Mordicai Jones

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Mordicai Jones
Mordicai Jones cover
Studio album by Link Wray
Released 1971
Recorded 1971
Genre Country Rock/Folk Rock
Length 39:28
Label Polydor
Producer Steve Verroca
Professional reviews
Link Wray chronology
Link Wray
(1971)		 Mordicai Jones
(1971)		 Be What You Want To
(1972)

Mordicai Jones is the 1971 album by pioneer Rock & Roll guitarist, and Shawnee Indian Link Wray, with Bobby Howard a.k.a. "Mordicai Jones" on lead vocals. The album was recorded in 1971 in an old chicken shack on Wray's Maryland farm. The music is a blend of Blues, Country, and Folk Rock. The standout tracks are "Walkin' in the Arizona Sun", "All Because of a Woman", "Son of a Simple Man", and "Days Before Custer".

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Walkin' in the Arizona Sun" (Link Wray/Steve Verroca) - 2:53
  2. "Scorpio Woman" (Link Wray/Steve Verroca) - 3:47
  3. "The Coca Cola Sign Blinds My Eye" (Link Wray/Bobby Howard/Steve Verroca) - 6:24
  4. "All I Want to Say" (Link Wray/Steve Verroca) - 3:12
  5. "All Because of a Woman" (Link Wray/Steve Verroca) - 3:20
  6. "On the Run" (Link Wray/Bobby Howard/Steve Verroca) - 5:45
  7. "Son of a Simple Man" (Link Wray/Steve Verroca) - 4:22
  8. "Precious Jewel" (Roy Acuff) - 2:14
  9. "Days Before Custer" (Link Wray/Steve Verroca) - 4:01
  10. "Gandy Dancer" (Link Wray/Bobby Howard/Steve Verroca) - 3:30


[edit] Personnel

  • Link Wray - electric guitar, steel guitar, bass
  • Doug Wray - rhythm guitar, background vocals
  • Bobby Howard - keyboards, lead vocals
  • Bill Hodges - organ, piano, harmonica, background vocals
  • Steve Verroca - drums, percussion, background vocals
  • John Grummere - electric guitar, background vocals
  • Norman Sue - bass, background vocals
  • Ned Levin - background vocals

[edit] Production

  • Producer: Steve Verroca
  • Recording Engineer: unknown
  • Mixing: unknown
  • Photography: unknown
  • Art Design: unknown