Buck Owens and Rose Maddox: Mental Cruelty
Matt says: ‘California country at its bleakest on this hit from 1961. Silence in court!’
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Keith Whitley and Lorrie Morgan: ‘Til a Tear Becomes a Rose
Beginning a week-long season of classic duets chosen by my country guru Matt. He says: ‘The finest country singer of his generation recorded this with his wife not long before … Continue readingKeith Whitley and Lorrie Morgan: ‘Til a Tear Becomes a Rose
Tim Buckley: Dolphins
After several artists’ efforts at emulating Buckley, here’s a cover version of Tim’s own to end the series – the beautiful Fred Neil song performed live on the OGWT. Here’s … Continue readingTim Buckley: Dolphins
Action Stations
TRAVELLING by Northern Trains is not the most thrilling experience. The company was doing so badly in terms of timekeeping and cancellations under its previous operator that it was taken … Continue readingAction Stations
Robert Plant: Song to the Siren
Couldn’t resist another version of the Buckley gem; this time by the Plantster, playing live for the 2000-ish TV series Storytellers.
Lilys: Strange Feelin’
An American indie take on the Happy Sad track, from the same tribute album as yesterday’s song by Cousteau.
Cousteau: Blue Melody
From another Buckley tribute album, the London band’s version of the song from the 1970 LP Blue Afternoon.
Hendrix’s bleating bassist
WHAT must it have been like to play alongside the greatest rock guitarist of all time? You won’t find out from Noel Redding’s book Are You Experienced? Of all the tacky, … Continue readingHendrix’s bleating bassist
Chrissie Hynde: Morning Glory
From ‘Bleecker Street: Greenwich Village in the 1960s’, in which artists including the Hyndester reinterpret songs from the era. This of course is the last track from Goodbye and Hello.
Gregg Allman: Once I Was
Not sure about the gratuitous sax, but otherwise a cracking rendition of the Buckley tour de force from Goodbye and Hello.