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On the Download, Planting a T Bone

By Robert Wilonsky in Music

Friday, Mar. 20 2009 @ 11:25AM

T Bone Burnett was raised in Fort Worth: He graduated from Paschal High School, started recording there in the 1960s (chiefly with Loose Ends, whose "He's a Nobody" is a Texas garage-rock classic), played Panther Hall plenty and, only two years back, was the chair of the Lone Star International Film Festival's honorary board. He also produced Robert Plant and Alison Krauss's Grammy-winning Raising Sand and is the twosome's guitarist and backup singer on tour. Which is why, on this final day of spring break and with the music staff in Austin for South by Southwest, I direct your attention to this just-unearthed Very Special Recording captured onstage last summer -- the perfect soundtrack for a perfect day. If you're into, oh, I dunno, music, maybe?

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religion of bacon says:

The irony is that T Bone absolutely loathes the sound of mp3 audio, and most digital audio for that matter. Then again, in a recent interview in TapeOp, he said something to the effect that the presence of trees outside a recording studio changes the actual sound (not just the vibe) inside the studio. But hey, it's hard to argue with the results he gets...

Posted On: Friday, Mar. 20 2009 @ 11:54AM

religion of bacon says:

psst, it's Raising Sand, not Rising Sand.

Posted On: Friday, Mar. 20 2009 @ 12:03PM

Robert Wilonsky says:

Thanks. Need to start typing with more than two fingers.

Posted On: Friday, Mar. 20 2009 @ 12:08PM

whackedupside says:

That performance of Black Dog is great. Thanks for the post.

Posted On: Friday, Mar. 20 2009 @ 1:14PM

Robert Wilonsky says:

I'll be honest -- that performance of "Black Dog" may be my favorite version of it ever.

Posted On: Friday, Mar. 20 2009 @ 1:18PM

whackedupside says:

Agreed. It made me actually want to listen to it, as opposed to punching out after the first few bars.

Posted On: Friday, Mar. 20 2009 @ 1:29PM

Toots says:

Wow, what a band. Buddy Miller even....who is a better guitar player than T-Bone.

Posted On: Friday, Mar. 20 2009 @ 3:36PM

ChrisU says:

thanks again Robert. anybody catch T-Bone at Club Dada back in '92(or '93)- he took great advantage of the intimate setting and engaged the audience as if each one of us were sitting in his living room for a private performance.

Posted On: Friday, Mar. 20 2009 @ 5:54PM

whackedupside says:

Yep, I was there for that. Great show. Wish he would come back.

Posted On: Friday, Mar. 20 2009 @ 7:32PM

bucks Burnett says:

T Bone is the coolest white man alive. This just in...Jesus Christ has just accepted T Bone Burnett as His personal lord and savior...,

Posted On: Saturday, Mar. 21 2009 @ 8:30AM