Boomer's Story

Boomer's Story is the third studio album by American roots rock musician Ry Cooder, released in 1972.

Side one

 * 1) "Boomer's Story" (listed as "Traditional," actually Carson Robison) – 4:13
 * 2) "Cherry Ball Blues" (instrumental) (Skip James) – 4:10
 * 3) "Crow Black Chicken" (Lawrence Wilson) – 2:14
 * 4) "Ax Sweet Mama" (Sleepy John Estes) – 4:23
 * 5) "Maria Elena" (instrumental) (Bob Russell, Lorenzo Barcelata) – 4:30

Side two

 * 1) "The Dark End of the Street" (instrumental) (Dan Penn, Chips Moman) – 3:25
 * 2) "Rally 'Round the Flag" (George F. Root) – 3:34
 * 3) "Comin' In on a Wing and a Prayer" (Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson) – 3:00
 * 4) "President Kennedy" (Sleepy John Estes) – 4:39
 * 5) "Good Morning Mr. Railroad Man" (Traditional) – 4:30

Personnel

 * Ry Cooder - guitars, mandolin, bottleneck guitar, vocals
 * Tommy McClure - bass
 * Charles Lawing - clarinet
 * Jim Keltner, Roger Hawkins - drums
 * Sleepy John Estes - guitar and vocals on "President Kennedy" (recorded in Collierville, Tennessee)
 * Gene Finney - harmonica
 * George Bohanon - horns
 * Milt Holland - percussion
 * Randy Newman - piano on "Rally 'Round the Flag"
 * Jim Dickinson - piano, bass, backing vocals
 * Dan Penn - backing vocals
 * Technical
 * Judy Maizel - production assistant
 * Jerry Masters, John Fry, Lee Herschberg, Richard Rosebrough - engineer
 * Susan Titelman - photography