AR Roots: Delta Dawn - Cover by AndyR and Lady Jane

[AndyR]

This is one of the many songs going round my head from when I was young. No idea whose version I heard and used to sing along to back then, but it was written by Larry Collins and Alex Harvey.

Lady Jane (of alonetone fame) visited the broom-cupboard the other weekend and we proved it was just about possible for two singers with guitars to record live in there.

When we got a take we both liked, and before she escaped, I made her stick another vocal and a rather dubious looking thing (called a ukelele, apparently) on it. Then she got interested in the kabasa lying in a corner while I was trying to do something important, I forget what... so she put some of that on as well...

After she'd gone, I stuck a couple more guitars on, some slide on a resonator, and a bass part with me electric double-bass (I WISH it would sound more like an acoustic double-bass). I tried another harmony vocal, but it didn't work, so I just doubled myself in the last chorus. Finally, I decided to bash a tambourine about a bit on it as well.

So, almost live in the broom-cupboard... Delta Dawn

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[Hook]

Holy s$%^ that was amazing! Unbelievable harmonies & performances, just spot on brilliant! I think I've seen one of those ukulele things before???
Rock On!

[thetworegs]

Excellent the lady J sure knows how to sing and your no slouch either a beauty of a job on those harmonies loving the sound of the resonator too ....an excellent job all round a cracker of a cover ...Bravo to both of you ....

[Oldrottenhead]

FMGWABP

[Greeny]

Oh my. Absolutely LOVE it. Your harmonised vocals are out of this world, and the sound of that resonator is to die for. Dig everything about this one. Wow wow wow.

[Hilary]

WOW - more please 

[cuthbert]

I remember the Helen Reddy version. I like this version a whole lot more - great mix of instruments, and those harmonies are terrific!

[AndyR]

I finally tracked down which version I used to listen to with my Dad during our daily commute (cassette player on my lap in the car)... at least I think it's the version, one by Dottie West.

It was on a Country compilation he'd bought in Woolworths. I also remember "Crystal Chandeliers", "Okie From Muskogee", and "Harper Valley PTA" from the same tape. Mebbe they're candidates for a "next one" (she wants to do AC/DC though! )

And it looks like it was written by just Alex Harvey (about his mother), the Larry Collins credit is possibly a "publishing thing". You can find a couple of versions by Alex Harvey (not the Vambo man, a country guy) on youtube.

[andy casson]

Good grief...FMG...Holy smokin harmonies batman... I am blown away... quite simply astonished...I remember the Helen Reddy version as well....but OMG Andy just brilliant

Andy

[Geir]

Oh my !!!!

Goosebumps all the way through !!

Stunning !!