John Cowan

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American singer and bass player based in Nashville

ALBUMS

Norman Blake (2), Nancy Blake, Carlene Carter, Ana Cristina Cash, John Carter Cash, Joseph Cash, Matt Combs (2), John Cowan, Dennis Crouch, Jerry Douglas, Jamie Hartford, Jamey Johnson, Bill Miller

Pilgrimage to Rising Fawn

2024, LP, Tra, Avondale Records

2024, CD, Album, True Lonesome Records

Bluegrass/Country

The Massenburg Sessions

2010, CD, Album, E1 Entertainment,

Bluegrass/Boogie Woogie/Country/Doo Wop

2009, CD, Album, E1 Entertainment,

8,745 Feet: Live at Telluride Live

Always Take Me Back

Jeff Autry, Wayne Benson (2), John Cowan, Randy Kohrs, Jim VanCleve, Scott Vestal

Bluegrass 2001 (12 Great Instrumental Recordings)

2001, CD, Album, Pinecastle Records,

Chicago Blues/Soul

2002, CD, Album, Compass Records,

Picture Perfect

2017, CD, Grace Note Records,

The John Cowan Band

8,745 Ft. Recorded Live At Telluride

John Cowan & Andrea Zonn

2025, CD, True Lonesome Records

The Doobie Brothers

The Doobie Brothers

The Doobie Brothers

2021, CD, EP, Island Records,

The Doobie Brothers

The Doobie Brothers

Live From The Beacon Theatre

2019, Blu-ray, Multichannel, Rhino Entertainment Company,

The Doobie Brothers

The John Cowan Band

2006, CD, Album, Pinecastle,

From Out Of The Blue

2000, CD, Album, Comp, Rhino Handmade

The Doobie Brothers

Sibling Rivalry

New Grass Revival

Best Of New Grass Revival

New Grass Revival

Fly Through The Country When The Storm Is Over

1991, CD, Comp, Flying Fish (2),

New Grass Revival

New Grass Revival

Friday Night In America

New Grass Revival

Hold To A Dream

Country/Bluegrass

New Grass Revival

New Grass Revival

1986, Vinyl Hauppauge Pressing,

New Grass Revival

On The Boulevard

New Grass Revival

New Grass Revival

New Grass Revival

When The Storm Is Over

1977, Vinyl Red & Black Labels,

New Grass Revival

Too Late To Turn Back Now

1977, Vinyl Red/Black Labels,

New Grass Revival

Fly Through The Country

The Doobie Brothers

The Doobie Brothers

Southern Rock/Country

The Doobie Brothers

Sibling Rivalry

APPEARANCES +

Heart Of Gold (The Songs Of Neil Young Vol. 1)

2025, LP, Comp, Dai, Killphonic Records, Cinema Music Group,

Hit The Hay Vol. 13

2024, CD, Comp, Sound Asleep Records,

Leaving Is Believing

2023, CD, Album, Mountain Home Music Company,

Dale Ann Bradley

Kentucky For Me

Steep Canyon Rangers

2023, Vinyl Orange [Translucent],

Bluegrass Vacation

2023, Vinyl Blue,

My Friend (A Tribute To Rusty Young)

2022, CD, Comp, Blue Élan Records, KZZ Music,

Just A Little Talk With Myself

2022, CD, Album, Tiger Spa

The Light At The End Of The Line

Barry Waldrep & Friends Celebrate Tony Rice

2021, CD, Delta Grass Productions, Llc,

Parker McCollum

Gold Chain Cowboy

Leftover Salmon

30 Years Under The Big Top

2020, Box, Ltd, Num + 16xLP, Album, LoS Records,

Cajun/Country/Country Rock/Bluegrass/Folk Rock/Hillbilly/Honky Tonk/Klezmer/Polka/Progressive Bluegrass/Zydeco/Alternative Rock

The Asylum Albums

2020, 3xLP, Album, RE, 180 + Box, Comp, Ltd, Rhino Records (2), Rhino Records (2),

Country/Folk/Country Rock

The Great Divide

2019, CD, Album, Blue Corn Music,

Live At Gilley's

The Doobie Brothers

Live From The Beacon Theatre

2019, 2x CD, DVD,

Epilogue: A Tribute to John Duffey

2018, CD, Album, Smithsonian Folkways, Smithsonian Folkways,

Bluegrass/Country

King Of The Road: A Tribute To Roger Miller

2018, 2xCD, Album, Dig, BMG,

Pat Simmons Jr.

