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Thursday, August 25, 2022

Song of The Day TOO! - Killing The Blues by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss (Jools Holland 2008) - Rowland Salley, John Prine

Somebody posted this fine performance from the Jools Holland show on Facebook this morning and it reminded me when I first heard it I thought it was a tribute to John Prine as his was the first version I heard but it is written by the bass player from Chris Isaak's band Silvertone, Rowland Salley!  


Lovely to see this version and great to spot the legendary T Bone Burnett on guitar here too


the author's version

Rowland Salley


where I heard it first - Pink Cadillac album by John Prine


NB. John was nothing if not generous with his time and attention and apart from from his support for younger artists which was a constant, (Sturgill Simpson, Kurt Vile, Jason Isbell, Amanda Shires, Brandi Carlile,  Kacey Musgraves to name just a few) he covered songs by people we didn't necessarily know like Salley and Blaze Foley, Leon Payne and others besides.


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