Truckers, Kickers, Cowboy Angels: The Blissed-Out Birth of Country Rock, Vol. 5: 1972

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Overview

On the fifth volume of the seven-part country-rock history Truckers, Kickers, Cowboy Angels: The Blissed-Out Birth of Country-Rock, Bear Family shines a spotlight on 1972. In this telling, 1972 stands out as an austere counterpart to the cracking 1971, a year heavy with kicking combos. Some groups do indeed show up here, but New Riders of the Purple Sage's lazy stroll through "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)" indicates the pace of the proceedings: apart from Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks swinging through the speedy "Walkin' One and Only," this is one mellow year. Often, things turn quite introspective, too, with songwriters like Townes Van Zandt, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Chip Taylor, John Prine, Jonathan Edwards, and Kris Kristofferson emphasizing the lyricism that lies at the heart of a cowboy poet. Elsewhere, other singers strike the right balance between canny craft and amiable groove: J.J. Cale's original version of "After Midnight" shuffles slow and long, Bobby Charles gets funky on "Small Town Funk," and Rick Nelson captures the zeitgeist with "Garden Party." If this volume sometimes gets a little sleepy, that's fine: everybody can use a breather, particularly one as sweet and affecting as this. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	06/09/2016
Label:	Bear Family Records
UPC:	5397102173653
Rank:	83161

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Good Time Charlie¿¿¿s Got the Blues  - Hayward Bishop  - Gene Chrisman  - John Christopher  - Bobby Emmons  - Shane Keister  - Leo LeBlanc  - Mike Leech  - Arif Mardin  - James Howard McNatt  - Danny O'Keefe  - Phil Olivella  - Bobby Wood  - Reggie Young
2. I Received a Letter  - Matt Betton  - J. Henry Burnett  - Tom Canning  - Glen Clark  - Rick Cuhna  - David Jackson  - Delbert McClinton  - Gary Montgomery  - Daniel Moore  - Michael O'Neill  - Jimmy Smith
3. Tennessee Blues  - Bobby Charles  - Rick Danko  - Amos Garrett  - Robert Guidry  - Robert Charles Guidry  - Levon Helm  - Garth Hudson  - Richard Manuel  - Geoff Muldaur  - John Simon  - Norman D. Smart  - John Till
4. Lazy Waters  - Skip Battin  -  Byrds  - Roger McGuinn  - Gene Parsons  - Bob Rafkin  - Clarence White
5. After Midnight  - David Briggs  - Chuck Browning  - J.J. Cale  - John Cale  - Norbert Putnam  - Jerry Whitehurst
6. You Are Not Needed Now  - David Cohen  - Kevin Eggers  - Harvey Newmark  - Donnie Owens  - Don Randi  - John Summer  - Townes Van Zandt
7. Dallas  - Clark Bentley  - Joe Ely  - Jimmie Dale Gilmore  -  Gilmore  - Butch Hancock  - Tommy Hancock  - Tony Pearson  - Syl Rice  - Steve Wesson
8. Boomer¿¿¿s Story  - Ry Cooder  - Jim Dickinson  - Roger Hawkings  - Milt Holland  - Jim Keltner  - Tommy McClure  - Dan Penn  -  Traditional  - Lenny Waronker
9. Border Lord  - Kris Kristofferson
10. Honky Tonk Stardust Cowboy  - Richard Adelman  - Dean Adrian  - Peter Casperson  - Jonathan Edwards  - Bill Keith  - Eric Lillequist  - Stuart Schulman  - Darrell Statler  - Chandler Travis
11. Rainbow  - Buddy Cage  - John Dawson  - Spencer Dryden  - David Nelson  -  New Riders of the Purple Sage  - Dave Torbert
