Linda Ronstadt

Harvest 50th Anniversary Edition (CD/DVD)

by Doug Collette
December 3, 2022

To hear and see Neil Young express such deep-seated personal contentment near the end of his film Harvest Time is to understand more fully why he would go to some lengths to curate a box set of the album upon which the movie is based. While some of the content enclosed on the CDs and DVDs in the 50th Anniversary Edition of the 1972 album has been in unofficial circulation for awhile, immersion in the collection vividly depicts the vagaries ...

David Bromberg's 'Use Me' Taps Friends Dr. John, Levon Helm, Linda Ronstadt, John Hiatt, Los Lobos and More

Source: conqueroo
April 28, 2011

The masterful solo artist, bandleader, and former session man assembles dream team of Americana artists to “use him" as frontman on new and handpicked songs. Album due on Appleseed Records on July 12 LOS ANGELES, Calif.—When David Bromberg, one of America's finest roots musicians, emerged from a recording hiatus of 17 years with the solo, acoustic, traditional folk-blues album Try Me One More Time (Appleseed, 2007), fans and critics were thrilled, and the CD was rewarded with a Grammy nomination. ...
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Sun Spin: Linda Ronstadt

Source: JamBase
January 19, 2009

A PAIR OF CLASSICS THAT POINT THE WAY TO OTHER CLASSICS

A great cover version of a song can either offer us fresh delights from what we thought was known territory or give new listeners a gateway into the original work. There's a real art to good interpretation. It's something jazz singers understand well working with a shared canon, but lousy covers are a dime a dozen in rock. Despite the familiarity of some numbers, inspired takes are few ...
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