Boomer's Story
Boomer's Story is the third studio album by American roots rock musician Ry Cooder, released in November 1972.
Background
"The Dark End of the Street", co-written by Dan Penn and Chips Moman, is originally known as a recording by James Carr, but in this album it is presented as a guitar-driven instrumental. The album also features "Sweet Mama" and "President Kennedy", both written by Sleepy John Estes, with Estes himself performing lead vocals on the latter. Estes's parts were recorded in Collierville, Tennessee.The piano on "Rally 'Round the Flag" is played by Randy Newman.
Personnel
- Ry Cooder - guitars, mandolin, bottleneck guitar, vocals
- Tommy McClure - bass
- Charles Lawing - clarinet
- Jim Keltner, Roger Hawkins - drums
- Sleepy John Estes - guitar and vocals on "President Kennedy"
- Gene Finney - harmonica
- George Bohanon - horns
- Milt Holland - percussion
- Randy Newman - piano on "Rally 'Round the Flag"
- Jim Dickinson - piano, bass, backing vocals
- Dan Penn - backing vocals
- Judy Maizel - production assistant
- Jerry Masters, John Fry, Lee Herschberg, Richard Rosebrough - engineer
- Susan Titelman - photography