The late Warren Zevon will be the subject of a number of new releases in the coming months.
As we reported on , Rhino is releasing new additions of Excitable Boy, Stand the Fire and Envoy on March 21.
April 1 will see Preludes: Rare and Unreleased Recordings, a two-disc set from the new Ammal Records.
The first disc contains material recorded prior to 1976 that was discovered by Zevon's son after his death. Included are demos, alternate takes and six previously unreleased songs. The second disc is a 40-minute interview with music with Zevon and KGSR-Austin, Texas' Jody Denberg.
The track list for disc 1:
- Empty Hearted Town (solo piano)
- Steady Rain (full band)
- Join Me in L.A. (solo guitar)
- Hasten Down the Wind (solo piano)
- Werewolves of London (full band)
- Tule's Blues (solo piano)
- The French Inhaler (solo guitar)
- Going All the Way (full band)
- Poor Poor Pitiful Me (full band)
- Studebaker (solo piano)
- Accidentally Like a Martyr (full band)
- Carmelita (solo guitar)
- I Used To Ride So High (full band)
- Stop Rainin' Lord (solo guitar)
- The Rosarita Beach Cafe (solo piano with backing vocals)
- Desperados Under the Eaves (full band)
. The book was assembled through interviews with his family and a number of musicians such as David Crosby and Jackson Browne.Aretha Franklin is being sued by a Detroit attorney who says that she had promised to do a commercial for his practice in exchange for a $25,000 fee for services he performed for the singer's son, Eddie. Franklin steadfastly says that the idea for the commercial "was solely his idea" and, after dealing with the man, she would not be able to promote his practice.
Ian Hunter, formerly of Mott the Hoople, is releasing his twelfth solo album on May 15.
Shrunken Heads includes musicians Jeff Tweedy (Wilco), Steve Holly (Wings), violinist Soozie Tyrell (E Street Band), bassist Graham Maby (Joe Jackson, Joan Baez), keyboardist Andy Burton (the db's, Tommy James) and guitarist Jack Petruzzelli.
Well, Parrotheads, Jimmy Buffett has another live album coming out, but with a twist.
chronicles a May 29, 2004 concert with Buffett, George Strait and Alan Jackson playing their own songs and teaming up with the other artists. The album is due April 3 from MCA Nashville. The track list.
- Honk if You Honky Tonk (George Strait)
- Murder on Music Row (George Strait with Alan Jackson)
- Milk Cow Blues (George Strait)
- Cowboys Like Us (George Strait)
- All My Ex's Live in Texas (George Strait with Jimmy Buffett)
- Hey Good Lookin' (Jimmy Buffett with George Strait)
- Sea of Heartbreak (Jimmy Buffett with George Strait)
- Northeast Texas Women (Jimmy Buffett)
- Boats To Build (Jimmy Buffett with Alan Jackson)
- Margaritaville (Jimmy Buffett with Alan Jackson)
- It's Five O'Clock Somewhere (Alan Jackson with Jimmy Buffett)
- Designated Drinker (Alan Jackson with George Strait)
- Texas Woman (Alan Jackson)
- Seven Bridges Road (Alan Jackson)
- Where I Come From (Alan Jackson)
Patti Austin, who has been concentrating on the songs of Ella Fitzgerald (her Grammy nominated album For Ella) and the Gershwins (March 6th's Avant-Gershwin), will be touring throughout the year, including special symphony shows and the Legends of Jazz tour with Ramsey Lewis, Al Jarreau and Boney James.
Austin, who has an honorary doctorate in music from Berkley, is also teaching master classes in Gershwin at USC and in other subjects at the Koger Performance Arts Center in Columbia, SC.
Kenny Loggins will be enshrined on Hollywood's RockWalk on March 7.
Elton John is celebrating his 60th Birthday with a March 25 concert at Madison Square Garden with special guests and a full choir. The show is being turned into a TV special for the U.
S. and Canada markets.
Two days later, on March 27, Island will release 
Interestingly, the album only acknowledges any of the artists output post-70's with the songs Sacrifice and Can You Feel the Love Tonight. The track list for the album:
- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
- Bennie and the Jets
- Daniel
- Crocodile Rock
- Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
- Philadelphia Freedom
- Island Girl
- Don't Go Breaking My Heart
- Sorry Seems To Be the Hardest Word
- Sacrifice
- Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
- Can You Feel the Love Tonight
- Your Song
- Tiny Dancer
- Rocket Man
- Candle in the Wind
- Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
I almost got through today's column without mentioning James Brown, but no such luck (not that I dislike Brown, it's the silly legal actions that are getting a little tiring). Tomi Rae Hynie [Brown?
] is planning on putting out a tribute album to her husband. The songs will include those that she and Brown wrote together over the last ten years. She is looking to have rap artists work with her on each of the tracks.
Notable Links:
An article on United Record Pressing in Nashville and the continuing interest in vinyl records from .
A short article on John Stewart of the Kingston Trio, Daydream Believer and Gold fame, from the .
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