Barefoot Jerry - Discografia essencial

Banda: Barefoot Jerry
Gênero: Country-Rock, Southern Rock

Disco: Southern Delight

Ano: 1971(*)

Faixas:

1. Hospitality Song (M. Gayden, Harris) 4:48

2. I'm Proud To Be A Redneck (M. Gayden, J. Gayden) 2:33

3. Smokies (Wayne Moss) 2:16

4. Quit While You're A Head (Song Of Sensible Compromise) (Morris, Harris) 3:12

5. Blood Is Not The Answer (M. Gayden, Harris) 5:31

6. Come To Me Tonight (M. Gayden, J. Gayden) 4:44

7. Finishing Touches (M. Gayden) 4:15

8. The Minstrel Is Free At Last (M. Gayden, Harris) 5:13

9. Nobody Knows (Traditional) 1:21

10. That's OK, He'll Be Your Brother Someday (Barefoot Jerry) 4:46

Créditos:

Mac Gayden: Guitar, Bass, Lead Vocal

John Harris: Keyboards

Kenneth Buttrey: Drums, Lead Vocal

Wayne Moss: Bass, Steel Guitar, Vocals, All Instruments (faixa 3)

Charlie McCoy: Harp (faixa 1)

Bob Thompson: Acoustic Guitar (faixa 1)

Barefoot Jerry: Vocals (faixa 6)

(*) CD lançado em 1997.

Disco: Barefoot Jerry

Ano: 1972(*)

Faixas:

1. Castle Rock (Harris) 4:39

2. One Woman (Moss) 2:48

3. In God We Trust (Bobby & Eileen Thompson) 5:27

4. Message (Moss) 3:11

5. Friends (Moss, Harris) 4:22

6. Snuff Queen (Hicks) 0:55

7. Little Maggie (Traditional) 3:12

8. Warm (Hicks, Malone, Moss) 3:32

9. Fish 'N' Tits (Moss) 2:00

10. Ain't It Nice In Here (Moss) 4:30

11. Ebenezer (Harris) 3:59

Créditos:

John Harris: Moog, Piano, Organ, Clavinet, Vocals

Wayne Moss: Bass, Lead Guitar, Guitar, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Organ, Vocals, Background Vocals

Russ Hicks: Steel Solo, Steel Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocals

Kenny Malone: Drums, Percussion, Vibes

Bobby Thompson: Electric Guitar (faixa 3)

Dulin Lancaster: Percussion (faixa 5), Drums (faixa 11)

Buddy Spicher: Fiddle (faixa 6), Violin (faixa 10)

Goodlettsville String Sextet: Strings

The Hendersonville Horns: Horns

(*) CD lançado em 1997.

Disco: Watchin' TV/You Can't Get Off With Your Shoes On

Ano: 1997(*)

Faixas:

Watchin' TV (1974)

1. Watchin' TV (With The Radio On) (Moss) 3:38

2. Funny Lookin' Eyes (Moss, Thompson) 3:43

3. Pig Snoots And Nehi Red (Newell, Skipper) 3:11

4. Hay Queen (Hicks) 3:23

5. Two Mile Pike (Hicks, Skipper) 4:03

6. Faded Love (B. Wills, J. Wills) 4:14

7. There Must Be A Better Way (Moss, Doran) 3:20

8. If There Were Only Time For Love (Moss) 3:47

9. Violets And Daffodils (Thompson, Moss) 2:59

10. Mother Nature's Way Of Saying High (Moss, Thompson) 5:39

Créditos:

Terry Dearmore: Vocal 

Dave Doran: Lead Guitar, Bass, Background Vocals

Wayne Moss: Vocal, Lead Guitar, Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Strings, Background Vocals

Buddy Skipper: Keyboards, Bells, Horns, Strings, Background Vocals

John Harris: Keyboards

Russ Hicks: Vocal, Steel Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Guitar, Horns, Strings, Background Vocals

Fred Newell: Bass, Banjo, Harmonica, Strings, Background Vocals

Si Edwards, Kenny Malone: Percussion

Bobby Thompson: Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Background Vocals

You Can't Get Off With Your Shoes On (1975)

11. Ali Baba (T. Dearmore, I. Dearmore) 4:22

12. Boogie Woogie (Smith) 2:31

13. Slowin' Down (Moss) 3:43

14. You Can't Get Off With Your Shoes On (Moss) 2:45

15. West Side Of Mississippi (Hicks, Willis) 4:03

16. The Measure Of Your Worth (T. Dearmore, Hartman) 3:52

17. Lucille (Penniman, Collins) 3:11

18. Hero Frodo (Hicks, Manning) 3:24

19. Sinkin' In The Sea (Hartman) 4:08

20. Cades Cove (Moss, Hicks) 4:42

Créditos:

Jim Colvard: Lead Guitar, Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Background Vocals

Wayne Moss: Vocal, Lead Guitar, Piano, Bass, Moog, Electric Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Strings, Background Vocals

Russ Hicks: Vocal, Steel Guitar, Dobro, Horns, Strings, Background Vocals

Warren Hartman: Piano, Clavinet, Moog, Organ, Mellotron, Horns, Background Vocals, Strings

Si Edwards: Drums, Percussion

Terry Dearmore: Vocal, Bass, Harmonica, Electric Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Background Vocals

(*) O CD abrange os LPs "Watchin' TV", de 1974 (faixas 1 a 10), e "You Can't Get Off With Your Shoes On", de 1975 (faixas 11 a 20).