12. Different Drum  - Michael Nesmith  - Orville Rhodes
13. Gasoline  - Billy Carruthers  - John Plantania  - John Regan  - Joe Renda  - Vic Serman  - Von Smith  - Chip Taylor
14. Tears  - John David Call  - Jim Caughlan  - Craig Fuller  - Jim Lanham  - Hugh McCracken  - Barbara Merrick  - George Powell  -  Pure Prairie League  - Bob Ringe  - Starr Smith  - James "Westy" Westermyer
15. Nobody Eats at Linebaugh¿¿¿s Anymore  - Norman Blake  - John Hartford  - Dave Holland  - John Simon
16. The Great Compromise  - Arif Mardin  - John Prine
17. You¿¿¿ve Never Seen Me Cry  - Clark Bentley  - Joe Ely  - Jimmie Dale Gilmore  -  Gilmore  - Butch Hancock  - Tommy Hancock  - Tony Pearson  - Syl Rice  - Steve Wesson
18. Walkin¿¿¿ One and Only  - John Girton  - Naomi Ruth Greenberg  - Dan Hicks  -  Hicks  - Jaime Leopold  - Tommy LiPuma  - Maryann Price

Disc 2

19. Small Town Talk  - Bobby Charles  - Rick Danko  - Amos Garrett  - Robert Guidry  - Robert Charles Guidry  - Levon Helm  - Garth Hudson  - Richard Manuel  - Geoff Muldaur  - John Simon  - Norman D. Smart  - John Till
20. Clyde  - Audie Ashworth  - Clyde Beavers  - David Briggs  - J.J. Cale  - John Cale  - Ed Colis  - Walter Haynes  - Karl Himmel  - Shorty Lavender  - Buddy Spicher  - Bob Wilson
21. The Road  - Hayward Bishop  - Gene Chrisman  - John Christopher  - Bobby Emmons  - Shane Keister  - Leo LeBlanc  - Mike Leech  - Arif Mardin  - James Howard McNatt  - Danny O'Keefe  - Phil Olivella  - Bobby Wood  - Reggie Young
22. Ain¿¿¿t What You Eat But the Way How You Chew It  - Matt Betton  - J. Henry Burnett  - Tom Canning  - Glen Clark  - Rick Cuhna  - David Jackson  - Delbert McClinton  - Gary Montgomery  - Daniel Moore  - Michael O'Neill  - Jimmy Smith
23. Super Cowboy  - Willie Ackerman  - Joe Allen  - Stuart Basore  - Jerry Carrigan  - Curly Chalker  - Johnny Christopher  - Tommy Cogbill  - Jimmy Colvard  - Bobby Emmons  - Karl Himmel  - Doug Kershaw  - Buddy Killen  - Kenny Malone  - Charlie McCoy  - Troy Seals  - Bobby Wood
24. I¿¿¿m Tired of Singing My Song in Las Vegas  - John Barbata  - Chris Ethridge  -  Everly Brothers  - Don Everly  - Gerry McGee  - Spooner Oldham  - Paul Rothchild  - John Sebastian  - Warren Zevon
25. Garden Party  - Tom Brumley  - Allen Kemp  - Stephen A. Love  - Rick Nelson  -  Nelson  - Pat Shanahan
26. In My Own Small Way  - David Anderle  - Don Henley  - Bernie Leadon  - Randy Meisner  - Al Perkins  - Rick Roberts
27. Anyway I Love You  - David Briggs  - Kenneth Buttrey  - Dan Fogelberg  - Farrell Morris  - Weldon Myrick  - Norbert Putnam  - Buddy Spicher
28. Early Morning Riser  - Dianne Brooks  - Al "Brisco" Clark  - Michael Connor  - Steven Edney  - Craig Fuller  - Billy Hinds  - David Hutchins  - George Powell  -  Pure Prairie League  - Bob Ringe  - James Rolleston  - Mick Ronson  - Gary Smith
29. B.B. Class Road  - Skip Battin  -  Byrds  - Dinky Dawson  - Roger McGuinn  - Gene Parsons  - Clarence White
30. Dirty Matthew  - Chip Taylor
31. Fast One  - J.D. Souther
32. Once in a Great While  - Thomas Dunstan  - Michael Mindel  - Gary Nicholson  - Jim Ed Norman  - Wesley Pritchett  - Al Schmitt  - Roger Troy  -  Uncle Jim's Music
33. Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)  - Buddy Cage  - John Dawson  - Spencer Dryden  - Max Fidler  - Nicky Hopkins  - Joe Maphis  - Rose Lee Maphis  - David Nelson  -  New Riders of the Purple Sage  - Dave Torbert
