Thanks
Diane Gold
for encouraging me to go down this road
when we had no idea where it would lead, and for never suggesting I stop.
Maddie & Keely Mullen
for being willing to listen,
& for growing up into incredible young women of whom it’s impossible not to be incredibly proud
Rebecca Mullen
for your boundless & contagious enthusiasm & encouragement!
William Harper
for articulating what it was I was after, & for being an incredible friend.
Rachel Harper
for the great logo, & for encouraging me – from the beginning – to reach farther.
John Rice
for direct & honest feedback from the very beginning,
and for continually pointing me in a more focused direction.
Alan Berliant
for every suggestion along the way,
and for making sure that there was focus & humor in every session
Sam Fishkin
for his ridiculous ears,
& for his determination to create the right image in each situation
Azuolas Sinkevicious
for creating the perfect studio for my working style,
& for his determination to make things exactly right
Joan Collaso
for making the BG’s happen,
& for making sure we had the right voices for each situation
Al Brandtner
for totally getting it, & for making an incredible picture out of it!
Joel H. Weinstein
for going way above & beyond the call
To all of the incredibly talented musicians who were willing to put themselves in unfamiliar roles,
who really got what I was after, and who helped tie this music together.
More Thanks
Don Fleming and Anna Lomax
of The Association of Cultural Equity
Todd Harvey
of The Library of Congress
Dean Rolando
of The Chicago Federation of Musicians
Rick Barnes
of RaxTrax Recording
Marc Harris
of Marc Harris Photography
Tomas Kellenberger
David Axelbaum & Susie Steinberg
Matthew Palm
Grant Tennison
Steve Ford
Jim Tullio
Lavern Shipp Baldwin
Rosemary Johns of The Eysaman Family Trust
Jeanne Ford of the Henry Ford Testamentary Trust
Shelly Romalis
Kristy Andersen
Archie Green
for background information released on
Rounder Records 1508 “Railroad Songs & Ballads”
Stephen Wade
for background information released on
Rounder Records 1500“A Treasury of Field Recordings”
B. A. Botkin & Alan Lomax
for background information released on
Rounder Records 1517 “Negro Work Songs & Calls”
Alan & John Lomax, Herbert Halpert, Zora Neale Hurston,
Willard Rhodes, Helene Stratman-Thomas & Aubrey Snyder
for their tireless & forward-looking work documenting these priceless recordings
The WPA Photographers
And especially to the countless unrecognized musicians & artists
who have contributed so much to the cultural life of each little corner of this country.
