Chasin' Gus' Ghost

John Sebastian | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 29, 1999)
• Original Release Date: June 29, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Hollywood Records
• ASIN: B00000JHCB
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #251,593 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Stealin'

2. Minglewood Blues

3. Fare Thee Well

4. Write Me a Few of Your Lines

5. My Passing Fantasy

6. Jug Band Music

7. One Step Forward

8. Viola Lee

9. Got No Automobiles

10. Wild About My Lovin'

11. Kansas City

12. Yank Rachell Intro

13. Laundromat Blues

14. Tap That Thing

15. My Baby Left Town

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Welcome Back, John Sebastian, December 15, 1999

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Scott (New Concord, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chasin' Gus' Ghost (Audio CD)

Chasin' Gus' Ghost is a great album featuring a variety of musical styles from straight ahead jug band music to the calypso feel of "One Step Forward", on which John plays a garbage can as a bass. This is certainly a welcomed return to his roots. "Wild About My Lovin" is one of the standouts with Geoff Muldaur on lead, and a song Sebastian did with the Spoonful. This album contains a nice blend of vocals featuring not only John Sebastian, but Geoff Muldaur, Jimmy Vivino, Paul Rishell, and Yank Rachell. Annie Raines also plays a mean harmonica on a couple of the tracks. Bluesman Yank Rachell's last recorded performance is a fitting conclusion to the album.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars John and the band pay their musical dues, September 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Chasin' Gus' Ghost (Audio CD)

John and the band, featuring jug band folk hero Fritz Richmond, pay their due respects to their favoured musical heritage. The CD pays tribute to one of Johns earliest influences Gus Cannon.Worthy original tracks by John and the band, together with the re-writing of earlier tunes, mixed with some new arrangements of classic jug band tunes, make this a CD not to be missed by lovers of Sebastian and jug band music.The first J band Cd featured tracks by blues mandolinist Yank Rachell. John was estatic at being able to record with Yank. Sadly Yank died not too long after it's release. It is therefore a fitting tribute and a great source of joy to John and the band that " Chasin' Gus' Ghost ",that the CD contains possibly Yanks last recordings.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars IT SEEMS TO MAKE ME FEEL JUST FINE, November 22, 2001

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S. F Gulvezan (Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chasin' Gus' Ghost (Audio CD)

Before he got into rock 'n roll, John played in jug bands. On the first couple Lovin' Spoonful albums he included some of his jug band songs, which were some of my favorites: "Bald Headed Lena," "Fishin' Blues," and "Jug Band Music," which included the lines, And the doctor said give him jug band music/It seems to make him feel just fine. Well, with the able assistance of the J Band, John has returned to his first love, with great results. This is his best record in many a moon, featuring such great songs as "Stealin'," "My Passing Fantasy," and "Wild About My Lovin'". If you're feeling blue, listening to this CD can't help but make your foot start tapping, and before you know it you're feeling better. Welcome back, John Sebastian.