Name: Good'le Days: Essential Recordings by John Hartford
Brand: John Hartford
SKU: 011661064423
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3.5 (70 reviews)

COMPILATION

This compilation, issued eight years after John Hartford's death in 2001, is part of Rounder's budget Perfect Ten retrospective series. This cuts were recorded between 1976 and 1988, and showcase the fact that, despite falling out of the public eye -- if he was ever really in it; Glen Campbell had a huge hit with "Gentle on My Mind," which Hartford had written -- the songwriter, interpreter, and multi-instrumentalist remained an eclectic, always compelling recording artist. While there isn't a substandard track on this set, there are clear highlights. His reinterpretation of "Gentle on My Mind" is adorned with whining pedal steel, Benny Martin's fiddle, Sam Bush's mandolin, and of course, Hartford's banjo. While his voice isn't as rich as Campbell's -- few singers were that gifted -- it is earthy and rich, lending a world-weariness to the romance that keeps it rooted inside the human heart. "Skippin' in the Mississippi Dew" is a stomping fiddle tune that bridges both Cajun and Appalachian traditions. There's an Americana reading of Joseph Philbrick Webster's and Rev. Henry DeLafayette Webster's "Lorena," his own "In Tall Buildings," a country waltz that resembles "Mr. Bojangles" in its intro, and the slow banjo stroll of "Old Time River Man." Rootsy and pure, this retrospective provides ample evidence of why Hartford was such a unique talent.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo

1. Skippin' In The Mississippi Dew

by John Hartford

Fiddle: John Hartford; Performer
Primary Artist: John Hartford; Main Performer
Performer: John Hartford; Performer
Vocals: John Hartford; Performer
Composer: John Hartford; Composer
Lyricist: John Hartford; Composer
Producer: Mike Melford; Production
Recording: Claude Hill; Production
Studio Personnel: Claude Hill; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Hartford; Other
Foot Stamping: John Hartford; Other

2. Gum Tree Canoe

by John Hartford

Primary Artist: John Hartford; Main Performer
Banjo: John Hartford; Performer
Performer: John Hartford; Performer
Vocals: John Hartford; Performer
Producer: Mike Melford; Production

3. Gentle On My Mind

by John Hartford

Composer: John Hartford; Composer
Banjo: John Hartford; Performer
Bass Guitar: Roy Husky, Jr.
Henry Strzelecki; Performer
Drums: Larry London
Kenny Malone; Performer
Fiddle: Benny Martin
John Hartford; Performer
Guitar: Jim Colvard; Performer
Lyricist: John Hartford; Composer
Primary Artist: John Hartford; Main Performer
Mandolin: Sam Bush; Performer
Performer: Hargus "pig" Robbins
Roy Husky, Jr.
Henry Strzelecki
Larry London
Sam Bush
Buddy Emmons
Benny Martin
John Hartford
Dayoid Briggs
Kenny Malone
Jim Colvard
Roy Husky; Performer
Piano: Hargus "pig" Robbins
Dayoid Briggs; Performer
Steel Guitar: Buddy Emmons; Performer
Vocals: John Hartford; Performer
Producer: Mike Melford; Production
Bass Guitar: Henry Strzelecki
Roy Husky; Performer
Composer Lyricist: John Hartford; Other
Jr.: Roy Husky; Other

4. Lorena

by John Hartford

Primary Artist: John Hartford; Main Performer
Banjo: John Hartford; Performer
Bass Guitar: Roy Husky; Performer
Bass Guitar: Roy Husky, Jr.; Performer
Dobro: Jerry Douglas; Performer
Fiddle: Mark O'conner; Performer
Guitar: Mark Howard
Jack Clement; Performer
Harmonica: Billy Lee Riley; Performer
Mandolin: Marty Stuart
Sam Bush; Performer
Percussion: Kenny Malone; Performer
Performer: Tommy Hannum
Marty Stuart
John Hartford
Kenny Malone
Billy Lee Riley
Sam Bush
Jeannie Seely
Jerry Douglas
Jack Clement
Mark Howard
Rick Schulman
Roy Husky, Jr.
Mark O'conner
Roy Husky; Performer
Vocals: John Hartford
Rick Schulman
Jeannie Seely
Tommy Hannum; Performer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Lyricist: Traditional; Composer
Producer: Jack Clement; Production
Jr.: Roy Husky; Other

