Black Cowboys

~ Release by Dom Flemons (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Black Woman recording engineer and mixer: Pete Reiniger producer: Dan Sheehy (Smithsonian Folkways) and Dom Flemons vocals: Dom Flemons recording of: Black Woman lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) arranger: Dom Flemons		1:41
2	Texas Easy Street recording engineer: Bronson Tew producer: Dan Sheehy (Smithsonian Folkways) and Dom Flemons mixer: Pete Reiniger 12 string guitar [Stella 12-string guitar]: Alvin "Youngblood" Hart acoustic guitar [Fraulini Angelina 6-string guitar]: Dom Flemons double bass [upright bass]: Stu Cole kazoo and mandolin: Jimbo Mathus vocals: Dom Flemons recording of: Texas Easy Street lyricist and composer: Henry Thomas (American country blues singer) arranger: Dom Flemons arrangement of: Texas Easy Street Blues		3:52
3	One Dollar Bill recording engineer: Bronson Tew producer: Dan Sheehy (Smithsonian Folkways) and Dom Flemons mixer: Pete Reiniger acoustic guitar [Fraulini Angelina 6-string guitar]: Dom Flemons double bass [upright bass]: Stu Cole harmonica and mandolin: Jimbo Mathus Hawaiian guitar [Hawaiian-style guitar]: Alvin "Youngblood" Hart vocals: Dom Flemons recording of: One Dollar Bill lyricist and composer: Dom Flemons		3:43
4	Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad recording engineer and mixer: Pete Reiniger producer: Dan Sheehy (Smithsonian Folkways) and Dom Flemons acoustic guitar [Fraulini Angelina 6-string guitar]: Dom Flemons bones [cow "rhythm" bones]: Dante Pope fiddle: Brian Farrow guitarrón mexicano [guitarrón]: Dan Sheehy (Smithsonian Folkways) background vocals [background vocal]: Brian Farrow and Dante Pope vocals: Dom Flemons recording of: Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad (Dom Flemons arrangement) lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) arranger: Dom Flemons arrangement of: Going Down the Road Feeling Bad		2:38
5	Tyin' Knots in the Devil's Tail recording engineer and mixer: Pete Reiniger producer: Dan Sheehy (Smithsonian Folkways) and Dom Flemons resonator guitar [original Hound Dog resonator guitar]: Dom Flemons vocals: Dom Flemons		2:50
6	Home on the Range recording engineer and mixer: Pete Reiniger producer: Dan Sheehy (Smithsonian Folkways) and Dom Flemons resonator guitar [original Hound Dog resonator guitar]: Dom Flemons vocals: Dom Flemons arranger: Dom Flemons recording of: Home on the Range anthem of: Kansas, United States publisher: Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education) lyricist: Brewster Higley (from 1871 until 1873) composer: Daniel Kelley (in 1873) arranger: Mark Hayes part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3599) is based on: My Home in the West revision of: My Home in the West		4:32
7	Ol' Proc recording engineer and mixer: Pete Reiniger producer: Dan Sheehy (Smithsonian Folkways) and Dom Flemons spoken vocals [recitation]: Dom Flemons		3:16
8	John Henry y los vaqueros recording engineer and mixer: Pete Reiniger producer: Dan Sheehy (Smithsonian Folkways) and Dom Flemons bones [cow "rhythm" bones]: Dom Flemons and Dante Pope fiddle: Brian Farrow		1:59
9	Po' Howard / Gwine Dig a Hole to Put the Devil In recording engineer and mixer: Pete Reiniger producer: Dan Sheehy (Smithsonian Folkways) and Dom Flemons four-string banjo [Deering Sierra Plectrum 4-string banjo]: Dom Flemons vocals: Dom Flemons		5:14
10	Knox County Stomp recording engineer and mixer: Pete Reiniger producer: Dan Sheehy (Smithsonian Folkways) and Dom Flemons acoustic guitar [Fraulini Angelina 6-string guitar]: Dom Flemons fiddle: Brian Farrow guitarrón mexicano [guitarrón]: Dan Sheehy (Smithsonian Folkways)		2:06
11	He's a Lone Ranger recording engineer and mixer: Pete Reiniger producer: Dan Sheehy (Smithsonian Folkways) and Dom Flemons double bass [upright bass]: Brian Farrow resonator guitar [original Hound Dog resonator guitar]: Dom Flemons snare drum: Dante Pope vocals: Dom Flemons		3:41
12	Steel Pony Blues recording engineer and mixer: Pete Reiniger producer: Dan Sheehy (Smithsonian Folkways) and Dom Flemons acoustic guitar [Fraulini Angelina 6-string guitar]: Dom Flemons vocals: Dom Flemons		4:34
13	Little Joe Wrangler recording engineer and mixer: Pete Reiniger producer: Dan Sheehy (Smithsonian Folkways) and Dom Flemons banjitar [Fraulini Angelina 6-string guitar-banjo]: Dom Flemons vocals: Dom Flemons		3:40
14	Charmin' Betsy recording engineer and mixer: Pete Reiniger producer: Dan Sheehy (Smithsonian Folkways) and Dom Flemons banjo [6-string banjo] and pan flute [quills]: Dom Flemons vocals: Dom Flemons		3:58
15	Goodbye Old Paint recording engineer and mixer: Pete Reiniger producer: Dan Sheehy (Smithsonian Folkways) and Dom Flemons resonator guitar [original Hound Dog resonator guitar]: Dom Flemons vocals: Dom Flemons		5:32
16	Lonesome Old River Blues recording engineer and mixer: Pete Reiniger producer: Dan Sheehy (Smithsonian Folkways) and Dom Flemons guitarrón mexicano [guitarrón]: Dan Sheehy (Smithsonian Folkways) resonator guitar [original Hound Dog resonator guitar]: Dom Flemons background vocals [background vocal]: Brian Farrow and Dante Pope vocals: Dom Flemons		2:42
17	The March of Red River Valley recording engineer and mixer: Pete Reiniger producer: Dan Sheehy (Smithsonian Folkways) and Dom Flemons bass drum [marching bass drum] and fife: Dom Flemons snare drum: Dante Pope		1:57
18	Old Chisholm Trail recording engineer and mixer: Pete Reiniger producer: Dan Sheehy (Smithsonian Folkways) and Dom Flemons vocals: Dom Flemons		2:06

Credits

Release

art direction and design:	Visual Dialogue (design agency)
photography:	Timothy Duffy
liner notes:	Dom Flemons Jim Griffith (folklorist) Vania Kinard
executive producer:	Huib Schippers Atesh Sonneborn
editor:	Carla Borden
mastering:	Charlie Pilzer
illustration:	William Matthews (illustration)

mastered at:	AirShow Mastering (Takoma Park) in Takoma Park, Maryland, United States

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/11760935 [info]
ASIN:	US: B0794MCJQP [info]
purchase for mail-order:	https://folkways.si.edu/dom-flemons/black-cowboys [info]

Release Group

part of:	African American Legacy Recordings (order: 7) Grammy Award: Best Folk Album nominees (number: 2019) (order: 38)

Release information

Barcode:: 093074022429
Format:: CD
Length:: 1:00:02

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: Digipak
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data Quality:: Normal

Labels

Smithsonian Folkways
SFW CD 40224

Release events

United States
2018-03-23

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Last updated on 2018-08-30 05:00 UTC