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T Bone Burnett_A Life in Pursuit

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by Lloyd Sachs

“Sixties, The” (Burnett), 49

  Skyliner Ballroom (venue), 19, 23

  “Slapstick Heart” (Phillips, Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe), 83

  Slash Records, 52, 60

  Slater, Glenn, 210

  Sloman, Larry “Ratso,” 28

  “Slowdown, The” (Burnett), 120

  Slow Train Coming (B. Dylan), 39

  Smith, Major Bill, 14, 16, 18

  Soles, Steven, 34, 39

  Something Wild (film), 135

  Songs from a Room (Cohen), 101–102

  Songs from the Film (Keene), 62

  Songs in the Key of Z (Chusid), 17

  Songwriters on Songwriting (Zollo), 54

  songwriting techniques, Burnett’s, 30, 37–38, 119–121

  Sonic Highways (series, HBO), 100

  Sonnier, Jo-El, 67

  Sopranos, The (TV series), 199

  Sotti, Fabrizio, 163

  Soul Mining (Lanois), 58

  “Soul of a Man” (B. W. Johnson), 104

  Sound City studio, 14–19, 22, 184

  sound effects, 68, 130, 146, 173, 199, 201, 212–213

  Sound Emporium, 128–129, 130, 139, 153–155

  sound engineering vs. production, 101

  “Sounds of Silence, The” (Simon), 101

  Soundtrack of My Life, The (C. Davis), 35

  soundtrack projects, 124–143

  Souther, J. D., 90

  Space Opera (band), 19

  Spanish Kitchen (restaurant), 69

  “Spanish Mary” (Dylan, Giddens), 192

  Spark in the Dark (Alpha Band), 36–37

  Sparks, Brett and Rennie, 199

  Speaking Clock Revue, 32, 207

  Spector, Phil, 23, 165

  Spike (Costello), 67–69, 215

  Spirit Music Group, 205

  Spiritual Counterfeiters League, 9

  Springfield, Dusty, 101

  Springsteen, Bruce, 90, 101, 112, 114

  Stacey, Chris, 71

  Stanley, Ralph, 128, 129–130, 133, 139, 145

  Stanley Brothers, 127, 129

  Staples, Mavis, 205

  Star Is Born, A (film), 41

  Starr, Ringo, 27, 213

  “Statesboro Blues” (McTell), 172

  Statue Makers of Hollywood, The (Alpha Band), 37–38

  Stealing Beauty (film), 125

  Steely Dan, 213

  Steppenwolf Theatre/Void revue, 32, 120–121, 122–123

  stereo vs. mono technique, 116

  Stevenson, B. W., 23

  Stewart, Charles, 15–16

  Stewart, Dave, 91

  “Still the Night” (Hoffman, Neumann, Llanas), 61

  Sting, 140

  Stone, Rose, 137

  Stoner, Rob, 28

  “Stormy Monday” (Walker), 172

  Story, The (Carlisle), 206

  storytelling, Burnett’s fondness for, 114–115

  St. Paul and the Broken Bones, 205

  “Strange Case of Frank Cash and the Morning Paper, The” (Burnett, Tonio K), 87–88

