''Heroes'' is an album by
Mark O'Connor, in which he plays duets alongside his childhood fiddle heroes, including
Jean-Luc Ponty,
Benny Thomasson,
Byron Berline,
Stéphane Grappelli,
Johnny Gimble, and others. It crosses a variety of musical genres and contains recordings made from 1976 to 1992.
Track listing
Personnel
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Mark O'Connor -
fiddle
A fiddle is a Bow (music), bowed String instrument, string musical instrument, most often a violin or a bass. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including European classical music, classical music. Althou ...
On ''New Country'':
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Jean-Luc Ponty - fiddle
On ''The Devil Comes Back to Georgia'':
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Charlie Daniels - fiddle
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Johnny Cash
John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter. Most of his music contains themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially songs from the later stages of his career. ...
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Vocals
Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...
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Marty Stuart
John Marty Stuart (born September 30, 1958) is an American country music, country and bluegrass music singer, songwriter, and musician. Active since 1968, Stuart initially toured with Lester Flatt, and then in Johnny Cash's road band before be ...
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Vocals
Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...
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Travis Tritt -
Vocals
Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...
On ''Fiddlin' Around'':
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Johnny Gimble - fiddle
On ''Gold Rush'':
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Byron Berline - fiddle
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Bill Monroe -
Mandolin
On ''House of the Rising Sun'':
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Vassar Clements -fiddle
On ''Diggy Diggy Lo'':
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Doug Kershaw
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Lionel Cartwright
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Clinton Gregory
On ''Sweet Jole Blon'':
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Doug Kershaw - fiddle
On ''Sadness/Darlin' Waltz'':
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Buddy Spicher - fiddle
On ''Jerusalem's Ridge'':
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Kenny Baker - fiddle
On ''Sally Johnson'':
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Terry Morris - fiddle
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Texas Shorty -
fiddle
A fiddle is a Bow (music), bowed String instrument, string musical instrument, most often a violin or a bass. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including European classical music, classical music. Althou ...
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Benny Thomasson - fiddle
On ''Ashokan Farewell'':
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Pinchas Zukerman - fiddle
On ''This Can't Be Love'':
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Stéphane Grappelli - fiddle
On ''Ain't Misbehavin:
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Stéphane Grappelli - fiddle
On ''Nomad'':
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L. Shankar - 10-string double fiddle
also
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Mark O'Connor - Producer
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Mark O'Connor - Mixer
*Rob Feaster - Mixer for tracks 2,6, and 7
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Mark O'Connor - Music Editing
*Denny Purcell - Mastering
*Craig Miller - Executive Producer
*Laura LiPuma-Nash - Art Direction/Design
*Kip Lott - Photography/Background Painting
*Jonita Aadland - Additional Photos
*Jim Dant - Gold violin
Chart performance
Notes
Mark O'Connor albums
1993 albums
1993 collaborative albums
Instrumental duet albums
Warner Records albums
Albums produced by Jim Ed Norman
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