Down the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley Patton

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Elder Greene Blues
recording engineer:
Bobby Arnold and Justin McCord (record engineer)
executive producer:
Robert Woods (classical music producer, founder of TELARC)
producer:
Randy Labbe
mixer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer)
double bass:
Mark Rubin (US roots/jazz/klezmer bassist/multi-instrumentalist)
guitar, mandolin and lead vocals:
Steve James (US folk blues musician)
cover recording of:
Elder Greene Blues
lyricist and composer:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician)
Steve James5:21
2Poor Me
recording engineer:
Michael Bitterman (engineer)
executive producer:
Robert Woods (classical music producer, founder of TELARC)
producer:
Randy Labbe
mixer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Graham Parker
cover recording of:
Poor Me
lyricist and composer:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician)
Graham Parker3:16
3Pea Vine Blues
recording engineer:
Harry Gale (guitarist, producer, audio engineer)
executive producer:
Robert Woods (classical music producer, founder of TELARC)
producer:
Randy Labbe
mixer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Musselwhite
cover recording of:
Pea Vine Blues
lyricist and composer:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician)
Charlie Musselwhite3:41
4Pony Blues
recording engineer:
Rick McRaven (engineer)
executive producer:
Robert Woods (classical music producer, founder of TELARC)
producer:
Randy Labbe
mixer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Snooky Pryor (blues harmonica player)
cover recording of:
Pony Blues
lyricist and composer:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music and SBK United Partnership Ltd.
Snooky Pryor4:57
5I Shall Not Be Moved
recording engineer:
Chris Rival
executive producer:
Robert Woods (classical music producer, founder of TELARC)
producer:
Randy Labbe
mixer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer)
guitar:
Paul Rishell (American blues singer and guitarist)
harmonica:
Annie Raines
lead vocals:
Annie Raines and Paul Rishell (American blues singer and guitarist)
cover recording of:
I Shall Not Be Moved
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 9134)
Paul Rishell & Annie Raines3:43
6Some of These Days
recording engineer:
Chris Andersen, Frank Moscowitz and John Platania
executive producer:
Robert Woods (classical music producer, founder of TELARC)
producer:
Randy Labbe
mixer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer)
banjo and mandolin:
T‐Bone Wolk
double bass:
Mark Murphy (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Levon Helm
guitar, harmonica and lead vocals:
Guy Davis (Blues musician)
cover recording of:
Some These Days I'll Be Gone
lyricist and composer:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician)
Guy Davis4:21
7Sugar Mama
recording engineer:
Pete Carlson (engineer and producer)
executive producer:
Robert Woods (classical music producer, founder of TELARC)
producer:
Randy Labbe
mixer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Joe Louis Walker
cover recording of:
Sugar Mama
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Joe Louis Walker7:30
8Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues
recording engineer:
Grace Falconer
executive producer:
Robert Woods (classical music producer, founder of TELARC)
producer:
Randy Labbe
mixer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Dave Van Ronk
cover recording of:
Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues
lyricist and composer:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician)
Dave Van Ronk2:27
9Moon Going Down
recording engineer:
R. Paul Brier (engineer)
executive producer:
Robert Woods (classical music producer, founder of TELARC)
producer:
Randy Labbe
mixer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Corey Harris
cover recording of:
Moon Going Down
lyricist and composer:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician)
Corey Harris1:55
10Shake It and Break It
recording engineer:
Bobby Arnold and Justin McCord (record engineer)
executive producer:
Robert Woods (classical music producer, founder of TELARC)
producer:
Randy Labbe
mixer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer)
banjo and lead vocals:
Steve James (US folk blues musician)
tuba:
Mark Rubin (US roots/jazz/klezmer bassist/multi-instrumentalist)
cover recording of:
Shake It & Break It
lyricist and composer:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician)
publisher:
Boogie Music, EMI Longitude Music, Unart Music Corp. and United Artists Musik GmbH
Steve James2:10
11Some Summer Day
recording engineer:
Dan McKinney
executive producer:
Robert Woods (classical music producer, founder of TELARC)
producer:
Randy Labbe
mixer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer)
bass:
Bill Melcher
drums (drum set):
Dave Ferrara
guitar:
Kid Bangham
organ and piano:
Dan McKinney
cover recording of:
Some Summer Day
composer:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician)
Kid Bangham5:21
12When Your Way Gets Dark
recording engineer:
Steve Drown
executive producer:
Robert Woods (classical music producer, founder of TELARC)
producer:
Randy Labbe
mixer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer)
guitar:
Gregg Hoover (blues guitar player)
percussion:
Per Hanson
lead vocals:
Colleen Sexton
cover recording of:
When Your Way Gets Dark
lyricist and composer:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician)
Colleen Sexton9:34

Credits

Release

art direction:Anilda Carrasquillo
photography:Chip Simons (photographer)
mastering:Lincoln Clapp (engineer)
design:Heidi Kropf (designer)
Brian Sooy