This is Dusty Gems episode 2. The second in our series of shows dedicated to lesser-known singer-songwriters. Take notes (and show your work!) Admit it, you’ve never heard of most of these people. But there are some you have heard of. Buy some of their music and impress your friends.
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
PLAYLIST:
JONATHAN EDWARDS: DUSTY MORNING (SELF)
JUDEE SILL: CRAYON ANGELS (SELF)
CHRIS BELL: I AM THE COSMOS (SAME)
LEO KOTTKE: CRIPPLE CREEK (BEST OF..)
RON SEXSMITH: STRAWBERRY BLONDE (OTHER SONGS)
GRAHAM PARKER: NOT IF IT PLEASES ME (HOWLING WIND)
IMAAD WASIF: TOMORROW IS OURS (SELF)
TERRY REID: FAITH TO ARISE (SEED OF MEMORY)
VASHTI BUNYAN: I DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS (SOME THINGS JUST STICK IN YOUR MIND)
ROBERT EARL KEEN: FEELING GOOD AGAIN (BEST OF..)
AL STEWART: SAND IN YOUR SHOES (YEAR OF THE CAT)
ALEX CHILTON: EVERYDAY AS WE GROW CLOSER (KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY)
LEON RUSSELL: CRYSTAL CLOSET QUEEM (LEON RUSSELL & THE SHELTER PEOPLE)
GORDON LIGHTFOOT: THE HOUSE YOU LIVE IN (SUMMERTIME DREAM)
PETER CASE: OLD BLUE CARE (SELF)
KATE & ANNE MCGARRIGLE: KISS & SAY GOODBYE (SELF)
MARSHAL CRENSHAW: CYNICAL GIRL (THIS IS EASY)
GENE CLARK: I FOUND YOU (ECHOES)
JOHN PRINE: MAUREEN, MAUREEN (AIMLESS LOVE)
DAVID SYLVIAN: MARIA (SECRETS OF THE BEEHIVE)
RICKIE LEE JONES: SKELETONS (PIRATES)
EMITT RHODES: WITH MY FACE ON THE FLOOR (RECORDINGS)
PHIL OCHS: A SMALL CIRCLE OF FRIENDS (PLEASURES OF THE HARBOR)
MASON JENNINGS: SOUTHERN CROSS (BIRDS FLYING BACKWARDS)
JIM CARROLL BAND: I WANT THJE ANGEL (CATHOLIC BOY)
TIM BUCKLEY: SO LONELY (BLUE AFTERNOON)
LORI CARSON: SNOW COME DOWN (EVERYTHING I TOUCH RUNS WILD)
KATE WOLF: EARLY MORNING MELODY (SAFE AT ANCHOR)
JANIS IAN: WHEN THE PARTY’S OVER (BETWEEN THE LINES)
HARRY NILSSON: I WILL TAKE YOU THERE (SKIDOO)
RICHARD THOMPSON: FOR THE SAKE OF MARY (MIRROR BLUE)
KAREN DALTON: KATIE CRUEL (IN MY OWN TIME)
NICK LOWE: MARY PROVOST (JESUS OF COOL)
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