Side Aye
1. Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians: So This Is Venice – 1924 *
2. Waylon Jennnings: Only Daddy That’ll Walk The Line – 1968
3. Snow Axe: Workin’ On The Line – 1978 *
4. Terry Craig – School Days (on the Second Line) – 1975 *
5. Johnny Cash: I Walk The Line – 1956
6. Wilf Carter: That’s The Bottom Line – 2001 *
7. Pink Floyd: Obscurred by Clouds – 1972
8. Flapjack: The Opeongo Line – 2001 *
9. Earl Heywood: Legend of the Old Roman Line – 1970 *
10. Lonnie Donegan: Rock Island Line – 1955
11. Bruce County Bluegrass: Bruce County Line – 1982 *
12. Plaid: Yu Mountain – 2016
13. Pat Travers: My Life Is On The Line – 1981 *
14. John Mayall: Down The Line – 1967
15. The Kinks: Who’ll be The Next In Line – 1965
16. Grievous Angels: Pipeliners Song – 1993 *
17. Headpins: Don’t Stand In The Line of Fire – 1983 *
18. FM: Slaughter in Robot Village – 1978 *
Side Bee
19. New County Line: Fiddle Medley – 1980 *
20. Burton County Line: Dewely – 1975 *
21. Burton County Line: Sunshine Mountain – 1975 *
22. Flying Burrito Brothers: White Line Fever – 1979
23. Stevedore Steve: Highway White Lines – 1971 *
24. Willie P Bennett: White Lines – 1975 *
25. Jon Hassell: Ba Benzele – 1982
26. Joe Bradley: Pacific Great-Eastern Line – circa 1970 *
27. Ian Fletcher: J & D RailroadLine – 1979 *
28. Stevdore Steve: Tobique Valley Line – 1995 *
29. Stu Phillips: Champlain & St. Lawrence Line – 1957 *
30. Ornette Coleman: Rejoicing – 1959
31. Humber River Valley Boys: Between The Lines – 1980 *
32. International Submarine Band: Luxury Liner – 1968
33. The Kinks: Party Line – 1966
34. Scotty Stevenson & Canadian Night Hawks: You Can’t Get To Use The Party Line – 1965 *
35. Wendy Carlos: Brandenburg Concerto 3rd Movement – 1968
36. Jonathan Edwards: White Lines – 1976
CanCon* = 63%
Side Aye
1. Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians: So this Is Venice
(Ambrose Thomas)
100 Years of Recorded Sound: Canadian recording Industry Association C 100
London ON
Produced by Eleanor Sniderman & Edward Moogk, 1977
Recorded in Richmond Indiana at Gennett Studios, 1924
Gaetano Alberto Lombardo aka Guy Lombardo
b. London ON June 19, 1902 / d. November 5, 1977 Houston TX (75)
100 Years of Recorded Sound, a project of Sam (The Record Man) Sniderman’s wife Eleanor, is a 7 inch 33 and a third LP featuring historic Canadian recordings from 1888 to 1927 released by the Library oif Canada. It features an extremely early recording of Baron Stanley (the guy who donated the Stanley Cup for Canadian hockey champions) speaking in 1888 as well as a track featuring Emile Berliner, inventor of the flat disc record in 1904 when he lived in Montreal.
2. Waylon Jennings: Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line
(Jimmy Bryant)
Greatest Hits: RCA AHL 1-3378
Austin TX
Waylon Jennings: guitar, vocal
Wayne Moss: lead guitar
Others unkown
Produced by RCA, 1979
Song Produced by Chet Atkins, 1968
Waylon Arnold Jennings
b. June 15, 1937 Littlefield, TX - d. February 13, 2002 (64) Chandler, AZ
3. Snow Axe: Working On The Line
(Ed McDonald)
45 Single bw All I Want To Do: From The Vortex WRC-5 529
Toronto
Ed McDonald: guitar, vocal
Ian Nishio: bass
Paul Yanuziello: drums
Produced by Snow Axe and Rich Dodson, 1978
Also known as Snowaxe. A short lived heavy metal band lead by guitarist Ed McDonald that featured the late Ian Nishio, who was b. 1956 and died November 2, 2008, on bass. They only put out this one single and an album before disbanding. According to drummer Paul Yanuziello: “I got invited to sit in with a fantastic guitarist in my neighbourhood, Ed McDonald. "I was fourteen years old. A year later they were known as Snow Axe." He claims that they played a lot, went through a series of bass players and felt like they were in Spinal Tap until they came across Ian Nishio.
