
JIM WATSON 'This World Would Be All Sunshine' BARKER-726-CD
Watson, who was a member of the old Red Clay Ramblers band long ago, is a veteran old time musician from North Carolina, and he has an enjoyable 16- track album here on his own label. He has a very distinctive high register voice, and a leaning to sentimental old songs (at least on this recording). He gets sympathetic backing from a variety of musicians including Mike Craver, Chris Brashear, Alice Gerrard, Gary and Tony Williamson, Joe Newberry, and fiddler Bill Hicks. Songs include SWEET SUNNY SOUTH, DADDY & HOME, UNCLOUDY DAY, WRITE A LETTER TO MY MOTHER, PRODIGAL SON, THE DEATH OF ELLENTON, VISION OF MOTHER, etc.
Artists:
- JIM WATSON
- KEVIN MAUL
- GARY WILLIAMSON
- BILL HICKS
- JOE NEWBERRY
- MIKE CRAVER
- CHRIS BRASHEAR
- COMFORT COLLINS SMITH
Track Listing:
- IF I ONLY HAD A HOME
- SOMEWHERE DOWN BELOW THE DIXON LINE
- SWEET SUNNY SOUTH
- THE DEATH OF ELLENTON
- HAVE I STAYED AWAY TOO LONG
- CALLING THE PRODIGAL
- PRODIGAL SON
- A DISTANT LAND TO ROAM
- WRITE A LETTER TO MY MOTHER
- DADDY AND HOME
- MOTHER'S LAST FAREWELL KISS
- WHERE THE WHIPPOORWILL IS WHISPERING GOODNIGHT
- A VISION OF MOTHER
- PRAIRIE LULLABY
- UNCLOUDY DAY
- IF I ONLY HAD A HOME