Release Date: 1976.
Recording Date: July 5-6, 1975.
Release Info: Vinyl, LP, Mono (FLY LP 522) Studio Recording.
By the time Frank Hovington got a chance to record, the folk/blues boom had passed and there was almost no interest in country blues except among academics. But that didn't stop him from making a definitive album, which compared favorably to the genre's classics done in a different era. It's a textbook case of the right stuff at the wrong time. ~ Ron Wynn
Excellent LP by blues guitarist / banjoist / singer Frank Hovington (1919-1982). Hovington was from Pennsylvania but lived in Delaware. These recordings were made by Dick Spottswood & Bruce Bastin back in the summer of 1975 at Frank's home, using a tape recorder on loan from the Library of Congress. It was released by the British Label Flyright Records in 1976. Hovington was an excellent singer and had a great style, or range of styles on guitar and banjo. This album was later reissued on CD by Rounder Records. Hovington was originally "discovered" by John Fahey while John was driving around looking for old records. Mack McCormick brought him to the 1971 Smithsonian Folk Festival, but other than that Frank Hovington did not like to tour or try to play lots of gigs at that point in his life. ~ Eli Smith
Credits:
Banjo - Frank Hovington (tracks: A6);
Design - Mike Etherington;
Guitar - Frank Hovington (tracks: All tracks except A6);
Liner Notes - Bruce Bastin;
Photography - Bengt Olsson;
Recorded By - Bruce Bastin, Dick Spottswood;
Vocals - Frank Hovington (tracks: All tracks except A4, A6, and B3).
Tracklist:
A1. Mean Old Frisco - Frank Hovingto
A2. Gone With The Wind - Frank Hovingto
A3. Lonesome Road Blues - Frank Hovingto
A4. 90 Going North - Frank Hovingto
A5. Got No Lovin' Baby Now - Frank Hovingto
A6. C.C. Blues - Frank Hovingto
B1. Sing Sing Blues - Frank Hovingto
B2. Who's Been Foolin' You - Frank Hovingto
B3. I'm Talking 'Bout You - Frank Hovingto
B4. John Henry - Frank Hovingto
B5. Where Could I Go But To The Lord - Frank Hovingto
B6. Blood Red River - Frank Hovingto
All tracks recorded at Frank's home in Felton, Delaware, on July 5 and 6, 1975. Originally released on the UK Flyright label in 1976.