Levon Helm & the RCO All-Stars

Levon Helm and the RCO All-Stars is a 1977 album by the short-lived musical group of the same name. It was Levon Helm's first studio album independent of the Band.[2][3][4][5]

Levon Helm and the RCO All-Stars
Studio album by Levon Helm
Released	1977
Recorded	RCO Studios, Woodstock, NY; Shangri-La Studios, Malibu, California
Label	ABC
Producer	Levon Helm, The RCO All-Stars
Levon Helm chronology
Levon Helm and the RCO All-Stars (1977) Levon Helm (1978)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Christgau's Record Guide	C+[1]

Track listing

1. "Washer Woman" (Mac Rebennack)
2. "The Tie That Binds" (Mac Rebennack, Bobby Charles Guidry)
3. "You Got Me" (Booker T. Jones)
4. "Blues So Bad" (Henry Glover, Levon Helm)
5. "Sing, Sing, Sing (Let's Make a Better World)" (Earl King)
6. "Milk Cow Boogie" (Kokomo Arnold) (Traditional; arranged by Levon Helm & Donald Dunn)
7. "Rain Down Tears" (Henry Glover, Rudy Toombs)
8. "A Mood I Was In" (Fred Carter, Jr.)
9. "Havana Moon" (Chuck Berry)
10. "That's My Home" (Traditional; arranged by Levon Helm and Mac Rebennack)

Personnel

• Levon Helm – lead vocals, backing vocals, drums
• Emmaretta Marks – backing vocals
• Jeannette Baker – backing vocals
• John Flamingo – backing vocals
• Alan Rubin – trumpet
• Tom Malone – trombone
• Lou Marini – saxophone
• Howard Johnson – baritone saxophone, tuba
• Paul Butterfield – harmonica, backing vocals
• Fred Carter Jr. – guitars
• Steve Cropper – guitars
• Booker T. Jones – keyboards, percussion
• Mac Rebennack – keyboards, backing vocals, guitars, percussion
• Donald Dunn – bass
• Charles Miller – baritone saxophone (track 5)
• Jesse Ehrlich – strings (track 5)
• Louis Kievman – strings (track 5)
• Sid Sharp – strings (track 5)
• William Kurasch – strings (track 5)
• Robbie Robertson – guitar (track 5)
• Garth Hudson – accordion (track 5)
• Henry Glover - "Band Master"

Technical

• Recorded by Eddie Offord

References

1. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 26, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
2. Ollio, J.P. "Levon Helm and the RCO All-Stars". AllMusic. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
3. "Levon Helm and the RCO All-Stars". Discogs. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
4. "Levon Helm and the RCO All-Stars". The Band – Østfold University College. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
5. "Levon Helm – Levon Helm and the RCO All-Stars (1977)". Stuck in the Past!. Retrieved January 7, 2017.