Blue Country Heart
Blue Country Heart is a Jorma Kaukonen studio album released in June, 2002. It was his first album on a major label since 1980's Barbeque King. Kaukonen did not write any new compositions for the album, and instead played mostly country-blues cover songs. The album features performances by Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Byron House and Bela Fleck, and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2003 for "Best Traditional Folk Album."
Track listing
- "Blue Railroad Train" – 3:44
- "Just Because" – 4:16
- "Blues Stay Away from Me" – 3:28
- "Red River Blues" – 3:25
- "Bread Line Blues" – 4:38
- "Waiting for a Train" – 3:26
- "Those Gambler's Blues" – 3:07
- "Tom Cat Blues" – 3:05
- "Big River Blues" – 3:01
- "Prohibition Blues" – 4:13
- "I'm Free from the Chain Gang Now" – 3:28
- "You and My Old Guitar" – 2:45
- "What are They Doing in Heaven Today?" – 3:20
Personnel
- Jorma Kaukonen – guitar, vocals
- Sam Bush – mandolin, fiddle, background vocals
- Jerry Douglas – dobro, weissenborn
- Byron House – bass, background vocals
- Béla Fleck – banjo on "Just Because" and "Bread Line Blues"
Production
- Roger Moutenot – producer, engineer, mixing
- Yves Beauvis – producer, A&R
- Tracy Martinson – engineer, digital recording
- John Hurlbut, K. C. Groves, Rob Clark – assistant engineers
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Jorma Kaukonen – liner notes
- David Bett – art direction
- Danny Clinch, Glen Rose, Gil Gilbert – photography