John Eckman<p><strong>Lucinda Williams, Ramblin’ On My Mind, 1979 on Folkways</strong></p><p>Attributed to “Lucinda” mono-nymically, this was Williams’ debut solo album, released in 1979 on Folkways (which became Smithsonian Folkways in 1987). </p><p>She’s accompanied by John Grimaudo on 6-string guitar (she plays 12-string and sings), and the album was produced by Tom Royals, an attorney for whom this is the only producing credit – he was a friend of her father. It was recorded at Malaco Studios in Jackson, Mississippi. </p><p>It’s a collection of blues, folk, and country covers, some traditional and some by named artists: Robert Johnson, A.P. Carter, Memphis Minnie, Sleepy John Estes, Hammie Nixon, Hank Williams, Roy Acuff, Joe Hayes and Jack Rhodes. </p><p> My copy is a 2021 reissue, but I’m not sure where I got it from. </p> <p><strong>Share this:</strong></p> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="" href="https://goatless.org/2025/06/10/lucinda-williams-ramblin-on-my-mind-1979-on-folkways?share=reddit" target="_blank"><span>Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)</span><span>Reddit</span></a></li><li><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="" href="https://goatless.org/2025/06/10/lucinda-williams-ramblin-on-my-mind-1979-on-folkways?share=twitter" target="_blank"><span>Click to share on X (Opens in new window)</span><span>X</span></a></li><li><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="" href="https://goatless.org/2025/06/10/lucinda-williams-ramblin-on-my-mind-1979-on-folkways?share=pinterest" target="_blank"><span>Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)</span><span>Pinterest</span></a></li><li></li></ul> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://goatless.org/tag/1970s" target="_blank">#1970s</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://goatless.org/tag/1979" target="_blank">#1979</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://goatless.org/tag/a-p-carter" target="_blank">#APCarter</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://goatless.org/tag/blues" target="_blank">#Blues</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://goatless.org/tag/country" target="_blank">#Country</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://goatless.org/tag/covers" target="_blank">#covers</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://goatless.org/tag/folk" target="_blank">#Folk</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://goatless.org/tag/folkways" target="_blank">#Folkways</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://goatless.org/tag/hank-williams" target="_blank">#HankWilliams</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://goatless.org/tag/john-grumaudo" target="_blank">#JohnGrumaudo</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://goatless.org/tag/lucinda-williams" target="_blank">#LucindaWilliams</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://goatless.org/tag/malaco-studios" target="_blank">#MalacoStudios</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://goatless.org/tag/robert-johnson" target="_blank">#RobertJohnson</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://goatless.org/tag/smithsonian-folkways" target="_blank">#SmithsonianFolkways</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://goatless.org/tag/tom-royals" target="_blank">#TomRoyals</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://goatless.org/tag/vinyl" target="_blank">#vinyl</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://goatless.org/tag/vinylcollection" target="_blank">#vinylcollection</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://goatless.org/tag/vinylfinds" target="_blank">#vinylfinds</a></p>