Seasons In Your Mind: Bob Gibson

Bob Gibson

Bob Gibson & Bob Camp

Early History
Bob was a prime mover in the early days of the folk revival. He introduced a young Joan Baez at Newport in 1959 and helped other folkies, like Judy Collins and Phil Ochs. And influenced rockers like John Lennon.

He released several albums from 1956-1961 on the Riverside and Elektra labels: Offbeat Folksongs (9/56), I Come For To Sing (6/57), Carnegie Concert (10/57), There's A Meetin' Here Tonight (10/58), Ski Songs (11/59), and Yes I See (7/61). You can check them out at the Discogs link at the bottom. Early singles are listed at 45Cat.

Bob started a long-time partnership with noted Playboy magazine cartoonist/humorist Shel Silverstein. Together they wrote ~200 songs. We pick up Bob's recordings with the live album he did with Hamilton Camp in 1961.

	At The Gate Of Horn
	Elektra EKS-7207
	10/61 [UK: N/R]

	Back Cover Billboard Article

Side One
Skillet Good And Greasy	-	-
Old Blue	Goode-Kuhl	-
St Claire's Defeat	Gibson	-
I'm Gonna Tell God	Gibson	-
Two In The Middle	Camp-Gibson	-
Civil War Trilogy		-
First Batallion	Camp-Silverstein
Yes I See	Gibson
Two Brothers	Gordon
Side Two
Daddy Roll 'Em	Gibson	-
The Thinking Man	Camp-Gibson	-
Butternut Hill	Camp-Gibson	-
Wayfaring Stranger	Gibson	-
Chicago Cops	Gibson-Hamilton	-
Betty And Dupree	Camp-Gibson	-

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Bob Gibson-guitar, vocals
Bob [Hamilton] Camp-guitar, vocals
with:
Herb Brown-bass
§Cover Photo-Pompeo Posar
Produced by: Mark Abramson

Note: Recorded at The Gate Of Horn, Chicago, April 1961
First issues had the song Butternut Hill, but the composer filed suit (see note 2).
Records pulled, track deleted, and reissued. Contrary to the article, a substitute track was NOT included.

Gibson & Camp reunited in 1977 for the album Homemade Music.
and revisited this album in 1986 (at Holstein's in Chi-town) and released the CD in 1999

	Where I'm Bound
	Elektra EKS-7239
	10/63 [UK: ?/66]

	Back Cover

Side One
Where I'm Bound (Gonna Be Singing In That Land)	Gibson-Thompson	2:00
The Waves Roll Out	Gibson-Silverstein	3:08
12-String Guitar Rag	Gibson	2:02
Wastin' Your Time	Gibson-Silverstein	2:28
The New "Frankie And Johnnie" Song	Gibson-Silverstein	1:50
Fog Horn	Gibson-Silverstein	2:50
Baby, I'm Gone Again	Gibson-Silverstein	2:23
Side Two
Farewell My Honey, Cindy Jane	Gibson	2:00
Some Old Woman (There Is A Woman)	Gibson-Silverstein	3:24
Stella's Got A New Dress	Camp-Gibson	2:29
The Town Crier's Song (Ten O'Clock All Is Well)	Camp-Gibson	2:57
What You Gonna Do?	Gibson-Neil-Silverstein	1:48
Betsy From Pike	Gibson	2:15
Fare Thee Well (Dink's Song)	arr Gibson	2:35

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Bob Gibson-guitar, vocals
with:
Art Davis-bass
Produced by: Jac Holzman, Mark Abramson

Note: Bob lost time in the 60s due to drug/alcohol addiction

Sam Stone / About Time
Prine (6:10) / Camp (3:46)
Capitol 3134, 6/71

	Bob Gibson
	Capitol ST-742
	7/71 [UK: N/R]

	Back Cover

Side One
Fog Horn	Gibson-Silverstein	4:34
Sam Stone	Prine	6:11
Leavin For The Last Time	Gibson-Mapes	3:52
For Lovin Me	Lightfoot	2:51
A Hard Rains Gonna Fall	Dylan	4:01
Side Two
About Time	Camp	3:46
Just Like A Woman	Dylan	4:31
The Ballad Of Fred And Mark	Fisher-Gibson	3:39
Easy Now	Gibson	4:02
If I'm There	Gibson-Silverstein	2:36

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Bob Gibson-guitar, vocals
with:
Thank the following for their gracious cooperation:
Ann Goodman, Bernie Leadon, Bud Shank, Chris Hillman, Cynthia Goyette, Cyrus Faryar, David Crosby,
Denny Doherty, Dick Rosmini, Earl Ball, Eddie Fischer, Emil Richards, Hamilton Camp, Kay Reynolds,
Linda Woodward, Mark Hammerman, Mike Bohs, Mike Deasy, Nigel Pickering, Rick Roberts, Roger McGuinn,
Severen Darden, Sneeky Pete, Spanky McFarland, Steve La Fruer, Susan Gibson
The Cosmo Alley Choir-backing vocals
Produced by: Jim Dickson

Bob cured most of his demons and resumed recording in the mid 70s,
including two albums with his old friend Hamilton Camp.

Links!

Bob Gibson Web site