 2:40
- "Dixie Howdown" (Jesse McReynolds, Jim McReynolds) - 2:27
- "Cripple Creek" (Arr. & Adapt. by Millie Clements) - :54
- "The Mountain Whippoorwill (or, How Hillbilly Jim Won the Great Fiddler's Prize" (Stephen V. Benet, Arranged & Adapt William McEuen) - 7:07
- "Honky Tonkin'Honky Tonkin'"Honky Tonkin" is a 1982 single by Hank Williams Jr. "Honky Tonkin'" would be the sixth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the country chart. "Honky Tonkin'" was written and originally recorded by his father Hank...
" (Hank Williams) - 2:00 - "House at Pooh CornerHouse at Pooh Corner (song)"House at Pooh Corner" is the title of a song that was written by Kenny Loggins, based on the popular children's book of the same name. The song was first performed by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on their 1970 album Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy and then performed by Loggins and Messina on their...
" (Kenny LogginsKenny LogginsDuring the next decade, Loggins recorded so many successful songs for film soundtracks that he was referred to as, King of the Movie Soundtrack.He began with "I'm Alright" , "Mr. Night", and "Lead the Way" from Caddyshack...
) - 2:54 - "Buy for Me the Rain" (Greg Copeland, Steve Noonan) - 2:32
- "Oh Boy" (Sonny WestSonny WestSonny West is a rock and roll-musician. West wrote and recorded both "Oh, Boy!" and "Rave On" on the Atlantic label in the late 1950s...
, Bill Tilghman, Norman PettyNorman PettyNorman Petty was an American musician, songwriter, and pioneer record producer who helped shape modern popular music, including pop and rock....
) - 2:50 - "Teardrops in my Eyes" (Tommy Sutton, Red Allen) - 2:11
- Glocoat-Blues (Jimmie Fadden) - 3:11
- "Stars and Stripes Forever" (Arranged & Adapt. by Jeff Hanna) - :38
- "Battle of New OrleansThe Battle of New Orleans"The Battle of New Orleans" is the title of a song written by Jimmy Driftwood. The song describes the 1815 Battle of New Orleans from the perspective of an American soldier; the lyrics are evidently intended to be comical. It has been recorded by many artists, but the singer most often associated...
" (Jimmie Driftwood) - 2:58 - "It Came From The 50s (Blast From The Past) / Jeff Hanna" (Jeff Hanna) - 6:45
- "My True Story" (Eugene Pitt, Oscar Waltzer) - 3:08
- "Diggy Liggy LoDiggy Liggy Lo"Diggy Liggy Lo" is a single by American country music duo Rusty & Doug. Released in 1961, their version peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. Doug Kershaw, one half of the duo, released a solo version of the song in 1969 that peaked at number 70 on the Billboard Hot...
" (J. D. Miller) - 3:52
Personnel
- Jimmie Fadden
- Jeff Hanna
- Jim Ibbotson
- John McEuenJohn McEuenJohn McEuen , is an American folk musician and entertainer. He was one of the earliest members of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. He played with the band from 1966 to 1986, and returned in 2001.The group prior to that 'dissolved' a few times briefly, but none as long as in 1968, right after spending 4...
Special Guest Artists
- Vassar ClementsVassar ClementsVassar Clements was a Grammy Award- winning American jazz, swing, and bluegrass fiddler. Clements has been dubbed the Father of Hillbilly Jazz, an improvisational style that blends and borrows from swing, hot jazz, and bluegrass along with roots also in country and other musical...
- Doug Journigan
- Les Thompson