Blue Country Heart
# Blue Country Heart

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Blue Country Heart is a Jorma Kaukonen studio album released in June, 2002. It was his first album on a major label since 1980's Barbeque King. Kaukonen did not write any new compositions for the album, and instead played mostly country-blues cover songs. The album features performances by Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Byron House and Bela Fleck, and was nominated for a Grammy award in 2003 for "Best Traditional Folk Album."

## Track listing

* "Blue Railroad Train" (Lionel Alton Delmore, Rabon Delmore) – 3:44
* "Just Because" (Joe Shelton, Sydney Robin, Bob Shelton) – 4:16
* "Blues Stay Away from Me" (Lionel Alton Delmore, Rabon Delmore, Henry Glover, Wayne Raney) – 3:28
* "Red River Blues" (Jimmie Davis) – 3:25
* "Bread Line Blues" (Bernard Slim Smith) – 4:38
* "Waiting for a Train" (Jimmie Rodgers) – 3:26
* "Those Gambler's Blues" (Jimmie Rodgers) – 3:07
* "Tom Cat Blues" (Jelly Roll Morton) – 3:05
* "Big River Blues" (Lionel Alton Delmore) – 3:01
* "Prohibition Blues" (Clayton McMichen) – 4:13
* "I'm Free from the Chain Gang Now" (Lou Herscher, Saul Klein) – 3:28
* "You and My Old Guitar" (Jimmie Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams) – 2:45
* "What are They Doing in Heaven Today?" (Traditional) – 3:20

## Personnel

* Jorma Kaukonen - guitar, vocals
* Sam Bush – mandolin, fiddle, background vocals
* Jerry Douglas – dobro, weissenborn
* Byron House – bass, background vocals
* Béla Fleck – banjo on "Just Because" and "Bread Line Blues"

### Production

* Roger Moutenot – producer, engineer, mixing
* Yves Beauvis – producer, A&R
* Tracy Martinson – engineer, digital recording
* John Hurlbut, K. C. Groves, Rob Clark – assistant engineers
* Ted Jensen – mastering
* Jorma Kaukonen – liner notes
* David Bett – art direction
* Danny Clinch, Glen Rose, Gil Gilbert – photography

## Charts

| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Top Internet Albums | 9 |
| Billboard Heatseekers | 45 |
