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The Songs Of Jimmie Rodgers
- A Tribute
Columbia
Egyptian, $15.95
W
ith the first release on nis cus-
tom imprint, executive produc-
er Bob Dylan has pulled to
gether the kind of tribute album that
justifies the concept of tribute al
bums. He has not only tipped his hat
toward one of his own earliest inspi-
rations, Jimmie Rodgers, but re-
INNS, RESORTS & GETAWAYS freshed the recollection of the so-
called father of country music, who
practically qualifies as a forgotten
figure in this day and age of Carth
Brooks and Alan Jackson.
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Rodgers brought hillbilly music
to the masses in the late '20s and
early '30s during his brief career
he died of tuberculosis at age 35 in
1933. A former railroad worker
known as the Singing Brakeman, he
signed his songs with a trademark
yodel. His music was not only the
bedrock for country artists who fol
lowed, like Hank Williams, Ernest
Tubb and others, but also for figures
who shaped rock 'n' roll, such as
Elvis Presley and Dylan himself
Dylan collected a fabulous set of
musicians to bring Rodgers' songs
into the contemporary realm. He
didn't just get big names, but such
people as Dicky Betts of the Allman
Brothers and maverick country sing
er Steve Earle, who got right to the
heart of these songs. And the strain
that runs through all 14 selections,
the song craft of Rodgers, remains
the dominant element in virtually
every performance. So rather than a
hodgepodge of disparate interpreta-
tions, the album is actually about
Rodgers, which is how tribute
bums are supposed to work
Bono opens the album with an
elegiac "Dreaming With Tears in
My Ears," a performance so stark
and fresh it could have come off a
U2 album. Aaron Neville's transcen-
dent, shimmering vibrato on "Why
Should I Be Lonely" is a perfect tool
for the Rodgers yodel. Willie Nelson **The Dance" presents Fleetwood
strums and sings his way through Mac in a warm and spirited in-con-
"Peach Pickin' Time Down in Geor- cert get-together that marks this
gia" as though it were written for quintet's first performan in 15
him. Dylan is his relaxed best on years and comes conveniently in
"My Blue-Eyed Jane."
sync with the 20th anniversary of this
Alison Kraus and Union Station, lineup's most successful album,
contemporary bluegrass' best foot
"Rumours." The intended message
forward, treat "Any Old Time" like a is that the magic is still there, that
jazz standard. John Mellencamp this Fleetwood Mac can overcome
gives "Gambling Bar Room Blues" the attempted post-Lindsey Buck-
an unplugged rock sound. Betts ingham incarnations that have sul-
makes "Waiting for a Train" swing lied the group's reputation.
with a Dixieland feel. Mary Chapin That proves mostly true. Despite
Carpenter, Iris Dement and Dwight a weaker-than expected vocal perfor
Yoakam follow suit with fine performance by Buckingham (particularly
mances in straight tributes.
on "Tusk"), the old favorites remain
easy on the ears, and there are
enough new touches – bluesy gui-
tar licks on "The Chain" and acous-
tic renderings of "Big Love," "Land-
slide" and "Say You Love Me" - to
bring some new life to them. And
the University of Southern Califor
nia Trojan Marching Band, on hand
Only Van Morrison veers from
the basic floor plan that Rodgers
provided, turning "Muleskinner
Blues" into a funk-jazz romp, more
amusing in concept probably than
reality
Jimmie Rodgers brought the in-
ner lives of rural Americans into the
POP CDS
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EGYPTIAN MA
The Soncs 01
JIMME RODG
A 1 Tute
featuring
DAVID BALL
DICKEY BETTS
BONO
MARY CHAPIN
CARPENTER
IRIS DEMENT
BOB DYLAN
STEVE EARLE
JERRY GARCIA
ALISON KRAUSS
JOHN MELLENCAMP
VAN MORRISON
WILLIE NELSON
AARON NEVILLE
DWIGHT YOAKAM
light of day. His songs are classics
that have been restored and revital-
ized - but not revamped - in this
collection of performances that will
stand alongside the best versions of
Rodgers songs down through the
years.
- Joel Selvin
Fleetwood Mac Returns
In Conventional Style
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FLEETWOOD MAC
The Dance
Reprise. $17.98
for "Tusk," also provides some
oomph for "Don't Stop
The new songs fit nicely into the
proceedings. Buckingham's yearn-
ing, moody "Bleed to Love Her"
and boppier "My Little Demon"
show that he's still the edgiest of the
group's three songwriters, though
Stevie Nicks "Sweet Girl" has an
agreeably gentle twang and Chris
tine McVie's "Temporary One" is
upbeat and affirming
The music isn't all that different,
and that's likely to be good news for
anyone who's been waiting for this
particular reunion -Gary Graff
Co what's the biggest story here?
'September' Draws Out
most successful lineup? The Weill's Melancholy
ites: The four new songs?
acoustic arrangements of old favor
VARIOUS ARTISTS
September Songs:
The Music of Kurt Weill
Sony Classical, $16.98
hat keeps mankind alive?"
in the clattering spoken co-
da to this tribute to German-Jewish
composer Kurt Weill.
In a phrase, that's a decent sum
mation of Weill's desperately deca-
dent songbook, developed in the
postwar uncertainty of 1920s Berlin
and refined in America after his
flight from Nazi Germany,
Voracious in his musical appe
tites, Weill synthesized classical
styles - he was sometimes credited
with giving rise to the American
opera - with back-alley anguish and
existentialism. Thugs ("Mack the
Knife"), lushes ("Alabama Song")
and distraught women ("Surabaya
Johnny") crowd Weill's work, writ-
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