  “Strange Fruit” (L. Allan), 161

  “Strawberry Road” (Phillips), 82

  “Street in Paris” (Burnett), 18

  Strehli, Al, 93

  Streisand, Barbra, 41, 213

  “Strike a Match” (Burnett, E. Coen), 163

  Striking Matches, 203–204, 205

  Study in Scarlet, A (Conan Doyle), 18

  Sturges, Preston, 131

  Styne, Jule, 44, 47

  Sugar Blue, 169

  Sugarland, 98

  “Sulphur to Sugarcane” (MacManus), 69

  Sumac, Yma, 126

  “Summertime” (G. Gershwin), 44

  Sump’n Else (show), 18

  “Sunday Kind of Love” (Belle, Leonard, Prima, Rhodes), 19

  Sun Records, 177

  Sunset Sound, 123

  Sun Studios, 105, 128, 131, 151

  Swan, Billy, 42, 73

  Sweetie (D. Tashian), 98–99

  “Sweet Jane” (L. Reed), 188

  Swift, Taylor, 200

  Szabó, Gábor, 213

  Szymcyzk, Bill, 170

  Taj Majal, 21, 136

  Takoma label, 41

  Talented Mr. Ripley, The (film), 138

  Talking Animals, The (Burnett), 85–88, 107. See also photo section

  Talking Heads, 61

  “Talking Pictures” (Phillips), 146

  “Talk Talk Talk Talk Talk” (Burnett), 42

  Taplin, Jonathan, 158

  Tarantino, Quentin, 126

  Tashian, Barry and Holly, 98

  Tashian, Daniel, 98–99, 114

  Taupin, Bernie, 177. See also photo section

  “Taxman” (G. Harrison), 80

  Taylor, Greg, 53

  Taylor, James, 22

  Taymor, Julie, 209

  T Bone Burnett, 72–75

  TCB band (Presley players), 65–66

  “Tear My Stillhouse Down” (Welch), 116

  “Tears Tears Tears” (Burnett), 42

  technology: cable/broadband live performance, 159–160; compression and music quality, 180–184; digital revolution, 125, 134; rage against, 7, 179–185; techniques, 128. See also recording techniques

  Tedeschi, Susan, 175

  Tedeschi-Trucks Band, 175

  “Telescope” (Barlowe, Lindsey), 196

  television projects, 69–70, 194–202

  Tempchin, Jack, 35

  “Tennessee Blues” (Charles), 65

  “Terrifying Love” (Crenshaw), 59

  Tesuque, New Mexico, 34

  Tex, Joe, 31

  Texas Christian University (TCU), 10, 15

  Texas landscapes, commentary on, 89, 91, 92, 107

  Thalia Hall (venue), 163

  “Thank God” (H. Williams), 38

  Tharpe, Sister Rosetta, 207

  T. H. Conn Music (shop), 12

  theater work, 118–123

  theatrical influences, 44, 45

  Thelma and Louise (film), 136

  “There Ain’t No Man That’s Worth the Salt of My Tears” (F. Fisher), 164

  “They’ll Never Take Her Love From Me” (Payne), 65

  Thile, Chris, 4, 207–208

  Thing Called Love, The (film), 125

  Thin White Rope, 49

  Third Avenue Blues Band, 214

  13th Floor Elevators, 198

  This So-Called Disaster (documentary) (Almereyda), 122

  Thompson, Hank, 65

  Thompson, Linda, 136, 147

  Thompson, Richard, 48, 63, 136, 147. See also photo section

  Three Dog Night, 23

  “Three Marlenas” (Jakob Dylan), 114

  “Thrill Is Gone, The” (Hawkins, Darnel), 170

  “Throw It Away” (Lincoln), 166

  Thunderbird (C. Wilson), 160–163, 213

  Thurber, James, 86, 209

  THX technology, 182

  “Tick Tock” (Burnett, Mansfield, Soles), 37

  Tillman, Martin, 146

  “Till There Was You” (Wilson), 44

  Timberlake, Justin, 4, 188–189

  Time out of Mind (B. Dylan), 58

  Time Step (Kottke), 59

  “To Each His Darkness” (Merton), 86

  “Tom Dooley” (trad.), 65

  Tomorrow Is My Turn (Gidden), 206–207

  Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 48, 60

  tone compositions, 199–200

  Tonight Show, 75

  Tonio K, 76, 87

  Tooth of Crime (Burnett), 119–120

  Tooth of Crime, The (Shepard), 118–120, 123

  Torn, David, 103

  Torrent, Volumes 1 & 2, 183–184

  Torres, 181

  Tough Trade (TV series), 195

  Toussaint, Allen, 68, 149

  Town Hall concert (film promo.), 189, 207

  Townshend, Pete, 48

  traditional music: Americana, 6, 127, 134, 193, 204–205; jazz, 159, 160; Mexican, 52, 54; old-time sound, 42, 130, 133–134; roots, 128, 136
–140, 169–170, 172, 208–209

