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Label

Third Man

Danny Kroha

Angels Watching Over Me

As a mainstay on the Detroit music scene for over thirty years, Danny Kroha has consistently pushed himself to reinvention. As founding member of garage legends the Gories, he s influenced countless imitators and poseurs. His axe work with Rocket 455 is the most quintessentially Detroit rock and roll this side of the MC5. And his turn as a pastied playgirl in the Demolition Doll Rods proved that even in drag, he was undeniably solid. So with his first full-length release under his own name, it may come as an unexpected turn that he s dealing in classic gospel and folk songs. Playing every instrument himself, spanning guitar, banjo, baritone dulcimer, diddley bow, washtub bass, jug and mouth organ, the end result is a collection of compelling, timeless traditional songs. Angels Watching Over Me is the real deal, seeming that it could ve been recorded at any time over the past 70 years. With this album, Kroha firmly establishes himself as one of the pre-eminent practitioners of a genre in desperate need of someone with his creativity and vision in moving forward the classic American art form.

Tracklist

• 1. Angels Watching Over Me
  2. I Want to Live So God Can Use Me
  3. Rowdy Blues
  4. Holy Ghost Don't Leave Me
  5. Take Me Back
  6. John Henry
  7. Walking Boss
  8. Run Little Children
  9. The Road is Rough and Rocky
  10. Cannonball Blues
  11. You Got To Move
  12. Gloryland
  13. Before This Time Another Year
  14. Jack O'Diamonds
  15. Pretty Little Pink
  16. Lonesome Valley