Grammy nominations for folkish music
Ken Josenhans
From today's Detroit Free Press:
CONTEMPORARY FOLK ALBUM:
"Play Me Backwards", Joan Baez
"The Criminal Under My Own Hat", T Bone Burnett
"Another Country", The Chieftains
"Rites of Passage", Indigo Girls
"Arkansas Traveller", Michelle Shocked
WORLD MUSIC ALBUM:
"Gipsy Kings Live", Gipsy Kings
"Kirya", Ofra Haza
"Brasileiro", Sergio Mendes
"Eyes Open", Youssou N'Dour
"Americas", Strunz & Farah
In addition, "Shepherd Moons" by Enya is nominated in the New Age
category.
Most of the mainstream nominations are available in an article over on
rec.music.misc. I am *not* going to key in the entire list...
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--Ken Josenhans
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Judy Miller
> Here are some of the folk-related Grammy award nominations.
> From today's Detroit Free Press:
>
> CONTEMPORARY FOLK ALBUM:
> "The Criminal Under My Own Hat", T Bone Burnett
Can someone post some info and opinion about T Bone Burnett and his albums?
The only thing I've heard by him is a Chistmas song on "Acoustic Christmas",
which was a wonderfully haunting bluegrass/cajun? interpetation of
"God Rest Ye Merry Genetlemen"
> WORLD MUSIC ALBUM:
> "Gipsy Kings Live", Gipsy Kings
> "Brasileiro", Sergio Mendes
> "Eyes Open", Youssou N'Dour
I know very little about these artists and albums too.
Steve Goldfield
#>k...@netsun.cl.msu.edu (Ken Josenhans) writes:
#>> Here are some of the folk-related Grammy award nominations.
#>> From today's Detroit Free Press:
#>>
#>> CONTEMPORARY FOLK ALBUM:
#>
#>> "The Criminal Under My Own Hat", T Bone Burnett
#>
#>Can someone post some info and opinion about T Bone Burnett and his albums?
#>The only thing I've heard by him is a Chistmas song on "Acoustic Christmas",
#>which was a wonderfully haunting bluegrass/cajun? interpetation of
#>"God Rest Ye Merry Genetlemen"
I don't know a lot about T Bone Burnett, but Sally van Meter
has recorded his "The Bird in My Hand," on her solo album.
The album is great, and the song is beautiful.
Steve Goldfield
Benjamin Kline Lowengard
>In article <1iq41u...@hp-col.col.hp.com> ju...@col.hp.com (Judy Miller) writes:
>#>k...@netsun.cl.msu.edu (Ken Josenhans) writes:
>#>Can someone post some info and opinion about T Bone Burnett and his albums?
Once again, I get to put in a good word for T-Bone. You folkies, should pick
up the (1987?) album T-Bone Burnett for an example of acoustic texture
and songwriting(granted Tom Waits' song "Time" is included as well). Plenty
of guitar and dobro (Jerry Douglas) on this album. I'm a huge, perhaps,
obsessive fan for T-bone and have collected all the Alpha Band albums and
quite a few of T-Bone produced stuff( notably, Tom Petty, Tonio K. and
Bruce COckburn's last album) He has quite a style..though some people
might not appreciate his vocal ability (texas nasal) I find it soothing
and striking. He's used effects for his voice recently so the comparisons
pop out in sources like John Lennon or Bob Dylan but I would say he's
got his own style. I have a recorded interview with him and his singing
voice and speaking voice can be very similar. I do prefer some albums
to others but each one has it's own moments..Buy 'em all. Truth Decay
is one I'd recommend first. It's as if Buddy Holly lived.
Benj
"there's a river of love that flows through all time."
-t-bone burnett
Steve Carnes
>I don't know a lot about T Bone Burnett, but Sally van Meter
>has recorded his "The Bird in My Hand," on her solo album.
>The album is great, and the song is beautiful.
The only thing I know about T Bone Burnett is that he was strongly involved
with the production of Roy Orbison's "Black and White Night" special on
Cinemax, arguably the best capture of live music on film. I think he
arranged and directed the backup singers. Trivia: can you name the 3 men
and 3 women backup singers?
Jennifer Warnes
kd lang
Bonnie Raitt
Jackson Browne
jd Souther
??? somebody I'd never heard of before, I think...
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"Rock gives reality to the otherwise abstract notion of transhuman
time." - Edward Abbey
Don Wegeng
>#>Can someone post some info and opinion about T Bone Burnett and his albums?