2017, CD, EP, Not On Label,

Family, Friends & Heroes

2016, CD, Album, Compass Records,

Who Loves You Better

2016, CD, Album, Pure Music, Nashville, TN, USA

Roots Music Made In Brooklyn

Country/Country Rock

Special Consensus* & Friends*

Country Boy: A Bluegrass Tribute To John Denver

2014, CD, Album, Compass Records,

The Nashville Tribute Band

Redeemer: A Nashville Tribute To Jesus Christ

2014, CD, Album, Shadow Mountain

2014, 10xFile, AAC, Album, RCA Records Label Nashville,

Phil Leadbetter

2014, CD, Album, Pinecastle Records,

2014, CD Gatefold,

Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen

Never Thought Of Looking Back

2013, CD, Album, John Boy & Billy, Inc.,

The Waybacks And Friends

Hendrix On The Hillside (Hillside Album Hour 2012)

2013, 2xCD, Album, The Waybacks

Moody Bluegrass - A Nashville Tribute To The Moody Blues

2013, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Red River Entertainment,

Leftover Salmon

Jonathan Maness

Jonathan Maness

2012, CD, Album, Ante Flow Records

Victim Of The Blues

2011, CD, Album, Delta Groove Music, Inc.

2011, CD, Album, John Boy & Billy, Inc.

Doobie Brothers*

2011, CD, Single, Promo, HOR Records,

Happy: Robbie Fulks Plays The Music Of Michael Jackson

2010, CD, Album, Boondoggle Records,

Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen

Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen

2010, CD, Album, RP, Fiddlemon Music

2010, CD, Album, Not On Label

Charleston, SC 1966

2009, CD, Album, Promo, Better Angels,

Roots & Rhythms 4 Live From The KSUT Studios

2009, CD, Album, Comp, KSUT Four Corners Public Radio,

Folk/Country/Bluegrass

Prime Cuts Of Bluegrass Volume 95

2008, CD, Comp, Promo, KBC Music, Inc.,

Billy (The Early Years) (Official Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Cedar Hill Refugees

Pale Imperfect Diamond

Tools For The Soul

2007, CD, Album, Brash Music,

3 Fox Drive And Friends*

Christmas Grass Vol. 3

2007, CD, Koch Records

Hands Across The Water (A Benefit For The Children Of The Tsunami)

2006, CD, Album, Compass Records,

Celtic/Country/Folk

Sugar Hill Records - A Retrospective

2006, 4xCD, Comp + DVD + Box, Sugar Hill Records (2)

More Ultimate Pickin' The Best Of Instrumental Bluegrass

2006, CD, Album, Pinecastle,

Voice Of The Spirit - The Gospel Of The South

2006, CD, Album, Dualtone,

The Invisible Man

Telluride Bluegrass Festival 30 Years

2005, CD, Album, Rounder Records,

Walking Among The Living

The Limited Series

2005, 5x CD Cinram Pressing, DVD, Box Set,

2005, CD Digipak,

Moody Bluegrass (A Nashville Tribute To The Moody Blues)

2004, HDCD, Album, Rounder Records, Rounder Records

2004, CD, Album, FGM Records

An American Trilogy

2004, CD, Album, Superstar Records (16)

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Will The Circle Be Unbroken - The Trilogy

2003, 5xCD, Comp + DVD-V, Multichannel, NTSC, Capitol Records,

Bluegrass/Country/Folk/Country Rock

Telluride Bluegrass Festival Reflections Vol. 1

2003, HDCD, Album, Not On Label (Planet Bluegrass Self-released),

An Instrumental Anthology

2003, CD, Album, Comp, Pinecastle

T. Graham Brown

The Next Right Thing

2003, CD, Album, Intersound,

No Song, No Supper: Sugar Hill Singer-Songwriters Dish It Up

2003, HDCD, Comp, Sugar Hill Records (2),

Bluegrass/Country/Western Swing

Natalie MacMaster

Fate's Right Hand

The Other Side Of The Mountain (Bluegrass, Newgrass And Beyond)

2002, CD, Album, Comp, Compass Records,

Cool, Blue Outlaws: Songs Of Rogues, Rascals & Rapscallions

2002, HDCD, Album, Comp, Sugar Hill Records (2),

Bluegrass/Country

Ashley Cleveland

Leon Russell And The New Grass Revival*

Live And Pickling Fast

A Tribute To John Hartford (Live From Mountain Stage)

2001, CD, Album, Blue Plate Music,

Vassar Clements

2001, HDCD, Album, OMS Records (3),

2001, CD, Album, Not On Label (Michael Kelsh Self-released)

Delbert McClinton

Nothing Personal

The Houston Kid

Country Rock/Folk Rock/Country/Folk

From Where I Stand

2000, CD, Album, My Label

There You Go Again

Believe - A Christmas Collection

Country/Holiday

The Johnny Staats Project

Down The Road I Go

2000, Cassette,

Driven By Dreams

1999, CD, Album, Sonic Sorbet Records,

Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants

1999, HDCD, Album, Koch Records,

So Good Together

Leftover Salmon

The Nashville Sessions

Jesse Winchester

Gentleman Of Leisure

Ricky Skaggs And Kentucky Thunder*

Howlin' At The Moon

Restless On The Farm

When No One's Around

1997, CD, Album, Sugar Hill Records (2),

Fireworks 24 Explosive Tracks

1997, CD, Comp, Sound Asleep Records,

Pop Rock/Power Pop/Country Rock/Folk Rock/Indie Rock

Shakin' Things Up

Country Rock/Country

1997, CD First Edition,

Gettysburg To Graceland

Michelle Wright

For Me It's You

Country Rock/Country

Ain't Ever Satisfied (The Steve Earle Collection)

