by Lloyd Sachs
“Gone to Shiloh” (John, Taupin), 177
Goodbye Cruel World (Costello), 65
Goodman, Benny, 170
Goofing Off Suite (Seeger), 124–125
Gordy, Berry Jr., 188
“Go To Mexico” (Ciancia, Elizondo, Modeliste, A. Neville, Nocentelli, G. Porter Jr, C. Wilson), 161–162
Gov’t Mule, 174
Graceland (Simon), 56
Grammy awards: Americana category established, 205; best producer, 133; Hidden Charms (W. Dixon), 169; Los Lobos, 54, 57; O Brother, Where Art Thou?, 131, 132, 133; One Kind Favor (B. B. King), 175; Raising Sand, 156
Gravenites, Nick, 3
Graves, David, 13–14, 15, 16. See also photo section
Gray, Macy, 136
Great Balls of Fire! (film), 105
“Great Big Love” (Cockburn), 104
Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald), 86
Great Pretenders, The (Mini Mansions), 205–206
Green, Al, 43
Greene, Lorne, 69
Green on Red (band), 79
Green Parrot Club, 169
Griffin, Patty, 195
Griffin, Sid, 30, 31
Griffith, Nanci, 32
Grohl, Dave, 100
Groove Masters studio, 98
Gross, Terry, 12, 90, 130
Grossman, Albert “Al,” 27, 188
Guam (band), 28
Guarino, Mark, 123
Guinn, Jeff, 75
guitar experiences, Burnett’s, 13, 14, 42, 47, 82, 121
Gulliksen, Kenn, 34
Guralnick, Peter, 169
Guthrie, Arlo, 42
Guthrie, Woody, 182, 187, 190, 191
Hackford, Taylor, 56
Haggard, Merle, 178, 190, 205
Haim Sisters, 191
Hair (musical), 44
Hall and Oates, 56
Hamilton, Scott, 159
Hammond, John, 101
Hampton, Howard, 73
Hancock, Butch, 91
Handsome Family, 198, 199
“Hanging on a Lie” (Zimmermann, Justin Davis), 204
“Hang Me, Oh Hang Me” (trad.), 188
Hannan, Jerry, 122
Hanshaw, Annette, 164
Happy Trails (musical), 209–210
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, 207. See also photo section
Hard Rain: A Dylan Commentary (Riliey), 29
Harrington, Richard, 124–125
Harris, Emmylou, 3, 58, 59, 115, 131, 205
Harrison, George, 91, 213
Harrison, Jerry, 61
Harrison, Stephanie, 23. See also Burnett, Stephanie
Hart, Lorenz, 11
Hartford, John, 131, 132–133
Hartman, Phil, 69
“Having a Wonderful Time, Wish You Were Here” (Burnett, Bono), 74
Hawkins, Ronnie, 40
Hawkins, Screamin’ Jay, 151
Haynes, Warren, 174
HBO, 197
Heaven’s Gate (film), 40
Hefner, Hugh, 48, 50
“Hefner and Disney” (Burnett), 48, 50
Hell among the Yearlings (Welch), 116
Helm, Levon, 36, 190, 205
Hemphill, Julius, 11
Henley, Don, 125
Henry, Joe (and family), 149; on Burnett’s dedication, 102; on Burnett’s musical talent, 121, 141; on Burnett’s production style, 81, 149; career profiles/highlights, 94–95, 149, 187, 206, 211, 212; projects with Burnett, 94–98
“Here Comes That Rainbow Again” (Kristofferson), 59
“Her Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles” (Van Vliet), 127
Hernandez, Oscar Isaac, 186–187
“Hernando’s Hideaway” (Adler, Ross), 11
“He’s a Nobody” (Bone), 15, 16
“Hey! Baby” (Channel, Cobb), 14, 23
“Hey Paula” (Hildebrand), 14
“Hey Pocky A-Way” (Neville, G. Porter Jr., Nocentelli, Modeliste), 162
Hiatt, John, 60
Hidalgo, David, 54, 55–56, 57, 67, 72
Hidden Charms (W. Dixon), 168–169
“Hidee Hidee Ho” (Dylan, J. James), 192
Highway 61 Revisited (Dylan), 101, 188
Hilburn, Robert, 39, 74
Hildebrand, Ray, 14
Himes, Geoffrey, 92, 93
hip-hop, roots of, 208
hippie movement, 20
Hirsch, Larry, 57
Hoekstra, Dave, 118
Hoffman, Steve, 50
Hogan, Ben, 10–11
Hogan, Kelly, 114
Holden, Stephen, 88
Holiday, Billie, 101, 136, 163, 167
Holly, Buddy, 11, 35, 41, 53, 60
“Hollywood Mecca of the Movies” (Burnett, Ribot), 151
