Thursday, 24 November 2011
The most romantic gift ever?
In 1969, folk singer Joan Baez's husband David Harris was put in jail for refusing to join the army, quite a noble reason to do porridge. He often wore cowboy hats, and his affinity for western wear wasn't his only love; he also loved country music. As a gift to him, she recorded an album of country music for him using largely same session men as her Bob Dylan cover album Any Day Now, regrettably not including Stephen Stills. The highlight was her version of The Byrds classic "Hickory Wind"; the album serves also for me as the most romantic gift you could ever have. What could be better than someone recording in your favourite genre and drawing a portrait of you on the cover? <3
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