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Austin Sessions album for sale All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology. CAR WHEELS ON A GRAVEL ROAD won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. "Can't Let Go" was nominated for the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. Williams's fans waited a long six years for this album, as Lucinda went through music business hassles and a revolving door of producers. The reward for their patience is an album full of rootsy, heartfelt observations that alternately rock and mourn. CAR WHEELS is full of songs about loss and longing, like "Metal Firecracker," "Drunken Angel" and "I Lost It," but even when she's bemoaning her own lack of happiness on the bluesy "Joy," she lets loose with so much passion that it seems inevitable she'll find her emotional center again. Produced largely by Steve Earle, CAR WHEELS is immersed in that late-'90s alt-country sound, full of slide guitar, accordion, dobro and other Americana touches. It's a tribute to Williams's unique artistic vision that she distinguishes herself from the No Depression crowd by virtue of her idiosyncratic songwriting. Full of lust, sadness and the occasional glimmer of hope, CAR WHEELS is one small step for Lucinda Williams and one giant leap for those tuned into her wavelength. Principally recorded at Room And Board Studio, Nashville, Tennessee. Personnel: Lucinda Williams (vocals, acoustic guitar, dobro); Lucinda Williams (guitar); Emmylou Harris, Jim Lauderdale (vocals); Buddy Miller (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Steve Earle (guitar, acoustic guitar, resonator guitar, harmonica); Gurf Morlix (guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, slide guitar); Charlie Sexton (guitar, electric guitar, dobro); Johnny Lee Schell (electric guitar, slide guitar, dobro); Bo Ramsey (electric guitar, slide guitar); Greg Leisz (12-string guitar, mandolin); Ray Kennedy (12-string guitar); Roy Bittan (accordion, organ); John Ciambotti (bass guitar); Donald Lindley (drums, percussion). Audio Mixers: Jim Scott ; Ray Kennedy; Rick Rubin. Recording information: Room And Board Studio, Nashville, TN; Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, CA. Photographers: Birney Imes; Alan Messer; Miller Williams. Personnel: Lucinda Williams (vocals, acoustic guitar, dobro); Buddy Miller (acoustic & electric guitars, mando guitar, background vocals); Steve Earle (acoustic & resonator guitars, harmonica, background vocals); Gurf Morlix (6 & 12 string electric guitars, electric & acoustic slide guitars, background vocals); Charlie Sexton (electric & slide guitars, dobro); Johnny Lee Schell (electric & slide guitars, dobro); Bo Ramsey (electric & slide guitars); Ray Kennedy, Greg Leisz (12 string electric guitar, mandolin); Richard "Hombre" Price (dobro); Roy Bittan (accordion, Hammond B-3 organ, organ); Michael Smotherman (Hammond B-3 organ); John Ciambotti (acoustic & electric ...

Austin Sessions CD music Principally recorded at Jack's Tracks and MCA Publishing Studio, Nashville, Tennessee. Includes liner notes by John Prine and Jim Rooney. All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology. IN SPITE OF OURSELVES was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. John Prine's first post-neck cancer studio album finds him duetting on a slew of country classics and rustic obscurities with some high-caliber talent. Throughout IN SPITE OF OURSELVES, the main theme bounces between lovin' and cheatin' in different circumstances, be it swapping spouses ("Let's Invite Them Over," with Iris DeMent) or being discreet in a small town ("In a Town This Size," with Dolores Keane). Backed by crying pedal steel, mournful dobros, and rippling piano, Prine makes the kind of classic country that was pouring out of Nashville in the late '60s and early '70s. Prine's laconic singing style meshes perfectly with such contemporary country superstars as Trisha Yearwood (Roger Miller's "When Two Worlds Collide") and Patty Loveless (Webb Pierce's "Back Street Affair"). Other notable partners included Lucinda Williams ("Wedding Bells/Let's Turn Back the Years"), Melba Montgomery ("We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds" and "Milwaukee Here I Come"), and Emmylou Harris ("I Know One"). Of all these notable vocalists, Iris DeMent turns out to be Prine's perfect partner. With her Carter Family-inflected twang, DeMent fits hand-in-glove with Prine's relaxed delivery, particularly on the George Jones/Tammy Wynette nugget, "(We're Not) The Jet Set." Personnel: John Prine (vocals); Paul Griffith (drums). Audio Mixer: Mark Miller . Liner Note Authors: Jim Rooney; John Prine. Recording information: Jack's Tracks, Nashville, TN; Temptation Recording Studio, GA; The Cowboy Arts Hotel & Recordi. Photographer: Elliot Erwitt. Personnel includes: John Prine (vocals, acoustic guitar); Iris DeMent, Connie Smith, Lucinda Williams, Trisha Yearwood, Melba Montgomery, Emmylou Harris, Dolores Keane, Patty Loveless, Fiona Prine (vocals); Jason Wilber (acoustic & electric guitars, background vocals); Jim Rooney (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Marty Stuart (acoustic guitar); Dan Dugmore (pedal steel guitar, dobro); Sam Bush (mandolin, fiddle); Phil Parlapiano (mandolin, accordion, piano, Hammond B-3 organ, Wurlitzer piano); Shawn Camp (fiddle, background vocals); Glen D. Hardin (piano, keyboards, background vocals); David Jacques (acoustic bass, background vocals); Pat McInerney (drums, percussion, background vocals); Kenny Malone (drums); Duke Duczer (background vocals). Producers: Jim Rooney, John Prine, Marty Stuart.

