StarGeezer

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StarGeezer
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Studio album by
"Spider" John Koerner
ReleasedMarch 21, 1996
RecordedNovember 1995 at The Boiler Room, New Orleans, LA
Genre Folk
Length51:21
Label Red House RHR 84
Producer Willie Murphy
"Spider" John Koerner chronology
Raised by Humans
(1992)		StarGeezer
(1996)		 Live @ The 400 Bar
(2009)

StarGeezer is an album by folk artist "Spider" John Koerner, released in 1996. Some of the songs are re-recordings of titles previously released by Koerner on albums that are no longer in print.

Contents

The album was recorded in New Orleans. Guest musicians included Reggie Houston, Amasa Miller, and Johnny Vidacovich. [1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly (B) [3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

In his Allmusic review, critic Thom Owens wrote, "There aren't any standout songs, but the entire album has a relaxed, welcoming vibe that makes it quite a pleasant listen." [2] Tom Sinclair of Entertainment Weekly called StarGeezer "a rootsy album of traditional folk and wry originals," and added that Koerner "shows that four decades of obscurity haven't diminished his talent for making engaging music out of wholly familiar elements." [3]

Track listing

All songs traditional unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Intro" (traditional) – 0:40
  2. "Jack of Diamonds" – 2:28
  3. "Going Down Together" (John Koerner, Willie Murphy) – 3:17
  4. "Rattlesnake" – 1:37
  5. "Danville Girl" – 3:30
  6. "Last Lonesome Blues" (Koerner) – 4:19
  7. "Stewball" – 4:18
  8. "The Skipper and His Wife" – 3:29
  9. "Casey Jones" – 3:11
  10. "When First unto This Country" – 2:09
  11. "Thief River Falls" (Koerner, Murphy) – 2:54
  12. "Phoebe" – 3:13
  13. "The Days of Forty-Nine" – 3:06
  14. "The Golden Vanity" – 3:22
  15. "Some People Say" – 4:07
  16. "Taking My Time" – 5:41
  17. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael) – 4:19

Personnel

Production notes

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References

  1. ↑ Dicaire, David (2011-09-09). "John "Spider" Koerner (1938-): Spider Web". The Folk Music Revival, 1958-1970: Biographies Of Fifty Performers And Other Infuential People. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 78-83. ISBN   978-0-7864-6352-7. OCLC   747713048.
  2. 1 2 Owens, Thom. "StarGeezer > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved May 7, 2010.
  3. 1 2 Sinclair, Tom (June 1996). "Review: StarGeezer". Entertainment Weekly .
  4. ↑ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Koerner, 'Spider' John". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. New York: The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. p. 899-900. ISBN   978-0-19-531373-4.
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