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Sugar Camp Music
The Radio Program with Steve Fruitman

Sugar Camp 39 - November 15, 2012
The Musical Genius of Willie P Bennett
(Born in Toronto, 26 October 1951 – Died, Peterborough ON, 15 February 2008)
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    • 1. WILLIE P BENNETT: My Pie – 1975 – Trying To Start Out Clean
    2. WILLIE P BENNETT: Lace & Pretty Flowers – 1977 – Hobo’s Taunt
    3. WILLIE P BENNETT: Blackie & The Rodeo King – 1979
    4. DIXIE FLYERS: Will You Be Lonesome too – 1978
    5. WILLIE P BENNETT: Patience of a Working Man – 1985 – The Lucky Ones
    6. WILLIE P BENNETT: Stardust – Live at St Vladimirs – 1990
    7. WILLIE P BENNETT: Children’s Tune / Tennessee Waltz Takeoff - Live at St Vladimirs – 1990
    8. WILLIE P BENNETT: Sometimes It Feels So Easy - Live at St Vladimirs – 1990
    9. WILLIE P BENNETT: The Lucky Ones - Live at St Vladimirs – 1990
    10 WILLIE P BENNETT: Goodbye, So Long, Hello – 1989 – The Lucky Ones
    11 WILLIE P BENNETT: Don’t Have Much To Say - 1989 – The Lucky Ones
    12 WILLIE P BENNETT: Red Dress – 1993 – Take My Own Advice
    13 WILLIE P BENNETT: Heartstrings – 1998 – Heartstrings
    14 WILLIE P BENNETT: Train Tracks – 1989 – The Lucky Ones
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    1st Set: First three albums

    1. WILLIE P BENNETT: My Pie (W P Bennett)
    Trying To Start Out Clean, Woodshed Records WS004
    Dennis Pendrith, bass – Bill Usher, drums, percussion – Chris Whiteley, Harmonica, Trumpet – Ken Whiteley, piano, organ, guitar, banjo – Ron Dann, pedal steel – Zeke Mazurek, fiddle – Dennis LePage, banjo – David Essig, mandolin, guitar
    Produced by David Essig, 1975
    Recorded by Phil Sheridan at Thunder Sound, Toronto
    Mastered by Bill Duddihy at RCA, Toronto

    2. WILLIE P BENNETT: Lace & Pretty Flowers (W P Bennett)
    Hobo’s Taunt – Woodshed Records WS007
    Steve Taylor, drums – Ken Whiteley, mandolin, piano – David Essig – Tom Evans – Chris Whiteley – Michael Gardner – Rick Taylor
    Produced by David Essig & Willie P Bennett, 1977
    Recorded by Dan & Bob Lanois at Grant Avenue Studios, Hamilton

    3. WILLIE P BENNETT: Blackie & The Rodeo King (W P Bennett)
    Blackie & The Rodeo King, Posterity / Woodshed Records PWS 013
    Mike Gardner – Mike Holder – Denis LePage – Steve Taylor – Chris Whiteley – David Zdriluk – David Essig
    Produced by David Essig & Willie P Bennett, 1979
    Recorded by Bob Lanois at Grant Avenue Studios, Hamilton
    Mixed by David Essig & Bob Lanois
    Mastered by Alan Moy at JAMF

    2nd Set: Country Side

    4. DIXIE FLYERS: Will You Be Lonesome too (A Delmore)
    Cheaper To Lease: Boot Records - BBG 6002
    David Zdriluk - Ken Palmer - Bert Baumbach - Denis LePage - Willie P Bennett w/ Gordon Stobbe - Al Widmeyer
    Produced by Denis LePage – 1978
    Recorded by Bob Lanois

    5. WILLIE P BENNETT: Patience of a Working Man (W P Bennett)
    The Lucky Ones, Duke Street Records – DSRC 31059
    Al Cross – Tom Griffiths – Kit Johnson – John Sheard – Jack Semple – Colin Linden – Danny Greenspoon – Mike Holder – Ben Mink – Colleen Peterson – Russell deCarle – Sarah McElcheran – Steve Donald – Jody Golick – Wayne Mills – Roberto Occhipinti – Lenny Solomon – Claudio Vera – Jose Shapero
    Produced by Danny Greenspoon, 1989
    Recorded by Jeff Wolpert and David Stinson at Inception Sound, Downsview

    3rd Set: Willie at St Vladimir's CIUT Benefit, May 25, 1990
    a five hour live radio show featuring
    Special Hosted by Rick Fielding, Alan Baekland and Steve Fruitman, Featuring:

    Rick Fielding
    Stephen Byers
    Al Cromwell
    Fred Robertson
    Sonny Petersen
    It Ain't Pretty
    The Steel Wool Band w/ Laine Hookstraaten
    Cate Frieson
    Pineapple Frank Barth
    Lewis Melville
    The Posties: Al and Steve
    The Celtic Gales (before they renamed themselves Mad Love)
    Brean Derg Muc: (The Merkin Gerkins)
    Willie P. Bennett
    Norm Hacking
    The Old Peculiar Jug Band
    The Cajun Ramblers
    Pat Temple and High Lonesome Players
    Mose Scarlett