4. Terry Craig: School Days (On The Second Line)
(Terry Craig)
My Birch Bark Tree: Tip Top Records LPS 2093
Midhurst ON
Terry Craig, guitar, vocal
Cliff Cascanette: bass
Produced by Max Boag, 1975
5. Johnny Cash: I Walk The Line
(Johnny Cash)
45 single: Sun Records
Nashville
Johnny Cash: rhythm guitar, vocal
Marshall Grant: bass
Luther Perkins: lead guitar
Produced by Sam Phillips, 1956
J. R. Cash
b. February 26, 1932 Kingsland, Arkansas / d. September 12, 2003 (71) Nashville
This was Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two’s (Marshall Grant and Luther Perkins) first huge Number One hit before he left Sun Records for Columbia. One could say that it was his theme song.
6. Wilf Carter: That’s The Bottom Line
(Wilf Carter)
Live recording courtesy Brian Edwards
Port Hilford NS
Produced – 1992
7. Pink Floyd: Obscurred by Clouds
(Roger Waters / Dave Gilmore)
Obscurred by Clouds: Harvest Records ST 11078
London UK
Roger Waters: bass
Dave Gilmore: guitars
Rick Wright: keys
Nick Mason: drums
Produced by Pink Floyd, 1972
Recorded at Strawberry Studios, UK and Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville, France
8. Flapjack: The Opeongo Line
(Karen Taylor)
Flapjack: Cabin Fever Music - No Serial
Buckhorn, ON
Karen Taylor: fiddle, lead vocal
Jay Edmunds: guitar, bg vocal
Teilhard Frost: percussion, devices
Sam Allison: stand up bass
Produced by Jay Edmunds & Karen Taylor, 2001
Mastered by Peter Beacock, Grand Mastering
Originally called Garrison Creek (Spelunkers), this foursome centred around husband and wife team of Karen Taylor and Jay Edmunds. When the band broke up shortly after releasing the second Flapjack album in 2003, Teilhard Frost and Sam Allison found their own popularity on the folk festival circuit billed as Sheesham and Lotus.’
9. Earl Heywood: Legend of the Old Roman Line
(E Heywood)
Tales of the Donnelly Feud: Heywood Records HR LPS 105
Wingham, ON
Earl Heywood: guitar, harmonica, vocal
Martha Heywood: organ, vocal
Chuck Reinhart: guitar
Ron McDonald: bass
Produced by Earl Heywood and Jury Krytiuk, 1970
Recorded by George Simkew at RCA Studios, Toronto
The album this song was taken from is a 13 song thematic album conceived by Canada’s Country King, Earl Heywood. In Biddulph Township, just north of London Ontario, The Donnelley brothers were at war with their neighbours and after a couple of decades of feuding, things devolved into a massacre Feb 4, 1880. Their concession was called the Roman Line, due to its high concentration of Irish Catholic immigrants in the predominantly Protestant area
(Originally recorded for Canadian Music Sales' Dominion label. Line drawings by Stevedore Steve.)
