Roy Rogers

Roy Rogers

Roy Rogers

ASIN: B00005YB0N

Track Listings
 
1. Don't Fence Me In
2. On the Old Spanish Trail
3. Rock Me to Sleep in My Saddle
4. Cowboy Night Herd Song
5. That Pioneer Mother of Mine
6. Dust
7. When I Camped Under the Stars
8. Hold That Critter Down
9. Way Out There
10. Tumbling Tumbleweeds
11. You Waited Too Long
12. There's a Round Up in the Sky
13. New Worried Mind
14. Echoes from the Hills
15. Gay Ranchero
16. Hills of Old Wyomin'
17. She Gave Her Heart to a Soldier Boy
18. Ride, Ranger, Ride
19. Listen to the Rhythm of the Range
20. Melody of the Plains
See all 24 tracks on this disc

Roy Rogers,Roy Rogers,St. Clair Records,Country,Country & Western,Country Traditional,Cowboy,Pop,Traditional Country
Essential Purcell
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Mad about Baroque
  • The beauty of the songs brings tears to my eyes
  • Brilliant
  • Be Welcome then, great Sirs (and Mesdames).
  • Brilliant Purcell Disc
Essential Purcell
Henry Purcell , New College Choir Oxford , King's Consort , Robert King , Roy Goodman , Charles Daniels , John Mark Ainsley , James Bowman , Peter Buckoke , Jane Coe , Rogers Covey-Crump , Gillian Fisher , Michael George , Miles Golding , Jane Norman , Barbara Bonney , Mark Caudle , William Carter , King's Consort Choir , Helen Gough , Paul Nicholson , Angela East , Barry Guy , Tessa Bonner , Jerome Finnis , Rupert Bawden , Lucy Howard , Richard Campbell , Susan Addison , James O'Donnell , and Stephen Saunders
Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
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ASIN: B000002ZDU
Release Date: 1995-04-10

Tracks:

  1. Complete Odes And Welcome Songs Vol. 5: Welcome, Welcome Glorious Morn. Symphony And Opening Chorus
  2. Complete Odes And Welcome Songs Vol. 3: Be Welcome Then, Great Sir
  3. Complete Secular Solo Songs Vol.1: Oh, Fair Cedaria
  4. The Choir Of The King's Consort: Hear My Prayer, O Lord
  5. Great Baroque Arias: When I Am Laid In Earth ('Dido's Lament')
  6. Complete Anthems And Services Vol.1: Let Mine Eyes Run Down With Tears (Part 1)
  7. Complete Odes And Welcome Songs Vol.4: The Sparrow And The Gentle Dove
  8. Complete Secular Solo Songs Vol.1: If Music Be The Food Of Love (First Setting)
  9. Complete Anthems And Services Vol.5: Rejoice In The Lord Always ('The Bell Anthem')
  10. Complete Anthems And Services Vol.3: Hosanna To The Highest
  11. Complete Anthems And Services Vol.7: Thou Knowest, Lord, The Secrets Of Our Hearts
  12. Mr. Henry Purcell's Most Admirable Composures: Fairest Isle, All Isles Excelling
  13. Complete Odes And Welcome Songs Vol.6: Mark, How Readily Each Pliant String
  14. Complete Odes And Welcome Songs Vol.8: Sound The Trumpet
  15. Complete Secular Solo Songs Vol.3: She Loves And She Confesses Too
  16. Complete Odes And Welcome Songs Vol.8: O How Blest Is The Isle
  17. Complete Anthems And Services Vol.3: Remember Not, Lord, Our Offences
  18. Complete Anthems And Services Vol. 11: An Evening Hymn
  19. Complete Church Music Vol.2: Vouchsafe, O Lord, To Keep Us This Day
  20. Complete Odes And Welcome Songs Vol.2: With Rapture Of Delight... Hail Bright Cecilia