    6. WILLIE P BENNETT: Stardust (H Carmichael)
    CIUT Benefit: Live at St Vladimirs - Unreleased
    Produced by Steve Fruitman, Rick Fielding & Alan Baekeland - 1990
    Recorded by DB Hawkes
    Mastered by Steve Fruitman

    7. WILLIE P BENNETT: Children’s Tune / Tennessee Waltz Takeoff (W P Bennett)
    CIUT Benefit: Live at St Vladimirs - Unreleased
    Produced by Steve Fruitman, Rick Fielding & Alan Baekeland - 1990
    Recorded by DB Hawkes
    Mastered by Steve Fruitman

    8. WILLIE P BENNETT: Sometimes It Feels So Easy (W P Bennett)
    CIUT Benefit: Live at St Vladimirs - Unreleased
    Produced by Steve Fruitman, Rick Fielding & Alan Baekeland - 1990
    Recorded by DB Hawkes
    Mastered by Steve Fruitman

    9. WILLIE P BENNETT: The Lucky Ones (W P Bennett)
    CIUT Benefit: Live at St Vladimirs - Unreleased
    Produced by Steve Fruitman, Rick Fielding & Alan Baekeland - 1990
    Recorded by DB Hawkes
    Mastered by Steve Fruitman

    4th Set: Steal from a Master

    10. WILLIE P BENNETT: Goodbye, So Long, Hello (W P Bennett / R DeCarle)
    The Lucky Ones, Duke Street Records – DSRC 31059
    Al Cross – Tom Griffiths – Kit Johnson – John Sheard – Jack Semple – Colin Linden – Danny Greenspoon – Mike Holder – Ben Mink – Colleen Peterson – Russell deCarle – Sarah McElcheran – Steve Donald – Jody Golick – Wayne Mills – Roberto Occhipinti – Lenny Solomon – Claudio Vera – Jose Shapero
    Produced by Danny Greenspoon, 1989
    Recorded by Jeff Wolpert and David Stinson at Inception Sound, Downsview

    11. WILLIE P BENNETT: Don’t Have Much To Say (W P Bennett)
    The Lucky Ones, Duke Street Records – DSRC 31059
    Al Cross – Tom Griffiths – Kit Johnson – John Sheard – Jack Semple – Colin Linden – Danny Greenspoon – Mike Holder – Ben Mink – Colleen Peterson – Russell deCarle – Sarah McElcheran – Steve Donald – Jody Golick – Wayne Mills – Roberto Occhipinti – Lenny Solomon – Claudio Vera – Jose Shapero
    Produced by Danny Greenspoon, 1989
    Recorded by Jeff Wolpert and David Stinson at Inception Sound, Downsview

    12. WILLIE P BENNETT: Red Dress – 1993 (W P Bennett)
    Take My Own Advice, Dark Light Records DL 12003
    Mike Holder – Denis Pendrith – Ken Harrison – Ed White – Jeff Arsenault – Colin Linden – Colleen Peterson
    Produced by Peter J Moore, 1993
    Recorded by Simon Less, MDI Studios, Toronto
    Mixed by Simon Less and Peter J Moore
    Mastered by Peter J Moore at the E Room

    5th Set: His Juno Award (Roots Trad Solo) and an outro train

    13. WILLIE P BENNETT: Heartstrings* – 1998 (W P Bennett)
    Heartstrings, B Natural Records 0998
    Graham Townsend - Rick Fielding - Eddie Baltimore - Daisy DeBolt - Tony Quarrington - Vladimir Gorodkine - Michelle Joseph - Ken Whiteley - Bruce Cockburn - Sandy Baron - Liz Johnston - Nancy Kershaw - Zoltan Kozsnyai - Tannis Slimmon - Jeff Bird
    Produced by Tony Quarrington, 1998
    Recorded by Ed Hutchison at The Recording Service, Toronto

    14. WILLIE P BENNETT: Train Tracks – 1989 (W P Bennett)
    The Lucky Ones, Duke Street Records – DSRC 31059
    Al Cross – Tom Griffiths – Kit Johnson – John Sheard – Jack Semple – Colin Linden – Danny Greenspoon – Mike Holder – Ben Mink – Colleen Peterson – Russell deCarle – Sarah McElcheran – Steve Donald – Jody Golick – Wayne Mills – Roberto Occhipinti – Lenny Solomon – Claudio Vera – Jose Shapero
    Produced by Danny Greenspoon, 1989
    Recorded by Jeff Wolpert and David Stinson at Inception Sound, Downsview

    Discography

    1975 Tryin' to Start Out Clean - Woodshed Records WS 004
    1977 Hobo's Taunt - Woodshed Records WS 007
    1979 Blackie and the Rodeo King - Posterity / Woodshed PWS 013
    1985 The Lucky Ones (Cassette)
    1989 The Lucky Ones - Duke Street Records - DSRC 31059
    1991 Collectibles - Dark Light Music - DL 12001
    1993 Take My Own Advice - Dark Light Music - DL 12003
    1998 Heartstrings* - B Natural Records - 0998

    *won a 1999 Juno Award for Best Roots & Traditional Album – Solo

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