The Legend of Sir Robert Charles Griggs is the first album by Sir Robert Charles Griggs, former Nashville musician and now a resident of Hemet, California. The album, featuring original songs in a unique alt-country style, was released in 1973. Only released on vinyl, this album is somewhat of a rare find. A single of Fabulous Body and Smile was released concurrently on a 45 rpm record.
Track listing Fabulous Body and Smile (3:40) West Coast Billy (1:45) Cricket Convsersation Interlude (:12) Singing for the Lord (2:43) Moogie Woogie (:06) Sing My Old Songs to Somebody New (1:38) Vh1-V Hamp-Thieu (2:45) Sideman Talks to God (5:12) Keep It Country (2:32) Birds (:10) In L.A. (3:35) Heartbeats and Death Gasp (:14) Country Soul (4:38) Freak-Out Moog (:06) Uncle Ned (1:37) Clint Texas (4:35)
Album credits Producer - Gary Paxton
Engineer - Scotty Moore
Kenny Malone - Drums Martha McCrory - Strings Weldon Myrick - Guitar (Steel) Jeff Newman - Guitar (Steel) Gary Paxton - Guitar Marvin Shantry - Strings Steven Maxwell Smith - Strings Henry Strzelecki - Bass Gary VanOsdale - Strings Reggie Young - Guitar Pete Drake - Guitar (Steel) Bobby Wood - Piano Martin Katahn - Strings Sir Robert Charles Griggs - Main Performer Brenton Banks - violin Larry Butler - Piano Jimmy Capps - Guitar Charles Cochran - Piano, Arranger Tommy Cogbill - Bass Jim Colvard - Guitar Shane Keister - Synthesizer Sheldon Kurland - Strings Mike Leech - Bass Doug Kershaw - Fiddle, Concertina
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