  “Traffic Boom” (Piccioni), 126

  “Trampled Rose” (Waits, Brennan), 155

  Trap Door (Burnett), 44–46, 50, 77

  Traveling Wilburys, Vol I, 91

  “tribal folk,” 60

  Troubadour (venue), 22, 178

  Trouble in Mind (film), 135

  “Trouble of This World” (trad.), 137

  Trucks, Derek, 175

  True America: The Work of Sam Shepard (play), 122

  True Blood (TV series), 199

  True Detective (TV series), 127, 197–202

  True False Identity, The (Burnett), 4, 113, 150–152, 215

  True West (Shepard), 122

  Truman Show, The, 88

  Truth Decay (Burnett), 42–43, 59, 87

  Tucker, Ken, 43

  Tune, Tommy, 75

  Turner, Ike and Tina, 19, 23

  Turning, The (Phillips), 79–80

  “Turn On Your Love Light” (Robey, Scott), 12

  Turtles, 80

  Turturro, John, 131

  Tuts (venue), 64. See also photo section

  Tutt, Ron, 56, 66

  Tweedy, Jeff, 190–191

  24 bit/96 kHz technology, 183

  Twenty Twenty: The Essential T Bone Burnett, 37, 43, 44, 50, 109

  “Twist and Shout” (Medley, Russell/Berns), 65

  Twitty, Conway, 19

  2 Star Tabernacle, 139

  Tyminski, Dan, 127, 129

  U2, 39, 59, 74, 170

  U2: At the End of the World (Flanagan), 74

  Unfaithful Music and Disappearing Ink (Costello), 65, 66

  Ungar, Ruth, 134

  unhappy encounters, 61, 62, 66, 103–105

  UNI label, 18–19

  Union, The (John, Russell), 177–178. See also photo section

  Until the End of the World (film), 125

  Unwritten Works of Geoffrey, Etc., The (Whistler, Chaucer, Detroit and Greenhill), 17–19, 45

