The Lamont Cranston Band - Shakedown (1981)

The Lamont Cranston Band is an American blues band, based out of Hamel, Minnesota, United States. It was founded in 1969 by brothers Pat and Larry Hayes, and continues today with Pat as the band's frontman. The band is named after the alter-ego of the pulp hero, The Shadow.
The band has played with some notable musicians, such as Muddy Waters, Albert King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Guy, The Kinks, The Yardbirds, Kansas, Yes and The Blues Brothers. In 1981, they opened for The Rolling Stones on a leg of their North American tour.
From the rural hometown settings of Hamel, Minnesota and the river banks of Minneapolis/St. Paul, the blues influence surfaced as early as the mid 1960's for what was to become "The Lamont Cranston Blues Band". By 1969, The Lamont Cranston Blues Band was well on their way to becoming the legend that it is today. You can't seem to go anywhere today from coast to coast without running into someone that has heard of the band. They are one of the founders of the Minneapolis music scene which is flourishing more than ever to this day.

Track listing

01. "Two Trains Runnin'"   (Traditional, Roy Alstad)  - 5:06
02. "Upper Mississippi Shakedown"   (Pat Hayes, Bruce McCabe)  - 3:48)
03. "Seven"   (Bruce McCabe)  - 2:40
04. "Moonlight On The Broken Glass"   (Bruce McCabe)  - 4:20
05. "Streets Around Here"   (Pat Hayes, Larry Hayes)  - 3:30) 
06. "I'm So Shy"   (Bruce McCabe)  - 3:49
07. "So Much"   (Bruce McCabe)  - 2:58
08. "Party Train"   (Larry Hayes)  - 2:56)
09. "Cold, Broke & Hungry"   (Pat Hayes)  - 3:34)
10. "What Love Will Do  " (Bruce McCabe)  - 4:40

Credits
The Lamont Cranston Band
Pat Hayes - Harps, vocals
Larry Hayes - Guitars, vocals
Bruce McCabe - Keyboards, vocals
Charlie Bingham - Guitars
Terry Grant - Bass
Jim Novak - Drums
Jim Greenwell - Saxophone
Rick O'Dell - Saxophone

Other Musicians
Danny L. & The Brewerettes - background vocals on 'Upper Mississippi Shakedown', 'So Much' and 'What Love Will Do'.
Steve Kilbride - Organ on 'Moonlight On The Broken Glass' and Rhythm guitar on 'I'm So Shy'.
Tom Heinig - Bass on 'Streets Around Here', 'I'm So Shy', 'So Much' and 'Cold, Broke & Hungry'.
Dave Salisbury - Classical guitar solo on 'Moonlight On The Broken Glass'.
Mike Nelson - Trombone on 'Streets Around Here'.

Notes
Recorded at: Creation Audio, Bloomington, Minnesota.
Mixed at: Creation Audio, Bloomington, Minnesota by Jack Daly and Steve Wiese.
Mastered at: Disk Werks, Chicago, Illinois by Kevin Vogts.
Produced by: The Lamont Cranston Band, Jack Daly and Steve Wiese.
Engineered by Jack Daly and Steve Wiese.
Genre: Blues
Length: 37:57
Label: Waterhouse Records

© 1981