October’s last retro slot is taken by one of the all-time great bands, here including Rodney Crowell and Albert Lee, with the peerless Emmylou Harris tearing through Luxury Liner. Have a good weekend everyone.
By the time Emmylou Harris released her third Warner Brothers album “Luxury Liner” in 1976 she was on a roll both commercially and artistically. She had her own Hot Band in place which now featured the UK’s own Albert Lee and up-and-coming bluegrass star Ricky Skaggs which made it more…
That's the story - Bella White has a new EP on Rounder Records called 'Five For Silver' on which she covers tracks by Lucinda Williams, Jeff Tweedy, Neil Young, Ted Lucas, and good gosh yes indeed Gram Parsons’ 'Luxury Liner,' which was recorded by Emmylou Harris and appeared on her…
In 1977 Emmylou Harris was at the first of many high points in her career. ‘Luxury Liner’ had come out the previous year and work had started on ‘Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town’. While the latter has been accused of having 'over careful' production it remains a favourite…
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