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This album combines our talents with some of the best banjo players in the world - the STARS - our dear friends. They are world-class musicians whose talents are well-documented in their numerous recordings and web sites. This CD actually serves as a music sampler! In this recording we have combined a pleasing mix of studio and live recordings. |
Our Friends: The Stars
- Buddy Wachter (bj), Johnny Baier(bj)
(The Gas LIght Medley, Calliope Rag) - Dick Martin (bj), Helen Martin (gb, vocal)
(I Love A Banjo, Old Rockin' Char Got Me, Alabamy Bound) - Bill Lowrey (bj), Steve Peterson (bj)
(Mr. Sandman) - Fast Eddie Erickson (bj), Bill Dendle (bj), Gary Ryan (bj)
(Dueling Banjos, Bells of St. Mary's) - Kurt Abell (bj), Daryl Hosick (p), Tom Downs (tu)
(Spaghetti Medley) - Jeff Green (bj), Craig Colby (bj), Bill Sharp (g), Kazu Marouka (b)
(Besame Mucho) - Tyler Jackson (bj), Buddy Wachter (bj), Ed Goldstein (tu), Dave Parker (dr)
(Russian Rag, First Impression) - Jack Convery (bj), Paul Doerner (bj)
- Lime House Blues
The Songs
- Waiting for the Robert E. Lee (2:05)
- The World is Waiting for the Sunrise (1:50)
- The Gaslight Medley (2:48)* (Buddy Wachter, Johnny Baier)
- Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (2:20)
- When I'm Sixty-Four (1:55)
- Spaghetti Medley (3:26)* (Kurt Abell, Daryl Hosick, Tom Downs)
- Old Green River (1:49)
- I Love a Banjo (1:47)** (Dick & Helen Martin)
- Dueling Banjos (5:43)** (Fast Eddie Erickson, Bill Dendle, Gary Ryan)
- Yearning (2:43)
- Mr. Sandman (2:27)** (Bill Lowrey, Steve Peterson)
- Clarinet Polka (1:13)
- Russian Rag (3:19)* (Tyler Jackson, Budy Wachter, Ed Goldstein, Dave Parker)
- Oh, Susanna Medley (1:18)
- Bells of St. Mary's (3:05)** (Fast Eddie Erickson, Bill Dendle, Gary Ryan)
- Old Rockin' Chari Got Me (3:39)** (Dick & Helen Martin)
- Steel Guitar Rag (1:16) (Duane & Ingrid Smith)
- Love Letters in the Sand (2:13)
- Besame Mucho (4:22)* (Jeff Green, Criag Colby, Bill Sharp, Kazu Marouka)
- San Antonio Rose (2:38)
- Lime House Blues (3:02) (Jack Convery, Paul Doerner)
- Happy Wanderer (1:36)
- First Impression (4:33)* (Tyler Jackson, Buddy Wachter, Ed Goldstein, Dave Parker)
- Chesapeake Bay (2:22)
- Calliope Rag (2:31)* (Buddy Wachter, Johnny Baier)
- Washington and Lee swing (1:23)
- Alabamy Bound (2:08)**
- God Bless America (1:35)
*Contributed by various performing friends from previous recordings and available
on their CDs.
**Recorded live February 27, 2005 at Banjorama.
Sacramento Banjo Band Musicians
- Dave Acheson
- Phil Anderson
- B.B. Burkhart
- Pat Burritt
- Del Burwell
- Suzanne Chen
- Darres Cook
- Ralph Congdon
- Dale Cripe
- Stan Cummings
- Ben Dale
- Paul Doerner (bj)
- Mile Doneen
- Tom Dutart
- Robert Funk
- Norm Gary (cl)
- John Giles (voc), (sf)
- Elizabeth Giordano
- Jeff Green
- John Green
- Linda Green
- Irene Griggs
- Adele Hanaman
- Bonnie Harris
- Stan Hart
- Anita Hazen
- Rex Inglis
- Ron Ingram
- George Jorgensen
- Barbara Kampe
- Garry Kerr
- Barbara Kozusko
- John Kozusko
- Mary Kroeger
- Glen Lee
- Betty Lester (voc)
- Peggy Lewis (bj)
- Viki Mallory
- Jim Matthews
- Vidolt Menzel (bj)
- Ken Moore
- Keith Meyers (tb)
- Wes Nakasora
- Clint Nerenberg
- Rose Nerenberg
- Marilyn Peterson (bj), (wb)
- Ned Poffinbarger
- Frank Robins
- Olivia Sanchez
- Bob Schuermann
- Don Schumacher (bj)
- Noel Seeley
- Joel Siegel (vn)
- Hal Simpson
- Lila Skates (gb)
- Dolores Smith (voc)
- Duane Smith
- Ingrid Smith
- Paul Smith
- Carol Spiker (vn)
- Paul Spiker (gb)
- Jan Stevens
- Bob Taylor
- John Turner
- Betty Van Zuuk
- Bert Wachter
- Beverly Wachter
- Dorothy Walker
- Weldon Ward
- Judy Williams
- Kim Yasuda
To order tapes ($10) and CD's ($15) please call 916-967-2318.