Slewfoot

His third album, Slewfoot, was recorded in 1973 for Columbia Records, with members of the Grateful Dead and New Riders of the Purple Sage.

David Rea was a versatile folk guitarist who played with such Canadian legends as Gordon Lightfoot, Ian & Sylvia and Joni Mitchell.

Born in Ohio, Rea moved to Toronto at the age of 17 to participate in the city's burgeoning folk scene.

He played on Lightfoot's 1966 debut album Lightfoot! and performed alongside the iconic Canadian songwriter in his early years, before eventually playing with the diverse likes of Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Roosevelt Sykes, Richie Havens, Mississippi John Hurt, Tom Rush and Reverend Gary Davis.

Rea also contributed his distinctive guitar style to several Ian & Sylvia records including Nashville, Lovin' Sound, Full Circle and So Much For Dreaming. The folk duo would go on to record several songs written by Rea, including Pilgrimage to Paradise, The Minstrel and Ninety Degrees by Ninety Degrees.

Rea would continue writing and recording his own material, even co-penning Mountain's enduring 1970 hit Mississippi Queen, which has since been covered by Ozzy Osbourne and featured in a bevy of films.

David Rea: guitar, piano, organ, chimes, vocals
Bill Cutler: guitars, vocals
Bob Weir: guitar, vocals
David Nelson: guitar
Buddy Cage: pedal steel guitar
James Ackroyd: bass, vocals
David Torbert: bass
John Kahn: bass
Chris Herold: drums
Spencer Dryden: drums, percussion
Donna Jean Godchaux: vocals
Keith Godchaux: organ, piano, vocals
Darlene DiDominico: vocals
Matthew Kelly: harmonica, percussion, vocals
Richard Green: fiddle
Charles Lloyd: saxophone, flute

Vocal arrangements by Weir-Godchaux
Produced by David Rea & Bob Weir
Engineered by Steve Barncard and Tom Scott, assisted by Kurt Kinzel
Recorded at the Record Plant, Sausalito, California, USA
Remix & Windfall Quality Control by Bob D'Orleans
Technical Assistance and Advice: Spencer Dryden
Session Co-ordinator: Buddy Cage

Photos & Design by Bob Seiderman and George Hunter