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1998
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Jody Stecher (fiddle, banjo and guitar). John helped found the New Lost City Ramblers, who have championed old-time music for 40 years. He's also an acclaimed folklorist, photographer and film maker who has produced numerous recordings and films of traditional music from all over the world.
Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter of the Grateful Dead were among those listening to old-time music in the 1960s. "The Story That the Crow Told Me" and "Buckdancer's Choice," heard on this CD, are mentioned in the lyrics to their anthem "Uncle John's Band." "If I wasn't specifically thinking of you personally when I wrote 'Uncle John's Band'," Robert Hunter told John, "I might as well have been; you fill the bill."
The album includes "Rambling Hobo," "Dark Holler," "Chittlin' Cookin' Time in Cheatham County" and others, recorded with authentic flavor and new vitality, making Stories the Crow Told Me a rich re-telling of timeless tales.
Reviews
William Millar — 5/4/2025 9:32:10 AM
"I grew up half a mile from John's farm in Putnam Valley. It's the sleepy end of a rural country town in the middle of nowhere but it was a great place to grow up. Bob Dylan stayed at John's while making his Self Portrait album and the photos are of his farm. David Amram also lives down the street still and is 94 and just played Farm Aid. Pete Seeger (who's brother Mike was in New Lost City Ramblers) lived in PV for a spell (as well as famously in Beacon)."