Amazon.com essential recording

The "Essential" Purcell? Well, you could get a bunch of critics to argue about that for a few days, but in the meantime, here is a sampler of highlights from the King's Consort's three admirable Purcell series: the Complete Odes and Welcome Songs, Complete Anthems and Services, and Complete Secular Solo Songs. There are, of course, some of Purcell's most-performed pieces (which probably are "essential"): Dido's Lament from Dido and Aeneas, "Sound the trumpet" from Come, ye sons of Art, Rejoice in the Lord alway (the "Bell Anthem," named for the string figure at the opening that sounds like pealing bells), the gently patriotic "Fairest isle, all isles excelling" (sung by a miscast James Bowman), and a selection from the funeral music for Queen Mary. There are also some delightful surprises--particularly among the little-known secular songs and church music. The plaintive "O fair Cedaria" gets a lovely performance by Barbara Bonney (a singer not usually associated with Purcell); tenor Rogers Covey-Crump (possibly the ideal high tenor for Purcell) sings the enchanting "If music be the food of love"; the church anthems "Let mine eyes run down with tears" and "Remember not, O Lord, our offences" have some startling harmonies as daring as any Monteverdi ever wrote. If you're unfamiliar with Purcell, this reasonably priced disc is a good place to start exploring without a big initial investment. --Matthew Westphal

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Mad about Baroque.......2007-02-12

This is a terrific CD. The music is breathtaking. Just buy IT !!!!!

5 out of 5 stars The beauty of the songs brings tears to my eyes.......2002-08-21

Absolutely beautiful baroque music! The arrangament, singing and instrumentation is superb. It is too bad that Henry Purcell is not as widely known as Bach, because he should be recognized equally well."The Sparrow and the Gentle dove" is alone worth the price of the album! I can not stop playing it!

5 out of 5 stars Brilliant.......2001-10-31

Like in his renditions of Handel's oratorios, Robert King manages to bring a freshness and strenght to Purcell's music that I had seldom heard before. This CD also features some of the best performers of early music in the world. My favourite tracks are Oh, Fair Cedaria, sung by the multi-talented Barbara Bonney; Dido's Lament from Dido and Aeneas, sung by Gillian Fisher; She Loves and she Confesses too, sung by the wonderful Susan Gritton; and Welcome, Welcome Glorious Morn, sung by Rogers Covey-Crump. The only track I didn't find absolutely wonderful is Fairest Isle, sung here by James Bowman. Don't get me wrong, I generally love Mr Bowman, I think that his performance in Mr Purcell's Most Admirable Composures (also conducted by Robert King) makes it another essential Purcell recording; but I find that Fairest Isle was much better done elsewhere, particularly by Christopher Hogwood and Barbara Bonney.

These songs aren't only beautiful, they're also poignant, sweet and unpretentious. I think that it will be very clear to anyone who listens to this recording that Mr Purcell was one of the finest composers that ever lived.

5 out of 5 stars Be Welcome then, great Sirs (and Mesdames)........2001-10-20

If anyone has benefitted from the reversion in the last three or so decades to period instruments and historical reconstruction, it is Henry Purcell. Before, he was merely great, the peerless word-setter in the English language, a virtuoso of boundless range, a professional composer whose offical commissions were always imbued with personality and invention. But period instrumentation has added to this a greater depth, an other-worldly texture of sound. With his intricate, multi-part vocal writing, his preference for low, rumbling instruments such as the bass viol and the strange and remarkable theorbo, as well as his often sombre and low-key subject matter and treatment, Purcell creates a round, glowing, humming sound as pregnantly full as dub reggae.

This has an extraordinary effect on the listener. Whereas Bach, with his mathematical abstractions, sounds universal and timeless, Purcell's music takes the listener back 300 years, back to different ways of thinking about, feeling about and addressing things we still think etc. about today - death, love, friendship. The emotion is timeless, but the music's beauty is alien, THEIRS, hence its preciousness.

A lot of intelligence has gone into the unity of this compilation, beginning with two Welcomes (to the dawn and to the listener, in this case a King), and ending with thoughts of evening, death and a Baroque 'Thank you for the music'. These are bright, fanfare-like works, but the predominant mood is slow, ruminative, quiet. The selection covers the wide range of Purcell's oeuvre, from opera and funeral marches to secular songs and odes, and includes his most famous vocal works - Dido's Lament from Dido and Aeneas, sung by Gillian Fisher, and never more evocative of pagan loss and death; the massive 'Bell Anthem', with its ingenious opening symphony and joyful antiphon; and a miraculously serene 'Evening Hymn', Dido's opposite, death indicating hope, the treble voice swirling over the heavy ground bass like the soul released from the inert body.

it might seem quixotic to choose highlights from an exemplary collection of highlights, but the entry of the strings washing over the serene repetition of 'Be Welcome then, great Sir' always makes my heart stop still, while the musical picture of 'Bold Honour', the 'noisy Nothing, stalking shade', blocking the poet's amorous intentions in 'She loves and confesses too', adds a chilling hint of life's transience to a bouyantly bawdy song.

