The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #6609   Message #1705201
Posted By: GUEST,Art Thieme
28-Mar-06 - 10:12 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Leaving Old Texas / I'm Going to Leave...
Subject: RE: Leaving Old Texas
The long ago post I made to this thread in 1998 (above) mentioned that this was the first song I ever had on a released recording.

Strange !

This good old song, besides being the first song of mine on an LP, is also the LAST SONG on my new (last?) CD that's being talked about now in the thread Art Thieme's New CD out at www.folklegacy.com .

The recording we used for this CHICAGO TOWN AND POINTS WEST CD is/was the last song I did at a big benefit concert we threw at Stages Music Hall in Chicago -- 1979 -- for then injured folksinger Michael Cooney. (He is good now!!)
On the bill that night, besides me, were Steve Goodman, Cindy Mangsen and Pete Seeger. I love listening to that old tape of all of us doing "Mama Don't 'Low" to end things off. (I played the saw and nose flute.) Stevie G. led the singing 'cause Pete had a terrible cold that night.

Fond memories galore.

Art Thieme