>#>The only thing I've heard by him is a Chistmas song on "Acoustic Christmas",
>#>which was a wonderfully haunting bluegrass/cajun? interpetation of
>#>"God Rest Ye Merry Genetlemen"
There's an article about him (I think) in the current issue of Acoustic Guitar
magazine.
/Don
raymond.d.smith
>Can someone post some info and opinion about T Bone Burnett and his albums?
>The only thing I've heard by him is a Chistmas song on "Acoustic Christmas",
>which was a wonderfully haunting bluegrass/cajun? interpetation of
>"God Rest Ye Merry Genetlemen"
I know only a few things about T-Bone Burnett:
He was a participant in the Rolling Thunder Review with Bob Dylan,
Joan Baez, et.al. in 1976.
I have an English 12" EP with a wonderful version "Diamonds are a Girl's
Best Friend" from the early-mid '80s. (Is this out on CD?)
He is also well-known as a producer. I think he produced Elvis Costello's
album "King of America" (this may be the wrong title, but it's the
one with a photograph of Elvis Costello with a crown on his head).
The little I've heard of him has always appealled to me, but I don't know
what else to consider buying. I'll have to check out the new album and
the 1987 one mentioned earlier. Does anyone have any other suggestions?
Ray Smith
rd...@iwtgo.att.com
Naperville, Il.
James S Brown
Logbook*:
T-BONE BURNETT: Fort Worth, Texas, seven feet tall, "The Lonesome
Guitar Strangler," often appeared on stage disguised as Merlin the
Magician. Often roped Roger McGuinn around the neck at the conclusion
of Roger's famous song "The Chestnut Mare." Was responsible for a
mysterious gift of on-the-spot action painting incorporating various
backstage multimedia such as: spit beer (Miller High Life), crushed
chalk, foaming Pepsi, fresh urine, fresh fruit, cream cheese, whipped
cream, dried apricots, whole walnuts, Polaroid negatives (that is,
Polaroid snapshots before they turned positive), broken Les Paul Gibsons,
and various other ingredients too lengthy to go into. He was also a man
of instant hunger. If he wasn't served when the hunger hit him, he would
systematically set about demolishing the entire restaurant beginning with
the menus and working his way up to the chandeliers. One one occasion he
ate an entire. (17)
Hyperbole, surely, but he seems to have made an impression on Shepard. Seems
like I read somewhere that Burnett, a Christian, had something to do with
Dylan's conversion.
I like Burnett a lot, though I wouldn't consider myself a fan. Sometimes he's
got a rockabilly twang I really dig, and the lyrics are usually very good. The
albums I have are:
Trap Door (19??): "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" is a highlight.
Truth Decay (1980): This might be my favorite. "Talk Talk Talk Talk Talk,"
"Driving Wheel," "Power of Love."
Proof Through the Night (1983): "The Sixties," "Hefner and Disney," and "When
the Night Falls." Passionate and bitter. Good stuff.
T-Bone Burnett (1986): Cool Orbison-like portrait on the cover. I didn't even
know I had this, and I don't remember ever listening to it. One song is
Bob Neuwirth, one's by Tom Waits. Can't wait to hear it.
The Talking Animals (1988): There's some good stuff on this one too.
Overall, I guess I like the first three the best, but all of these are worth
listening to in my opinion. T-Bone also produced and played on the late Willie
Dixon's Hidden Charm.
--
Well, I'm hittin' it too hard / My stones won't take / I get up in the mornin'/
But it's too early to wake / First it's hello, goodbye / Then push and then
crash / But we're all gonna make it / At that million dollar bash ...
David Mandl
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>
>>Can someone post some info and opinion about T Bone Burnett and his albums?
>>The only thing I've heard by him is a Chistmas song on "Acoustic Christmas",
>>which was a wonderfully haunting bluegrass/cajun? interpetation of
>>"God Rest Ye Merry Genetlemen"
>
>I know only a few things about T-Bone Burnett:
>
>He was a participant in the Rolling Thunder Review with Bob Dylan,
>Joan Baez, et.al. in 1976.
>
>I have an English 12" EP with a wonderful version "Diamonds are a Girl's
>Best Friend" from the early-mid '80s. (Is this out on CD?)
>
>He is also well-known as a producer. I think he produced Elvis Costello's
>album "King of America" (this may be the wrong title, but it's the
>one with a photograph of Elvis Costello with a crown on his head).
>
Also, Elvis's "Spike," an LP that I can't recommend highly enough. I
think he's also on a few cuts on E.C.'s compilation "Out of Our Idiot."
--Dave.
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