Blackie and the Rodeo King was the third album released by Canadian singer-songwriter Willie P. Bennett

Willie P. Bennett

Willie P. Bennett was a Canadian folk-music singer and song writer.-Life and career:Born William Patrick Bennett in Toronto, Ontario, Bennett was part of the 1970s folk music scene in Canada, alongside such figures as Bruce Cockburn, Stan Rogers and David Wiffen...

 and was released as an LP album

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 by Woodshed Records in 1979

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 (PWS-013).

"Blackie and the Rodeo King" would be the inspiration for the name of the band, Blackie & The Rodeo Kings, something of a Canadian folk/roots supergroup whose first album was a collection of new covers of Willie P. Bennett songs.

Blackie and the Rodeo King was released in remastered form on compact disc

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 in 2002

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 by Bnatural Music.

Track listing

Side one

1. "John Henry, The Gambler" - 2:25
2. "Has Anyone Seen My Baby?" - 5:40
3. "Stardust
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   " - 3:17
4. "This Lonesome Feelin'" - 3:54
5. "Standin' by the Highway" - 4:52
6. "Blackie and the Rodeo King" - 3:36

Side two

1. "Ballad in Low "E"" - 2:58
2. "For the Sake of a Dollar" - 2:58
3. "Summer Dreams, Winter Sleeps" - 3:09
4. "Pens and Paper" - 4:26
5. "Take My Own Advice" - 2:05

All words and music by Willie P. Bennett

Willie P. Bennett

Willie P. Bennett was a Canadian folk-music singer and song writer.-Life and career:Born William Patrick Bennett in Toronto, Ontario, Bennett was part of the 1970s folk music scene in Canada, alongside such figures as Bruce Cockburn, Stan Rogers and David Wiffen...

, copyright Teoc Music; except "Stardust" - by Carmichael, Parish.