August 3, 1993 ~ The debut album from Sheryl Crow is released.
The album takes it’s name from the group of friends who gathered on Tuesday nights to work on music. Some musical heavies were in that group including Kevin Gilbert (Toy Matinee) and David Baerwald (David & David.)
We were blessed.
The protectors of the American folk song weathered a destructive tornado and emerged dedicated to releasing their back catalog
By JONATHAN BERNSTEIN
Love these two …
Source: Gillian Welch, David Rawlings on Nearly Losing Their Life’s Work – Rolling Stone
If you lived in the D.C. area back in the ’90’s, you probably were already familiar with the voice and the uncompromising songwriting. On July 30, 1997, the rest of the world was introduced to Mary Chapin Carpenter with the release of her debut album.
The best was yet to come.
The Rightous Babe’s 5th album … released on July 26, 1994.
Arlo Guthrie introduces his 18-minutes tome “Alice’s Restaurant” for the first time at the 1967 Newport Folk Festival. It’s based on a true story — his arrest for littering — and though greatly exaggerated, the arrest does keep him out of the Vietnam War.
Nobody caught Arlo on video back at Newport so here he is at Farm Aid 2005 …
Bonus: Mini-doc on the Newport Folk Festival 1967 …
The Dust Bowl Troubadour. Woodrow Wilson “Woody” Guthrie. b. July 14, 1912
You knew when you heard Relish, her debut album from 1995, you were hearing a special voice. Happy birthday, Joan …
Happy birthday to Nanci Griffith …
June 30, 1971 ~ The Captain releases his second solo album. A few noteables stop by to lend a hand: Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Nils Lofgren, Dr. John, David Crosby and Jerry Garcia. Hell, famed rock photog Henry Diltz even does some backing vocals work.
