1973 Arlo Guthrie – The Last Of The Brooklyn Cowboys
Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys is a 1973 album by American singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie.
Tracks
1 Farrell O’Gara (Traditional) 2:50
2 Gypsy Davy (Woody Guthrie) 3:44
3 This Troubled Mind Of Mine (Billy Hughes, Johnny Tyler) 2:28
4 Week On The Rag (Arlo Guthrie) 2:23
5 Miss The Mississippi And You (Bill Halley) 2:56
6 Lovesick Blues (Cliff Friend, Irving Mills) 2:36
7 Uncle Jeff (Arlo Guthrie) 0:57
8 Gates Of Eden (Bob Dylan) 5:16
9 Last Train (Arlo Guthrie) 3:07
10 Cowboy Song (Arlo Guthrie) 3:42
11 Sailor’s Bonnett (Traditional) 1:23
12 Cooper’s Lament (Arlo Guthrie) 2:47
13 Ramblin’ Round (Woody Guthrie) 3:15
Biography
Musicians
2 Gypsy Davy
Bass | Bob Glaub |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | Arlo Guthrie |
Guitar | Jesse Ed Davis |
Piano | Jim Gordon |
Accordion | Nick DeCaro |
Sax | George Bohanon |
Trombone | Dick Hyde |
Trumpet | Gene Goe |
Vocals | Arlo Guthrie |
3 This Troubled Mind Of Mine
Bass | Doyle Singer |
Drums | Jerry Wiggins |
Guitar | Don Rich |
Guitar | Bob Morris |
Guitar | Buddy Alan |
Steel Guitar | Jerry Brightman |
Fiddle | Don Rich |
Piano | Jim Shaw |
Vocals | Arlo Guthrie |
4 Week On The Rag
Piano | Arlo Guthrie |
Bassoon | Don Cristlieb |
Flute | Ernie Watts |
Oboe | William Green |
Vocals | Arlo Guthrie |
5 Miss The Mississippi And You
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | John Pilla |
Slide Guitar | Ry Cooder |
Piano | Arlo Guthrie |
Clarinet | Buddy Colette |
Background Vocals | Bill Cole |
Background Vocals | Clydie King |
Background Vocals | Gene Merlino |
Background Vocals | Jessie Mae Smith |
Background Vocals | Robert Tebow |
Background Vocals | Thurle Ravenscroft |
Background Vocals | Venetta Fields |
Vocals | Arlo Guthrie |
6 Lovesick Blues
Bass | Doyle Singer |
Drums | Jerry Wiggins |
Guitar | Don Rich |
Guitar | Bob Morris |
Guitar | Buddy Alan |
Banjo | Jerry Brightman |
Dobro | Don Rich |
Fiddle | Don Rich |
Piano | Jim Shaw |
Vocals | Arlo Guthrie |
7 Uncle Jeff
Bass | Thad Maxwell |
Drums | Gene Parsons |
Guitar | John Pilla |
Banjo | Doug Dillard |
Piano | Arlo Guthrie |
Fiddle | Gib Guilbeau |
Vocals | Arlo Guthrie |
8 Gates Of Eden
Bass | John Pilla |
Guitar | Clarence White |
Guitar | Arlo Guthrie |
Slide Guitar | Ry Cooder |
Vocals | Arlo Guthrie |
9 Last Train
Background Vocals | Bill Cole |
Background Vocals | Clydie King |
Background Vocals | Gene Merlino |
Background Vocals | Jessie Mae Smith |
Background Vocals | Robert Tebow |
Background Vocals | Thurle Ravenscroft |
Background Vocals | Venetta Fields |
Vocals | Arlo Guthrie |
10 Cowboy Song
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Guitar | Grady Martin |
Guitar | Clarence White |
Guitar | John Pilla |
Banjo | Arlo Guthrie |
11 Sailor’s Bonnett
Guitar | John Pilla |
Slide Guitar | Ry Cooder |
Banjo | Arlo Guthrie |
Vocals | Arlo Guthrie |
Fiddle | Kevin Burke |
Vocals | Arlo Guthrie |
12 Cooper’s Lament
Organ | Mike Utley |
Background Vocals | Clydie King |
Background Vocals | Jessie Mae Smith |
Background Vocals | Venetta Fields |
Vocals | Arlo Guthrie |
13 Ramblin’ Round
Bass | Doyle Singer |
Acoustic Guitar | Don Rich |
Mandolin | Doyle Singer |
Organ | Jim Shaw |
Harmonica | Arlo Guthrie |
Vocals | Arlo Guthrie |
Liner Notes
Producer – John Pilla, Lenny Waronker
Arranged By, Adapted By – Kevin Burke (Tracks 1, 11)
Arranged By – George Bohanon (Track 4)
Engineer – Bobby Hata, Donn Landee, Lee Herschberg, Terry Geiser
Art Direction – Ed Thrasher
Design – John And Barbara Casado
Photography By – Marty Evans
Recorded At – Warner Bros. Recording Studios
Mixed At – Warner Bros. Recording Studios
Mastered At – Warner Bros. Recording Studios
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
August 28, 2016 @ 20:42
Absolutely loved Leland’s playing with Toto last night in New York. The mixes on these songs have him turned down pretty low and you can barely hear him. I honed in on his playing on a couple of songs last night and he truly is an amazing bass player.