Back Home in Sulphur Springs
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Back Home in Sulphur Springs is the debut album of American
guitarist
Norman Blake
, released in 1972.
Blake and his wife Nancy recorded an album of the same title
in 2006.
Production notes
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guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
Norman Blake
Norman Blake (American musician)
Norman Blake is an instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter. In a career spanning more than 50 years Blake has played in a number of folk and Country groups...
, released in 1972.
Blake and his wife Nancy recorded an album of the same title
Back Home in Sulphur Springs (Norman and Nancy Blake album)
Back Home in Sulphur Springs is an album by Americana and folk musicians Norman Blake and Nancy Blake, released in 2006. It has the same title as Norman Blake's 1972 debut album.- Track listing :All songs Traditional unless otherwise noted....
in 2006.
Track listing
- "Little Joe" (Traditional) – 2:49
- "Richland Avenue Rag" – 1:57
- "When the Fields Are White With Daisies" – 2:48
- "Cattle in the Cane" (Traditional) – 2:12
- "Crossing No. 9" – 2:47
- "Weave and Way" (Blake, Taylor, Traditional) – 2:24
- "Ginseng Sullivan" (Blake) – 3:31
- "Bringing in the Georgia Mail" (Traditional) – 2:30
- "Bully of the Town" (Traditional) – 2:03
- "Randall Collins" (Blake) – 1:55
- "Done Gone" (Traditional) – 1:39
- "Down Home Summertime Blues" (Blake) – 3:42
- "Warp Factor No. 9" – 3:38
- "Orphan Annie" – 2:56
- "Spanish Fandango" (Traditional) – 3:48
Personnel
- Norman Blake – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, mandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
, vocals - Tut TaylorTut TaylorTut Taylor is an American bluegrass musician.Taylor played banjo and mandolin as a child, and began playing dobro at age 14, learning to use the instrument with a distinctive flat-picking style. Taylor was a member of The Folkswingers in the 1960s, who released three LPs; he recorded his debut...
– dobroDobroDobro is a registered trademark, now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of resonator guitar.The name has a long and involved history, interwoven with that of the resonator guitar...
Production notes
- Produced by Norman Blake and Tut Taylor
- Claude J. Hill – mixing
- Slick Lawson – photography
- Michael Melford – liner notes, executive producer