Stars in My Crown is a Jorma Kaukonen studio album released in 2007 on Red House Records. Kaukonen returned to song-writing with this album, and again incorporated the work of several contributing musicians including Barry Mitterhof, who had been playing mandolin with Hot Tuna since 2002. The album made it to the Billboard charts for "Top Heatseekers" peaking at #37.
- "Overture: Heart Temporary" (Jorma Kaukonen) – 5:12
- "Fur Peace Rag" (Kaukonen) – 3:00
- "By the Rivers of Babylon" (Brent Dowe, Trevor McNaughton) – 4:54
- "Living in the Moment" (Kaukonen) – 3:56
- "Late Breaking News" (Kaukonen) – 3:03
- "Come Back Baby" (Lightning Hopkins) – 5:47
- "Mighty Hard Pleasure" (Joe Croker) – 3:31
- "No Demon" (Byron House) – 3:06
- "There's a Table Sitting in Heaven" (Rev. Gary Davis) – 3:54
- "The Man Comes Around" (Johnny Cash) – 4:03
- "A Life Well Lived" (Kaukonen) – 4:00
- "Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown?" (John R. Sweney, Eliza E. Hewitt) – 3:55
- "Preacher Picked the Guitar" (Roy Book Binder) – 3:08
- "Instrumental Reprise: Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown?" (Sweney, Hewitt, arranged by Davis, Ernie Hawkins) – 1:03
Heart Temporary
Jorma Kaukonen – vocals, acoustic guitarBarry Mitterhoff – bouzoukiByron House – upright bassAndrea Zonn, Conni Ellisor, David Angell, Mary Kathryn VanOsdale, Pamela Sixfin – violinsChris Farrell, James Grosjean, Kristin Wilkinson, Monisa Angell – violasJohn Catchings, Kirsten Cassel – cellosFur Peace Rag
Jorma Kaukonen – acoustic guitarBarry Mitterhoff – mandolinByron House – upright bassJim Hoke – clarinetBy the Rivers of Babylon
Jorma Kaukonen – lead vocals, acoustic guitarBarry Mitterhoff – mandolinByron House – upright bassChris Brown – drums, percussionEd Gerhard – weissenbornFred Eltringham – cowbell, guiro, shakerPhil Madeira – organAnn McCray, Gale West – support vocalsHenry House, Lily Mitterhoff, Maya Mitterhoff, Tessa Mitterhoff, Truman House – children's support vocalsLiving in the Moment
Jorma Kaukonen – acoustic guitarBarry Mitterhoff – mandolinByron House – upright bassChris Brown – drums, percussionEd Gerhard – acoustic guitarSally Van Meter – resonator guitarLate Breaking News
Jorma Kaukonen – vocals, acoustic guitarBarry Mitterhoff – mandolinByron House – upright bassChris Brown – drums, percussionEd Gerhard – weissenbornJim Hoke – soprano saxophoneSally Van Meter – resonator guitarCome Back Baby
Jorma Kaukonen – vocals, acoustic guitarBarry Mitterhoff – mandolinByron House – upright bassJelly Roll Johnson – harmonicaMighty Hard Pleasure
Jorma Kaukonen – vocalsEd Gerhard – acoustic guitarGreg Leisz – pedal steel guitarPhil Madeira – organNo Demon
Jorma Kaukonen – vocalsBarry Mitterhoff – mandolinByron House – upright bassReese Wynans – upright pianoSally Van Meter – resonator guitarTim Stafford – acoustic guitarThere's a Table Sitting in Heaven
Jorma Kaukonen – lead vocals, acoustic guitarBarry Mitterhoff – tenor banjoByron House – upright bass, bass support vocalJelly Roll Johnson – harmonicaSally Van Meter – resonator guitar, high tenor support vocalTim Stafford – acoustic guitar, high baritone support vocalThe Man Comes Around
Jorma Kaukonen – vocals, acoustic guitarByron House – upright bassGreg Leisz – electric guitarJason Burleson – 5-string banjoRob Ickes – resonator guitarShawn Lane – mandolinTim Stafford – acoustic guitarA Life Well Lived
Jorma Kaukonen – acoustic guitarBarry Mitterhoff – mandolin, tenor banjoByron House – upright bassChris Brown – drums, percussionFats Kaplin – pedal steel guitarJelly Roll Johnson – harmonicaReese Wynans – upright pianoWill There Be Any Stars in My Crown?
Jorma Kaukonen – lead vocals, acoustic guitarBarry Mitterhoff – mandolinByron House – upright bassChris Brown – drums, percussionFred Eltringham – tambourineReese Wynans – upright pianoSally Van Meter – resonator guitarAnn McCrary, Gale West – support vocalsCalvin Settles – tenor support vocalOdessa Settles – alto support vocalShirley Settles – soprano support vocalTed Settles – bass support vocalPreacher Picked the Guitar
Jorma Kaukonen – vocals, acoustic guitarWill There Be Any Stars in My Crown? (instrumental)
Jorma Kaukonen – acoustic guitarByron House – producerGary Paczosa – recordist, engineerRecorded in Nashville at 17 Grand, Sound Emporium and MinutiaMixed in Nashville at MinutiaAdditional recording by Ed Cash at Ed's in Franklin, TN; Phil Madeira at Planet of the Tapes in Brentwood, TN; Kyle Ford at Sound Emporium in Nashville; Byron House at Embassy Suits Room 708 in Austin; Brandon Bell at Minutia in Nashville; Sheriff Bob at Sheriff Studios in New York CityBrandon Bell, Joey Crawford, Kyle Ford, Stephen Sharp – assistant engineersDanny Weiss, Mary Olive Smith, Stephanie Mitterhoff – NYC special assistantsMastered by Jim DeMain at Yes Master in NashvilleKristin Wilkinson – string arrangement and contractor for "Heart Temporary"Stephen Lamb – music preparation for "Heart Temporary"
