Live at Sweetwater Two
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Live at Sweetwater Two is a live Hot Tuna
album recorded at the same time as the album, Live at Sweetwater
, but contains no tracks from the previous release. The live performances feature Bob Weir
of the Grateful Dead
, blues-singer Maria Muldaur
, and keyboardist Pete Sears
. Also included is the previously unreleased studio track "Endless Sleep" from the Pair a Dice Found
sessions. In 2004 Eagle Records re-mastered and re-released the album with several added tracks, and without the studio track included.
Hot Tuna
Hot Tuna is an American blues-rock band formed by bassist Jack Casady and guitarist Jorma Kaukonen as a spin-off of Jefferson Airplane. It plays acoustic and electric versions of original and traditional blues songs.- Jefferson Airplane side project :...
album recorded at the same time as the album, Live at Sweetwater
Live at Sweetwater
Live at Sweetwater is a live Hot Tuna album recorded in 1992 at Mill Valley, CA. It was their first new recording made for Relix Records, although they had previously released older performances with Relix...
, but contains no tracks from the previous release. The live performances feature Bob Weir
Bob Weir
Bob Weir is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, most recognized as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the Grateful Dead disbanded in 1995, Weir performed with The Other Ones, later known as The Dead, together with other former members of the Grateful Dead...
of the Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The band was known for its unique and eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, reggae, country, improvisational jazz, psychedelia, and space rock, and for live performances of long...
, blues-singer Maria Muldaur
Maria Muldaur
Maria Muldaur is a folk-blues singer who was part of the American folk music revival in the early 1960s...
, and keyboardist Pete Sears
Pete Sears
Peter 'Pete' Sears is an English rock musician. In a career spanning more than four decades he has been a member of many bands and has moved through a variety of musical genres, from early R&B, psychedelic improvisational rock of the 1960s, folk, country music, arena rock in the 1970s, and blues...
. Also included is the previously unreleased studio track "Endless Sleep" from the Pair a Dice Found
Pair a Dice Found
Pair a Dice Found was the first studio album since 1976 by the American blues rock band Hot Tuna. It was their only album recorded with Epic Records...
sessions. In 2004 Eagle Records re-mastered and re-released the album with several added tracks, and without the studio track included.
1992 Relix Records Track Listing
- "Hesitation Blues" (Traditional) – 5:28
- "Don't You Leave Me Here" (Jelly Roll MortonJelly Roll MortonFerdinand Joseph LaMothe , known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American ragtime and early jazz pianist, bandleader and composer....
) – 3:01 - "Death Don't Have No Mercy" (Rev. Gary Davis) – 5:23
- "99 Year Blues" (Julius DanielsJulius DanielsJulius Daniels was an American Piedmont blues musician. His song "99 Year Blues" appeared on the box set Anthology of American Folk Music and has been covered by Jim Kweskin, Chris Smither, Johnny Winter, Charlie Parr and Hot Tuna on their album Burgers...
) – 4:54 - "San Francisco Bay Blues" (Jerry FullerJerry Fuller-Biography:Jerry Fuller was born in Fort Worth, Texas to a musical family, his father having been a singer with Bob Wills' Light Crust Doughboys. Jerry Fuller and his brother Bill performed as a duo in their home state, recording for the local Lin label, before Jerry branched out on his own and...
) – 4:03 - "Blue Moon of Kentucky" (Monroe) – 4:44
- "Ain't Got No Home" (Guthrie) – 4:21
- "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" (Traditional) – 5:21
- "Third Week in the Chelsea" (Jorma KaukonenJorma KaukonenJorma Ludwik Kaukonen Jr. is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist, best known for his work with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna.-Biography:...
) – 4:34 - "AK-47" (Michael FalzaranoMichael FalzaranoMichael Falzarano is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He has been working as a professional musician since the 1970s, most notably in Hot Tuna, the New Riders of the Purple Sage, and the Memphis Pilgrims, a Memphis-style rock and roll/blues band that he founded in 1986.Having signed...
) – 5:29 - "Parchman Farm" (Mose AllisonMose AllisonMose John Allison, Jr. is an American jazz blues pianist and singer.-Biography:...
) – 9:13 - "Endless Sleep" (Reynolds) – 3:13
2004 Eagle Records Track Listing
- "Hesitation Blues" (Traditional) – 5:24
- "Don't You Leave Me Here" (Jelly Roll MortonJelly Roll MortonFerdinand Joseph LaMothe , known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American ragtime and early jazz pianist, bandleader and composer....
) – 2:54 - "Trial by Fire" (Jorma KaukonenJorma KaukonenJorma Ludwik Kaukonen Jr. is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist, best known for his work with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna.-Biography:...