34. Smokey Put the Sweat on Me  - Stephen Bruton  - Kenneth Buttrey  - Jerry Carrigan  - Rita Coolidge  - Pete Drake  - Fred Foster  - Donnie Fritts  - Shaun Jackson  - Tommy Jackson  - Jerry Kennedy  - Kris Kristofferson  - Dennis Linde  - Charlie McCoy  - Farrell Morris  - Terry Paul  - Jerry Shook  - Billy Swan  - Benny Whitehead  - John "Bucky" Wilkin
35. Tonight I Think I¿¿¿m Gonna Go Downtown  - Joe Ely  - Jimmie Dale Gilmore  -  Gilmore  - Butch Hancock  - Tommy Hancock  - Tony Pearson  - John Reed  - Syl Rice  - Steve Wesson
36. Rock 'n' Roll Gypsies  - Ron Cornelius  - Jeff Hanna  - Karl Himmel  - Jody Maphis  - Tracy Nelson  - Earl Scruggs  - Gary Scruggs  -  Scruggs  - Randy Scruggs  - Roger Tillison  - Bob Wilson  - Norro Wilson
37. Will the Circle Be Unbroken  - Roy Acuff  - Gloria Belle  - Mike Carr  - A.P. Carter  - Vassar Clements  - Fred Cross  - Jimmie Fadden  - Chet Flippo  - Jeff Hanna  - Junior Huskey  - Jim Ibbotson  - Pete "Oswald" Kirby  - Jimmy Martin  - Ray Martin  - Timmy Martin  -  Maybelle Carter  - Alice McEuen  - John McEuen  - Larry Murray  -  Nitty Gritty Dirt Band  - Earl Scruggs  - Gary Scruggs  - Louise Scruggs  - Randy Scruggs  - Steve Scruggs  - Les Thompson  - Betty Travis  - Merle Travis  - Doc Watson

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Chip Taylor   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocal Harmony,Guitar (Acoustic)
Ry Cooder   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Mandolin
Michael Nesmith   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Uncle Jim's Music   Primary Artist
Jimmie Dale Gilmore & The Flatlanders   Primary Artist
Danny O'Keefe   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
John Hartford   Primary Artist,Banjo,Fiddle,Vocals
Jonathan Edwards   Primary Artist,Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica
John Prine   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Delbert McClinton   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica,Guitar (Acoustic)
New Riders of the Purple Sage   Primary Artist
The Byrds   Primary Artist
Glen Clark   Primary Artist,Vocals,Keyboards
Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks   Primary Artist
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band   Primary Artist
Townes Van Zandt   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Gary & Randy Scruggs   Primary Artist
Rick Nelson & the Stone Canyon Band   Primary Artist
Pure Prairie League   Primary Artist
J.J. Cale   Primary Artist
J.D. Souther   Primary Artist
The Everly Brothers   Primary Artist
Rick Roberts   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Bobby Charles   Primary Artist
Doug Kershaw   Primary Artist,Fiddle,Vocals
Dan Fogelberg   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals,Keyboards,Guitar (Acoustic)
Kris Kristofferson   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Reggie Young   Guitar
Michael O'Neill   Mandolin,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Mike Carr   Choir/Chorus
Milt Holland   Percussion
Billy Hinds   Drums
Tom Brumley   Guitar (Steel)
Al Perkins   Guitar (Steel)
Bobby Wood   Piano,Keyboards
Billy Swan   Bass,Vocals (Background)
Chris Ethridge   Bass
Alice McEuen   Choir/Chorus
