If you’re really in the mood for this kind of thing, do yourself a favor and put in some Television, Velvet Underground or Stooges.
Veteran singer/songwriter Van Morrison has aligned with Lost Highway for the release of his next studio album, the country-dominated “Pay the Devil.” Due March 7, the 15-track set features the Morrison originals “This Has Got To Stop,” “Playhouse” and the title cut.
“Pay the Devil” is rounded out by songs popularized by Webb Pierce (“There Stands the Glass”), Hank Williams (“Your Cheatin’ Heart”), Conway Twitty (“What Am I Living For”), Emmylou Harris (“‘Til I Gain Control”), Big Joe Turner (“Don’t You Make Me High”) and George Jones (“Things Have Gone to Pieces”), among others.
Morrison most recently recorded for Geffen, which released his “Magic Time” album in May. The set debuted at No. 25 on The Billboard 200. Prior to that, he was with Blue Note for the 2004 release “What’s Wrong With This Picture?”
The artist has been previewing some of the “Pay the Devil” material at recent live shows. His schedule will resume Jan. 3 on Spain’s Grand Canary Island; it is unknown if North American dates are in the works.
Here is the track list for “Pay the Devil”:
“There Stands the Glass”
“Half As Much”
“Things Have Gone to Pieces”
“Big Blue Diamonds”
“Playhouse”
“Your Cheatin’ Heart”
“Don’t You Make Me High”
“My Bucket’s Got a Hole In It”
“Back Street Affair”
“Pay the Devil”
“What Am I Living For”
“This Has Got To Stop”
“Once a Day”
“More and More”
“‘Til I Gain Control Again”
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Nearly four decades after Johnny Cash recorded his groundbreaking live album “Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison,” 20th Century Fox will screen its Cash biopic “Walk the Line” at the California state prison.
Film star Joaquin Phoenix, who received a Golden Globe nomination last week for his portrayal of the late “Man in Black,” will be on hand for the Jan. 3 screening. The film begins and ends with Cash’s electrifying performance at the prison.
“We invited 20th Century Fox to screen ‘Walk the Line’ at Folsom because the lesson of Johnny Cash is that it’s never too late for a man to turn his life around, and that’s a story these men need to hear,” said Joe Avila, California executive director of the nonprofit Prison Fellowship.
Added Phoenix: “[Cash] believed in the power of redemption and offered his unique gift to anyone who needed to find it within them, and in the process, he inspired millions. I can think of no greater way to honor him than to carry on his legacy of using music to connect to all people.”
Founded in 1976 by Chuck Colson, Prison Fellowship partners with local churches nationwide to aid prisoners, ex-prisoners and their families.
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With rock bands coming and going like visitors to a mid-Western brothel, it
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