) – 4:30 - "Death Don't Have No Mercy" (Rev. Gary Davis) – 5:23
- "99 Year Blues" (Julius DanielsJulius DanielsJulius Daniels was an American Piedmont blues musician. His song "99 Year Blues" appeared on the box set Anthology of American Folk Music and has been covered by Jim Kweskin, Chris Smither, Johnny Winter, Charlie Parr and Hot Tuna on their album Burgers...
) – 4:54 - "San Francisco Bay Blues" (Jerry FullerJerry Fuller-Biography:Jerry Fuller was born in Fort Worth, Texas to a musical family, his father having been a singer with Bob Wills' Light Crust Doughboys. Jerry Fuller and his brother Bill performed as a duo in their home state, recording for the local Lin label, before Jerry branched out on his own and...
) – 4:01 - "Too Many Years" (Kaukonen) – 3:47
- "Blue Moon of Kentucky" (Monroe) – 4:33
- "Ain't Got No Home" (Guthrie) – 4:20
- "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" (Traditional) – 5:16
- "Walkin' Blues" (Robert Johnson) – 4:14
- "Third Week in the Chelsea" (Kaukonen) – 4:36
- "AK-47" (Michael FalzaranoMichael FalzaranoMichael Falzarano is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He has been working as a professional musician since the 1970s, most notably in Hot Tuna, the New Riders of the Purple Sage, and the Memphis Pilgrims, a Memphis-style rock and roll/blues band that he founded in 1986.Having signed...
) – 5:29 - "Parchman Farm" (Mose AllisonMose AllisonMose John Allison, Jr. is an American jazz blues pianist and singer.-Biography:...
) – 7:41 - "Folsom Prison" (Johnny CashJohnny CashJohn R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
) – 6:10
Live Tracks
- Jorma KaukonenJorma KaukonenJorma Ludwik Kaukonen Jr. is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist, best known for his work with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna.-Biography:...
– lead guitar, vocals, dobro, table steel guitar - Jack CasadyJack CasadyJack Casady , is an American musician considered one of the foremost bass guitarists of the rock music era and best known as a member of Jefferson Airplane. First playing as a lead guitarist with the Washington D.C...
– bass - Michael FalzaranoMichael FalzaranoMichael Falzarano is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He has been working as a professional musician since the 1970s, most notably in Hot Tuna, the New Riders of the Purple Sage, and the Memphis Pilgrims, a Memphis-style rock and roll/blues band that he founded in 1986.Having signed...
– rhythm guitar, vocals, mandolin, harmonica
Additional Personnel
- Maria MuldaurMaria MuldaurMaria Muldaur is a folk-blues singer who was part of the American folk music revival in the early 1960s...
– vocals - Pete SearsPete SearsPeter 'Pete' Sears is an English rock musician. In a career spanning more than four decades he has been a member of many bands and has moved through a variety of musical genres, from early R&B, psychedelic improvisational rock of the 1960s, folk, country music, arena rock in the 1970s, and blues...
– keyboards - Bob WeirBob WeirBob Weir is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, most recognized as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the Grateful Dead disbanded in 1995, Weir performed with The Other Ones, later known as The Dead, together with other former members of the Grateful Dead...
– rhythm guitar, vocals
Studio Track
- Jorma KaukonenJorma KaukonenJorma Ludwik Kaukonen Jr. is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist, best known for his work with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna.-Biography:...
– lead guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals - Jack CasadyJack CasadyJack Casady , is an American musician considered one of the foremost bass guitarists of the rock music era and best known as a member of Jefferson Airplane. First playing as a lead guitarist with the Washington D.C...
– bass - Michael FalzaranoMichael FalzaranoMichael Falzarano is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He has been working as a professional musician since the 1970s, most notably in Hot Tuna, the New Riders of the Purple Sage, and the Memphis Pilgrims, a Memphis-style rock and roll/blues band that he founded in 1986.Having signed...
– rhythm guitar - Harvey Sorgen – drums
Production
- Production team from Jorma's Hillside Farm Productions
- Rick Sanchez – engineer
- Ira Wilkes – king roadie and production coordination
- Remote truck at Sweetwater from The Plant Recording StudiosRecord Plant StudiosThe Record Plant was a series of three famous recording studios which were founded by Gary Kellgren and Chris Stone, beginning in New York City in 1968. The next year, Kellgren and Stone opened a second studio in Los Angeles. In 1972, the company expanded again with a third location in Sausalito,...
- Gabra Management – management
- Steve Martin (William Morris Agency) – booking agent
- Vanessa Lillian, Gabra Specialties – design layout
- Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady – liner notes
- Carl Studna – photography
- Recorded live at Sweetwater, Mill Valley, CA on January 27 and 28, 1992