Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys explained

Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys
Type:	studio
Artist:	Arlo Guthrie
Cover:	Arlo_Guthrie_1973.jpg
Released:	April 1973
Recorded:	1973
Studio:	Warner Bros. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre:	Folk, folk rock
Length:	32:36
Label:	Reprise
Producer:	Lenny Waronker, John Pilla
Prev Title:	Hobo's Lullaby
Prev Year:	1972
Next Title:	Arlo Guthrie
Next Year:	1974

Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys is a 1973 album by the American singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie. The title was borrowed from a nickname given to Ramblin' Jack Elliott.^[1] Although not intended as a concept album, Guthrie recorded it with the goal of evoking a particular, "mythical" place and era, which he also intended to embody in the cover art.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Arlo Guthrie; except where indicated

1. "Farrell O'Gara" (Traditional) – 2:49
2. "Gypsy Davy" (Traditional, Woody Guthrie) – 3:44
3. "This Troubled Mind of Mine" (Ernest Tubb, Johnny Tyler) – 2:27
4. "Week on the Rag" – 2:23
5. "Miss the Mississippi and You" ([William Heagney]) – 2:55
6. "Lovesick Blues" (Irving Mills, Cliff Friend) – 2:35
7. "Uncle Jeff" – 0:56
8. "Gates of Eden" (Bob Dylan) – 5:16
9. "Last Train" – 3:06
10. "Cowboy Song" – 3:42
11. "Sailor's Bonnett" (Traditional) – 1:23
12. "Cooper's Lament" – 2:47
13. "Ramblin' 'Round" (Woody Guthrie; music based on "Goodnight Irene" by Huddie Ledbetter and John Lomax) – 3:14

Personnel

• Arlo Guthrie – vocals, guitar, banjo, piano, harmonica
• Doug Dillard – banjo
• Clarence White – guitar
• Kevin Burke – fiddle
• Ry Cooder – guitar
• Buddy Collette – clarinet
• Ed Shaughnessy – drums, tabla
• Chuck Rainey – bass
• Stan Free – piano, harpsichord
• Jesse Ed Davis – guitar
• Gene Parsons – drums
• Clydie King – background vocals
• Jim Keltner – drums
• Grady Martin – guitar
• Buddy Alan – guitar
• Bob Arkin – bass
• George Bohanon – horn
• Jerry Brightman – steel guitar
• Donald Christlieb – woodwind
• Gene Coe – horn
• Nick DeCaro – accordion
• Barry Feldman – Executive Producer
• Venetta Fields – background vocals
• Gib Guilbeau – fiddle
• Bob Glaub – bass
• William Green – oboe
• Richie Hayward – drums
• Dick Hyde – trombone
• Thad Maxwell – bass
• Gene Merlino – background vocals
• Bob Morris – guitar
• John Pilla – guitar
• Thurl Ravenscroft – background vocals
• Don Rich – fiddle, guitar
• Jim Shaw – organ, piano
• Doyle Curtsinger – bass, mandolin
• Jessica Smith – vocals
• Robert Tebow – background vocals
• Mike Utley – organ
• Ernie Watts – flute
• Jerry Wiggins – drums
• Dick Hyde – horn
• Jesse Smith – background vocals
• Jim Gordon – piano
• Leland Sklar – bass

Technical

• Judy Maizel - production manager
• Marty Evans - photography

Notes and References

1. News: Schwartz . Larry . Urban cowboy . . 1999-03-07 . Melbourne . subscription . 2024-03-04 . Access World News.
2. Harper . Colin . Colin Harper . Buried Treasure . . April 1999 . 65.