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T Bone Burnett_A Life in Pursuit

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by Lloyd Sachs


  microphone techniques, 96, 116, 130, 173, 174–175, 183

  “Mighty Man” (Burnett), 37–38

  Milk Carton Kids, 205

  Miller, Buddy, 195, 196

  Miller, Roger, 47

  Millet, McKinely James, 2

  “Million Miles Away, A” (Alkes), 49

  Milward, John, 57

  Miner, David, 65, 73

  Minghella, Anthony, 138, 139–140

  Mini Mansions, 197, 205–206

  Miramax, 138

  Mississippi Fred McDowell, 22

  Mitchell, Joni, 22, 28

  mixing and mastering, 15, 80, 101, 131

  Modern/Crown label, 169

  Mojo Collection, The (Irving, ed.), 18

  Monk, Thelonious, 215

  “Monkey Dance” (Burnett), 75, 86

  Monroe, Ashley, 196

  Monroe, Marilyn, 45

  Montana, 40–41

  Montgomery, Gary, 25

  Moon, Keith, 211

  Moonalice (Moonalice), 183

  Moore, Daniel, 23–24

  Morganfield, McKinley. See Muddy Waters

  Morricone, Ennio, 38

  Morris, Chris, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57

  Morrison, Van, 27–28, 95, 112

  Morthland, John, 14

  Morton, Jelly Roll, 12

  Moss, Jerry, 115

  Mother Courage and Her Children (play) (Brecht), 122–123

  Motherland (Merchant), 206

  mountain music tradition, 133, 134

  movies, Burnett’s love of, 47–48

  MP3s, 180, 184

  “Mr. Jones” (Duritz, Bryson), 112

  Mr. Lucky Goes Latin (Mancini), 126

  Muddy Waters, 172, 209

  Mumford (Marcus) and Sons, 190

  Murder of Crows (Henry), 94–95

  “Murder Weapon, The” (Burnett), 50

  Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, 101

  Musgraves, Kacey, 196

  musicians’ rights, 169, 180–181

  Music Man, The (musical), 44

  Musiker, Lee, 159

  My Cross to Bear (G. Allman), 173

  “My Heart Stood Still” (Rodgers), 44

  “My Love Is Down” (L. Johnson), 171

  “My Maria” (Moore), 23

  Myrrh label, 76, 78

  Mystery Girl (Orbison), 91

  “Myth of Fingerprints, The” (Simon), 56

  Nappy Roots, 137

  Nas, 178

  Nash, Ogden, 109–110, 188

  Nashville (film), 204

  Nashville (TV series), 135, 195–197

  Nashville, Ogden, 110

  Nashville Skyline (B. Dylan), 74

  National Association of Broadcasters, 182

  National Ransom (Costello), 69

  National Recording Preservation Board, 184

  Natural Act (Coolidge and Kristofferson), 36, 41

  “Naughty Lady of Shady Lane, The” (Tepper, Bennett), 11

  Nelson, Tim Blake, 131

  Nelson, Willie, 75, 170, 204, 205

  Nerves (band), 59

  Neumann, Kurt, 60–61

  Neuwirth, Bob, 27–29, 73, 108, 134, 186

  “Nevermind” (Cohen, P. Leonard), 201

  Neville Brothers, 58

  New Basement Tapes. See Lost on the River: The New Basement Tapes (var.); photo section

