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Lonesome Picker Rides Again Review by Lindsay Planer

This is former Kingston Trio member John Stewart's first of two long-players on Warner Brothers during the singer/songwriter epidemic of the early 1970s. Lonesome Picker Rides Again (1971) echo not only the laidback sound of the era, but also the Northern California vibe that was likewise influencing the work of Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, the Youngbloods, the Beau Brummels and their leader Ron Elliot. Under the production and direction of younger brother Michael Stewart -- himself a one-time folkie with We Five -- the elder Stewart provides a dozen folk-rock and country-flavored originals. The album is probably best remembered for including an infectious acoustic rendering of Stewart's composition "Daydream Believer." Stripped of the syrupy strings and overbearing horn arrangement, the inherent beauty of the melody and quaint affective lyrics are more fully realized here than on the Monkees' chart-topping version. But perhaps it is the "Wild Horse Road" and "All the Brave Horses" medley, or the semi-autobiographical "Freeway Pleasure" that most aptly reflects the sense of John Ford's widescreen, open-road Americana. This is especially true of the latter, as it seemingly defines the idealistic passion that captures the rugged pioneering Yankee spirit and independent determination. Instrumentally, Stewart (guitar/vocals) is supported by West Coast session heavies Buddy Emmons (pedal steel guitar), Chris Darrow (violin/dobro), Russ Kunkel (drums), Leland Sklar (bass), ex-Hearts and Flowers member Rick Cunha (vocals), Peter Asher (vocals) of Peter and Gordon fame, Kate Taylor (vocals) and Stewart's wife, Buffy Ford (vocals). Even ex-Modern Folk Quartet and famed rock & roll photographer Henry "Tad" Diltz (harmonica/vocals) gets in the act, backing Stewart on a few numbers. A highly underappreciated masterwork of the early 1970s folk-rock genre.

John Stewart (2) – The Lonesome Picker Rides Again

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Credits

• Accordion – Jimmie Haskell
• Backing Vocals – The Dumptrucks
• Backing Vocals, Bass – Arnie Moore
• Bass – Bryan Garofalo, Leland Sklar
• Congas – King Errisson
• Drums – Russ Kunkel
• Guitar – Chris Darrow, Fred Carter, Jr., Michael Stewart
• Harmonica – Henry Diltz
• Pedal Steel Guitar – Buddy Emmons
• Piano – Glen Hardin, Loren Newkirk
• Producer – Michael Stewart*
• Vocals – Buffy Ford Stewart
• Written-By, Vocals, Guitar – John Stewart (2)

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Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A Print): S39983
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Print): S39984