Mark Cool

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folk stars who played on the cd, 'introducing mark cool and the folk stars': (for special guests, click link or scroll down)






































jack
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jack edinger- bass player, acoustic guitar, backing vocals on 'sunnyside of life' 
jack played vintage fender mustang electric bass on the cd, as well as his yamaha acoustic guitar, which he painted to look like the north carolina flag (affectionately known as the 'buck owens guitar'.
from mount airy, nc, jack is a photographer, graphic artist, cyclist, musicologist and dj.




pettit
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mark pettit- mark played vintage drums; a pearl snare with ludwig stand and a slingerland hi-hat, plus a tambourine mark cool bought from a former west hollywood neighbor's garage sale. the neighbor said the tambo had "seen lots of parties and parades in san francisco in the 70's".

pettit's a talented photographer and shows his work in the triangle area and beyond.




rah
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rah trost- played djembe and mandolin on the record, and sings backing vocals on a number of songs.

rah's a lso a songwiter, and plays guitar, drums and even some lap steel as well!
mark cool- played acoustic guitar on all songs, leads on many, including 'everyday', she's a man', beer bottle slide on 'angel', and more. cool sung lead vocals on the songs and did harmonica on 'foolish dreams', and 'she's a man'. he also contributed misc. percussion sounds and the digeradoo-ish sounding kazoo on 'black gold'.







































special guests:



dom flemons - played harmonica and banjo on a number of tracks. dom plays with the popular old time folk revival group, the carolina chocolate drops, and has released a solo record as well. he's fun to work with in the studio too! dom brought in his bones and played a little bit too. cool.

ben palmer- played stand-up bass on a few tracks , including the bass solo on woman at a gas station that one reviwer described as 'better than sex'. ben is a durham, nc resident who plays in a variety of jazz combos locally, as well as touring with jazz players, and occasionally playing bass with singer/songwriter bo lozoff.

gregory blaine- gregory plays a cool bluesy lead guitar on 'black gold'. gregory's regular band is called rootzie, he and his partner dolie trade lead vocals with an excellent supporting cast of blues musicians, playing a range of blues, roots, and gospel-tinged music with a lot of soul.

james lee- owner of sound scripture studios where the disc was recorded, contributed a lead guitar on 'black gold', (one of 3 lead guitars, others by gregory and  mark cool.)