Any day Jim James releases new music is a good day in my book, but when said music is a tribute to George Harrison, you have the makings of something beautiful.
The My Morning Jacket frontman has released a great six song record entitled 'Tribute To' under the name Yim Yames. Jim James + George Harrison songs = bliss.
* 'My Sweet Lord' MP3
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How do I love Jim James? Let me count the ways...
Nah, to many to count...but how can you not love a guy who is able to name check Karen Carpenter in the same song in which he waxes romantic about his local librarian. The man is a certifiable genius in my book.
My Morning Jacket - 'Librarian'
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Once I stumbled onto the gentle twang of 'alt-country' with records like the Jayhawk;s 'Tomorrow The Green Grass' and Uncle Tupelo's 'Anodyne' I was pretty much hooked. Eventually I finally got around to getting into the roots of this sort of sound, and I fell in love with The Byrds and especially Gram Parsons.
Here's to working your way back through the history of rock n'roll!
I am passing along a Byrds song off of my favorite album of theirs, 'Younger Than Yesterday' and a couple of my favorite covers of Gram Parsons songs...classic stuff. The Norah Jones version of 'She' is amazing.
TheByrds-09.MyBackPages.mp36.stillfeelin_blue_jimjames_.mp316.she_norahjones_.mp3
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One of the highlights of last August's Lollapalooza in Chicago was stumbling across the Kids Stage and finding Jim James of My Morning Jacket, armed only with a banjo, covering the Muppets song 'Rainbow Connection'...a beautiful moment.
Here are a couple of my favorite MMJ covers that I have collected...I am convinced Jim could be singing the phone book and I would be enthralled.
05-dreamalittledreamofme.mp303-easy.mp3
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