Boomer's Story
Boomer's Story | ||||
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Nashville | ||||
Genre | Roots rock, blues, folk, Americana | |||
Length | 39:07 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Producer | Jim Dickinson, Lenny Waronker | |||
Ry Cooder chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | link |
Christgau's Record Guide | B[1] |
Boomer's Story is the third studio album by American roots rock musician Ry Cooder, released in 1972.
Track listing
Side one
- "Boomer's Story" (listed as "Traditional," actually Carson Robison) – 4:13
- "Cherry Ball Blues" (instrumental) (Skip James) – 4:10
- "Crow Black Chicken" (Lawrence Wilson) – 2:14
- "Ax Sweet Mama" (Sleepy John Estes) – 4:23
- "Maria Elena" (instrumental) (Bob Russell, Lorenzo Barcelata) – 4:30
Side two
- "The Dark End of the Street" (instrumental) (Dan Penn, Chips Moman) – 3:25
- "Rally 'Round the Flag" (George F. Root) – 3:34
- "Comin' In on a Wing and a Prayer" (Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson) – 3:00
- "President Kennedy" (Sleepy John Estes) – 4:39
- "Good Morning Mr. Railroad Man" (Traditional) – 4:30
Notes
The title track was previously recorded as "The Railroad Boomer"
Personnel
- Ry Cooder - bottleneck guitar, vocals
- Tommy McClure - bass
- Charles Lawing - clarinet
- drums
- Sleepy John Estes - guitar and vocals on "President Kennedy" (recorded in Collierville, Tennessee)
- Gene Finney - harmonica
- George Bohanon - horns
- percussion
- Randy Newman - piano on "Rally 'Round the Flag"
- Jim Dickinson - piano, bass, backing vocals
- Dan Penn - backing vocals
- Technical
- Judy Maizel - production assistant
- Jerry Masters, John Fry, Lee Herschberg, Richard Rosebrough - engineer
- Susan Titelman - photography
Notes
- ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ISBN 0252068815 pgs 290-291 [1]
- ^ Encyclopedic Discography of Victor Recordings [2]
- ^ Audio for Bud Billings and Carson Robison[3]
- ^ "The Railroad Boomer - Folklorist". www.folklorist.org. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ISBN 0195177460[4]
- ^ sergiofu42 (12 April 2012). "RILEY PUCKETT Railroad Boomer". Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 14 February 2019 – via YouTube.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Mark n Victoria Macham (4 February 2011). "Rice Brothers' Gang performs Railroad Boomer written by Carson Robison & Frank Luther". Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 14 February 2019 – via YouTube.