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Saturday, July 14, 2012

Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky

Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky:


Saturday coffee.


Anne, Ulysses and I are taking our Saturday coffee on the road this morning.
Here’s a interview with Steve Earle, one of my favorite singers and songwriters. He’s talking about Woody Guthrie on the 100th anniversary of the great bard’s birth.
Songwriter Steve Earle has often acknowledged how artists such as Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt have influenced his songwriting career. But Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan arguably played the biggest parts in his musical evolution. Since his debut album, 1986′sGuitar Town, Earle has successfully straddled the worlds of country, folk and rock to forge his own unique sound. He sings love songs and politically charged protest songs with equal fervor, and has made country, rock, bluegrass, and folk-flavored albums in his long career. He’s taken home three GRAMMYs in the process, winning Best Contemporary Folk Album for The Revolution Starts…