A wide variety of musical forms can be found here, from eggae to Appalachian hill music, from city ock to country roll. And while this sounds like a hodgepodge, John Sebastian manages to pull it off with his usual aplomb. Highlights include "Dixie Chicken" (made famous by Little Feat), "Sitting in Limbo" (from the Jimmy Cliff songbook), and Sebastian's version of "Stories We Could Tell" (already made famous by the Everly Brothers).
Originally released in 1974, TARZANA KID was only Sebastian's third post-Spoonful studio album. And while it failed to chart, it did reunite him with Spoonful producer Erik Jacobsen. The album kicks off with a heartfelt cover of Jimmy Cliff's "Sitting in Limbo." Sebastian also performs his own funky version of Little Feat's "Dixie Chicken" with its songwriter Lowell George on guitar and backgro...
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