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Although Dickens and Gerrard had recorded a couple of albums as a duo in the mid-1960s, those were more traditional-minded bluegrass recordings than this 1973 effort. Several of the songs documented women's experiences in personal terms that struck a chord in many listeners involved in the women's movement, a constituency that the performers were not consciously addressing and somewhat surprised (though pleased) to reach. In fact, about half of this was devoted to traditional numbers by the likes of the Carter Family and Wilma Lee Cooper, but the original numbers brought a still-rare feminist viewpoint to folk and bluegrass music, particularly Dickens' "Don't Put Her Down, You Helped Put Her There." The songs make their points about women's struggles without being doctrinaire; the vocals (both solo and harmony) are impassioned, particularly on the Dickens a cappella showcase "Pretty Bird," and the musicianship appropriately spare. The CD reissue features extensive historical liner notes and track-by-track commentary by country music authority Charles Wolfe.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Hazel Dickens, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Seeger, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Alice Gerrard, Producer, Arranger, Banjo, Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tracy Schwarz, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 Rounder Records
A.P. CARTER, ComposerLyricist - Hazel Dickens, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alice Gerrard, Producer, Banjo, Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 Rounder Records
Bruce Phillips, ComposerLyricist - Hazel Dickens, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alice Gerrard, Producer, Banjo, Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 Rounder Records
Hazel Dickens, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alice Gerrard, Producer, Arranger, Banjo, Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 Rounder Records
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Hazel Dickens, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alice Gerrard, Producer, Arranger, Banjo, Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 Rounder Records
J.B. Coats, ComposerLyricist - Hazel Dickens, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Seeger, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Alice Gerrard, Producer, Banjo, Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tracy Schwarz, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Lamar Grier, Banjo, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 Rounder Records
Hazel Dickens, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Seeger, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Wilma Lee Cooper, ComposerLyricist - Alice Gerrard, Producer, Banjo, Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tracy Schwarz, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Lamar Grier, Banjo, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 Rounder Records
Hazel Dickens, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Seeger, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Alice Gerrard, Producer, Banjo, Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tracy Schwarz, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 Rounder Records
Hazel Dickens, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Seeger, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Alice Gerrard, Producer, Banjo, Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 Rounder Records
Hazel Dickens, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Seeger, Jew's Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Alice Gerrard, Producer, Banjo, Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tracy Schwarz, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 Rounder Records
Hazel Dickens, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Seeger, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Alice Gerrard, Producer, Banjo, Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tracy Schwarz, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 Rounder Records
Hazel Dickens, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alice Gerrard, Producer
℗ 1973 Rounder Records
Hazel Dickens, Producer - Alice Gerrard, Producer, Banjo, Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 Rounder Records
Album review
Although Dickens and Gerrard had recorded a couple of albums as a duo in the mid-1960s, those were more traditional-minded bluegrass recordings than this 1973 effort. Several of the songs documented women's experiences in personal terms that struck a chord in many listeners involved in the women's movement, a constituency that the performers were not consciously addressing and somewhat surprised (though pleased) to reach. In fact, about half of this was devoted to traditional numbers by the likes of the Carter Family and Wilma Lee Cooper, but the original numbers brought a still-rare feminist viewpoint to folk and bluegrass music, particularly Dickens' "Don't Put Her Down, You Helped Put Her There." The songs make their points about women's struggles without being doctrinaire; the vocals (both solo and harmony) are impassioned, particularly on the Dickens a cappella showcase "Pretty Bird," and the musicianship appropriately spare. The CD reissue features extensive historical liner notes and track-by-track commentary by country music authority Charles Wolfe.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:17
- Main artists: Hazel Dickens Alice Gerrard
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rounder Records
- Genre: Country
© 1973 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc. ℗ 1973 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
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