Ashes to Dust
Encyclopedia
Ashes to Dust is the third studio album
by American
musician/songwriter William Elliott Whitmore
. It was released in 2005 on the Southern Records
label.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by American
People of the United States
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musician/songwriter William Elliott Whitmore
William Elliott Whitmore
William Elliott Whitmore is an American blues singer and musician from Lee County, Iowa. He has recorded a number of albums released on Southern Records, and now is a member of the Anti Records family. His act consists mostly of playing the banjo or guitar while singing, though on occasion he...
. It was released in 2005 on the Southern Records
Southern Records
Southern Records is an independent record label closely associated with Crass Records, Corpus Christi Records and Dischord Records. It is based in London and previously had offices in Chicago , Le Havre and Berlin .Southern was originally a recording studio owned and operated by John Loder...
label.
Track listing
All tracks by William Elliott WhitmoreWilliam Elliott Whitmore
William Elliott Whitmore is an American blues singer and musician from Lee County, Iowa. He has recorded a number of albums released on Southern Records, and now is a member of the Anti Records family. His act consists mostly of playing the banjo or guitar while singing, though on occasion he...
- "Midnight" — 3:34
- "The Day the End Finally Came" — 4:18
- "When Push Comes to Love" — 3:50
- "Diggin' My Grave" — 4:06
- "The Buzzards Won't Cry" — 2:22
- "Sorest of Eyes" — 3:30
- "Lift My Jug (Song for Hub Cale)" — 3:36
- "Gravel Road" — 3:52
- "Porchlight" — 5:47
Personnel
- William Elliott Whitmore - vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, banjoBanjoIn the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new... - Zach Action – bass
- Jay Thomas Dandurand – drums