Who deserves a tribute album?

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 21 Aug 11 - 04:06 AM

Albert Pierrepoint

Songs like - Hanging Johnny, You Keep me Hanging On, Hanging on the Telephone, Dang Me! (they oughta take a rope and hang me!), England Swings, Three Jolly Topsmen, Its Good Noose Week......

could do very well with the right TV advertising.

Back to 1950's and all the fun we had back than!

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: goatfell
Date: 20 Aug 11 - 08:39 AM

the corries, the dubliners and the liverpool spinners

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: GUEST,karen k
Date: 20 Aug 11 - 04:15 AM

Sandy Paton

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: GUEST,Dave Topping
Date: 14 Aug 11 - 08:30 AM

Nik Turner
For everything that's everything that's ever been

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: Bugsy
Date: 14 Aug 11 - 03:45 AM

ELO.

No, seriously, ELO.


CHeers

Bugsy

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: Art Thieme
Date: 13 Aug 11 - 07:45 PM

Elvis, Patti Page, Rosemary Clooney

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: Elmore
Date: 13 Aug 11 - 12:51 PM

Jack Hardy

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: freda underhill
Date: 13 Aug 11 - 11:49 AM

John Warner, Australian singer, songwriter and poet

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: Clontarf83
Date: 12 Aug 11 - 03:56 PM

Bill Morrissey

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: GUEST,Azoic
Date: 12 Aug 11 - 03:24 PM

I agree-Jesse Winchester.

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: PHJim
Date: 12 Aug 11 - 02:11 PM

Jesse Winchester

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: GUEST,Grimsby morris man
Date: 12 Aug 11 - 11:18 AM

Being parochial.
The writer of that (trad) soong fishermans green, John conolly.
Much underated and some of his songs written 30 years ago have still as much credence today.

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: Elmore
Date: 12 Aug 11 - 10:23 AM

Attn: Azoic Performers on a Mike Waterson Tribute album could include Martin Carthy, Eliza Carthy,Norma Waterson, James Yorkston, Coope, Boyes and Simpson,Dick Gaughan, and Louisa Jo Killen.

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: Bobert
Date: 11 Aug 11 - 09:00 PM

Neil Young, Steve Earle and John Prine...

B~

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: Smokey.
Date: 11 Aug 11 - 08:18 PM

Dave Goulder.

Frank Sutton.

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: Desi C
Date: 11 Aug 11 - 04:43 PM

I see a few people mentioned Harvey Andrews, agreed

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Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: GUEST,Azoic
Date: 25 Jun 11 - 05:13 PM

If Mike Waterson were to be honored with a tribute album,who would you like to see on it?What song?

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: Big Mick
Date: 25 Jun 11 - 11:12 AM

I would love to see a tribute album of Rick Fielding's music. I would cover (of course) Voices Of Struggle.

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: GUEST,Azoic
Date: 24 Jun 11 - 01:46 PM

Yes.Mike Waterson deserves a tribute album indeed.

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: Leadfingers
Date: 22 Jun 11 - 08:13 AM

Elmore beat me to it !! Any more votes for Mike W ??

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: Elmore
Date: 22 Jun 11 - 08:09 AM

Mike Waterson

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Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: GUEST,Sidewinder.
Date: 22 Jun 11 - 06:48 AM

Picketywitch, Sam The Sham & The Pharoahs, Hazel O'Connor (just to hear "Will You" again!) George Formby, Fiddlers Dram, Dr.Feelgood, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Jose Feliciano, Scott Walker, Kool & The Gang, The Allman Brothers, Albert Hammond, Dobie Gray, & Jacques Brel.

Regards.

Sidewinder.

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 22 Jun 11 - 12:15 AM

Buddy Holly For sure. It's being released this year, I've heard about half of it On line. Eclectic original covers, Brilliant! Except for Paul McCartney who sounds like a 70 year old Englishman doing a too long poor imitation of and 80 year old Mississippi Delta Blues man covering a 22 year old Texan.

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: Allen in Oz
Date: 22 Jun 11 - 12:04 AM

John D Loudermilk


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Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: Elmore
Date: 21 Jun 11 - 06:54 PM

Oops. The Hutchinson Family

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: Elmore
Date: 21 Jun 11 - 06:51 PM

Bill Saines, Leon Rosselson, The Beers Family, The Hutchison Family

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: GUEST,Azoic
Date: 21 Jun 11 - 08:09 AM

Edith Piaf.June tabor,patti smith,Christine collister.

