Forgotten Songs & Unsung Heroes / My Sportin' Life

~ Release by John Kay (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Many a Mile
4:32
2Walk Beside Me
5:14
3You Win Again
cover recording of:
You Win Again
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-09-03)
4:04
4To Be Alive
5:01
5Bold Marauder
5:09
6Two of a Kind
6:02
7Walkin' Blues
cover recording of:
Walking Blues
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
King of Spades Music and Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd.
2:47
8Somebody
4:11
9I'm Movin' On
cover recording of:
I’m Moving On
lyricist and composer:
Hank Snow
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) and Unichappell Music, Inc.
3:12
10Moonshine (Friend of Mine)
acoustic guitar and slide guitar [electric slide]:
John Kay (lead singer of Steppenwolf)
bass:
Lee Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
piano:
Mike Utley (musician, songwriter, and record producer)
vocals:
Stan Farber, Venetta Fields, Gloria Jones (US singer/songwriter, known for “Tainted Love”), John Kay (lead singer of Steppenwolf), Sherlie Matthews (US vocalist) and Gene Morford
recording of:
Moonshine (Friend of Mine)
writer:
Les Emmerson
2:49
11Nobody Lives Here Anymore
acoustic guitar, harmonica and resonator guitar [dobro]:
John Kay (lead singer of Steppenwolf)
bass:
Lee Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
organ:
Larry Knechtel
piano:
Mike Utley (musician, songwriter, and record producer)
vocals:
John Kay (lead singer of Steppenwolf)
recording of:
Nobody Lives Here Anymore
writer:
John Kay (lead singer of Steppenwolf)
4:02
12Drift Away
acoustic guitar:
John Kay (lead singer of Steppenwolf)
bass:
Lee Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch) and Richard Podolor
organ:
Larry Knechtel
piano:
Mike Utley (musician, songwriter, and record producer)
vocals:
Stan Farber, Venetta Fields, Gloria Jones (US singer/songwriter, known for “Tainted Love”), John Kay (lead singer of Steppenwolf), Sherlie Matthews (US vocalist) and Gene Morford
cover recording of:
Drift Away
lyricist and composer:
Mentor Williams (songwriter & producer)
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
4:10
13Heroes and Devils
acoustic guitar and harmonica:
John Kay (lead singer of Steppenwolf)
bass:
Lee Sklar (bassist, session musician)
clavinet:
Darryl Dragon
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
mandolin:
Richard Podolor
piano:
Mike Utley (musician, songwriter, and record producer)
vocals:
John Kay (lead singer of Steppenwolf)
recording of:
Heroes and Devils
3:09
14My Sportin' Life
acoustic guitar and resonator guitar [dobro]:
John Kay (lead singer of Steppenwolf)
bass:
Bill Cooper (US jazz bassist)
congas and drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar:
Richard Podolor
organ and piano:
Larry Knechtel
vocals:
Venetta Fields, Gloria Jones (US singer/songwriter, known for “Tainted Love”), John Kay (lead singer of Steppenwolf) and Sherlie Matthews (US vocalist)
recording of:
My Sportin' Life
writer:
John Kay (lead singer of Steppenwolf)
5:19
15Easy Evil
bass:
Bill Cooper (US jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel (session drummer)
electric piano:
Alan O’Day
guitar:
Richard Podolor
vocals:
Stan Farber, Venetta Fields, Gloria Jones (US singer/songwriter, known for “Tainted Love”), John Kay (lead singer of Steppenwolf), Sherlie Matthews (US vocalist) and Gene Morford
cover recording of:
Easy Evil
lyricist and composer:
Alan O’Day
publisher:
E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), Sashay Music, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and WC Music Corp.
43:37
16Giles of the River
acoustic guitar:
John Kay (lead singer of Steppenwolf)
bass:
Lee Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel (session drummer)
electric piano:
Daryl Dragon
guitar:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch) and Richard Podolor
piano:
Mike Utley (musician, songwriter, and record producer)
vocals:
Stan Farber, Venetta Fields, Gloria Jones (US singer/songwriter, known for “Tainted Love”), John Kay (lead singer of Steppenwolf), Sherlie Matthews (US vocalist) and Gene Morford
recording of:
Giles of the River
writer:
Walter Becker and Donald Fagen
3:37
17Dance to My Song
12 string guitar and harmonica:
John Kay (lead singer of Steppenwolf)
bass:
Lee Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
mandolin [electric mandolin]:
Richard Podolor
organ:
Larry Knechtel
piano:
Mike Utley (musician, songwriter, and record producer)
vocals:
John Kay (lead singer of Steppenwolf)
recording of:
Dance to My Song
writer:
John Kay (lead singer of Steppenwolf)
4:08
18Sing With the Children
bass:
George Biondo
drums (drum set):
Pentti Glan
organ:
Hugh O'Sullivan
piano:
Larry Knechtel
slide guitar:
Kent Henry (American guitarist and songwriter) and John Kay (lead singer of Steppenwolf)
vocals:
John Kay (lead singer of Steppenwolf) and Hugh O'Sullivan
recording of:
Sing With the Children
writer:
Ron Davies
6:41

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ASIN:US: B0013LEISU [info]