CD Details: Diamond Cuts

"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives." -Jackie Robinson What is it about the sport of baseball that inspires people to pay homage to the game through verse and music? After all, when is the last time you heard a good tennis or golf song? There are a lot of good baseball songs out there. So many, in fact, that it's impossible to put them all in one single collection. This marks the beginning of the Diamond Cuts collection of baseball songs and poems. Diamond Cuts celebrates our national pastime, honors former Negro and Major League player greats, provides lesser known contributing artists with national exposure, attracts new fans to the game, and deepens existing fans' appreciation for the game. This collection was inspired by a passion for baseball, music, and helping others. The proceeds of Diamond Cuts will provide funds for Hungry for Music. This is one of the CDs that benefits The Jackie Robinson Foundation and The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in addition to Hungry for Music. We hope you have has much fun listening to Diamond Cuts as we did putting it together. "Everyone knows that baseball and American culture are deeply intertwined, but the Diamond Cuts compilation series proves it. Jeff Campbell's labor of love in collecting seven CDs worth of baseball music stands as one of the great contributions of a single fan to the game. And the fact that all of the music is good music, not just novelty knock-offs, makes the achievement a contribution to American musical culture as well. " Tim Wiles, National Baseball Hall of Fame
$15.99	1. Jackie Robinson Eulogy - Rev. Jesse Jackson, Marlene Fleming-Dillon: piano accompaniment "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" 2. Did Ya See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball? - Kathy Kallick 3. I Was Right On Time - Buck O'Neil 4. Play Ball! - Bill Kirchen 5. Glory Days - Bruce Springsteen 6. Ball Game, The - Yvonne Hood 7. Star Spangled Banner, The - Martin Sexton 8. First Ball Game, The - The Graverobbers 9. Centerfield - Jumpin' Jupiter 10. Baseball's Sad Lexicon - Bob Costas 11. Baseball Theme - George Winston 12. Ballad Of Eddie Klepp, The - Chuck Brodsky 13. This Side Of The White Line - Dan Bern 14. My Favorite Spring - Tom Paxton 15. Catfish - Bob Dylan 16. You've Got To Hit The Right Lick - Big Bill Broonzy 17. Take Me Out To The Ball Game - Father & Daughter (Dale & Ally Koger) 18. Take Me Out To The Ball Game - Sam Bush (TRUE instrumental) 19. Baseball '94 - The Drovers Old Time Medicine Show 20. The Secret To Life According To Satchel Paige - Bob Bossin 21. Oscar Charleston - Erik Todd Dellums, Marlene Fleming-Dillon: piano accompaniment "Amazing Grace" 22. The Saga Of Dandy, The Devil, And Day - Ultramagnetic MC's 23. Joltin' Joe DiMaggio - SF Seals 24. The Ballad Of Ty Cobb - Wally Pleasant 25. Nolan Ryan, (He's A Hero To Us All) - Jerry Jeff Walker

"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives." -Jackie Robinson
What is it about the sport of baseball that inspires people to pay homage to the game through verse and music? After all, when is the last time you heard a good tennis or golf song?
There are a lot of good baseball songs out there. So many, in fact, that it's impossible to put them all in one single collection. This marks the beginning of the Diamond Cuts collection of baseball songs and poems.
Diamond Cuts celebrates our national pastime, honors former Negro and Major League player greats, provides lesser known contributing artists with national exposure, attracts new fans to the game, and deepens existing fans' appreciation for the game. This collection was inspired by a passion for baseball, music, and helping others.
The proceeds of Diamond Cuts will provide funds for Hungry for Music. This is one of the CDs that benefits The Jackie Robinson Foundation and The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in addition to Hungry for Music. We hope you have has much fun listening to Diamond Cuts as we did putting it together.
"Everyone knows that baseball and American culture are deeply intertwined, but the Diamond Cuts compilation series proves it. Jeff Campbell's labor of love in collecting seven CDs worth of baseball music stands as one of the great contributions of a single fan to the game. And the fact that all of the music is good music, not just novelty knock-offs, makes the achievement a contribution to American musical culture as well. " Tim Wiles, National Baseball Hall of Fame

$15.99

1. Jackie Robinson Eulogy - Rev. Jesse Jackson, Marlene Fleming-Dillon: piano accompaniment "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen"
2. Did Ya See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball? - Kathy Kallick
3. I Was Right On Time - Buck O'Neil
4. Play Ball! - Bill Kirchen
5. Glory Days - Bruce Springsteen
6. Ball Game, The - Yvonne Hood
7. Star Spangled Banner, The - Martin Sexton
8. First Ball Game, The - The Graverobbers
9. Centerfield - Jumpin' Jupiter
10. Baseball's Sad Lexicon - Bob Costas
11. Baseball Theme - George Winston
12. Ballad Of Eddie Klepp, The - Chuck Brodsky
13. This Side Of The White Line - Dan Bern
14. My Favorite Spring - Tom Paxton
15. Catfish - Bob Dylan
16. You've Got To Hit The Right Lick - Big Bill Broonzy
17. Take Me Out To The Ball Game - Father & Daughter (Dale & Ally Koger)
18. Take Me Out To The Ball Game - Sam Bush (TRUE instrumental)
19. Baseball '94 - The Drovers Old Time Medicine Show
20. The Secret To Life According To Satchel Paige - Bob Bossin
21. Oscar Charleston - Erik Todd Dellums, Marlene Fleming-Dillon: piano accompaniment "Amazing Grace"
22. The Saga Of Dandy, The Devil, And Day - Ultramagnetic MC's
23. Joltin' Joe DiMaggio - SF Seals
24. The Ballad Of Ty Cobb - Wally Pleasant
25. Nolan Ryan, (He's A Hero To Us All) - Jerry Jeff Walker