  “Up above My Head” (trad.), 207

  Upon This Rock (Norman), 34

  Vagabond (Colette), 145

  Valdez, Luis, 56

  Valens, Ritchie, 54, 56

  Van Dykes, 19

  Van Ronk, Dave, 187

  Van Vliet, Don. See Captain Beefheart

  Van Zandt, Townes, 2, 126

  Veal, Reginald, 161

  Verne, Larry, 188

  “Veronica” (McCartney, MacManus), 68

  Vic Theater (venue), 4, 152

  Vig, Butch, 100

  Vincent, Jade, 212

  Vincent and Mr. Green, 212

  Vineyard Chritian Fellowship, 34, 39

  “Viper, The (What John Rance Had to Tell)” (Burnett), 18

  Virgin Records, 80, 82, 83, 84, 113

  vocal style and techniques, Burnett’s, 24–25, 44–45, 50, 109, 139, 141

  Void (band), 32, 121, 122–123

  “volume by depth,” 154

  Wachtel, Waddy, 30

  “Waitin’ for You” (B. Dylan), 136

  “Waiting for Your Call” (Lollie), 170

  Waits, Tom, 22, 90, 125, 150, 155, 187, 215

  “Wake Up Baby” (Williamson), 23

  Walker, T-Bone, 10, 172

  Walking into Clarksdale (Page, Plant), 166

  Walk the Line (film), 141–142

  Waller, Fats, 136, 164

  Wallflowers, 113–114, 162, 214

  Wallflowers, The (Wallflowers), 113

  War (band), 37

  Warhol, Andy, 20

  Warner Bros. label, 44, 48, 53, 67

  Warnes, Jennifer, 90. See also photo section

  Warren, Patrick, 201

  Washington, Dinah, 11

  “Wasting My Time” (Phillips), 146

  “Water Boy” (trad.), 207

  Waters of Siloe (Merton), 87

  Watts, Charlie, 213

  “Wayfaring Stranger” (trad.), 139

  “Weary Kind, The” (Bingham, Burnett), 143

  Webb, Jimmy, 213

  Weill, Kurt, 45

  Weinstein, Harvey, 138

  Weir, Peter, 88

  Welch, Gillian, 114–117, 121, 128, 131, 189

  Wells, Rebecca, 136

  Wenders, Wim, 125, 163

  “We’re Gonna Rock” (Rosas), 53

  “Werewolves of London” (Marinell, Wachtel, Zevon), 30

  West, Roscoe, 30

  “West End Blues” (Oliver, C. Williams), 159

  Wexler, Jerry, 101

  “What a Wonderful World” (Thiele, Weiss), 160

  “What Do I Do?” (Phillips), 80

  “When I Fall in Love” (Young, Heyman), 69

  “When Love Is Dying” (John, Taupin), 177

  “When the Night Falls” (Burnett), 48

  “When the Right One Comes Along” (Zimmermann, Justin Davis), 203–204

  “Where Have You Gone” (D. Tashian), 99

  “Where Is Love Now” (Phillips), 93

  Whistler, Chaucer, Detroit and Greenhill, 17–19

  White, Jack, 138–139, 178, 189, 190, 197, 211

  White, Phil, 17

  White Stripes, 138–139

  Who, 46–47

  “Whole Lotta Love” (Page, Plant, Jones, Bonham, Dixon), 157

  Wilco, 190–191, 192

  “Wild Side of Life, The” (Warren, Carter), 65

  Wild Tchoupitoulas, 162

  “Wild Truth, The” (Burnett), 86

  “Wildwood Flower” (trad.), 13, 142

  Wiley, Geeshie, 206

  Willett, Tom, 76–77, 78

  Williams, Hank, 11, 47, 74, 91, 141, 204, 209

  Williams, Hank Jr., 203

  Williams, Holly, 190

  Williams, John, 40

  Williams, Joy, 196

  Williams, Victoria, 79

  Williams, Wendy O., 75

  Williamson, Sonny Boy, 23, 67, 172

  Willis, Kelly, 144

  Willman, Chris, 39, 74

  Wills, Bob, 11

  “Will the Wolf Survive?” (Hidalgo, Perez), 55

  Wilonsky, Robert, 77

  Wilson, Brian, 177

  Wilson, Cassandra, 160–164, 213

  Wilson, Tom, 101

  Wimber, John, 34

  Winstanley, Alan, 65

  Witcher, Gabe, 207

  Witherspoon, Reese, 141–142

  Wolk, T-Bone, 67

  Women and Country (B. Dylan), 114

  Wonderful World, A (Bennett, lang), 159–160

  Woodland Sound studio, 116, 117

  Woods, Mickey, 188

  Wormer, Jason, 201

  Wrecking Ball (Harris), 58, 115

  Wrecking Crew (band), 22, 213

  “Wrought Iron Rag” (De Paris), 12

  Yared, Gabriel, 140

  Year of Living Dangerously, The (film), 48

  Yellow Moon (Neville Brothers), 58

  York, Phil, 15

  “You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere” (B. Dylan), 190

  “You Angel You” (B. Dylan), 36

  “You Been Away So Long” (Burnett, Montgomery), 25

  “You Could Look It Up” (Burnett), 86

  Young, Neil, 177, 181, 183

  Your Cheatin’ Heart (film), 141

  “You’re a Big Girl Now” (B. Dylan), 31

  “Your Funeral and my Trial” (Williamson), 67

  “You Will Be My Ain True Love” (Sting), 140

  Zappa, Frank, 28

  Zero Zero Zero (Phillips), 84

  Zevon, Warren, 30, 63. See also photo section

  Zimmerman, Robert. See Dylan, Bob

  Zimmermann, Sarah, 203

  Zollo, Paul, 54, 55, 104

 

 

 
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