1996, 2x CD UNI Pressing,

Glamour & Grits

Béla Fleck & The Flecktones

What You Don't Know

Country/Honky Tonk

Greatest Hits - From The Beginning

1995, Cassette Dolby HX Pro B NR,

For The Love Of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson

Folk Rock/Power Pop/Pop Rock/Indie Rock/Swing

Ten Feet Tall And Bulletproof

Alaska's Hobo Jim*

Red Hot + Country

Michelle Wright

The Reasons Why

Country Rock/Country/Blues Rock

The 1992 Telluride Bluegrass Festival (Incredibly Live)

1993, 2xCD, Planet Bluegrass,

Bluegrass/Country Rock/Folk Rock/Country/Pop Rock

What Comes Naturally

Dreams & Saturday Nights

Country Rock/Country

Chris Daniels & The Kings

The Festival Tapes / Tellulive

The New Nashville Cats

Country/Swing/Bluegrass/Cajun

It's All About To Change

Unconditional Love

The Great Exchange

Country/Pop Rock

Foster & Lloyd*

Version Of The Truth

Country/Country Rock

Maura O'Connell

Maura O'Connell

Foster And Lloyd

Faster & Llouder

Take A Step Over

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Will The Circle Be Unbroken (Volume Two)

1989, 2x Vinyl,

Country Rock/Bluegrass

Every Time I Feel The Spirit

Copperhead Road

1988, Vinyl Barcode,

Folk Rock/Country Rock

Foster And Lloyd

Foster And Lloyd

Hank Williams Jr.

1987, Vinyl Specialty Pressing,

Feeling The Elephant

Alternative Rock

Too Late To Cry

Where Legends Are Born

Alaska's Hobo Jim*

Lost And Dyin' Breed

Bela Fleck* With The New Grass Revival*

Maura O'Connell

Maura O'Connell

Celtic/Country Rock

Waitin' On A Southern Train

Leon Russell & New Grass Revival

Country/Bluegrass

Tellulive - 1979 Telluride Bluegrass & Country Music Festival

The Festival Tapes Recorded Live In Telluride - June 25-26,1977

Bluegrass/Country

Fragments Of My Imagicnation

1978, Vinyl PRC / Richmond Pressing,

Folk/Country/Country Rock

Together Again For The First Time

The View From Home

Ready For The Storm

Christmas Grass - The Best Of

2022, LP, Comp, Gre, Red River Entertainment

Goin' Across The Mountain Volume Four

2020, CD, Comp, WNCW 88.7

A Tribute To John D Loudermilk

2017, CD, Album, dig, Vector Recordings, Audium Records,

Folk/Country/Bluegrass

Crowd Around The Mic Volume 19

2015, 2xCD, Comp, WNCW 88.7

Crowd Around The Mic Volume 18

2014, 2xCD, Comp, WNCW 88.7

Music Is Love (A Singer-Songwriters' Tribute To The Music Of CSN&Y)

Acoustic/Pop Rock

Sweet Land Of Liberty - Songs Of Pride & Patriotism

2011, 4xCD, Comp, Reader's Digest Music, Sony Music Commercial Music Group,

Moody Bluegrass Two... Much Love

2011, CD, Album, Bunny Rae Records,

David Frizzell, Friends

This Is Our Time

2008, CD, Album + DVD, Nashville America Records,

Led Zeppelin II Tribute

2008, CDr, Album, Dig, FestivaLink

Gone Country '70s Rock

Telluride Bluegrass Festival 30 Years

2005, DVD-V, NTSC, Rounder Records Corp.,

Music Of The CPR Holiday Train - 2005

2005, CD, Album, Not On Label

Merlefest Live! The 15th Anniversary Jam

CDX Volume 299 August 2002

2002, CD, Comp, Promo, Compact Disc Xpress

This Is Americana Vol. 1 A View From Sugar Hill

Crowd Around The Mic Live On WNCW Volume 1

1997, CD, Comp, WNCW 88.7,

Concert For Manglerdesh

1996, 2xCDr, Album, Not On Label

Heart Of Dixie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Echomusic Sampler

CD, Enh, Smplr, Echomusic (3)

TKMA and KXCI 91.3FM Present The First Tucson Folk Festival: 25 Years of the Tucson Folk Festival

CD, Comp, KXCI Studio

Country/Country Rock