This sixteen-song offering of classic folk blues, country blues, & Delta blues brilliantly showcases Bartley's intuitive feel for this bedrock American music. Acoustic instruments typical of the period were used predominantly and four songs were recorded live in concert. A few early rock 'n' roll & Tin Pan Alley numbers plus four originals add breadth & perspective. Extensive liner notes, guitar tablature for one song, and a somewhat detailed, somewhat humorous biographical sketch of Geoff's musical history involving country blues is included.
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The Songs...
Lyrics for songs marked with *asterisks* can be found
at Selected Song Lyrics
- If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day (Robert Johnson)
- Sittin' on Top of the World (Mississippi Sheiks)
- Grinnin' in Your Face (Eddie "Son" House, live)
- The Dying Crapshooter's Blues (Blind Willie McTell)
- Papa's on the Housetop (Leroy Carr)
- Prize Your Reputation (Charles Calhoun)
- Cross Road Blues (Robert Johnson, live)
- Lemonade (G. Bartley, instru.)
- When You've Got a Good Friend (Robert Johnson)
- *Everything They Told Me (G. Bartley)*
- *Peaceable Street (G. Bartley)*
- The Fullerton Street Strut (G. Bartley, instru.)
- No Money Down (Chuck Berry, live)
- Duncan and Brady (trad.)
- Denomination Blues (Washington Phillips)
- Come on in My Kitchen (Robert Johnson, live)
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The Players
Billy Novick; clarinet
Ralph Tufo; accordion
Johnnie Cunningham; fiddle
Eric Levenson; upright bass
Phil Antoniades; percussion
Geoff; vocals, acoustic wooden &
resonator guitars, harmonica, and
electric bass guitar
(Peaceable Street
and Duncan & Brady)
Co-produced by Geoff Bartley
& Frank Coakley.
Studio recordings were recorded & mixed by Eric Kilburn at Wellspring Sound. Other recording details, but mostly histories of the songs, are included in the Liner Notes.
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