The road it gives and the road it takes away…
…to quote Tom Russell’s song of the same name.
On this day I learn that Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora have been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, accompanied appropriately by a performance from American Idol contestant Chris Daughtry.
Is it just me or does Dave sound a little too apathetic for someone bestowing an honor? I feel ya, Dave.
But also on this day I am reminded in one more week we’ll have new music from Levon Helm. Maybe there’s a place for me in this world after all.
Track Listing:
1) Tennessee Jed (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) 5:58
2) Move Along Train (Roebuck Staples) 3:22
3) Growing Trade (Levon Helm, Larry Campbell) 4.22
4) Golden Bird (Happy Traum) 5:11
5) Stuff You Gotta Watch (Muddy Waters) 3:38
6) White Dove (Carter Stanley) 3:29
7) Kingfish (Randy Newman) 4:24
8) You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had (Muddy Waters) 4:01
9) When I Go Away (Larry Campbell) 4:32
10) Heaven’s Pearls (Anthony Leone, Byron Isaacs, Fiona McBain, Amy Helm, Glenn Patscha) 4:09
11) I Wish I Knew How it Would Feel To Be Free (Richard Carroll Lamp, Willy E. Taylor) 3:25