Personnel: Ry Cooder (vocals, guitars, mandolin, Hawaiian guitar, mandola, bajo sexto, French accordion); Bobby King, Terry Evans, Herman Johnson, James Adams, Cliff Givens (vocals); Atta Isaacs (guitar); Russ Titelman, Hugo Gonzales (bajo sexto); Gabby Pahinui (steel guitar, vocals); Flaco Jimenez (accordion); Pat Rizzo, Frank Villarreal (alto saxophone); Fred Jackson, Jr. (tenor saxophone); Oscar Brashear (cornet); George Bohanon (baritone horn); Benny Powell (trombone); Chris Ethridge, Red Callender, Henry "Red" Ojeda (bass); Jim Keltner, Isacc Garcia (drums); Milt Holland (drums, percussion).
Engineers: Loyd Clifft, Chet Himes, John Ingle, Lee Herschberg.
What the critics say...
Uncut (12/02, p.164) - "...CHICKEN SKIN MUSIC is a record that expanded the definition of rock'n'roll. And how many albums can you say that about?..."
