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Robbie Robertson, guitarist, songwriter, singer, July 5, 1943–August 9, 2023
The Band, live (“Time to Kill,” “The Weight,” “This Wheel’s on Fire,” “Up on Cripple Creek”), live, Pittsburgh, 1970
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Sinead O’Connor, singer, December 8, 1966–July 26, 2023
Today, remembering her, we revisit three posts.
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January 3, 2010
What other pop star has made such stunning contributions as a guest artist?
With Willie Nelson, “Don’t Give Up” (1993)
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With the Chieftains, “The Foggy Dew” (1995)
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With Shane MacGowan, “Haunted” (1995)
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January 4, 2012
Forget the weird press—she can sing.
“Paddy’s Lament” (trad.), TV broadcast (Ireland), 12/19/11
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April 24, 2016
two takes
“Trouble Will Soon Be Over”
Blind Willie Johnson, 1930
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God Don’t Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson (2016)
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Tina Turner (aka Anna Mae Bullock), singer, November 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023
“A Fool in Love,” live (TV show [Hollywood a Go-Go]), 1965
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“River Deep – Mountain High,” 1966 (original promo, edited)
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Rehearsing with Ikettes in dressing room
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what’s new
파란노을 (Parannoul), live, Seoul (South Korea), 1/14/23 (published today)
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that sound
the rain?—Santoka Taneda (1882-1950), translated from the Japanese by Burton Watson
sounds of South Korea
파란노을 (Parannoul), 우리는 밤이 되면 빛난다 (We Shine at Night), 1/10/23
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[T]here’s a lot of fun to be had in the gaps between ideas.
—John Ashbery (1927-2017), from “My Philosophy of Life”
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Burt Bacharach, songwriter, composer, pianist, record producer, May 12, 1928–February 8, 2023
“Anyone Who Had a Heart” (B. Bacharach & H. David): Dionne Warwick, live (with BB, piano), New York (Rainbow Room), 1996
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“A House Is Not a Home” (B. Bacharach & H. David): Luther Vandross, live, 1988
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“I Just Don’t Know What To Do with Myself” (B. Bacharach & H. David): White Stripes, live, Australia, 2006
sounds of Japan
Takako Minekawa & Dustin Wong, “Party on a Floating Cake,” 2013
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sounds of Chicago
Bo Diddley (aka Ellas McDaniel, 1928-2008), “Bo Diddley” (E. McDaniel), live (TV show [The Ed Sullivan Show]), 1955
only rock ‘n’ roll
Sonic Youth, live (studio: “The Sprawl,” “Incinerate,” “Hey Joni,” “Jams Run Free,” “Pink Steam”), 2007
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sounds of New York
Bad Brains, live, New York (CBGB), 1982
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