Townes Van Zandt: Black Crow Blues
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Bob Dylan: Black Crow Blues
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A twofer transition today gets us from the blues to the birds in one fell swoop.
First, it's been seven months since we last posted a Townes Van Zandt song here on Star Maker Machine - the longest we've gone without a tune from the cowboy troubadour since our inception. Happily, his Black Crow Blues - recorded early, and ultimately collected on 2003 posthumous release In The Beginning - is a typically sparse, morbid ballad.
Meanwhile, as befitting his early folk incarnation, Bob Dylan's Black Crow Blues uses a much more traditional form. The first song Dylan ever recorded on piano, it's has never been performed live, but the combination of Dylan's pre-rock tone, those cryptic lyrics, and the barrelhouse blues is certainly worth celebrating.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Blank and Blues / For The Birds: Black Crow Blues
Posted by boyhowdy at 12:00 AM
Labels: Blank and Blues, Bob Dylan, For The Birds, Townes Van Zandt
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