The other day I got a text from Mrs CC who was out and about. There was a picture of two album covers - this one and Heartaches & Highways - The Very Best of Emmylou Harris. The text read " Do we have these?"."No and Yes" was my response and Carlene was duly purchased.
From 1996 on the Giant label as the title suggests Hindsight 20/20 is a Best Of. It has a stonking 20 tracks. Carlene Carter is very much Country royalty - the daughter of June Carter and Carl Smith and the step daughter of Johnny Cash and a half or quarter sister to Roseanne Cash who is the daughter of Johnny and his first wife Vivien Liberto.
Not only that one of her four husbands was Nick Lowe and she describes Howie Epstein as her best friend.
I'm keeping the connections going with the songs as on Baby Ride Easy she is accompanied by Dave Edmunds . As my brother would say - it's a small world, but I wouldn't like to paint it.
From 1993 Little Love Letters appears to have been her most successful album with Every Little Thing reaching number three on The Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Up until now I was blissfully unaware that there was such a thing.
Carlene has done some good stuff over the years. "I Fell In Love" and "Unbreakable Heart" are particular favourites. Also "It Takes One To Know Me" from her 2008 album "Stronger", which she originally wrote for her stepdad and which he recorded as a duet with June.
ReplyDeleteDave and Carlene are good pals. He was at her wedding to Nick Lowe. You can spot him in the video for "Cruel To Be Kind" which includes clips from the actual wedding. He also doubles up as the chauffeur in the bits that aren't real: https://youtu.be/b0l3QWUXVho