Kicking_Mule_Records

Kicking Mule Records

Kicking Mule Records

Defunct American record label

Kicking Mule Records was an American independent record label, founded in Berkeley, California in 1971 by guitarist Stefan Grossman and Eugene "ED" Denson, formerly co-owner of Takoma Records. The company's name comes from the country blues sexual two-timing allegory "there's another mule kicking in your stall".

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During the 1970s, the company did much to popularize solo fingerpicking guitar, expanding the style with recordings of Scott Joplin rags, Beatles hits, big band tunes, and Turlough Carolan harp tunes. The label also released several similarly-styled banjo records.

In the 1980s, Grossman left the label and Denson branched out to include many dulcimer releases as well as recordings by Charlie Musselwhite and Michael Bloomfield. In the early 1990s, Fantasy Records bought both Takoma and Kicking Mule from Denson and soon began to re-release selected LPs on CD. In 2004, all of Fantasy's labels were purchased by Concord Records which was renamed them as the Concord Music Group. A few of the Kicking Mule titles were reissued by Intersound, and a few others were retained by Grossman and reissued by Shanachie Records.

Kicking Mule is handled by Ace Records.[1]

Catalog

100 series - fingerpicking guitar

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200 series - other stringed instruments

201Tom PaleyHard Luck Papa: Old Time Picking Styles and Techniques1976banjo solos
202John Burke accompanied by The Old Hat BandFancy Pickin' & Plain Singing1977banjo & vocals
203Art RosenbaumThe Art of the Mountain Banjo1978banjo solos
204Tommy Thompson, Buell Kazee, Ola Belle Reed, John Burke, Dan Gellert, Pat Dunford, Bob Winans, Buzz Fountain, Shorty Ralph Reynolds, Reed MartinThe Old-Time Banjo in America1978banjo solos
205The Delaware Water GapFrom the Rivers of Babylon to the Land of Jazz1978string band
206Richard Lieberson & The Central Park Sheiks, Michael Auman, Dick Fegy, Tom Gilfellon, Eric Thompson, David BrombergFlatpicking Guitar Festival1976guitar solos
207Fred SokolowBluegrass Banjo Inventions1977banjo solos
208Art RosenbaumFive String Banjo1978 (rec. 1974banjo solos, moved from KM108
209Andy Cahan, Ken Perlman, Henry Sapoznik, Bob Carlin, Dana LoomisMelodic Clawhammer Banjo1976banjo solos
210Dan Crary, Dick Fegy, Eric Thompson, Barry Solomon, Steve KaufmanFlatpicking Guitar Festival, Vol. 21980guitar solos
211Clark Buehling, Steve Moore, Henry SapoznikBanjo Gems: Solos, Duets, Trios1980banjo solos/duets/trios
212Fred SokolowRagtime Banjo Bluegrass Style1981banjo solos
213Various ArtistsSouthern Clawhammer Banjo1978banjo solos
214Dick WeissmanModern Banjo - Mountain Style1979banjo solos
215Eric ThompsonEric Thompson's Bluegrass Guitar1979guitar
216Various ArtistsNew England Contra Dance Music1978various
217Robert Force and Albert d'OsscheThe Art of the Dulcimer1980mountain dulcimer
218Mark NelsonThe Rights of Man1980mountain dulcimer
219Janita BakerFingerpicking Dulcimer1982mountain dulcimer
220Bonnie CarolFingerdances for Dulcimer1980mountain dulcimer
221Mark BiggsSeason of the Dream1983mountain dulcimer
222Neal HellmanAppalachian Dulcimer Duets1981mountain dulcimer
223Michael RuggRugg's Celtic Collection for Dulcimer1981mountain dulcimer
224The New York Banjo EnsemblePlays Gershwin1982banjo
225Various ArtistsDulcimer Music for the Christmas Season1983mountain dulcimer
226Randy WilkinsonElizabethan Music for Dulcimer1982mountain dulcimer
227Lance FrodshamDulcimer Songs and Dances of the British Islands1983?mountain dulcimer
228Bonnie PhippsAutoharpin'1982autoharp

300 series - Blues, jazz and miscellaneous

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See also

References

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    "Kicking Mule". Ace Records. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
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    Stefan Wirz. "A list of LPs issued by Kicking Mule Records". Wirz.de. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
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    Koda, Cub. "Yazoo Basin Boogie - Stefan Grossman". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
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    "Bob Hadley - Tunes From The Well (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
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    Kicking Mule insert listing catalog as of 1977
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    ""Ragtime Guitar", LP album by Reverend Gary Davis". Reverendgarydavis.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
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    "Contemporary Ragtime Guitar CD Album". Cduniverse.com. 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
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    Renner, Chip. "Relax Your Mind - Happy Traum". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
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    "George Gritzbach Band". George Gritzbach Band. Archived from the original on 2013-06-10. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
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