Because I may not know music, but I know what you should like … and where to find it1 A Special Gift To Fans Of Richard & Linda Thompson – And The Fairport Convention2 – From 1973 Because many admirers of Leonard Cohen who frequent Heck Of A Guy are also fans of the Thompsons,3 [...]
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Best Bootlegs: Richard & Linda Thompson – Once Brave Henry
July 13th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Music
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Best Bootlegs: Bruce Springsteen – The Great White Boss
July 11th, 2010 · Comments Off · Music
Because I may not know music, but I know what you should like … and where to find it1 Crackly, Classic Springsteen This compilation of Bruce Springsteen performances from the 1970s is an automatic must-hear for anyone with an affection for outstanding ballads, anthems, and rock and roll; for those of us who treasured our [...]
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Leonard Cohen Declines Bob Dylan’s Invitation To Play In Rolling Thunder Revue
July 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Leonard Cohen, Music
Leonard Cohen Watches Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Baez Perform Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue was less a conventional tour than a traveling carnival, replete with gypsies, cowboys, groupies, relatives (including Dylan’s mother), reporters, and various hangers-on, that camped at local motels to play a series of gigs at small to intermediate sized venues – and, for good [...]
Tags: bob dylan·joan baez·Joni Mitchell
Webb Sisters Perform “Dark Sky” With Shout Out To Canadians
July 5th, 2010 · Comments Off · Music
Webb Sisters Live At Hotel Cafe Last week, Charlie and Hattie Webb, backup singers for The Leonard Cohen World Tour, joined forces with Anita Coats to perform “Dark Sky,” a song from their soon to be released new album. The video, ably shot by arlenedick15, also includes a declaration from the stage, “Canada…the nicest people [...]
Tags: Charley Webb·Hattie Webb·Leonard Cohen World Tour·Webb Sisters
Allison Crowe Revitalizes Melanie’s “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)”
July 1st, 2010 · Comments Off · Music
Allison Crowe’s Resonant Echoes Of Woodstock Allison Crowe’s cover of Melanie Safka’s hymn to peace and love became available on YouTube yesterday and merits special attention. First, the story of the song’s creation is necessary. Melanie, who was relatively unknown before Woodstock, appeared onstage early in the evening following one of the downpours that plagued [...]
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Honeysuckle Rose – The Willie Nelson Charm School
May 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Media, Music
Honeysuckle Rose – The Background ”Honeysuckle Rose” is a 1980 movie that has little going for it other than Willie Nelson, Slim Pickens, and a fine soundtrack, including “On the Road Again,” which was written for this flick. It turns out that for many of us those two characters and the music are enough. In [...]
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Bob Dylan & Bette Midler "Buckets Of Rain" Recording Sessions – New York 1975
April 30th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Music
Bette and Bob: Bootleg, Ballads, Banter, & Beyond In 1975, Bob Dylan and Bette Midler held a recording session which resulted in their duet of Dylan’s “Buckets of Rain,” a less than outstanding version of the song1 that became a track on Midler’s third studio album, Songs for the New Depression (released in early 1976 [...]
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Allison Crowe's Cover Of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" Opens Celebration Of Great Exhibition
April 29th, 2010 · Comments Off · Music
The Old And New Hallelujahs May 1, 2010 is the opening day of this year’s World Expo in Shanghai and the 159th anniversary of the opening of the Great Exhibition (The First World Expo) held in London’s Crystal Palace. Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus” marked the opening back in 1851, and this weekend, it will be heard [...]
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Bob Dylan's "Play It Fucking Loud" – A Classic Moment In Rock And Roll
April 26th, 2010 · Comments Off · Music
Make That Bob Dylan’s “Play It Fucking Loud” – A Classic Moment In Rock & Roll That May Or May Not Have Happened This is a Classic Moment In Rock And Roll. Forty-four years ago, Bob Dylan, defying those who demanded he reverse his self-transformation from folk music’s anointed successor to Woody Guthrie and Pete [...]
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Joyfully Caught In Allison Crowe's "Spiral"
April 15th, 2010 · Comments Off · Music
“Spiral” – Great Music And More Having spent most of the past two days playing and replaying the Allison Crowe “Spiral” CD, I’ve come to certain conclusions: 1. “Spiral” is an outstanding album. That’s hardly a surprise. The album features a great voice, great song selections, and great arrangements. What’s not to like? 2. Listening [...]
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