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He gave us some of the most beautiful pedal steel guitar ever to bless an album or stage. On Tonight’s the Night he infused an otherwise gritty and ramshackle work with a unique dignity and grace. Bye, Ben. And thanks.

Ben Keith, Neil Young’s steel guitarist: 1937-2010

Neil Young “Too Far Gone” with Pancho and Ben Keith (1989)

A: Because it’s maybe gonna show up on Archives Vol. 2?

B: http://www.sidestreetrecords.com/articles/OddsSods.html

[photo swiped from sidestreetrecords.com without permission; they obtained it from John Frey WITH permission ]

[thanks to David Green from the ever-obsessive Rust List for pointing this out]

Chuck Prophet goes with what he knows.

The funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time. After watching the first three episodes on rented DVD I went and bought seasons 1 and 2…hearing Wishbone Ash used as incidental music in the first episode sealed the deal.

Midnight Special, 2/14/75.

A Digital Chat With a Wizard, a True Star

Ali Akbar Khan passed away at the age of 88, leaving a massive musical impression upon the world.

Can anyone give me a source for this oft-quoted Emmylou endorsement? I keep reading it in Lucinda Williams articles, yet no one ever mentions where it was first published.

“[Lucinda] is an example of the best of what country at least says it is. But, for some reason, she’s completely out of the loop. And I feel strongly that that’s country music’s loss.”

This SF Weekly blog entry is almost like being there, minus (thankfully) the aging, drunk fanboy behind us screaming and W00Ting and shouting at the stage.

Oh, and Shearer was also playing an electric 5-string bass. Not to be pedantic. Or anything.

Do It Yourself – The Story of Rough Trade

Thanks to Brian Turner for the link.