5 out of 5 stars Brilliant Purcell Disc .......2000-11-30

With this album director and Purcell expert Robert King provides the listener with an excellent introduction to the composer's vocal works. The pieces presented here were taken from Mr. King's recordings of 'The Complete Odes and Welcome Songs', 'The Complete Anthems and Services', 'The Complete Secular Solo Songs' and diverse anthology discs. King, his wonderful soloists and musicians do the brilliance of Purcell's music fully justice. Whether he was commissioned by royalty, the church or theatre, Purcell shone in all areas. This disc certainly demonstrates the variety and originality of his craft, not to speak of his uncanny ability of setting words to music.

An outstanding Purcell offering. With a beautiful perfomance by Barbara Bonney of 'Oh, fair Cedaria'. Susan Gritton is equally captivating in 'She loves and she confesses too'. Gillian Fisher's rendition of the famous 'Dido's Lament' is haunting and poignant. Further an intelligent and brilliant 'Hosanna to the highest' by Michael George. James Bowman and Michael Chance sparkle in the countertenor duet 'Sound the trumpet' (from 'Come Ye sons of Art away'). And I should not forget to mention the joyous, luminous performance of the beautiful 'Bell Anthem'. To name but a few favourites, only James Bowman's 'Fairest Isle' was a disappointment.

Those who are familiar with Purcell's music will get an excellent disc with some of his most beloved works. If you are new to Purcell, this is, as already said a great introduction. Which might be the incentive to further explorations of Purcell.

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Songs of the Old West
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • old west songs
  • No originality
  • Tumbling Tumbleweeds?
  • Ride Down Happy Trails!
  • Roy and Dale: Always!
 Songs of the Old West
Roy Rogers & Dale Evans
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ASIN: B00000ADKM
Release Date: 1998-09-08

Tracks:

  1. Home On The Range
  2. Whoopee Ti Yi Yo
  3. Colorado Trail
  4. Streets Of Laredo
  5. Tumbling Tumbleweeds
  6. Cool Water
  7. Song Wagon
  8. Railroad Corral
  9. Red River Valley
  10. Cowman's Prayer

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars old west songs.......2006-03-17

If you like Western songs then this is a great one to have.

2 out of 5 stars No originality.......2006-02-24

If you like the Sons of the Pioneers then you have already heard the songs on this album, proformed almost identically. The only diference is Dale Evans, but since Roy was a member of the sons I guess it should be expected. If you haven't listened to any of the son's albums then Songs of the old west is worth your buck.

2 out of 5 stars Tumbling Tumbleweeds?.......2004-05-18

Sorry, Boys!

Although I thought the world of Roy & Dale, this album won't cut the mustard. I only had to listen to the previews to tell you that. This is not one of the better Sons of The Pioneers with Roy & Dale albums. This is one of those "times are changin' so let's slick this one up" albums. They slicked it up alright. Slid right outta my fingers and back to the rack.
Sorry, but I like the albums that have the "old" sound to 'em. Like they were singin' on the trail...not in the studio, with all those fancy voice enhancers. Just my two cents worth.

Vaya Con Dios,
Sinful

5 out of 5 stars Ride Down Happy Trails!.......2003-05-26

Roy and Dale sing a collection of songs from their movies which record the flavor of the Old West. This is a great CD for Saddle Pals of all ages.

