Driftin' Way of Life

by Jerry Jeff Walker

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: May 1969
  • Label: Vanguard
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 41:15
  • Community rating: 3.63/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Establishing his reputation as a premier itinerant troubadour, the artist's second album leans heavily into poignant, acoustic storytelling. The stripped-down arrangements and his remarkably weathered vocal delivery foreshadow his immense influence on the impending outlaw country movement.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, male-vocals, acoustic, guitars, storytelling, folk

Tracklist

  1. Driftin' Way Of Life (3:28)
  2. Morning Song To Sally (4:27)
  3. Shell Game (3:46)
  4. Ramblin', Scramblin' (4:23)
  5. No Roots In Ramblin' (4:16)
  6. Old Road (1:57)
  7. North Cumberland Blues (3:28)
  8. Let It Ride (3:07)
  9. Fading Lady (4:51)
  10. Gertrude (3:19)
  11. Dust On My Boots (4:10)

Credits

  • Norbert Putnam - bass
  • Pete Wade - dobro, fiddle, resonator guitar
  • Kenny Buttrey - drums, drums (drum set)
  • David Bromberg - guitar, electric guitar
  • Wayne Moss - guitar, lead guitar, clavinet [assist]
  • David Briggs - piano, harpsichord, clavinet
  • Hal Rugg - steel guitar, dobro
  • Charlie McCoy - harmonica

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