James Taylor has just released a wonderful new collection called "American Standard." It’s a collection of great covers of music from the American songbook of Broadway and movie songs. This week on the show, we use James’ new CD as inspiration, exploring American Standards performed by folk and acoustic musicians. We’ll hear music from Childsplay, Fiddle Fever, Bob Dylan, The Burnett Sisters Band and many more. Great American Songs … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.
Episode #20-11: American Standard
Host: Tom Druckenmiller
Artist/”Song”/CD/Label
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways
The Tony Rice Unit / “On Green Dolphin Street” / Backwaters / Rounder
James Taylor / “Pennies from Heaven” / American Standard / Fantasy
Mark Dvorak / “L-O-V-E-On The Street Where You Live” / Let Love Go On / Ten Fingers
Tom Rush / “Glory of Love” / Circle Game / Elektra
Mike Compton & David Grier / “Bye Bye Blue” / Climbing the Walls / Rounder
Childsplay / “Love Me Tender” / Waiting for the Dawn / Self Produced
Crowe & McLaughlin / “All I Have to do is Dream” / Going Back / Rounder
Linda Ronstadt / “I've Got a Crush on You” / Linda Ronstadt and the Nelson Riddle Orchestra / Asylum
The Tony Rice Unit / “My Favorite Things” / Backwaters / Rounder
Fiddle Fever / “The Siewalks of New York” / Best of Fiddle Fever / Flying Fish
Bob Dylan / “Some Enchanted Evening” / Shadows in the Night / Columbia
Michael Cooney / “Me and My Shadow” / Still Cooney After All These Years / Front Hall
Willie Nelson / “Don't Get Around Much Anymore” / Stardust / Columbia-Sony
Ben Winship & Brian Wicklund / “Russian Lullaby” / Big Twang / Snake River
The Burnett Sisters Band / “Walking After Midnight” / Long Way From Home / Beehive
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways