Back Porch Bluegrass

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Back Porch Bluegrass
Studio album by
Released1963
GenreBluegrass
Length32:00 (approximate)
LabelElektra[1]
ProducerJim Dickson
The Dillards chronology
Back Porch Bluegrass
(1963)
Live!!!! Almost!!!
(1964)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Back Porch Bluegrass is the debut album by American band the Dillards, released in 1963.[5][6] "Dooley" and "Duelin' Banjo" were released as singles.

Critical reception[edit]

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music wrote that the album helped to establish the group "as one of America's leading traditional acts, although purists denigrated the band's sometimes irreverent attitude."[3] MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide wrote that it contains a "smokin' version of 'Dueling Banjos' 10 years before Deliverance."[7]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Old Joseph" (Traditional, arranged and adapted by Douglas Dillard and Dean Webb) – 1:25
  2. "Somebody Touched Me" (Traditional) – 2:23
  3. "Polly Vaughn" (Traditional, arranged and adapted with new lyrics by Rodney Dillard) – 2:45
  4. "Banjo in the Hollow" (Douglas Dillard) – 1:45
  5. "Dooley" (Mitch Jayne, Rodney Dillard) – 2:02
  6. "Lonesome Indian" (Traditional) – 1:46
  7. "Ground Hog" (Traditional) – 2:00
  8. "Old Home Place" (Dean Webb, Mitch Jayne) – 2:05
  9. "Hickory Hollow" (Douglas Dillard) – 2:00
  10. "Old Man at the Mill" (Traditional) - 1:45
  11. "Doug's Tune" (Douglas Dillard) - 2:13
  12. "Rainin' Here This Mornin'" (Grandpa Jones) - 3:07
  13. "Cold Trailin'" (Rodney Dillard) - 2:15
  14. "Reuben's Train" (Traditional, arranged and adapted by J. Nevel) - 2:15
  15. "Duelin' Banjo" (adapted and arranged by the Dillards) - 2:10

Personnel[edit]

The Dillards

References[edit]

  1. ^ Houghton, Mick (September 4, 2010). "Becoming Elektra: The True Story of Jac Holzman's Visionary Record Label". Jawbone Press – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Back Porch Bluegrass - The Dillards | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. pp. 4–5.
  4. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 197.
  5. ^ "Artist Biography by Steve Huey". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  6. ^ "The Dillards Return with "Take Me Along For the Ride," Reveal First Album in Nearly 30 Years". American Songwriter. August 14, 2020.
  7. ^ MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 223.