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Product Summary
Format: CD
Manufacturer: Rounder Records
Buy.com Sku: 60025038
UPC: 011661112827
UPC 14: 00011661112827
Release Date: 3/11/1997
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
Sample
1. Wabash Cannonball - Roy Acuff ~ Various Artists
2. Orange Blossom Special - The Johnson Mountain Boys ~ Various Artists
3. Daddy, What's A Train? - Utah Phillips ~ Various Artists
4. Jimmie The Kid - Jimmie Rodgers ~ Various Artists
5. Ramblin' Man - Kieran Kane ~ Various Artists
6. Steel Rails - Alison Krauss ~ Various Artists
7. Trainwreck Of Emotion - Del McCoury ~ Various Artists
8. Slow Moving Freight Train - Hugh Moffatt ~ Various Artists
9. Lord Of The Trains - Tom Russell ~ Various Artists
10. Last Train - Peter Rowan ~ Various Artists
11. Nine Pound Hammer - David Grisman/Doc Watson/Alan O'Bryant ~ Various Artists
12. When The Golden Train Comes Down - Sons Of The Pioneers ~ Various Artists
13. Texas-1947 - Guy Clark ~ Various Artists
14. Pan American Boogie - Kate MacKenzie ~ Various Artists
Album Notes and Credits
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Personnel: Alan O'Bryant (vocals, tenor, banjo); Del McCoury, Doc Watson, Kieran Kane, Peter Rowan, Tom Russell, Utah Phillips (vocals, guitar); Jerry Douglas (vocals, dobro, fiddle); Sam Bush (vocals, mandolin); Warren Blair, Jeff White, Alison Krauss (vocals, fiddle); Lloyd Perryman, Guy Clark, Hugh Moffatt, Jimmie Rodgers , Kate MacKenzie, Roy Acuff, Jerry McCoury, Bob Nolan (vocals); Ronnie McCoury (tenor, mandolin); Andrew Hardin (guitar, background vocals); M.T. Salazar, Dudley Connell, Jim Colvard (guitar); Mike Henderson, Russ Barenberg (acoustic guitar); Dan Dugmore (electric guitar); Charles Kama, Sam Koki (steel guitar); Pete "Oswald" Kirby (dobro); Rob McCoury, Tom Adams (banjo); Stuart Duncan (mandolin, fiddle); David Grisman, David McLaughlin (mandolin); Eddie Stubbs, Jon Glik, Nick Forster, Tammy Rogers (fiddle); Fats Kaplin, Jimmy Riddle, Terry McMillan, Mickey Raphael (harmonica); David Briggs (keyboards); Billy Troiani (bass guitar); Mike Warner (drums, percussion, background vocals); Harry Stinson, Jerry Kroon (drums); Don Heffington (bodhran, tambourine). |
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Liner Note Author: Norm Cohen. |
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Recording information: Athletic Sound, Halden, Norway (01/21/1931-10/??/1994); Bias Recorders, Springfield, VA (01/21/1931-10/??/1994); Champagne Studios, Nashville, TN (01/21/1931-10/??/1994); Earth Audio Techniques Inc., North Ferrisburg, VT (01/21/1931-10/??/1994); Hollywood, CA (01/21/1931-10/??/1994); Los Angeles, CA (01/21/1931-10/??/1994); Music Row Audio, Nashville, TN (01/21/1931-10/??/1994); Nashville, TN (01/21/1931-10/??/1994); Old Schoolhouse, Lucketts, VA (01/21/1931-10/??/1994); Texas Hotel, San Antonio, TX (01/21/1931-10/??/1994); The Home Place, Nashville, TN (01/21/1931-10/??/1994); Treasure Isle, Nashville, TN (01/21/1931-10/??/1994). |
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Photographers: Russ Harrington; Andy Ferenwald. |
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Unknown Contributor Role: Shonna Valeska. |
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As long as railroads have existed, there have been songs sung about them, whether to praise their wonders, tell stories, or condemn them as tools of evil. Steel Rails and its companion volume, Mystery Train, set out to sample this particular vein of American song, offering up versions of "Wabash Cannonball" and "The Orange Blossom Special" (an amusing live version from the Johnson Mountain Boys) alongside twelve other songs that might not be quite as familiar as those two. A mixture of well-known artists and fairly new names is also a plus for the package -- Kieran Kane, slipped in between Jimmie Rodgers and Alison Krauss, holds his own with a moody take on Hank Williams' "Ramblin' Man." Meanwhile, it's no accident that much of the music here is country, western or bluegrass -- by the time rock & roll came along, fast cars were the order of the day, not cannonballing trains. ~ Steven McDonald |
Producer: David Grisman; Al McKenney; Harry Stinson; Hugh Moffatt; Louis Krieg; Jerry Douglas; Ken Irwin; Neil Wilburn; Nick Forster; Andrew Hardin; Ralph Peer; Art Satherley; The Johnson Mountain Boys; Tom Russell; Bil VornDick; Michael Hyatt (Compilation) |
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Engineer: Kai Anderson; Ben Hall; Peter Coleman; Randy Best; Bill McElroy; Bill Schubart |
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Technical Info
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Release Date : 03/11/1997 |
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Original Release Date : 1997 |
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Catalog ID : 1128 |
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Label : Rounder Select |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Mixed |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00011661112827 |
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