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: Rain Dog
Date: 20 Jun 11 - 10:58 AM

There have been a number of Tom Waits tribute albuns

Step Right Up: The Songs of Tom Waits by various artists 1995

New Coat of Paint: Songs of Tom Waits by various artists 2000



Temptation by Holly Cole 1995

Saving All My Love For You by Claudia Bettinaglio 2001

Wicked Grin by John Hammond 2001 (Produced by Waits)

Greetings From Hell (The Tom Waits Song Book)by Hell Blues Choir 2003

The Silver Hearts Play Rain Dogs by The Silver Hearts 2005

Grapefruit Moon - The songs of Tom Waits by Southside Johnny 2010

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: GUEST,matt milton
Date: 19 Jun 11 - 01:40 PM

Ed Trickett must have covered about an album's worth of Utah Phillips over the course of his discography too.

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: Elmore
Date: 19 Jun 11 - 01:30 PM

I'm not so sure the epithet "star" should be applied to folk singers. I thought that went out in the late sixties. However, Utah Phillips was one of my favorite performers.Two wonderful albums created to honor him were "Singing Through the Hard Times" by a variety of artists, And "Strangers in Another Land" by the sublime Rosalie Sorrels

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: GUEST,matt milton
Date: 19 Jun 11 - 12:29 PM

yeah, I've got to say I've never heard a Nick Drake cover that had any point to it. I feel the same way, I might add, about lots of virtuoso singer-guitarists: Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Dave Evans et al. The guitar playing and the song are part and parcel. Take one out, and you're left with not a lot.

...though I suppose you could sing em a capella...

I once had the idea that you could do a great British-folk covers album of X Ray Spex's Germ Free Adolescents. Whenever I listen to it, I'm struck by how modal Poly Styrene's vocal lines are, and for that matter, how modal and crumhorn-like the sax playing is. Sadly of course, it really would be a tribute album now, since the untimely death of Poly.

Also, from a cynical marketing point of view, if I were an enterprising label-owner, I would put together a "Folk Tribute To Nick Cave". I can definitely hear Martin Carthy, say, tackling one of the morbid Aussie's murder ballads.

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: HampsteadDirtFarmer
Date: 19 Jun 11 - 09:24 AM

IMO many (but not all) of those involved in tribute albums and concerts to 'stars' have suspect motivations. This occurred to me when I recently saw a YT vid of a tribute concert to Nick Drake and one Lisa Hannigan's quite inappropriate rendering of 'At the Chimes of a City Clock'.

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: Tootler
Date: 19 Jun 11 - 04:50 AM

I keep looking at the thread title and puzzling over exactly what is meant by a "tribute album"

There are lots of worthy names here which in many cases, I suspect, simply represent individuals' favourite artists.

The OP wrote:

In your opinion,who deserves a tribute album dedicated to their contribution to music?

Which I find delightfully vague. In particular, how would such an album differ from a "best of ..." compilation.

I think to earn a tribute, an artist has to go beyond simply being popular but has to have made a significant contribution to music - in Mudcat's case, folk and blues - however you may define that.

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: Bobert
Date: 18 Jun 11 - 08:13 PM

Depends on the style of music...

Country rock: John Prine or Steve Earle or both

Folk: Paul Seibel or Tom Waits or both

Blues: Taj Mahal or Buddy Guy or both

Old Time/Bluegrass: Ricky Scaggs or Emylou Harris or both

Pure country: Randy Travis or Loretta Lynn or both

Alt: Wilco or Poco or both

New Age: the late Michale Hedges

Instrumental: Leo Kotkee

B~

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: Bettynh
Date: 18 Jun 11 - 07:59 PM

Si Kahn

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: GUEST,Guest - Lin
Date: 18 Jun 11 - 07:02 PM

Donovan, Donovan, Donovan!!!

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: tritoneman
Date: 18 Jun 11 - 01:28 PM

Martin Winsor & Redd Sullivan
Cliff Aungier
Alex Campbell
Diz Disley

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: GUEST,Desi C
Date: 18 Jun 11 - 08:17 AM

Townes Van Zandt
Maybe never had the world media fame as he shunned it, but even Dylan rated him 'the best singer songwriter' and his stuff has been covered by many top musicians, Was very honoured to meet him too

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: Wolfhound person
Date: 18 Jun 11 - 04:31 AM

High Level Ranters

Paws

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: BlueJay
Date: 18 Jun 11 - 02:18 AM

Phil Ochs.

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: BlueJay
Date: 18 Jun 11 - 02:17 AM

Justin Bieber?

Seriously, though Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks!

