Gillian Welch: By The Mark
Hard-core religion from the Gillster, assisted by David Rawlings and Ricky Skaggs. ‘I will know my Saviour when I come to him, by the mark where the nails have been.’
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Fred Neil: Everybody’s Talkin’
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Lucinda Williams: Too Cool To Be Forgotten
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Have I got newts for you
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Jimi Hendrix: All Along the Watchtower
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Ry Cooder: Nobody
Another mournful, one-word-titled piece from the Jazz album. Nobody was written by Alex Rogers and Bert Williams and was first recorded by Arthur Collins in 1905.
Ry Cooder: Shine
From Ry’s worst-selling album of all time, 1978’s Jazz. Shine was written by Ford Dabney and Cecil Mack, and was first performed in 1905 by Aida Overton Walker. ‘When I … Continue readingRy Cooder: Shine
The Pointer Sisters: Fire
Another from the Pointers in memory of Anita. This is a 1979 live TV version of the Loose Windscreen classic.
The Pointer Sisters: Slow Hand
RIP Anita Pointer, who died on New Year’s Eve aged 74.