4 out of 5 stars Roy and Dale: Always!.......2001-06-22

If you are a Roy Rogers and Dale Evans fan, you might want to add this one to your collection. The songs are vintage King of the Cowboys and Queen of the West material. The backgrounds are sweet and maybe a little too "orchestrated" for my cup of tea, but the vocals are crisp and of excellent quality. Dale is featured with equal time on the C.D., and her voice is one of the most beautiful you'll ever hear. Roy's "Colorado Trail" is,in my opinion, worth the price of the album. I've often wondered what the world would be like if there were no Roy Rogers. Thanks to recordings like this one, we'll never have to find out! So, saddle up, there's open range ahead--where the air is clear, the sage is always in bloom, and cowboy music comes drifting through the gloamin'. Would-be cow punchers of all ages will like this collection. Trust me.
Live! At The Sierra Nevada Brewery Big Room
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Ripping Slide Guitar Blues
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Release Date: 2005-08-23

Tracks:

  1. Ever Since I Lost You
  2. Down Home Girl
  3. Mellow Apples
  4. Built For Comfort
  5. Terraplane Blues
  6. I'm A Stranger Here
  7. Gertie Ruth
  8. Down In Mississippi
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  10. Duck Walk
  11. Shake Your Moneymaker
  12. For The Children

Product Description

"Many guitarists dabble in slide guitar, but the number of modern masters can probably be counted on one hand- Roy Rogers is surely one of them..."- Guitar Player Magazine. This Roy Rogers' first ever live CD. Drawing on inspiration and material from a career that spans decades of performing, Roy Rogers is considered one of the world1s leading parishioners of modern slide guitar. This is a Bandlink Enhanced CD which enables you to access new and exclusive Roy Rogers content- instant tour dates, news alerts, bonus music tracks, live video footage and direct chats with the Roy. Nominated for 8 Grammy1s for his production and performing work in the recording industry, Rogers1 has been immersed in the blues and roots scene and performing professionally since the ripe age of 13. This longtime Northern California resident picked up a nomination for the prestigious W.C. Handy Award in the Best Instrumentalist Guitar category last year for his release "Slideways" which hit #3 on the Blues Billboard chart. In addition, Rogers' recently co-wrote the song 3G1Nawin on It1 (on 'Silver Lining') with Bonnie Raitt which was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Female Rock Vocal Performance category. Rogers is currently being featured on OSierra Center Stage1, the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company-sponsored television series which seeks to bring exposure to underexposed American Roots and World musicians. The CD includes special guest performances by pianist Phil Aaberg, harmonica wizard Norton Buffalo, vocalist Shana Morrison and fiddler Tom Rigney. "I am first and foremost a performer and I have been playing with these players for a long time. It's great to lay it down and not have to bother with the added textures of studio polish- but keep it as gritty and fresh as possible. I also wanted to capture the band at this moment in time and I think we did that," adds Rogers.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Ripping Slide Guitar Blues.......2006-02-14

I've always been an admirer of Roy Rogers - and I love slide guitar blues - a few of the current best purveyors being Johnny Winter, Sonny Landreth, Rory Block, John Mooney, Dave Hole, and Robert Randolph (pedal steel). Previously, some of Rogers' studio work has been a bit sterile, and sometimes his vocals can be wearing. However, in this case, Roy Rogers has set the standard in the warm, live setting of the Sierra Nevada Brewery "Big Room". All of the interaction with his longtime partner, Norton Buffalo, and the Delta Rhythm Kings, and the audience getting into it, make for an exciting listen. His slide guitar really shimmers and shakes, and all of the cuts (except for one), which were previously recorded on his other albums, really benefit from this live presentation. The recording quality itself is excellent. If you see this album - Get It!
The Best of Roy Rogers
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • heartwarming
  • very pleasurable listening music
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ASIN: B000000CXK
Release Date: 1990-11-27

Tracks:

  1. Lovenworth
  2. Money Can't Buy Love
  3. Happy Anniversary
  4. These Are The Good Old Days
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars ROY ROGERS.......2007-01-09

THIS WAS A GIFT FOR A FRIEND BUT I CAN TELL YOU SHE JUST RAVED ABOUT THE ALL OF THE SONGS. ANY ROY ROGERS FAN WOULD JUST LOVE IT.

