Emmylou Harris & the Hot Band : The Warner Theatre, Washington, DC. | Floppy Boot Stomp | A Silent Way Special

 Emmylou Harris & the Hot Band - Washington, DC 1976

Emmylou Harris & the Hot Band
The Warner Theater
Washington, DC. 
March 28, 1976

Elite Hotel', released in December 1975, established that the buzz created 

by the previous album 'Pieces of the Sky' was well-founded.

Unusual for country albums at the time, which largely revolved around 

a hit single, Emmylou's' albums borrowed their approach from the 

album-oriented rock market, in terms of quality and artistic merit.

Tracks like "Sin City", "Wheels", and "Till I Gain Control Again”, 

which weren't singles, easily stood against tracks like "Together Again”, 

"Sweet Dreams", and "One of These Days", which were.

While 'Elite Hotel' was a number 1 country album, t

he album did sufficiently well with the rock audience. 

'Elite Hotel' won a Grammy in 1976 for Best Country 

Vocal Performance, Female.

Legendary DC Concert Promoter Mike Schreibman was 

responsible for the reopening of the Warner Theater in downtown DC. 

This Emmylou Show was the first show in the revamped 

2000-seat acoustically-perfect vaudeville house.

The concert was broadcast on WHFS-FM 102.3 -

Homegrown Radio, from back in those 'sorely missed days' - 

no playlists, knowledgeable DJs, and support for homegrown artists 

like Emmylou, who here returns triumphant.
These are the notes from 'Richard F' who recorded the show. 

' I taped the show off the radio, and the cassette has held up remarkably well. 

I did miss taping the opening number and most of "San Antone Rose" as well as 

"Till I Can Gain Control Again" and most of "Jambalaya" during the tape flip. 

Thanks to Deborah N, I received all missing tracks except for 

"Till I Can Gain Control Again" from her source. 

Dave T then located the elusive missing track'.

Set List

01 Intro
02 Cash on the Barrelhead
03 San Antonio Rose
04 Coat of Many Colors
05 Feeling Single, Seeing Double
06 If I Could only Win Your Love
07 Too Far Gone
08 Amarillo
09 Tonight the Bottle Let me Down
10 Tulsa Queen
11 Bluebird Wine
12 Band intros
13 Wheels
14 Till I Can Gain Control Again
15 Jambalaya
16 Ooh Las Vegas
17 Satan's Jewel Crown *
18 Forty Days
19 Outro

 

The band line up was:

The Hot Band:
Glen D, Hardin, piano
Rodney Crowell, rhythm guitar, harmony vocals
Emory Gordy Bass, banjo, high harmony
John Ware, drums
Hank De Vito, pedal steel, Dobro
Albert Lee, lead guitar

* Guests:
Fayssoux Starling, vocal
John Starling, vocal, acoustic guitar
Mike Auldridge, Dobro

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