Songs of the Silver Screen explained

Songs of the Silver Screen should not be confused with Songs from the Silver Screen.

Songs of the Silver Screen
Type:	Album
Artist:	Sons of the San Joaquin
Cover:	songs of the silver screen.jpg
Released:	August 3, 1993
Genre:	Western
Label:	Warner Western
Producer:	Joey Miskulin
Prev Title:	A Cowboy Has to Sing
Prev Year:	1992
Next Title:	From Whence Came the Cowboy
Next Year:	1995

Songs of the Silver Screen is the fourth Sons of the San Joaquin album and the first for a major label. Like previous albums, all of the songs were written by or notably recorded by the Sons of the Pioneers. Unlike the previous release, only one song in this collection can be found on an earlier Sons of the San Joaquin album ("Empty Saddles").

Personnel

Sons of the San Joaquin

• Jack Hannah
• Joe Hannah
• Lon Hannah

Additional personnel

• Joey Miskulin - accordion
• Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar, arch top guitar
• Pat Flynn - acoustic guitar
• Craig Nelson - acoustic bass
• Sonny Garrish - pedal steel
• Rob Hajacos - fiddle
• Dennis Burnside - piano, synthesizer
• Lonnie Wilson - drums, percussion
• "Ranger Doug" Green - Spanish recitation, "Down Where the Rio Flows"

Production

• Joey Miskulin - producer
• Richard Helm - A&R direction
• Patricia Miskulin - production coordinator
• Recorded at:
  • The Reflections and Nightingale Recording Studio, Nashville, TN
    • Gary Paczosa - engineer
    • Ed Simonton - assistant engineer
• Mixed at:
  • The Dog House, Nashville, TN
    • Gary Paczosa - mixer
    • Toby Seay - assistant mixer
• Mastered at:
  • Georgetown Masters, Nashville, TN
    • Denny Purcell - mastering
    • Carlos Grier - digital editing
• Laura LiPuma-Nash - art design
• William Matthews - watercolor painting
• Steven Whatley - design

Track listing and credits verified from the album's liner notes.^[1]

References

1. Songs of the Silver Screen . Sons of the San Joaquin . liner notes . 1993 . . 9 45326-2.

External links

• Official site