Back to the Wall
Encyclopedia
Back to the Wall is a recording by American
folk
and blues
guitarist Peter Lang
, released in 1978. It is out of print.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
and blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
guitarist Peter Lang
Peter Lang (guitarist)
Peter Lang is an accomplished acoustic guitarist, from the same genre, American Primitivism, as the better-known guitarists Leo Kottke and John Fahey. All three artists shared the Takoma Records label, and a joint-titled album released in 1974 features a selection of songs from...
, released in 1978. It is out of print.
Side one
- "Going Down the China Road" (Peter Lang, Public Domain) – 3:28
- "Back to the Wall" (Lang) – 2:10
- "Guitar Rag " (Sylvester WeaverSylvester WeaverSylvester Weaver was an American blues guitar player and pioneer of country blues.-Biography:On October 23, 1923, he recorded in New York City with the blues singer Sara Martin "Longing for Daddy Blues" / "I've Got to Go and Leave My Daddy Behind" and two weeks later as a soloist "Guitar Blues" /...
, Traditional) – 1:52 - "Country Blues Medley" (Traditional) – 2:00
- "Jimmy Bell" (Cat IronCat IronCat Iron, real name William Carradine ['Cat Iron' was not his actual nickname, but a mishearing of his surname by his "rediscoverer"], Cat Iron, real name William Carradine ['Cat Iron' was not his actual nickname, but a mishearing of his surname by his "rediscoverer"], Cat Iron, real name William...
, Lang) – 2:45 - "Colored Aristocracy" (Traditional) – 1:45
Side two
- "My Dear Mary Anne" (Lang) – 3:10
- "Halloween Blues" (Lang) – 3:45
- "Living in the Weeds" (Lang) – 2:00
- "Windy and Warm" (John D. LoudermilkJohn D. LoudermilkJohn D. Loudermilk is an American singer and songwriter.-Biography:Born in Durham, North Carolina, Loudermilk grew up in a family who were members of the Salvation Army faith and was influenced by the church singing. His cousins Ira and Charlie Loudermilk were known professionally as the Louvin...
) – 1:40 - "This World Is Not My Home" (Traditional) – 2:12
- "Farewell Maximillian" (Lang) – 2:45
Personnel
- Peter Lang – vocals, guitar
- Jeff Dayton – pedal steel guitar
- Brad Grapp – drums
- James Hauck – marimba
- Prudence JohnsonPrudence JohnsonPrudence Johnson is an American jazz and folk vocalist.-Biography:Prudence Johnson grew up in a musical family in Moose Lake, Minnesota. In the early 1970s, Prudence was a co-founder with Tim Sparks of the vocal jazz group Rio Nido...
– vocals - Tom Lieberman – vocals
- Tim SparksTim SparksTim Sparks is an American acoustic guitar player, singer, arranger and composer.- Biography:Raised in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, he was given his first guitar when a bout of encephalitis kept him out of school for a year...
– vocals - Gary Lopac – bass
- Jim Price – violin
- Ted Unseth – saxophone
- John Bennett – trombone
- Mark Brunner – trumpet