Sep 7, 2015
One of Australian country's most respected and awarded
singer-songwriters Troy Cassar-Daley joins me to talk about one of
his idols, Willie Nelson, and the icon Texan's first 'Greatest
Hits', collecting his pre-outlaw era classics from the early
60s.
How does the sound of this record diverge from what became Willie's
signature sound? How did Patsy Cline come to record 'Crazy'? What
instrument did Troy teach Willie to play when they toured together
in the 90s? Why didn't Troy cut any songs from this album on his
platinum selling duets album with Adam Harvey 'The Great Country
Songbook'? And how does the original version here of 'Darkness on
the Face of the Earth' compare with Willie's reggae reimagining of
the song?
Plus Troy gives us a peak at a beautiful not yet released song 'Outlaws Like Me', inspired by Willie and his fellow outlaw country legends.
My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the
great works of pop music. Each episode features a different
songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time
- their history with it, the making of the album, individual songs
and the album’s influence on their own music.
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