10. Lonnie Donegan: Rock Island Line
(Huddie Ledbetter)
The File Series: Pye Records FILD 001
London UK
Lonnie Donegan: vocal, banjo
Chris Barber’s Jazz Band
Compilation Produced 1977
Originally recorded 1954
Chris Barber started his own jazz band in London, England in the late 1940s with Lonnie Donegan on guitar and banjo. During their set, Donegan would sing an American folk song or blues. He’d start off slowly and eventually speed up with bass and washboard backing. This was the beginning of the Skiffle craze in the UK around 1954. Like Beatlemania, the Skiffle craze seduced people into dancing and started to take over the scene which included Liverpool’s Quarrymen. Donegan went into the studio and cut skiffle records utilizing the services of Barber’s band members. Rock Island Line was one of the first ones he recorded.
Donegan's "Gamblin' Man"/"Puttin' On the Style" single was number one in the UK in July 1957, when Lennon first met Paul McCartney. His skiffle rendition of Hank Snow's country song "Nobody's Child" was also the inspiration for Tony Sheridan's blues version, which he recorded with the Beatles as his backing band.
11. Bruce County: Bruce County Line
(K Clemen)
Serve It Hot: Boot Records - BBG 6019
Bruce County, ON
Claude Seguin – guitar
Charlie Steinhoff – bass
Kerry Clemen – mandolin, lead vocal
Claude LePreiur – fiddle
Jim MacDonald – banjo, bass, lead vocal
Produced by Chad Irschick and Richard Knechtel, 1982
Recorded by Chad Irschick at Inception Sound Studio, Toronto
Mixed by Claude Seguin and Chad Irschick
Walkerton’s Richard Knechtel produced this bluegrass band’s first album with Chad Irschick. They did release a second one on Knechtel’s Greentree Records, slightly changing their name to Bruce County Grass. Natives of Bluewater Radio Country.
12. Plaid: Yu Mountain
(Plaid)
The Digging Remedy: Warp Records: LP277B
London UK
Andy Turner and Ed Handley: electronics
Benet Walsh: flute, guitar
Produced by Plaid, 2016
Mastered by Noel Summerville
13. Pat Travers: My Life Is On The Line
(Pat Travers)
Radio Active: Polydor PD-1-6313
Toronto ON
Pat Travers: guitar, keys
Mars Cowling: bass
Sandy Gennaro: drums
Michael Schrieve: percussion
Pat Thrall: guitar
Tommy Aldridge: drums
Produced by Dennis MacKay & Pat , 1981
Recorded by Andy deGanahl at Bee Jay Recording Studio, Orlando FL
Patrick Henry "Pat" Travers
b. Toronto April 12, 1954
Another one of Ronnie Hawkins great musical discoveries
Released 35 albums since 1976
14. John Mayall: Down The Line
(John Mayall)
The Blues Alone: London Records PS 534
London
John Mayall: all instruments
Produced by Mike Vernon and John Mayall, 1967
Recorded by Gus Dudgeon and Dave Grinstead at Decca Studios, West Hampstead
John Brumwell Mayall OBE
b. 29 November 1933 Macclesfield UK / d. 22 July 2024 California (90)
With this album, recorded before he relocated to the US, Mayall proved that he didn’t really need Peter Green, or Eric Clapton, to put out a super collection of songs without the Blues Breakers. This was recorded just after the Fleetwood Mac boys decided to bail on him. Mick Taylor was obviously standing in the wings, waiting his turn to be a Blues Breaker.
15. The Kinks: Who’ll be The Next In Line
(Ray Davies)
45 single: Reprise 0366
London
Ray Davies: guitar, lead vocal
Dave Davies: lead guitar, bg vocal
Pete Quaife: bass, bg vocal
Mick Avery: drums
Produced by Shel Talmy, 1965
16. Grievous Angels: Pipeliner’s Song
(Chuck Angus)
Watershed: Jimmy Boyle Records 181093
Cobalt ON
Chuck Angus: guitar, vocals
Peter Jellard: fiddle, guitar, mandolin, accordion, vocals
Rick Conroy: piano, piano accordion, percussion
Tim Hadley: bass
Peter Duffin: drums
Produced by John Switzer with Rick Conroy, 1993
Recorded by Don Kerr with Dale Morningstar at the Gas Station, Toronto
Great Canadiana here! Pipeline builders were based in Northeastern Ontario one year and really changed the feel of the town of Cobalt. Here’s an idea of what it might have been like had you been there.
