On The Right Track

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 1. After Work Jump
aka Where's Chewy
S. Davis, Tag by S. Long & V Hansen

 2. Sick-N-Tired
C. Kenner, D. Bartholomew

 3. Big Boss Man
J. Smith, W. Dixon

 4. Chicken Fried Snake
R. Levy

 5. Key To The Highway
W. Broonzy, C. Segar

 6. Please Send Me
Someone To Love
P. Mayfield

 7. Worried Life Blues
W. Dixon

 8. Trouble In Mind
R. Jones

 9. Reconsider Baby
L. Fulson

10. Next Time You See Me
E. Forest, W.G. Harvey

11. Five Long Years
E. Boyd

12. Blueberry Hill
A. Lewis, L. Stock, V. Rose

Scott Long
Guitar, Vocals
Jimmy "Midnite Cowboy" Pryor
Vocals, Kazoo
Vern Hansen
Saxophones
Jerry Peeples
Saxophones
Scott Davis
Trumpet
Greg Sutherland
Bass
Mark Monroe
Drums
Steve "Toad" Stewart
Trombone (4, 10, 11, 12)
Doug Johnson
Hammond (4, 10, 11, 12)
Brian Connett
Drums (4, 10, 11, 12)

Produced by Scott Long
Mixed & Mastered by Joe Koehling
Recorded at Great Plains Studios
Des Moines, IA 2001 and 2003

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Blues For Baghdad
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 1. Soul Man
Isaac Hayes/ David Porter 3:29
Fat Tuesday
& the Greasefire Horns
Greg Sutherland - Lead Vocal
Scott Long - Guitar, Background Vocal
Scott Davis - Trumpet
Vern Hansen - Saxophone
Jerry Peoples - Saxophone
Scot Sutherland - Bass, Background Vocal
Mark Monroe - Drums, Background Vocal

 2. I've Got A Twenty Room House
Robert Johnson/Sam Mosley 5:32
Sumpin' Doo
George Davis - Vocal, Guitar
Jeff Daniels - Organ
Gilbert Davis - Bass
Ben Williams - Drums 

 3. Roberta
Vincent Smith 5:21
Tom Gary &
Dennis "Big Daddy" Kain
Tom Gary - Lead vocal, Piano
Dennis "Big Daddy" Kain - Guitar, Background Vocal

 4. Nasty Habits
Tommy Castro 4:19
Mr. B & Company
Bryan Church - Vocal
Scott Long - Guitar
Nathan Peoples - Saxophone
Scot Sutherland - Bass
Mark Monroe - Drums

 5. Mojo Boogie
J.B. Lenoir 5:56
Blues Bureau
Dewey Cantrell - Lead Vocal, Guitar
Jodi Bodley - Background Vocal
Don Brown - Saxophone, Background Vocal
Rod Moulin - Bass
Bobby Cassady - Drums

 6. Junior's Blues
Bob Pace 7:44
Bob Pace Band
Bob Pace - Vocal, Guitar
Scot Sutherland - Bass
Dale Rupp - Drums 

 7. Chain Of Fools
Don Covay 5:57
Fat Tuesday
& the Greasefire Horns
featuring Tina Haase
Tina Haase - Lead Vocal
Greg Sutherland - Background Vocal
Scott Long - Guitar, Background Vocal
Scott Davis - Trumpet
Vern Hansen - Saxophone
Jerry Peoples - Saxophone
Scot Sutherland - Bass, Background Vocal
Mark Monroe - Drums, Background Vocal

 8. Sugar Coated Love
Jay D. Miller 5:03
Soul Searchers
Malcolm Wells - Vocal, Harmonica
Scott Eggleston - Guitar
Erich Gaukel - Bass
Mark Grimm - Drums

 9. Let's Get It On
Ed Townsend 7:00
Sumpin' Doo
George Davis - Lead Vocal, Guitar
Jeff Daniels - Piano, Organ
Gilbert Davis - Bass, Background Vocal
Ben Williams - Drums