  “newgrass” music, 134

  Newman, Barnett, 184

  Newman, Randy, 25, 86, 91

  New Mexico, 23, 34

  New Moon Daughter (C. Wilson), 163

  New Multitudes (W. Guthrie, var.), 191

  New New Orleans Jazz (band), 12

  “Night in Tunisia” (Gillespie), 5

  Night of the Hunter, The (film), 200

  No Better Than This (Mellencamp), 183

  Noctournals, 103

  Nonesuch Records, 82, 145, 206

  Norman, Larry, 34

  Norman’s Rare Guitars, 188

  norteño music, 53

  “Nothin’” (Van Zandt), 2, 155

  Nothing but a Burning Light (Cockburn), 97, 103–104

  Nothing but the Silence (Striking Matches), 205

  “Now I Don’t Mind No Light Sermon” (Burnett), 25

  NPR (National Public Radio) programs, 12, 65, 106–107, 130, 207

  Nussbaum, Emily, 198

  Oberst, Conor, 189

  O Brother, Where Art Thou? (film/soundtrack), 2, 4, 12, 127–134

  Ocean Way studios, 82, 128, 181, 207–208

  O’Connor, Flannery, 109

  O’Connor, Mark, 104

  “O Death” (trad.), 12, 129–130, 133

  Odyssey, The (Homer), 127, 138

  “Oh, Pretty Woman” (Orbison, Dees), 90

  “Oh Death” (trad.), 12. See also “O Death” (trad.)

  “Oh No Darling” (Burnett), 74

  “Old Blue Car” (Etzioni, Case, V. Williams), 60

  Oldham, Spooner, 67

  old-time sound, 42, 130, 133–134. See also period equipment in recording technique; roots music

  Ollabelle, 209

  Omnipop (Phillips), 83

  “One Headlight” (Jakob Dylan), 114

  “One in a Row” (Nelson), 75

  One Kind Favor (King), 169–172, 173

  “One Way Out” (Williamson, E. James, Sehorn), 172

  “On Lusty Gentlemen” (Burnett), 18

  “Only the Lonely” (Orbison, Melson), 90

  On the Road with Bob Dylan (Sloman), 28

  “Open the World” (Phillips), 147

  Orbison, Roy, 48, 85, 89–91, 92, 144, 153

  O’Riordan, Cait, 67–68, 87

  “Orphan Girl” (Welch), 115, 116

  Other End (venue), 27–28, 186

  Our Year (Robinson, Willis), 144

  Ousley, Curtis. See King Curtis

  Outlaw Inn, Kalispell, Montana, 41

  “Out of Time” (Phillips), 80

  Outside Looking In (BoDeans), 61

  “Outside the Lies” (Gilmore), 93

  Overstreet, Jeffrey, 74

  “Over You” (Burnett), 109

  Page, Jimmy, 2, 155, 166

  Pajama Game, The (film), 11

  “Palestine, Texas” (Burnett), 151

  Palladio, Sam, 197, 204

  Palmer, Earl, 66, 169

  Palmer, Robert (critic), 60

  “Paper Wings” (Rawlings, Welch), 116

  “Paralyzed” (Odom), 16–17

  Pareles, Jon, 2

  Parenthood (TV series, NBC), 100

  Parker, Charlie, 5, 66, 208

  Parker, Junior, 19

  “Parker’s Back” (O’Connor), 109

  Parks, Van Dyke, 80, 82, 87, 101, 146, 163

  “Partisan, The” (Zaret, English translation), 101–102

  “Pass You By” (Rawlings, Welch), 116

  Patton, Charlie, 215

  Paul and Paula, 14

  Pavarotti, Luciano, 170

  Payne, Leon, 65

  “Peaceful Easy Feeling” (Tempchin), 35

  Peasall Sisters, 131

  Pebble Beach Pro Am tournament, 11

  Peeping Tom (M. Powell), 149

  Pekkonen, Rick, 115

  Penn, Dan, 67

  Penn, Michael, 114

  Pennebaker, D. A., 132

  “People’s Limousine, The” (Coward Brothers), 65, 75

  Perelman, S. J., 209

  Perez, Louie, 54, 56

  period equipment in recording technique, 121, 128, 172, 174–175, 178, 183, 206. See also old-time sound

  “Perverse Generation” (Burnett), 37–38

  Peter Case, 59–60

  Peterson, Oscar, 66

  Petty, Tom, 91

  Phillips, Leslie “Sam”: and Cowboy Jack Clement, 128; work with Burnett, 75–84, 114, 120, 121, 123, 145–147; work with Levon Henry, 141. See also Phillips, Sam, on Burnett; photo section

