Artist: Muleskinner
Origin: Los Angeles, California, USA
Genre: Bluegrass, Progressive Bluegrass, Contemporary Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass, Country Rock
Original line-up:
David Grisman: Mandolin,Vocals
Peter Rowan: Guitar, Vocals
Clarence White: Guitar, Vocals
Richard Greene: Violin, Vocals
Bill Keith: Banjo
Muleskinner was an American perhaps the one and only Bluegrass Supergroup, formed by David Grisman (Mandolin Ex Earth Opera), Peter Rowan (Guitar Ex Earth Opera, Seatrain), Clarence White (Guitar Ex Kentucky Colonels, The Byrds), Richard Greene (Violin Ex Bluegrass Boys, Jim Kweskin and The Jug Band, Seatrain), and Bill Keith (Banjo Ex Jim Kweskin and The Jug Band). The group formed as a favor to a California Public Television Station looking for someone to perform on a show with Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys.
Genre: Bluegrass, Progressive Bluegrass, Contemporary Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass, Country Rock
Label: Liberation Hall
Rating: *****
Format: LP
Tracks:
Side A:
1. New Camptown Races (2:53)
2. Dark Hollow (2:34)
3. Land Of The Navajo (5:49)
4. Blackberry Blossom (2:32)
5. Knockin' On Your Door (3:06)
6. Opus 57 In G Minor (2:03)
Side B:
1. Red Rocking Chair (3:25)
2. Going To The Races (1:56)
3. Eighth Of January 2:44)
4. I Am A Pilgrim (4:51)
5. The Dead March (2:41)
6. Sitting Alone In The Moonlight (2:42)
7. Orange Blossom Special (4:44)
Personnel:
David Grisman: Mandolin,Vocals
Peter Rowan: Rhythm Guitar, Lead Vocals
Clarence White: Lead Guitar, Vocals
Richard Greene: Violin, Vocals
Bill Keith: Banjo
Additional Musicians:
Stuart Schulman: Bass
Maria Muldaur: Harmony Vocals on "Sitting Alone In The Moonlight"
Muleskinner Live is a live album by Muleskinner, originally released on February 24, 1998, remastered and reissued on August 23, 2021 by Liberation Hall, recorded live studio audience in Hollywood, CA, February 13, 1973, this groundbreaking performance was thought to be lost forever, there would only be a handful of concerts and one album before Clarence White died five months later. Muleskinner never performed again.
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