"The Point of Pittsburgh" Album Cover

The Point of Pittsburgh

(2008)

Special thanks to Charlie McCollester, whose book, The Point of Pittsburgh, inspired many of these songs.

Tracks List

  1. Here’s the Story of Pittsburgh
  2. People Gonna Rise Again
  3. Martin Delany
  4. When the Cotton Mill Women Rose
  5. Blood on the Rocks
  6. Crystal Eastman
  7. Homestead Town
  8. Fannie Sellins
  9. The Boxer and the Blonde
  10. Fighter With a Heart
  11. Captain Sean
  12. When the Heyday was Here

Lyrics

Musicians

Mike Stout – Lead vocals, acoustic guitar

Fred Nelson – Electric & acoustic guitars, bass guitar, harmony vocals

Joe Munroe – Keyboards

Ronnie Lavella – Drums

Steven Vance – Violin, Fiddle

Paula Purnell, Gerald Rolf & Doug Wilkin – Background Vocals The Story of Pittsburgh

Biographical Notes

All words and music by Mike Stout (Except Fannie Sellins written by Anne Feeney)

Mike Stout – Executive Producer

Fred Nelson – Producer

Matt Harrington – Co-producer & Engineer

Recorded and Mastered at Soundscape Studios, McKeesport, PA

CD Cover Art By Bill Yund (used with permission by Charles McCollester)