Comments on: Beat of the Day http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/01/11/beat-of-the-day-494/ Development site for Bronx Banter Blog's upcoming look and feel Thu, 23 May 2013 05:54:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Alex Belth http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/01/11/beat-of-the-day-494/#comment-270340 Alex Belth Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:56:26 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=78332#comment-270340 It was made by a friend of Jay Jaffe's. Yes, I'll check it out. Townes died during post production of "The Big Lebowski." I think the Coens had already planned to use Townes' cover of "Dead Flowers," but I'm sure that cemented their desire to pay tribute to him. It was made by a friend of Jay Jaffe’s. Yes, I’ll check it out. Townes died during post production of “The Big Lebowski.” I think the Coens had already planned to use Townes’ cover of “Dead Flowers,” but I’m sure that cemented their desire to pay tribute to him.

]]> By: imaginaryrob http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/01/11/beat-of-the-day-494/#comment-270338 imaginaryrob Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:47:57 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=78332#comment-270338 Al, you gotta Netflix the Townes documentary "Be Here to Love Me". Heartbreaking & beautiful - just like the man's music. Al, you gotta Netflix the Townes documentary “Be Here to Love Me”. Heartbreaking & beautiful – just like the man’s music.

]]> By: Matt Blankman http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/01/11/beat-of-the-day-494/#comment-270332 Matt Blankman Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:18:10 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=78332#comment-270332 The Townes album I really love took me a while to find - Live at the Old Quarter, Houston. Townes at the peak of his powers as a singer, songwriter and storyteller. Hilarious, heartbreaking, great. So many great songwriters came out of Texas in that period - Townes, Guy Clark, Jerry Jeff Walker (not a TX native, though), Joe Ely, Butch Hancock, et al Always dug this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7FzS06k4NQ The Townes album I really love took me a while to find – Live at the Old Quarter, Houston. Townes at the peak of his powers as a singer, songwriter and storyteller. Hilarious, heartbreaking, great.

So many great songwriters came out of Texas in that period – Townes, Guy Clark, Jerry Jeff Walker (not a TX native, though), Joe Ely, Butch Hancock, et al

Always dug this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7FzS06k4NQ

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