An American classic. (I'd heard the "four songs" story before, on Ken Burns' "Country Music" series, but that interview had so much more detail.)
My selection: Bonnie Raitt, "Angel from Montgomery"
"Angel from Montgomery" is Bonnie Raitt's signature song--which sounds strange, since the album with this song ("Streetlights") sold nothing, much like almost all her albums for Warner Brothers.
Her debut for Capitol, Nick of Time, sold millions, gave her the hits she always deserved--and yet, people keep coming back to this song as the purest expression of her art.
I can explain it like this: her multiplatinum years had solid, commercial songs that she elevated with her performance. John Prine's "Angel from Montgomery" is a great song that she inhabits completely.
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My selection: Bonnie Raitt, "Angel from Montgomery"
"Angel from Montgomery" is Bonnie Raitt's signature song--which sounds strange, since the album with this song ("Streetlights") sold nothing, much like almost all her albums for Warner Brothers.
Her debut for Capitol, Nick of Time, sold millions, gave her the hits she always deserved--and yet, people keep coming back to this song as the purest expression of her art.
I can explain it like this: her multiplatinum years had solid, commercial songs that she elevated with her performance. John Prine's "Angel from Montgomery" is a great song that she inhabits completely.
https://youtu.be/toJ3ZYWRh24