Sequoiah - 1976 - Sequoiah (2009) torrent

Sequoiah - Sequoiah [1976]

2009 - Big Pink Music / Big Pink 20 / CD

After a stint in the Army, a college degree, and an Air Force tour, singer/guitarist Mobley kicked around the Indiana music scene playing in the band Shiloh Morning, and working in the duo Pleasant Street, before joining Sequoiah with brothers Bill and Bob Johnson.

Signed by Moe Whittemore's 700 West label, the trio debuted with 1976's cleverly titled "Sequoiah". Produced by Whittemore, the album featured a combination of band originals and covers by the likes of Gordon Lightfoot ('Brave Mountaineers') and Jerry Jeff Walker ('Bo Jangles'). All three members handled vocals with Mobley having the best voice of the three. Musically the album found the trio offering up a pleasant mixture of country-rock numbers and more country oriented numbers. Imagine a mixture of Asleep At the Wheel, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and Poco, and you'd be in the right aural neighborhood.

track listing:

01. Memories (Of A Man And Woman) 03:36
02. I Can'T Make It Any Better 04:00
03. Bo Jangles 06:03
04. When You Are Old 04:33
05. Brave Mountaineers 03:26
06. We're All Friends 03:13
07. The Sun Shines For You 04:23
08. Now She's Gone 03:28
09. Trail Of Tears 05:18
10. Jambalaya 03:09

Band members

- Bill Johnson -- vocals, pedal steel guitar, lead guitar
- Bob Johnson -- vocals, drums, percussion
- Tom Mobley -- vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica

supporting musicians
- Bagwell Canterfield -- banjo
- Bob Liederbach -- fiddle
- Moe Whittemore -- synthesizers, keyboards