Tiens, is de stem van Capps plots minder vast, hoewel nog steeds zo mooi warm? Ik luister even naar het origineel van Gordon Lightfoot en merk dat het 'beverige' er ook in zit. Grayson Capps imiteert op dat vlak dus zijn voorbeeld, wat voor mij zeker niet had gehoeven. Misschien maakt dit het voor mij de minste van de drie cover tot nu?
Voor de liefhebbers heb ik hieronder opnieuw enkele - al dan niet - interessante covers opgelijst.
Heartbreak, Misery & Death verschijnt op 25 oktober 2024 via Royal Potatoe Family.
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As Grayson explains: "I grew up with music, whether hearing Fred Stokes, Bobby Long and my dad, Ronnie Capps, singing around the house on Fridays and Saturdays, or listening to vinyl records in the den, my youth seemed to always be surrounded with music."
Grayson recorded the collection at Dauphin Street Sound in Mobile, Alabama in a duo format with his longtime guitarist Corky Hughes. The performances are gritty, honest and direct. Among the album's 16 often overlooked, but always classic folk, country and traditional numbers are those by Doc Watson, Jerry Jeff Walker, Leonard Cohen and Randy Newman.
Grayson first heard these songs as a child when his father and his friends would spend Fridays and Saturdays playing records, strumming acoustic guitars and singing songs until sunrise. They'd catalyze Grayson's love for music at a young age, while informing the Southern Gothic vernacular that he’d go onto so eloquently explore and reimagine in his own body of work.
