- Penitentiary Blues
"Penitentiary Blues" is the first album released by
country artistDavid Allan Coe . It was released in 1969 onSSS International Records. This was before Coe started doing country music, starting with "Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy ", and is consisted of entirely ofblues songs.Infobox Album
Name = Penitentiary Blues
Type = studio
Artist =David Allan Coe
Released = 1969
Recorded = Jan. 19 - Feb. 20 1969,Singleton Sound Studio , Nashville, Tennesse
Genre =Blues
Length = 30:01
Label =SSS
Producer =Shelby Singleton , Teddy Paige
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wjfexqq5ld6e]
Last album =
This album = "Penitentiary Blues"
(1969)
Next album = "Requiem for a Harlequin "
(1970)Track listing
All Songs written by
David Allan Coe except where noted.#"Penitentiary Blues" – 3:11
#"Cell #33" (Coe, Teddy Paige) – 2:13
#"Monkey David Wine" – 3:00
#"Walkin' Bum" (Hank Mills ) – 3:36
#"One Way Ticket To Nowhere" (Coe, Betty Coe, Teddy Paige, Cliff Parker) 2:46
#"Funeral Parlor Blues" (Coe, Betty Coe, Teddy Paige) – 3:12
#"Death Row" – 2:44
#"Oh Warden" (Coe, Teddy Paige) – 2:45
#"Age 21" – 2:06
#"Little David" – 2:12
#"Conjer Man" – 2:09Personnel
*
David Allan Coe – vocals
*Teddy Paige, Jerry Kennedy, Mac Gayden –guitar
*Teddy Paige,Charlie McCoy , Ed Kollis –harmonica
*William C. Sanders, Billy Linneman, Mac Gayden, Charlie McCoy – bass
*Karl Himmel,Kenneth Buttrey – drums
*David Briggs –piano
*Teddy Paige, Shelby S. Singleton, Jr. – production
*Joe Venneri - engineering
*Gayle Allen - photography
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