Jesse Winchester - Bottom Line, New York City, 5-1-1977
Since his early albums I have been a fan of Jesse so as Paul says I agree with him! Been wanting him to make something available at his usual high standard for a while
Trouble posting this one not sure why . . . . . . it was taken down and disallowed by Tumblr (sic?) so not sure if Paul at ATSE has barred me so hopefully you will enjoy this track and can still use the link to get the concert download from ALBUMS THAT SHOULD EXIST
WILL TRY AGAIN without addressing the format . If it doesn’t work I will try and sort it soon as . . . . . . .
Paul Said: I've been wanting to post a Jesse Winchester concert for years. But I wanted it to be a really good one, and one that includes the song "Biloxi." That's my favorite song of his. I finally found a bootleg recording that checks both of those boxes, so here it is.
Winchester was born and raised in the South of the U.S., specifically Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. But in 1966, when he was 18, he received a draft notice that indicated he was likely to serve in the Vietnam War. He reacted by moving to Montreal, Canada. Shortly after moving there, he began writing songs and performing them in local clubs. In 1970, he was discovered by Robbie Robertson of the Band, who produced his debut album, the cleverly titled "Jesse Winchester." It was very well received critically, and more albums followed.
However, his success was hobbled by the fact that he couldn't perform in the U.S., since he was still avoiding the draft. But in 1976, with the Vietnam War over, U.S. President Jimmy Carter pardoned all draft resisters, including Winchester. So this concert comes from the first year he was able to perform anywhere in the U.S. since his music career began.
He died in 2014, at the age of 69. Here's his Wikipedia entry, if you want to know more:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Winchester
This is an excellent sounding recording because it was broadcast live on the radio. It remains unreleased. There were problems with a couple of songs though, including my favorite, "Biloxi," as well as "Let the Rough Side Drag." There were a couple of minor skips on both. But I managed to fix them. That's why those two have "[Edit]" in their titles.
This album is an hour and 13 minutes long.
01 talk (Jesse Winchester)
02 Payday (Jesse Winchester)
03 talk (Jesse Winchester)
04 Tell Me Why Did You Like Roosevelt (Jesse Winchester)
05 Bowling Green (Jesse Winchester)
06 Midnight Bus (Jesse Winchester)
07 talk (Jesse Winchester)
08 Biloxi [Edit] (Jesse Winchester)
09 talk (Jesse Winchester)
10 Let the Rough Side Drag [Edit] (Jesse Winchester)
11 talk (Jesse Winchester)
12 Indian Killed the Woodcock - The Sugarfoot Rag [Instrumental] (Jesse Winchester)
13 talk (Jesse Winchester)
14 Seems like Only Yesterday (Jesse Winchester)
15 talk (Jesse Winchester)
16 My Songbird (Jesse Winchester)
17 Black Dog (Jesse Winchester)
18 Mississippi You're on My Mind (Jesse Winchester)
19 talk (Jesse Winchester)
20 Twigs and Seeds (Jesse Winchester)
21 Rhumba Man (Jesse Winchester)
22 Isn't That So (Jesse Winchester)
23 Yankee Lady (Jesse Winchester)
24 talk (Jesse Winchester)
25 I Can't Stand Up Alone (Jesse Winchester)
26 The Brand New Tennessee Waltz (Jesse Winchester)
27 Jambalaya [On the Bayou] (Jesse Winchester)
The cover image is not from this exact concert, but it's close. It's from the same venue, but seven days later, on May 7, 1977. Probably, he was playing a series of consecutive shows.
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