Category: Singer Songwriter Live Albums

Singer-Songwriter Live Albums

In many ways a singer songwriter is music at its most simple and pure.

One person sings songs he or she has written accompanied by a guitar or piano.

The words are direct, the melodies gentle. You can sink into the music created.

Of course it doesn’t need to stay that simple in the singer songwriter sector. A small band can be added. The guitar can be plugged into the electricity supply. At some stage, the singer songwriter becomes the leader of a band.

The big names in this area are Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and many more.

Live Albums By Singer Songwriters

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Loudon Wainwright III The BBC Sessions 1971 – 1993

The BBC Sessions is a compilation of live in the studio sessions Loudon Wainwright III, recorded by the BBC between May 18, 1971 and August 14, 1993 for the John Peel and Andy Kershaw shows on Radio One.

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Don McLean Live in Manchester 1991

Live in Manchester is a live album and DVD by Don McLean.

It was recorded at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England on 22 October 1991.

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Loudon Wainwright III A Live One 1976 1978

A Live One is a live album by Loudon Wainwright III.

It was recorded on a tour of the British Isles in 1976 and at McCabe’s in Los Angeles in 1978.

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Tim Hardin The Homecoming Concert 1980

The Homecoming Concert is a live album by singer songwriter, Tim Hardin.

It was recorded at The Community Center for The Performing Arts in Eugene, Oregon on January 17, 1980. Hardin died eleven months later, on December 29, 1980.

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Bruce Hornsby Bride Of The Noisemakers 2007 to 2009

Bride Of The Noisemakers is a live album by Bruce Hornsby.

It was recorded live in concerts during 2007, 2008 and 2009 at unknown venues.

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Joni Mitchell Night In The City Radio Broadcast 1968

Night In The City is a live recording by Joni Mitchell.

It was recorded in Cambridge, Massachusetts on January 10, 1968 and was originally a radio broadcast. It has also been released as Club 47 in ’68.

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Bob Dylan Live in Minneapolis Bonnie Beecher’s Apartment 22nd December 1961

Live in Minneapolis Bonnie Beecher’s Apartment 22nd December 1961 is a live recording by Bob Dylan.

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Van Morrison It’s Too Late To Stop Now Volumes 2, 3 & 4

It’s Too Late To Stop Now Volumes 2, 3 & 4 is a live album by Van Morrison.

This brings us more concert recordings from his 1973 tour that was the source for the original It’s Too Late To Stop Now. The original album picked tracks from:

The Troubadour, Los Angeles, California,
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California,
Rainbow Theatre, London, England.

Volumes 2, 3 and 4 provides previously missing tracks from these venues on the following nights:

The Troubadour, Los Angeles, May 23, 1973,
Santa Monica Civic, California, June 29, 1973,
The Rainbow, London, July 23 & 24, 1973.

There is also the option to buy a version with a DVD of the highlights from the London show at The Rainbow on July 24, 1973.

I’ve been a Van Morrison fan for 40 years and I’ve long recognised that It’s Too Late To Stop Now is a terrific live album but could be criticised for:

Not being long enough – it is just 92 minutes long which is good but not Springsteen-esque.
It didn’t feature enough of Van Morrison’s own songs as there were 7 covers and 11 Van Morrison originals.

Volumes 2, 3 and 4 puts an end to those complaints.

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Bruce Springsteen WGOE Radio Alpha Studio Richmond VA 31st May 1973

WGOE Radio Alpha Studio Richmond VA 31st May 1973 is a live recording of Bruce Springsteen.

This catches an early acoustic performance.

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Richard Thompson Celtschmerz 1998

Celtschmerz is a live album by Richard Thompson.

It was recorded in the UK in 1998 while he was on an acoustic tour.

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