''Texican Badman'' is the 1980 release by

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/ bluegrass musician Peter Rowan. Guest musicians include

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(steel guitar),

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(mandolin), Flaco Jimenez (accordion), and Bill Kreutzmann (drums). Four of the songs were studio recordings from 1974, and the other six were recorded live in 1979. The standout tracks are "Sweet Melinda", "Four Corners/A Vacant Sea", "Texican Badman", and "What of Alicia".

Track listing

#"Sweet Melinda" (Peter Rowan) – 3:59 (*) #"Four Corners" ( Terry Allen) – 2:45 (**) #"A Vacant Sea" (Allen) – 2:45 (**) #"I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)" (

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) – 2:58 (**) #"Squeeze Box Man" (Jordan) – 4:34 (**) #"Texican Badman" (Allen) – 2:53 (**) #"What of Alicia" (Allen) – 2:50 (**) #"While the Ocean Roars" (Rowan) – 3:53 (*) #"Awake My Love" (Rowan) – 3:31 (*) #"On The Blue Horizon" (Rowan) – 5:54 (*) (*) Recorded in 1974 @ The Record Plant, Sausalito, California (**) Recorded in 1979, Live @ Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, Texas

Personnel

* Peter Rowan – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandola, vocals *

– pedal steel guitar, electric guitar *

– mandolin *Chris Rowan – harmony vocal *Lorin Rowan – harmony vocal * John Kahn – bass *Roger Mason – bass * Bill Kreutzmann – drums *Issac Garcia – drums *Hugo Gonzalez – bass, bajo sexto *

Flaco Jiménez Leonardo "Flaco" Jiménez (born March 11, 1939) is an American singer, songwriter and accordionist from San Antonio, Texas. He is known for playing Norteño, Tex Mex and Tejano music. Jiménez has been a solo performer and session musician, as ...

– accordion * Jimmy Fuller – steel guitar *Jack Bonus – saxophone

Production

*Producer: Peter Rowan/Franco Ratti *Recording Engineer: Billy Wolf *Mixing: Lee Parvin/Billy Wolf *Mastering: Daniel Ryman *Cover Design/Artwork: Gigi Barbieri *Photography: Lisa Law

External links

* {{Discogs release, 1809634-Peter-Rowan-Texican-Badman, type=album Peter Rowan albums 1980 albums