5 out of 5 stars heartwarming.......1999-04-05

I play this over and over. Gentle, loving, tender

4 out of 5 stars very pleasurable listening music.......1998-09-07

I fell in love with Roy Rogers all over again!! Listening to his golden voice brought back a vision of him riding on Trigger and singing "happy trails to you" etc. Great value CD and worth playing over and over again! Cheers from "down under" - Kathryn B.
King of the Cowboys
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Roy and The Sons of the Pioneers
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ASIN: B00000G4UC
Release Date: 1999-01-19

Tracks:

  1. Tumbling Tumleweeds
  2. The Devil's Great-Grandson
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  4. Hold That Critter Down
  5. Hi-Yo, Silver!
  6. Round That Couple, Go Through And Swing
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  9. A Little White Cross On The Hill
  10. I Can't Go On This Way
  11. I'm Restless
  12. My Heart Went That-A-Way
  13. My Chickashay Gal
  14. Dangerous Ground
  15. Make-Believe Cowboy
  16. On The Old Spanish Trail
  17. San Fernando Valley
  18. Roll On, Texas Moon
  19. Don't Fence Me In
  20. Yellow Rose Of Texas
  21. Hawaiian Cowboy
  22. Blue Shadows On The Trail
  23. Pecos Bill
  24. Betsy
  25. Home On The Range

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Roy and The Sons of the Pioneers.......2005-08-23

If you want to listen to Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers together this is the set for you! Beautiful "cowboy" songs sung with perfect harmony along with Roy's well-practiced yodeling. You will recognize many of the songs even if you have never watched Roy Rogers on TV. This is the complete set of music for both present and future fans of the music of Roy Rogers.

5 out of 5 stars These RCA Victor Studio Recordings Are Some of the Best!.......2001-05-26

Originally a trio, Roy Rogers co-founded the Sons of the Pioneers with Bob Nolan and Tim Spencer in 1934. The group's original 1934 version of "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" (recorded on August 8, 1934 and featured on this album) was a No. 13 pop hit for the group on Decca Records.

Roy was still part of the Sons of the Pioneers when three Bob Nolan-written songs, "The Devil's Great-Grandson," "When the Golden Train Comes Down" and "Hold That Critter Down" were recorded in L.A. on December 14, 1937 for the ARC label, which shortly afterwards became Columbia Records. The Pioneer harmony is tight here with Bob Nolan and Lloyd Perryman sharing the lead vocal spotlight with Roy on all these tunes.

Roy was an accomplished square dance caller. RCA Victor used fiddler Spade Cooley & his Buckle Busters as Roy's backup band for a square dance tune called "Round That Couple Go Through and Swing." This recording was made in Los Angeles on September 3, 1940.

Afterwards, Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers went their separate ways. RCA Victor re-united them on August 10, 1945 and cut "Along the Navajo Trail." This version is one of the best recordings of this song ever made. The Pioneers limits itself to handling the backup vocals, while Perry Botkin's orchestra provides the music for the session. "Rock Me to Sleep in My Saddle" (recorded January 10, 1946) is an easy going tune with some nice steel guitar work and an infectious clip-clop beat. "I Can't Go On This Way" (also recorded January 10, 1946)is one of the best songs on the album--with its catchy lyrics and decidely pop music sound supplied by the Morton Scott orchestra with its violins, horns and accordion.

Roy Rogers had his own radio show by 1946 when he recorded "I'm Restless," "My Heart Went That-A-Way," and "My Chickashay Gal" on September 4, 1946 in Los Angeles. Country Washburne & his orchestra, who were regulars on Roy's radio program, provided the music on these recordings. "I'm Restless" effectively uses the same steel guitar element, as well as the familiar clip-clop beat again. The bouncy "My Heart Went That-A-Way" (written by Roy & future wife Dale Evans) and "My Chickashay Gal" (co-written by fiddler/bandleader Spade Cooley) are great little numbers too! One of the highlights on the entire album is "Dangerous Ground" (recorded February 24, 1947. This song features catch lyrics and a bouncy beat.

The rest of the tracks are well-produced studio recordings of songs featured on the radio show or in Roy's movies. "On the Old Spanish Trail" was recorded May 18, 1947 in Los Angeles, but "San Fernando Valley," "Roll On, Texas Moon," "Don't Fence Me In," "Yellow Rose of Texas" and the novelty song "Hawaiian Cowboy" were recorded on October 23 and 24, 1947 in Chicago. All of these Chicago tracks are well-done, but "Roll On, Texas Moon" is outstanding and is one of Roy's best recordings ever. Music was provided by the Dave Boehme orchestra.

