Elvis on Letterman Nov 10 2006

martinfoyle · Post by **martinfoyle** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 7:18 pm

http://www.interbridge.com/lineups.html#LS

LittleFoole · Post by **LittleFoole** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 12:40 pm

thanks !!!

A rope leash · Post by **A rope leash** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 10:14 pm

By himself?!

johnfoyle · Post by **johnfoyle** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 7:34 am

Daniel Craig is going to be on the same night , flogging Casino Royale. Maybe Elvis will get to tell his story about nearly recording From Russia With Love for a Bond tribute album ; apparently schedules prevented him.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shaken-Stirred- ... F8&s=music

Shaken & Stirred (1997)

martinfoyle · Post by **martinfoyle** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:16 am

Acoording to a message on his yahoo group, the great Larry Campbell
will be part of Elvis' backing band on this Letterman outing.

migdd · Post by **migdd** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 1:51 pm

Are we to assume this is a duet with Rosanne Cash or does EC have something new up his sleeve?

Post by **BlueChair** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 1:53 pm

I suspect a duet - why else would they have on two musical guests?

And No Coffee Table · Post by **And No Coffee Table** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 3:28 pm

martinfoyle wrote:Acoording to a message on his yahoo group, the great Larry Campbell
will be part of Elvis' backing band on this Letterman outing.

He was also in the backing band the last time Elvis and Rosanne teamed up:
http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/inde ... 2006-10-20

I'm still puzzled by this booking. Rosanne has a newish album and Elvis has a DVD coming out later this month, but a joint appearance doesn't seem like a very effective way to promote either project, especially if they're planning to do "Our Little Angel" (or "Big River," for that matter).

Post by **BlueChair** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 3:32 pm

I suspect it may have something to do with The Music of Bob Dylan at Lincoln Center event

http://www.musicforyouth.org/bobdylan/

Elvis isn't on the bill, but a surprise appearance is more-than-likely considering the involvement of Rosanne Cash and Allen Toussaint.

Also notable is the fact that Larry Campbell was a longtime sideman of Dylan's.

And No Coffee Table · Post by **And No Coffee Table** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 5:38 pm

Well, I wasn't expecting this!

Note that this suggests a Tuesday airdate, but I think they're just taping tomorrow for a Friday broadcast. (Tomorrow's a rerun according to Letterman's website.)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 6, 2006

ELVIS COSTELLO AND ROSANNE CASH JOINED BY ALL-STAR BAND FOR PERFORMANCE ON LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN TUESDAY NOV. 7

*PAIR TO PERFORM â€œTHE BUTCHERâ€™S BOYâ€

johnfoyle · Post by **johnfoyle** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 1:51 pm

http://shorefire.com/blog/2006/11/coste ... s-boy.html

(above in the L-R: Cash, Larry Campbell [fiddle], Costello [guitar - a beaut!], Todd Phillips [stand up bass] and Mike Compton [mandolin]. Putting his guitars away at the time was John Leventhal)

posted by Mark Satlof @ 10:00 AM

Costello & Cash take on The Butcher's Boy

Elvis Costello and his friend Rosanne Cash, backed by a terrific all star group of musicians in an old-time lineup, turned in a hushed, gripping performance of the ancient murder ballad The Butcher's Boy at a taping of the Late Show with David Letterman last evening. No happy ending in that one. Costello's steady lead singing definitely fit the subject matter, and it recalled the matter of fact source version by Buell Kazee, recorded in 1928 and found on the famously influential Anthology of American Folk Music Edited by Harry Smith.

This performance (to air this Friday, Nov 10), reprises Costello's performance on the recently released The Harry Smith Project: Anthology of American Folk Music Revisited, a live cd/dvd box set produced by the matchless Hal Wilner.

A rope leash · Post by **A rope leash** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 6:43 pm

Did Elvis dress himself here, or did someone do that to him?

The Gentleman · Post by **The Gentleman** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 8:44 pm

And No Coffee Table wrote: *FATHER FINDS DAUGHTER'S BODY WITH SUICIDE NOTE ATTACHED WHEN RAILROAD BOY MISTREATS HER*

I'm particularly impressed that this press release quotes word-for-word Harry Smith's original "headline" synopsis of the song, found in the liner notes to THE ANTHOLOGY OF AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC!

These headlines are, btw, a complete blast to read. Take for example this description of "Froggy Went A'Courting" (Or "King Kong Kitchie Ki-Me-O", as it's known here): "ZOOLOGIC MISCEGENY ACHIEVED IN MOUSE-FROG NUPTUALS, RELATIVES APPROVE".

Or, more on topic, "Ommie Wise" can be summarized as "GREEDY GIRL GOES TO ADAM SPRINGS WITH LIAR; LIVES JUST LONG ENOUGH TO REGRET IT."

bambooneedle · Post by **bambooneedle** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 4:25 am

... any reports?

Post by **BlueChair** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 6:51 am

It was a good performance - nothing mind-blowing, but enjoyable nonetheless.

johnfoyle · Post by **johnfoyle** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 8:57 am

See it here -

http://www.clipblast.com/clipDetails.php?clipId=1220978

johnfoyle · Post by **johnfoyle** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 2:43 pm

Another photo from this show - this time including John Leventhal -

http://www.rosannecash.com/photo_gallery.html

November 2006, NYC
Rehearsing for "The Late Show with David Letterman."
John Leventhal, Rosanne, Larry Campbell, Elvis Costello, Todd Phillips, Michael Compton

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Elvis on Letterman Nov 10 2006

Elvis on Letterman Nov 10 2006

I wonder...

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