Craig Fuller   Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Electric)
Jerry Carrigan   Drums,Percussion
Pat Shanahan   Drums
Roger Hawkings   Drums
Maybelle Carter   Vocals,Autoharp
Kenneth Buttrey   Drums
Barbara Merrick   Vocals
David Hutchins   Guitar
James "Westy" Westermyer   Vocals
Starr Smith   Vocals
Steven Edney   Vocals
Syl Rice   Bass
Timmy Martin   Choir/Chorus
Naomi Ruth Greenberg   Fiddle,Vocals
Dianne Brooks   Vocals
Richard Adelman   Drums
Jim Caughlan   Drums
Von Smith   Guitar (Acoustic)
Shaun Jackson   Violin
Louise Scruggs   Choir/Chorus
Thomas Dunstan   Banjo,Vocals
Leo LeBlanc   Guitar (Steel),Lap Steel Guitar
Eric Lillequist   Guitar,Vocals
Bob Wilson   Piano
Jim Lanham   Bass,Vocals
Billy Carruthers   Drums
Steve Wesson   Musical Saw
Norman D. Smart   Drums
Jimmy Smith   Mandolin
Allen Kemp   Guitar
Tommy Hancock   Fiddle
John Summer   Drums
Michael Mindel   Fiddle
Hayward Bishop   Percussion
Mick Ronson   Guitar,Vocals
Mike Leech   Bass
Al "Brisco" Clark   Guitar (Steel)
Butch Hancock   Guitar,Vocal Harmony
Robert Charles Guidry   Vocals
George Powell   Guitar (Electric),Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Rhythm)
John Plantania   Guitar (Electric)
John Christopher   Guitar (Acoustic)
Les Thompson   Choir/Chorus
John David Call   Guitar (Steel)
Vic Serman   Saxophone
Joe Renda   Keyboards
Chet Flippo   Choir/Chorus
Stephen A. Love   Guitar (Bass)
Bob Ringe   Percussion
Ed Colis   Harmonica
James Rolleston   Bass
Jaime Leopold   Bass
Chuck Browning   Drums
Phil Olivella   Clarinet
Rick Cuhna   Guitar (Acoustic)
Benny Whitehead   Vocals (Background)
John "Bucky" Wilkin   Guitar,Vocals
Wesley Pritchett   Bass,Vocals
Orville Rhodes   Guitar (Steel)
Betty Travis   Choir/Chorus
Gloria Belle   Choir/Chorus
Gerry McGee   Guitar
Dan Hicks   Vocals,Guitar (Rhythm)
Jim Ibbotson   Choir/Chorus
Donnie Fritts   Piano,Vocals (Background)
Gary Smith   Guitar
David Briggs   Organ,Piano
James Howard "Speedy" McNatt   Fiddle
Tony Pearson   Mandolin
Dean Adrian   Percussion
Curly Chalker   Guitar (Steel)
John McEuen   Mandolin
John Cale   Guitar,Vocals
John Regan   Bass
Junior Huskey   Bass
Vassar Clements   Fiddle
Merle Travis   Guitar
Don Everly   Vocals
Don Randi   Piano
Gene Parsons   Drums,Vocals,Harmonica,Vocal Harmony,Guitar (Rhythm),Lap Steel Guitar
John Dawson   Guitar,Vocals
David Jackson   Bass
Walter Haynes   Dobro
John Sebastian   Guitar,Harmonica
Levon Helm   Drums
Roger McGuinn   Guitar,Vocal Harmony
Roy Acuff   Vocals
Jim Keltner   Drums
Matt Betton   Drums,Keyboards
Randy Meisner   Bass
Randy Scruggs   Guitar,Vocals,Autoharp,Choir/Chorus
Nicky Hopkins   Piano
Ray Martin   Choir/Chorus
Norro Wilson   Vocals (Background)
Clarence White   Mandolin,Vocal Harmony,Guitar
Shane Keister   Piano
Stuart Basore   Guitar (Steel)
Joe Ely   Dobro,Guitar,Harmonica,Vocal Harmony
Gary Nicholson   Guitar,Vocals
Earl Scruggs   Banjo
Gary Scruggs   Bass,Organ,Guitar,Vocals,Choir/Chorus
Buddy Spicher   Fiddle
Jimmy Colvard   Guitar
Dave Torbert   Bass
Dave Holland   Bass
Tom Canning   Keyboards
Tommy Cogbill   Bass
Tommy Jackson   Fiddle
Buddy Cage   Dobro
Buddy Killen   Percussion
David Cohen   Guitar
Donnie Owens   Guitar
Ron Cornelius   Vocals (Background)
Dan Penn   Vocals (Background)
Stuart Schulman   Bass,Fiddle,Keyboards
Michael Connor   Piano,Keyboards