On December 1, 1947, Roy Rogers & the Pioneers went into the studio in L.A. and recorded a new rendition of "Home on the Range" along with two songs which were featured in the Pecos Bill portion of the Disney animated feature film, "Melody Time." Both "Pecos Bill" songs are included in this album.

One of the songs which Roy recorded in the session, "Blue Shadows on the Trail," is regarded today as the best western recording ever made. This song is magical with its haunting lyrics and wonderful harmonies. All of the Pioneers were featured on the recording--Lloyd Perryman, Ken Carson, Bob Nolan, Tim Spencer, Hugh & Karl Farr, Pat Brady and even Shug Fisher.

The song "Blue Shadows on the Trail" alone is worth the price of the album, but be forewarned. When Roy & the Pioneers sing: "Move along blue shadows, move along. Soon the dawn will come and you'll be on your way," this recording may touch your soul as it does mine. To this very day, every time I hear the Roy/Pioneers version of "Blue Shadows", I get goosebumps and wander back in time to when I was eight years old in Waco, TX. I'm sitting in a darkened theater watching the end of "Pecos Bill" when Roy & the Pioneers are singing "Blue Shadows" for a group of kids. The campfire is flickering, coyotes are wailing in the distance and I'm longing to be with Roy and the gang. What a memory and what a powerful recording that can have that effect on a 55 year old man. If you cherish this music like I do, you will want to add this album to your collection. Highly recommended.
Rhythm & Groove
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Rhythm & Groove - Roy Rogers
  • snakelike new orleans groove
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ASIN: B000000WB2
Release Date: 1996-04-16

Tracks:

  1. Vida's Place
  2. My Heart's Desire
  3. Call On Me
  4. Built For Comfort
  5. Feel My Care
  6. For The Love Of A Woman
  7. Shakin' Hands With The Devil
  8. Your Mind Is On Vacation
  9. Proud Man
  10. Blues For Brazil
  11. Love Me Or Leave Me
  12. Ever Since I Lost You
  13. Wrong Number
  14. Remembering You

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Rhythm & Groove - Roy Rogers.......2003-03-12

This was one of those purchases you often make hoping that the disk is as good as some of the other titles you have by a particular artist. I had not seen any reviews on this disk and until recently I didn't know it existed. What an oversight. I've been a Roy Rogers fan for awhile but I was unaware of this recording and was pleasently surprised by its content. From the opening track this disk cooks. There simply is not one throwaway on this disk and I highly reccommend its purchase to loyal fans and first time listeners as well.

5 out of 5 stars snakelike new orleans groove.......2000-09-26

this disc has the juke joint sweat and the color of bourbon st. my favorite songs" built for comfort" and " vida's place" have the best groove for me. polyrhythems keep them moving like thimbles on a washboard."wrong number" has a great hook and great for getting things done on your "to do" list. all in all a great time will be had by all!!
Slideways
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Great Technician Not Great Music
  • Worth adding to any blues collection
  • Could be better
  • Artificial, Disappointing
  • You Gotta Get This CD
 Slideways
Roy Rogers
Manufacturer: Evidence
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000645KZ
Release Date: 2002-03-26

Tracks:

  1. Avalanche
  2. Smoke & Mirrors
  3. Razor's Edge
  4. Duckwalk
  5. I'm With You
  6. Talking Walls
  7. Crescent Steps
  8. No Destination
  9. Swamp Dream
  10. There Is Only You
  11. Precious Moments
  12. Gumbo Funk
  13. For the Children

Amazon.com

Blues producer and slide-guitar virtuoso Roy Rogers's eighth solo outing continues his exploration of roots music with an all-instrumental selection. Nearly an hour's worth of slide guitar is a rich confection, but the variety of styles and tones adopted here will keep the aficionado amused. A few of the cuts are simply grooves, rather than artfully prepared tunes, but the majority are blues based, and all are raunchy and uptempo. The opening "Avalanche" is a gloriously sweaty blueswailin' stomp. Other highlights include "Duckwalk," a rocking tribute to one of the unsung heroes of the slide guitar, Chuck Berry, and "There Is Only You," which climaxes in a manner reminiscent of some of Ry Cooder's best soundtrack instrumentals. Meters drummer Zigaboo Modeliste lends a New Orleans flavor, and Snortin' Norton Buffalo's harmonica is a key foil for Rogers's slide throughout. --Rob Stewart

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Great Technician Not Great Music.......2007-03-08

Love a good slide guitar. This is a good player. After 5 minutes it just sounds like variations of the same lick over and over and over again. I would like to hear him play with others. Not enough on his own.