Disco: Keys To The Country/Barefootin'

Ano: 1997(*)

Faixas:

Keys To The Country (1976)

1. The Battle Of New Orleans (Driftwood) 2:39

2. Summit Ridge Drive (Shaw) 2:20

3. Woes Of The Road (Moss) 3:18

4. Wilma Lou (McDill) 2:19

5. Appalachian Fever (Gayden) 5:52

6. You Can't Say It All (Moss) 3:10

7. Tonite's The Nite I Do (Dearmore) 3:22

8. Georgia On My Mind (Gorrell, Carmichael) 3:36

9. Uncle Pen (Monroe) 2:51

10. My God (Is Alright With Me) (Davis, Wilson) 4:30

Créditos:

Barry Chance: Lead Guitar, Electric Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

Wayne Moss: Lead Guitar, Bass, Electric Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals

Russ Hicks: Steel Guitar, Dobro

Steve (Cool Breeze) Davis: Piano, Organ, Acoustic Guitar, Clavinet, Vocals

Terry Dearmore: Bass, Harmonica, Vocals

Si Edwards: Drums, Percussion

Barefoot Jerry: Back Vocals

Músicos convidados:

Warren Hartman: Keyboards (faixas 2, 4)

Jim Colvard: Lead Guitar (faixa 4)

Costa Issac Davis Jr.: Strings

John Moss: Moog

Charlie McCoy: Harmonica (faixa 2)

Barefootin' (1977)

11. Barefootin' (Parker) 3:14

12. I Ain't Gettin' No Touchin' (Hicks) 2:54

13. Keep On Funkin' (Hicks) 3:34

14. Sentimental Man (Hartman) 3:16

15. Dixie Dancer (Millard, Kimball) 3:28

16. Hiroshima Hole (Moss) 4:06

17. Diana (McBride) 2:22

18. Tokin' Ticket (Moss, Chance) 3:58

19. Headin' For The Hills (Moss) 3:04

20. Highland Grass (Hicks, Blackmoon) 3:25

Créditos:

Barry Chance: Lead Guitar, Bass, Electric Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Clavinet, Slide Guitar , Vocals

Wayne Moss: Lead Guitar, Bass, Electric Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Vibes, Moog, Vocals

Russ Hicks: Lead Guitar, Steel Guitar, Electric Rhythm Guitar, Vocals

Charlie McCoy: Piano, Harmonica, Clavinet, Jew's Harp, Flutes, Vocals

Mike McBride: Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Mandolin, Vocals

Si Edwards: Drums, Percussion, Vibes, Vocals

Buddy Blackmoon: Banjo, Dobro

Goodlettsville Sextet: Strings

Henderson Horns: Horns

Barefoot Jerry: Back Vocals

(*) O CD abrange os LPs "Keys To The Country", de 1976, e "Barefootin'", de 1977.

Biografia:

O guitarrista Wayne Moss permaneceu como o único membro estável da Barefoot Jerry em gravações da banda para a Capitol, Warner Bros. e Monument, durante a década setentista. Moss tocou em vários grupos de R&B antes de aderir à banda de apoio de Brenda Lee no começo dos anos 60. Participou do disco "Blonde On Blonde", de Bob Dylan, gravado em Nashville no ano de 1966, e também integrou a Escorts no encerramento dos anos 60, formando depois a Area Code 615 com outros ex-colaboradores de Dylan. 

O grupo gravou um álbum homônimo em 1970 e, no ano seguinte, o disco "A Trip In The Country", mas compromissos musicais impediram-no de excursionar. Após sua única apresentação ao vivo, ocorrida no Fillmore West, em 1970, a Area Code 615 dissolveu-se. Moss retornou à ativa em 1971, formando a Barefoot Jerry com dois membros da Area Code 615 (o vocalista e guitarrista Mac Gayden e o baterista Kenny Buttrey) e o tecladista John Harris.

A banda assinou com a Capitol e lançou "Southern Delight" em 1971. No ano seguinte, quando editou seu disco homônimo, através da Warner Bros., já não contava mais com Gayden e Buttrey, substituídos por Russ Hicks e Kenny Malone. Outra mudança de gravadora (Monument) e novas trocas no lineup (Si Edwards na bateria, Dave Doran no baixo, Fred Newell nos vocais) caracterizaram "Watchin' TV", de 1974, que contou com Charlie McCoy, amigo de Moss.

A Barefoot Jerry devolveu a cortesia participando de dois sucessos country de McCoy: "Boogie Woogie" e "Summit Ridge Drive". No ano subsequente, após a banda gravar "You Can't Get Off With Your Shoes On", a Monument relançou os dois álbuns emitidos pelas gravadoras Capitol e Warner Bros. num duplo LP, intitulado "Grocery".

Moss montou ainda outro grupo, em 1976, chamado Keys To The Country, aproveitando o arcabouço da Barefoot Jerry. Incluía o baixista Terry Bearmore, o guitarrista Jim Colvard, o multi-tecladista Warren Hartman e Charlie McCoy, que mais uma vez colaborou como convidado. Os mesmos integrantes (sem McCoy) retornaram para a gravação de um derradeiro disco, "Barefootin", em 1977. Wayne Moss permaneceu tocando e produzindo discos, principalmente para o seu parceiro McCoy (John Bush, AllMusic; tradução livre do inglês).