17. The Headpins: Don’t Stand In The Line Of Fire
(MacLeod / Mills)
Line of Fire: Solid Gold Records SGR-1017
Vancouver BC
Darby Mills: vocals
Brian MacLeod: guitars, keys, drums
Ab Bryant: bass
Bernie Aubin: drums
Produced by Brian MacLeod, 1983
Recorded and Mixed by David Slagter at Little Mountain & Ocean Studios, Vancouver
Mastered by Masterdisk, NYC
The band was founded as a side project in the late 1970s by then Chilliwack members Ab Bryant and Brian MacLeod. The Headpins began gigging around the Vancouver area throughout 1981, quickly building a fan base. Their debut album Turn It Loud, released in 1982, quickly reached platinum status as it topped the charts for six weeks, The band was in middle of recording their third album, Head Over Heels, when their record company went bust. They still gig.
18. FM: Slaughter In Robot Village
(Martin Deller)
Black Noise: CBC / Passport Records 9167-9831
Toronto
Nash The Slash, electric violins, mandolin, glockenspeil, effects
Cameron Hawkins: Synths, bass, piano
Martin Deller, drums, percussion, synths
Produced by Keith Whiting, 1978
Recorded by Mike Jones and Ed Stone at Sounds Interchange, Toronto
James Jeffrey Plewman aka Nash The Slash
b. March 26, 1948 Toronto / d. May 10, 2014 (66) Toronto.
Side Bee
19. New County Line: Fiddle Medley: Miller's Reel (Trad) / Whitefish in The Rapids (Trad) / Reel du Chat (Andy Dejarlis)
New County Line: Windsor Records & Tapes - WL 8002
Kingsville, ON
Michael Williams – guitar, lead vocal
Jack Glennie – banjo, tenor
Anne Lederman – fiddle
Mark Hawkins – mandolin, spoons, baritone
Tim Thorne – bass
Ken Wilson – bass
Produced by Walter Maynard, 1980
Recorded at Salem Studios, Kingsville by Dirk Lucas
Mixed by Paul Tucker
This set of tunes features a very young Anne Lederman, most likely shortly after migrating to Toronto from Manitoba and just prior to her joining Ian Bell in Muddy York in the early ‘80s.
20. Burton County Line: Dewely
(Mitch Jayne / Rodney Dillard)
Demo Tape: never released
Thornhill ON
Skip Holmes: Gibson L5 hollow body guitar
Paul Burton: mandolin, lead vocal
Phil King: acoustic guitar, bg vocal
Dick Van Raadshoven: bass, bg vocal
Produced by Students, 1975
Recorded at Seneca College, Toronto
21. Burton County Line: Sunshine Mountain
(Phil King)
Demo Tape: never released
Thornhill ON
Skip Holmes: electric guitar
Paul Burton: bass, bg vocal
Phil King: acoustic guitar, lead vocal
Dick Van Raadshoven: cello
Produced 1975
Recorded at Seneca College, Toronto
Pardon the terrible fidelity of sound on this home made cassette of the only studio recordings of the Burton County Line. It was recorded by students at Seneca College as a demo, if anything. But it really captured the band at its peaking point. So like I say, taken from a dub of a dub that is over 50 years old and partially oxidized.
Burton County Line used to practice at Paul Burton’s parents house in Thornhill. They lived right beside the Good Brothers and learned this song from them. I remember the Goods smoking weed in their back yard, pitching horseshoes while BCL practiced in the basement.
