Posts Tagged Emmylou Harris
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March 12, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Hal Blaine
Hal Blaine has died. The session drumming legend was 90. What a life. What a legacy. If he wasn’t the most prolific sessioneer skinsman he was certainly the most successful of the busy-schedule players. A part of one of the greatest groups of all time – The Wrecking Crew (not a band as such, a collective […]Archive
May 22, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Buckle Up: Ten Important Country Albums In My Life of Listening
I started this thing a while ago where I decided I was going to name ten albums important to me (and important for me) in a particular musical genre. I started with hip-hop (see here). And then I decided to do my list of seminal and sentimental metal albums (see here). And most recently it […]Archive
August 10, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 655
Emmylou Harris, Gliding Bird (1969) I love Emmylou Harris. Have done for many years. I first knew about her as a name and voice – a backing singer to the stars; there she was on albums by Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson and many others and though I knew about her, the legend, the Gram […]Archive
August 4, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 660
Rosanne Cash, Seven Year Ache (1981) I’ve long been a fan of Rosanne Cash – but I really only know her earliest work via a couple of compilation CDs and some live versions, I’ve enjoyed her output across the last two decades, keeping up with that in real time but the late 70s and early […]Archive
May 9, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Cyndi Lauper: Detour
Cyndi Lauper Detour Sire/Warners I’m a huge Cyndi Lauper fan – but I couldn’t tolerate Memphis Blues, she hiccupped her way through a range of blues classics that was, at best, comical but mostly just insulting. It undersold Cyndi’s true talent too – she’s a great singer, a strong character voice with an innate theatricality. […]Archive
January 16, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Bobby Gillespie presents Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down
Various Artists: Bobby Gillespie Presents Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down Ace Records/Border I’m a sucker for a great artist-driven compilation/mix-tape. They’ll tell you that you can do it yourself via Spotify or almost any other platform. And you can. But the best mixtapes are the ones your friends make you – because you get to see […]Archive
August 3, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Best Guitarist in The World: # 8 – Mark Knopfler
I remember one time at school some guy told me “the best guitarist in the world is Mark Knopfler”. I laughed at him. Not entirely sure why – I’ve always been a fan. But it just didn’t sit with me – and to give this full context, this was way back – mid-80s, when Knopfler […]Archive
June 29, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Daniel Lanois: My Music For Billy Bob
Daniel Lanois My Music for Billy Bob Red Floor Records This isn’t a new album by Daniel Lanois – although it could be, for you…if you’ve never had the soundtrack to Billy Bob Thornton’s movie, Sling Blade – the score created by Lanois – then this is your chance. Long out of print, Lanois has […]Archive
March 9, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Band of Horses: Acoustic At The Ryman
Band of Horses Acoustic At The Ryman Brown Records The Ryman is a storied music venue – home to great live albums from the likes of Emmylou Harris, home to so many wonderful performances, and the great sense of history attached to the venue must weigh down heavily on any have-beard-must-croon types attempting to justify […]Archive
January 26, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Sing Me The Songs – Celebrating The Works of Kate McGarrigle
Various Artists Sing Me The Songs: Celebrating The Works of Kate McGarrigle Nonesuch Sometimes it takes an artist’s death to really bring home what they meant. Hang on, what do I mean sometimes? This is – most often – almost always the case. In visual art and film and across writing mediums – including music […]Archive
March 1, 2013 by Simon Sweetman