Willard (album)
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Willard is the third album by folk
musician John Stewart, former member of the Kingston Trio.
The album was recorded at Crystal Sound, Hollywood, California and Woodland Studios, Nashville, Tennessee.
Royalties for track 1:5 go to the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Foundation.
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
musician John Stewart, former member of the Kingston Trio.
The album was recorded at Crystal Sound, Hollywood, California and Woodland Studios, Nashville, Tennessee.
Side one
- "Big Joe" – 3:11
- "Julie, Judy, Angel Rain" – 2:58
- "Belly Full of Tennessee" – 2:43
- "Friend of Jesus" – 2:19
- "Clack Clack" – 2:18
- "Hero From the War" – 2:19
- "Back in Pomona" – 2:21
Side two
- "Willard" – 3:29
- "Golden Rollin' Belly" – 3:04
- "All American Girl" – 2:13
- "Oldest Living Son" – 3:12
- "Earth Rider" – 2:46
- "Great White Cathedrals" – 1:57
- "Marshall Wind" – 5:34
Royalties for track 1:5 go to the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Foundation.
Personnel
- John Stewart – acoustic guitar (tracks 1:1, 1:7, 2:2, 2:3, 2:4, 2:5), guitar (tracks 1:2, 1:3, 1:4, 1:5, 2:1, 2:6, 2:7), 12-string guitar (track 1:6), auto harp (track 1:6), boxes (track 1:7)
- James TaylorJames TaylorJames Vernon Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Taylor was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000....
- acoustic guitar (tracks 1:1, 1:5, 2:3, 2:4), background vocals (track 1:1) - Joel Bishop O'Brien - drums (tracks 1:1, 2:7), conga (track 1:7)
- Russ KunkelRuss KunkelRussell Kunkel , also known as Russ Kunkel, is an American drummer and producer who has worked as a session musician with a number of well-known artists.Kunkel was born in Pittsburgh, PA...
- knees (tracks 1:1, 2:1), drums (tracks 1:2, 1:4, 1:5, 1:7, 2:2, 2:3, 2:4, 2:7), boxes (track 1:7) - Billy Mummy - cow bell (track 1:1)
- Peter AsherPeter AsherPeter Asher is an English guitarist, singer, manager and record producer. He first came to prominence in the 1960s as a member of the vocal duo Peter and Gordon before going on to a successful career as a record producer.-Early life:He was born at the Central Middlesex Hospital, a child actor and...
- background vocals (tracks 1:1, 1:4, 1:5, 1:7, 2:2, 2:3, 2:4), tambourine (track 1:4), bass (track 1:5), auto harp (track 2:6) - Bryan Garofalo - bass (tracks 1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 2:1, 2:2, 2:3, 2:7), background vocals (tracks 1:1, 1:4, 1:7, 2:2, 2:3)
- Carole KingCarole KingCarole King is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. King and her former husband Gerry Goffin wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists during the 1960s, many of which have become standards. As a singer, King had an album, Tapestry, top the U.S...
- piano (tracks 1:2, 2:7) - Mike StewartMichael Stewart (musician)Michael “Mike” Stewart was the guitarist for We Five. He was also the brother of John Stewart , a one-time member of The Kingston Trio and later a very successful singer/songwriter, and the father of Jamie Stewart, frontman of popular avant-garde group Xiu Xiu...
- guitar (track 1:2) - Doug KershawDoug KershawDoug Kershaw, born January 24, 1936, is an American fiddle player, singer and songwriter from Louisiana. Active since 1949, Kershaw has recorded fifteen albums and charted on the Hot Country Songs charts.- Early life :...
- fiddle (track 1:3), background vocals (track 1:3) - Kenneth "Down wind" Buttrey – drums (track 1:3), knees (track 2:5)
- Norbert "Home town" PutnamNorbert PutnamNorbert Putnam is an American record producer and musician. He grew up near Florence, Alabama and was part of the Muscle Shoals musicians brought to Nashville to play for Elvis Presley in 1965. Putnam worked there as a bassist on recording sessions with Presley, Roy Orbison, Al Hirt, Henry...
– bass (tracks 1:3, 2:5) - Bobby Thompson - banjo (track 1:3)
- Ralph SchuckettRalph SchuckettRalph Schuckett is an American keyboardist, songwriter, record producer and TV/film composer. He played with Clear Light 1966-68, The Peanut Butter Conspiracy 1968 to 1970, Jo Mama 1969-72, Carole King 1969-1972, Lou Reed 1972-73, Todd Rundgren and Utopia 1972-75, and, as a studio musician in...
- piano (track 1:4), harmonium (track 1:4) - Buffy Ford - background vocals (track 1:4)
- Abigale Haness - background vocals (track 1:4)
- Danny KoochDanny KortchmarDanny "Kootch" Kortchmar is a guitarist, session musician, and songwriter. Kortchmar's work with singer-songwriters such as David Crosby, Carole King, Graham Nash, Carly Simon and James Taylor helped define the signature sound of the singer-songwriter era of the 1970s...
- electric guitar (tracks 1:7, 2:2, 2:7) - Chris Darrow - fiddle (tracks 2:1, 2:2)
- Fred "The Flash" CarterFred Carter, Jr.Fred Carter, Jr. was an American guitarist, singer, producer and composer.- Early career :Carter was raised in the delta country in Winnsboro, the seat of Franklin Parish in northeastern Louisiana. Carter grew up with the heavy musical influences of jazz, country & western, hymns, and blues...
- acoustic guitar (track 2:5) - "Goodtime" Charlie McCoyCharlie McCoyCharles "Charlie" Ray McCoy is an American musician noted for his harmonica playing. In his career, McCoy has backed several notable musicians including Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Tom Astor, Elvis Presley and Ween. He has also recorded thirty-seven studio albums, including fourteen for Monument Records...
– harp (track 2:5) - The People - background vocals (track 2:7)
Additional personnel
- Peter AsherPeter AsherPeter Asher is an English guitarist, singer, manager and record producer. He first came to prominence in the 1960s as a member of the vocal duo Peter and Gordon before going on to a successful career as a record producer.-Early life:He was born at the Central Middlesex Hospital, a child actor and...
- producer - John Andrew Tartaglia - orchestration
- James WyethJamie WyethJames Browning Wyeth is a contemporary American realist painter. He was raised in Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania, son of Andrew Wyeth and grandson of N.C. Wyeth...
- cover drawing - Henry DiltzHenry DiltzHenry Stanford Diltz is a folk musician and photographer, who has been active since the 1960s....
– insert photos - Richard Sanford Orshoff - engineer
- Michael Michael - back-up efficiency expert