22. Flying Burrito Brothers: White Line Fever
(Merle Haggard)
Live From Tokyo: REG-79001
Los Angeles
Sneaky Pete Kleinow: pedal steel, vocal
Gib Guilbeau: fiddle, guitar, vocal
Skip Battin: bass, vocal
Greg Harris: guitar, banjo, vocal
Ed Pionder: drums
Produced by The Flying Burrito Brothers, 1979
Recorded by Hiroshi Goto live at Kudan-Kaikan, Tokyo Japan
Peter E. Kleinow aka Sneaky Pete
b. August 20, 1934, South Bend Indiana / d. January 6, 2007 (72) Petaluma, CA
Floyd August "Gib" Guilbeau
b. Sunset, LA Sept 26, 1937 / d. April 12, 2016 (78)
Sneaky Pete Kleinow was the only original Burrito Brother after the original band broke up in 1972. They reformed under the guidance of Cajun fiddler, Gib Builbeau and eventually became known as The Burrito Brothers. Although Gib Guilbeau was not in the original caste of the Flying Burrito Brothers, he took over the helm and led them through the seventies. In 1980, they had the first of several minor country hits with a version of Merle Haggard's "White Line Fever" from their album Live in Tokyo.
23. Stevedore Steve: Highway White Lines
(Stephen J Foote)
I've Lived: Boot Records BOS 7111
Saint John, NB
Stephen Foote: guitar, vocals
Others not listed
Produced by Fred McKenna, 1971
Recorded by Jim Morgan and George Semkiw at Captain Audio, RCA
http://www.backtothesugarcamp.com/steveindex.htm
Stephen J S Foote aka Stevedore Steve
b. Saint John, NB January 9, 1936 / d. October 14, 1 a.m. 2016, Saint John, NB (80)
24. Willie P Bennett: White Lines
(Willie P Bennett)
Tryin’ To Start Out Clean: Woodshed Records WS 004
Peterborough ON
Willie P Bennett: guitar, vocal
Dennis Pendrith: bass
Bill Usher: drums, percussion
Chris Whiteley: harmonica, trumpet
Ken Whiteley: piano, organ
Ron Dann: Pedal Steel
Zeke Mazurek: fiddle
Dennis LePage: banjo
David Essig: mandolin
Produced by Dave Essig, 1975
Recorded by Phil Sheridan at Thunder Sound, Toronto
Mastered by Bill Cuddihy at RCA Toronto
William Patrick Bennett
b. 26 October 1951 Toronto / d. 15 February 2008 Peterborough (56)
David Essig, producer of the first three Willie P Bennett albums. This was Willie’s first and just look at who’s playing on it and…. That’s what I mean!
25. Jon Hassell: Ba Benzélé
(Jon Hassell)
Music & Rhythm: Passport Records - PD 7501
Toronto ON
Jon Hassell: trumpet
Michael Brook: mbira
Aiyb Dieng: talking drum
Brian Eno: synths
Produced by Jon Hassell, 1981
Recorded at Ontario College of Art November 14, 1982 by Paul Fitzgerald
Live Mix: Richard Henderson
Remix by Michael Brook
Jon Hassell
b. March 22, 1937 Memphis, TN
26. Joe Bradley: Pacific Great Eastern Line
(J Bradley)
Travellin' with Joe Bradley: Em Ar Records - EAS=1002
100 Mile House / Quesnel BC
Ray Vandell – lead guitar
Joe Bradley – guitar, vocal
Produced by Al Reusch - circa 1970
Recorded at Aragon Studios, Vancouver
Joseph Bradley
b. British Columbia 1931 / d. 1978 Cariboo region of BC
27. Ian Fletcher Kemp: J & D Railroad Line
(Ian Fletcher Kemp)
Ian Fletcher Kemp (Writer): Change Records CLP 8006
Toronto / Nashville
Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals: Ian F. Kemp*
Backing Vocals: Billy Hughes, Brian Plummer, Ian F. Kemp, Kathryn Cloak, Lonnie Clark, Van Dyke
Bass Guitar, Tom Szczesniak
Clarinet, Flute: Jerry Penfound
Congas, Chimes, Maracas, Bells, Triangle, Gong, Cowbell: Dick (Buck) Smith
Fiddle: Marty Warsh
Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar: Mike 'Pepe' Francis
Lead Guitar, Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar: Bob Mann
Pedal Steel Guitar, Dobro: Bob Lucier
Keys: Eric Robertson
Steel Drums: Patrick McNeilly
Produced by John James Stewart, 1979
Recorded by Rick Capreol
Mastered at Masterdisk, NYC
b. New York City 1951 (raised in Toronto) / d. May 22, 2016 Nashville (64)
Scoring very limited success with his recording career (which began in Toronto with the Writer album), Ian lived up to his songwriting potential, scoring hits for various American and Canadian artists.
