Gone West by John Greene Music
In the winter of 93/94, after a lifetime of bass playing, light design and sound engineering (worthy occupations all), I was approached/tricked into fronting 3 songs for a charity bash at the local hotspot.
A band was recruited, art students later to become Derrero, and a celebrity guest, the very wonderful Davey Payne, sax player, of Blockheads fame. We rehearsed and played pool and despite my extreme, knee knocking, fear did the gig to some acclaim.
The songs were "Me and My Uncle", "Six Days" and "Statesboro Blues" as I recall and it was fun and a band was born and became The Lost Cherries and eventually an album followed namely Gone West.
How this was financed is a mystery, I must have been single at the time !
John Greene Dec 2006
Tracklist
| 1. | Cash on the Barrelhead | 4:00 |
| 2. | Me and My Uncle | 3:29 |
| 3. | Ooh Las Vegas | 4:08 |
| 4. | Boxcar Blues | 2:41 |
| 5. | I Can't Dance | 2:12 |
| 6. | Hickory Wind | 3:52 |
| 7. | Big River | 3:34 |
| 8. | Willin' | 2:30 |
| 9. | Six Days On The Road | 3:36 |
| 10. | Promised Land | 3:00 |
| 11. | Brass Buttons | 3:38 |
Credits
THE MUSICIANS
John Greene - Lead Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards
Ashley Cooke - Guitars, BV's
Dave Hirst - Bass
Andy Fung - Drums
with
Andy Brodie - Banjo, Mandolin, Guitars
(tracks 1, 2, 3, 4 & 6)
Stanley Guffogg - Piano (tracks 5 & 10)
Rosalie James - Piano ( tracks 6 & 8)
Dave Bacon - Fiddle, BV's (tracks 6 & 9)
Dave Lucas - String Bass (track 4)
Louise Haines - BV's (tracks 5, 6 & 9)
Kate Metcalfe - BV's (tracks 6 & 9)
Mary Wycherley - BV's (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 9)
and on Track 11
Tony Roach - Pedal Steel Guitar
Jess Carter - Drums
Ashley Cooke, Andy Fung, Dave Hirst and Mary Wycherley became Derrero
Andy Brodie, Dave Lucas and Stanley Guffogg were all, at times, Rhythm Doctors.
Dave Bacon builds Hurdy Gurdies.
TECHNICAL
Recorded and engineered on 8-Track Brenell by Dave Lucas at Third Ear Studios in the Spring of 1994
Artwork by #johngreenemusic
Photos by Mary Wycherley
Produced by John Greene and Dave Lucas
License
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John Greene's music is a reflection of his turbulent, non-conformist life and is based on early rock and roll, the pop explosion of the 60’s, the blues and many things Americana.
Best described as ‘Hard Country’, it lives in the space also occupied by the likes of Neil Young and the Grateful Dead. It always involves his unique viewpoint on the world he has lived in and the troubles we all share.