4 out of 5 stars Worth adding to any blues collection.......2002-12-13

This album has a level of energy that I haven't found on many recent blues albums. Overall I think many of the other reviewers are being a bit too critical--this one is great for driving or background music during a loud party. I play it at work frequently, and almost every time someone will walk past and say "that's good stuff--who is it?" Considering some of the major disappointments I've purchased in the blues vein recently, this one deserves a solid recommendation.

2 out of 5 stars Could be better.......2002-11-25

I bought this after hearing the NPR piece, and thinking that this sounded like my kind of album. But...

Roy Rogers is certainly a virtuoso guitarist and he knows his stuff too. In this album you can hear echoes of Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Clapton, Hendrix, even John Fahey. But the problem is that all the compositions are by Rogers, and while Rogers is a great guitar player, he is not much of a composer.

This album would serve very well as a cv for Rogers if he was applying for a position as a studio musician, and I'm sure he would get the job. There are also a couple of tracks that I really like, particularly #6 which is a kind of atmospheric blues with a nice harmonica accompaniment, and #10 that reminds me a bit of Thorn Tree In The Garden, the final instrumental track on Clapton's Layla album. But tracks 1-5 and 13 are tiresome and do not improve on repeated listening.

The album could be improved by cutting out tracks 1-5 and 13 and add some good standards like, maybe, some Hendrix numbers like Up From The Skies or Little Wing, and some classic blues or gospel tunes. The mark of a really good player is that he can take someone else's tune and make it his own, as for example Santana with Tito Fuente's Oy Como Va, or Peter Green's Black Magic Woman, come to think of it.

So maybe Rogers is not quite up to that stature? Well, that's why I haven't given this album five stars.

This sounds like a pretty dire review, but I do think that Rogers has a great album in him, though this is not it.

2 out of 5 stars Artificial, Disappointing.......2002-11-14

Like others here, I ordered this CD after hearing the artist on NPR. He has chops but to paraphrase Albert King's complaint about other players, he "just plays fast, ain't got no soul." I don't hear it, anyway. The tracks are mildly entertaining but there's nothing moving or particularly rewarding, much less memorable. "Uninspiring" and "two-dimensional" are references that come to mind. I deleted it from my iPod after just a listening or two.

5 out of 5 stars You Gotta Get This CD.......2002-10-31

Oh My God, Oh My GOD, OH MY GOD!!!!! I've listened to a lot of instrumental music in my life, but always thought "slide guitar - are you kidding, that's for backwater hillbillies". Boy was I wrong. I heard the NPR feature the other day on Roy Rogers and this album and was intrigued to say the least.

If you have ears (even one will do), you must run out right now and get this CD. It made me jump, it made my laugh, it made me cry, it made me want to live forever, it made me feel like I died and went to heaven. There are no words to describe it.
A Cowboy Has Sing
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Roy Rogers CD
 A Cowboy Has Sing
Roy Rogers
Manufacturer: Golden Stars
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000F1HFLQ
Release Date: 2006-10-16

Tracks:

  1. Tumbling Tumbleweeds
  2. Way Out There
  3. Ride, Ranger, Ride
  4. Hold That Critter Down
  5. One More Ride
  6. Headin' For Texas And Home
  7. Born To The Saddle
  8. Listen To The Rhythm Of The Range
  9. I've Sold My Saddle For And Old Guitar
  10. Pioneer Mother Of Mine
  11. Cowboy Has To Sing
  12. Pistol Pachin' Mama
  13. Roll Along Prairie Moon
  14. Ridin' Down The Trail
  15. Along The Navajo Trail
  16. Home In Oklahoma
  17. Take Me Back To T-E-X-A-S
  18. Gal In Calico
  19. You Can't Break Myheart
  20. Little White Cross On The Hill
  21. I'm Restless
  22. My Heart Went That
  23. A-Way
  24. Git Along Little Dogies
  25. My Chickashay Gal
  26. (I Got Spurs That) Jungle, Jangle, Jingle
  27. Empty Saddles
  28. Red River Valley
  29. Carry Me Back To The Lone Prairie
  30. Blue Shadows On The Trail
  31. (There'll Never Be Another) Pecos Bill
  32. Don't Fence Me In
  33. Home On The Range
  34. Yellow Rose Of Texas
  35. San Fernando Valley
  36. Roll On, Texas Moon
  37. Hawaiian Cowboy
  38. Candy Kisses
  39. Stampede
  40. Four-Legged Friend
  41. California Rose
  42. Strawberry Roan
  43. Happy Trails