28. Stevedore Steve: Tobique Valley Line
(S Foote)
To The Workin' Man (cassette): Waterfront Records - no serial no.
Saint John, NB
Stevedore Steve: guitar, vocals
Paul Du John: flat top guitar
Greg Hiltz: bass
Produced by Stephen J Foote, 1995
Recorded at 46 Garden St., Saint John NB at the Studio On A Stick 2 track
29. Stu Phillips: The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line
(S Phillips)
The Saga Of Canadian Country and Folk Music: Rodeo International - SRLP-2-7121
Vancouver BC
Stu Phillips: guitar, vocal
Compilation produced by George I Taylor, 1972
Recorded 1948 by Al Reuch for Aragon Records, Vancouver BC
30. Ornette Colman: Rejoicing
(Unknown)
Tomorrow Is The Question!: Contemporary Records – M 3569
Fort Worth, Texas
Alto Saxophone – Ornette Coleman
Bass – Percy Heath
Drums – Shelly Manne
Trumpet – Don Cherry
Produced by Lester Koenig, 1959
Recorded at Contemporary's studio in Los Angeles by Roy DuNann
Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman
b. Fort Worth, Texas, March 9, 1930 / d. June 11, 2015 (85) NYC
31. Humber River Valley Boys: Between The Lines
(Steve Goodman)
They Said It Shouldnt Be Done!: Boot Records BBG 610
Toronto ON
Randy Hill: mandolin, dobro, vocals
Larry Smith: guitar, vocals
Eric Jackson: bass, vocals
Brian Pickell: banjo, vocals
Don Thurston: fiddle, vocals
Produced by Denis LePage 1980
Recorded at Evolution 2000, Bramalea ON
Steve Goodman songs are so unique, always recognizable no matter who sings them. Here we have a bluegrass version but it still retains the nuance of Goodman’s vocal style imbedded into the mix.
32. The International Submarine Band: Luxury Liner
(Gram Parsons)
Safe At Home: LHI Records LHI-S-12001
Boston Mass
Gram Parsons: lead vocal, rhythm guitar
Bob Buchanan: guitar, harmony
Jon Corneal: drums, harmony
John Nuese: lead guitar
Earl Ball: piano
Jay Dee Maness: steel
Joe Osborn: bass
Produced by Suzi Jane Hokom, 1968
Recorded at Western Sound Studio B by Lee Hazelwood
Released March 1968
The ISB was formed by Gram Parsons while attending Harvard University to study theology around 1965. After performing country-rock for a couple of years, the band were about to break up when Parsons and guitarist John Nuese got a proposal from Lee Hazelwood’s new independent label LHI Records signed them to an exclusive contract. That meant putting some kind of a band together to record. So this wasn’t really the ISB but it’s really, really good. After this album, the band officially broke up and Parsons wound up applying his chemistry as a member of The Byrds in California.
Luxury Liner was a hit for Emmylou Harris who recorded it and named an album after it in 1976, as a tribute to Gram Parsons. The Flying Burrito Brothers used to cover it too when he was at the helm of the band.
