Never Grow Old

Patty Griffin with Buddy Miller performing "Never Grow Old".

Forgiveness

Patty Griffin performing "Forgiveness" earlier this year.

Forgiveness

Patty Griffin performs one of her best songs, "Forgiveness".

Ohio

Patty Griffin's "Ohio" performed with Robert Plant—a nominee for song of the year in the 2014 Americana Music Awards.

Mine Until the Morning

An animated video for "Mine Until the Morning"—Radney Foster with some help from Patty Griffin.

Top of the World

"Top of the World" is probably best known because the Dixie Chicks recorded it, but it was written by Patty Griffin. Here is her performance of the song.

Truth #2

"Truth #2" is a Patty Griffin song off her recently released Silver Bells album, but the best live version of the song is this Dixie Chicks Austin City Limits performance.

Go Wherever You Wanna Go

My favorite track off Patty Griffin's new album, American Kid. The song is titled "Go Wherever You Wanna Go".

Up to the Mountain - Allison Crowe

I just posted a Solomon Burke video that I found when I was looking for Burke's version of "Up to the Mountain". I could not find a Burke video for this song, but I did find this version by Allison Crowe which is quite good. Words inspired by Martin Luther King, Music by Patty Griffin.  I know this is a week late, but better late than never.

We Shall All Be Reunited

Patty Griffin performs "We Shall All Be Reunited" with some help from Emmylou Harris and Shawn Colvin.

Patty, Buddy, Darrell & The McCrary Sisters

I think these videos are all from the same concert. This must have been some show.

Three of the greatest song writers of all time, Buddy Miller, Patty Griffin and Darrell Scott, performing a song that none of them wrote, "Satisfied Mind"



My favorite Buddy Miller song, "Wide River to Cross", performed by Buddy, Patty and The McCrary Sisters.



"Move Up" is on Patty's latest album, Downtown Church. Here is a performance by Patty with Buddy and the McCrary Sisters, who also appear on the album.

RIP Solomon Burke

A video tribute to Solomon Burke who died yesterday at 70 in an Amsterdam airport. While never attaining the commercial success that he deserved, over the last decade he has released several critically acclaimed albums, including Don't Give Up on Me in 2002 which won a grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album. Through out the many years of his career his voice remained smooth and powerful. Here are some examples.

"If You Need Me"



"Everybody Needs Somebody to Love"



Buddy Miller and Patty Griffin accompany Burke on "Up to the Mountain" - The words from Martin Luther King's final speech that Griffin set to music.



In this fun video Burke joins the Rolling Stones on stage in a performance of "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love"




If you like this, try these previous posts:

Martin Luther King Day - Jnauary 18, 2010

The Blind Boys of Alabama - January 20, 2010

Percy Sledge - August 27, 2010

Buddy Miller

Buddy Miller has probably been included on more videos on this blog than anyone else. Often he has been playing guitar and was not credited. So it is only fair that he gets his own post. The first two songs are off Buddy & Julie Miller's latest album, Written in Chalk.

"Chalk" was included in my 2009 Favorites Post, but here is a version of the song where Buddy duets with Patty Griffin. This is the way the song was recorded for the album.



"Gasoline & Matches" with Patty Griffin, Emmylou Harris and Shawn Colvin



From the album Universal United House of Prayer, my favorite Buddy Miller song, "Wide River to Cross".

Hank Williams - Gospel Covers

Here are a couple covers of Hank Williams' gospel songs.

Patty Griffin recorded this song, "House of Gold", on her latest album, Downtown Church. I think this is my favorite track on the album, and I have been watching for a video. This video is recorded sideways, but the audio is pretty good so I am including it.



Here are the Holmes Brothers with "I Saw the Light".



Hank Williams did not write this, but it is a song he sang. Gillian Welch and David Rawlings' version of "I'll Fly Away".

Emmylou Harris - Trios

Emmylou Harris is one of the best harmony singers ever. In addition to recording two trio albums with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt, she has recorded and performed with numerous other artists.

Here are three videos with three totally different trio combinations.

"Are You Tired of Me My Darling" is an old Carter Family song that Emmylou and Iris Dement recorded with Nanci Griffith for Nanci's Other Voices/Other Rooms album.



This is one of my favorite videos on all of YouTube. Emmylou, Mary Black and Dolores Keane performing "Sonny".



The last two videos where from back in the 1990's. Here is a video from a recent Three Girls and their Buddy concert. Emmylou, Patty Griffin and Shawn Colvin singing Patty's song "Mary".

Patty Griffin

Patty Griffin just released a gospel album, Downtown Church. Here are a couple songs included on that album.

"Move Up"



A Dorothy Love Coats song, "Strange Man"



This song, "Waiting for My Child", Patty performed as a duet with Mavis Staples on the album Oh, Happy Day. She has also included a version of the song on her new album.

Martin Luther King Day

For Martin Luther King Day I am posting Patty Griffin's musical rendition of his last speech. This song has been cover be several other artist now, but since Patty wrote the music I am including her version. "Up To The Mountain" off the album Children Running Through.



On January 26 Patty is releasing a gospel album titled Downtown Church. NPR is now streaming the entire album at this page.

Springsteen Covers

Today some of my favorite Bruce Springsteen covers.

First, Patty Griffin's version of "Racing in the Streets".



Levon Helm's version of "Atlantic City'. I saw him perform this about two years ago.




Finally, Emmylou Harris' version of "Mansion on the Hill". She recorded this on here 1992 album "At the Ryman">

Moon

Since November 2 is the full moon, I am posting a couple moon songs.

First, Cheryl Wheeler performing her song "Howl at the Moon".



Patty Griffin performing her moon song, "Moon Song".



My first choice for the last moon song would be Van Morrison's "Moondance", but all of his videos have embedding blocked. So another song just as good, Bill Monroe performing his song "Blue Moon of Kentucky".