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The Tooth of Crime is a musical play written by Sam Shepard which made its premiere in London's Open Space Theatre on July 17, 1972. It tells the story of aging rock singer Hoss, doing battle with rival Crow.
- Jules Aaron, Sam Shepard
- 1972
May 15, 2008 · On this edition of All Songs Considered T-Bone Burnett shares some of his favorite songs and talks about his new solo release, Tooth of Crime. Download this show in the All Songs Considered...
Dive deep into Sam Shepard's The Tooth of Crime with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion.
Also in 1997, he wrote songs for the Sam Shepard play The Tooth of Crime: Second Dance, which premiered off-Broadway in New York City with Vincent D'Onofrio and Kirk Acevedo. An album of these songs, Tooth of Crime , was released in May 2008, featuring guitarist Marc Ribot , Sam Phillips and David Poe, whose self-titled debut Burnett also ...
Sam Phillips – vocals, backing vocals; Marc Ribot – banjo, guitar; Greg Leisz – steel guitar; Jon Brion – Chamberlin, baritone guitar; J. D. Foster – bass; John E. Abbey – bass; Sim Cain – drums; Jagoda – drums; Jim Keltner – drums, percussion; Joe Sublett – tenor saxophone; Greg Smith – baritone saxophone, bass saxophone
These songs originated in a 1996 re-staging of Sam Shepard's Tooth of Crime and evolved over a decade into this dark, atmospheric disc, which Variety calls "as smart and distinct as his production on top-shelf albums." Among Burnett's co-conspirators are singer Sam Phillips, guitarist Marc Ribot, multi-instrumentalist Jon Brion, and Shepard ...
Mar 20, 2008 · Tooth of Crime is a prophetic play that Sam first wrote in 1972, and it takes place in a time very much like now, Burnett explains.
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