
JACK COOKE 'Sittin' On Top Of The World' PRC-1157-CD NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Cooke has been Ralph Stanley's bass player for about a generation now, and has always been good for a song or two per show with Stanley, and as a member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys before that. He does a nice job here on 15 well-chosen songs on this recording produced by Jim Lauderdale. Included are several songs that Jack has been associated with over the years, including LET ME REST, & I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A RAMBLER (from an old 1963 single), WALKING THE DOG and the title song. Other songs include LONG BLACK VEIL, SUGAR COATED LOVE, NORTH TO ALASKA, ON & ON and THAT'S HOW THE COOKIE CRUMBLES. Providing a really solid backing for Cooke is a powerful assortment of musicians that includes Ralph Stanley, Del, Rob, and Ronnie McCoury, Mike Bub, James Shelton, and Jason Carter, among others. A nice disc from a fine journeyman performer.
Artists:
- JACK COOKE
- RALPH STANLEY
- RALPH STANLEY II
- JAMES SHELTON
- TODD MEADE
- STEVE SPARKMAN
- DEL McCOURY
- RONNIE McCOURY
- ROBBIE McCOURY
- JASON CARTER
- MIKE BUB
- DAVID GRISMAN
- JIM LAUDERDALE
- HUBERT COOKE
- JEANETTE COOKE
- BOBBY DIAMOND
- BILL SAGE
- ROY HOSKINS
Track Listing:
- GOTTA TRAVEL ON
- I'M WALKING THE DOG
- THAT'S HOW THE COOKIE CRUMBLES
- LET'S ALL GO DOWN TO THE RIVER
- NORTH TO ALASKA
- DARK HOLLOW
- LONG BLACK VEIL
- MY LITTLE GEORGIA ROSE
- ON AND ON
- SITTIN' ON TOP OF THE WORLD
- SEVEN YEAR BLUES
- THERE'S A HIGHER POWER
- SUGAR COATED LOVE
- LET ME REST AT THE END OF MY JOURNEY
- I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A RAMBLER