Back Porch Bluegrass
Back Porch Bluegrass | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1963 | |||
Genre | Bluegrass | |||
Length | 32:00 (approximate) | |||
Label | Elektra[1] | |||
Producer | Jim Dickson | |||
The Dillards chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Back Porch Bluegrass is the debut album by American band the Dillards, released in 1963.[5][6] "Dooley" and "Duelin' Banjo" were released as singles.
Critical reception
[edit]The Encyclopedia of Popular Music wrote that the album helped to establish the group "as one of America's leading traditional acts, although purists denigrated the band's sometimes irreverent attitude."[3] MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide wrote that it contains a "smokin' version of 'Dueling Banjos' 10 years before Deliverance."[7]
Track listing
[edit]- "Old Joseph" (Traditional, arranged and adapted by Douglas Dillard and Dean Webb) – 1:25
- "Somebody Touched Me" (Traditional) – 2:23
- "Polly Vaughn" (Traditional, arranged and adapted with new lyrics by Rodney Dillard) – 2:45
- "Banjo in the Hollow" (Douglas Dillard) – 1:45
- "Dooley" (Mitch Jayne, Rodney Dillard) – 2:02
- "Lonesome Indian" (Traditional) – 1:46
- "Ground Hog" (Traditional) – 2:00
- "Old Home Place" (Dean Webb, Mitch Jayne) – 2:05
- "Hickory Hollow" (Douglas Dillard) – 2:00
- "Old Man at the Mill" (Traditional) - 1:45
- "Doug's Tune" (Douglas Dillard) - 2:13
- "Rainin' Here This Mornin'" (Grandpa Jones) - 3:07
- "Cold Trailin'" (Rodney Dillard) - 2:15
- "Reuben's Train" (Traditional, arranged and adapted by J. Nevel) - 2:15
- "Duelin' Banjo" (adapted and arranged by the Dillards) - 2:10
Personnel
[edit]- The Dillards
- Rodney Dillard - lead vocals, guitar
- Douglas Dillard - banjo
- Mitchell Jayne - bass
- Dean Webb - mandolin
References
[edit]- ^ Houghton, Mick (September 4, 2010). "Becoming Elektra: The True Story of Jac Holzman's Visionary Record Label". Jawbone Press – via Google Books.
- ^ "Back Porch Bluegrass - The Dillards | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. pp. 4–5.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 197.
- ^ "Artist Biography by Steve Huey". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "The Dillards Return with "Take Me Along For the Ride," Reveal First Album in Nearly 30 Years". American Songwriter. August 14, 2020.
- ^ MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 223.