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Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Been

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Released
  
January 1986

Producer
  
Dakota Dave Hull

Release date
  
January 1986

Genres
  
Blues, Folk music

Length
  
43:12

Artist
  
John Koerner

Label
  
Red House Records

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Recorded
  
Creation Audio, Minneapolis, MN

Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Been (1986)
  
Raised by Humans (1992)

Similar
  
John Koerner albums, Blues albums

Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Been is an album by folk artist "Spider" John Koerner released in 1986. The album was recorded in one evening at Creation Audio studios in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Contents

Reception

In his Allmusic review, music critic Richard Meyer wrote, "Spider John Koerner sings and plays (12-string guitar) with a knowing but commanding casual authority that brings this material to life brilliantly. The music jumps out of the speaker so effortlessly you can appreciate the fun and dark side of these old songs."

Track listing

All songs traditional unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Cotton-Eyed Joe" – 0:38
  2. "Sail Away Ladies" – 2:54
  3. "Acres of Clams" – 4:10
  4. "Black Dog" – 3:28
  5. "Froggie Went a-Courtin'" – 4:16
  6. "The Old Chisholm Trail" – 3:22
  7. "The Leather-Winged Bat" – 2:12
  8. "Red Apple Juice" – 3:12
  9. "Worried Rambler" (John Koerner) – 3:58
  10. "What's a Matter with the Mill" – 2:29
  11. "Shenandoah" – 3:02
  12. "The Roving Gambler" – 2:41
  13. "St. James Infirmary" (Joe Primrose, traditional) – 3:08
  14. "Irene" (Lead Belly, Alan Lomax) – 3:00
  15. "Cotton-Eyed Joe (Reprise)" – 0:42

Personnel

  • "Spider" John Koerner – guitar, harmonica, vocals
  • John "Mr. Bones" Burrell – percussion
  • Tony Glover – harmonica on "The Leather-Winged Bat" and "Red Apple Juice"
  • Dakota Dave Hull – guitar
  • Willie Murphy – bass
  • Peter Ostroushko – mandolin
  • Chip Taylor Smith – fiddle
  • Butch Thompson – piano

    • Production notes

  • Dakota Dave Hull – producer
  • Eric Peltoniemi – executive producer
  • Steve Wiese – engineer
  • Gregg Vershay – photography
  • George Ostroushko – artwork, design
  • Marge Ostroushko – assistant producer
  • Dan Corrigan – photography
  • John Hanson – design

    • Songs

    1Cotton-Eyed Joe0:41
    2Sail Away Ladies2:58
    3Acres of Clams4:15

    References

    Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Been Wikipedia
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