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 77
Holmes, Sherlock, 18, 108
Holy Modal Rounders, 118
Honeydrippers: Volume One, The, 2
Hooker, John Lee, 198
Hopper, Dennis, 23
Hop Singh’s (venue), 44
“Hotel California” (Henley, Frey, Felder), 125
Hot Five, 208
House, Son, 139, 182
House of Blues Studio, 203
“House of Mirrors” (Burnett), 87
“House of the Rising Sun” (trad.), 44
Howlin’ Wolf (Chester Burnett), 11, 46, 170
“How Many More Years” (C. Burnett), 170
“How to Quit” (Phillips), 147
How Will the Wolf Survive? (Los Lobos), 54–55
Hudson, Garth, 36, 190
“Hula Hoop” (Burnett, West), 30, 41
“Humans from Earth” (Burnett), 109, 125
Hunger Games, The (film), 200, 207
Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond, The (var.), 200, 207
Hunter, Alberta, 148–149
Hunter, Holly, 132
Hunter, Ian, 27
“Hurricane” (B. Dylan, Levy), 28
Hurt, John, 41
Huskey, Roy Jr., 109, 116, 151
Huston, John, 70
Hynde, Chrissie, 68
“I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow.” See “Man of Constant Sorrow” (trad.)
“I Can Explain Everything” (Burnett), 109–110
“I Can’t Be Satisfied” (Morganfield), 172
“I Can’t Stop Crying” (Phillips), 80
“Idiot Wind” (B. Dylan), 31
“I Don’t Want to Fall in Love” (Phillips), 80
Ienner, Donnie, 108
“If She Knew What She Wants” (Shear), 35
“If Yesterday Could Only be Tomorrow” (Emmerich, Poll), 136
“I Left My Heart in San Francisco” (Cross, Cory), 65
“I’ll Cry Instead” (Lennon, McCartney), 12
“Image” (Burnett), 86–87
“I’m a Little Mixed Up” (B. James, E. Johnson), 164
“I’m Coming Home” (Burnett), 42
“I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” (H. Williams), 74
“I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man” (W. Dixon), 172
Indescribable Wow, The (Phillips), 80
“Indian Wars” (Cockburn), 104
“In Dreams” (Orbison), 90
“I Need You” (Phillips), 82
“Infiltration” (Phillips), 147
Inside Llewyn Davis (film), 150, 186–189, 207
intellectualism, 4, 37, 38, 48–49, 64
Internet, new roles of, 163
Interplanetary Real Estate Agency, 109
“Interviews” (Burnett, Neuwirth, Poons), 36
“In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning” (Mann, Hilliard), 203
INXS, 39
“I Pity the Fool” (Malone), 202
“I Remember” (Burnett), 74
IRS (Nashville label), 205
Isaac, Oscar, 186–187
Isaak, Chris, 3
Isley Brothers, 65
Istwa, S. I., 191
“It’s Not Too Late” (Burnett, McManus, Neuwirth), 109
“It Tears M
e Up” (Penn, Oldham), 67
“It Would Be So Easy” (Ciancia, Elizondo, Piersante, C. Wilson), 161
“I Want to Be Loved” (W. Dixon), 162
“I Wish You Could Have Seen Her Dance” (Burnett), 45
Jackson, David, 35
Jackson, Mahalia, 11, 136
Jacquet, Illinois, 89
Jaffee, Rami, 113
James, Betty, 164
James, Elmore, 35, 91
James, Jim, 190, 191
James, Skip, 11, 123, 173
Jarre, Maurice, 200
Jarrett, Keith, 64
jazz (free), roots of, 208
jazz projects, 158–167
Jefferson, Blind Lemon, 92, 162, 171, 189, 196
Jenkins, Larry, 197
“Jesus Movement, The,” 33
“Jesus Rock,” 34
John, Elton, 4, 176–178. See also photo section
Johns, Glyn, 49
Johnson, Blind Willie, 11, 104, 139
Johnson, Graham, 38
Johnson, Lonnie, 170, 171
Johnson, Robert, 101, 170, 189
Johnston, Bob, 101
Johnston, Freedy, 96
Johnstone, Davey. See photo section
Jones, George, 65
Jones, Norah, 161
Jones, Sam, 192
Joplin, Janis, 44
Jordan, Louis, 170
Joyce, Jay, 116
Juju Music (Ade), 150
“Just Another Rider” (G. Allman, Haynes), 174
