Dorris Henderson: Watch the Stars - COMPACT DISCS

Title: Watch the Stars
Artist: Dorris Henderson
Label: Fledg'ling UK
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 5020393305525
Genre: Folk
Release Date: 2005-09-19
Number of Discs: 1
Additional Details: REMASTERED, REISSUE, JEWEL CASE PACKAGING

Dorris Henderson was an anomalous part of the mid-1960s British folk scene-a young Black American woman, singing traditional songs with accompaniment from one of the best young British folk guitarists, John Renbourn. With Renbourn, Henderson recorded a couple of rare albums, There You Go (1965) and Watch the Stars (1966), and also did a 1965 single of Paul Simon's "Leaves That Are Green." Henderson had a strong, unflappable vocal presence somewhat reminiscent of a more youthful Odetta. Her repertoire encompassed all kinds of traditional folk, with a particular affinity for Appalachian songs, although some narrow-minded English critics expected her to be concentrating more on blues and spirituals. Born in Florida and raised in Los Angeles, Henderson performed at LA folk clubs such as the Ash Grove and the Troubadour before moving to England in 1965, partly on the recommendation of a brother in the US airforce who was stationed there. Soon after arriving she got a musical residency on a BBC children's TV show, Gadzooks! Her first album was the first available recording to prominently feature Renbourn (although he had recorded, but not yet released, his solo debut slightly earlier). The collaboration lasted for only one more LP, Renbourn soon joining the star folk group Pentangle. Henderson joined the cult folk group Election (with future Fotheringay/Fairport Convention guitarist Trevor Lucas) for a year, although she only made one single with them. After the 1960s she worked with some jazz musicians and sang same ad jingles, and reunited with Renbourn for occasional performances in the 1990's. Fledgling. 2005.

Tracks:
1.1 When You Hear Them Cuckoos Hollerin
1.2 It's Been a Long Time
1.3 30 Days in Jail
1.4 No More My Lord
1.5 Watch the Stars
1.6 There's Anger in This Land
1.7 Mosaic Patterns
1.8 Tomorron Is a Long Time
1.9 Or Lovin Me
1.10 Come Up Horsey
1.11 God Bless the Child
1.12 The Time Has Come
1.13 Poems of Solitude
1.14 Loney Mood
1.15 Gonna Tell My Klord
1.16 Message to Pretty

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