Various Artists – Tonight I’ll Go Down Swingin’: A Tribute To Don Heffington (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:19:31 minutes | 791 MB | Genre: Rock
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THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Don Heffington, a beloved L.A. musician who died of leukemia in 2021, is the subject of the new charity tribute Tonight I’ll Go Down Swingin’, featuring Jackson Browne, Fiona Apple, Buddy Miller, John C. Reilly, Dave Alvin and Watkins Family Hour.
Heffington was one of the most beloved of all musicians on the L.A. scene over the last several decades, especially among figures associated with either the Largo or roots-rock scenes, with a renown that well outlasted and transcended his already-important tenure as the drummer for Lone Justice in the mid-1980s. His influence as both a sideman and a singer-songwriter in his own right is apparent from the illustrious guest list signed up by producers Sheldon Gomberg (Ben Harper, Rickie Lee Jones) and Sebastian Steinberg (Fiona Apple, Iron & Wine) for this project, which was already in the works when Heffington died three years ago.
Other artists contributing tracks to the album include a fellow former Lone Justice member, Marvin Etizoni, along with Peter Case, Willie Watson (of Old Crow Medicine Show fame), Inara George, Victoria Williams, Eleni Mandell, Tony Gilkyson, Momo featuring Jim Keltner, Tom Brousseau, The Boltcutters, and Sarah Kramer with Jorge Calderón and Van Dyke Parks. Not surprisingly, the cast includes a good number of musicians associated with the scene at L.A.’s Largo, where Heffington was a frequent presence.”
Tracklist:
1-1. Watkins Family Hour – Kiss The Moon Goodbye (04:22)
1-2. Buddy Miller – Fired Again (04:44)
1-3. Dave Alvin – Avenue C (08:02)
1-4. The Boltcutters – Crablice & Quaaludes (04:46)
1-5. Eleni Mandell – Generator (03:35)
1-6. Tony Gilkyson – Seeds On Hard Ground (03:43)
1-7. Jackson Browne – Everywhere I Look (04:20)
1-8. Jim Keltner – Momo (03:57)
1-9. Sarah Kramer – Heffington Abstract (03:33)
1-10. John C. Reilly – Live Slow, Die Old (04:55)
1-11. Fiona Apple – Lately (04:03)
1-12. Don Heffington – Tonight I’ll Go Down Swingin’ (02:50)
1-13. Victoria Williams – Although The Lord (04:23)
1-14. Marvin Etzioni – Flying Over Flagstaff (03:22)
1-15. Tom Brousseau – Sorry About The Matter (03:34)
1-16. Willie Watson – Time To Drink Whiskey (03:34)
1-17. Peter Case – New Rising Sun (03:09)
1-18. Ramsay Midwood – That’s Hollywood (03:11)
1-19. Inara George – Put A Kiss And A Tear In Yr. Letter (01:58)
1-20. Laura & Don Heffington – Irish Heartbeat (03:22)