33. The Kinks: Party Line
(Ray and Dave Davies)
Face To Face: Pye Records NPL-30092
London UK
Ray Davies: guitar, vocal
Dave Davies: guitar, lead vocal
Mick Avory: drums
Pete Quaiffe: bass
Produced by Shel Talmy, 1966
Recorded by Alan McKenzie & Irish, Pye Studios, London UK 23 October 1965 to 21 June 1966
Released October 28, 1966
Dave Davies has said, "On 'Party Line' I got really stuck for lyrics; I just didn't know what to write. And Ray and I got together and busted out a few things on the piano and got a lot of ideas for it. So he helped me with the lyrics on that.” The man answering the phone in the sound effect is Grenville Collins, one of the band's managers at the time.
34. Scottie Stevenson: You Can’t Get To Use The Party Line
(S Crawford)
Scottie Stevenson: RCA Camden CAL 772
Montreal QC / Onawa, AB
Johnny Brown: fiddle
Scotty Stevenson: guitar
Buddy Ackers: steel
Ruthie MacLean: bass
Bernie MacLean: drums
Producer not listed - circa 1965
Scotty Stevenson
b. Onaway AB 1932 / d. November 21, 2001., Alberta
Stevenson began playing professionally in Alberta at 15 but later moved to Montreal where he got the Canadian Nighthawks together. That was when he recorded most of his many albums. He was popular from the late 1950s through the early 80s.
35. Wendy Carlos: Brandenburg Concerto, 3rd Movement
(JS Bach)
Switched-On Bach: Columbia Records – MS 7194
Pawtucket RI
Wendy (Walter) Carlos: Moog Synthesizer
Benjamin Folkman: programmer
Robert Moog: technical advisor
Produced by Wendy Carlos and Rachel Elkind for Trans-electronic Music Productions, Inc, 1968
Recorded in New York City
Wendy Carlos nee Walter Carlos
b. November 14, 1939 Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Switched-On Bach peaked on the Billboard chart at number 10 and topped its Classical Albums chart from 1969 to 1972. The album sold over one million copies by June 1974 and in 1986 became the second classical album in history to be certified Platinum by the RIAA. The album was recorded using a custom-built 8-track recording machine constructed by Carlos from components built by Ampex. At the time of release, the album was met with massive negative response from classical music purists, but appealed to the younger ‘hip’ audience. Canadian pianist Glenn Gould spoke highly of Switched-On Bach, saying: "The whole record, in fact, is one of the most startling achievements of the recording industry in this generation and certainly one of the great feats in the history of 'keyboard' performance".
In 1970, the album won three Grammy Awards: Best Classical Album, Best Classical Performance – Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (With or Without Orchestra), and Best Engineered Classical Recording.
36. Jonathan Edwards: White Line
(Willie P Bennett)
45 single bw Favorite Song: Reprise Records: REP 1358
Aitkin NM
Jonathan Edwards - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, harmony vocals
James Burton - electric guitar
Brian Ahern, Rodney Crowell - acoustic guitar
Emmylou Harris - acoustic guitar, harmony vocals
Hank DeVito - pedal steel guitar
Emory Gordy, Jr. - bass
Glen Hardin - piano, string arrangements
Bill Payne - piano
Herb Pedersen - banjo, harmony vocals
David Grisman - mandolin
Byron Berline - fiddle
John Ware - drums
Dianne Brooks, Lynnie Edwards - harmony vocals
Milan Kymlicka - string arrangements
Produced by Brian Ahern 1976
Bradley Hartman, Donovan Cowart, Stuart Taylor – engineers
Jonathan Edwards
b. Aitkin MN July 28, 1946
Originally in a band, he quit one night in Vermont, he “rented myself a van and PA system, and started traveling around the colleges in New England by myself, without gigs, just setting up in the lobbies of dormitories on a Saturday. Pretty soon I started getting a following” He started getting offered opening slots for The Allman Brothers and BB King. He struck up a friendship with Emmylou Harris which introduced him to Canadian producer Brian Ahern (Harris’ then husband).
White Line was original recorded by Wille P Bennett on his 1975 album “Tryin’ To Start Out Clean”. It’s also been recorded by Blackie & The Rodeo Kings.
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