Grateful Dead Family Discography: California Stars

California Stars

Composer: Woody Guthrie / Jay Bennett / Jeff Tweedy

California Stars was played by Bob Weir sitting in with Wilco in 2013.

The song was written for the Mermaid Avenue album which comprises lyrics by Woody Guthrie set to music by Billy Bragg and members of Wilco.

Wilco

no info Mermaid Avenue, Billy Bragg & Wilco, 1998
no info Mermaid Avenue Bonus EP, Billy Bragg & Wilco, 1998
no info Promo CD single (California Stars / California Stars), Billy Bragg & Wilco, 1998
no info Man In The Sand (DVD), Billy Bragg & Wilco, 1999
no info Hear Music Volume 2: Songs For Long Narrow Stretches, Various Artists (Billy Bragg & Wilco), 2000
no info Sunken Treasure: Live In The Pacific Northwest, Jeff Tweedy, 2006
no info From The Beginning (promo), Wilco, 2007
no info Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions, Billy Bragg & Wilco, 2012
no info What's Your 20?: Essential Tracks 1994-2014, Wilco, 2014
no info Alpha Mike Foxtrot: Rare Tracks 1994-2014, Wilco, 2014

California Stars can also be found on a number of Wilco concert recordings released in the Roadcase series vie the Wilco website.

Other recordings

no info Mermaid Avenue Tour / You Can Call Me Cupcake, Billy Bragg & The Blokes, 1999
no info The Interpreter Live At Largo, Rhett Miller, 2011
no info Unfinished Business, Wanda Jackson, 2012
no info Single (Tore Down / California Stars), Wanda Jackson, 2012
no info Ride Out, Bob Seger, 2014
no info Promo CD single (California Stars / California Stars), Bob Seger, 2015
no info Covers, Hospital Job, 2020