It’s the Clearwater

Description

It’s the Clearwater is an album by the American folk singer and songwriter Tom Winslow, released on Biograph Records in 1969. The album was recorded by Craig Johnson at New Paltz in New York; October 26, 1969, with Arnold S. Caplin producing (the founder and owner of Biograph Records and Historical Records). Featuring Tom Winslow on vocals, guitar, and banjo, as well as Bob Dylan sideman Happy Traum on additional guitar.

Tom Winslow is one of those authentic grassroots folk/blues singers – the kind that summons up images of Rev. Gary Davis, Blind Willie Johnson, the Folkways label and the like. It’s The Clearwater contains thirteen songs featuring Tom on vocals, acoustic guitar and banjo, plus additional guitar from Happy Traum. Natural rough bluesy vocals coupled with skillful guitar work makes this a genuine timeless first-rate folk record. A number of spiritual titles (Hank Williams’ «When I Get To Glory I’m Gonna Sing, Sing, Sing», «Hide Me In The Bosom», «God’s Gonna Cut You Down», «Death Comes Creeping», «My God Is Real», «There’s A Bright Side Somewhere»), as well as a few social protest songs («Fayette County», «My Dirty Stream», «If You Love Your Uncle Sam, Bring Them Home», the latter two written by Pete Seeger). Says on the back that he devoted himself to his church and singing after a near-fatal auto accident in 1968. He also made numerous appearances with Pete Seeger at colleges and towns along the Hudson River in the late ‘60s. The title song was written by Tom about a ship called the Clearwater that sailed the Hudson on an anti-pollution campaign in 1969. [Ken Scott, The Archivist, 4th edition]

LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. “Hey Looka Yonder (It’s The Clearwater)” – 4:00
A2. “When I Get To Glory I’m Gonna Sing, Sing, Sing” – 2:00
A3. “Let Us Sing Together” – 2:15
A4. “The Preacher And The Slave (Sweet Bye And Bye)” – 5:15
A5. “Fayette County” – 2:56
A6. “Hide Me In The Bosom” – 2:10

Side Two
B1. “My Dirty Stream” – 3:18
B2. “If You Love Your Uncle Sam, Bring Them Home” – 4:08
B3. “God’s Gonna Cut You Down” – 2:00
B4. “My God Is Real” – 3:10
B5. “Death Comes Creeping” – 3:13
B6. “There’s A Bright Side Somewhere” – 3:48
B7. “One, Two, Three” – 1:00

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