Photo credit: CW by Peter Lorré at Parkpop The Hague in 1992; BW unknown In an interview about Note of Hope. an album that Rob Wasserman produced based on Woody Guthrie writings set to music, Rob briefly discussed Chris's involvement: [W]e had just been playing with Bob Weir back in the day. I introduced … Continue reading Chris’s Guest Appearances with Bob Weir
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Some Rare Bootlegs – One Original and A Few Covers
"As a producer, I'm really interested in interpretation," Street continues. "But most people don't even begin to put their own personalities into their music. Chris, though, has gone all the way through the blues and out the other side. He's really the only guy around who has that thing that Jimi Hendrix and Robert Johnson … Continue reading Some Rare Bootlegs – One Original and A Few Covers
Long Way Around: An Anthology 1991 – 2001
In the liner notes for this anthology, Bradley Bambarger wrote "The most compelling, communicative music resonates with a 'cry,' whether it embodies a wail of pain and despair or the not-so-dissimilar shouts of spiritual elation and sexual healing. ... [E]nduring music often echoes the real, remembered or empathetic cry of the listener. Chris Whitley's music … Continue reading Long Way Around: An Anthology 1991 – 2001
Reiter In Media
Reiter In was recorded as a band featuring Chris Whitley & "The Bastard Club": Heiko Schramm – bass guitar and backing vocals; Brian Geltner – drums, vibes, acoustic guitar, and backing vocals; Tim Beattie – harmonica, lap steel, and backing vocals; Kenny Siegal – baritone guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, and backing vocals; Sean … Continue reading Reiter In Media
A Few Iterations of Clear Blue Sky
Looking for something else today, I stumbled across Danny Kadar's 2015 ATCW group post, commemorating what would have been Chris's 55th birthday and sharing a SoundCloud playlist that contained a demo version of "Clear Blue Sky". This 1996 version of CBS was recorded at Blue Moon Racing, the Vermont property owned by Chris's dad and … Continue reading A Few Iterations of Clear Blue Sky
at the Rob Wasserman Trios Event 1994-03-26
In March 1994, Chris appeared at the Rex Foundation benefit concert at the Beacon Theater, with a busload of fellow musicians:Rob WassermanBruce HornsbyVictoria WilliamsChris WhitleyBob WeirJohn Wesley HardingMatt HaimovitzJimmy ScottDavid SanbornGeorge RessiliMichael BracklerLou Reed Although mostly unrelated to our man Chris, the Rex Foundation has an interesting story, as captured in these sentences from the … Continue reading at the Rob Wasserman Trios Event 1994-03-26
Din Band at The Middle East (Cambridge, MA) 1995-06-15
So good, so raw, so explosive. Forever Young!
Soft Dangerous Shores Media
Whitley recorded Soft Dangerous Shores with bassist Heiko Schramm and drummer Matthias Macht, the supple German rhythm team on board for Hotel Vast Horizon (Messenger, 2003). Malcolm Burn was at the helm, producing and engineering the record in his Kingston, N.Y., studio. Burn's sepia-toned keyboards were also the source of the album's hovering atmospherics. … Continue reading Soft Dangerous Shores Media
Look What Love Has Done Playlist
One of the ATCW group's favorites, Look What Love Has Done, as Manual Destanque put it, "... jerks a tear from my eye every time. The first time I listened to it I was thrilled, love that song, love the story and the images and metaphors... And then there's the last bit of the song … Continue reading Look What Love Has Done Playlist
“Home Is Where You Get Across”
Danny Kadar has shared the first known recording of Home (New Orleans 1991): Another 1991 recording of Home (courtesy of Danny Kadar): Here's Chris playing Home with Bob Wasserman and Les Claypool on Wasserman's CD Trios (1994): Chris plays LWTL and then Home (with Rob and Les) at the Trios concert … Continue reading “Home Is Where You Get Across”
All Things Chris Whitley 