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Van Dyke Parks - 1972 - Discover America

Van Dyke Parks is an American composer, arranger, producer, musician, singer, and actor. He has worked with performers including Grace Kelly, Delaney Bramlett, The Beach Boys, The Byrds, Loudon Wainwright III, Silverchair, Ry Cooder, Joanna Newsom, Inara George and Ringo Starr. Discover America is a 1972 album, featuring Parks' take on Calypso music (notably through the inclusion of performers The Esso Trinidad "Tripoli" Steelband). Lyrical themes run a wide range of American History, from John Jones, to early 20th century musicians Bing Crosby and The Mills Brothers, actor Jack Palance, and political figures Franklin Roosevelt and J. Edgar Hoover.

01 - Jack Palance
02 - Introduction
03 - Bing Crosby
04 - Steelband Music
05 - The Four Mills Brothers
06 - Be Careful
07 - John Jones
08 - Fdr In Trinidad
09 - Sweet Trinidad
10 - Occapella
11 - Sailin' Shoes
12 - Riverboat
13 - Ode To Tobago
14 - Your Own Comes First
16 - Stars And Stripes Forever
17 - G-Man Hoover

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