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Roy Rogers CD.......2007-05-09

Great selection of songs. My 6 year grandson loves it. He took one to his school class for the teacher to play at school. Great hit at school.
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    Roy Rogers
    Manufacturer: Timeless/Traditions Alive
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    ASIN: B000EESSA6
    Release Date: 2006-11-21

    Product Description

    Three disc set of 36 All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Rogers and The Sons Of The Pioneers. Disc one tracks are: 1. Cool Water, 2. Along The Navajo Trail, 3. Rock Me To Sleep n My Saddle, 4. Tumbling Tumbleweeds, 5. Blue Prairie, 6. On The Old Spanish Trail, 7. Don't Fence Me In, 8. Home In Oklahoma, 9. A Gay Ranchero, 10. The Last Round-Up, 11. Blue Shadows On The Trail, 12. Home On The Range. Disc two tracks are: 1. Dusty, 2. Riders In The Sky, 3. San Antonio Rose, 4. California Rose, 5. Empty Saddles, 6. Happy Trails, 7. In The Garden, 8. The Old Rugged Cross, 8. Jesus Loves Me, 10. (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley, 11. Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain, 12. Cowboy's Dream. Disc three tracks are: 1. Timber Trail, 2. The Cowboy's Lament, 3, Carry Me Back To The Lone Prairie, 4. Way Out There, 5. When The Bloom Is On The Sage, 6. The cattle Call, 7. Along The Santa Fe Trail, 8. South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way), 9. High Noon, 10. O Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie, 11. Suddenly There's A Valley, 12. I Believe.
    Roots of Our Nature
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Roots Music Done Right!
    		 Roots of Our Nature
    Roy Rogers & Norton Buffalo
    Manufacturer: Blind Pig
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00006BNFE
    Release Date: 2002-08-13

    Tracks:

    1. Don't Throw Your Changes on Me
    2. All I Want
    3. Under the Rug
    4. Requiem
    5. If I Were a King
    6. Ritmo de Las Almas (Rhythm of the Souls)
    7. Making New Love Out of Old
    8. Long Hard Road
    9. Trinity
    10. Deny and Down the Distance
    11. Seven Hearts
    12. Highway Bound
    13. Happy Go Lucky

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    As quintessentially American as corn on the cob or the rodeo, the blues-streaked music created here by slide guitarist Roy Rogers and harmonica player Norton Buffalo marks their first studio collaboration since two early-'90s releases. Buffalo, a longtime Steve Miller Band member, and Rogers, who has played with Bonnie Raitt and John Lee Hooker, are so musically in synch that all 13 of their original songs on this CD serve as engaging testimonials to their friendship. Each West Coaster is a virtuoso on his instrument, but neither engages in showiness. Instead, their phrases combine in low-key expressions of faith, longing, struggle, and triumph. Rogers and Norton aren't outstanding singers, yet they get by without disrupting the special guitar-harp rapport at the crux of the music. Buffalo does deliver his all-time best studio vocal on "If I Were a King." --Frank-John Hadley

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Roots Music Done Right!.......2002-09-25

    Norton Buffalo and Roy Rogers once again team up for their brand of delta style root music. This Northern California duo seems to compliment each other in both vocal and musical harmonics. The disc consists of 13 originals comprised of 2 instrumentals and the vocal duties split equally with Buffalo singing the lead on 6 tracks and Rogers on 5 of the tracks. The acoustic duo doesn't break any new ground on this disc but their consistent roots style of music will be welcome listening to their fans.

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