Description
This album, first released in 1985 by Coldwater Records and was later re-released in 1990 by Beachwood/Chameleon, has been unavailable for several years until now. Features the song,"Along For the Ride" and "Someday," both of which charted on NAC and AC charts.
Tracks
1) Along For the Ride
2) Someday
3) Night School
4) More Than Eva Braun
5) Everything In Grey
6) If It Weren't For the Rain
7) The Sidewalk Symphony
8) Call The Nomads
9) The Prize
10) Protection
11) Hold You Fire
12) North By Northwest
Artist Profile
Singer/songwriter Danny O'Keefe began his musical career in the Minnesota coffeehouse scene in the 1960s In 1969, a meeting with Buffalo Springfield manager Charles Greene led to a telephone audition with Ahmet Ertegun, President of Atlantic Records, resulting in O'Keefe's first record deal. Atlantic Records released O'Keefe (1972) which featured the top-ten classic hit, "Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues", followed by the classic Breezy Stories (1973).
Since its initial thrust onto the airwaves, "Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues" has been recorded by Elvis Presley, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Leon Russell, Charlie Rich, Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie McCoy, Cab Calloway, Earl Klugh, and Chet Atkins among others. Mel Torme performed it on the hit television series, "Night Court" and, most recently, it was recorded by Dwight Yoakam for his Under The Covers release.
Between l975 and 1979, O'Keefe recorded a third album for Atlantic Records and two albums for Warner Bros. Records: So Long Harry Truman (1975, Atlantic), American Roulette (1977, Warner Bros.); and The Global Blues (1979, Warner Bros.). In 1985, O'Keefe released The Day To Day (Coldwater Records), which was re-released in 1989 as Redux (Beachwood/Chameleon Records). The singles, "Along For The Ride" and "Someday" were charted in both the NAC and the AC charts. A video of "Along For The Ride" was aired on VH1.
Throughout the 1970s and into '80s, O'Keefe toured with many well-known artists and friends including, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Jimmy Buffet, Jessie Colin Young, Maria Muldaur, Linda Ronstadt, Loggins and Messina, and the Hollies. He has also performed on the same bill with acts such as Bruce Springsteen, YES, Tom Waits, John Hammond, Little Feat, Rita Coolidge, Dr. Jonn, The Beach Boys, and others.
Many of O'Keefe's songs have been recorded by well-known artists such as Jackson Browne, "The Road"; John Denver, "Along For The Ride" (co-written with Bill Braun); Judy Collins. "Angel Spread Your Wings"; Sheena Easton, "Next To You" (co-written by O'Keefe and George Merrill); David Lindley, "The Jimmy Hoffa Memorial Bldg. Blues," "More Than Eva Braun," and, "Well, Well, Well" (co-written with Bob Dylan); Jesse Colin Young, "On The Edge" (co-written with Young) and "Catfish"; David Mallett and Alison Krauss, "Never Got Off The Ground" (co-written with Mallett).
Continued on Part 2 (Runnin' From the Devil)
Credits
�1984, 1989, 1995 Road Canon Music, Inc.