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A Nod to Bob, An Artists' Tribute to Bob Dylan on His Sixtieth Birthday (Red House Records)
Reviewed by Eric Steiner
A Nod to Bob is St. Paul, Minnesota's Red House Records' birthday card to the folksinger that put the Northern Minnesota mining town of Hibbing on the map. Frank Sinatra may have covered the great American songbook in his reign as Chairman of the Board, but Bob Dylan wrote a new one in more than five decades as a writer and American troubadour. Each of Dylan's periods is well-represented on this Red House Records tribute, home to another American troubadour, Greg Brown. Brown's "Pledging My Time" is a heartfelt tribute, and my other favorites include "Boots of Spanish Leather" from Martin Simpson and "It Ain't Me Babe" by Lucy Kaplansky. The liner notes include observations from each of the musicians participating in the birthday party, and they all have their own unique take on how Bob Dylan influenced their work. An amazing collection from a label that prides itself as home to some of America's most original troubadours.
Track List:
Love Minus Zero/No Limit/Eliza Gilkyson * Sweetheart Like You/Guy Davis * Clothesline Saga/Suzzy & Maggie Roche * Girl of the North County/John Gorka * Delia/Spider John Koerner and Dave Ray * I Want You/Cliff Eberhardt * All Along the Watchtower/Tom Landa and the Paperboys * Dieu a Nos Cotes * With God on Our Side/Hart-Rouge * Boots of Spanish Leather/Martin Simpson * Restless Farewell/Normal Blake and Peter Ostroushko * It Ain't Me Babe/Lucy Kaplansky * Pledging My Time/Greg Brown * Tomorrow is A Long Time/Rosalie Sorrels * Don't Think Twice It's All Right/Ramblin' Jack Elliott
© 2002 - Eric Steiner