''Blackie and the Rodeo King'' was the third album released by Canadian singer-songwriter

Willie P. Bennett William Patrick "Willie P." Bennett (26 October 1951 – 15 February 2008) was a Canadian folk music, folk-music singer-songwriter, harmonica player, and mandolinist. Bennett was part of the 1970s folk music scene in Canada, and wrote and recorded ...

and was released as an

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by Posterity-Woodshed Records in

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(PWS-013). "Blackie and the Rodeo King" would be the inspiration for the name of the band, Blackie & The Rodeo Kings, something of a Canadian folk/roots supergroup whose first album was a collection of new covers of Willie P. Bennett songs. Bennett re-released the album in remastered form on compact disc in

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on his own label, Bnatural Music. Digital remastering was done by Paul Riemens at the same facility the album was originally recorded: Grant Avenue Studios,

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Track listing

Side one # " John Henry, The Gambler" - 2:25 # "Has Anyone Seen My Baby?" - 5:40 # " Stardust" - 3:17 # "This Lonesome Feelin'" - 3:54 # "Standin' by the Highway" - 4:52 # "Blackie and the Rodeo King" - 3:36 Side two # "Ballad in Low "E"" - 2:58 # "For the Sake of a Dollar" - 2:58 # "Summer Dreams, Winter Sleeps" - 3:09 # "Pens and Paper" - 4:26 # "Take My Own Advice" - 2:05 All words and music by

, C&P 2001 Bnatural Music; except "Stardust" - by Carmichael, Parish.

Performers/Credits

– vocals, harmonica, acoustic and electric guitars *Mike Gardner - electric bass *Mike Holder - pedal steel *Denis LePage - banjo *Steve Taylor - drums *

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- harmonica, acoustic guitar, trumpet *

Ken Whiteley Kenneth Whiteley (born April 30, 1951) is a multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer. He began performing folk music in the early 1970s, making frequent appearances at the Mariposa Folk Festival and recording and touring with acclaimed childre ...

- piano, organ, electric guitar * David Zdriluk - acoustic bass *

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- mandolin, slide guitar *Produced by: David Essig and Willie P. Bennett *Recorded and mixed at: Grant Avenue Studios,

*Recording Engineer:

Bob Lanois Robert Jacques Lanois (April 4, 1948 – April 19, 2021) was a Canadian sound engineer, record producer, and harmonica player. He released his first album, ''Snake Road'', in 2006, in collaboration with his brother Daniel Lanois. He also record ...

*Mixing Engineers: David Essig and Bob Lanois {{Authority control 1979 albums Willie P. Bennett albums