American Roots
LYRICS NOT YET TRANSCRIBED
Rubie - my feet are on the rock
down the line
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jesus on the mainline
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country church
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leave it up to god to handle
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swing low sweet chariot
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lord, if i got my ticket, can i ride?
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turn, turn, turn
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put your life in jesus nailed scarred hands
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man of constant sorrow
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we three twogether
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people get ready
when he returns
right here in america
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Solid Rock Records
SRD-901 [2003] Double sided insert |
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The following is how this album was described on www.larrynorman.com when it was released:
Larry created a "red, white and blues" trilogy in 1976 to commemorate the BiCentennial of America's Independence. (Red = the labor force of America, White = the political dreams of both the North and the South and, finally, Blues = the songs which sprung forth from early urban life and mingled with jazz and gospel songs.) The gospel distribution company Solid Rock was signed to wanted nothing to do with it and refused to release any of it. The tracks have sat on the shelf for the last twenty seven years.
In 1992 and 1993 Bob Dylan recorded two albums of early American music and was laughed at by the critics. ("Good As I Been To You" and "World Gone Wrong"). In 1994 Johnny Cash recorded an album called "American Recordings" containing "roots" music from the same field that Larry and Dylan had harvested. And in 2000 The Coen brothers released the film, "Oh, Brother, Where Art Thou?" and the film soundtrack of American songs from the 20s and 30s exploded into the American consciousness. Suddenly, dozens of artists are recording music from the last two centuries.
So, maybe Larry was just a little bit ahead of the curve in 1976. We are now beginning to transfer tapes from his American Trilogy and putting them with other songs he has recorded.
This is our first foray into this material.
The album cover shows Larry with his sister and his crow, out in the desert.
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Jesus On The Mainline and Man Of Constant Sorrow were the 'new' 1976 recordings referred to, and the following tracks were denoted as "newly edited versions": Down The Line, Leave It Up To God To Handle, Swing Low, Lord, If I Got My Ticket Can I Ride and Put Your Life In Jesus' Nail Scarred Hands
Larry created a "red, white and blues" trilogy in 1976 to commemorate the BiCentennial of America's Independence. (Red = the labor force of America, White = the political dreams of both the North and the South and, finally, Blues = the songs which sprung forth from early urban life and mingled with jazz and gospel songs.) The gospel distribution company Solid Rock was signed to wanted nothing to do with it and refused to release any of it. The tracks have sat on the shelf for the last twenty seven years.
In 1992 and 1993 Bob Dylan recorded two albums of early American music and was laughed at by the critics. ("Good As I Been To You" and "World Gone Wrong"). In 1994 Johnny Cash recorded an album called "American Recordings" containing "roots" music from the same field that Larry and Dylan had harvested. And in 2000 The Coen brothers released the film, "Oh, Brother, Where Art Thou?" and the film soundtrack of American songs from the 20s and 30s exploded into the American consciousness. Suddenly, dozens of artists are recording music from the last two centuries.
So, maybe Larry was just a little bit ahead of the curve in 1976. We are now beginning to transfer tapes from his American Trilogy and putting them with other songs he has recorded.
This is our first foray into this material.
The album cover shows Larry with his sister and his crow, out in the desert.
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Jesus On The Mainline and Man Of Constant Sorrow were the 'new' 1976 recordings referred to, and the following tracks were denoted as "newly edited versions": Down The Line, Leave It Up To God To Handle, Swing Low, Lord, If I Got My Ticket Can I Ride and Put Your Life In Jesus' Nail Scarred Hands