10. Mr. Crump's Blues
W.C. Handy 3:37
Tom Gary &
Dennis "Big Daddy" Kain
Dennis "Big Daddy" Kain - Vocal, Guitar
Tom Gary - Piano

11. Don't Let Go
Jesse Stone 4:09
Soul Searchers
Malcolm Wells - Lead Vocal
Scott Eggleston - Guitar, Background Vocal
Erich Gaukel - Bass, Background Vocal
Mark Grimm - Drums

12. State Of The Blues
Dewey Cantrell 4:52
Blues Bureau
Jodi Bodley - Vocal
Dewey Cantrell - Guitar
Don Brown - Saxophone
Rod Moulin - Bass
Bobby Cassady - Drums

13. What A Wonderful World
George Weiss/Bob Thiele 2:45
Fat Tuesday
& The Greasefire Horns
featuring Jimmy "Midnite Cowboy" Pryor
Jimmy "Midnite Cowboy" Pryor - Vocal
Scott Long - Guitar
Scott Davis - Trumpet
Vern Hansen - Saxophone
Jerry Peoples - Saxophone
Greg Sutherland - Bass
Mark Monroe - Drums

14. My Little Brother
Bryan Church 4:40
Mr. B & Company
Bryan Church - Vocal
Scott Long - Guitar
Nathan Peoples - Saxophone
Scot Sutherland - Bass
Mark Monroe - Drums

15. Star Spangled Banner
Francis Scott Key 2:06
Bob Pace
Bob Pace - Guitar

On April 18th, 2004, seven local Blues bands and over 300 of their friends gathered at Blues On Grand in downtown Des Moines to honor and celebrate the men and women of Iowa serving our country in Operation Iraqi Freedom. This recording of that day is our way of saying thank you for your dedication and sacrifice. You may be far from home, but you are not forgotten.

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I'd Rather Be Lucky...

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 1. Lumpty Lump
Traditional Blues

 2. Des Moines, A Freeway
Vern Hansen

 3. I’d Rather Be Lucky Than Good
Scott Long

 4. You Ain’t Suffered Enough
Vern Hansen inspired by Woody

 5. Blues Bandit
Scott Long

 6. Blind In A Snowstorm
Vern Hansen, Scott Long

 7. Jimmy Shuffle
Traditional Blues

 8. Little Bit
Roscoe Gordon

 9. They Call Me Guitar Hurricane
Eddie Jones

10. Gimmie A Dollar
Vern Hansen, Scott Long

11. Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
Jimi Hendrix

12. Yeah, Whatever
Scott Davis

Scott Long
Guitar (Lead Vocals tr. 5, 9, 11)
Johnn "Woody" Wood
Drums & Vocals
Greg Sutherland
Bass (Lead Vocals tr 2, 3, 4, 6, 10)
Jimmy "Midnight Cowboy" Pryor
Lead Vocals (tr 7 & 8), Kazoo
Vern Hansen
Sax & Vocals
Scott Davis
Trumpet, Harmonica,Vocals tr. 12

Additional Musicians
Ed Kelly - Bass (tr. 2, 3, 4, 6, & 12)
Janie Hooper - Keyboards (tr. 2 & 4)
Scot Sutherland - Bass (tr. 10)
Bobby Brown - Drums (tr. 6 & 10)
Rob "Jethro" Benson - Vocals (tr. 11)
Jane Hansen - Background Vocals
Sheri Wood - Background Vocals

Produced by Scott Long & Vern Hansen
Engineered by Ben Lehl & Joe Koehling
Mixed by Jason West
Horn Arrangements by Vern Hansen except for "I’d Rather Be Lucky" by Scott Davis "Voodo Chile" & "Gimme A Dollar" by Vern Hansen & Scott Long
Female vocal harmonies by Jane Hansen & Sheri Wood
Recorded at Great Plains Studios, Des Moines, IA July 1999

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