  Phillips, Sam, on Burnett: as advocate for musicians, 7, 81; breakup, 146–147; fear of death, 6; first meeting, 77; friendship,
209; and Jerry Lee Lewis, 105; purity of music, 46; remixes, 84; self-destructive tendencies, 108; spiritual emotion in music, 74; “stubborn grace of,” 81. See also Phillips, Leslie “Sam”

  Phoenix, Joaquin, 141–142

  Phoenix, River, 125

  Phosphorescent Blues, The (Punch Brothers), 206, 208

  Piccioni, Piero, 126

  Pickett, Wilson, 101

  Piersante, Mike “Mikey”: on Burnett’s production style, 102, 130; on CODE technology, 184; engineering career highlights of, 145, 184, 209; profile and background, 214–215; projects with Burnett, 114, 155, 163, 172, 192; on Sunset sound board, 123

  “Pilgrim Chapter 33” (Kristofferson), 47

  Pizzolatto, Nic, 197, 198

  Place, Mary Kay, 87–88

  Places That Are Gone (Keene), 62

  Plain Spoken (Mellencamp), 183

  Planet Waves (B. Dylan), 36

  Plant, Robert, 1–3, 153–157, 166

  Plasmatics, 75

  Playhouse (venue), 64

  Playin’ Up a Storm (G. Allman), 173

  “Please Accept My Love” (B. B. King, Ling), 174

  “Please Mr. Kennedy” (Rush, Cromarty, Burnett, Timberlake, Coen Bros.), 188–189

  “Please Read the Letter” (Page, Plant), 155, 156

  Plimsouls, 59

  Poe, David, 98, 195

  “Poetry” (Burnett), 45–46

  Pogue, David, 183

  “Poisoned Rose” (MacManus), 66

  “Poison Love” (Laird), 74

  Polanski, Roman, 37, 48

  “Po Lazarus” (trad.), 132

  “Political Science” (Newman), 86

  politics (Burnett’s), 85–88, 107–108

  Pollock, Jackson, 20

  Pono music system, 183

  Poons, Larry, 28

  Popular Problems (Cohen), 201

  Porco, Mike, 28

  Porgy and Bess (musical), 44

  Porter, Cole, 11, 64, 75

  Poster, Randall, 140–141

  Potter, Grace, 103

  Powell, Dirk, 139

  Powell, Michael, 149

  “Power of Love” (Burnett), 42

  Prairie Home Companion, A (radio program, NPR), 207

  preservation of music, 184

  Presley, Elvis, 70, 203

  Presley, Lisa Marie, 166

  Prêt-à-Porter (film), 125

  “Pretty Bird” (Dickens), 207

  Price, Kenny, 20

  Price, Ray, 195

  “Primitives” (Burnett), 109

  Prince (Prince Rogers Nelson), 181

  production style, Burnett’s: artistic control, importance of, 19; cultural impact of, 6, 208–209; mixing and mastering, 15, 101, 131; overviews, 102; and player substitutions, 112, 113; respect and trust in, 81, 103, 162–163; soundtracks, 126–127; as transparent, noncontrolling, 57–62, 67, 96, 97, 98–99, 115–116, 165–166, 177. See also recording techniques

