SONGBIRD: RARE TRACKS AND FORGOTTEN GEMS - EMMYLOU HARRIS
It has been nearly 40 years since Emmylou Harris released her first solo album, nearly three dozen since she contributed to Gram Parsons’ groundbreaking “Grievous Angel” and three decades since she scored her first Grammy Award. For a 60-year-old artist, Harris has a lot to cover in just four CDs (and one DVD). This Rhino collection takes its first two discs to cover the general, chronological scheme of her career while the latter two explore her most notable and personally treasured country collaborations with Linda Ronstadt/Dolly Parton, George Jones and Waylon Jennings. There are also more contemporary tracks with Beck, Sheryl Crow and Mark Knopfler, among others. With 13 unreleased/rare tracks, serious fans can look forward to some wonderful new songs from this “Songbird,” a bountiful, but satisfyingly complete, introduction to one of America’s greatest vocalists.