Austin Sessions buy CD music Track Listing of songs: Wall of Death; Who Knows Where the Time Goes?; You Were on My Mind; Walk Right Back; Canadian Whiskey; Desperados Waiting for a Train; Wings of a Dove; Dress of Laces; Summer Wages; He Was a Friend of Mine; Hard Times; Wasn't That a Mighty Storm; Deportee; Yarrington Town; I Still Miss Someone; Try the Love; Streets of Baltimore, The; Darcy Farrow; If I Had a Hammer;

Austin Sessions songs In a different world, Kelly Willis would be a huge country star. Blessed with an emotional, pure voice, songwriting talent and good looks, she's the whole package and then some. But she didn't quite fit in with the Nashville scene, so she's based in Texas, where she's been dubbed "The Voice of Austin." Her previous albums only hinted at the full scope of Willis' artistic vision, but her fourth full-length release WHAT I DESERVE is the first one on which it truly shines through. Willis wrote or co-wrote half the tracks on the album, but she's also chosen material by her husband Bruce Robison, Nick Drake, Paul Kelly and even the Replacements' Paul Westerberg. It's her unmistakable voice which ties it all together, whether she's crooning her way through the dreamy "Not Long for This World" and "Time Has Told Me," getting bluesy on "Got A Feelin' For Ya" or tackling upbeat numbers like "Take Me Down." Highlights include the title track and great versions of Westerberg's "They're Blind" and Robison's "Wrapped." Listeners who find mainstream country music too slick and obvious will enjoy Willis' down-to-earth, highly personal take on the genre. Recorded at The Hit Shack, Cedar Creek Studios and Congress House Studio, Austin, Texas; Brilliant Studios, San Francisco, California. Engineers: Dave McNair, Norman Kerner, Daniel Presley. Personnel: Kelly Willis (gut-string guitar); Chuck Prophet, Mark Spencer (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Jon Dee Graham (electric guitar, lap steel guitar); Max Butler (electric guitar); John Ludwick, Bruce Robison, Charlie Robison (gut-string guitar); Michael Ramos (Farfisa); Larry Aberman, Rafael Gayol (drums); Dave McNair (percussion). Audio Mixer: Dave McNair. Recording information: Cedar Creek Studios; Congress House Studio, Austin, TX; Hit Shack. Photographer: Michael Gomez . Personnel: Kelly Willis (vocals); Chuck Prophet (acoustic & electric guitars, background vocals); Mark Spencer (acoustic & electric guitars); John Dee Graham (electric & electric lap steel guitars); Max Butler (electric guitar); Lloyd Maines (pedal steel guitar); Amy Noelle Farris (mandolin, violin, background vocals); Michael Ramos (piano, Hammond B-3 & Farfisa organs); John Ludwick (bass, background vocals); Michael Been (bass); Larry Aberman, Rafael Gayol (drums); Dave McNair (percussion); Bruce Robison, Charlie Robison (background vocals). Producers: Dave McNair, Norman Kerner, Daniel Presley.

