Swamp Grass/Douglas James Kershaw

Doug Kershaw | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 27, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Wounded Bird Records
• ASIN: B000LRZ05M
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #96,920 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Louisiana Woman

2. Louisiana Man

3. Isn't That About the Same

4. Can't Wait Till Tomorrow

5. Swamp Grass

6. From a Little Flirt Comes a Big Flirt

7. Take Me Back to Mama

8. Zacharia

9. Vicki Brown

10. (Ain't Gonna Get Me Down) Till I Hit the Ground

11. Cajun Funk

12. The Best Years of My Life

13. Mardi Gras

14. Willie's Shades

15. Play That Old Sweet Song Again

16. You're Gonna Be Impressed

17. Tricks

18. You'd Best Believe You've Heard

19. A Song Called Jeannie

20. I Had a Good Woman But She Married Lawrence

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Swamp Grass was originally released in 1972 and was produced by Buddy Killen. 1973's Douglas James Kershaw, also produced by Killen and Chips Moman, features musical assistance from The Jordanaires, Larrie Londin, Bobby Wood, Reggie Young and other musicians from Chip Moman's famous American Studio. .Wounded Bird. 2007.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Swamp Grass isn't the grass you think!, July 24, 2007

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Dr. Richard M. Blaney (Live Oak, Florida United States) - See all my reviews
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Doug Kershaw shows his unique talents on this collection of cajun songs. I own the original LP and it is great to have it remastered in this CD. The title song, "Swamp Grass," reflects Kershaw's roots in the bayous of southern Louisiana and delivers a powerful message of environmental awareness. Loved it back in the early 70's; love it more on a CD!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great double treat!, October 25, 2009

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Art C. Phartsy (Hellameda, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Swamp Grass/Douglas James Kershaw (Audio CD)

I got turned onto Kershaw's music in the late '60's and bought all of his stuff that I could find and as it was released. These are both great albums. Douglas James Kershaw may not be what a lot of fans expect fom one of his albums, though. Don't get me wrong, it's one of my favorite albums of his because it's so lavishly produced and a little "stoney". I've wondered for years who mad the suggestion that they go that route with all of the orchestration and heavy production. Was it Warner's idea? Was it Buddy's or Chips or even Doug's. No other album that he did was in this rarified method. It's a gorgeous album with some very interesting songs. Try to hear it first before buying is all I'm saying.

Also very worth buying is Devil's Elbow (one of my favorites), the double box of Doug Kershaw/Mama Kershaw's Boy and Ragin Cajun. Forget all the "best of" collections. These albums each are full of great songs.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, December 31, 2007

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Robert A. Nelson (Charleston, SC) - See all my reviews
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I have been looking for the Swamp Grass album for years. I was listening to it when I was a Kid in the 70's. If you like cajun music it is for you.