41 track double CD,. The first retrospective covering the entire career of this former member of the Kingston Trio. Tracks include the classic 'California Bloodlines' as well as 'Gold' from the hit album 'Bombs Away Dream Baby' plus 'Sweet Dreams Will Come' (duet with Nancy Griffith) and his own version of his song 'Daydream Believer' (hit for the Monkees).1999 release. Double slimline jewel case.

Cult artist John Stewart first came too the attention of the public when his folk group The Cumberland Three issued their pair of acclaimed concept albums featuring songs of the American Civil War...shortly afterward, in 1961, he joined their mentors, the Kingston trio, leading them through changes in style and continued hit singles and albums in the volatile period 1961-67....as the British Invasion and rock in general ate into their audience, the Trio slowly ran down operations, as John wrote songs for outside acts; 'Daydream Believer' by The Monkees being a worldwide smash hit in 1967.Wonderfully re-mastered in top Revola syle and with lovely packaging. A must for all fans of acoustic, roots music with a bizarre twist, in that oddball RevOla way. Suffice to say that if you don't know John Stewart, but you loved Vince Martin's album, prepare for a master of the art! If you know John well...well you'll know what a masterpiece this is.

A Comprehensive 24 Track, Multi Label Collection by One of the Most Revered and Acclaimed Folk, Country and Roots Singer-songwriters. The Ex-kingston Trio Singer Realized the Most Acclaim When He Became Friends with Fleetwood Mac at the Height of their 70's Fame and They Help Record and Promote his Own "Gold", which Became a Top 40 Smash.

Thanks to DJ Bill Campton, ex-Kingston Trio singer/songwriter John Stewart's music was big in Phoenix in 1974, so producer Nik Venet had Stewart take a band there and record a 'live' album of hits and some new songs at the Phoenix Symphony Hall in March 1974. Backed by by a hot band from Los Angeles, Stewart proved himself a crowd-pleaser, and the resultant 18-song album is a looser and more animated country rock collection than Stewart's studio albums. Titles include Wheatfield Lady, Kansas Rain, Roll Away The Stone, July You're A Woman, Cody, Freeway Pleasure, and Let The Big Horse Run. CD comes with 28-page booklet.

In 1973, ex-Kingston Trio singer/songwriter John Stewart went to Nashville to record Cannons In The Rain for RCA. He had fond memories of the session with guitarist Fred Carter, Jr. (father of current country hitmaker Deana Carter) and the other ace 'Nashville Cats' on the album, including steel guitarist Pete Drake and harmonica player Charlie McCoy. Stewart's 1974 album, Wingless Angels, was recorded in Los Angeles with such Hollywood session stars as drummer Russ Kunkel. This 22-track CD compiles both albums on one CD and includes Stewart classics like Durango, Chilly Winds, Lady & The Outlaw, Survivors, Adelita, and Let The Big Horse Run. CD comes with with 20-page booklet.

UK reissue combines two of the folk artist's (Kingston Trio) domestically out-of-print albums together on one CD, 'California Bloodlines' (1969) & 'Willard' (1970). They were previously issued together by Bear Family in 1989 but omitted two tracks that are on this edition 'Great White Cathedrals' & 'Marshall Wind'.

This esteemed songwriter and longtime Kingston Trio member gave this inspired performance on a stormy night in Chicago in '84, joined by his frequent sidekick Chuck McDermott. The interplay between those two and their loving fans resulted in a magical night and a live recording to match; they revisit John's big hits Gold and Lost Her in the Sun ; the Trio's Chilly Winds; They Call the Wind Maria , and Coal Tattoo , plus Dreamers on the Rise; The Raven on the Wind; Starting Over; Mother Country; Cody; Eighteen Wheels , and more!

John Stewart may appreciate the rewards of eBay’s current ad campaign, which is embedding "Daydream Believer," his 1968 #1 hit for The Monkees, in a new generation’s consciousness, but it’s a misleading calling card for the singer-songwriter described as "a master wordsmith who captures the soul of America in his songs" by Billboard.

Since leaving the Kingston Trio, preceding the careers of Prine, Kristofferson, Springsteen, Earle, and the rise of the Americana movement, Stewart has written and recorded more than 50 albums of stripped down songs of everyday saints and sinners, their moments of elation and desperation, and of our country’s natural beauties and toxic political undercurrents. He’s recorded with Johnny Cash, and had his own songs recorded by Johnny’s daughter Rosanne and many others.

This latest collection of new Stewart originals affirms John’s powers as a master painter of indelible pictures in song. Using the warm leads and brushstrokes of his own guitars, his longtime rhythm section, and dabs of keyboards, harmonica and backing voices, Stewart applies a similarly understated approach to his lyrics and vocals. Now in his mid-60s, Stewart invests the opening love song, "Baby, It’s You," with a sense of relief and gratitude a younger man might lack. But the youthful gleam in his eye is unmistakable on the frisky "Amanda Won’t Dance." The pull between heart and highway is frequently felt, as in the lovely "Jasmine," on which John’s weathered tenor swoops into a sweet falsetto. One would be hard-pressed to find a more poignant elegy for the pre-Hurricane Katrina Crescent City than "New Orleans," with its heartbroken piano accompaniment and regret-filled vocals.

With their musical roots in folk, country, rock and bluegrass, John’s songs frequently encompass subjects stretching from the sky above to the mud below. "The Day the River Sang" includes a terse character study of the "junkies and jockeys" at "Golden Gate Fields," and the lightly jazzy "Slider," which watches a good girl go wrong. On the metaphysical end of the spectrum, the title track is a vision of paradise and peace, while "Sister Mercy" is a plea for direction in troubling times. In between are John’s tribute to his muse, "Naked Angel on a Star-Crossed Train," the propulsive tragicomedy of "Midnight Train," and a new version of "Run the Ridges," from his Trio days.