Pete "Oswald" Kirby   Dobro
Fred Cross   Choir/Chorus
Harvey Newmark   Guitar
Karl Himmel   Drums,Percussion,Tambourine
Bobby Emmons   Organ,Keyboards
Charlie McCoy   Harmonica,Keyboards,Organ
John Barbata   Drums
David Nelson   Guitar,Vocals
Garth Hudson   Accordion,Organ
Don Henley   Drums,Vocal Harmony
John Girton   Fiddle,Guitar
Gene Chrisman   Drums
Geoff Muldaur   Guitar
Weldon Myrick   Dobro
Dennis Linde   Guitar,Vocals
Johnny Christopher   Guitar
Rita Coolidge   Vocals (Background)
Hugh McCracken   Guitar
Rick Danko   Bass
Pete Drake   Guitar (Steel)
Maryann Price   Vocals
Steve Scruggs   Choir/Chorus
Jerry Kennedy   Guitar
Jim Dickinson   Piano,Vocals (Background)
Jim Ed Norman   Piano,Vocals,Guitar (Rhythm)
Jimmie Fadden   Harmonica
Richard Manuel   Keyboards
Jimmie Dale Gilmore   Guitar,Vocals
Warren Zevon   Keyboards
Jerry Whitehurst   Piano
Norbert Putnam   Bass
Norman Blake   Guitar,Mandolin
Jody Maphis   Drums
Farrell Morris   Percussion
Kenny Malone   Percussion
Joe Allen   Bass
Larry Murray   Choir/Chorus
Jimmy Martin   Guitar,Vocals
Tommy McClure   Bass
Jeff Hanna   Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Spencer Dryden   Drums,Percussion
Tracy Nelson   Vocals (Background)
Troy Seals   Guitar
Stephen Bruton   Guitar,Vocals
Amos Garrett   Guitar
Daniel Moore   Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Terry Paul   Bass,Vocals (Background)
Skip Battin   Bass,Piano,Vocals,Vocal Harmony
Shorty Lavender   Fiddle
Bernie Leadon   Banjo,Vocal Harmony
Willie Ackerman   Percussion
Rick Nelson   Guitar,Vocals
Bill Keith   Banjo,Lap Steel Guitar
Gary Montgomery   Vocals (Background)
Jerry Shook   Guitar
John Till   Guitar
Spooner Oldham   Keyboards
Chandler Travis   Marimba,Vibraphone
Doc Watson   Guitar,Choir/Chorus

Technical Credits

Al Schmitt   Producer
Clyde Beavers   Composer
Chip Taylor   Composer,Producer
Kris Kristofferson   Composer
Colin Escott   Liner Notes,Reissue Producer
Craig Fuller   Composer
Clark Bentley   Producer
Este   Photo Restoration
Dinky Dawson   Composer
Michael Nesmith   Composer,Producer
A.P. Carter   Composer
Tommy LiPuma   Producer
Butch Hancock   Composer
David Anderle   Producer
Bob Ringe   Producer
Wesley Pritchett   Composer
Dan Hicks   Composer
Danny O'Keefe   Composer
Marcus Heumann   Mastering
John Hartford   Composer
John Cale   Composer
Lenny Waronker   Producer
Don Everly   Composer
Don Randi   Arranger
Gene Parsons   Harmony,Composer
John Dawson   Composer
John Prine   Composer
Delbert McClinton   Composer
Robert Guidry   Composer
Joe Maphis   Composer
Fred Foster   Producer
Gary Nicholson   Composer
Arif Mardin   Producer
The Byrds   Producer
Buddy Killen   Producer
John Simon   Producer
Darrell Statler   Composer
Townes Van Zandt   Composer
Max Fidler   Composer
Rick Danko   Composer,Producer
Bob Rafkin   Composer
Roger Troy   Producer
Roger Tillison   Composer
Peter Casperson   Producer
Jim Dickinson   Producer
Rose Lee Maphis   Composer
Jimmie Dale Gilmore   Composer
Rick Roberts   Composer
Rick Nelson   Composer,Producer
Norbert Putnam   Producer
J. Henry Burnett   Producer
Joe Allen   Composer
John Reed   Composer
Paul Rothchild   Producer
Traditional   Composer
Daniel Moore   Producer
Audie Ashworth   Producer
Bobby Charles   Producer
Kevin Eggers   Producer
Dan Fogelberg   Composer
Ry Cooder   Arranger