John Long - Lost and Found - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

A decade between releases and John Long hasn't lost a step. His 2006 debut album InchLost & FoundInch caught the attention of pre-war country blues aficionados everywhere, even prompting blues legend John Hammond to declare, InchJohnny Long is worthy of international attention,Inch in addition to earning a Blues Music Award nomination for Acoustic Album of the Year. InchStand Your GroundInch builds on that legacy by delivering another slice of Americana, while also expanding Long's signature sound with the introduction of his amplified acoustic guitar and a rhythm section on several tracks featuring Fred Kaplan on piano, Bill Stuve on upright bass and Washington Rucker on drums. Album Tracks 1. Baby Please Set a Date 2. Red Hawk 3. Things Can't Be Down Always 4. Stand Your Ground 5. Welcome Mat 6. No Flowers for Me 7. One Earth, Many Colors 8. Healin' Touch 9. I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole 10. Mop, Bucket and a Broom 11. Climbing High Mountains (Trying to Get Home) 12. Precious Lord, Take My Hand 13. Suitcase Stomp

About John Chowning By Lauren LaRocca News-Post Staff April 10, 2009 Brunswick - Gravel roads, railroads, old roads, new roads -- they've been a theme throughout the life of singer-songwriter John Chowning, so it's no wonder they appear in his music -- and on his latest album cover, which depicts a scene of the Brunswick railroad station. Chowning moved to Brunswick two years ago from the Gaithersburg area and rides a train each morning into Washington, D.C., for his job at the Department of Labor at Job Corps. His song 'Blue Ridge Express' is about the train he rides home every night from work. The train has a party car where people are sometimes sharing a lot of booze,' he said. 'It's very loud.' His father was a railroad worker, and, maybe because of that, Chowning has been interested in trains throughout his life. Chowning grew up in Oakland City, Ind., a small mining and farming town that resembles Brunswick . His first album, which he wrote about 12 years ago, is about the street where he lived as a boy. After he finished the CD, he mailed copies to the new kids who live in his old neighborhood. Four albums later, Chowning typically gives away each one to friends, neighbors, co-workers and family, though some copies are available for purchase at Beans in the Belfry. His songwriting, performing and recording is a hobby and nothing more, he said during a recent interview, but people seem to like it. From a musical family, he's always enjoyed listening to and playing music. 'When I was younger, I tried to write commercial stuff,' he said. He quickly lost interest. 'Most people writing songs 100 years ago weren't writing them for commercial use,' he said. Instead, he taught himself guitar and began writing about his own life experiences, which he found much more gratifying. In Indiana, Chowning's parents rented five or six rooms of their house at a time to students

24 tracks w. His Orchestra feat. vocalists Bob Houston, Helen Young, Paul Harmon, the Four Teens & the Glee Club. Album Tracks 1. Theme - the White Star of Sigma Nu 2. Announcement By Johnny Long 3. Strictly Instrumental 4. This Love of Mine 5. Boogie Man 6. On Echo Hill 7. Moonlight on the Ganges 8. Let's Get Away from It All 9. Was It Worth It? 10. Turkey in the Straw 11. Afterglow 12. He's 1-A in the Army and He's A-1 in My Heart 13. Don't Say I Love You 14. Bugle Woogie 15. Romance 16. Deep in the Heart of Texas 17. Wasn't It You? 18. Broadway 19. My Girl Loves a Sailor 20. Breathless 21. After It's Over 22. This Way Out 23. Sing a Love Song 24. On the Fourth Beat