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No Regrets: The Very Best Of Tom Rush
: :Though not as celebrated as many of the artists he preceded and, indeed, introduced to the world, Tom Rush stands as one of the chief architects of the singer-songwriter boom of the early 1970s. Though he began recording in 1962 as a blues-influenced folkie, Rush came into his own later in the decade when he uncovered tunes by a slew of nascent songwriters, including Jackson Browne ('Jamaica, Say You Will'). Rush came across an unknown Joni Mitchell in a Detroit nightclub and promptly included three of her songs on his popular ...
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Jim Croce - 50th Anniversary Collection
: :Though not as celebrated as many of the artists he preceded and, indeed, introduced to the world, Tom Rush stands as one of the chief architects of the singer-songwriter boom of the early 1970s. Though he began recording in 1962 as a blues-influenced folkie, Rush came into his own later in the decade when he uncovered tunes by a slew of nascent songwriters, including Jackson Browne ('Jamaica, Say You Will'). Rush came across an unknown Joni Mitchell in a Detroit nightclub and promptly included three of her songs on his popular ...
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Hell Among the Yearlings
:Album Description:Second album from the melancholic folk revivalist from 1998. Produced by T. Bone Burnett. Acony Records. 's Best of 1998:A much more quietly celebrated CD than her debut, Gillian Welch's sophomore effort assured fans of old-timey country folk that she was salt of the earth. Her songs speak with both plaintive yearning and a seasoned storyteller's moxie, urged on by her and David Rawlings's economical guitar picking and strumming. Welch's vocal timbre bears ideally twangy power, giving her a constantly strong vault into her similarly creative tales, which help place ...
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Sacred Ground
:Album Description:Second album from the melancholic folk revivalist from 1998. Produced by T. Bone Burnett. Acony Records. 's Best of 1998:A much more quietly celebrated CD than her debut, Gillian Welch's sophomore effort assured fans of old-timey country folk that she was salt of the earth. Her songs speak with both plaintive yearning and a seasoned storyteller's moxie, urged on by her and David Rawlings's economical guitar picking and strumming. Welch's vocal timbre bears ideally twangy power, giving her a constantly strong vault into her similarly creative tales, which help place ...
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Two Classic Albums from The Limeliters: The Slightly Fabulous Limeliters and Sing Out!
:Album Description:Two of their most popular early '60s albums, The Slightly Fabulous (which was live) and Sing Out!, are combined onto one disc on this reissue, which offers a good representation of their commercial, mildly satirical brand of pop-folk. Collectors' Choice Music. 1996.
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Electric Music for the Mind and Body
: :Given their origins, both geographically (San Francisco) and stylistically (founder Joe McDonald and lead guitarist Barry Melton first hooked up in a jug band), it wasn't surprising that the ragtag Fish sounded like an acid-soaked, plugged-in folk band when they debuted in '67. Simultaneously the most political and funniest of all the Northern California bands, the Fish's yippie-hippie philosophy was reflected in songs like 'Superbird' (about Lyndon Johnson), 'Flying High' (about getting you-know-what), and the bluesy free love saga, 'Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine.' That they could periodically wax serious as ...
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Old-Time Pickin': A Clawhammer Banjo Collection
: :Now that Ralph Stanley has established himself as America s foremost singer of traditional mountain music, it s easy to overlook the fact that he is regarded by many as one of the finest practitioners of old-time clawhammer banjo. Like his singing, Stanley s clawhammer banjo playing is a product of a particular place, the hills and hollows in an isolated corner of far southwest Virginia where he was born and still lives today. Ralph was eleven when he got his first banjo, and its bright ringing sound cheered the ...
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The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark/Through the Morning, Through the Night
:Album Description:Digitally remastered reissue featuring all of the known A&M recordings by this pioneering country rock duo comprised of banjo player/ vocalist Doug Dillard (of early '60s bluegrass outfit The Dillards) & guitarist/ vocalist Gene Clark (one of the founding members of The Byrds). Contains their 1968 debut 'The Fantastic Expedition Of Dillard & Clark', 1969's 'Through The Morning Through The Night' and all four of t he tracks from the two singles they released between the two LPs. 23 tracks total --the first time their entire A&M output has been ...
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Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town
:Album Description:A transition to her more country-influenced work, 1978's Quarter Moon features the classic 'Defying Gravity' and 'One Paper Kid' (with Willie Nelson). Includes new liner notes and two previously unreleased bonus tracks.
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In Concert
: :In a manner that their studio albums never could, Peter, Paul & Mary's live performances indicate much of what shot the trio to fame and influence during the folk revival. They were witty, sincere, and engaging entertainers, with strong, smooth voices and a smart sense of vocal dynamics. This record, originally released in 1964, and compiled from various venues, shows the trio at the top of their stylized game, both as individual performers and as a unit. Material includes the opener 'Times They Are A-Changin'' and spirituals 'Rock My Soul' and ...
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