  production styles in modern culture, 100–102

  promotion, self-, focus on, 43–44, 85

  Proof through the Night (Burnett), 48–51, 52, 108

  Psycho-Suave label, 16

  Punch Brothers, 32, 206, 207–208

  Punch the Clock (Costello), 65

  punk music, roots of, 208

  Putnam, Bill, 137, 181

  Put Your Needle Down (Secret Sisters), 206

  “Queen Jane Approximately” (B. Dylan), 188

  “Quicksand” (Burnett), 42

  “Quinn the Eskimo” (B. Dylan), 190

  “Ragged but Right” (trad.), 65

  Raising Arizona (film), 124

  Raising Sand (Krauss and Plant), 1–3, 5, 153–157, 166, 182, 215

  Raitt, Bonnie, 90

  Rank and File (band), 49

  rap music, roots of, 208

  Rauschenberg, Robert, 20

  Rawlings, David, 115–117, 121

  Rebennack, Mac. See Dr. John

  Recording Industry Association of America, 182

  recording techniques, Burnett’s: acoustic, 128; ambient atmosphere, 130–131; live sound, capturing by, 95, 104, 128–129, 155, 159, 171; microphone techniques, 96, 116, 130, 173, 174–175, 183; mixing and mastering, 15, 80–81, 101, 131; old-time sound, 42, 130, 133–134; period equipment, use of, 121, 128, 172, 174–175, 178, 183, 206; sound effects, 68, 130, 146, 173, 199, 201, 212–213; stereo vs. mono, 116; two-track, 72–73; volume and tone vs. attack, 154

  Record Town (shop), 12

  Redford, Robert, 178

  Redman, Dewey, 11, 89

  Reed, Jimmy, 11, 35, 137

  Reed, Lou, 215

  Reeltime Travelers, 139

  religion: in Alpha Band period, 33–39; Burnett’s tenets and beliefs, 7, 34, 42–43, 79; CHART (faith and arts group) conference, 71–72, photo section; childhood participation in, 10; Merton’s influence, 73, 74; moralizing, 48–49; and politics, 107–108; themes on Criminal under My Own Hat, 108–110; themes on T Bone Burnett, 73–74; themes on The True False Identity, 151. See also Christian music

  REM, 83

  Remains, 98

  Renaldo & Clara (film), 29, 40

  Revelator (Tedeschi-Trucks Band), 175

  reviews/critiques: of Burnett’s production style, 166, 169; of Burnett’s stage presence, 75; Counting Crows, 112; Joe Henry, 96–97; The Late Henry Moss, 122; Los Lobos, 57; Nashville, 196–197; O Brother, Where Art Thou?, 131; Peter Case, 60; Proof through the Night, 49; Sam Phillips’ work, 82, 83; T Bone Burnett, 73; The Tooth of Crime: Second Dance, 120; True Detective, 198; Truth Decay, 88; Walk the Line, 142

  Revival (Welch), 116–117

  Rhino label, 46, 49

  Rhodes, David, 85–86

  Rhythm and the Blues (Wexler), 101

  Ribot, Marc: and Joe Henry, 97; performance highlights of, 68, 82, 84, 146, 163, 164; profile and background, 215; projects with Burnett, 103, 121, 155

