Leon Redbone
14 June 1984
Civic Auditorium
Portland, Oregon

We lost Leon a year ago this week to Dementia. Then last month we lost John to this dreaded virus. The two of them did this tour together back in 1984, and I was lucky enough the gain access to the masters of a soundboard recording from this show. This is dedicated to the memory of both these great performers.

Recording: Sbd > Nakamichi 480 > Maxell UDXLII cassettes. Recorded by B.M. & R.L.
Transfer: Nakamichi Dragon > Olympus LS-10 @ 24/48 > SoundForge 9.0 > 16/44.1. Mastered by Rabork.

Opening Act:
Leon Redbone - vocals and guitar
Scott Black - Cornet
Jim Rothermel - Clarinet
Jonathan Dorn - Tuba

01 Prolog
02 I Ain't Got Nobody
03 The Low Point of the Evening (The Reminiscing Coachman)
04 A dedication to all the Canadians in the audience
05 ?I'm Not Ever Coming Back?
06 Band intros
07 Big Time Woman
08 Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
09 Roll Out the Barrel
10 Sweet Sue, Just You
11 ?The Walking Blues?
12 Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
13 My Blue Heaven
14 Diddy Wa Diddie
15 ?Tell Me Why?
16 Somebody Stole My Gal
17 Alabama Jubilee
18 encore break
19 ?
20 The High Point of the Evening


In mastering I added tracking, adjusted levels, eased a little feedback, disguised a couple of dropouts that existed to the master tapes, and did some noise reduction.

If any of you musicologists out there can help with the questionable titles in the Redbone set it would be appreciated.

Please enjoy but don't distribute in any inferior formats (no MPEG's, etc.) or for profit.