Released 1971 Producer Steve Verroca Release date 1971 | Length 39:28 Artists Link Wray, The Kid Label Polydor Records | |
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Recorded 1971, at Wray's Shack 3 Track, Accokeek, Maryland by Ray Vernon & Chuck Irwin Mordicai Jones
(1971) Be What You Want To
(1973) Genres Country rock, Folk rock, Blues rock, Roots rock, Americana Link Wray albums Beans and Fatback, Wray's Three Track Sh, Link Wray, Stuck in Gear, Guitar Preacher: The Poly | ||
Link wray mordicai jones walkin in the arizona sun
Mordicai Jones is the 1971 album by pioneer Rock & Roll guitarist, and Shawnee Indian Link Wray. The album was credited to mysterious singer Mordicai Jones, who was Link's piano/mandolin player Bobby Howard. It was recorded under supervision of producer Steve Verocca at Wray's Shack Three Track studio in Accokeek, Maryland during the Link Wray/Beans and Fatback sessions by Link's brother Vernon "Ray Vernon" Wray and Chuck Irwin.
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History
This Link's album was credited to lead vocalist Mordicai Jones, alias for Bobby Howard. That music is an Americana blend of blues, country, soul, and folk rock. The same casual and laid-back sound was used on the Link Wray/Beans and Fatback sessions. Some tracks from the album later surfaced on the compilation Guitar Preacher: The Polydor Years, and it was included in its entirety together with other "shack" recordings of '71 (Link Wray and Beans and Fatback) on Wray's Three Track Shack 2CDs compilation.
Track listing
All songs written by Link Wray and Steve Verroca, except where noted.
- "Walkin' in the Arizona Sun" - 2:53
- "Scorpio Woman" - 3:47
- "The Coca Cola Sign Blinds My Eye" (Link Wray, Steve Verroca, Mordicai Jones) - 6:24
- "All I Want To Say" - 3:12
- "All Because of a Woman" - 3:20
- "On the Run" (Wray, Verroca, Jones) - 5:45
- "Son of a Simple Man" - 4:22
- "Precious Jewel" (Roy Acuff) - 2:14
- "Days Before Custer" - 4:01
- "Gandy Dancer" - 3:30
Personnel
Production
Songs
1Walkin' In The Arizona Sun2:53
2Scorpio Woman3:46
3The Coca Cola Sign Blinds My Eyes6:21