''Soloflight'' is the 1978 double album by the pioneer
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Wizz Jones
Raymond Ronald "Wizz" Jones (25 April 1939 – 27 April 2025) was an English acoustic guitarist, and singer-songwriter. He performed from the late 1950s and recorded from 1965 until 2025. He possessed what was described as "unparalleled virtuo ...
. The album contains
covers and
traditional
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folk tunes recorded from 1970 to 1974. The standout tracks are "National Seven", "Pastures of Plenty", "Sally Free and Easy" and "Can't Keep from Crying".
Track listing
#"National Seven" (
Alan Tunbridge
Alan Tunbridge is an English artist, book dust-jacket illustrator and songwriter.
Life and work
Normally painting in oils, Alan Tunbridge has also designed a great number of book dust-jacket illustrations, mainly in Scraperboard.
Many of h ...
) – 3:05
#"Pastures of Plenty" (
Woody Guthrie
Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (; July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer, songwriter, and composer widely considered to be one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of American Left, A ...
) – 3:20
#"
Dallas Blues" (
George Lewis) – 3:25
#"
Sam Stone" (
John Prine
John Edward Prine (; October 10, 1946 – April 7, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter of country-folk music. Widely cited as one of the most influential songwriters of his generation, Prine was known for his signature blend of humoro ...
) – 4:20
#"Weeping Willow Blues" (Traditional/
B.B. Fuller) – 3:25
#"Shake, Shake Mama" (Traditional) – 3:10
#"Second-Hand Mini-Me" (
Alan Tunbridge
Alan Tunbridge is an English artist, book dust-jacket illustrator and songwriter.
Life and work
Normally painting in oils, Alan Tunbridge has also designed a great number of book dust-jacket illustrations, mainly in Scraperboard.
Many of h ...
) – 3:20
#"Sally Free and Easy" (
Cyril Tawney
Cyril Tawney (12 October 1930 – 21 April 2005) was an English singer-songwriter and a proponent of the traditional songs of the Southwest of England (The West Country), as well as traditional and modern maritime songs.
Biography and notable ...
) – 4:45
#"Can't Keep from Crying" (
Blind Willie Johnson
Willie Johnson (January 25, 1897 – September 18, 1945), commonly known as Blind Willie Johnson, was an American gospel blues singer and guitarist. His landmark recordings completed between 1927 and 1930, thirty songs in all, display a combinat ...
) – 3:30
#"Angi" (
Davey Graham
David Michael Gordon "Davey" Graham (originally spelled Davy Graham) (26 November 1940 – 15 December 2008) was a British nationality, British guitarist and one of the most influential figures in the 1960s British folk revival. He inspired many ...
) – 2:00
#"Spoonful" (Traditional) – 3:20
#"National Seven (long version)" (
Alan Tunbridge
Alan Tunbridge is an English artist, book dust-jacket illustrator and songwriter.
Life and work
Normally painting in oils, Alan Tunbridge has also designed a great number of book dust-jacket illustrations, mainly in Scraperboard.
Many of h ...
) – 3:50
#"When You're Gone" (
Alan Tunbridge
Alan Tunbridge is an English artist, book dust-jacket illustrator and songwriter.
Life and work
Normally painting in oils, Alan Tunbridge has also designed a great number of book dust-jacket illustrations, mainly in Scraperboard.
Many of h ...
) – 2:40
#"Come Back Baby" (
Lightnin' Hopkins
Samuel John "Lightnin'" Hopkins (March 15, 1912 – January 30, 1982) was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist from Centerville, Texas. In 2010, ''Rolling Stone'' magazine ranked him No. 71 on its li ...
) – 3:30
#"Cocaine Blues" (
Reverend Gary Davis
Gary D. Davis (April 30, 1896 – May 5, 1972), known as Reverend Gary Davis and Blind Gary Davis, was a blues and gospel singer who was also proficient on the banjo, guitar and harmonica. Born in Laurens, South Carolina and blind since infanc ...
) – 3:10
#"Frankie" (
Mississippi John Hurt
John Smith Hurt (March 8, 1893 – November 2, 1966), known as Mississippi John Hurt, was an American country blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
Biography Early years
John Hurt was born in Teoc,Cohen, Lawrence (1996). Liner notes to ''Av ...
) – 2:40
#"Guitar Shuffle" (
Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill Broonzy (born Lee Conley Bradley; June 26, 1893 or 1903August 14, 1958) was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His career began in the 1920s, when he played country music to mostly African-American audiences. In the 19 ...
) – 1:55
#"Winter Song" (
Alan Hull
James Alan Hull (20 February 1945 – 17 November 1995) was an English singer-songwriter and founding member of the Tyneside folk rock band Lindisfarne.
Career
James Alan Hull was born on Tuesday, 20 February 1945 at 68 Sutton's Dwellings, Adel ...
) – 4:05
Personnel
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Wizz Jones
Raymond Ronald "Wizz" Jones (25 April 1939 – 27 April 2025) was an English acoustic guitarist, and singer-songwriter. He performed from the late 1950s and recorded from 1965 until 2025. He possessed what was described as "unparalleled virtuo ...
– acoustic guitar, vocals
Production
*Producer: unknown
*Recording Engineer: unknown
*Mixing: unknown
*Photography: unknown
*Liner Notes: unknown
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