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262K subscribers. Subscribed. 1.4K. 107K views 2 years ago. From her 1985 Austin City Limits, Nanci Griffith performs "Once in a Very Blue Moon." Lyle Lovett joins on background...
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- “If I Were The Woman You Wanted,” Nanci Griffith
- “Closing Time,” Lacy J. Dalton
- “The Front Porch Song,” Robert Earl Keen Jr.
Written by Lyle Lovett It might confuse some because Griffith released the song on her 1984 album, Once in a Very Blue Moon, as “If I Were the Woman You Wanted.” But later, in 1986, Lovett released the song, “If I Were the Man That You Wanted,” on his self-titled debut album. His version is a bit more drawn out, and smoother, whereas Griffith, on h...
Written by Lyle Lovett No, this isn’t the Semisonic song. This is the 1986 finger-picked Americana tune by country singer Lacy J. Dalton. Written by Lovett, this track appeared first (though just barely) on Dalton’s album, Highway Diner. A folk artist, Dalton released 23 albums, the latest of which was in 2010, Here’s To Hank. “Closing Time,” which...
Written by Lyle Lovett Released on Keen’s 1984 album, No Kinda Dancer, “The Front Porch Song” is a storytelling song about slower times, a perspective from your home, and simple wants and hopes. The track appeared two years later on Lovett’s self-titled album in 1986 as “This Old Porch.” Keen plays it faster, more of a chug-a-lug song, whereas Love...
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Philip Donnelly – electric guitar, "sea gulls" Stephen Doster – acoustic guitar, electric guitar. Béla Fleck – banjo. Denice Franke – harmony vocals [1] Lloyd Green – dobro, pedal steel. Mark Howard – acoustic rhythm guitar, high-strung guitar. Roy Huskey Jr. – upright bass. Lyle Lovett – harmony vocals [4] Terry Mcmillan – harmonica.
Lyle Lovett, who contributed backing vocals to her third album, Once in a Very Blue Moon, had won it before her. In 2010, Griffith received a Lifetime Achievement Award at BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
- She’s No Lady. Coming from Lyle Lovett’s second studio album, Pontiac, the single, “She’s No Lady,” peaked on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in 1988, and at number eight on RPM Canada’s Country Tracks.
- Cowboy Man. Coming from Lyle Lovett’s self-titled debut album, which was released in 1986, the single, “Cowboy Man,” became his first top ten hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart by ranking tenth.
- Give Back My Heart. Lyle Lovett’s second album, Pontiac, brought forth five singles that would realize chart success for the country singer-songwriter.
- Blues for Dixie (featuring Asleep at the Wheel) In 1993, Lyle Lovett collaborated with swing band, Asleep at the Wheel, for the Grammy Award-winning single, “Blues for Dixie.”
Nov 30, 2023 · Blue Moon was recorded with a band that included pedal-steel player Lloyd Green, bassist Roy Huskey Jr., a very young Bela Fleck on banjo, and background vocalist Lyle Lovett, who would become a lifelong friend and ally.
Aug 3, 2017 · On her third album, 1984’s “Once in a Very Blue Moon,” Griffith, whom Lovett had interviewed a few years earlier for his college paper, recorded his song “If I Were the Woman You...
