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This Week's Guest:
Emmylou Harris
Sunday 21 December
Repeated
Thursday 1 January 2004 | | |  |
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This week Sue Lawley's castaway is the country rock singer Emmylou Harris.
Born in Alabama in 1947 her musical influences were folk rather than country. Initially, she wanted to be an actress, but, influenced by Joan Baez and Bob Dylan, she turned to singing folk instead and began performing in the bars of Greenwich Village. But, by the age of 24, it seemed as if her singing career was over -- she was a single mother and had returned home to live with her mother, only singing in local bars. It was a chance encounter that led to her being heard by Gram Parsons – formerly of The Byrds and later The Flying Burrito Brothers. They worked together on two albums and invented what has become country rock – a fusion of folk, country and rock music. To date she has won 11 grammies and in 1992 was inducted into the Grand Old Opry. She now writes her own music. She is three-times divorced and now travels everywhere with her mother.
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1. Dreaming my dreams with you
Performer Waylon Jennings
Composer Waylon Jennings
Publisher BMG Entertainment
CD Title This Time, the Ramblin' Man
Track Cd2 track 10
Label: BMG/Camden De Luxe
Rec No 1
2. Uncloudy day
Performer The Staple Singers
Composer R Staples/ Roebuck
Publisher Avee-Jay recording
CD Title Uncloudy Day- the Staple Singers
Track Siti
Label Fontana
Rec No:688 515 ZL
3. Up on Cripple Creek
Performer The Band
Composer J R Robertson
Publisher Capitol records
CD Title The Band
Track 5
Label Capitol
Rec No:CDP 746493 2
4. Talk to Me of Mendocino
Performer Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Composer Kate McGarrigle
Publisher Wea International
CD Title Kate and Anna McGarrigle
Track 6
Label Warner
Rec No: 9362 456772
5. The Emperor of Wyoming
Performer Neil Young
Composer Neil Young
CD Title Neil Young
Track 1
Label Reprise
Rec No: 7559 27444-2
6. Mansion of the Hill
Performer Bruce Springsteen
Composer B Springsteen
Publisher Biemistemra
CD Title Nebraska- Bruce Springsteen
Track 3
Label CBS
Rec No: CD 25100
7. The Maker
Performer Daniel Lanois
Composer Lanois
Publisher 1989 Warner Bros
CD Title Acadie
Track 2
Label Warner
Rec No: 925969-2
8. Polegnala E Todora (Theodora is Dozing)
Performer Ensemble of the Bulgarian Republic conducted by Philip Koutev.
Composer Trad
Publisher Elektra
CD Title Music of Bulgaria-original recording
Track 2
Label Elektra/Nonesuch Explorer series
Rec No: 9 72011-2
Record: McGarrigle
Book: Blank book
Luxury: Library
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