Austin Sessions CD music Perhaps inspired by the triumphs of TRIO and TRIO II, which they recorded with Dolly Parton, Linda Rondstadt and Emmylou Harris went into a makeshift studio to record an album as a duo. The results are superb. Rondstadt leaves her slick Hollywood pop sound behind and delivers some of her most unadorned and heartfelt singing since the early '70s. Harris is Harris: her voice is as delicate as a butterfly and as strong as steel. The songs on WESTERN WALL are varied, each vividly telling a story. "1917" is a chilling chronicle of an affair cast amid the brutality of WW I. "Sweet Spot" is an eerie declaration of devotion, with a spare, Laurie Anderson-like use of electronics, written by Harris and Luscious Jackson's Jill Cunniff. Rondstadt shines on a straightforward, proud version of Jackson Browne's "For a Dancer." Other song choices include Bruce Springsteen's "Across the Border" and Leonard Cohen's "Sisters of Mercy." Excellent. Recorded at the Arizona Inn, Tucson, Arizona. WESTERN WALL: THE TUCSON SESSIONS was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. Personnel: Linda Ronstadt (vocals, background vocals); Emmylou Harris (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals); Ethan Johns (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, Spanish guitar, dulcimer, mandocello, synthesizer, bass synthesizer, drums, percussion); Bernie Leadon (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric 12-string guitar, guitarron, mandocello, mandolin, bass synthesizer, bass guitar, 6-string bass); Greg Leisz (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandocello, mandola, mandolin, bass guitar, background vocals); Andy Fairweather Low (electric guitar, bass guitar, background vocals); Paul Kennerley (electric guitar, background vocals); Samantha Rowe (cello); Neil Young (harmonica, background vocals); Wix (accordion); Michel Pepin (bass guitar, cymbals); Helen Watson, Kate McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle (background vocals). Recording information: Aizona Inn, Tucson, AZ; Arizona Inn, Tucson, AZ; Jim Brady's Studio, Tucson, AZ; Skyline; Studio Frisson, Montreal, Canad. Photographer: Caroline Greyshock. Personnel includes: Emmylou Harris (vocals, acoustic & electric guitar); Linda Ronstadt (vocals); Ethan Johns (acoustic, electric, slide, Spanish & baritone guitar, dulcimer, mandocello, synthesizer, bass, drums, percussion, marksaphone, optigon); Bernie Leadon (acoustic, electric & 12-string guitars, gutarron, mandocello, mandolin, synthesizer, 6-string bass, background vocals); Greg Leisz (acoustic, electric & pedal steel guitars, mandocello, mandolin, bass, background vocals); Andy Fairweather Low (electric guitar, bass, background vocals); Paul Kennerley (electric guitar, background vocals); Neil Young (harmonica, background vocals); Kate McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle (background vocals).

Austin Sessions buy CD music Recorded in California, Tennessee and Texas in 1998 & 1999. Includes liner notes by Ray Benson. RIDE WITH BOB won the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Recording Package. "Bob's Breakdown" won the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance. RIDE WITH BOB was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Country Album. "Going Away Party" and "Roly Poly" were nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals. "Cherokee Maiden" won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo Or Group With Vocal. THE MAKING OF RIDE WITH BOB was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video. Ray Benson, the driving force behind the 1993 all-star CD A TRIBUTE TO BOB WILLS, continues his role as keeper of the Western Swing flame with RIDE WITH BOB. An all-star lineup gathers to salute music that's jazzy, bluesy, toe-tapping and just plain fun. AATW serves as the "house band," as each guest artist steps up to the mike to demonstrate how Wills' music lends itself to a variety of arrangements and any number of wildly disparate vocal styles. The track featuring Willie Nelson and Manhattan Transfer is just as good a fit as the one featuring the Squirrel Nut Zippers, for example. Other highlights include Tim McGraw's bluesy take on "Milk Cow Blues," and longtime Wills booster Merle Haggard's terrific version of "St. Louis Blues." Dwight Yoakam was born to sing "New San Antonio Rose," while Reba McEntire, tearing into "Right or Wrong," sounds like she hasn't had so much fun in years. While these marquee names are the obvious draw on RIDE WITH BOB--other artists include the Dixie Chicks, Clint Black and Shawn Colvin--the quality of the music itself can't be denied. As Clint Black sings near the end of the CD, "Bob Wills Is Still the King." Dwight Yoakam,Dixie Chicks, Squirrel Nut Zippers,Merle Hag Performers include: Tracy Byrd, Shawn Colvin, The Dixie Chicks, Vince Gill, Merle Haggard, Lyle Lovett, Manhattan Transfer, Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw, Willie Nelson, The Squirrel Nut Zippers, Clay Walke, Don Walser, Steve Wariner, Lee Ann Womack, Dwight Yoakam. Recording information: Bismeaux Studio (06/08/1998-03/15/1999); Hum Depot (06/08/1998-03/15/1999); Loud Recording, Nashville, TN (06/08/1998-03/15/1999); Westwood Studio (06/08/1998-03/15/1999). Arrangers: Ray Benson; Tim "Herb" Alexander ; Janis Seigel. Asleep At The Wheel: Ray Benson (vocals, guitar); Cindy Cashdollar (steel guitar); Jason Roberts (mandolin, fiddle, background vocals); Michael Francis (clarinet, alto, tenor & baritone saxophones); Chris Booher (piano); David Miller (bass, background vocals); David Sanger (drums). Additional personnel: Willie Nelson, The Manhattan Transfer, Tim McGraw, Reba McEntire, Merle Haggard, Lee Ann Womack, Shawn Colvin, Lyle Lovett, Steve Wariner, Vince Gill, Dwight Yoakam, Don Walser, Ray Benson, Tracy Byrd, Clay Walker, Mark Chesnutt, Clint Black (vocals); Tommy Allsup (guitar); Herb Remington (steel guitar); Johnny Gimble (mandolin, fiddle); Floyd Domino, Curly Hollingsworth (piano); Viktor Kraus (bass); The Dixie Chicks, The Squirrel Nut Zippers.