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: GUEST,Big Ballad Singer
Date: 17 Jun 11 - 10:58 PM

Tommy Makem

Liam Clancy

+1 Stan Rogers

Peter, Paul & Mary

The Weavers

...I'm sure there are more I could think of, but I'm tired.

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: breezy
Date: 17 Jun 11 - 12:28 PM

Just thought of Cyril Tawney, I think he wrote a few good uns

Mind you the way George Papavgeris has been going these last ten years its worth revisiting his earlier works.


Chris Flegg will soon be catching him up too.

I'll think of another later

Ben Campbell from Folk on the Moor has a reasonable port folio of originals

Even Mike Deavin is worth knowing about, he was prolific in the 90s. Lives in Whetstone.

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: GUEST,Clumper
Date: 17 Jun 11 - 10:26 AM

errrrrm... Gary Glitter & Jonathan King ????

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: lefthanded guitar
Date: 16 Jun 11 - 01:53 PM

Hank Williams


Mississippi John Hurt


Rev. Gary Davis


Patsy Cline

Jimmie Rodgers

Nancy Griffith

Iris Dement


Leonard Cohen

and Bob Dylan (one is not enough)

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: Stu
Date: 16 Jun 11 - 11:19 AM

That was me wot said Roy Wood back there.

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: GUEST,punkfolkrocker
Date: 16 Jun 11 - 11:16 AM

Al Bowlly & Jessie Matthews...

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: GUEST,Chris B (Born Again Scouser)
Date: 16 Jun 11 - 10:39 AM

...oh, and Packie Manus Byrne.

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: GUEST,Chris B (Born Again Scouser)
Date: 16 Jun 11 - 10:38 AM

Robin and Barry Dransfield.

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: evansakes
Date: 16 Jun 11 - 03:00 AM

He's not a legend (or a 'star') but for me no-one deserves it more than the late Dave Carter.

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: Wesley S
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 10:41 PM

Tinker beat me to it.

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: GUEST,Tinker from Chicago
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 10:23 PM

Tom Paxton. Of course.

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: John P
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 07:10 PM

Everyone and no one. I'm tired of "stars".

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: breezy
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 02:48 PM

Gordon Lightfoot


What was the take on the Bob Dylan tribute.!!?

I was somewhat disappointed with the overall results that I have heard aired so far.

Maybe it was a last minute rushed job, a good idea though.

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: Leadfingers
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 11:23 AM

I would cheerfully help with a Tom Lehrer OR Harvey Andrews album !

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: GUEST,Uncle Rumpo
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 11:14 AM

... and Benny Hill

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: DrugCrazed
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 11:10 AM

Bah, michaelr stole my joke.

Also, Flanders and Swann, Tom Lehrer, Stan Rogers.

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: michaelr
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 10:58 AM

I do! I do!

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: GUEST
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 10:57 AM

Roy Wood

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: Elmore
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 10:47 AM

Jean Ritchie, Gordon Bok, Bob Franke

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: keyofzed
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 10:42 AM

The (Liverpool) Spinners. They never did get that lifetime award from the BBC

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 10:31 AM

Ramblin Sid Rumpo.

Dave H

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: GUEST,Uncle Rumpo
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 10:21 AM

Bernard Cribbins and Charlie Drake

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: GUEST,Mad spaniel
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 09:28 AM

Harvey Andrews is sadly retiring this year so maybe the time is right.

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: breezy
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 08:53 AM

Jez Lowe

Stan Rogers

Eric Bogle

Harvey Andrews

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: Amergin
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 08:45 AM

Weird Al

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: GUEST,Sidewinder.
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 07:11 AM

The Singing Postman, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Slim Dusty, Charles Aznavour, The Bootleg Beatles, Shakin' Stevens, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Jose Feliciano,Campervan Beethoven,Tiny Tim, Flintlock, Doris Troy, Wee Willie Harris, The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, The Angelic Upstarts, Sonny Bono, Julie Felix, Richie Valens,Heinz, The Louvin Brothers & Dave Dee,Dozey,Beaky, Mick & Titch for starters.

Regards.

Sidewinder.

Subject: RE: Who deserves a tribute album of their own?
From: GUEST,Azoic
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 02:18 AM

Jackson Browne,Leonard Cohen,Joni Mitchell,Tom Waits,Dick Gaughan,Leon Rosselson,Martin Carthy.

Subject: Who deserves a tribute album?
From: GUEST,Azoic
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 02:16 AM

In your opinion,who deserves a tribute album dedicated to their contribution to music?