1979 Hoyt Axton – A Rusty Old Halo
A Rusty Old Halo is the nineteenth album by singer/songwriter Hoyt Axton, released in 1979. It reached at #27 in the US Country charts.
Tracks
1 A Rusty Old Halo (Bob Merrill) 02:37
2 Della And The Dealer (Hoyt Axton) 03:24
3 The Hotel Ritz (Hoyt Axton) 02:17
4 So Hard To Give It All Up (Hoyt Axton) 02:36
5 Evangelina (Hoyt Axton; Kenneth Higginbotham) 03:28
6 Torpedo (Hoyt Axton) 03:17
7 Viva Pancho Villa (Hoyt Axton) 04:08
8 Wild Bull Rider (Hoyt Axton) 03:27
9 In A Young Girl’s Mind (Hoyt Axton; Mark Dawson) 03:53
10 Gotta Keep Rollin’ (John Thomas Axton; Mae Boren Axton) 02:55
Biography
Musicians
1 A Rusty Old Halo
| Bass | Miranda Alcott |
| Drums | John Mauceri |
| Guitar | Mike Allsup |
| Guitar | Hank Barrio |
| Acoustic Guitar | Hank Barrio |
| Piano | Donna Axton |
| Harmonica | Mark Dawson |
| Percussion | John Mauceri |
| Background Vocals | Mark Dawson |
| Background Vocals | Carol Hunt |
| Background Vocals | Jana Lee Dare |
| Vocals | Hoyt Axton |
2 Della And The Dealer
| Bass | Emory Gordy |
| Drums | Mike Botts |
| Guitar | James Burton |
| Acoustic Guitar | Ben Benay |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Pete Grant |
| Organ | Mac Rebennack |
| Piano | Glen Hardin |
| Harmonica | Mark Dawson |
| Background Vocals | Carol Hunt |
| Background Vocals | Shelby Flint |
| Background Vocals | Mark Dawson |
| Vocals | Hoyt Axton |
3 The Hotel Ritz
| Bass | Bob Glaub |
| Drums | John Mauceri |
| Guitar | Mike Allsup |
| Guitar | Hank Barrio |
| Guitar | Butch Sandford |
| Acoustic Guitar | Hank Barrio |
| Fender Rhodes | Donna Axton |
| Piano | Donna Axton |
| Mandolin | Dennis Fetchett |
| Fiddle | Dennis Fetchett |
| Background Vocals | Carol Hunt |
| Background Vocals | Jana Lee Dare |
| Background Vocals | Mark Dawson |
| Vocals | Hoyt Axton |
4 So Hard To Give It All Up
| Bass | Bob Glaub |
| Bass | Miranda Alcott |
| Drums | John Mauceri |
| Guitar | Mike Allsup |
| Guitar | Hank Barrio |
| 12 String Guitar | Hank Barrio |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Pete Grant |
| Piano | Donna Axton |
| Harmonica | Mark Dawson |
| Fiddle | Dennis Fetchett |
| Background Vocals | Mark Dawson |
| Background Vocals | Carol Hunt |
| Background Vocals | Jana Lee Dare |
| Vocals | Hoyt Axton |
5 Evangelina
| Bass | Emory Gordy |
| Drums | Mike Botts |
| Guitar | James Burton |
| Acoustic Guitar | Ben Benay |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Pete Grant |
| Piano | Donna Axton |
| Piano | Glen Hardin |
| Background Vocals | Carol Hunt |
| Background Vocals | Jana Lee Dare |
| Background Vocals | Marilyn Scott |
| Background Vocals | Mark Dawson |
| Background Vocals | Marty Gwinn |
| Background Vocals | Pepper Watkins |
| Vocals | Hoyt Axton |
6 Torpedo
| Bass | Bob Glaub |
| Drums | John Mauceri |
| Guitar | Jeff Baxter |
| Acoustic Guitar | Hoyt Axton |
| Acoustic Guitar | Hank Barrio |
| 12 String Guitar | Hank Barrio |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Pete Grant |
| Piano | Donna Axton |
| Fiddle | Dennis Fetchett |
| Background Vocals | Carol Hunt |
| Background Vocals | Jana Lee Dare |
| Vocals | Hoyt Axton |
7 Viva Pancho Villa
| Bass | Miranda Alcott |
| Drums | John Mauceri |
| Guitar | Jeff Baxter |
| Guitar | Hank Barrio |
| 12 String Guitar | Hank Barrio |
| Acoustic Guitar | Hank Barrio |
| Acoustic Guitar | James Burton |
| Mandolin | Dennis Fetchett |
| Piano | Donna Axton |
| Accordion | Garth Hudson |
| Harmonica | Paul Butterfield |
| Percussion | John Mauceri |
| Percussion | Carol Hunt |
| Background Vocals | Jana Lee Dare |
| Background Vocals | Mark Dawson |
| Background Vocals | Carol Hunt |
| Vocals | Hoyt Axton |
8 Wild Bull Rider
| Bass | Miranda Alcott |
| Drums | Mike Botts |
| Guitar | James Burton |
| Guitar | Stephen Stills |
| Acoustic Guitar | Ben Benay |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Pete Grant |
| Organ | Mac Rebennack |
| Piano | Glen Hardin |
| Sax | David Woodford |
| Background Vocals | Carol Hunt |
| Background Vocals | Jana Lee Dare |
| Background Vocals | Mark Dawson |
| Vocals | Hoyt Axton |
9 In A Young Girl’s Mind
| Bass | Emory Gordy |
| Drums | Mike Botts |
| Guitar | James Burton |
| Acoustic Guitar | Ben Benay |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Pete Grant |
| Organ | Mac Rebennack |
| Piano | Glen Hardin |
| Sax | David Woodford |
| Background Vocals | Mark Dawson |
| Background Vocals | Carol Hunt |
| Background Vocals | Jana Lee Dare |
| Vocals | Hoyt Axton |
10 Gotta Keep Rollin’
| Bass | Bob Glaub |
| Drums | John Mauceri |
| Guitar | Mike Allsup |
| Guitar | Hank Barrio |
| Acoustic Guitar | Hank Barrio |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Pete Grant |
| Banjo | John McEuen |
| Piano | Wayne Devillier |
| Fiddle | Dennis Fetchett |
| Percussion | John Mauceri |
| Percussion | Carol Hunt |
| Vocals | Hoyt Axton |
Liner Notes
Producer – Chuck Mellone, Hoyt Axton
Engineer – Barbara Issak, Lenise Bent, Tom Anderson, Chuck Mellone, Wayne Neuendorf
Mixed By – Chuck Mellone, Wayne Neuendorf
Illustration – Lon Goddard
Mixed At The Sound Factory
Recorded At The Sound Factory
Recorded At The Village Recorder
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