Blackie and the Rodeo King

Blackie and the Rodeo King
Studio album by Willie P. Bennett
Released 1979
Genre Country
Label Woodshed Recordings

Blackie and the Rodeo King was the third album released by Canadian singer-songwriter Willie P. Bennett and was released as an LP album by Woodshed Records in 1979 (PWS-013).

"Blackie and the Rodeo King" would be the inspiration for the name of the band, Blackie & The Rodeo Kings, something of a Canadian folk/roots supergroup whose first album was a collection of new covers of Willie P. Bennett songs.

Blackie and the Rodeo King was released in remastered form on compact disc in 2002 by Bnatural Music.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "John Henry, The Gambler" - 2:25
  2. "Has Anyone Seen My Baby?" - 5:40
  3. "Stardust" - 3:17
  4. "This Lonesome Feelin'" - 3:54
  5. "Standin' by the Highway" - 4:52
  6. "Blackie and the Rodeo King" - 3:36

Side two

  1. "Ballad in Low "E"" - 2:58
  2. "For the Sake of a Dollar" - 2:58
  3. "Summer Dreams, Winter Sleeps" - 3:09
  4. "Pens and Paper" - 4:26
  5. "Take My Own Advice" - 2:05

All words and music by Willie P. Bennett, copyright Teoc Music; except "Stardust" - by Carmichael, Parish.

Performers/Credits (Partial)