Singer, songwriter, painter, essayist...Tom Russell is known as one
of the most compelling performers in the world, and is recognized
as a master American lyricist. And now, with 120 Songs, Russell
presents his first-ever collection of lyrics, handpicked and
individually introduced, and complemented by a set of his original
woodcut illustrations.
From classics like Blue Wing, Gallo del Cielo, Navajo Rug, and
Outbound Plane, to newer songs like Guadalupe, and Who s Gonna
Build Your Wall this volume is the only available anthology, in
print, of all of Russell s finest songs and unpublished rarities.
Each song includes an introduction and guitar chords, and the main
introduction also includes details of Russell s brief encounters
with Bob Dylan and the Beatles.
Tom Russell is Johnny Cash, Jim Harrison and Charles Bukowski
rolled into one. I feel a great affinity with Tom Russell s songs,
for he is writing out of the wounded heart of America.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
The best songwriter of my generation raises and sets the bar for
contemporary singer-songwriters.
Mike Regenstreif "Montreal Gazette"
Tom Russell is an original, a brilliant songwriter with a
restless curiosity and an almost violent imagination.
Annie Proulx
I so admire his work. It s fine craft, and posey, none of which
dwarfs its embracing humanity and urgings.
Van Dyke Parks
The most powerful voice on the contemporary folk circuit
"Boston Globe"
The greatest living country songwriter he s written songs that
capture the essence of America. A trait that can only be matched by
the country s greatest novelists .
John Swenson "Rolling Stone"
The lyrics are jewels.
Robert Hunter Grateful Dead Lyricist
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