Tag: Kris Kristofferson
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Billy Joe Shaver, Old Five and Dimers Like Me, 1973 on Monument
This was Shaver’s debut album, produced by Kris Kristofferson. I know Shaver more through tributes (2022’s Live Forever) and other famous artists recording his songs more than I knew him. “Live Forever,” the song, was covered by Robert Duvall in the film Crazy Heart but was also done by the Highwaymen. This is the kind…
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Waylon Jennings, The Taker / Tulsa, 1971 on RCA/Victor
Love this early 70s Waylon Jennings. It’s only 30 minutes long but has great takes on some Kris Kristofferson tunes like “Lovin’ Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)” and “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down.” It was recorded at RCA “Nashville Sound’ studio and in LA, and produced by Danny Davis and Ronny Light.…
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Kris Kristofferson, The Silver Tongued Devil and I, 1971 on Monument
This was Kristofferson’s second album, following what was originally released as Kristofferson but later retitled Me and Bobby McGee to capitalize on the hit version released on Janis Joplin’s Pearl. This was a more commercially successful release, including one of my favorite Kristofferson songs “Lovin’ Her Was Easier (than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again).” It’s…
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Steve Goodman, Steve Goodman, 1971 on Buddah Records
Steve Goodman’s an under-appreciated American singer songwriter, mostly known as the guy who wrote “City of New Orleans” (as in, Good Morning, America, how are ya? Don’t you know me I am your native son . . . ). He also hung out with John Prine and Kris Kristofferson in the Chicago folk scene before…
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Loretta Lynn, Coal Miner’s Daughter, 1971 on Decca.
Loretta Lynn, Coal Miner’s Daughter, 1971 on Decca. My copy is a 2019 reissue by Vinyl Me, Please Songs by Lynn (the title track, which she would also title her autobiography) Glenn Campbell, Kris Kristofferson, Marty Robbins
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Kris Kristofferson, Me and Bobby McGee, 1971 on Monument.
Kris Kristofferson, Me and Bobby McGee, 1971 on Monument. Originally released as Kristofferson in 1970, re-released and retitled the following year to take advantage of the popularity of Janis Joplin’s version of the title song. Has “The Law Is For The Protection of the People, ” “Sunday Morning Comin’ Down,” and “Me and Bobby McGee.”…
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Joni 75 – A Birthday Celebration, 2019 on Decca.
Joni 75 – A Birthday Celebration, 2019 on Decca. Birthday concert forJoni Mitchell with Los Lobos, Chaka Khan, Rufus Wainwright, Diana Krall, Glen Hansard, James Taylor, Seal, Graham Nash, Brandi Carlile, Kris Kristofferson, Norah Jones, and Emmylou Harris From the Performing Arts Center of LA County