Thursday, January 7, 2010

Mitchells

"The interpretations of country weepers by Hank Williams and Willie Nelson are definitive." Robert Christgau on Al Green's Call Me. Green's sound blends genres so easily and a large part of this is Willie Mitchell's production, especially the insistent hi-hat/snare that drive even his most laid back hits. Mitchell died Tuesday. Here are his two country "interpretations" from Call Me.






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