Happy Birthday Legendary Stardust Cowboy!

Cheers to Norman Carl Odam aka The Legendary Stardust Cowboy – here's his performance of "Paralyzed" on Laugh-In. 

Tom Dunphy vs. T Bone Burnett

Tom Dunphy cut a fine version of T Bone Burnett's "Song To A Dead Man" on his new solo album, Everything Was New. 

Margo Price shares cover of "Pump It Up" cut for Downtown Owl soundtrack

Margo Price recorded Elvis Costello's "Pump It Up" at the behest of his old pal T Bone Burnett. Check out her version below.

Writes Margo...

"When T Bone Burnett calls and asks you to write a song for a movie soundtrack, you do it. Our original song “Shelter Me” and my cover of “Pump It Up” by Elvis Costello are out now!" https://i.margoprice.net/downtownowl

Responds Elvis Costello...

"This is just terrific, @MissMargoPrice!!! Thanks. E.C."

LINKS

Watch Elvis Costello & The Attractions perform "Pump It Up" in Paris back in 1979 right here.

Hear T Bone Burnett's "Hawaiian Blue Song" written with Bob Neuwirth

"Hawaiian Blue Song" – off T Bone Burnett's great new album The Other Side – has an unmistakable Bob Neuwirth lilt to it. 

Happy Birthday T Bone Burnett

Celebrating T Bone's birthday with a Robert Plant chat, a session with Andrew Bird and Ethan Coen's Jerry Lee video mixtape. 

Peter Case chats with Otis Gibbs about Bob Dylan

After a gig in Columbus, Ohio, Peter Case met up with Otis Gibbs and shared a few stories about meeting Bob Dylan and more.

Watch Logan Ledger play an in-store at Grimey's in Nashville

Here's a short set by Bay Area singer/songwriter Logan Ledger playing songs from his T Bone Burnett-produced debut album.   

Happy Birthday T Bone Burnett

Celebrating T Bone's birthday with a short interview, a chat with Andrew Bird and a Legendary Stardust Cowboy documentary.

Happy Birthday T Bone Burnett

Celebrating T Bone Burnett's 73rd birthday with a few of his memorable musical collaborations. 

Midweek Mixdown: Martin Belmont's Guest List

Sit back for two hours with guitarist Martin Belmont (of Ducks Deluxe & The Rumour) playing a typically well-chosen set of tunes on The Guest List #29. 

T Bone Burnett says it's time to scrap the internet and start over from scratch

Contrary to the usual SXSW keynote pep-talk, producer T Bone Burnett called for a radical rethink of digital culture. 

Happy 70th Birthday T Bone Burnett

Saluting my pal T Bone with the finest example of his drumming technique, backing the Legenary Stardust Cowboy. 

Imelda May @ Danforth Music Hall, June 28

Tickets for Imelda May's Toronto show ($29.50-$49.50) go on sale April 7th at 10 am right here. 

Peter Case's solo debut gets deluxe reissue treatment from Omnivore

The 30th anniversary re-release of Peter Case's stellar debut comes seven bonus tracks – five previously unissued.

Here's Omnivore's press release...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — “If this record doesn’t sell a million copies, I'll quit the business,” said producer T Bone Burnett while listening to a playback of Peter Case, the classic self-titled solo debut by The Nerves co-founder and leader of The Plimsouls, now in expanded 30th anniversary reissue edition with bonus tracks and available from Omnivore Recordings on September 16, 2016.

Helmed by J. Henry (T Bone) Burnett and Mitchell Froom, Peter Case includes 11 originals and a cover of The Pogues’ “Pair Of Brown Eyes”—recorded before their version was released, thanks to a tip from Elvis Costello—and features an all-star cast of guests from Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), Roger McGuinn (The Byrds) and Rusty Anderson (Paul McCartney), to backing vocals by John Hiatt and Victoria Williams, string arrangement by the incomparable Van Dyke Parks and contributions by session giants Jim Keltner (drums), Jerry Marotta (drums), and Jerry Scheff (Elvis Presley’s bassist).

The disc earned Case his first Grammy nomination for the song “Old Blue Car” and topped The New York Times’ list of best albums of the year, with NYT contributor Robert Palmer stating, “Peter Case is the sort of album that is going to be remembered and treasured for years to come.” An auspicious start and essential chapter in Case’s 13-album-catalog, Peter Case is not only revered by everyone who’s ever heard it, its sound and feel spearheaded the songwriter movement now known as Americana.

The 30th-anniversary edition of Peter Case includes the re-mastered original 12-track album, and seven bonus tracks: two from a 1986 promotional EP and five previously unissued recordings. The package includes a new essay from Case about the album and unseen photos from the time period. Whether you were introduced to Case on last year’s Omnivore recording, HWY 62, joined him along the road from here to there, or have been with him all along, the expanded edition of Peter Case will take you back to the where it all began.

“I still sing these songs whenever I perform on the road. People are always telling me about the impact the record had on them, and thirty years later I’m still proud of every cut,” says Case. Watch Peter perform a few tracks off the album his mother named after the track listing below.

    CD Track List:
1. Echo Wars
2. Steel Strings
3. Three Days Straight More Than Curious
4. I Shook His Hand
5. Small Town Spree
6. Old Blue Car
7. Walk In The Woods
8. Horse & Crow
9. Icewater
10. Satellite Beach
11. Pair Of Brown Eyes

      Bonus Tracks:
12. Steel Strings (Acoustic Version)
13. I Shook His Hand (Acoustic Version)
14. Trusted Friend*
15. North Coast Blues*
16. Toughest Gang In Town*
17. Horse & Crow (Alternate Mix)*
18. More Than Curious (Early Version)*
 * Previously unissued

Happy Birthday T Bone Burnett!

Legendary Stardust Cowboy's "Paralyzed" featured the crazed drumming of co-producer J. Henry Burnett.