White Mansions/The Legend of Jesse James [Extra tracks]

White Mansions/The Legend of Jesse James [Extra tracks]

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This double-disc reissue documents one of the more curious careers in country music. Both 1978's White Mansions and 1980's The Legend of Jesse James are Southern song cycles that were conceived by Britain's Paul Kennerley, then an unknown songwriter who somehow recruited a high-profile cast for each. A Civil War saga from the Southern perspective, White Mansions suffers from caricature and cliché but benefits from signature contributions by Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, and Eric Clapton. Jesse James has more focus and narrative momentum, with Levon Helm, Johnny Cash, and Emmylou Harris in lead roles. Though the albums are more noteworthy for artistic ambition than memorable material, Kennerley subsequently became a successful Nashville songwriter and Harris's husband from 1985 to 1993. --Don McLeese

White Mansions/The Legend of Jesse James, Music, Various Artists, Waylon Jennings, Adult Contemporary, Album Rock, Blues-Rock, British Blues, Contemporary Country, Country, Country & Western, Country Collections, Country Gospel, Country-Pop, Country-Rock, Folk-Rock, Hard Rock, Neo-Traditionalist Country, Outlaw Country, Pop, Pop/Rock, Progressive Country, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly Revival, Roots Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Southern Rock, Traditional Country, Urban Cowboy

White Mansions/The Legend of Jesse James [Extra tracks]

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