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Mermaid Avenue, [the complete sessions], Billy Bragg and Wilco

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Mermaid Avenue, [the complete sessions], Billy Bragg and Wilco
Language
eng
resource.accompanyingMatter
libretto or texthistorical information
Form of composition
rock music
Format of music
not applicable
Main title
Mermaid Avenue
Medium
sound recording
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Oclc number
893939234
Responsibility statement
Billy Bragg and Wilco
Sub title
[the complete sessions]
Summary
When American folk legend Woody Guthrie died in 1967 at the age of 55, he left behind a trove of more than one thousand sets of complete lyrics with no music. In 1995, his daughter Nora approached English singer-songwriter and activist Billy Bragg and about the possibility of bringing these unheard songs to life by setting them to new music. Wilco came aboard soon after, and in 1998 Mermaid Avenue was released to critical acclaim, receiving a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Folk Album
Target audience
general
Transposition and arrangement
not applicable
resource.variantTitle
Man in the sand, [the making of Mermaid Avenue]
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