To begin, a key track from Raising Sand itself. Killing The Blues was brought to Plant & Krauss by producer Burnett, an empathetic collaborator, whose sensitivity and knowledge helped fuse their diverse interests. Written in the mid '70s by Chris Isaak's bassist Rowland Salley, among its many versions, John Prine's 1979 take is another keeper.
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To begin, a key track from Raising Sand itself. Killing The Blues was brought to Plant & Krauss by producer Burnett, an empathetic collaborator,… read more
To begin, a key track from Raising Sand itself. Killing The Blues was brought to Plant & Krauss by producer Burnett, an empathetic collaborator, whose sensitivity and knowledge help… read more
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss met at a tribute concert to Leadbelly, and decided to collaborate. They crafted an album together in 2007 titled Raising Sand. The album featured production by T-Bone Burnett and songwriting by Plant, Tom Waits, Sam Phillips, Townes Van Zandt and Gene Clark among others. Throughout 2008, Plant and Krauss, along with Burnett, toured in support of the album. The tour was critically acclaimed. On Feb. 8, 2009, Raising Sand took Album of the Year honors at the Grammy awards. In addition, the song "Please Read the Letter" (a Plant/Page compositi… read more