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Cold and Lonesome on a Train

by Sparky Rucker

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Crossroads 02:28
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Love In Vain 03:37
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Silas McGee 04:45
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Gospel Train 03:16

about

James "Sparky" Rucker has been singing songs and telling stories from the American tradition for over forty years. During his career as a folksinger and social activist, he has been on the boards of Sing Out! magazine, the John Henry Memorial Foundation, and the Southern Folk Cultural Revival Project. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee with his wife, musician Rhonda Rucker, with whom he has performed throughout the U.S.

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released January 1, 1977

Recordings for the 1977 release JA017, Cold & Lonesome On A Train, were engineered and mixed by Jack Wright, Jeff Kiser and Sparky Rucker at the June Appal Studio in Whitesburg, KY. "Crossroads," "Here Rattler Here," "Love in Vain," "Diving Duck Blues," and "Gospel Train" were engineered and mixed by Don Person of Cathedral Sound in Albany, NY in 1975. Musicians included Sparky Rucker on vocals and guitar; John Davis on harmonica; Roger Hall on banjo; John McCuutcheon on fiddle; Fred Park on harmonica; and the Little Kingdom Choir.

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June Appal Recordings Kentucky

Founded in 1974 in the mountains of eastern Kentucky, June Appal Recordings is the non-profit record label of Appalshop. It was established to record and distribute the music and stories of accomplished central Appalachian artists.

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