Album
Explores Guitar Country
1969 · Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Explores Guitar Country is a Blues album by Jerry Reed, originally released in 1969. On Gatefold: 5 pressings tracked.
About
This 1969 album reminds us that the man was a monster guitarist and inspired interpreter deeply grounded in American roots music. The record finds Jerry Reed revamping chestnuts from the realms of folk, blues, jazz, and bluegrass. In the process, he delivers a dazzling display of hot, predominantly acoustic guitar licks amid inventive arrangements that strike a sort of chamber-folk feel. Whether he's putting funky syncopation behind Bill Monroe's "Blue Moon of Kentucky" or jazzing up Leadbelly's "In the Pines" with a cool conga beat for company, Reed always sounds completely casual and spontaneous, even as he's unreeling an endless supply of jaw-dropping guitar solos.
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Tracklist
- 1Georgia On My Mind2:45
- 2Sittin' On Top of the World2:47
- 3Are You from Dixie (Cause I'm from Dixie Too)2:09
- 4St. James Infirmary2:38
- 5Bluegrass (With Guts)1:50
- 6Blue Moon of Kentucky2:22
- 7Wayfaring Stranger3:19
- 8In the Pines2:36
- 9Swarmin'1:36
- 10John Hardy2:12
- 11Barbara Allen3:50
- 12A Worried Man2:27
Sound DNA
- Blues
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Beegie CruserORGAN
- Jerry ReedGUITAR
- Jimmy CappsGUITAR
- Jimmy IsbellBONGOS DRUMS
- Larry ButlerORGAN
- Larry McNeelyBANJO
- Pete WadeGUITAR
- Ralph GallantDRUMS BONGOS
- Wayne MossGUITAR
- Bobby DysonBASS
- Henry StrzeleckiBASS
- Jerry CarriganDRUMS
- Junior HuskeyBASS
- Ray EdentonGUITAR
- Sonny OsborneBANJO
5 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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