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Post by the Scribe on Sept 23, 2022 22:31:57 GMT
Hearts And Dreams On The Line
Drums – Dennis Kenmore
Vocals – Chuck McDermott, Linda Ronstadt, Lindsey Buckingham
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John Stewart (2) - The Last Campaign album cover
Label: Homecoming Records – HC 00300, Homecoming Records – KM 12828
Series: American Journey Series
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
A1a Clack Clack
A1b Oldest Living Son (Medley) 6:02
A2 You Can't Go Back To Kansas
Vocals – Chuck McDermott
3:55
A3 The Pirates Of Stone Country Road
Voice [Little Boy] – Fred Koch (4)
Voice [Mother] – Buffy Ford Stewart
5:16
A4 Dreamers On The Rise
Drums – Dennis Kenmore
Vocals – Chuck McDermott
3:33
B1 Cody
Vocals – Buffy Ford Stewart
3:15
B2 Spirit = Survivors (Medley)
Vocals – Buffy Ford Stewart, Lindsey Buckingham
4:20
B3 Hearts And Dreams On The Line
Drums – Dennis Kenmore
Vocals – Chuck McDermott, Linda Ronstadt, Lindsey Buckingham
3:07
B4 Crying In The Storm
Drums – Dennis Kenmore
Vocals – Lindsey Buckingham
2:49
B5 Last Campaign (Reprise)
1:48
Companies, etc.
Copyright © – Homecoming Records
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Homecoming Records
Published By – Bugle Publishing
Published By – Chappell Music
Credits
Bass – Dave Batti
Cover, Design – SteeleWorks Design*
Written-By, Producer, Guitar, Synthesizer, Photography By [Cover & Innersleeve], Liner Notes – John Stewart (2)
Notes
I First met Robert Kennedy when he was Attorney General and I was a member of the Kingston Trio. We stayed in contact over the years and I was proud to be one of those who campaigned with him when he ran for President in 1968. Buffy and I travelled with the campaign and sang on the backs of trains, flat-bed trucks, town squares and high school auditoriums. I wrote songs as we went and the images of the people who loved him and believed in what he told them has been the inspiration for other songs, years after it was over.
This album is a collection of new recordings of these songs and I hope a musical movie of those magical days in 1968. I miss him. The memories will always live on. I dare say we won't see his like again. - John Stewart
'A royalty from this album will be paid to the RFK memorial fund'
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched): HC-00300-RE - A Precision 12828- Are + KM +
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched): HC-00300-RE- B Precision 12828- Bre + KM +
Other Versions (4)
Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
The Last Campaign (LP, Album, Limited Edition) Homecoming Records HC 00300 US 1985
The Last Campaign (Cassette, ) Homecoming Records HCC-00300 US 1985
American Hero (CD, Album, Reissue) NEC Avenue A32C-84 Japan 1988
The Last Campaign (CD, Album) LaserLight Digital 12 696 US 1996
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Post by the Scribe on Sept 23, 2022 22:35:13 GMT
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Post by the Scribe on Sept 23, 2022 22:39:41 GMT
I cry whenever I am reminded of Bobby Kennedy and what could have been. I can forgive the CIA (and FBI) for many things but not for the assassination of the Kennedy brothers. It is one of the main reasons I absolutely hate the modern conservative movement that was born out of these murders. I will go to my own deathbed exposing conservatism for what it is and how it has totally corrupted the Republican Party thanks mostly to its wealthy elite and transnational corporate overclass.
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Post by the Scribe on Sept 23, 2022 22:59:09 GMT
 Backstory: Solid Gold. John Stewart, Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham
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By Aaron Tyler on March 23, 2017
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Turning Music Into Gold.
Album_Bombs_Away_Dream_Babies Fleetwood Mac Stevie Nicks GoldJohn Stewart was a member of the Kingston Trio in the early 60s and wrote the Monkees’ #1 hit, “Daydream Believer.” He came from out of nowhere and scored a Top 5 hit in the summer of 1979 with “Gold.” He wrote “Gold” shortly after leaving the trio and teaming up with a pre-famous John Denver.
Stewart was not a name most people were familiar with, especially pop music fans. He became the official musician of the Democratic party during 1968, which involved traveling with Senator Robert Kennedy during his Presidential campaign. He identified with the folk singers of the time and recorded solid but mostly unsuccessful LPs throughout the 70s.