5. In Tall Buildings

by John Hartford

Bass Guitar: Roy Husky, Jr.; Performer
Primary Artist: John Hartford; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Roy Husky; Performer
Drums: Kenny Malone; Performer
Fiddle: Benny Martin; Performer
Guitar: John Hartford; Performer
Mandolin: Sam Bush; Performer
Performer: Kenny Malone
Buddy Emmons
Benny Martin
John Hartford
Roy Husky, Jr.
Sam Bush
Roy Husky; Performer
Steel Guitar: Buddy Emmons; Performer
Vocals: John Hartford; Performer
Producer: Mike Melford; Production
Jr.: Roy Husky; Other

6. The Vamp From Back In The Goodle Days

by John Hartford

Composer: John Hartford; Composer
Primary Artist: John Hartford; Main Performer
Banjo: John Hartford; Performer
Dobro: Tut Taylor; Performer
Lyricist: John Hartford; Composer
Double Bass: Randy Scruggs; Performer
Fiddle: Vassar Clements; Performer
Guitar: John Hartford
Norman Blake; Performer
Mandocello: Vassar Clements; Performer
Mandola: Tut Taylor; Performer
Mandolin: Tut Taylor
Norman Blake; Performer
Performer: Randy Scruggs
John Hartford
Norman Blake
Tut Taylor
Vassar Clements; Performer
Vocals: John Hartford; Performer
Mastering Engineer: David Glasser
Toby Mountain; Production
Mixing: Mitch Easter
Wes Lachot; Production
Producer: David Bromberg; Production
Recording: Claude Hill; Production
Recording Producer: David Bromberg; Production
Studio Personnel: Mitch Easter
Wes Lachot
Toby Mountain
Claude Hill
David Glasser; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Hartford; Other

7. Wrong Road Again

by John Hartford

Primary Artist: John Hartford; Main Performer
Banjo: John Hartford; Performer
Bass Guitar: Roy Husky; Performer
Bass Guitar: Roy Husky, Jr.; Performer
Dobro: Jerry Douglas; Performer
Fiddle: Mark O'conner; Performer
Guitar: Mark Howard
Jack Clement; Performer
Harmonica: Billy Lee Riley; Performer
Mandolin: Marty Stuart
Sam Bush; Performer
Percussion: Kenny Malone; Performer
Performer: Mark O'conner
Roy Husky, Jr.
Rick Schulman
Mark Howard
Jack Clement
Jerry Douglas
Jeannie Seely
Sam Bush
John Hartford
Tommy Hannum
Marty Stuart
Billy Lee Riley
Kenny Malone
Roy Husky; Performer
Vocals: Tommy Hannum
Rick Schulman
Jeannie Seely
John Hartford; Performer
Producer: Jack Clement
Mike Melford; Production
Jr.: Roy Husky; Other

8. Good Old Electric Washing Machine -- Circa 1943

by John Hartford

Banjo: John Hartford; Performer
Lyricist: John Hartford; Composer
Bass Guitar: Roy Husky; Performer
Bass Guitar: Roy Husky, Jr.; Performer
Dobro: Jerry Douglas; Performer
Fiddle: Mark O'conner; Performer
Guitar: John Hartford
Jack Clement
Mark Howard; Performer
Producer: Jack Clement
Mike Melford; Production
Harmonica: Billy Lee Riley; Performer
Primary Artist: John Hartford; Main Performer
Mandolin: Marty Stuart
Sam Bush; Performer
Percussion: Kenny Malone; Performer
Composer: John Hartford; Composer
Performer: Rick Schulman
Mark Howard
Jack Clement
Jerry Douglas
Jeannie Seely
Sam Bush
Billy Lee Riley
Kenny Malone
John Hartford
Marty Stuart
Tommy Hannum
Mark O'conner
Roy Husky, Jr.
Roy Husky; Performer
Vocals: John Hartford
Jeannie Seely
Tommy Hannum
Rick Schulman; Performer
Composer Lyricist: John Hartford; Other
Jr.: Roy Husky; Other

