JA043 (Bob Martin - Last Chance Rider)
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Bob Martin was born in Lowell, Massachusetts. A songwriter since age 10, he began to perform publicly in 1970. He recorded his first album in 1972 for RCA entitled Midwest Farm Disaster. In 1974, he "dropped out" of pop culture and moved to a farm in West Virginia with his family. He continued to write songs, poetry, novels and pursued his muse through various artistic endeavors. In 1982, he recorded his second album, Last Chance Rider for June Appal Recordings of Whitesburg, KY. The record was recognized as one of the top three folk albums in the country by the National Association of Independent Record Distributors. It was another ten years, until the release of his third album The River Turns the Wheel (1997), which contained backing vocals by Bill Morrissey and Cormac McCarthy and was on Martin's own label, Riversong Records. It reached number sixteen on the Gavin Americana chart. Martin toured nationally and opened for Merle Haggard in 1999.
Recordings for the 1982 release JA043, Last Chance Rider, were recorded at Maggard Sound Studios in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, and engineered by Allan Maggard, Charlie Maggard, Jeff Kiser, with special assistance by Anne Marie Martin. The release was produced by Bob Martin. Musicians included Keith Durham on lead guitar, Dirk Johnson on keyboard and string arrangements, Pete Mareneck on bass guitar, Eddie Trent on pedal steel, Marion Sumner on fiddle, Roger Hall on banjo, Malcolm Harris on clarinet, Rick Jones on vocals, and Them Poole, Carolyn Clarke, and Josie Ellis on back up vocals.
This audio collection consists of original 1/2-inch recordings, ¼-inch production masters, and vinyl production masters.