“Just Dropped in (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)” (Newbury), 125
Justified (TV series), 199
Keb’ Mo’, 162, 189
Keene, Tommy, 62
“Keepin’ Out of Mischief Now” (Razaf, Waller), 136
“Keep It in the Family” (Soles), 36
Keltner, Jim: on Carla Azar, 211; performance highlights of, 92, 116, 146, 162, 171, 178; production projects by, 105; profile and background, 213–214; projects with Burnett, 60, 81, 103, 151
Kemp, Lou “The Salmon King,” 1
Kemper, David, 129
Kennedy, Caroline, 27
Kennedy Center Honors, 170
Kershaw, Douf, 19
Keys, Bobby, 21
Khouri, Callie, 136, 195
Killen, Kevin, 68
“Killer Moon, The” (Burnett, M. Burnett, Case), 86
“Killing the Blues” (Salley), 3, 156
“kill squad” players, 161, 192, 211–215
“Kill Zone” (Burnett, Neuwirth, Orbin-son), 120
King, B. B., 168, 169–172
King, Chris Thomas, 131
King, Rodney, 108
King, Stephen, 32
King Curtis (Curtis Ousley), 11, 13, 89
King of America (Costello), 65–67, 69
King of the Delta Blues Singers (R. Johnson), 101
“King of the Road” (Miller), 47
Kings of Leon, 197
Kingston Trio, 65
Kinski, Nastassja, 37
Kirshner, Don, 23
Kitajima, Osamu, 36
Klein, Allen, 126
Knechtel, Larry, 98
Knocked Out Loaded (B. Dylan), 113
Knopfler, Mark, 3, 115
Köln Concert, The (Jarrett), 64
Kot, Greg, 57, 147
Kottke, Leo, 41, 59
Krall, Diana, 161, 164–165
Krasnow, Bob, 99
Krauss, Alison, 1–3, 4, 127, 131, 140, 153–157, 209
Kristofferson, Kris, 12, 36, 40, 41, 47
Krupa, Gene, 212
KXOL radio, 14, 16
La Bamba (film), 56
“La Bamba” (trad.), 57
“Lady Jane” (Jagger, Richard), 75
Ladykillers, The (film), 137–138
“Lady Margaret” (trad.), 140
Laird, Elmer, 74
Landford, Bill, 137
lang, k. d., 90, 159–160
Lange, Jessica, 32
Lange, Robert “Mutt,” 81
Langer, Clive, 65
Lanois, Daniel, 58, 100–101, 165
La Pistola y El Corazón (Los Lobos), 57
“Lara’s Theme” (M. Jarre), 200
LA Rockabilly (various artists), 53
Larsen, Neil, 171
“Last Chance to Dance” (Burnett, Carson), 36
Last Movie, The, 23
Late Henry Moss, The (Shepard), 122, 123
Lauderdale, Jim, 69
Lavey, Martha, 122
“Lay Lady Lay” (B. Dylan), 31
Lead Belly (Huddie William Ledbetter), 2, 11, 107, 189
Leake, Layfayette, 169
Ledbetter, Huddie William. See Lead Belly
Lee, Peggy, 11, 160
Legendary Stardust Cowboy (Norman Carl Odam, aka “Ledge”), 16–17
Legends of the Spanish Kitchen (TV drama), 69–70
Lehrer, Tom, 188
Leisz, Greg, 3
Lennon, John, 12, 14, 213
Lenoir, J. B., 66
Lenya, Lotte, 45
Leonard, Darrell, 22–23, 38, 93, 120, 123, 171, 201, 214
“Let It Rain” (Dyson, Kendis, Kendis), 164
“Let Your Loss Be Your Lesson” (Little Milton), 3
Levell Sisters, 191
Levitan, Ken, 197
Lewis, C. S. “Jack,” 41
Lewis, Jerry Lee, 104–105
“Liberty Street” (Dylan, Goldsmith), 191
Life, Death, Love and Freedom (Mellencamp), 182, 183
“Life on Mars” (West), 30
Lightfoot, Gordon, 27, 28
Lillywhite, Steve, 59
Li’l Millet and His Creoles, 2
Lily (Matthews), 206
Lincoln, Abbey, 166
“Linda Lu” (Sharpe), 19
Linden, Colin, 162, 173
Lindsey, Hillary, 196
“Little by Little” (London, Wells), 173
“Little Daughter” (Burnett), 73
Little Feat, 35
Little Milton (James Milton Campbell Jr.), 3
“Little Palaces” (MacManus), 67
“Little Rain” (Reed), 137
Little Richard, 66, 74
Live! The Ike & Tina Turner Show, 19
Lively, Eddie, 17
live music, influence of, 13–15
live sound, capturing, 95, 104, 128–129, 155, 159, 171
Llanas, Sam, 60–61
Loaded (Velvet Underground), 188
Lodge, The (house), 22. See also photo section
