Levon Helm and the RCO All-Stars is a 1977 album by the short-lived musical group of the same name. It was Levon Helm's first studio album independent of The Band.
Track listing
"Washer Woman" (Mac Rebennack) "The Tie That Binds" (Mac Rebennack, Bobby Charles Guidry) "You Got Me" (Booker T. Jones) "Blues So Bad" (Henry Glover, Levon Helm) "Sing, Sing, Sing (Let's Make a Better World)" (Earl King) "Milk Cow Boogie" (Kokomo Arnold) (Traditional; arranged by Levon Helm and Donald Dunn) "Rain Down Tears" (Henry Glover, Rudy Toombs) "A Mood I Was In" (Fred Carter, Jr.) "Havana Moon" (Chuck Berry) "That's My Home" (Traditional; arranged by Levon Helm and Mac Rebennack)
Personnel
Levon Helm – lead vocals, backing vocals, drums
The RCO All Stars
Booker T. Jones – keyboards, percussion
Mac Rebennack – keyboards, backing vocals, guitars, percussion
Paul Butterfield – harmonica, backing vocals
Fred Carter Jr. – guitars
Steve Cropper – guitars
Donald Dunn – bass
Howard Johnson – baritone saxophone, tuba
Tom Malone – trombone
Lou Marini – saxophone
Alan Rubin – trumpet
Other musicians
Emmaretta Marks – backing vocals
Jeannette Baker – backing vocals
John Flamingo – backing vocals
Charles Miller – baritone saxophone (track 5) Jesse Ehrlich – strings (track 5) Louis Kievman – strings (track 5) Sid Sharp – strings (track 5) William Kurasch – strings (track 5) Robbie Robertson – guitar (track 5) Garth Hudson – accordion (track 5)
Technical
Henry Glover – "Band Master"
Recorded by Eddie Offord
References
1977 debut albums
Levon Helm albums
ABC Records albums
Albums recorded at Shangri-La (recording studio)