Ballads and Blues
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Ballads and Blues is the debut album of American
pianist George Winston
. It features his first compositions and covers. American
guitarist John Fahey
co-produced the album with Doug Decker. First released in 1972 on Takoma Records
, it was re-released in 1994 by Winston's Dancing Cat label, and was released again on October 5, 2006 with 5 bonus tracks.
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pianist George Winston
George Winston
George Winston is an American pianist who was born in Michigan, and grew up mainly in Miles City, Montana as well as Mississippi and Florida. He attended Stetson University in Deland, Florida and lives in Santa Cruz, California.-Background:...
. It features his first compositions and covers. American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
guitarist John Fahey
John Fahey (musician)
John Fahey was an American fingerstyle guitarist and composer who pioneered the steel-string acoustic guitar as a solo instrument. His style has been greatly influential and has been described as the foundation of American Primitivism, a term borrowed from painting and referring mainly to the...
co-produced the album with Doug Decker. First released in 1972 on Takoma Records
Takoma Records
Takoma Records was a small but influential record label founded by John Fahey in the late 1950s.. It was named after Fahey's hometown, the Washington, D.C. suburb of Takoma Park, Maryland.-History:...
, it was re-released in 1994 by Winston's Dancing Cat label, and was released again on October 5, 2006 with 5 bonus tracks.
Track listing
| # | Title | Length | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highway Hymn Blues | 3:00 | George Winston |
| 2 | Song | 3:20 | George Winston |
| 3 | Go 'Way From My Window | 1:30 | John Jacob Niles John Jacob Niles John Jacob Niles was an American composer, singer, and collector of traditional ballads. Called the "Dean of American Balladeers", Niles was an important influence on the American folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s, with Joan Baez, Burl Ives, and Peter, Paul and Mary, among others,... |
| 4 | The Woods East of Deland | 2:58 | George Winston |
| 5 | Brenda's Blues | 1:44 | John Fahey |
| 6 | Miles City Train | 5:59 | George Winston |
| 7 | New Hope Blues | 1:40 | George Winston |
| 8 | Theme for a Futuristic Movie | 1:55 | Michael S. Roth |
| 9 | Rag | 5:55 | George Winston |
| 10 | Untitled | 5:49 | George Winston |
| # | 2006 Reissue Bonus Tracks | Length | Music |
| 11 | Blues in G | 3:48 | George Winston |
| 12 | You Don't Love Me | 4:48 | Bo Diddley |
| 13 | Elcina's Grandmother's Rag | 3:20 | George Winston |
| 14 | Variations on Song for Kurt | 8:07 | Alan Kilmartin |
| 15 | Bright Light Waltz | 3:54 | George Winston |