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Lightnin' Rod
Hustlers Convention
Album US 1973 on United Artists Records label
R&B/Soul (Funk, Monolog)
Issued in a gatefold sleeve, initially with an illustrated lyrics card insert; on the labels: Hustler's Convention Recorded, mixed and mastered at Media Sound Studios, New York. Additional credits: "Pool Game" Shot by Big Howie, Directed by Kenny Upshot, Recorded at Sound Exchange/Eventide. "Card & Crap Games" Brother Norman, Brother Huey, Brother Abdullah Khalid, Billy Ray, Brother Jalal.
Musicians
 | Lightnin' Rod voc, lyrics by, vocals, album by |
 | Buddy Miles dr, voc, 1947-2008 US composed by, music |
 | Eric Gale g, 1938-1994 US composed by, music, guitar |
 | Gene Dinwiddie ts, 1936-2002 US composed by, music, tenor saxophone |
 | Kool & The Gang , *1964 US composed by, music |
 | Julius A Hemphill as, ss, alto saxophone |
 | Fred Backmeier , bass |
 | Rocky Dijon perc, congas |
 | Phillip Wilson dr, 1941-1992 US drums |
 | Buzzy Feiten g, *1948 US guitar |
 | Neil Larsen key, ep, *1948 US keyboards |
 | James Mitchell bs, sax, US baritone saxophone |
 | Jerry Jemmott eb, b, *1946 US bass |
 | Pancho Morales perc, congas |
 | Bernard Purdie dr, *1939 drums |
 | Cornell Dupree g, 1942-2011 US guitar |
 | Billy Preston key, 1946-2006 US organ |
 | Truman Thomas p, piano |
 | Andrew Love ts, sax, 1941-2012 US tenor saxophone |
 | King Curtis ts, as, 1934-1971 US tenor saxophone |
 | Lewis Collins ts, fl, US tenor saxophone |
 | Jack Hale, Sr. , US trombone |
 | Roger Hopps , trumpet |
 | Wayne Jackson tr, tb, *1941 US trumpet |
 | Chuck Rainey eb, b, ep, *1940 US bass |
 | Candido cng, bgo, *1921 US congas |
 | Johnny Pacheco fl, perc, *1935 DO congas |
 | Norman Pride cng, bgo, congas |
 | Jimmy Johnson dr, *1930 US drums |
| George McCleery , drums, congas |
 | Gordon Powell perc, US percussion |
 | Richard Tee p, 1943-1993 US piano |
 | Maurice Smith , tenor saxophone |
 | Trevor Lawrence bs, sax, US tenor saxophone |
 | Bobby Matos tim, 1941-2017 US timbales |
 | Charles Sullivan tr, fh, *1944 US trumpet |
 | Gerry Thomas key, tr, US trumpet |
 | Wilbur Bascomb b, US trumpet |
| Tom Clack , effects |
Producers
| David Willardson artwork |
| Ralph Sanders artwork |
| Wilkes & Braun Inc. artwork |
| Tony Bongiovi mixed by, engineer, editing |
| Alan Douglas producer, directed by |
| Kool & The Gang backing band |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Sport | Lightnin' Rod | ||
| 2 | | Spoon | Lightnin' Rod | ||
| 3 | | The Cafe Black Rose | Lightnin' Rod | ||
| 4 | | Brother Hominy Grit | Lightnin' Rod | ||
| 5 | | Coppin' Some Fronts For The Set | Lightnin' Rod | ||
| 6 | | Hamhock's Hall Was Big | Lightnin' Rod | ||
| 7 | | The Bones Fly From Spoon's Hand | Lightnin' Rod | ||
| 8 | | The Break Was So Loud, It Hushed The Crowd | Lightnin' Rod | ||
| 9 | | Four Bitches Is What I Got | Lightnin' Rod | ||
| 10 | | Grit's Den | Lightnin' Rod | ||
| 11 | | The Shit Hits The Fan Again | Lightnin' Rod | ||
| 12 | Sentenced To The Chair | Lightnin' Rod |
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