His fate changed the day he hooked up with Lindsey Buckingham & Stevie Nicks. They were riding a ridiculous rock star high from the Fleetwood Mac LP, Rumours. Anything of interest to a Mac member was hot and just about anything they touched turned to…. yes, gold.
This is not to say that John Stewart didn’t write a great song to begin with. It’s still getting airplay on classic rock radio today. The narrative is easy to follow and captures the surreal feeling of driving at night through the California lights. Stewart pops his guitar in the car, excited for that next gig and speeds off into the dark.
Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks were the catalysts for its commercial success, as well as contributors to the overall sound of the album. Buckingham’s guitar work is understated by his usual standards but integral to the sound achieved while his vocals are a solid counterpoint to Stewart’s rugged baritone. Nick’s’ recognizable vocals on harmony adds authenticity to the song and takes it to another level.
It’s a very basic song with simple lyrics, but the production gives it a supernatural feeling. There’s nothing fancy going on, just an electric piano, snare & bass drum, electric guitar strumming in the distance. The arrangement is sparse and feels like the song is struggling to emerge from the shadows, but what does finally emerge is gold.
Stewart died on January 19, 2008 from a massive stroke. In a letter posted on the Kingston Trio site, his close friend Tom Delisle wrote: “John Stewart leaves a compilation of musical excellence unparalleled in his time. He recorded over 45 solo albums following his seven years in the Kingston Trio, 1961-67. He worked all the way up to the time of his death, having recently completed his latest as-yet untitled album. It is estimated that he wrote more than 600 unique and highly personal songs, many of them constituting a modern musical history of his beloved America.”
Ironically, even though “Gold” hit #5 and his LP, Bombs Away Dream Babies hit the Top 10, neither turned to gold. As a consolation, he was mistaken for Garry Shandling once in a while. Stevie Nicks, however, has never been mistaken for anyone else.
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Post by the Scribe on Sept 23, 2022 23:02:32 GMT
trivia John Stewart and Linda Ronstadt
song John wrote about Linda: You mentioned Linda Ronstadt just now. I heard... this song, 'Nightman,' did you write that for her?Yeah, I did. I hadn't seen Linda in about seven years and when Russ was doing the album he was also doing Linda Ronstadt's album. He said, "You oughta come down. Linda would like to see you and hear what she's doing." When I went down to the studio Linda said, "Gee, I really was excited about your hit, 'Gold.' I didn't know it was you when I heard it on the radio. I called Wendy Waldman and said, 'There's this great record on the radio, we've gotta write a song like it.'" I said, "Well, it's just the old minor shuffle. Would you like one?" She said, "Yeah, would you write one for me?"At that time she was doing a lot of new wave kind of songs that she heard from a guy named Mark Goldenberg. A good songwriter, he's with a group called The Cretones. She had gone to The Roxy and seen them there and had really been knocked out. It had given her new inspiration for her own music, and it gave her new energy that she was really wanting to have. So I wrote a song about a girl who goes down, in this case, to The Troubadour and sees this band called The Nightman. She heard the song and said, "John, I love it, I think it's a hit, but I don't want to do it. But you should do it, it's great." The demo I made for it is the song on the album and I just beefed it up a bit. I played it for Al Coury. I said, "Al, I wrote this song for Linda and I don't know if I should do it." He said, "If you don't do it I'll break both your arms." Author: Ronstadtfanaz (from YouTube) quoting John Stewart
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Post by the Scribe on Sept 23, 2022 23:12:15 GMT
The Last Campaign Trilogy
14,862 views Nov 8, 2014 Provided to YouTube by Sony Music Entertainment
The Last Campaign Trilogy · John Stewart
The Phoenix Concerts - Live (With Bonus Tracks)
℗ 1974 BMG Music
Producer: Nikolas Venet
A&r Director: Marge Meoli
Congas, Organ: Jonathan Douglas
Bass Guitar: Arnie Moore
Drums: Jim Gordon
Guitar: Michael Stewart
Steel Guitar: Dan Dugmore
Vocal: Buffy Ford
Vocal: Denny Brooks
Vocal: Mike Settle
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Post by the Scribe on Sept 23, 2022 23:14:35 GMT
"The Queen of Hollywood High" - Written and Performed by John Stewart
1,850 views Jun 27, 2015 Singer-songwriter John Stewart's 1982 single from his album, "Blondes," features Lindsey Buckingham and Linda Ronstadt vocals. Visit the John Stewart documentary project on Facebook at www.facebook.com/JohnStewartDocumentary |
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