Sorry all, I got John The Guitarplayers name all wrong - of course it
was John PLATANIA - who played with Chip for many years, and also have
played with Bonnie Raitt and Van Morrison a.o.
Johnny
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> Fra: Johnny Borgan
> Sendt: 18. februar 1999 10:05
> Til: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Kopi: 'Tom Skjeklesæther'
> Emne: Chip Taylor in Concert!
>
> Last night, in Oslo, Norway, Chip Taylor stopped by, and played us an
> incredible bunch of songs, from his megahit "Wild Thing" (Jimi
> Hendrix) and a string of other songs made popular by people like
> Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt and others. But, even better, he played
> the great songs from his last and forthcoming albums. His
> guitarplaying compadre, John Nataglia, made an excellent job, playing
> sensitive guitar behind Chip, and great harmony vocals. It was a very
> unique experience, as the crowd was just the "chosen few" - but then,
> Chips performance is not to crowds, but to you and your heart.
>
> Chip was off the road for many years, and didn't make music, but
> making a living as a professional gamler. A few years ago, he went
> home, to his old mother, and to creating great music - first the
> Living Room Tapes, and then one the highlights in country music in the
> nineties, in my opinion - "Seven Days in May". The whole story is
> about Chip meeting this young french girl, Florence. She is pregnant
> at the time, he fell deeply in love and spends seven days in May with
> her, before she leaves for France and marriage with the father of the
> child. The song cycle gets everything, the story, and the feeling of
> falling in love, the despair and sadness of not being able to hold on
> to this love ("How Can I Get Through This"), and one of the saddest
> and greatest "love-that-can-not-continue"-songs I ever heard, "Just
> Keep Holding On". The album is bathed in real emotions, put through in
> a poetic way, showing us feelings that many of us may know, a
> beautiful soundtrack to love stories. The sensitive ballads, the
> strong emotions and the very intense vocals can be compared to Bob
> Dylan's masterpiece, Blood On The Tracks. And then we're on the all
> time top of the list! In many ways it gets under your skin the same
> way Iris DiMents "My Life" did, a few years ago.
>
> But Chip is not alone on this record. Among others he got members from
> The Band, Rick Danko and Garth Hudson helping him out, and we also get
> two beautiful duets with Lucinda Williams. Guy Clark made harmony
> vocals, and duets with Chip on the song, "One Hell Of A Guy" (!).
>
> The record is released on Chips own company, TrainWreck Records (What
> a great name for a record company).
>
> It's a shame that so few got to hear Chip last night, though it made
> it a very memorable event for me and the others watching.
>
> But the record is out there - go get it, you won't regret it! And
> then, when you heard it, tell us all about it!
>
> Johnny
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> (O_O)
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>
> "Don't ask me nothing about nothing, I just might tell you the truth!"
> (Bob Dylan)
>
> "You're getting closer to the grave each day!" (Hank Williams)
>
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