9. Take Me Back To My Mississippi River Home

by John Hartford

Banjo: John Hartford; Performer
Lyricist: John Hartford
John Carson; Composer
Bass Guitar: Roy Husky; Performer
Bass Guitar: Roy Husky, Jr.; Performer
Dobro: Jerry Douglas; Performer
Fiddle: Mark O'conner; Performer
Guitar: Mark Howard
Jack Clement; Performer
Producer: Jack Clement
Mike Melford; Production
Harmonica: Billy Lee Riley; Performer
Primary Artist: John Hartford; Main Performer
Mandolin: Marty Stuart
Sam Bush; Performer
Percussion: Kenny Malone; Performer
Composer: John Carson
John Hartford; Composer
Performer: Tommy Hannum
Marty Stuart
John Hartford
Kenny Malone
Billy Lee Riley
Sam Bush
Jeannie Seely
Jerry Douglas
Jack Clement
Mark Howard
Rick Schulman
Roy Husky, Jr.
Mark O'conner
Roy Husky; Performer
Vocals: Jeannie Seely
Tommy Hannum
John Hartford
Rick Schulman; Performer
Composer Lyricist: John Hartford
John Carson; Other
Jr.: Roy Husky; Other

10. Old Time River Man

by John Hartford

Composer: John Hartford; Composer
Background Vocals: Holly O'dell
Benny Martin
Mark Howard
Ruth Mcginnis
Jonathan Yudkin
Chris Ballinger
Curly Sechler
Dale Ballinger
Margaret Archer; Performer
Banjo: John Hartford; Performer
Fiddle: Holly O'dell
John Hartford
Ruth Mcginnis
Jonathan Yudkin; Performer
Guitar: Mark Howard; Performer
Percussion: Kenny Malone; Performer
Performer: Curly Sechler
Chris Ballinger
Jonathan Yudkin
Ruth Mcginnis
Mark Howard
Benny Martin
John Hartford
Kenny Malone
Roy Huskey Jr.
Margaret Archer
Holly O'dell
Dale Ballinger; Performer
Lyricist: John Hartford; Composer
Executive Producer: Jack Clement; Production
Mixing: Mark Howard; Production
Producer: John Hartford
Jack Clement
Mark Howard; Production
Primary Artist: John Hartford; Main Performer
Recording: Mark Howard; Production
Double Bass: Roy Huskey Jr.; Performer
Vocals: John Hartford; Performer
Studio Personnel: Mark Howard; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Hartford; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

10 tracks available

Type

COMPILATION

Format

Digital Media

Duration

36 minutes and 42 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1500x1500 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

7/10 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

Only 1/10 tracks has synced lyrics

Genres

Country, Urban Cowboy, Singer & Songwriter, Folk-Rock, Honky Tonk, Contemporary Bluegrass, Bluegrass, Rock, Traditional Country, Contemporary Country, Southern Rock, Progressive Bluegrass, Folk

Label

Universal Music Group International

Music Distribution Service

Independent Online Distribution Alliance Inc.

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Sep 21, 2009

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

11661064423

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Notification

Good'le Days: Essential Recordings

1. Skippin' In The Mississippi Dew

2. Gum Tree Canoe

3. Gentle On My Mind

4. Lorena

5. In Tall Buildings

6. The Vamp From Back In The Goodle Days

7. Wrong Road Again

8. Good Old Electric Washing Machine -- Circa 1943

9. Take Me Back To My Mississippi River Home

10. Old Time River Man

Technical Specifications

Good'le Days: Essential Recordings

Product information

Release options

1. Skippin' In The Mississippi Dew

2. Gum Tree Canoe

3. Gentle On My Mind

4. Lorena

5. In Tall Buildings

6. The Vamp From Back In The Goodle Days

7. Wrong Road Again

8. Good Old Electric Washing Machine -- Circa 1943

9. Take Me Back To My Mississippi River Home

10. Old Time River Man

Technical Specifications