  “Rich Man” (Burnett), 38

  “Rich Woman” (La Bostrie, Millet), 2, 156

  “Ridiculous Man” (Burnett), 45

  Righteous Brothers, 23

  Riley, Tim, 29

  “Ring of Fire” (June Carter, Kilgore), 75, 142

  Rising Sons, 21

  Rissa, Gabriel, 127

  Rivera, Scarlet, 28

  “River of Love” (Burnett), 73, 79, 109

  Rivers, Larry, 24

  Riverside Battle Songs (Ollabelle), 209

  Roberson, Robbie, 36

  Robert Ealey and His Five Careless Lovers, 19

  Robertson, Pat, 107

  Robertson, Robbie, 36, 190

  Robin, Leo, 44, 47

  Robinson, Bruce, 144

  Rock & Roll Time (J. Lewis), 104–105

  rock music, Christian, 33–39

  Rodgers, Jimmy, 139

  Rodgers, Richard, 11, 44

  Rodgers and Hart, 11

  Rodney King incident, 108

  Rodriguez, Robert, 162

  Rogers, Roy, 209

  Rohmer, Eric, 47

  “Rolling Stone” (trad.), 173

  Rolling Stones, 75, 169

  Rolling Thunder Logbook (Shepard), 29–30, 186

  Rolling Thunder Revue, 27, 28–32. See also photo section

  Romano, Ray, 11

  Romeo Unchained (Tonio K), 76

  Ron-Dels, 23

  Rondstadt, Linda, 22

  Ronson, Mick, 27, 28, 30, 46, 48

  roots music, 128, 136–140, 169–170, 172, 208–209. See also Americana music

  Rosas, Cesar, 53, 54, 57

  Rounder Records, 155–156

  “Round Here” (Duritz, et al.), 112

  Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In (TV show), 16

  Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night, 90–91

  Rubin, Rick, 102, 156

  Rudolph, Alan, 135

  Rumours of Glory (Cockburn), 103–104

  “Runaway.” See “She’s a Runaway” (Llanas, Neumann)

  Ruscha, Ed, 20

  Russell, Leon, 21, 25, 176–178,
213

  Rutledge, Jim, 16

  Rykodisc label, 66, 67

  Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, 132–133

  Sacred Harp singing, 139

  “Safe & Sound” (Swift, Joy Williams, White, Burnett), 200

  Sahm, Doug, 19

  Sail Away (Newman), 25

  Salley, Rowland “Roly,” 3

  sampling rates, 183

  “San Francisco” (J. Phillips), 65

  Sasfy, Joseph, 46

  Saturday Night Fever (film), 135

  Savoy, Ann, 136

  “Scarlet Tide, The” (Burnett, Costello), 140

  Scheff, Jerry, 66

  Schumann, Walter, 200

  Scialfa, Patti, 103

  Scorsese, Martin, 47, 135

  Scott, A. O., 131

  Scott, Jimmy, 92

  Secret, Profane and Sugarcane (Costello), 68–69, 183, 191

  Secret Sisters, 206

  Seeger, Pete, 124–125

  Seeing Things (J. Dylan), 156

  “See That My Grave Is Kept Clean” (Jefferson), 171

  Seger, Bob, 46

  Segovia, Andres, 215

  self-doubt/insecurities, Burnett’s, 4, 10, 49, 72, 75, 87, 107, 150, 169

  Selvin, Joel, 111

  17-11-70 (John), 178

  Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Beatles), 15

  Shadows (band), 13–14. See also photo section

  “Shaken Rattled and Rolled” (Burnett), 151

  “Shake Yourself Loose” (Burnett), 73, 144

  “Shakin’ Shakin’ Shakes” (Burnett, Rosas), 57

  “Shambala” (Moore), 23–24

  shape-note singing, 139

  Sharpe, Ray, 19

  Shaw, Bob, 69

  Shear, Jules, 35

  Shearer, Harry, 106

  Shelter from the Storm: Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Years (Griffin), 30

  Shepard, Sam, 5, 29–30, 32, 118–122, 186, 195

  “She’s a Runaway” (Llanas, Neumann), 61

  “She’s a Woman” (Lennon, McCartney), 65

  “She’s Got You” (Cochran), 207

  “She’s Just My Style” (Lewis, Russell, Garrett, Capps), 213

  Shewey, Don, 120

  Shindig! (TV show), 21

  Shindogs, 21

  Shoot Out the Lights (Richard and Linda Thompson), 147

  show tunes, Burnett’s love of, 44–45, 47–48, 75

  Shuffletown (Henry), 95–96

  “Shut it Tight” (Burnett), 50

  Sides, Allen, 181

  “Silver Mantis” (Burnet, Fleming), 31, 36, 41

  Silver Seas, 99

  Simeon, Omer, 12

  Simon, John, 98

  Simon, Paul, 56

  Simon and Garfunkel, 101

  Simone, Nina, 126, 206

  Simpson, Sturgill, 205

  Sinatra, Frank, 3, 92, 160, 203–204

  “Sister Rosetta Goes before Us” (Phillips), 155

  “Sittin’ on Top of the World” (Chatmon, Vinson), 138–139, 170, 172

  “6th Avenue Heartache” (J. Dylan), 114

 

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