Lollie, Oscar, 170
Lomax, Alan, 132
London, Melvin, 173
Lone Justice, 79
“Lonely Avenue” (Pomus), 164
Long Goodbye, The (film), 48
“Long Hard Times to Come” (Gangstagrass), 199
Long Ryders, 79
“Long Snake Moan.” See “Black Snake Moan” (Jefferson)
Loose Ends, 14, 15, 16
Lord-Alge, Tom, 114
Los Cubanos Postizos, 215
Los Lobos, 52–57, 65, 67, 69
Los Lobos: Dream in Blue (Morris), 53
“Lost” (Burnett), 163
“Lost in Space: The Epic Saga of Fort Worth’s Space Opera” (Gutch), 18
Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams, The (var.), 190
Lost on the River: The New Basement Tapes (var.), 32, 190–193, 207. See also photo section
Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continue (documentary), 191
Lounge Lizards (band), 56
Louris, Gary, 114
“Love at First Sight” (Burnett), 47
Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams (BoDeans), 60–61
Low Country Blues (G. Allman), 166
Lowe, Nick, 166
Lozano, Conrad, 53
Lucas, George, 182
Ludmila (singer), 87
“Lujon” (Mancini), 126
“Luke the Drifter.” See “Be Careful of Stones That You Throw” (Blankenship)
Lunceford, Jimmie
, 170
Lynch, David, 90
Lynch, Stan, 48
Lynn, Lera, 201–202
Lynne, Jeff, 91
MacManus, Declan. See Costello, Elvis
Madame Wong’s (venue), 44
Mad Dogs and Englishmen (Cocker), 213
“Madison Avenue” (Burnett), 42, 75, 151
Mad magazine, 91, 92
Mad Men (TV series), 199
Maestro Award (Burnett’s), 179
Magic Theater (venue), 122
Mahoney, John, 122
Mala label, 16
Mamas and the Papas, the, 44
Manfred Mann (band), 190
Mangold, James, 141
“Man in Me, The” (B. Dylan), 127
Man of Constant Sorrow (memoir) (R. Stanley), 130
“Man of Constant Sorrow” (trad.), 127, 129
Mansfield, David: on Alpha Band, 35, 38; on antic behavior (Burnett’s), 29; on Burnett’s religiosity, 35, 41; and Christian music, 34; on Dylan’s style, 31; and Heaven’s Gate, 40; on live performance (Burnett’s), 47; performance highlights of, 36, 38; projects with Burnett, 41, 42, 48, 95; and Rolling Thunder Revue, 28
Manuel, Richard, 190
March (M. Penn), 114
Mariachi Trilogy (films), 162
Marinell, LeRoy, 30
Marotta, Jerry, 59, 60
Marquez, Hudson, 52–53, 69–70
marriages, 23, 80, 195
Marsalis, Wynton, 3
Martin, George, 102
Martinis and Bikinis (Phillips), 82–83
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, 88
“Matchbox Blues” (Jefferson), 196
“Matter of Time, A” (Hidalgo, Perez), 65
Matthews, Wendy, 206
Matz, Peter, 159
Maxwell, Bill, 162, 214
Maymudes, Jacob and Victor, 34
Mayor of MacDougal Street, The (Van Ronk), 187
MCA label, 18
McBee, Cecil, 95
McBride, Jim, 105
McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 47, 106. See also photo section
McCall, Cash, 169
McCartney, Paul, 68
McClinton, Delbert, 23–24
McConaughey, Matthew, 197
McDormand, Frances, 125, 130
McDowell, Fred, 22
McGee, Gerry, 41
McGrath, Earl, 24
McGuinn, Roger, 28, 29, 39, 60, 68, 91
McGuire, Barry, 39
McIntosh County Shouters, 198
McKee, Maria, 79
McKenzie, Scott, 65
McLean, Duncan, 64
McLeese, Don, 55, 96–97
McNamee, Roger, 183
McPherson, Aimee Semple, 74
McTell, Blind Willie, 172
“Me and Bobby McGee” (Kristofferson), 41
Mean Streets (film), 135
Medeski, John, 103
Meeker, Jim, 20
Mellencamp, John, 32, 166, 182
Meloy, Colin, 189
“Memory” (Webber), 166
Menken, Alan, 209–210
Merchant, Natalie, 206
Mercury Records, 16
Mermaid Avenue (Billy Bragg and Wilco), 190
Merton, Thomas, 73, 74, 86, 87