A masterpiece of the schooner rock variety, Black and White Raven is an album that emerged from Archie James Cavanaugh’s youthful dream of recording his own music while stuck in the Alaskan wilderness. “This dream was always elusive,” Cavanaugh said, “believing either that it was only meant for those famous artists who got picked up by major record labels, or that it was just too impossible to achieve because of cost and lack of know-how.” With a freewheeling cast culled from Archie’s travels around the Pacific Northwest, Black and White Raven was set down as the ’70s crested and self-released in the spring of 1980. Traces of disco, AM gold, gospel, and yacht mixed freely with his Tlingit heritage, creating a breezy and optimistic portrait of life in the 49th state.
Track List
- Archie James Cavanaugh Take it Easy
- Archie James Cavanaugh Make Me Believe
- Archie James Cavanaugh Just Being Friends
- Archie James Cavanaugh It's Our Love
- Archie James Cavanaugh Love Unto the World
- Archie James Cavanaugh Foolin'
- Archie James Cavanaugh Living Without You
- Archie James Cavanaugh Jail Cell Door
- Archie James Cavanaugh High Rise
- Archie James Cavanaugh Stay With Me
